Paratroopers Secure Village For High Value Target

October 22, 2021

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October 22, 2021 - U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment infiltrate into a village to secure the area for a high value target evacuation mission in an urban environment. The scenes include...

• Infiltrating into a village

• Searching for a high value target evacuation

• Escorting a key high value individual in a security posture

• Moving a casualty toward cover and concealment to conduct combat casualty care

This training is part of Exercise Bayonet Ready 22 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany.

Exercise Bayonet Ready 22 is a directive of the United States Army Southern European Task Force - Africa being conducted by 7th Army Training Command and the 173rd Airborne Brigade at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany from 17 to 30 October 2021. The exercise is designed to facilitate the brigade commander’s gated training strategy to build lethal units in a kinetic, simulated combat scenario against a thinking opposing force.

The 173d Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, Africa and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.

Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. John Yountz.