U.S. Soldiers assigned to 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery
Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, conduct a live-fire exercise for MK19 and
M240B weapon systems at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany.
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.