Army Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, prepare to board a Air Force C-130 Hercules from the 86th Air Wing at Aviano Air Base, Italy, in preparation for airborne operations onto Juliet Drop Zone in Pordenone, Italy. June 8, 2017. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projective forces anywhere in the European, Africa or Central Command areas of responsibility within 18 hours.

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