US Elite Recon Forces' Historic Jump in Sweden During NATO Exercise

U.S. Marines with 4th Reconnaissance Battalion conduct jumps off a C-130J Super Hercules during NATO's annual maritime exercise Baltic Operations 2024 (BALTOPS 24) in Gotland, Sweden, June 7, 2024.
BALTOPS 24 is June 7 to June 20, NATO's leading maritime exercise orchestrates bringing together twenty NATO Allies, over 50 ships, dozens of aircraft and a dedicated ensemble of nearly 9,000 personnel to the Baltic Sea. This year's installment is particularly notable as it marks Sweden's first participation as a full NATO member.
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[@ifly135]

C-130J from the Kentucky Air National Guard, the only ANG unit with PJ's and Combat Controllers. My father retired from there after 33 years of full time ANG. RIP Dad.

[@skitidetdu6672]

Democracies sticking together 🇸🇪🇺🇸

[@jocen3]

No way they had pyjamas in the national guard

[@user-ll6mt6ue1u]

飛んでいる飛行機からあの時間差で降りてこの着地精度は凄いと思う。

[@pinverarity]

Owing to the strategic genius and political acumen of Vladimir Putin (aka Wiley Coyote, Supergenius), Gotland is now an unsinkable NATO aircraft carrier, permanently stationed 350 miles from St. Petersburg. Good work, Vladimir Vladimirovich!

[@seeker1432]

Dam havent those shoots come a long way. They toutched down so gentle.

[@kiereluurs1243]

English please.

[@thejhonnie]

​@@kiereluurs1243🤓

[@bald871]

they checking each other, thats why the last one pray xdd

[@lordzenchi]

I was thinking the exact same thing... with the amount of weight they have on I was expecting a different kind of landing.

[@BlueMax717]

​@@lordzenchi Free fall has never been as bad as static line jumps. They still come in screaming hot, especially the saw gunners. :))

[@someguydino6770]

some had tactical mustaches...

[@gusloader123]

I think those were the Swedish soldiers. They were wearing gray uniforms.

[@johanswede8200]

@@gusloader123 Swedes don't have mustaches.

[@british_772]

I would like to thank all of the men and women who serve and have served in our armed forces.

[@renatosureal]

What for ? For seeking conflict in FOREIGN SOIL against your founding father's NO FOREIGN ENTANGLEMENT farewell address in 1796 ??

[@billyjoe3309]

@@renatosureal For protecting their sovereign nation.

[@volairn70]

@@renatosureal Do you know what country he is even from?

[@OngoGablogian185]

Why? Do you also thank your bus driver and postman?

[@billyjoe3309]

@@OngoGablogian185 They don’t risk their life’s to protecting ordinary people. That’s the difference.

[@hansgruber650]

Luv our Military, stay safe!

[@mikepopstar]

Welcome friends

[@alangeddes268]

Brings back memories from 22 years in the Army. I'm 76 and made my last exit at 72. The old body says no but the mind still wants to. Semper Fi gentlemen.

[@A-Name304]

Thank you for your service /From Sweden.

[@skitidetdu6672]

🫡🇸🇪❤️🇺🇸

[@maigeri99]

Great to have these US recon forces in Sweden, we salute you all for your service

[@humushumus2219]

Yeahh. really nice to see the world security and Swedens independence degrading further.

[@kemalettinsrt]

@@humushumus2219 cry more humus

[@christhedoc8689]

@@humushumus2219 How is it going in Ukraine? do you enjoy seeing the Russian military get wiped out by a third-world country in his own backyard?🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@humushumus2219]

@@kemalettinsrt I guess you'll cry with me the day thing goes boom.

[@Allen-fi4ke]

@@humushumus2219 Russian troll.

[@shaundavenport621]

I like how they help each other onto the aircraft.A team working as one!!

[@SevenRavens007]

Looks awesome!

[@james.8985]

Thank You.

[@scottcampbell2585]

Thanks guys brings back memories. Course we didn’t have the tactical cool gear you guys have now. 86-96.

