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Soldiers participate in the Saber Junction 17 multinational exercise at Aviano Air Base, Italy, April 27, 2017. The exercise involves nearly 4,500 participants from a variety of units from Albania, Bulgaria, Georgia, Italy, Kosovo, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cory W. Bush

Soldiers prepare for a parachute jump during Exercise Saber Junction 17 at Aviano Air Base, Italy, April 27, 2017. The multinational exercise involves nearly 4,500 participants from a variety of units from Albania, Bulgaria, Georgia, Italy, Kosovo, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cory W. Bush

U.S. soldiers and Czech army paratroopers board a C-130H Hercules aircraft during Exercise Saber Junction 17 at Aviano Air Base, Italy, April 27, 2017. The paratroopers departed Aviano for Mimon, Czech Republic. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cory W. Bush

U.S. and Czech paratroopers board a C-130H Hercules aircraft during Exercise Saber Junction 17 at Aviano Air Base, Italy, April 27, 2017. The paratroopers departed Aviano for Mimon, Czech Republic. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cory W. Bush

Two C-130H Hercules aircraft from the Missouri Air National Guard’s 139th Airlift Wing prepare to take off from Aviano Air Base, Italy, during Exercise Saber Junction 17, April 27, 2017. The exercise provides a venue for continued integration between U.S. and NATO special operations and conventional forces. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cory W. Bush

A C-130H Hercules aircraft from the Missouri Air National Guard’s 139th Airlift Wing transports U.S. and Czech paratroopers to Mimon, Czech Republic, during Exercise Saber Junction 17, April 27, 2017. Roughly 1,000 participants from eight NATO and four partner nations are participating in the exercise. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cory W. Bush