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Parachute inspection
A U.S. Army jumpmaster assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment (Airborne) conducts a jumpmaster parachute inspection during an airborne operation alongside soldiers from the Tunisian Special Forces Group near Bizerte, Tunisia on March 3, 2022.
The 173rd Airborne Brigade is part of U.S. Africa Command's contingency response force for north and west Africa, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO Allies and partners.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. John Yountz)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. John Yountz
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173rd Airborne Brigade
A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment (Airborne) gets her parachute rigged up during an airborne operation alongside soldiers from the Tunisian Special Forces Group near Bizerte, Tunisia on March 3, 2022.
The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. John Yountz)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. John Yountz
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The paratrooper way
A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment (Airborne) receives a jumpmaster parachute inspection during an airborne operation alongside soldiers from the Tunisian Special Forces Group near Bizerte, Tunisia on March 3, 2022.
The 173rd Airborne Brigade is part of the U.S. Africa Command Contingency Response Force in north and west Africa. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside Allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. John Yountz)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. John Yountz
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Heading for the sky
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment (Airborne) assist one another in donning and rigging their parachutes during an airborne operation alongside soldiers from the Tunisian Special Forces Group near Bizerte, Tunisia on March 3, 2022.
The 173rd Airborne Brigade is part of the U.S. Africa Command Contingency Response Force in north and west Africa. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside Allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. John Yountz)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. John Yountz
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Slip into wind
A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment (Airborne) slips into the wind during an airborne operation alongside soldiers from the Tunisian Special Forces Group near Bizerte, Tunisia on March 3, 2022.
The 173rd Airborne Brigade is part of the U.S. Africa Command Contingency Response Force in north and west Africa. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside Allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. John Yountz)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. John Yountz
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Parachute recovery
A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment (Airborne) pulls his suspension lines to recover his parachute during an airborne operation alongside soldiers from the Tunisian Special Forces Group near Bizerte, Tunisia on March 3, 2022.
The 173rd Airborne Brigade is part of the U.S. Africa Command Contingency Response Force in north and west Africa. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside Allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. John Yountz)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. John Yountz
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Scanning the drop zone
A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment (Airborne) scans the drop zone for the assembly area during an airborne operation alongside soldiers from the Tunisian Special Forces Group near Bizerte, Tunisia on March 3, 2022.
The 173rd Airborne Brigade is part of the U.S. Africa Command Contingency Response Force in north and west Africa. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside Allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. John Yountz)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. John Yountz
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Parachute deployment
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment (Airborne) exit a Tunisian AC-130 Hercules during an airborne operation alongside soldiers from the Tunisian Special Forces Group near Bizerte, Tunisia on March 3, 2022.
The 173rd Airborne Brigade is part of the U.S. Africa Command Contingency Response Force in north and west Africa. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside Allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. John Yountz)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. John Yountz
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Descending to the ground
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment (Airborne) descend to the ground using MC-6 parachutes during an airborne operation alongside soldiers from the Tunisian Special Forces Group near Bizerte, Tunisia on March 3, 2022.
The 173rd Airborne Brigade is part of the U.S. Africa Command Contingency Response Force in north and west Africa. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside Allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. John Yountz)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. John Yountz
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173rd Airborne Brigade
A soldier from the Tunisian Special Forces Group begins taking off his parachute during an airborne operation alongside U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment (Airborne) near Bizerte, Tunisia on March 3, 2022.
The 173rd Airborne Brigade part of the U.S. Africa Command Contingency Response Force in north and west Africa. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside Allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. John Yountz)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. John Yountz
VICENZA, Italy – Paratroopers from 173rd Airborne Brigade and U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa joined Tunisia Armed Forces in an airborne exercise near Bizerte, Tunisia, March 3-4.
Approximately 50 Soldiers from SETAF-AF and 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, parachuted alongside 50 Tunisian military counterparts onto the Al Amila drop zone from Sidi Ahmed Air Base near Bizerte, Tunisia.
The paratroopers jumped from U.S. and Tunisian military aircraft, qualifying them for an exchange of foreign jump wings. U.S. and Tunisian soldiers presented each other parachutist badges in a ceremony March 4.
While the militaries have joined together in a number of military exercises, including African Lion last year, this was the first U.S.-Tunisia airborne exercise in a decade.
“This jump demonstrated the value of partnership with highly professional and highly capable militaries,” said Maj. Gen. Andrew Rohling, commanding general of U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa. Rohling’s SETAF-AF headquarters coordinates all U.S. Army security cooperation in Africa.
“I commend the Tunisia Armed Forces for their robust military capability to plan and execute airborne operations,” Rohling said. “It is emblematic of the professional, deliberate way they go about their business. It makes them a highly valued partner in the region.”