[@EZLogikal]

NATO chiefs quoted Montell Jordan, exclaiming: "This is how we do it."

[@MrTigerpirro]

That's how you walk when you have eaten to many crayons.

[@billjamieson9891]

Thank you Sweden. Much love from Pittsburgh USA.

[@skitidetdu6672]

Thank you ❤ from Sweden

[@armageddon1403]

@@skitidetdu6672 Din stendumme jävel!

[@Jagtnkerpdig]

Nice to have you guys here

[@Colin-ci5ll]

First class effort. Thank you.

[@larsmagnor3592]

You are very welcome to our little island. Hope you get some time of to enjoy it.

[@mangoo7879]

little island? Gotland is huge hahah

[@Arcturus572]

@@mangoo7879 It's all subjective... Besides, it's still a beautiful place.

[@NPC-30]

Mer pantad än en PET-flaska.

[@swgou]

Småå fint

[@skitidetdu6672]

​@@NPC-30landsförrädare. Sug Putin

[@dylanogden3075]

🇪🇺🇺🇲🇸🇪🗽🗽True heros in my eyes thank u to all our vets and our allies much respect to u all for ur service God bless 🇪🇺🇺🇲🇸🇪🗽🗽

[@rammone5241]

Now I am 55 and my knees are paying the price, the humping, jumping, tarmac, I was young, dumb and numbed back then, it was worth it, looks good on dd214.

[@TheNukite]

Awesome

[@walterkleinjr8950]

HAHO jump, High Altitude High Opening. I did a few of these in 21yrs with the US Army Airborne. AATW

[@richardmarx9952]

Looking good guys, making us proud!

[@dpelpal]

If skydiving club in Sweden we could produce qualificqtion, US Air Forces may let us do the same from this plane? Is possible? Maybe?!😊

[@michaelburke5907]

Outstanding.

[@kevinking330]

❤

[@andersfant4997]

Thank you 🇸🇪👍.

[@dixonqwerty]

It dindn't take long after Sweden joined NATO, til US soldiers doing exercises here.

[@janinsweden8559]

US forces have been here many times before, I have served with US Navy and Marines in several exercises here in Sweden.

[@HollywoodMarine0351]

I was USMC and participated my first BALTOPS in 2005, and also trained with Amf 1 in Berga.

[@volairn70]

I think there has always been a preparation for, and an assumption that while not part of NATO, a Russo-Swedish war, or a war between NATO and Warpac back in the day would probably involve Sweden and as such invoke a need to work together. Their membership in NATO just makes it even more likely and official.

[@FroddyPlay]

They already were

[@TWFydGlu]

I did military service in 1995 and the command systems were NATO compatible already then.

[@DJIcenhower]

At what altitude? Can't be too high, they don't have oxygen.

[@beershitz9977]

Glad someone else knows the difference.

[@barrycottrell4553]

i figure 12-13k

[@BigbyOShaunessy]

IIRC, the standard for jumps without oxygen is 10k ft. But I imagine they’d go up to 15k with waivers.

[@polymorphesquirrel]

Looks like 3500-4000m, and it’s the standard jump height, although the higher, the harder to tell.

[@billjenkins687]

Those grunts made it look easy.

[@kristofferhellstrom]

Hehe, they look a bit tense :P

[@rudolphraindeer295]

Love those day vision goggles

[@jasondelaney6849]

They are night vision goggles

[@joes2677]

@@jasondelaney6849 yeah, that’s the joke……..

[@polymorphesquirrel]

Actually, having them on the helmet makes free fall a bit harder to balance, so it makes a lot of sense for them to jump in full gear.

[@lindaj5492]

Thanks to all of those who choose to serve their country’s participation in NATO. These joint training exercises are crucial for the defence of democracy and freedom.

[@wolfganggugelweith8760]

What Democracy! The one for the Deep State, the big Banks, the big oil industry, the very rich people, the military industrial complex, the highly corrupt politicians?!????

[@rkmyersuk]

Reserve unit getting some air time… prep, prep, prep!

