U.S. Air Force Col. Rhett Champagne (left), the 821st

U.S. Air Force Col. Rhett Champagne (left), the 821st Contingency Response Group (621st CRW) Commander, U.S. Air Force Maj. Aaron A. Cook (background), the Air Mobility Liaison Officer (AMLO) to the U.S. Army 2nd Cavalry Regiment and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Bryan Broekemeier, an AMLO, await the landing of the 621st Contingency Response Wing Group during air-land operations in support of Swift Response 16, June 16, 2016 in Hohenfels, Germany. Exercise Swift Response is one of the premier military crisis response training events for multi-national airborne forces in the world. The exercise is designed to enhance the readiness of the combat core of the U.S. Global Response Force - currently the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team - to conduct rapid-response, joint-forcible entry and follow-on operations alongside Allied high-readiness forces in Europe. Swift Response 16 includes more than 5,000 Soldiers and Airmen from Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and the United States and takes place in Poland and Germany, May 27-June 26, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Gertrud Zach/released)