U.S. soldiers of Able Company, 2nd Battalion (Airborne),

U.S. soldiers of Able Company, 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team take cover in a building during a mission rehearsal exercise (MRE) at a Bundeswehr training area in Oberviechtach, Germany, March 20, 2014. The MRE was conducted at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Commands Grafenwoehr 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. Bryan Rankin/Released)