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Learn more about exercises Swift Response and African Lion 2025 here and here , respectively.

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Watson: Army Col. Joshua Gaspard commands the 173rd Airborne Brigade based in Italy. They're viewed as America's rapid response force for the European region and beyond. They have an incredibly storied legacy, and back when I was in the Army, it was maybe the most coveted assignment for airborne-qualified soldiers. Col. Gaspard, welcome to Defense One Radio.

Gaspard: Thanks Ben.

Watson: So your soldiers recently took part in a few large scale exercises called Swift Response in Europe, and African Lion 25, which the Army describes as the "largest annual joint military exercise on the African continent." S

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