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Video by Staff Sgt. John Yountz

Hammer Time

173rd Airborne Brigade

March 17, 2022 | 0:07

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade hits a tractor tire with a sledgehammer during a physical training competition at Caserma Del Din in Vicenza, Italy, March 17, 2022.

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 Graphic by Staff Sgt. John Yountz)