Press invite Alliance forces train on Gotland 19th-20th May

During the exercise Swift Response 25 allied forces from the UK, U.S. and Sweden will train together on the island of Gotland. It will be the first time a live fire exercise with the rocket artillery systems HIMARS and MLRS are conducted on the island.

Media are invited to follow the exercise during the evening of 19^th May with continuation during the early hours of the 20^th May. The event will be concluded Monday AM.

There will be opportunities to follow the live fire, air drop with paratroopers, tactical landing on road and blank fire exercises and interviews with flag officers from respective nations will be possible.

Meeting point: Scandic Hotel Visby, followed by transport by bus.

Time: Monday May 19^th 1600hrs-2000hrs, continued Tuesday May 20^th 0300hrs-1000hrs. Exact times may be subject to change.

Notification of participation: NLT Tuesday May 16^th, including name and passport number to ast-komm@mil.se

Contact: Tomas Ängshammar, +46 76 11 71 954, senior Public Affairs Officer, Gotland regiment

Note that the number of spots are limited.