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Swift Response 25 - SFC Joseph Salenko

82nd Airborne Division

May 16, 2025 | 1:24

Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Salenko, a jumpmaster and infantry platoon sergeant assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, discusses his participation in Swift Response 25 - part of DEFENDER 25 - during a parachute demonstration at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, May 8, 2025. The interview was part of the I’m a Defender campaign which highlights soldiers and their roles during the DEFENDER 25 training exercise. Demonstrating global deterrence and the U.S. Army’s ability to rapidly deploy U.S.- based combat power in Europe and the Arctic region alongside Allies and partners, DEFENDER 25 brings U.S. troops together with forces from 29 Allied and partner nations to build readiness through large-scale combat training from May 11-June 24, 2025. DEFENDER 25 increases the lethality of the NATO alliance through large-scale tactical training maneuvers and long-range fires, builds unit readiness in a complex joint, multinational environment and leverages host nation capabilities to increase the U.S. Army’s operational reach. During three large-scale combat training exercises—Swift Response, Immediate Response, and Saber Guardian—Ally and partner forces integrate and expand multi-domain operations capability, demonstrating combined command and control structures and readiness to respond to crisis and conflict. (U.S. Army video by Spc. Shawn Richardson)