Exercise of paratroopers

American pararoopers get into troop-transport aircraft C-130 "Hercules" during the exercise on the simultaneous dropping of troops and troop-transport aircraft IL-76 and C-130 "Hercules", in Ivano-Frankovsk, on Tuesday, July 26, 2011. During past two days, a military airfield of the Ivano-Frankovsk Brigade of Tactical Aviation No.114 receives cargo planes "Hercules" of the Air Brigade of Command of U.S. Air Forces in Europe No.86. From July 25 to August 6 in the International Center for Peacemaking and Safety the massive Ukrainian-American tactical exercise involving troops "Rapid Trident - 2011" takes place. Troops from 13 countries of Europe and North America, which are the members of NATO, came to participate in the exercise. Photo by Taras Kashuba / UNIAN