Sgt. Flint Elsik, a weapons squad leader in C Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, hits the ground following a successful jump from a UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter March 18 at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the Army’s Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing ready forces to deploy anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa and Central Commands areas of responsibility in less than 18 hours.