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U.S. Army paratroopers conduct a live-fire exercise with members of the Italian army's 8th Regiment Alpine at Rivoli Bianchi range in Venzone Italy, Feb. 2, 2017. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S., European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility within 18 hours. The Army paratroopers are assigned to C Company, 1-503rd Infantry Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade. Army photo by Graigg Faggionato

Live-Fire Exercise

U.S. Army paratroopers conduct a live-fire exercise with members of the Italian army's 8th Regiment Alpine at Rivoli Bianchi range in Venzone Italy, Feb. 2, 2017. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S., European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility within 18 hours. The Army paratroopers are assigned to C Company, 1-503rd Infantry Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade. Army photo by Graigg Faggionato

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