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...
U.S. Army military working dog SOYER H057, assigned to the U.S. Army Garrison Italy 18th Military Police Detachment, specialized in drugs detection, poses for a portrait with his instructor Staff Sgt. Payton R. May at Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy, Jan. 27, 2026. Military working dogs help protect U.S Soldiers by detecting drugs, deterring hostile actions, locating bombs and assisting local law enforcement in keeping the public safe. (U.S. Army photo by Davide Dalla Massara)
