A coalition force member kneels and scans his surroundings during an operation in Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Sep. 09, 2013. The force detained a Taliban leader responsible for improvised explosive device and lethal aid facilitation. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Justin English)

INDIAN OCEAN (April 04, 2014) Jon Donnison, a journalist for BBC News (left) and Nicolas Perpitch, a journalist for The Australian (right) speak with Naval Aircrewman (Operator) 2nd Class Julio Cerpa, assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 16 about the capabilities of the P-8A Poseidon aircraft while flying over the Indian Ocean on a mission in support of the international effort to locate Malaysian Airlines flight MH370. VP-16 is deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Keith DeVinney/Released)

Croatian soldiers with the 1st Platoon, 1st Company, Tiger Battalion take cover and provide security as their platoon conducts a movement to contact exercise during an Immediate Response 2012 training event in Slunj, Croatia, May 28, 2012. Immediate Response is a U.S. Army Europe-led combined joint tactical field training exercise designed to build interoperability between NATO, Croatia and its regional partner nations. (DoD photo by Spc. Lorenzo Ware, U.S. Army/Released)

Polish Paratroopers from the 16th powietrznodesantowego, 6 Brygada Powietrznodesantowa im. gen. bryg. Stanisława Sosabowskiego - during Exercise Anakonda – 26th September 2014

Photos: Adam Roik - COMCAM DO RSZ

A U.S. Marine assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) fires a round from a M203 grenade launcher during a mechanized assault training exercise at Fort Pickett, Va., Sept. 10, 2012. The Marines and Sailors who took part in the training used Humvees and Light Armored Vehicles to assault their final objective on the infantry platoon battle course. Their training was part of the 26th MEU’s pre-deployment training program. (DoD photo by Cpl. Christopher Q. Stone, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)

U.S. Army Pfc. Shekinah Frye, photographer assigned to 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), documents a river crossing exercise during Saber Guardian 17 over the Danube River, Bordusani, Romania, July 15, 2017. Saber Guardian is a U.S. Army Europe-led multinational exercise that spans across Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania with more than 25,000 service members from 22 allied and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Villareal/Released)

Iraqi soldiers attending the Iraqi Noncommissioned Officer Academy conduct live fire maneuver training at Camp Taji, Iraq, Dec. 14, 2016. This training is critical to enabling Iraqi security forces to counter ISIL and regain territory from the terrorist group. Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve is the global Coalition to defeat ISIL in Iraqi and Syria. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Craig Jensen)

Soldiers from eight partnering NATO nations prepare to raise their flags after Major General Dragutin Repinc, Commander of the Croatian Land Forces, spoke to a multi-national armed forces formation which begins day one of the Immediate Response 2012 training event held in Slunj, Croatia, on Saturday, May 26, 2012. Immediate Response 2012 is a multinational tactical field training exercise that will involve more than 700 personnel primarily from the U.S. Army EuropeÕs 2nd Calvary Regiment and Croatian armed forces, with contingents from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro and Slovenia. Macedonia and Serbia will send observers to the exercise. The exercise is a part of USEUCOM's joint training and exercise program designed to enhance joint and combined interoperability between the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, Croatian Armed Forces and partner nations, and will help prepare participants to operate successfully in a joint, multinational, interagency, integrated environment. (U.S. Army photo by SPC Lorenzo Ware/Released)

An Iraqi Ranger Thunder Battalion soldier fires his sniper rifle during live-fire training at Camp Taji, Iraq, Oct. 18, 2016. Training at building partner capacity (BPC) sites is an integral part of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve's multinational effort to train Iraqi security forces personnel to defeat Da'esh. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Craig Jensen)

Brigadier-General Dave Anderson from the Canadian Joint Operations Command (CJOC) presents during the Rehearsal of Concept (ROC) drill on April 3, 2020 in preparation to deploy Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel under Operation LASER in response to COVID-19.

