A Ukrainian sniper paratrooper assigned to 1st Air Assault Battalion, 80th Separate Air Assault Brigade alongside U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade waits for orders to get into an over watch position during an urban assault under chemical attack conditions on Aug. 24, 2020. This mission is part of Exercise Saber Junction 20 at the Joint Multinational Readiness 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.
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)
Date Taken: | 08.24.2020 |
Date Posted: | 08.25.2020 23:40 |
Photo ID: | 6327118 |
VIRIN: | 200824-A-TO756-455 |
Resolution: | 7500x5000 |
Size: | 22.05 MB |
Location: | HOHENFELS, BAYERN, DE |
Web Views: | 344 |
Downloads: | 29 |
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