U.S. Army soldiers of Alpha Company, 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) conduct a mission convoy during a training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany, March 16, 2012.
The U.S. Army's 173rd ABCT, Europe's rapid-reaction force, is conducting a mission rehearsal exercise at the JMRC in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. The exercise was designed to develop combat skills, counterinsurgency tactics and the multinational partnerships between the military forces of the United States, Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia. (DoD photo by Sgt. Randy Florendo, U.S. Army/Released). Original public domain image from Flickr