Airborne field artillery booms in support of 173rd Airborne Brigade CALFEX [Image 1 of 6]

LATVIA

12.04.2016

Photo by Sgt. Lauren Harrah 

24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element

Paratroopers assigned to Bravo Battery, 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, fire a M119 105 mm howitzer during a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise at Camp Adazi, Latvia, Dec. 4, 2016. Bravo battery conducted fire missions in support of Chosen Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne, as they maneuvered toward their objective. The ‘Sky Soldiers’ of C Co., 2nd Bn., 503rd Inf. Regt., are on a training rotation in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve, a U.S. led effort in Eastern Europe that demonstrates U.S. commitment to the collective security of NATO and dedication to enduring peace and stability in the region. The 173rd Airborne Brigade, based in Vicenza, Italy, is the Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, and is capable of projecting forces to conduct a full range of military operations across the United States European, Central and Africa Command areas of responsibility within 18 hours. The U.S. and partner nations conducted land, sea and air exercises and maintained a rotational presence in order to reinforce NATO security commitments in Europe. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Lauren Harrah/Released)

• Date Taken: 12.04.2016
• Date Posted: 12.05.2016 09:09
• Photo ID: 3031041
• VIRIN: 161204-A-DP178-041
• Resolution: 4728x3074
• Size: 1.62 MB
• Location: LV