A U.S. Soldier of 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment,

A U.S. Soldier of 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division motions to his soldiers during exercise Combined Resolve II at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, May 15, 2014. Combined Resolve II is a multinational decisive action training environment exercise occurring at the Joint Multinational Training Commands Hohenfels and Grafenwoehr Training Areas that involves more than 4,000 participants from 15 partner nations. The intent of the exercise is to train and prepare a U.S. led multinational brigade to interoperate with multiple partner nations and execute unified land operations against a complex threat while improving the combat readiness of all participants. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Bryan Rankin/Released) (This image was manipulated using a black and white filter)