Photo: Master Corporal True-dee McCarthy, Canadian Forces Combat Camera

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Le brigadier général Dave Anderson du Commandement des opérations interarmées du Canada (COIC) fait un exposé au cours de l’exercice de répétition du concept, le 3 avril 2020, en préparation au déploiement du personnel des FAC dans le cadre de l’opération LASER en réponse à la pandémie de COVID-19.

Photo : Caporal chef True-dee McCarthy, Caméra de combat des Forces canadiennes

Chief of the Defence Staff, General Jonathan Vance speaks to Canadian Armed Forces commanders during the Rehearsal of Concept (ROC) drill on April 3, 2020 in preparation to deploy Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel under Operation LASER in response to COVID-19.

Photo: Master Corporal True-dee McCarthy, Canadian Forces Combat Camera

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Le général Jonathan Vance, chef d’état major de la Défense, s’adresse aux commandants des Forces armées canadiennes (FAC) lors de l’exercice de répétition du concept, le 3 avril 2020, en préparation au déploiement du personnel des FAC dans le cadre de l’opération LASER en réponse à la pandémie de COVID-19.

Photo : Caporal chef True-dee McCarthy, Caméra de combat des Forces canadiennes

Chief of the Defence Staff, General Jonathan Vance speaks to Canadian Armed Forces commanders during the Rehearsal of Concept (ROC) drill on April 3, 2020 in preparation to deploy Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel under Operation LASER in response to COVID-19.

Photo: Master Corporal True-dee McCarthy, Canadian Forces Combat Camera

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Le général Jonathan Vance, chef d’état major de la Défense, s’adresse aux commandants des Forces armées canadiennes (FAC) lors de l’exercice de répétition du concept, le 3 avril 2020, en préparation au déploiement du personnel des FAC dans le cadre de l’opération LASER en réponse à la pandémie de COVID-19.

Photo : Caporal chef True-dee McCarthy, Caméra de combat des Forces canadiennes

Azerbaijan soldiers provide security during a military advisory team (MAT) and police advisory team (PAT) training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 14, 2012. Military Advisor Team and Police Advisor Team training at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, prepares U.S. and multinational partners for counterinsurgency, combat advisory, and force enabling support operations in Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Stephen Solomon/Released)

An Iraqi soldier attending the Iraqi Noncommissioned Officer Academy reloads his M16 rifle during live fire maneuver training at Camp Taji, Iraq, Dec. 14, 2016. This training is critical to enabling Iraqi security forces to counter ISIL and regain territory from the terrorist group. Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve is the global Coalition to defeat ISIL in Iraqi and Syria. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Craig Jensen)

An ill Afghan baby rests, at the Pul-e Alam District hospital, Sept. 4, Pul-e Alam, Logar province, Afghanistan. (Photo by: Pfc. Donald Watkins)

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Chief of the Defence Staff, General Jonathan Vance speaks to Canadian Armed Forces commanders during the Rehearsal of Concept (ROC) drill on April 3, 2020 in preparation to deploy Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel under Operation LASER in response to COVID-19.

Photo: Master Corporal True-dee McCarthy, Canadian Forces Combat Camera

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Le général Jonathan Vance, chef d’état major de la Défense, s’adresse aux commandants des Forces armées canadiennes (FAC) lors de l’exercice de répétition du concept, le 3 avril 2020, en préparation au déploiement du personnel des FAC dans le cadre de l’opération LASER en réponse à la pandémie de COVID-19.

Photo : Caporal chef True-dee McCarthy, Caméra de combat des Forces canadiennes

Sauszemes spēku mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes 2.mehanizētais kājnieku bataljons mācību “Ziema 2019” ietvaros uzlabo karavīru izdzīvošanas iemaņas ziemas apstākļos.

18.janvārī, tika izpildīts vingrinājums- lēkšana āliņģī, kas ir īpaši piemērots izdzīvošanas spēju paaugstināšanai.

