Posted: 02/01/2016
A U.S. paratrooper assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade prepares to land onto Juliet Drop Zone in Pordenone, Italy, Jan. 20, 2016, during an airborne operation from a U.S. Air Force 86th Air Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility within 18 hours. (U.S. Army Photo by Visual Information Specialist Davide Dalla Massara)