US Army loads up from Aviano for Lithuania

U.S. Army paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, Vicenza, Italy load into a C-17 Globemaster III at the Personnel Alert Holding Area, June 9, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The U.S. Army and German Armed Forces deployed to Lithuania for a five-month joint training exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cary Smith/Released)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
US Army loads up from Aviano for Lithuania

U.S. Army paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, Vicenza, Italy pack up jump gear at the Personnel Alert Holding Area, June 9, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The U.S. Army and German Armed Forces deployed to Lithuania for a five-month joint training exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cary Smith/Released)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
US Army loads up from Aviano for Lithuania

Jump gear sits by sleeping cots as U.S. Army paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, Vicenza, gather for a pre-jump mission briefing at the Personnel Alert Holding Area, June 9, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The U.S. Army and German Armed Forces deployed to Lithuania for a five-month joint training exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cary Smith/Released)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res

US Army loads up from Aviano for Lithuania

Published June 11, 2015
By Airman 1st Class Cary Smith
31st Fighter Wing Public Affairs

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- U.S. Army paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, Vicenza, Italy, and German Armed Forces deployed to Lithuania from Aviano Air Base, Italy, for a five-month joint training exercise.