A U.S. Army Paratrooper, assigned to the 173rd Brigade

A U.S. Army Paratrooper, assigned to the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, boards a U.S. Air Force 86th Air Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft at Aviano Air Base in preparation for airborne operation onto Juliet Drop Zone in Pordenone, Italy May 22, 2018. 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. (U.S. Army photo by Davide Dalla Massara)