Paratroopers from Able Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, prepare to enter a building Nov. 29, 2016, in Pabrade, Lithuania. The assault was part of Exercise Iron Sword 2016 in support of Atlantic Resolve. Iron Sword is an international training exercise featuring 11 NATO countries and about 4,000 troops. The and partner nations conducted land, sea and air exercises and maintained a rotational presence in order to reinforce NATO security commitments in Europe.

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