POTD: U.S. Paratroopers Engaging The Opposition

A Paratrooper assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, pulls security at a checkpoint during exercise Panther Giant on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 8th, 2023. Exercise Panther Giant is a validation exercise for elements of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team to demonstrate readiness and lethality before attending the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC). (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Emely Opio-Wright)

Welcome back to another edition of our Photo Of The Day. We’re always on the lookout for the best firearms-related images out there, with the goal to give your eyes something worth watching every day. Today we have pictures of paratroopers. Above you see an AA Paratrooper assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, pulling security at a checkpoint during exercise Panther Giant on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 8th, 2023. The Exercise Panther Giant was a validation exercise for elements of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team to demonstrate readiness and lethality before attending the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC).

Below: M4s and anti-tank rockets – a formidable combination.

Engaging the opposition force with a machine gun.

Paratroopers assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, engage the opposition force (OPFROR). Can you spot the grenade?

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Emely Opio-Wright)

Source: U.S. Army, photo by Sgt. Emely Opio-Wright.