U.S. Army Paratroopers, assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, board a CH-47F Chinook, assigned to 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, during an airborne operation at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Feb. 15, 2017. The 173rd Airborne Brigade, based in Vicenza, Italy, is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting forces to conduct the full range of military operations across the United States European, Central and Africa Commands areas of responsibility.
<p>(U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Matthias Fruth)
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<dl><dd>Unit: Training Support Activity Europe</dd>
<dd>DVIDS Tags: Germany; Chinook; Paratroopers; CH-47; TSC; Vilseck; Grafenwoehr; 173rd Airborne Brigade; 91st Cavalry Regiment; Grafenwoehr Training Area; 12th Combat Aviation Brigade; Training Support Center; Training Area; GTA; 214th Aviation Regiment; Jump out</dd></dl>
Matthias Fruth
Taken on 15 February 2017
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