A U.S. Army soldier from the 541st Engineer Company administers medical aid to Sgt. Thomas Shorts (right), 541st Engineer Company, during a situational training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany on Dec. 4, 2012. The STX is designed to prepare and train U.S. and multinational forces for medical evacuation and route clearance operations in the Afghanistan operational environment. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. W. Ryan Livingston/Released)