Paratroopers from the 1st Batallion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, prepare for takeoff in the back of a C-130 Hercules, Dec. 11, 2013, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Airmen from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, partnered with soldiers from U.S. Army at Vicenza to conduct airfield seizure training operations on Rivolta Italian air force base.