U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to Brigade Support

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, and Slovenian Army remark about the airborne operation at Cerklje Drop Zone in Slovenia during the Exercise Mountain Shock Dec. 1, 2016. Exercise Mountain Shock is a bilateral training exercise with the Solvenian Armed Forces focused on the rapid deployment and assembly of forces and team cohesion with weapon systems tactics and procedures. Exercises such as this build a foundation of teamwork and readiness between allied NATO countries. 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 within 18 hours. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/Released)