Swift Response 22: SETAF-AF, 173rd Airborne exercise joint forcible entry
4:48 PM5/17/2022
The 173rd Airborne Brigade performed jump training over Italy in support of Exercise Swift Response. Swift Response is an annual U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercise in Eastern Europe, the Arctic High North, Baltics, and Balkan. From May 2, 2022 to May 20, 2022, approximately 9,000 service members from 17 Allied and partner nations participated in the exercise, including approximately 2,700 U.S. Army Soldiers and U.S. Air Force Airmen. (U.S. Air Force Video by Senior Airman Elijah M. Dority)
Venetian decorations set the scene at the Vicenza Military Community Masquerade Gala April 29, 2022, at the Villa di Montruglio, in Vicenza, Italy. More than 500 Soldiers, family members and community leaders attended the event hosted by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa. U.S. Army Europe and Africa Commanding General Gen. Christopher Cavoli provided key note remarks. The evening event was the first of its kind organized by SETAF-AF since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Guests were entertained by the U.S. Army Europe-Africa Band, opera arias, jugglers, a contortionist and a live DJ. (U.S. Army photo by Chris House)
Costumes on full display at the VMC Masquerade Gala
4:38 PM5/17/2022
Costumed guests mingle during the Vicenza Military Community Masquerade Gala, April 29, 2022, at the Villa di Montruglio, in Vicenza, Italy. More than 500 Soldiers, family members and community leaders attended the event hosted by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa. U.S. Army Europe and Africa Commanding General Gen. Christopher Cavoli provided key note remarks. The evening event was the first of its kind organized by SETAF-AF since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Guests were entertained by the U.S. Army Europe-Africa Band, opera arias, jugglers, a contortionist and a live DJ. (U.S. Army photo by Chris House)
Guests pose for a photo during the VMC Masquerade Gala
4:38 PM5/17/2022
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Lloyd Cueto (left) and other guests pose for a photo during the Vicenza Military Community Masquerade Gala April 29, 2022, at the Villa di Montruglio, in Vicenza, Italy. More than 500 Soldiers, family members and community leaders attended the event hosted by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa. U.S. Army Europe and Africa Commanding General Gen. Christopher Cavoli provided key note remarks. The evening event was the first of its kind organized by SETAF-AF since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Guests were entertained by the U.S. Army Europe-Africa Band, opera arias, jugglers, a contortionist and a live DJ. (U.S. Army photo by Chris House)
SETAF, AF commanding general delivers opening remarks
4:38 PM5/17/2022
Maj. Gen. Andrew Rohling delivers opening remarks during the Vicenza Military Community Masquerade Gala April 29, 2022, at Villa di Montruglio, in Vicenza, Italy. Rohling, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa commanding general, introduced the keynote speaker, U.S. Army Europe and Africa Commanding General Gen. Christopher Cavoli. The evening event was the first of its kind organized by SETAF-AF since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Guests were entertained by the U.S. Army Europe-Africa Band, opera arias, jugglers, a contortionist and a live DJ. (U.S. Army photo by Chris House)
GEN Cavoli delivers remarks to the Masquerade Gala
4:38 PM5/17/2022
U.S. Army Europe and Africa Commanding General Gen. Christopher Cavoli delivers key note remarks as the guest speaker during the Vicenza Military Community Masquerade Gala, April 29, 2022, at Villa di Montruglio, in Vicenza, Italy. The evening event was the first of its kind organized by SETAF-AF since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Guests were entertained by the U.S. Army Europe-Africa Band, opera arias, jugglers, a contortionist and a live DJ. (U.S. Army photo by Chris House)
Vicenza Military Community Masquerade Gala guests arrive at the Villa di Montruglio, in Vicenza, Italy, April 29, 2022. More than 500 Soldiers, family members and community leaders attended the event hosted by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa. U.S. Army Europe and Africa Commanding General Gen. Christopher Cavoli provided key note remarks. The evening event was the first of its kind organized by SETAF-AF since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Guests were entertained by the U.S. Army Europe-Africa Band, opera arias, jugglers, a contortionist and a live DJ. (U.S. Army photo by Chris House)
