"The 4-319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment (AFAR) can deliver to a potential crisis area quickly, providing integrated fires with NATO maneuver forces." -Lt.Col. David Pasquale, Battalion Commander of 4-319th AFAR, 173d Airborne Brigade.
Peacemaster Unity is a joint multinational readiness exercise including participation from 7 nations conducting missions across 3 countries, delivering over 2000 troops and 20 heavy drops.
Aircraft support is provided via C17 Globemaster III Aircrafts from the Heavy Airlift Wing, Papa Air Base, Hungary.
The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility within 18 hours.