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Corps Ready: War Ready

By Pfc. Hubert D Delany III (XVIII Corps)January 25, 2017

Corps Ready: War Ready
1 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Paratroopers assigned to XVIII Airborne Corps' Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion conduct rehearsals for Airborne assault training at Pope Army Air Field, N.C Jan. 19, 2017. The XVIII Airborne Corps is the Army's strategic response force, train... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Corps Ready: War Ready
2 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Paratroopers assigned to XVIII Airborne Corps' Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion listen to instructions on how to properly prepare their equipment at Pope Army Air Field, N.C. for airborne assault training Jan. 19, 2017. The training is conduc... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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3 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Canadian Army Brig. Gen. Marc Gagne (center), the deputy commanding general of operations, XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg, prepares his equipment at Pope Army Air Field, N.C. before conducting Airborne assault training Jan. 19, 2017. The traini... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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4 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Spc. Joshua Roque-Rivera, an Army paralegal specialist with XVIII Airborne Corps' Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, writes his personal information on a tag to be attached to his equipment at Pope Army Air Field, N.C. prior to Airborne assault... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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5 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Spc. Joshua Roque-Rivera, an Army paralegal specialist with XVIII Airborne Corps' Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, writes his personal information on a tag to be attached to his equipment at Pope Army Air Field, N.C. prior to Airborne assault... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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6 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – 1st Sgt. Peter Strassels, XVIII Airborne Corps' Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, applies camouflage paint to his face at Pope Army Air Field, N.C. before conducting airborne assault training Jan. 19, 2017. The training is conducted to keep th... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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7 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Spc. Rodrigo Garibay, a mechanic assigned to the XVIII Airborne Corps' Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, relaxes at Pope Army Air Field, N.C. after preparing the equipment he needs for Airborne assault training Jan. 19, 2017. The training is c... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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8 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Spc. Daniel Pena, a health care specialist assigned to the XVIII Airborne Corps' Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, helps reinforce a security perimeter outside of an assault command post during Airborne assault training Jan. 19, 2017 at Luzon ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- Paratroopers assigned to XVIII Airborne Corps' Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion conducted Airborne assault training Jan. 19, 2017 at Luzon Drop Zone near Wargram, N.C.

The training is conducted to keep the paratroopers proficient in skills that permit them to be able to deploy anywhere in the world at a moment's notice.

The XVIII Airborne Corps is the Army's strategic response force, trained to be ready around the clock to deploy, fight and win the Nation's battles.

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