U.S. Army Paratroopers from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion,

U.S. Army Paratroopers from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade perform Wet Silk training with Italian Army Folgore Brigade Paratroopers. In this part of the training the Italian Paratroopers tread water for 10 minutes in the Italian Army Folgore Brigade swimming pool at Lustrissimi Italian Training area, Livorno, Italy, May 9, 2017. This exercise is part of deliberate water airborne operation familiarization training before the jump at Lake Garda, Italy (photo by Elena Baladelli /released).