U.S. Army Europe and Africa provided ready, combat-credible forces and equipment for its Swedish partner and NATO ally for bilateral field artillery live-fire training. This continues to demonstrate the multifaceted capabilities of the senior U.S. Army command in Europe while further developing interoperable solutions, and enhancing readiness and lethality.
American forces facilitated rapid deployment and forcible entry capability with a combination of support from the U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II aircrafts, assigned to 352nd Special Operations Wing, Special Operations Command, that transported the HIMARS from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to Lulea, Sweden, and Liepāja, Latvia, respectfully.
After landing, HIMARS crews then proceeded to the firing point while maintaining ongoing communications with the Commando II aircraft-who provided target information during transport, confirming those coordinates with Swedish and Latvian forces before engaging the notional targets.
These exercises featured both simulated and live training to demonstrate the U.S. Army Europe and Africa’s ability to command and control long-range precision fires across Europe, and across continents, using a variety of networked multi-domain communications platforms.
U.S. Marines with Kilo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division also Joint Exercise in Sweden
The exercise allowed the two countries' forces to strengthen communication and equipment compatibility and also provided the Corps and opportunity to jointly experiment as it works to integrate across domains
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00:01 U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II aircrafts and HIMARS Rocket System arrive in Sweden
00:05 Swedish Armed Forces and US Soldiers prepare for Defense exercise
02:06 Swedish Army, 56th Artillery Command and U.S. Army Europe and Africa-supported live-fire exercise-at Vidsel Test Range, Sweden
02:52 HIMARS in action, live-fire exercise
05:06 U.S. Marines and Swedish Army during Defense Exercise
07:19 Uto Island Ignites with HIMARS Kilo Battery Fire, exercise
Video by Spc. Dean Johnson, Lance Cpl. Kanoa Thomas, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet Derivative Work by War is Boring.
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29 июн 2024
