Soldiers, assigned to Bravo Troop, Regimental Engineer Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, provide security while an AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter flown by Soldiers, assigned to the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, prepare for a sling load operation as part of Exercise Allied Spirit V at the 7th Army Training Command’s Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Oct. 4, 2016. Exercise Allied Spirit includes about 2,520 participants from eight NATO nations, and exercises tactical interoperability and tests secure communications within Alliance members and partner nations. ( Army photo Spc. Nathanael Merc

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Soldiers, assigned to Bravo Troop, Regimental Engineer Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, provide security while an AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter flown by Soldiers, assigned to the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, prepare for a sling load operation as part of Exercise Allied Spirit V at the 7th Army Training Command’s Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Oct. 4, 2016. Exercise Allied Spirit includes about 2,520 participants from eight NATO nations, and exercises tactical interoperability and tests secure communications within Alliance members and partner nations. ( Army photo Spc. Nathanael Mercado)

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