Sgt. Nicholis Couture, a squad leader with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne) based at Caserma Del Din, Vicenza, Italy, recovers his parachute at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, March 24, during an emergency deployment readiness exercise. The EDRE tests the ability of the warfighters to rapidly deploy. The 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment is part of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, the Army contingency response force for Europe, which requires the paratroopers be able to conduct a full range of military operations across the European, Central and Afric

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Sgt. Nicholis Couture, a squad leader with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne) based at Caserma Del Din, Vicenza, Italy, recovers his parachute at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, March 24, during an emergency deployment readiness exercise. The EDRE tests the ability of the warfighters to rapidly deploy. The 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment is part of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, the Army contingency response force for Europe, which requires the paratroopers be able to conduct a full range of military operations across the European, Central and Africa Commands areas of responsibility. ( Army photo by Sgt. David L. Nye) 173rd Airborne paratroopers conducts rapid deployment exercise into Germany 150325-A-NV895-003

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