Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, provide security during Exercise Combined Resolve VIII at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, June 8, 2017. Exercise Combined Resolve VIII is a multinational exercise designed to train the Army’s Regionally Allocated Force for the U.S. European Command. The exercise will include more than 3,400 participants from 10 nations. The goal of the exercise is to prepare forces in Europe to operate together to promote stability and security in the region. Army photo by Spc. Michael Bradley binoculars