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    HOHENFELS, BAYERN, GERMANY

    08.16.2020

    Photo by Sgt. John Yountz 

    173rd Airborne Brigade

    A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade fires at hatch gunners fighting from a BMP-2M tank during a battalion engagement Aug. 16, 2020 as part of Exercise Saber Junction 20. This exercise is taking place at the Joint Multinational Training Center in the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany from Aug. 10 to Aug. 26, 2020.

    Saber Junction 20 is a 7th Army Training Command-conducted, U.S. Army Europe-directed annual exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment, and to promote interoperability with participating ally and partner nations. For more information, go to https://www.dvidshub.net/feature/SaberJunction

    The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.

    (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. John Yountz)

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    Date Taken: 08.16.2020
    Date Posted: 08.17.2020 00:42
    Photo ID: 6316762
    VIRIN: 200816-A-TO756-901
    Resolution: 6500x4333
    Size: 21.18 MB
    Location: HOHENFELS, BAYERN, DE

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