An U.S. Soldier with 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, separates brass and links at 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area during exercise Combined Resolve II, June 13, 2014. The exercise is a U.S. Army Europe-directed 4,000 participants from 15 partner nations. The intent of the exercise is to train and prepare a U.S. led multinational brigade to interoperate with multiple partner nations and execute unified land operations against a complex threat while improving the combat readiness of all participants. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Gertrud Zach/released)