U.S. Marine Corps Deploys HIMARS to Gotland During Swift Response 25 Exercise

NATO's new plans for Gotland in a war situation are now starting to take shape. The island is expected to play a crucial role in combating areas in the Baltics – which in a war would have fallen into Russian hands. – The signal is that we can quickly appear anywhere, including on Gotland, says US Marine Corps Captain Justin Miller.

Here is NATO and Sweden's deterrent signal to Russia. This morning it was loud. The British and American rocket artillery systems fired side by side over the sea from Gotland. There was a roar, a roar and a cloud of fire as the rockets were fired. - Our accuracy is very good, says Corporal Louis Muniz, the artillery commander for the American Himar unit sent to the exercise in Sweden.

In a unique operation, British elite soldiers and American rocket artillery transform Gotland in just a few hours – from a vulnerable point to an offensive weapon. But ba

U.S. Marine Corps deploys HIMARS to Gotland during Swift Response 25 exercise

Captain Justin Miller of the U.S. Marine Corps led the unit conducting live firings with the HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System), which has been deployed in three countries within days. “At midnight we boarded the plane in northern Norway. A few hours later, we rolled off the aircraft here on Gotland and were able to conduct a synchronised firing with the British unit,” he said. The artillery strikes were the central component of Swif…

Within the framework of NATO exercises to contain Russia.

Exploitation exercise of NATO. Thousands of soldiers from many other countries are participating in DACIAN SPRING 2025 – a real battle scenario, carried out with munitions of war. The capacity of response, logistical support and coordination in the field is tested in a demonstration of force performed in new locations in the country.