Army Paratroopers 1st Lt. Alexander Berlin, and Staff Sgt. Daniel McKie from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade conduct Wet Silk training with Italian Army Folgore Brigade paratroopers. During this part of the training the Italian Paratroopers tread water for 10 minutes in the Italian Army Folgore Brigade swimming pool at Lustrissimi Italian Training area, Livorno, Italy, May 9, 2017. This exercise is part of deliberate water airborne operation familiarization training before the jump at Lake Garda, Italy (

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