“Trigger Warning: Combat Footage — April 1967. The 173rd Airborne Brigade hits a hot LZ in Vietnam. Bullets snap through the grass as choppers lift off under fire. No script, no second takes—just real men fighting to stay alive.” Sound by Ghosts of the Battlefield #VietnamWar #173rdAirborne #SkySoldiers #HotLZ #AirAssault #WarMachine #GhostsOfTheBattlefield #CombatHistory #BrothersInArms #HistoryInMotion | Ghosts of the Battlefield

Watch U.S. Army paratroopers from the 173rd Engineer Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade, conducting intense team blank fire training at Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany! 🇩🇪 These paratroopers are part of the U.S. Army’s elite Contingency Response Force, always ready to deploy across Europe, Africa, and beyond. 💪 #ArmyTraining #Paratroopers #173rdAirborne #BlankFire #USArmy #NATO #Grafenwoehr #MilitaryTraining #Airborne #ForceReady #ContingencyResponse #SoldiersInAction #ArmyLife #MilitaryStr

A bit of #Airborne to wind down the week. A 173rd Brigade Support Battalion video highlighting the unique aspects of the brigade and opportunities available for U.S. Army #SkySoldiers to train alongside allies and partners in #StrongEurope. #Allied2Win. (U.S. Mission to NATO, NATO, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE)) | U.S. Army Europe and Africa

#MedalofHonor President Barack Obama presented the Medal of Honor to 173rd Airborne Brigade Staff Sgt. Ryan Pitts in the East Room of the White House, July 21, 2014. It was followed by a standing ovation. Pitts demonstrated extraordinary heroism on July 13, 2008, at Vehicle Patrol Base Kahler, near Wanat Village, Kunar Province, Afghanistan. Despite being severely wounded, he took control of the observation post, returned fire and threw grenades to hold off over 200 enemy fighters. His relentles