A German soldier stands guard during a simulated noncombatant evacuation operation on the Hohenfels Training Area (Germany) during exercise Swift Response 15, Aug. 30, 2015. Swift Response 15 is the U.S. Army's largest combined airborne training event in Europe since the end of the Cold War. More than 4,800 service members from 11 NATO nations - including Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States - will take part in the exercise on training areas in Bulgaria, Germany, Italy and Romania, Aug. 17-Sept. 13, 2015. Swift Response 15 is designed to integrate multiple Allied nations' crisis response forces into a cohesive team and demonstrate the combined ability to rapidly deploy and operate in support of maintaining a strong and secure Europe. To learn more about Swift Response, visit the U.S. Army Europe homepage at www.eur.army.mil. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Caleb Barrieau)
A German soldier directs a fellow German soldier where to drive during a simulated non-combatant evacuation operation on the Hohenfels Training Area (Germany) during exercise Swift Response 15, Aug. 30, 2015. Swift Response 15 is the U.S. Army's largest combined airborne training event in Europe since the end of the Cold War. More than 4,800 service members from 11 NATO nations -- including Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States -- will take part in the exercise on training areas in Bulgaria, Germany, Italy and Romania, Aug. 17-Sept. 13, 2015. Swift Response 15 is designed to integrate multiple Allied nations' crisis response forces into a cohesive team and demonstrate the combined ability to rapidly deploy and operate in support of maintaining a strong and secure Europe. To learn more about Swift Response, visit the U.S. Army Europe homepage at www.eur.army.mil. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Caleb Barrieau)
Croatian Soldiers march back to there base camp after completing a situational training lane during Immediate Response 15 in Slunj, Croatia. Immediate Response 15 is a multinational, brigade-level, Command Post Exercise utilizing computer assisted simulations and field training exercises in Croatia and Slovenia.The exercises and simulations are built upon a decisive action based scenario and are designed to enhance regional stability, strengthen partner capacity and improve interoperability.
