U.S. Army soldiers from Alpha Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, set up check points outside of a command operation base during a training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, March 10, 2012. The U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Europe's rapid-reaction force, is conducting a mission rehearsal exercise at JMRC in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. The exercise is designed to develop combat skills, counterinsurgency tactics and the multinational partnerships between the military forces of the U.S., Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia.