EXERCISE EAGLE SOKOL 21 (Interview) U.S. Army Spc. Daniel Hernandez

Credit: Davide Dalla Massara | Date Taken: 03/09/2021
U.S. Army Spc. Daniel Hernandez, Paratrooper assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, talks about Sniper exercise as part of Eagle Sokol 21 at Bac Range in Postonja, Slovenia, Mar. 9, 2021 under Covid-19 prevention conditions. Exercise Eagle Sokol is a bilateral training exercise with the Slovenian Armed Forces focused on the rapid deployment and assembly of forces and team cohesion with weapon systems tactics and procedures. Exercises such as this build a foundation of teamwork and readiness between NATO allies. 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. (U.S. Army video by Davide Dalla Massara)