Villafranca Air Base

#SkySoldiers assigned to the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion and Italian Army Paratroopers prepare to board a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules from the 86th Air Wing at Villafranca Air Base (3rd Wing) in Italy. This was in preparation for airborne operations onto Juliet Drop Zone in Pordenone, Italy.

#Airborne #Jump #Training

Last week, #SkySoldiers from 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment jumped from a C-130 Hercules at the 7th Army Training Command Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany.

The Devil Brigade

The Devil Brigade, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, recently completed a rotation as the Nation's Global Response Force (GRF).

#SkySoldiers load into a C-130

SkySoldiers load into a C-130 to leave for Saber Junction 16 at Aviano Air Base in Aviano, Italy. Paratroopers were off to Hohenfels, Germany for a combined operation with participating Allied and partner nations.

#SkySoldiers

#SkySoldiers assigned to 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment conduct a training jump during an airborne operation at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany.

Exercise Real Thaw in Alcochete, Portugal

Soldiers Master Tough Job of Preparing Landing Zones in Airborne Ops

When the U.S. Army needs to put troops behind enemy lines or quickly bring in supplies to a mountainous outpost, its answer is to bring them in from the above.