Aircraft loadmasters assigned to the 103rd Operations Group, 103rd Airlift Wing, Connecticut Air National Guard, and members of the Italian armed forces load cargo onto a C-130H Hercules in preparation for an airdrop mission, May 4, 2022 at Pisa International Airport, Pisa, Italy. Swift Response is a EUCOM scheduled, Army Europe and Africa conducted, and SETAF-AF led global exercise, focused on Allied Airborne forces' ability to quickly and effectively respond to crisis situations as an interoperable, multi-national team. Swift Response demonstrates and Allied force projection a


Aircraft loadmasters assigned to the 103rd Operations Group, 103rd Airlift Wing, Connecticut Air National Guard, and members of the Italian armed forces load cargo onto a C-130H Hercules in preparation for an airdrop mission, May 4, 2022 at Pisa International Airport, Pisa, Italy. Swift Response is a EUCOM scheduled, Army Europe and Africa conducted, and SETAF-AF led global exercise, focused on Allied Airborne forces' ability to quickly and effectively respond to crisis situations as an interoperable, multi-national team. Swift Response demonstrates and Allied force projection and high readiness interoperability in support of NATO Connected Force Initiative (CFI). Swift Response consists of Joint Forcible Entries (JFEs) into the Nordic, Baltics, and Balkans, followed by multinational training, and live-fire exercises. ( Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Tamara R. Dabney)


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