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Mission Brief

Paratroopers receive a safety and mission brief before participating in airborne operation onto Juliet drop zone in Pordenone, Italy, Dec. 12, 2017. The paratroopers are assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, which is the Army Contingency Response Force in Europe. Army photo by Paolo Bovo

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