Reserve Citizen Airmen participate in Swift Response 2019

Tech. Sgt. Daniel Johnson, 433th Contingency Response Flight communications specialist, attaches a panel to a Small Package Initial Communications Equipment unit during preparation for exercise Swift Response, June 8, 2019, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Exercises like these help prepare our Airmen for potential contingency scenarios. U.S. forces are engaged, postured and ready with credible forces to assure, deter and defend in an increasingly complex security environment. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Hanna Smith)

Reserve Citizen Airmen participate in Swift Response 2019

Senior Airman Timothy Watson, 26th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialist, guides Staff Sgt. Michelle Grazier, 26th APS air transportation specialist, as she backs-up a K-loader, 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 forces to rapidly respond to crises, allowing for the right presence where we need it, when we need it. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hanna Smith)

Reserve Citizen Airmen participate in Swift Response 2019

Senior Airman Sajjad Al Khafaji, 26th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialist, signals to a driver to back up a vehicle June 10, 2019, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Cargo was unloaded from C-130 Hercules aircraft in preparation for exercise Swift Response 19. Swift Response highlights the inherent flexibility of ground and air forces to rapidly respond to crises, allowing for the right presence where we need it, when we need it. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hanna Smith)

Reserve Citizen Airmen participate in Swift Response 2019

Tech Sgt. Dane LeBlanc (standing) and Staff Sgt. John Ortega (in forklift), 26th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation technicians, offload a containerized unit from a K-loader in preparation for exercise Swift Response 19, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 8, 2019. Swift Response promotes regional stability and security, while increasing readiness, strengthening capabilities and fostering trust. The combined training opportunities the exercise provides greatly improve interoperability among participating allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hanna Smith)

Reserve Citizen Airmen participate in Swift Response 2019

Senior Airman Timothy Watson, 26th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialist, chains a cargo container onto a K-loader, 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 forces to rapidly respond to crises, allowing for the right presence where we need it, when we need it. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hanna Smith)

Reserve Citizen Airmen participate in Swift Response 2019

Published July 3, 2019
By Public Affairs
433rd Airlift Wing

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany --

Thirty-three Alamo Wing members participated in Exercise Swift Response 2019, a six-week long event across Europe, which concluded in June.

The Army-led exercise is a coalition, joint, total-force training event with servicemembers and support from the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

The team from JBSA-Lackland consisted of Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 433rd Contingency Response Flight, the 433rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, and the 26th and 74th Aerial Port Squadrons.