Soldiers from 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th

Soldiers from 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, and the 2nd Battalion, 9th Ghurak Regiment of the Indian army present their national colors during the closing ceremonies for exercise Yudh Abhyas 14 at Chaubattia, India Sept. 30, 2014. More than 100 U.S. Soldiers participated in the exercise, which began Sept. 17 and too place at Ranikhet Cantonment, Utterakhand, India. Yudh Abhyas is an U.S. Army Pacific Command-sponsored exercise and is geared toward enhancing cooperation and coordination through training and cultural exchanges and building skills and relationships necessary during a peacekeeping operation. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Mylinda DuRousseau, 1/25 SBCT Public Affairs)