[@gusloader123]

Glad it went well (at least it did for the camara operator). I was a bit worried when I saw all that blue stuff towards the earth. Sweden has lots of water.

[@GarrisonKane0819]

Awesome! Marine Force Recon!

[@peterwaugh9416]

A high altitude jump is typically between 15,000ft & 35,000ft. I didn't see any oxygen masks here so not sure your description is accurate

[@yt45204]

Maybe it is high compared to Swedish paratroopers who jump from 300 ft?

[@gusloader123]

@peterwaugh9416: I just reread the Video title. There is no claim to it being a "High Altitude" jump.

[@yt45204]

@@gusloader123 No, it doesn't say that any more. But it did when the comments were written.

[@erikm9768]

Looks like 10000 - 15000 ft max

[@erikm9768]

@@yt45204 where do you think that, wildly inaccurate

[@TR-po2bs]

Geronimo!

[@bigmountain7561]

I Wannabe A Recon Ranger, I Wanna Live A Life Of Danger…

[@SchnotzzN]

how do they not get a heat stroke in all that gear

[@NotYourAveargeAlien]

No swooping those wings 🤘

[@BigbyOShaunessy]

Not with that wind speed.

[@GatorTTailAllain]

Jack McCracken Would Be Proud 🇺🇸💪

[@user-rl2hp6wg4r]

雲が遙か下に見える高度からの落下傘降下・・・HALOじゃないにしても真似出来ない (こんな事が出来るから海兵隊の中でも先陣切れるんだろうな)

[@DrunkGeneral]

what are the chanses? :O xD they had a perfect sunny day. its been raining alot over sweden lately. and i envy every place that gets a bit of sun ;P nice to se ya'll here in sweden to learn from the best :P kidding, i am really happy as a swede that our forces get to share the knowlage between each other in nato. we are many fine forces but togeather we are one formidible one :) take care and hope you also get to enjoy abit of sweden aswell :)

[@erikm9768]

Skipped many English classes in school? lol

[@DrunkGeneral]

🤣@@erikm9768

[@diji1337]

Whats the difference between doing this excercise in the us than in sweden? I might sound dumb but its just ..air? Cheers

[@jimmiekarlsson4458]

Well ye, its not really any diffrence, But they are there to train with us Swedes. So i guess thats the only diffrence

[@nitrodk]

why throw such highly trained people on the internet with out blured faces i don't understand ... like there job is not dangerous enough ..

[@channeellll7623]

They arent JSOC and if you get captured… the enemy will know you arent just a grunt by the equipment you and your dead team mates have, the tattoos you have, and will put it together based on how deep in their territory you are. Dont fall for this fantasy land bs, its 2024, propaganda has put so much info on everyone that you are easy to pick out by how you shoot, how you walk, how you talk, etc. They show special operations training as a game to get new recruits, dont think its some patriotic kind of deal. Ever notice how every recruitment video shows guys jumping or doing something “cool”? Think about it.

[@charlesshields2885]

TLDR

[@Matt-yq4zr]

What is the difference between a high altitude jump, and a HALO jump?

[@janinsweden8559]

LO in HALO means "Low Opening". That is you don´t open the parachute until you are at low altitude. I have participated in BALTOPS a couple of times but in the Navy.

[@Loneranger670]

HAHO (High Altitude, High Opening) and HALO (High Altitude, Low Opening) are military parachuting techniques used by special forces for different operational purposes. In HAHO jumps, parachutists exit at high altitudes and open their parachutes soon after, allowing for long-distance gliding and covert insertions far from the target area. In HALO jumps, parachutists exit at high altitudes but free fall for a longer period before opening their parachutes at low altitudes, enabling rapid, surprise insertions with minimal time in the air. Both methods require oxygen equipment due to high-altitude deployment.

[@TheBarts27]

Brave men.

[@armageddon1403]

No! Brainwashed men! Big difference!!

