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April 2, 2019
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Army paratroopers assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, conduct an airborne operation and provide suppressive fire during Exercise Eagle Sokol at Cerklje Drop Zone in Slovenia.

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A soldier looks through a scope.
A soldier looks through a scope.
Sharp Eye
An Army paratrooper participates in sniper training at Pocek Range in Postojna, Slovenia, March 25, 2019, during Eagle Sokol, a bilateral exercise with the Slovenian armed forces.
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Photo By: Paolo Bovo, Army
VIRIN: 190325-A-JM436-0901C
A paratrooper secures his equipment after a jump.
A paratrooper secures his equipment after a jump.
Secured Chute
An Army paratrooper assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, secures his equipment after an airborne operation from a C-17 Globemaster III from Papa Air Base, Hungary, during exercise Eagle Sokol at Cerklje Drop Zone in Slovenia, March 22, 2019.
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Photo By: Paolo Bovo, Army
VIRIN: 190322-A-JM436-0638
Service members fire at targets.
Service members fire at targets.
Target Test
Army paratroopers engage targets during a blank-fire exercise as part of Eagle Sokol at Pocek Range in Slovenia, March 25, 2019. Exercise Eagle Sokol is a bilateral training exercise with Slovenian armed forces.
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Photo By: Paolo Bovo, Army
VIRIN: 190325-A-JM436-0167C
Soldiers jump from a plane.
Soldiers jump from a plane.
Sokol Jump
Army paratroopers assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, conduct an airborne operation from an 86th Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft during Exercise Eagle Sokol at Cerklje Drop Zone in Slovenia, March 22, 2019.
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Photo By: Paolo Bovo, Army
VIRIN: 190322-A-JM436-0943

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