A Heavy Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster, from Papa, Hungary, takes off from Aviano Air Base, Italy with U.S. Army paratroopers from 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, as part of an emergency deployment exercise 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.