Tech Sgt. Angel Sanchez, 37th Airlift Squadron, Army Air Force, Ramstein Airbase Germany waits for take-off in a C-130J “Hercules” during Exercise Real Thaw in Toncas, Portugal, March 15, 2017. 173rd Paratroopers jumped along their Portuguese counterparts from the Portuguese 1st Paratrooper Battalion. Exercise Real Thaw is a Portuguese-led large joint and combined force exercise, designed to develop and foster international cooperation in air tactical training. The continuing contributions to develop and improve air readiness are significant to maintaining security and building partners

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Tech Sgt. Angel Sanchez, 37th Airlift Squadron, Army Air Force, Ramstein Airbase Germany waits for take-off in a C-130J “Hercules” during Exercise Real Thaw in Toncas, Portugal, March 15, 2017. 173rd Paratroopers jumped along their Portuguese counterparts from the Portuguese 1st Paratrooper Battalion. Exercise Real Thaw is a Portuguese-led large joint and combined force exercise, designed to develop and foster international cooperation in air tactical training. The continuing contributions to develop and improve air readiness are significant to maintaining security and building partnership capacity with our NATO allies.

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