Sky Soldiers ensure airborne readiness

A U.S. Army Paratrooper assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, inspects equipment at Aviano Air Base in preparation for an airborne operation onto Juliet Drop Zone in Pordenone under Covid-19 prevention conditions, Italy, Jan. 13, 2021. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility. (U.S. Army photo by Paolo Bovo)

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, prepare to board a U.S. Air Force 86th Air Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft at Aviano Air Base in preparation for an airborne operation at Juliet Drop Zone in Pordenone under Covid-19 prevention conditions, Italy, Jan. 13, 2021. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility. (U.S. Army photo by Paolo Bovo)

A U.S. Army Paratrooper assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, conducts an airborne operation after exiting a U.S. Air Force 86th Air Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft at Juliet Drop Zone, Pordenone, Italy, Jan. 13, 2021, under Covid-19 prevention conditions. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility. (U.S. Army photo by Paolo Bovo)