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 Col. Peter M. Erickson is pinned with new rank insignia by his family during his promotion ceremony on Clay Kaserne, Wiesbaden, Germany, January 9, 2026. Colonels are multi-skilled leaders — strategic and creative thinkers; builders of leaders and teams; competent full spectrum warfighters; skilled in governance, statesmanship, and diplomacy; and understand cultural context and work effectively across it. (U.S. Army photo by VI Specialist Nathaniel Petraitis)
