Soldiers with Company A, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry

Soldiers with Company A, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, load a bus destined for a staged convoy during the company's Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise, Feb. 10. The Soldiers, who were alerted the night prior of a need to deploy on short notice, spent the night and early morning hours preparing their gear, drawing weapons and ammunition and loading pallets as part of the many short-notice tasks required during the EDRE. The exercise was designed as a realistic way to test the company's standing operating procedures (SOP) for similar scenarios they may encounter in the future. (Photo by U.S. Army 1st Lt. Cliff Parsons, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment Unit Public Affairs Representative).