NATO troops take part in airborne exercise “Swift Response 2024”
At an airbase near Câmpia Turzii, Romania, German Armed Forces paratroopers from the Rapid Forces Division led troops from France, Romania, Spain and the United States in an airborne operation that involved between 1,200 and 1,500 soldiers. Fourteen transport aircraft carried them to the drop zone, making this one of NATO’s largest and most complex manoeuvres this year. An annual US-led exercise, “Swift Response” helps Allies practise the complex art of multinational airborne operations, ensuring their readiness to respond in the event of a crisis. “Swift Response 2024” is part of “Steadfast Defender 2024,” NATO’s largest collective defence drills in decades featuring around 90,000 troops from all 32 NATO member countries.
