U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Govindkumar Patel, a motor transport

U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Govindkumar Patel, a motor transport operator with the 743rd Transportation Company, stands guard against soldiers acting as protestors during training at the Big Logistics Over-The-Shore, West exercises at Alameda, Calif., July 30, 2015. Big Logistics Over-The-Shore, West is an annual, Army Reserve, multi-echelon functional exercise designed for transportation units and sustainment commands to hone their expertise in Logistics Over-the-Shore (LOTS) operations from July 25 to Aug. 7, 2015. More than 750 Soldiers are participating this year. The exercise has grown into a multi-component exercise involving elements from the Active Component Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Coast Guard, and U.S. Maritime Administration are conducting operations at three Bay-Area California training locations: Camp Parks, Alameda Point, and Military Ocean Terminal-Concord (MOTCO). (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Heather Doppke/released)