U.S. Soldiers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade recover

U.S. Soldiers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade recover a parachute during a heavy equipment drop as part of Exercise Swift Response 17 Phase II at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 10, 2017. Swift Response 17, Phase II is an annual, U.S. Army Europe-led exercise focused on allied airborne forces’ ability to quickly and effectively respond to crisis situations as an interoperable multi-national team. The exercise takes place at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 2-20, 2017 and includes more than 7,000 participants from Bosnia-Herzegovina, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. (U.S. Army photo by Gertrud Zach)