U.S. Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team prepare their gear for a mission Aug. 26, 2014, during Saber Junction 2014 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany. Saber Junction is a U.S. Army Europe-led exercise designed to prepare U.S., NATO and international partner forces for unified land operations.