(Steven Beardsley/Stars and Stripes)

Hohenfels, Germany, Nov. 17, 2011: A soldier hurls a smoking tire away from the action during a civil disturbance training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center. The simulation, part of a larger exercise to train U.S. and multinational soldiers bound for peacekeeping duties in Kosovo, sought to mimic recent events in the country.

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