U.S. Army retired Gen. Carter Ham (third from left) and former Sgt. Maj of the Army Kenneth O. Preston (2nd from left) meet U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, during exercise Combined Resolve II, June 20, 2014, Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. The exercise is a U.S. Army Europe-directed multinational exercise; including more than 4,000 participants from 15 allied and partner countries. The gunnery is the first time a U.S. Army rotational force used the European Activity Set -- a set of armored vehicles and equipment pre-positioned in Grafenwoehr including the most up-to-date versions of the M1A2 Abrams tanks and M2/M3 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles -- for live-fire training in Europe. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Gertrud Zach/released)