U.S. Army paratroopers from 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade load a Heavy Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster at Aviano Air Base, Italy, as part of an emergency deployment exercise held here March 24. The 173rd Airborne Brigade, 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 within hours of alert.