U.S. Army Pvt. Alpaslan Duzagadusmez of Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry regiment provides security while emplacing a M777 towed 155mm howitzer during Saber Junction 17 at the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, May 13, 2017. Saber Junction 17 is the U.S. Army Europe’s 2nd Cavalry Regiment’s combat training center certification exercise, taking place at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Apr. 25-May 19, 2017. The exercise is designed to assess the readiness of the regiment to conduct unified land operations, with a particular emphasis on rehearsing the transition from garrison to combat operations, and exercising operational and tactical decision-making skills. Saber Junction 17 includes nearly 4,500 participants from 13 NATO and European partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Danielle Carver)