U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, conduct wet silk training at swimming pool in Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, Mar. 26, 2025. In this training, the Paratroopers swim underwater. This exercise is part of deliberate water airborne operation familiarization training before an upcoming jump at Lake Garda, Italy. 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 Video by Davide Dalla Massara)
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade conduct an airborne operation including a heavy drop and live-fire with an M119 howitzer, Grafenwoehr, Germany, March 21, 2025. 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 Kevin Sterling Payne)
U.S. Army Soldiers from Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) competed in the Best Warrior Competition FY 18 from February 05-07, 2019 at the Landstuhl/Germany Training Areas, Ramstein Air Base/Germany Aquatic Center and Baumholder/Germany. (U.S. Army video by Visual Information Specialist Elisabeth Paque)
