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OLESZNO k DRAWSKO POMORSKIEGO, Poland - Paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team were joined by Italian Armed Forces and Israeli Defense Forces for an airborne insertion and joint forcible-entry exercise as part of Exercise Swift Response, one of the premier military crisis-response training events for multinational airborne forces.
The drop took place across multiple drop zones in northwest Poland near Drawsko Pomorski Training Center, June 8, 2018.
The exercise included landing at the drop zone, assembling squads and advancing towards an objective in which paratroopers from the 6th Polish Airborne Brigade acted as the opposing force.
The 173rd ABCT’s overall goal is to support the Polish 12th Mechanized Division as they move east as part of exercise Saber Strike, a US Army Europe-led coalition with Eastern European countries in a mass training exercise to enhance partnerships.
Col. James Bartholomees, brigade commander of the 173rd ABCT, maintains the belief that large-scale exercises such as these are critical to mission readiness across the continent of Europe.
“There’s no question that these exercises strengthen the alliance [Italy, Israel and the U.S.],” said Bartholomees. “They build our confidence in our ability to project power across Europe, they help us stay ready as a force, and ultimately build confidence that we have the ability to respond when called.”
Bartholomees says he is also thankful for the opportunity for his brigade to work with their allied counterparts in this exercise.
“The 173rd works with our airborne allies across Europe, and we have a number of different partnerships that this exercise enables us to execute,” Bartholomees said. “That’s what makes this exercise and many of our exercises across strong Europe so exciting.”
Swift Response 18 is expected to run until June 15th this year. Its focus is on training the U.S. Global Response Force - led by the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division.
| Date Taken: | 06.09.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 06.09.2018 12:14 |
| Story ID: | 280290 |
| Location: | OLESZNO K DRAWSKO POMORSKIEGO, PL |
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