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Once on site, the squadrons will conduct several daily practice flights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Rapid Viking Exercise is an opportunity for the Air Force to demonstrate how it can move to Reykjavik \u201cat supersonic speed,\u201d said Lt. Gen. Ingo Gerhartz, the service\u2019s chief of staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Luftwaffe aims to serve as a \u201cfirst responder,\u201d he noted in the statement. \u201cThat is why we are training for a quick transfer with the fewest possible human and material resources, especially in this scenario.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two A400M aircraft shipped 25 tons worth of material and the personnel to Iceland. 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Allies show solidarity to the 375,000 inhabitants by temporarily relocating forces to the island nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has prompted Europe\u2019s militaries to reassess the state of their capability inventories as well as their ability to get battle-ready fast. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2022\/11\/10\/baltic-tiger-drill-tests-berlin-to-tallinn-flow-of-reinforcements\/\">Last October, German air force and naval troops performed a rapid deployment to Estonia,<\/a>&nbsp;participating in a month-long exercise dubbed \u201cBaltic Tiger\u201d to test how quickly the services could provide reinforcements to allies in need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2022\/08\/15\/german-air-force-takes-flight-for-first-indo-pacific-deployment\/\">Last year, the Luftwaffe also performed its first-ever deployment to the 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