Pfc. Gerard Valenzuela, a combat engineer assigned

Pfc. Gerard Valenzuela, a combat engineer assigned to the Regimental Engineer Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment conducts maintenance operations and general upkeep of their Mine Clearing Line Charge equipment while awaiting orders for their next mission during the unit's participation in Allied Spirit IV, being held at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Jan. 28, 2016. The goal of the exercise is to prepare forces, in Europe, to operate together by exercising tactical interoperability and testing secure communications within NATO Alliance members and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. William A. Tanner)