Paratroopers prepare to airborne operation at Juliet Drop Zone in Pordenone, Italy, Sept. 30, 2015. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projective forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Command areas of responsibility within 18 hours. U.S. Army photo by Paolo Bovo
US paratroopers jump out of a H-47 Chinook helicopter in airborne operations in Italy
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