paratroopers from Company A, 1-503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade and Italian Army soldiers from Folgore Brigade are conducting an airborne operation from a C-27 aircraft during a combined air assault and seizure of Lidia Drop Zone, Siena, Italy, during Mangusta 16 exercise, Nov. 15, 2016. The purpose of this operation is to improve relationship with host nation, strengthen the alliance and increase NATO interoperability.

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