U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, get equipment issued and tested at Grafenwoehr, Germany, May 2, 2014. The equipment is part of the European Activity Set (EAS), a battalion-sized set of equipment pre-positioned on the Grafenwoehr Training Area to outfit and support U.S. Army forces rotating to Europe for training and contingency missions in support of the U.S. European Command. The EAS will be used for the first time by the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division during exercise Combined Resolve II at the U.S. Army’s Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels Training Areas, May 15 – June 30, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Markus Rauchenberger/released)