POTD: FGM-148 Javelin Missile On The Way

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade fires an FGM-148 Javelin shoulder-fired anti-tank missile during a combined arms live-fire exercise at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, August 21, 2019. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility.

The photos of today’s POTD are from August 2019. The man-portable FGM-148 Javelin is a fire-and-forget anti-tank missile. Here we see a U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade as he fires one from his shoulder during a combined arms live-fire exercise at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment and the 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade employ a brazier charge.

Here’s another brazier charge to clear a wire obstacle.

The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands’ areas of responsibility.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade fire a tube-launched, optically-tracked, wireless-guided weapon (TOW) missile.

A U.S. Army Paratrooper assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade fires a .50 caliber machine gun.

All photos by Sgt. Henry Villarama.