173rd ABCT performs first full-spectrum training operation in Europe
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)