A Bulgarian soldier assigned to the 2nd Company, 3rd

A Bulgarian soldier assigned to the 2nd Company, 3rd Mechanized Infantry Battalion, 61st Mechanized Brigade scans for simulated opposing forces after receiving fire during exercise Combined Resolve V at the U.S. Army’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 24, 2015. Exercise Combined Resolve V is designed to exercise the U.S. Army’s regionally allocated force to the U.S. European Command area of responsibility with multinational training at all echelons. Approximately 4,600 participants from 13 NATO and European partner nations will participate. The exercise involves around 2,000 U.S. troops and 2,600 NATO and Partner for peace nations. Combined Resolve is a preplanned exercise that does not fall under Operation Atlantic resolve. This exercise will train participants to function together in a joint, multinational and integrated environment and train U.S. rotational forces to be more flexible, agile, and to better operate alongside our NATO Allies. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brian Chaney/Released)