Article: A transformed force in legacy clothing.(Professional Forum)

The deployment and subsequent actions of the 173d Airborne Brigade during Operation Iraqi Freedom do much to demonstrate how today's legacy forces can lean forward towards the intended capabilities of the Army's Future Force. By taking advantage of evolved organizational and operational constructs, as well as exploiting U.S. Army Europe (USAREUR)-provided modular enhancements to their baseline force--all the while leveraging emerging technologies for command, control, and intelligence--the Sky Soldiers of the 173d have shown that they can project an agile, mobile combined arms team across strategic distances, ready to accomplish a broad array of battlefield tasks.

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