[@tellyonthewall8751]

I have seen specials jumping from +10 km. up

[@pepscalibra4x4]

Welcome too sweden❤

[@armageddon1403]

No you are absolutally not welcome here with your war mongering!!!

[@ratdevil5393]

Lets go boys

[@carboncarbonx43]

At night in bad weather too?

[@danielw1765]

Anyone knows why they jump with night vision in broad daylight?

[@threestrikesmarxman9095]

Why are some of the Marines jumping with NVGs on their helmets if it's a daylight jump? Or is that an afternoon/evening jump and they'll be doing Marine stuff after hours?

[@oliabid-price4517]

What was Historic about it?

[@martinlindqvist5077]

Gotland, Beowulfs home.

[@kai-uweoch1159]

A more unusual way to visit the beautiful island of Gotland. For us civilians there are both regular ferry services and flights from Swedish mainland! 😆 However admitttedly I would ne quite scared seeing paratroopers landing tbere, because this would probably be the first step of an invasion from the east. There are some frightening scenarios, because of Gotlands strategic position in the Baltic Sea.

[@farsanayo3779]

stoopid question maybe but why are some parts of their weapons covered in foam and tape? like the muzzle and optics for example.

[@volkspanzer831]

I'm guessing the Swedes didn't want to risk damage to their optics.

[@HollywoodMarine0351]

More likely their SOP allows them to use a Ready-Rig instead of a Modular Airborne Weapons Case.

[@shaidorsai4834]

I'd like To know why the five second delay between Jumpers.

[@justdrinkingabeer]

“i got too much fucking shit on me, I can’t!” -Tim Robinson

[@longdatedoptionsleaps6112]

HALO jump, bad ass!!

[@rogerprice7704]

Wow all that kit to carry but essentially needed in a combat situation…. God bless that serve in all services from administration to frontline and those special services who rarely get a mention and I understand why ! Go ghosts

[@Rickardsson99]

Don't do like the Marines did back in 2018 where they just took some lady's house to sleep for the night.

[@orgela]

any orcs whining in the comments ?

[@ge2623]

The Swedes were quoted as saying: "Yumping Yiminy!"

[@majkolsson7192]

Just to let you know, most Swedes are not crazy about this. (Unless you get the green light to go into the bad suburbs...)

[@tom2522]

Omg what size canopy is that 250? Very boring, they are barely moving.

[@JimmyChem]

I've got 300 freefalls as a civilian skydiver - not a big number by any means. But I've never jumped carrying that kind of loadout - huge respect.

[@armageddon1403]

Very interesting story about yourself! You have more?

[@sdfghgtrew]

​@@armageddon1403Take your meds

[@kingwacky184]

American soldiers have been doing exercises in Sweden for a long time but it have really ramped up. We all know why because Sweden is geographically very important for the defense of the Baltic states and Europe. It seems Sweden have become one of the most important allies to Nato and to the United States.

[@armageddon1403]

There would be absolutally zero threat to Sweden and Europe with no USA

[@yolanda231000]

Don't let SGM Fixta see those moostaches.

[@Daniel-dc4xm]

At least the elite guys have decent chutes. Infantry guys go splat. 🤣

[@charlesshields2885]

🫠

[@CUPAVI1]

The idea that any army can do "behind the lines" para drop in another country that has decent integrated AA is laughable. Looks cool as a trailer... but we all know what happened to the last counter-offensive that had a trailer, don't we.

[@kingpinkent]

Välkomna till Sverige grabbar!

[@jordanpearson4824]

Nothing like NVG to assist you with jumping in mid day

[@minimovzEt]

this is an excercise, they are going to use their usual equipment like they were going to be deployed in a hot zone, ie 2+ days in a fighting area.

[@user-is7dz8jl6f]

高高度降下低高度開傘のことですか？ 自由落下時間が長いので、敵に見つけられる可能性が低くなるそうですね？

[@broworm1]

Dem moustache hairs is in violations

[@G0ZAR]

Yeah, well at least my mom took me to NASCAR!!!

