U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 173rd Combat Engineer Company-Airborne, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, train with Selectable Lightweight Attack Munitions and test them for limitations at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, 09-11 Dec 2025. The SLAM is a portable hand emplaced multipurpose munition that uses an explosively formed penetrator warhead with an effective range up to 25 feet against lightly armored vehicles. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army’s Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to U.S. European, African and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward-stationed across Italy and Germany, the brigade trains...
Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Mullinax, Command Sergeant Major (CSM) of U.S. Army Europe and Africa (left), speaks with Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery (HHB), 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment (1-57 ADAR) at the Oberdachstetten Range complex, during his visit to U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach Jan. 28 & 29. Mullinax said during his visit, he wanted to gain a better understanding of the Ansbach area and engage with units at the garrison. Ansbach, Germany, Jan. 28, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Eugen Warkentin)
