Date: February 4th, 2023

Place: Novo Selo Training Site, Bulgaria

US Army paratroopers assigned to 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade jump out of a Chinook (CH-47) at the Novo Selo Training Site, Bulgaria, Feb. 4, 2023. This extensive training improves the Army’s overall proficiency, reliability, and lethality. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army’s Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.

US Army photo by Pvt. 2 Kyler Hembree

Cool GoPro footage of a US Army soldier parachuting from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter. Video from YouTube and USA Military Channel.