173rd Airborne Brigade paratroopers fire

173rd Airborne Brigade paratroopers fire a M240L machine gun during a training mission at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Jan. 28, 2017.

The 173rd is the U.S. Army’s Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deploying forces to the European, African and Central Command areas of responsibility within 18 hours.

#USArmy photo by Visual Information Specialist Markus Rauchenberger