10/6/2011 - A fleet of C-130 Hercules aircraft wait on the flightline Oct. 5 at Aviano Air Base, Italy, in preparation for the the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team's first full-spectrum training in Europe. The 173rd ABCT, stationed in Vicenza, Italy, leads the effort in the first brigade-sized operation in Europe since 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brianna Jones)

10/6/2011 - Soldiers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team prepare to board a C-130 Hercules Oct. 5 at Aviano Air Base, Italy, in preparation for the the 173rd ABCT's first full-spectrum training in Europe. The 173rd ABCT, stationed in Vicenza, Italy, lead the effort in the first brigade-sized operation in Europe since 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brianna Jones)

10/6/2011 - Soldiers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team prepare to board a C-130 Hercules Oct. 5 at Aviano Air Base, Italy, in preparation for the the 173rd ABCT's first full-spectrum training in Europe. The 173rd ABCT, stationed in Vicenza, Italy, lead the effort as more than 1,300 U.S. military and joint partner nation paratroopers participated in the first brigade-sized operation in Europe since 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brianna Jones)

10/6/2011 - A fleet of C-130 Hercules waits on the flightline Oct. 5 at Aviano Air Base, Italy, in preparation for the the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team's first full-spectrum training in Europe. The 173rd ABCT, stationed in Vicenza, Italy, lead the effort as more than 1,300 U.S. military and joint partner nation paratroopers participated in the first brigade-sized operation in Europe since 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brianna Jones)

10/6/2011 - Master Sgt. Shawn Minyon (middle), 8th Air Support Operations Squadron superintendent, together with 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Soldiers listen for jump instructions Oct. 5 at Aviano Air Base, Italy, before the team's first full-spectrum training operation in Europe. Minyon and other 8th ASOS members participated in the event. The 173rd ABCT, stationed at Vicenza, Italy, leads the efforts in the first brigade-sized operation in Europe since 2003 that includes more than 1,300 U.S. military an joint partner nation paratroopers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nadine Barclay)

10/6/2011 - A C-130 Hercules taxis Oct. 5 at the Aviano Air Base, Italy, flightline in preparation for the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team's first full-spectrum training operation in Europe. The 173rd ABCT, stationed at Vicenza, Italy, leads the efforts in the first brigade-sized operation in Europe since 2003 that includes more than 1,300 U.S. military an joint partner nation paratroopers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nadine Barclay)

10/6/2011 - A C-130 Hercules taxis Oct. 5 at the Aviano Air Base, Italy, flightline in preparation for the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team's first full-spectrum training operation in Europe. The 173rd ABCT, stationed at Vicenza, Italy, leads the efforts in the first brigade-sized operation in Europe since 2003 that includes more than 1,300 U.S. military an joint partner nation paratroopers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nadine Barclay)

10/6/2011 - Soldiers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team prepare to board a C-130 Hercules Oct. 5 at Aviano Air Base, Italy, in preparation of the unit's first full-spectrum training operation in Europe. The 173rd ABCT, stationed at Vicenza, Italy, leads the efforts in the first brigade-sized operation in Europe since 2003 that includes more than 1,300 U.S. military an joint partner nation paratroopers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nadine Barclay)

10/6/2011 - Aircrew members perform pre-flight checks on a fleet of C-130 Hercules Oct. 5 at Aviano Air Base, Italy, in support of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team's first full-spectrum training operation in Europe. The 173rd ABCT, stationed at Vicenza, Italy, leads the efforts in the first brigade-sized operation in Europe since 2003 that includes more than 1,300 U.S. military an joint partner nation paratroopers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nadine Barclay)

10/6/2011 - Soldiers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team prepare to board a C-130 Hercules Oct. 5 at Aviano Air Base, Italy, as part of the 173rd ABCT's first full-spectrum training in Europe. The 173rd ABCT, stationed in Vicenza, Italy, is leading the effort in the first brigade-sized operation in Europe since 2003 that includes more than 3,500 U.S. military and joint partner nation paratroopers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jenay Randolph)

10/6/2011 - A C-17 Globemaster and a C-130 Hercules waits on the flight line Oct. 5 at Aviano Air Base, Italy, to be boarded by the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team's first full-spectrum training in Europe. The 173rd ABCT, stationed in Vicenza, Italy, is leading the effort in the first brigade-sized operation in Europe since 2003 that includes more than 3,500 U.S. military and joint partner nation paratroopers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jenay Randolph)

10/6/2011 - A C-130 Hercules takes off from the flight line Oct. 5 at Aviano Air Base, Italy, to be boarded by the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team's first full-spectrum training in Europe. The 173rd ABCT, stationed in Vicenza, Italy, is leading the effort in the first brigade-sized operation in Europe since 2003 that includes more than 3,500 U.S. military and joint partner nation paratroopers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jenay Randolph)