173rd AB supports African Lion 22 [Image 1 of 8]

AVIANO AIR BASE, ITALY

06.21.2022

Photo by Senior Airman Elijah Dority 

AFN Aviano

U.S. Army paratroopers with 1st Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment and 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade loads a truck in preparation for a Joint Forcible Entry airborne operation as part of African Lion 22 at Aviano Air Base, June 21, 2022. African Lion 2022 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elijah M. Dority)

• Date Taken: 06.21.2022
• Date Posted: 06.23.2022 09:29
• Photo ID: 7285154
• VIRIN: 220621-F-JP321-2001
• Resolution: 8252x5501
• Size: 11.07 MB
• Location: AVIANO AIR BASE, IT