Four military companies from Italy and Germany supported by the USAF unit in Ramstein, Germany operated before the formal version of Operation Atlantic Resolve was put into place.
Troops were transported with assistance from the USAF 37th Airlift Squadron based out of Ramstein, Germany. The force consisted of 4 Companies of approximately: 150 soldiers from the 173rd BCT (Brigade Combat Team, airborne) out of Vincenza, Italy and supporting Air Force JTACs (Joint Terminal Attack Controller) from the 2nd ASOS (Air Support Operations Squadron) out of Vilseck, Germany. The 4 companies were rotated out every 90 days through the end of 2014 when a more formal version of Operation Atlantic Resolve was put into place. 
