(Steven Beardsley)

Germany, March 19, 2013: Second Lt. Joey Ivanov, second from left, of 2nd Platoon, Troop L, studies a map of the Hohenfels Training Area during the 2nd Cavalry Regiment’s pre-deployment exercise in March. The three-week training sought to simulate conditions in the area of southern Afghanistan where 2nd Cavalry was scheduled to deploy that summer.

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