A U.S. Soldier of 3rd General Support Battalion, 227th

A U.S. Soldier of 3rd General Support Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division Aviation Brigade hammers a stake into the ground while fellow Soldiers erect an OE-254 antenna during exercise Saber Junction 16 at the U.S. Army’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany, April 9, 2016. Saber Junction 16 is the U.S. Army Europe’s 173rd Airborne Brigade’s combat training center certification exercise, taking place at the JMRC in Hohenfels, Germany, Mar. 31-Apr. 24, 2016. The exercise is designed to evaluate the readiness of the Army’s Europe-based combat brigades to conduct unified land operations and promote interoperability in a joint, multinational environment. Saber Junction 16 includes nearly 5,000 participants from 16 NATO and European partner nations. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Matthew Hulett/Released)