U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry
Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade move forward on an objective during a
squad-level live fire exercise in Larnaca, Cyprus as part of Exercise Silver
Falcon 23 (SF23).
SF23 is a bilateral exercise between the United States and
Cyprus and is designed to enhance interoperability between
both nations’ militaries to ensure they are prepared for any
contingency, particularly those involving crisis response
and non-combatant evacuation operations.
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 Sgt. Mariah Y. Gonzalez February
14, 2023
