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Thursday, 11 March 2021 16:20
Exercise Eagle Sokol is a bilateral training exercise with the Slovenian Armed Forces focused on the rapid deployment and assembly of forces and team cohesion with weapon systems tactics and procedures.
U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the Dog Company,1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, engage the targets during blank-fire exercise as part of Eagle Sokol 21 at Pocek Range in Postonja, Slovenia, March 9 (Picture source: U.S. Army/Paolo Bovo)
Exercises such as this build a foundation of teamwork and readiness between NATO allies. 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. Forward-based in Italy and Germany, the Brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build interoperability and strengthen the Alliance.