Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, Army Europe Commander (left), Brig. Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli, Commander of the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command (middle) and Col. William Glaser (right) prepare for the start of Exercise Swift Response. The exercise is one of the premier military crisis response training events for multi-national airborne forces in the world. The exercise is designed to enhance the readiness of the combat core of the Global Response Force-currently the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team-to conduct rapid-response, joint-forcible entry and follow-on ope


Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, Army Europe Commander (left), Brig. Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli, Commander of the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command (middle) and Col. William Glaser (right) prepare for the start of Exercise Swift Response. The exercise is one of the premier military crisis response training events for multi-national airborne forces in the world. The exercise is designed to enhance the readiness of the combat core of the Global Response Force-currently the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team-to conduct rapid-response, joint-forcible entry and follow-on operations alongside Allied high-readiness forces in Europe. Swift Response 16 includes more than 5,000 Soldiers and Airmen from Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britian, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and the United States and takes place in Poland and Germany, May 27-June 26, 2016. ( Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Jason Johnston/Released) Swift Response 2016 (Image 1 of 16) 160607-A-RJ303-061


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