Aerial Port technicians assigned to the 74th Aerial Port Squadron, Joint-Base Andrews, Maryland, hammer in stakes to set up a tent for exercise Swift Response 19, June 8, 2019, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Th More
Master Sgt. Brian Hadix, a communications specialist assigned to the 439th Contingency Response flight, Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., attempts to establish communications in preparation for exercise Swift R More
Tech. Sgt. Brandon Price, a loadmaster with the 815th Airlift Squadron, 403rd Wing, secures a static line cable in preparation for Army airborne units to use for their jump during exercise Swift Response 19, Ju More
Specialist Himes, a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, has war paint applied in preparation for a jump during exercise Swift Response 19, June 17, 2019, at Ramstein Air Bas More
Two 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, paratroopers exit a C-130 Hercules June 19, 2019, in Bulgaria, during exercise Swift Response 19. Combined training enables allies to readily respond more More
Michigan Army National Guard Sgt. Christopher Ruether, a firefighter with the 1442nd Firefighting Team, demonstrates the first procedures for an emergency response June 6, 2019 at Novo Selo Training Area in Bul More
Staff Sgt. John Ortega, an aerial port technician assigned to the 26th Aerial Port Squadron, Joint-Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, moves a container during preparation for exercise Swift Response 19, June 8, More
Tech Sgt. Emanuel Diaz Perez, an Aerial Port specialist, assigned to the 26th Aerial Port Squadron, Joint-Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, signals to Senior Airman Gerald Cardenas, a forklift operator assigned More
A paratrooper assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, applies war paint to his face in preparation for a jump during exercise Swift Response 19, June 17, 2019, at Ramstein Air Base, More
A loadmaster assigned to the 815th Airlift Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. directs an offload during an engine-running-operation June 19, 2019, in Bulgaria. Swift Response 19 highlights the inherent fle More
Michigan Army National Guard Sgt. Scott Clark, a firefighter with the 1442nd Firefighting Team and deputy with the Kalkaska Sheriff’s Department, demonstrates the full range of equipment used to saw, cleave and More
Master Sgt. Brian Hadix, 439th Contingency Response Flight, Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., carries a container with operational equipment, in preparation for exercise Swift Response 19, June 8, 2019, at Rams More
A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 154th Wing, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, lands at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to participate in exercise Swift Response 19, June 10, 2019. Swift Response highli More
U.S. paratrooper jump bags sit in front of a C-17 Globemaster III on the flightline prior to loading for exercise Swift Response 19, June 17, 2019, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Swift Response promotes regiona More
A combat camera specialist assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, checks on imagery he captured, June 19, 2019, in Bulgaria. Swift Response 19 highlights the inherent flexibility of More
U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division fire the M-240B machine gun during a combined arms live fire exercise in support of Swift Response 19 in Novo Selo Training More
Michigan Army National Guard Sgt. Scott Clark, a firefighter with the 1442nd Firefighting Team and deputy with the Kalkaska Sheriff’s Department, explains the unique challenges associated with combining Europea More
Aerial Port technicians assigned to the 26th Aerial Port Squadron, Joint-Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, move containers during preparation for exercise Swift Response 19, June 8, 2019, at Ramstein Air Base, More
Senior Airman Timothy Watson, an Aerial Port specialist assigned to the 26th Aerial Port Squadron, Joint-Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, chains down a cargo container onto a K-loader, June 10, 2019, in prepar More
82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, paratroopers gather on the side of an airstrip in Bulgaria after exiting a C-130 Hercules June 19, 2019. Combined training enables allies to readily respond m More
Engine 3 has a few methods of discharging enormous amounts of water and other fire-retardant substances June 6, 2019, at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria. These attack lines can discharge water at 150 gallons More
Tech Sgt. Dane LeBlanc and Staff Sgt. John Ortega, Aerial Port technicians assigned to the 26th Aerial Port Squadron, Joint-Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, offload a containerized unit from a K-loader in prep More
Aerial Port specialists assigned to the 26th Aerial Port Squadron, Joint-Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, remove cargo from a C-130 Hercules assigned to the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., in prepar More
Michigan Army National Guard Sgt. Scott Clark, a firefighter with the 1442nd Firefighting Team and deputy with the Kalkaska Sheriff’s Department, explains how modified chainsaws can be used to cut through the r More
Tech. Sgt. Garrett Orona, an Aerial Port specialist signals to Staff Sgt. John Ortega an Aerial Port specialist, assigned to the 26th Aerial Port Squadron, Joint-Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, where to maneu More
A loadmaster, assigned to the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., signals to Tech. Sgt. Michael Polson, a K-loader operator assigned to the 69th Aerial Port Squadron, Joint-Base Andrews, Maryland, as the More
Staff Sgt. Fernando Acosta an Aerospace Ground Equipment specialist assigned to the 439th Contingency Response Flight, Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., covers a generator wire during preparation for exercise S More
A loadmaster assigned to the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., signals to Staff Sgt. Michelle Grazier, of the 26th Aerial Port Squadron, Joint-Base San Antionio-Lackland, Texas, on a K-loader approach More
Aerial Port specialists, Master Sgt. Justin Lundgaard and Tech. Sgt. Julian Roberts, 26th Aerial Port Squadron, Joint-Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, perform a joint-inspection on an Army Humvee June 19, 2019 More
Master Sgt. Alexander Cotton, a communications specialist assigned to the 439th Contingency Response Flight, Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., grounds a wire during preparation for exercise Swift Response 19, J More
