173rd Airborne Brigade Conducts Alpine Ski Training with the Italian Army [Image 8 of 9]

CORVARA IN BADIA, ITALY

02.01.2023

Photo by Sgt. Mariah Gonzalez 

173rd Airborne Brigade

A U.S. Army Paratrooper assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade uses a depth pole to search for a casualty during avalanche rescue training taught by ski instructors from the Italian Army’s Alpini Brigade in Corvara, Italy, Feb. 1, 2023.

Exercise Alpine Star - Winter Resolve is an Italian Army-hosted multinational mountain and arctic warfare training exercise. Three reconnaissance platoons from the 173rd Airborne Brigade take part in a three-phase training regimen led by the Alpini Brigade to expand force capabilities by learning how to move, shoot and operate in mountainous and arctic conditions. Over the course of the training, these paratroopers learn different methods of skiing and traversing mountains, engaging in combat while skiing and operating alongside the Alpini, culminating in a validation exercise against opposing forces in a mountainous environment. This training plays a key role in further developing the relationship, interoperability and mission capabilities of both forces.

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.

• Date Taken: 02.01.2023
• Date Posted: 02.06.2023 14:49
• Photo ID: 7619337
• VIRIN: 230201-A-GT094-789
• Resolution: 2048x2684
• Size: 1008.92 KB
• Location: CORVARA IN BADIA, IT