Members of the U.S. Army 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry

Members of the U.S. Army 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and the Italian Army 186th Airborne Regiment Forlgore Brigade board a C-17 Globemaster III during exercise Bayonet Strike June 13, 2018, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The airlift support was provided by members of the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 204th Airlift Squadron, alongside other aircraft from and the NATO Heavy Airlift Wing at Papa Air Base, Hungary, and Air Mobility Command. The operation served as a training requirement for the participating soldiers, qualifying them to rapid assemble and deploy virtually anywhere in the European Theater. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)