U.S. Army Sgt. Zachary McCarter, assigned to Bravo

U.S. Army Sgt. Zachary McCarter, assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, conducts radio communications during a mission rehearsal exercise (MRE) in Vilseck, Germany, March 20, 2014. The MRE was conducted at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Commands Grafenwhoer and Hohenfels Training Areas in order to prepare the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade to deploy to Afghanistan to provide medical evacuation and combat support to the NATO International Security Assistance Force mission. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Justin De Hoyos/Released)