173rd Peacemaster Unity Heavy Drop and Airborne Jump [Image 13 of 18]

GRAFENWOEHR, BY, GERMANY

10.18.2016

Photo by Spc. Emily Houdershieldt 

Training Support Activity Europe           

A U.S. Paratrooper, assigned to the 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, packs up his parachute after conducting an airborne jump from a C17 Globemaster III, flown by a crew assigned to the Heavy Air Lift Wing from Papa Air Base, Hungary, supports, during a heavy equipment drop into the Bunker drop zone at Grafenwoehr, Germany, Oct. 18, 2016, as part of Peacemaster Unity training. Peacemaster Unity is joint multinational readiness exercise including participation from 7 nations conducting missions across 3 countries, delivering over 2000 troops and 20 heavy drops. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. 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 Spc. Emily Houdershieldt)

• Date Taken: 10.18.2016
• Date Posted: 10.21.2016 03:14
• Photo ID: 2936018
• VIRIN: 161018-A-UK263-567
• Resolution: 7328x4891
• Size: 1.99 MB
• Location: GRAFENWOEHR, BY, DE