A loadmaster assigned to the 815th Airlift Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. directs an upload during an engine-running-operation June 19, 2019, in Bulgaria. Swift Response 19 highlights the inherent flex More
Staff Sgt. Fernando Acosta, an Aerospace Ground Equipment specialist with the 439th Contingency Response Flight, Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass, monitors a generator during preparation for exercise Swift Respo More
argo is removed from a 403rd Wing C-130 Hercules June 10, 2019, in preparation for exercise Swift Response 19, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Swift Response highlights the inherent flexibility of ground and air More
A C-130 Hercules takes off from an airstrip in Bulgaria June 19, 2019, during exercise Swift Response 19. Swift Response highlights the inherent flexibility of ground and air forces to rapidly respond to crises More
Tech. Sgt. Garrett Orona, an Aerial Port specialist signals to Staff Sgt. John Ortega an Aerial Port specialist, 26th Aerial Port Squadron, Joint-Base San Antonio-Lacklan, Texas, where to maneuver the forklift More
A loadmaster assigned to the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., sits on the ramp of a C-130 Hercules June 10, 2019, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The aircraft arrived to participate in exercise Swift R More
Master Sgt. Brian Hadix, a communications specialist with the 439th Contingency Response Flight, Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., puts a panel on a Small Package Initial Communications Equipment unit during pr More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Reith, an Air Mobility Liaison Officer with the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, speaks into a radio during exercise Swift Response 19, June 19, 2019, in Bulgaria. Swift More
Tech Sgt. Daniel Johnson, a communications specialist assigned to the 433th Contingency Response Flight, Joint-Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, and Master Sgt. Alexander Cotton, a communications specialist ass More
Airman 1st Class Blain Robbins, a loadmaster assigned to the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., guides K-loader to the ramp of a C-130 Hercules June 10, 2019, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The aircraft More
Tech. Sgt. Julian Roberts, an Aerial Port specialist assigned to the 26th Aerial Port Squadron, Joint-Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, directs a Humvee driver onto scales for a joint-inspection June 19, 2019, More
Master Sgt. Alexander Cotton, a communications specialist assigned to the 439th Contingency Response Flight, Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., assembles a Small Package Initial Communications Equipment unit dur More
U.S. Army soldiers exit a C-130 Hercules during exercise Swift Response 19, June 19, 2019, in Bulgaria. Swift Response highlights the inherent flexibility of ground and air forces to rapidly respond to crises, More
Tech Sgt. Nikolaus Solari, a communications specialist assigned to the 439th Contingency Response Flight, Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., attaches a wire to an antenna during preparation for exercise Swift Re More
Airmen assigned to the 71st Aerial Port Squadron, Joint-Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, and the 403rd Wing, Kessler Air Force Base, Miss., guide cargo off a C-130 Hercules June 10, 2019, in preparation for exerc More
A formation of U.S. Army helicopters prepare to land at an airstrip in Bulgaria during exercise Swift Response 19, June 19, 2019. Swift Response highlights the inherent flexibility of ground and air forces to r More
Tech. Sgt. Daniel Johnson, a communications specialist assigned to the 433th Contingency Response Flight, Joint-Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, attaches a panel to a Small Package Initial Communications Equip More
Staff Sgt. Diego Rodriguez, an Aerial Port specialist assigned to the 26th Aerial Port Squadron, Joint-Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, guides Tech. Sgt. Michael Polson, a K-loader operator, assigned to the 69 More
A C-130 Hercules performs a combat-offload during exercise Swift Response 19 at an airstrip in Bulgaria June 19, 2019. Swift Response highlights the inherent flexibility of ground and air forces to rapidly resp More
Master Sgt. Brian Hadix, a communications specialist assigned to the 439th Contingency Response Flight, Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., attaches wires to a Small Package Initial Communications Equipment unit More
A loadmaster assigned to the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., attaches a lower ramp to a C-130 Hercules June 10, 2019, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Cargo was removed from the C-130 in preparation fo More
Master Sgt. Justin Landgaard, an aerial port specialist assigned to the 26th Aerial Port Squadron, Joint-Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, reads a scale during a joint-inspection of an Army Humvee June 19, 2019 More
Senior Airman Sajjad Ah Ak Khafaji, an Aerial Port specialist assigned to the 26th Aerial Port Squadron, Joint-Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, attaches a tow to a vehicle June 10, 2019, at Ramstein Air Base, More
A loadmaster assigned to the 815th Airlift Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. directs an upload during an engine-running-operation June 19, 2019, in Bulgaria, during exercise Swift Response 19. Swift Respo More
Senior Airman Sajjad Ah Ak Khafaji, an Aerial Port specialist assigned to the 26th Aerial Port Squadron, Joint-Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, signals to a driver to back up a vehicle June 10, 2019, at Ramste More
Lt. Col. Stephanie Brown, a pilot for the 815th Airlift Squadron, 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., flies a C-130 Hercules during exercise Swift Response 19, June 19, 2019. Swift Response highlights th More
A C-130 Hercules comes in for a landing at an airstrip in Bulgaria June 19, 2019, during exercise Swift Response 19. Swift Response highlights the inherent flexibility of ground and air forces to rapidly respon More
Maj. Ben Jones, a pilot for the 815th Airlift Squadron, 403 Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., adjusts a control on a C-130 Hercules during a flight for exercise Swift Response 19, June 19, 2019. Swift Respo More
An Airman assigned to the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. marshals in a C-130 Hercules during exercise Swift Response 19, June 19, 2019 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Swift Response highlights the inh More
Lt. Col. Stephanie Brown, a pilot for the 815th Airlift Squadron, 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., prepares to land a C-130 Hercules during exercise Swift Response 19, June 19, 2019, at Ramstein Air B More