Soldiers from 173rd Airborne Brigade secure a M119 Howitzer and a M1097R1 Humvee onto a 32-ft pallet at Aviano Air Base May 10, 2022, for an air drop into Latvia as part of Exercise Swift Response 22. Swift Response is an annual U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercise that takes place this year in Eastern Europe, the Arctic High North, Baltics, and Balkans from May 2-20. Swift Response exercises U.S. Army Europe and Africa's ability to rapidly deploy beside European multi-national airborne forces with little to no warming across the globe. The purpose is to present combat credible Army forces in Europe and Africa and enhance readiness by building airborne interoperability with Allies and Partners and the integration of joint service partnership. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Solomon Abanda)
Soldiers from 173rd Airborne Brigade secure a Raider System and a M1097R1 Humvee onto a 20-ft pallet at Aviano Air Base May 10, 2022, for an air drop into Latvia as part of Exercise Swift Response 22. Swift Response is an annual U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercise that takes place this year in Eastern Europe, the Arctic High North, Baltics, and Balkans from May 2-20. Swift Response exercises U.S. Army Europe and Africa's ability to rapidly deploy beside European multi-national airborne forces with little to no warming across the globe. The purpose is to present combat credible Army forces in Europe and Africa and enhance readiness by building airborne interoperability with Allies and Partners and the integration of joint service partnership. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Solomon Abanda)
Soldiers from 173rd Airborne Brigade secure a M119 Howitzer and a M1097R1 Humvee onto a 32-ft pallet at Aviano Air Base May 10, 2022, for an air drop into Latvia as part of Exercise Swift Response 22. Swift Response is an annual U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercise that takes place this year in Eastern Europe, the Arctic High North, Baltics, and Balkans from May 2-20. Swift Response exercises U.S. Army Europe and Africa's ability to rapidly deploy beside European multi-national airborne forces with little to no warming across the globe. The purpose is to present combat credible Army forces in Europe and Africa and enhance readiness by building airborne interoperability with Allies and Partners and the integration of joint service partnership. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Semaj Johnson)
Soldiers from 173rd Airborne Brigade secure a M119 Howitzer and a M1097R1 Humvee onto a 32-ft pallet at Aviano Air Base May 10, 2022, for an air drop into Latvia as part of Exercise Swift Response 22. Swift Response is an annual U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercise that takes place this year in Eastern Europe, the Arctic High North, Baltics, and Balkans from May 2-20. Swift Response exercises U.S. Army Europe and Africa's ability to rapidly deploy beside European multi-national airborne forces with little to no warming across the globe. The purpose is to present combat credible Army forces in Europe and Africa and enhance readiness by building airborne interoperability with Allies and Partners and the integration of joint service partnership. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Solomon Abanda)
173rd Airborne Brigade Soldiers secure an M119 Howitzer and M1097R1 Humvee onto a 32-foot platform in a combination known as a 'Gun-Truck Combo' at Aviano Air Base, Pordenone, Italy, May 10, 2022. Soldiers from 173rd Airborne Brigade secure a Raider System and a M1097R1 Humvee onto a 20-ft pallet at Aviano Air Base May 10, 2022, for an air drop into Latvia as part of Exercise Swift Response 22. Swift Response is an annual U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercise that takes place this year in Eastern Europe, the Arctic High North, Baltics, and Balkans from May 2-20. Swift Response exercises U.S. Army Europe and Africa's ability to rapidly deploy beside European multi-national airborne forces with little to no warming across the globe. The purpose is to present combat credible Army forces in Europe and Africa and enhance readiness by building airborne interoperability with Allies and Partners and the integration of joint service partnership. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Solomon Abanda)
U.S. Army Soldiers to conduct Swift Response Exercise training in Latvia
3:58 PM5/10/2022
U.S. Army soldiers from the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force-Africa, 82nd Airborne Division and 173rd Airborne Brigade will conduct airborne operations on May 13 near Adazi, Latvia as part of Exercise Swift Response 22.
