Soldiers load an M224 60 mm mortar system during exercise Allied Spirit VII at the Army’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Nov. 8, 2017. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment. Approximately 4,050 service members from 13 nations are participating in Allied Spirit, a U.S. Army Europe-directed, multinational exercise series designed to develop and enhance NATO and key partner’s interoperability and readiness. Army photo by Spc. Randy Wren