Paratroopers with 82nd Airborne fly non-stop to jump into Estonia tonight
Todd South
A large contingent of U.S. paratroopers is expected to jump into Estonia tonight after a long flight from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, that includes mid-air refueling.
The jump is one of three brigade-size jumps over the next several days in which a total of 7,000 paratroopers from the United States and 10 other nations will conduct a joint forcible entry exercise at each of the landing sites in Estonia, Bulgaria and Romania.
The exercise, known as Swift Response, is part of a larger umbrella exercise called Defender Europe 2021 that runs from May through mid-June and spans countries from the Baltic region to Morocco, with U.S. Army Europe and Africa coordinating missions across the continent.
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2021/05/07/paratroopers-with-82nd-airborne-fly-non-stop-to-jump-into-estonia-tonight/
