Photo Of The Day: Above you see a “SkySoldier” with the 2-503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment “The Rock”, as he engages targets with a Beretta ARX160 for weapon familiarization training alongside the Esercito Italiano from the 3rd Alpini Regiment. The Beretta ARX160 was developed for military and law enforcement use and is chambered in various calibers, including 5.56 NATO and 7.62x39mm.

The 173rd Airborne Brigade is an airborne infantry brigade combat team of the United States Army based in Vicenza, Italy. It is the United States European Command’s conventional airborne strategic response force for Europe. The brigade is designed to deploy rapidly by parachute assault and to support theater operations with campaign-quality, combined arms forces. The brigade has a long and distinguished history, having served in Vietnam and other locations around the world. The unit is made up of soldiers from a variety of military occupational specialties, including infantry, armor, artillery, and aviation. The brigade is trained and equipped to conduct full-spectrum operations and is capable of rapidly deploying anywhere in the world to support U.S. interests.