{"id":4873,"date":"2018-06-13T18:00:47","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T18:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/06\/13\/paratroopers-drop-in-baltics-for-swift-response-exercise\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T15:16:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T15:16:40","slug":"paratroopers-drop-in-baltics-for-swift-response-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/gallery\/2018\/06\/13\/paratroopers-drop-in-baltics-for-swift-response-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"Paratroopers drop in Baltics for Swift Response exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2987\" data-id=\"2987\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Globemaster-SR18.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Globemaster-SR18.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Globemaster-SR18.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Globemaster-SR18.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Globemaster-SR18.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Charleston, S.C., is prepped to fly to Pope Army Air Field, N.C., on June 5, 2018, in preparation for Exercise Swift Response 18. (U.S. Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2994\" data-id=\"2994\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SR-18-parachutes-ready.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SR-18-parachutes-ready.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SR-18-parachutes-ready.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SR-18-parachutes-ready.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SR-18-parachutes-ready.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division on Fort Bragg, N.C., and British Army paratroopers assigned to the 3rd Regiment Parachute Battalion out of Colchester, England, rig their parachutes in preparation for a jump from a C-17 Globemaster III over Latvia during Exercise Swift Response 18 on June 8. (U.S. Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3001\" data-id=\"3001\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/British-Paratroopers.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/British-Paratroopers.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/British-Paratroopers.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/British-Paratroopers.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/British-Paratroopers.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">British Army paratroopers prepare to jump from a C-17 Globemaster III, flown by U.S. Air Force personnel, as part of Swift Response 18. (U.S. Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3009\" data-id=\"3009\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratroopers-hook-up.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratroopers-hook-up.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratroopers-hook-up.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratroopers-hook-up.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratroopers-hook-up.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Airborne forces from nine nations participated in the exercise, including Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. (U.S. Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3016\" data-id=\"3016\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratrooper-jumps.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratrooper-jumps.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratrooper-jumps.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratrooper-jumps.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratrooper-jumps.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A U.S. Army paratrooper jumps from a C-17 Globemaster III over Latvia during Exercise Swift Response 18 on June 8. (U.S. Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"798\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3032\" data-id=\"3032\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratroopers-Descend.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratroopers-Descend.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratroopers-Descend.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratroopers-Descend.jpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratroopers-Descend.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,681 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Army paratroopers with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division prepare to land after jumping from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at a training area near Rukla, Lithuania, on June 9, 2018. (U.S. Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"798\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3045\" data-id=\"3045\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratrooper-aims.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratrooper-aims.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratrooper-aims.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratrooper-aims.jpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratrooper-aims.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,681 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Spc. Lucas Underwood, a paratrooper assigned to the U.S. Army&#8217;s 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, pulls security after jumping from an aircraft near Rukla, Lithuania, as part of Swift Response 18. (U.S. Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"720\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3051\" data-id=\"3051\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratroopers-ruck.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratroopers-ruck.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratroopers-ruck.jpg.jpg?resize=300,180 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratroopers-ruck.jpg.jpg?resize=768,461 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratroopers-ruck.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,614 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Army paratroopers ruck to a meeting point after jumping from an aircraft near Rukla, Lithuania, as part of Swift Response 18. (U.S. Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2015 Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division of the U.S. Army crossed the Atlantic Ocean to participate in the Swift Response 18 exercise to demonstrate the unit\u2019s readiness and global response capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The unit took off on a 7,000-kilometer, nonstop flight from its home base in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to Lithuania and Latvia on June 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the flight, a C-17 Globemaster aircraft completed one aerial fueling, before members of the 82nd and British Army paratroopers assigned to the 3rd Regiment Parachute Battalion descended on the drop zones in Rukla, Lithuania, and \u0100da\u017ei, Latvia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Airborne forces from nine nations participated in the exercise, including Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBy working with our NATO allies and partner nations, we are able to maintain and strengthen our interoperability,\u201d said U.S. Army Lt. Col. Scott Pence, the commander in charge of the jump near Rukla. \u201cEvery time we do an exercises like this and work with the Lithuanians, the Polish or Latvians, we are able to test our communication systems, our signals, and also our battle tactics, techniques and procedures.\u201d <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After reaching the ground, the soldiers simulated securing an airfield, with Lithuanian soldiers playing the opposition force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is the whole purpose of our training: to show our allies our readiness and show our command we are ready to go anytime, anywhere,\u201d said Pvt. 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