173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team mission rehearsal exercise [Image 4 of 13]

HOHENFELS, BY, GERMANY

03.15.2012

Photo by Spc. Michael Sharp 

VIPER COMBAT CAMERA USAREUR

A U.S. Army soldier of the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, observes two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters conducting an air patrol during a training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, March 16, 2012. The U.S. Army's 173rd ABCT, Europe's rapid-reaction force, is conducting a mission rehearsal exercise at the JMRC in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. The exercise is designed to develop combat skills, counter-insurgency tactics and the multinational partnerships between the military forces of the U.S., Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia.

• Date Taken: 03.15.2012
• Date Posted: 03.18.2012 06:51
• Photo ID: 543996
• VIRIN: 120315-A-ZD093-005
• Resolution: 3216x2136
• Size: 5.02 MB
• Location: HOHENFELS, BY, DE