A Dutch soldier of Alpha Company, 42nd Infantry Battalion, 13th Mechanized Brigade provides security with an M249 light machine gun during exercise Allied Spirit at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Jan. 16, 2015. Exercise Allied Spirit includes more than 1,600 participants from Canada, Hungary, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and the U.S. Allied Spirit is exercising tactical interoperability and testing secure communications within alliance members. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Justin De Hoyos/Released)