Guest lecture sponsored by Vicenza University Foundation
2:17 PM5/5/2022
Col. Joseph Williams presented an overview of Africa and the U.S. Army's mission in Africa to students of the universities of Verona and Padova during a guest lecture at Vicenza University, April 28, 2020.
Williams, director of the Security Cooperation Directorate for U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, discussed SETAF-AF's role in building partnerships in Africa and its work with partner countries to increase stability and security, improve interoperability and training and build partnership capacity across the continent.
The guest lecture is part of a new cooperation between SETAF-AF and the Vicenza University Foundation, an extension of the universities of Verona and Padova. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Tianna Field)
Col. Joseph Williams lectures at Vicenza University
2:14 PM5/5/2022
Col. Joseph Williams presented an overview of Africa and the U.S. Army's mission in Africa to students of the universities of Verona and Padova during a guest lecture at Vicenza University, April 28, 2020. Williams, director
of the Security Cooperation Directorate for U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, discussed SETAF-AF's role in building partnerships in Africa and its work with partner countries to increase stability and security, improve interoperability and training and build partnership capacity across the continent. The guest lecture is part of a new cooperation between SETAF-AF and the Vicenza University Foundation, an extension of the universities of Verona and Padova. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Tianna Field)
Instructors with the 138th Regional Training Institute (RTI), Indiana National Guard and Basic Training Instructors from the Forces Armées Nigériennes pose for a group photo during the graduation practice of the Basic Training Enhancement Program (BTEP), March 26, 2022, in Niamey, Niger. The purpose of the BTEP is to standardize basic training by using the newly developed Soldier Manual that includes selected critical combat tasks to enable FAN Soldiers to shoot, move, communicate and survive. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jared Kindlespire)
Teaching the teachers at Tondibiah Basic Training Camp, Niger
6:23 AM4/28/2022
Members of Niger’s Forces Armées Nigériennes (FAN), as part of a U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) initiative, recently completed the inaugural Basic Training Enhancement Program at Tondibiah Basic Training Camp, Niger, March 28, 2022.
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa empowers change at the squad level during semi- annual summit
1:27 PM4/26/2022
Current and soon-to-be squad leaders from several units under U.S Army Southern European Task Force, Africa came together last week to expand on their knowledge of what it means to be a squad leader.
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa Commanding General Maj. Gen. Andrew Rohling stands with Brig. Gen. Timothy Brennan. Brennan, commanding general, 353rd Civil Affairs Command, visited Rohling's SETAF-AF headquarters during a joint task force command post exercise April 9, 2022, in Vicenza, Italy. Brennan also visited 353rd CACOM Soldiers supporting the exercise and real-world activities in Europe and Africa. The 353rd CACOM, a U.S. Army Reserve unit out of Staten Island, N.Y., plans expeditionary Civil Affairs Operations and enables Civil-Military Operations in support of US European Command, US Africa Command, and as directed globally to shape the operational environment civil-component and further US national interests. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Solomon Abanda)
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa Commanding General Maj. Gen. Andrew Rohling stands with Navy Rear Adm. Paul Spedero, Jr., in the Mission Training Center on Caserma Ederle, in Vicenza, Italy, April 9, 2022. Spedero, commander, Joint Enabling Capabilities Command, U.S. Transportation Command, visited Rohling's SETAF-AF headquarters as JECC service members supported a U.S. Africa Command joint task force command post exercise. On short notice, the JECC provides planners, public affairs specialists, and communications capabilities to Combatant Commanders in order to enable the rapid establishment of a Joint Force Headquarters or in support of other missions, exercises, or planning efforts. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Solomon Abanda)