A U.S. Soldier of the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment provides security during exercise Allied Spirit VIII at the U.S. Army’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Jan. 22, 2018. Allied Spirit VIII includes approximately 4,100 participants from 10 nations at 7th Army Training Command’s Hohenfels Training Area, Jan. 15-Feb. 5, 2018. Allied Spirit is a U.S. Army Europe-directed multinational exercise series designed to develop and enhance NATO and key partner’s interoperability and readiness. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Zachery Perkins)