A U.S. Soldier with Battle Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team fires an M240 machine gun during a European rotational force exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany, Nov. 13, 2013, during JMRC rotation 14-01A. The JMRC provides U.S. and European partner military units and personnel with realistic pre-deployment training scenarios in all aspects of armed conflict.