Foto: srž. Ēriks Kukutis, AM

The 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion of Land Forces Mechanized Infantry Brigade improved survival skills in winter conditions on exercise “WINTER 2019”.

On January 18 soldiers jumped into an ice-hole, exposing them to realistic scenarios and improving survival skills.

Photo: OR-5 Ēriks Kukutis, AM

An Iraqi soldier attending the Iraqi Noncommissioned Officer Academy fires his M16 rifle during live fire open terrain maneuver training at Camp Taji, Iraq, Dec. 10, 2016. This training is critical to enabling Iraqi security forces to counter ISIL and regain territory from the terrorist group. Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve is the global Coalition to defeat ISIL in Iraqi and Syria. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Craig Jensen)

Šonedēļ Ādažu poligonā norisinās tanku kaujas šaušanas vingrinājums, kura laikā ASV un NATO paplašinātās klātbūtnes Latvijā karavīri trenē savstarpējo sadarbību un bruņoto spēku savietojamību.

Turpinot ASV operāciju “Atlantic Resolve”, Latvijā ieradušies aptuveni 70 karavīru no ASV 1. kājnieku divīzijas 1. bruņotās brigādes kaujas vienības 34.bruņotā pulka 2.bataljona un 12 tanki “M1A2 SEPv2 Abrams”, lai stiprinātu reģionālo drošību un demonstrētu ASV klātbūtni reģionā.

Foto: srž. Ēriks Kukutis, AM

A Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced)(VMM-163 [REIN], secures the blades of an AH-1Z Super Cobra after flight quarters on the flight deck of amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22), Nov. 20. The 11th MEU is embarked with the San Diego as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Rome M. Lazarus/Released)

A U.S. Marine rifleman with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (MARDIV), fires at an enemy strong hold in a mechanized assault during Integrated Training Exercise 1-16 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Oct. 27, 2015. Marines participate in a month-long field exercise demonstrating core mission essential tasks by conducting offensive, defensive and stability operations using combined arms, air integration, and battalion-level infantry tactics in order to strengthen operational readiness as they prepare for world-wide deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kelly L. Street, 2D MARDIV COMCAM/Released)

An Iraqi Ranger Battalion soldier ejects an empty shell casing from sniper rifle during live-fire training at Camp Taji, Iraq, Oct. 18, 2016. Training at building partner capacity (BPC) sites is an integral part of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve's multinational effort to train Iraqi security forces personnel to defeat Da'esh. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Craig Jensen)

Iraqi soldiers, acting as a fire team, utilize their environment to camouflage themselves while undergoing stalking training for snipers during Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) at Camp Taji, Iraq, Nov. 16, 2016. CJTF-OIR is a multinational effort to weaken and destroy Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant operations in the Middle East region and around the world. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Craig Jensen)

An Iraqi soldier takes aim with a T-5000 sniper rifle from a camouflaged position during stalking training during Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) at Camp Taji, Iraq, Nov. 16, 2016. CJTF-OIR is a multinational effort to weaken and destroy Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant operations in the Middle East region and around the world. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Craig Jensen)

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom provides urban close air support at Yodaville, Yuma, Ariz., on Oct. 2, 2015. This exercise was part of the Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 1-16, a seven week training event, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Corps Air Ground Task Force. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)

U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Sailors with Expeditionary Strike Group 2, clear debris off a roadway affected by Hurricane Maria in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 24, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, and local authorities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands with the combined goal of protecting the lives and safety of those in affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez)

Iraqi soldiers from the Iraqi Army 60th Brigade prepare to clear a room during urban warfare training at Camp Taji, Iraq, Dec. 13, 2016. This training is critical to enabling Iraqi security forces to counter ISIL and regain territory from the terrorist group. Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve is the global Coalition to defeat ISIL in Iraqi and Syria. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Craig Jensen)

