Warning to Russia: British Army swoops on manoeuvres in North Macedonia

 

Video Source: U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL

The British Army’s global response force is training to show it’s readiness to respond to global crises alongside allied airborne forces. Exercise Swift Response sees 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team take command of more than 3,000 soldiers from 8 NATO countries training together in North Macedonia. Some 2,000 British troops and 500 vehicles from the 2 PARA Battlegroup and attack, reconnaissance and support helicopters of Aviation Task Force 1 have travelled across Europe by road, rail, air and sea for the six-week-long exercise (21 Apr – 31 May). It starts with preparatory training to build the joint force’s skills and relationships before it deploys by parachute and helicopter to practise offensive and defensive operations on the rugged Krivolak training area. The manoeuvres in North Macedonia are one element of a wider exercise, with multinational forces under the direction of US Army Europe and Africa conducting simultaneous training across Europe – from the High North to the Balkans.