U.S. Army paratroopers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade

U.S. Army paratroopers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade wait to board a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft during Saber Junction 19, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 18, 2019. SJ19 is an exercise involving nearly 5,400 participants from 16 ally and partner nations at the U.S. Army’s Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels Training Areas, Sept. 3 to 30 Sept. 2019. SJ19 is designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army’s 173rd Infantry Airborne Brigade to execute land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with participating allies and partner nations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Patrick Evenson)