JINHAE-GU, Republic of Korea (March 31, 2016) U.S. Navy Sailors with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 depart the ROK naval special warfare pier towing a MK18 Mod 2 unmanned underwater vehicle, to conduct mine countermeasures operations as part of exercise Foal Eagle 2016. Foal Eagle is an annual, bilateral training exercise designed to enhance the readiness of U.S. and ROK forces, and their ability to work together during a crisis. (U.S. Navy combat camera photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles E. White/Released)

A U.S. Army Ranger assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, climbs a mountainside during a training mission on Fort Knox, Ky., April 24, 2014. 3rd Battalion is undergoing annual Task Force Training to evaluate how their Soldiers perform during operational situations. Rangers are constantly training to maintain the highest level of tactical proficiency. (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. Gabriel Segura/ Released)

Polish Paratroopers from the 16th powietrznodesantowego, 6 Brygada Powietrznodesantowa im. gen. bryg. Stanisława Sosabowskiego - during Exercise Anakonda – 26th September 2014

Photos: Adam Roik - COMCAM DO RSZ

Approximately 35,000 runners from around the globe came to the Nation's Capital to participate in the 33rd Annual Army Ten-Miler, Oct. 8, 2017. Conducted by The U.S. Army Military District of Washington, the Army's race is the third largest 10-mile road race in the world. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Elijah Flores)

An AV-8B Harrier II aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 264 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), lands on the flight deck of the USS Wasp (LHD 1) in the Atlantic Ocean, May 8, 2016. The 22nd MEU and Amphibious Squadron Six (PHIBRON-6) were underway for composite training unit exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan G. Coleman)

Afghan National Army soldiers pause during a patrol a road in the Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 23, 2012. The purpose of the mission was to clear the area of improvised explosive devices and to deny the enemy freedom of movement and evacuation. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kristina Truluck/Released)

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An Iraqi soldier takes aim with a T-5000 sniper rifle during stalking training during Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve at Camp Taji, Iraq, Nov. 16, 2016. Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve is a multinational effort to weaken and destroy Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant operations in the Middle East region and around the world. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Craig Jensen)

Rangers from D Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, pause from a live fire excersize to discuss after actions review during 2nd Battalion’s Task Force Training at Yakima Training Center, Washington, 26 March 2013. (U.S. Army photo by SPC Justin English) Released by LTC Brian DeSantis

A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender tanker aircraft from the 349th Air Mobility Wing prepares to perform an aerial refueling of a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft while it is en route to Japan with a search and rescue team during an emergency response March 12, 2011. Aircrew members from the 4th Airlift Squadron out of McChord Air Force Base, Wash., are transporting Los Angeles Search and Rescue team members and equipment to Japan to aid in recovery and care of the victims of the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel St. Pierre)

Soldiers from eight partnering NATO nations raise their flags after Major General Dragutin Repinc, Commander of the Croatian Land Forces, spoke to a multi-national armed forces formation which begins day one of the Immediate Response 2012 training event held in Slunj, Croatia, on Saturday, May 26, 2012. Immediate Response 2012 is a multinational tactical field training exercise that will involve more than 700 personnel primarily from the U.S. and Croatian armed forces, with contingents from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro and Slovenia. Macedonia and Serbia will send observers to the exercise. The exercise is a part of USEUCOM's joint training and exercise program designed to enhance joint and combined interoperability between the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, Croatian Armed Forces and partner nations, and will help prepare participants to operate successfully in a joint, multinational, interagency, integrated environment. (U.S. Army photo by SPC Lorenzo Ware/Released)

Mičiganas un Latvijas 26 gadus ilgās aizsardzības sadarbības, saskaņā ar ASV Nacionālās gvardes biroja Valsts partnerattiecību programmu (SPP), noteicošā ir gaisa atbalsta kontrolieru (JTAC) programma. No 22. jūlija līdz 2. augustam, JTAC programmas ietvaros, Greilingas poligonā, ASV, norisinājās starptautiskās mācības “Northen Strike 19”. Militārajās mācībās piedalījās kvalificēti apvienotās uguns drošības kontroles virsnieki no Latvijas. Mičiganas Gaisa nacionālās gvardes spējas palielināja vairāk nekā 6000 karavīru no astoņām valstīm, piedaloties “Northen Strike 19”.

