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Video by Davide Dalla Massara

Operation Shield 2025

Training Support Activity Europe

April 9, 2025 | 2:47

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade conduct target acquisition training with M4 carbine & SMASH 3000 during Operation Shield 2025 in Pula, Croatia on Apr. 9, 2025. This annual exercise, aimed at enhancing Croatian air defense capabilities, brings together units from 173rd Airborne Brigade, Croatian Air Defense Regiment, Slovenian Army, French Armed Forces and British Army for joint training on air defense tactics and procedures. 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 Davide Dalla Massara)