A U.S. Army Soldier, assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor, 1st Infantry Division, controls an M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) prior to launch during a training operation at the National Training Center, April 20, 2014. The MLRS is an armored, self-propelled, multiple rocket launcher which is used to engage enemy targets over 175 miles away and move to different locations rapidly from enemy counter fire. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Richard W. Jones Jr., Operations Group, National Training Center)