U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade alongside
Italian soldiers from the 3rd Alpini Regiment conduct an integrated platoon
attack during Exercise Steel Blizzard 2022 (SB22) in snow covered mountainous terrain at Pian dell’Alpe in Usseaux,
Italy. Exercise Steel Blizzard is an Italian Army-hosted
multinational mountain and arctic warfare training exercise.
Three reconnaissance platoons from the 173rd Airborne
Brigade take part in a three-phase training regimen with the
3rd Alpini Regiment to expand force capabilities by learning
how to shoot, move, and operate in mountainous and arctic
conditions. Over the course of the training, these
paratroopers learn different methods of skiing and
traversing mountains, engaging in combat while skiing and
operating alongside the Alpini, culminating in a validation
exercise against opposing forces in a mountainous
environment.
This training plays a key role in further developing the
relationship, interoperability and mission capabilities of
both forces.
The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency
Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable
forces to the United States European, African, and Central
Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across
Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside
NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and
strengthen the alliance.
U.S. Army video by Cpl. Giuseppe Terrasi February
16, 2022