[@HollywoodMarine0351]

"Gentlemen, we just seized an airfield. That was pretty fvcking ninja."

[@gusloader123]

@broworm1 ---> I noticed that also (prior service 0331), and then I noticed the too long mustached men were not wearing USMC camo uniforms but were wearing gray sleeves. Must be Swedish Army guys. I'm guessing that they jumped with the Marines in case the Marines got lost in a Swedish village or farm country.

[@zoom5024]

Look at their pants, they were also part of the US forces. Sweden wears M90 camo

[@InventorGadget]

Nooope Mustasch is superpower 😂

[@ef63asama]

「歴史的」ってのはスエーデンがNATO参加して最初の訓練と言うことでしょうか？

[@lindaj5492]

It says so in the description, 2nd paragraph.😊

[@MeiMeicntk]

❤🎉Sie ist vielleicht die bescheidenste und herzerwärmendste Person, die es gibt🎉

[@user-vh6lx5yn1f]

鳥になってこい！幸運を祈る

[@MajorGore]

Huh, I could see my house from there! 04:20

[@erikm9768]

bs

[@itrstt66]

why is it historic?

[@Igor-my6ml]

And what is historic about this?

[@denisberte778]

Notice when they step off of the ramp there is zero hesitation, "...Balls of steel...." Thank you for your service gentlemen. Regards, Denis Berte' USMC (Nam 70-71)

[@kiereluurs1243]

🥱

[@zunezvenzon1748]

All that gear! 😊. Greetings from Sweden!

[@steohl77]

welcome to my country!

[@mithrandirthegrey7644]

get out of my country

[@jjsmallpiece9234]

Not that high altitude, they haven't got oxygen masks on, Less than 10000ft

[@gusloader123]

The video title does NOT say it was High altitude.

[@mirekslechta7161]

should they try to Do the same in Ukraine and the aircraft would explode midair and people who would manage to land on parashute would die only a bit later. What is this video about ?

[@TubenMicke]

Välkommen till Sverige 👍🏻 Sordin earmuffs ?? Why not use 3M Peltor ComTac... so mutch better... comfort, helmet attachmet.. an so on.

[@HollywoodMarine0351]

Skål!

[@garrybaldy327]

This will never beat Felix Baumgartner's jump from 130,000 feet and his simple step back down onto terra firma.

[@martindworak]

Yea, but he was alone in a spacesuit suspended from a helium balloon.

[@polymorphesquirrel]

They are not practicing escape from a low orbit.

[@rasmusskarsgard8713]

Sweden has the smartest nation on earth and I wonder why they didn't join NATO years ago during the cold war? As an Iranian, I consider Russia to be my historical enemy and I wish that the dictatorial government of my country falls so that we can become NATO members as soon as possible. This is the heart desire of all our young generation. A dream that we must reach sooner or later at any cost.

[@mithrandirthegrey7644]

"rasmusskarsgard" "as an Iranian" at least remember to switch your account before you start LARPing, you doofus.

[@jacksonmarshallkramer5087]

These guys are f insane. To begin with, I wouldn't even ride in that plane, let alone jump out of it. Secondly, I wouldn't jump out of it. I said that twice because it's that ridiculous. You guys are bad mo fo's.

[@simba7107]

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[@akeman21]

Welcome to Sweden boys...we love to have you here. 👍

[@sesam2k998]

Welcome to sweden 🇺🇲🇸🇪

[@user-tb5fk4fs5c]

NOT a HALO!!!

[@z0phi3l]

I don't see it being described as a HALO jump, it is a HAHO jump, most don't know about that

[@Jonsson474]

It’s not even HAHO. It’s not on high altitude at all.

[@allenharris1069]

No O2. Not that high then !

[@pereldh5741]

Beautiful, welcome to Sweden

[@danielsvensson7174]

welcome to the home of ZYN, heard alot of americans like it lol

[@user-zm6ef1wj9n]

Welcome to Finland too ❤

[@fredrikmagnusson6469]

Welcome to Sweden boys! Hope they visited nearest house after landing for a "fika"