Story by Capt. Fernando Ochoa and Sgt. 1st Class Adam Stone | U.S. Army Europe and Africa | 09.03.2014
Paratroopers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade and ‘Light-Roll’ British Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment, kicked off NATO Exercise Steadfast Javelin II with a night operation to neutralize radar sites in Western Poland Sept. 3....
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Adam Stone | U.S. Army Europe and Africa | 08.27.2014
It took 15 years for his dream to come true. Ever since he joined the U.S. Army in May 1999, Sgt. 1st Class Gregory Sabiniewicz has wanted to work with the Polish army....
Story by Spc. Hector Rene Membreno-Canales | U.S. Army Europe and Africa | 08.26.2014
Paratroopers of the Polish army’s 6th Airborne Brigade and the 173rd Airborne Brigade trained side-by-side, firing heavy weapons mounted on Humvees at Bucierez Range near Drawkso Pomorskie, Poland, Aug. 26....
Story by Sgt. John Carkeet IV | U.S. Army Europe and Africa | 08.19.2014
For at least four years the Estonian Defense Forces’ 1st Infantry Brigade has drawn scores of Estonia’s cycling enthusiasts to take part in its annual Cross Country Cycling Competition. On Aug. 19 the competitive appeal reached beyond Estonia’s borders when four American paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade pedaled alongside their host nation partners....
Story by Sgt. John Carkeet IV | U.S. Army Europe and Africa | 08.16.2014
Paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade traded their tactical gear for rakes and shovels to turn a small field into a school playground Aug. 16 in Tallinn, Estonia....
Story by Spc. Hector Rene Membreno-Canales and Sgt. 1st Class Adam Stone | U.S. Army Europe and Africa | 08.15.2014
The Polish government invited U.S. Army paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade to march in the annual Polish Armed Forces Day Parade, which is celebrated in Warsaw every Aug. 15....
Story by Staff Sgt. Scott Griffin | U.S. Army Europe and Africa | 08.14.2014
Nerijus Gvergzdis was born with his legs crossed. He has cerebral palsy. Born in the winter in Soviet-occupied Lithuania, Nerijus’ mother, Egidija, was told by state doctors to wrap her son in wet clothes and leave him in a room with the windows open so he would contract pneumonia and die....
Story by Sgt. Michael Crawford | U.S. Army Europe and Africa | 08.12.2014
As paratroopers from 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade arrived in Latvia for their rotation for training in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve, the brigade’s 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regt. left their NATO allies with a personal donation to their nation’s Latvian Fallen Heroes Memorial....