“Northen Strike” ir daļa no nepārtrauktas apmaiņas programmas starp Mičiganas Gaisa nacionālo gvardi un Latvijas apvienotās uguns drošības kontroles virsniekiem. No 13. līdz 25. maijam Gaisa atbalsta kontrolieri no Greilingas poligona piedalījās militārajās mācībās “Summer Shield XVI”, kas norisinājās Latvijā. “Summer Shield XVI” piedalījās vairāk nekā 950 militārpersonu no 11 valstīm.

Foto: vsrž. Gatis Indrēvics, AM

Rangers from A Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, conducts live fire training during 2nd Battalion’s Task Force Training at Yakima Training Center, Washington, 27 March 2013. (U.S. Army photo by SGT Mikki Sprenkle)

A CH-47 Chinook assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, departs the ice after a simulated alert rescue call of pararescuemen, combat rescue officers, and Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape specialists with the 212th Rescue Squadron with the 212th Rescue Squadron, near Deadhorse, Alaska, in support of exercise Arctic Eagle 2020, Feb. 28. The Alaska National Guard is hosting exercise Arctic Eagle 2020, a joint-training exercise, Feb. 20 to March 6 throughout Alaska, including Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Eielson Air Force Base, Fort Wainwright, the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta and as far north as Harrison Bay. As a homeland security and emergency response exercise, Arctic Eagle 20 is designed to increase the National Guard’s ability and effectiveness to operate in the extreme cold-weather conditions found in arctic environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Amy Picard)

Approximately 35,000 runners from around the globe came to the Nation's Capital to participate in the 33rd Annual Army Ten-Miler, Oct. 8, 2017. Conducted by The U.S. Army Military District of Washington, the Army's race is the third largest 10-mile road race in the world. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Elijah Flores)

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An Iraqi soldier attending the Iraqi Army Noncommissioned Officers Academy prepares to clear a room during room-clearing training at Camp Taji, Iraq, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR), Nov. 1, 2016. CJTF-OIR is a multinational effort to weaken and destroy Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant operations in the Middle East region and around the world. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Craig Jensen)

Serbian soldiers prepare to breech a room during urban operations training for the 2017 Saber Guardian Exercise at Koren, Bulgaria, July 15, 2017. Saber Guardian is a U.S. Army Europe-Led, multinational exercise that spans across Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania with more than 25,000 service members from 22 allied and partner nations. (U.S Army photo by SPC Winterlyn Patterson)

Approximately 35,000 runners from around the globe came to the Nation's Capital to participate in the 33rd Annual Army Ten-Miler, Oct. 8, 2017. Conducted by The U.S. Army Military District of Washington, the Army's race is the third largest 10-mile road race in the world. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Elijah Flores)

Approximately 35,000 runners from around the globe came to the Nation's Capital to participate in the 33rd Annual Army Ten-Miler, Oct. 8, 2017. Conducted by The U.S. Army Military District of Washington, the Army's race is the third largest 10-mile road race in the world. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Elijah Flores)

Approximately 35,000 runners from around the globe came to the Nation's Capital to participate in the 33rd Annual Army Ten-Miler, Oct. 8, 2017. Conducted by The U.S. Army Military District of Washington, the Army's race is the third largest 10-mile road race in the world. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Elijah Flores)

Approximately 35,000 runners from around the globe came to the Nation's Capital to participate in the 33rd Annual Army Ten-Miler, Oct. 8, 2017. Conducted by The U.S. Army Military District of Washington, the Army's race is the third largest 10-mile road race in the world. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Elijah Flores)