Paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, load in a U.S. Air Force 86th Air Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft, in order to conduct an airborne operation at Juliet Drop Zone in Pordenone, Italy, Feb. 19, 2015. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the Army contingency response force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands areas of responsibility within 18 hours. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/Released)