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Soldiers receive a mission brief before conducting reconnaissance patrols and convoy maneuvers with their Stryker combat vehicles during a unit squad tactical exercise as part of Allied Spirit IV in Hohenfels, Germany, Jan. 20, 2016. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment. Army photo by Sgt. William A. Tanner

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Soldiers receive a mission brief before conducting reconnaissance patrols and convoy maneuvers with their Stryker combat vehicles during a unit squad tactical exercise as part of Allied Spirit IV in Hohenfels, Germany, Jan. 20, 2016. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment. Army photo by Sgt. William A. Tanner

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