A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 173rd Airborne

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade Special Troops Battalion prepares to land after exiting a U.S. Air National Guard 133rd Air Wing MN ANG C-130 Hercules aircraft April 13, 2015, during an airborne operations onto Juliet Drop Zone in Pordenone, Italy. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the 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. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Davide Dalla Massara/Released)