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B-Roll Package: U.S. and Belgian Paratroopers Conduct Blank Fire Exercise

173rd Airborne Brigade

April 13, 2023 | 1:48

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to Anvil Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, conduct a blank fire exercise alongside Belgian paratroopers with the Belgian 3rd Paratroopers Battalion near Camp Beverlo, Belgium on April 13, 2023.

Exercise Iron Lion is a bilateral airborne exercise between the United States and Belgium that is designed to build airborne interoperability between 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and the Belgian 3rd Paratroopers Battalion through multiple airborne operations and tactical maneuver training.

The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, 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.

U.S. Army Video by Sgt. Mariah Y. Gonzalez