U.S. Army Spc. John Elkins of the 66th Transportation Company and U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel Hofmann of Supporting Arms Liason Team Delta Headquarters stack weapons during a mission rehearsal exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Aug. 10, 2012. MREs are designed to prepare units for deployment to the Afghanistan theater of operations to conduct counterinsurgency, stability, and transportation operations in support of NATO International Security Assistance Force.