The 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade paratroopers and their Italian ally decide a plan of action during the Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise or EDRE on January 14, 2015. The 173rd Airborne Brigade provides ready troops to deploy within 18 hours anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa, or Central Command areas of responsibility. (U.S. Army photo by 2LT Steven R. Siberski)