A U.S. Army Paratrooper assigned to the 173rd Brigade

A U.S. Army Paratrooper assigned to the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, engages targets with Mk-19 grenade launcher during a live-fire exercise as part of Lipizzaner VI at Bac Range in Postojna, Slovenia, Jan. 29, 2020. Lipizzaner is a combined squad-level training exercise in preparation for platoon evaluation, and to validate battalion-level deployment procedures. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility. (U.S. Army photo by Paolo Bovo)