Air Force C-130 Hercules from the 86th Air Wing, prepare for takeoff from Villafranca Air Base (3rd Wing) in Italy, Apr. 12, 2017 for airborne operations onto Juliet Drop Zone in Pordenone, Italy. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility within 18 hours.

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