NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN (July 23, 2013) Chief Navy Diver Kristopher Wotzka, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, prepares to surface during a surface-supplied training dive. CTG 56.1 provides maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released)

YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz. - A U.S. Marine with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division provides security during a Heavy Huey Raid in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-14 April 9, 2014. WTI is a seven week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre. 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 weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Adrianna R. Lincoln, COMCAM/ Released)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 20, 2013) Naval Aircrewman 2nd Class Brian Ackley and 3rd Class Tyler Abbott , both assigned to the Blackhawks of Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15, complete basic preflight checks on an MH-53 Sea Dragon helicopter. HM-15 is assigned to Commander, Task Force 52, promoting mine countermeasures in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released)

130806-N-PX130-037 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 6, 2013) Naval Air Crewman 3rd Class John Porcuna, left, and Naval Air Crewman 2nd Class Jeff Coonce, both assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15, lower a Mk 104 acoustic mine sweeping device out the back of an MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter during over-water training. HM-15 is assigned to Commander, Task Force 52, promoting mine countermeasures in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Daniel Gay/Released)

An Azerbaijani soldier (left) and a Bosnian soldier (third from left) acting as Afghan National Police officers talk with a German civilian role-playing as Afghan citizens during a police advisory team training exercise at U.S. Army Europe's Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 20. The exercise is designed to replicate the Afghanistan operational environment to prepare MATs and police advisory teams for counterinsurgency operations with the ability to train, advise and enable the ANA and the Afghanistan National Police. (Photo by Pfc. James Stokes)

An Afghan girl holds her father's hand outside of Spin Boldak, Kandahar Prov., Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2011. Soldiers from B Troop, 2nd Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment were passing out stuffed animals to children. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kristina Truluck/Released)

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., shakes hands with Capt. David Palka, Echo Battery commanding officer, Task Force Spartan, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), during a visit to Kara Soar Counter Fire Complex, Iraq, April. 22, 2016 while in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Operation Inherent Resolve is a international U.S. led coalition military operation created as part of a comprehensive strategy to degrade and defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andre Dakis/26th MEU Combat Camera/FOUO)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division fire their M777 towed 155 mm howitzer during a fire mission near Mosul, Iraq, Feb. 03, 2017. Battery C is supporting Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, the global Coalition to defeat ISIL in Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Craig Jensen)

U.S. Soldiers with 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division hand out toys to children during a human terrain team site survey mission in Kilabeen, Iraq, Sept. 15, 2009. (DoD photo by Spc. Benjamin Boren, U.S. Army/Released)

YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hayden Crider, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD), Marie Air Control Group 28 (MACG-28), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, provides security on the perimeter of Kiwanis Park April 18, 2014. Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 student participated in an integrated Assault Support Tactics 3 exercise there with ground, logistics and air assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Capt. Keith "The Bull" Stevenson, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)

ADLIYA, Bahrain (Aug. 21, 2013) Aviation Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Jayme Davis, assigned to Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department (AIMD) at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, interacts with a child during a community relations event at the Regional Institute for Active Learning center. AIMDs perform intermediate-level maintenance in support of station aircraft, tenant squadrons and special units. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter Lewis/Released)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 10, 2013) Electrician's Mate 1st Class Dante Coppock, assigned to Commander, Task Unit 56.7.4, Coastal Riverine Squadron 4, Delta Company, talks to midshipmen about weapons used in the U.S. Navy during a visit to the command. Riverine squadrons perform point defense, fine support, and interdiction operations in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter Lewis/Released)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 3, 2013) Naval Aircrewman 2nd Class Chris Fred, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26, DET. ONE, mans an M240 machine guns as he prepares for a live fire training exercise aboard an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter. HSC-26, DET. ONE is a Forward Deployed Naval Force (FDNF) asset attached to Commander, Task Force 53 to provide combat logistics and search and rescue capability throughout the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Sandberg/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Dana Beesley, combat correspondent with the Office of U.S. Marine Corps Communication, left, shows a Snapchat video to Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller at the Marine Corps War Memorial, Arlington, Va., Feb. 3, 2017. Neller gave brief motivational remarks to all Marines who follow the U.S. Marine Corps’ Snapchat. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Samantha K. Braun)

U.S. Marines with Landing Support Company, 1st Transport Support Battalion, 1st Combat Logistics Regiment, stand by for a CH-53E Super Stallion during an assault support tactics exercise at Landing Zone Bull, Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., Oct. 12, 2015. This exercise was part of the Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) 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)

A Royal Netherlands Marine posts security during an urban training exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 22, 2016. The Royal Marines worked with U.S. Marines as part of a bilateral training exercise to learn new techniques as well as develop working relations between partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza, 2D MARDIV Combat Camera/Released)

140407-N-VD564-092 - BULLSBROOK, Australia (April 07, 2014) –U.S. Navy aircrew assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 16 and Royal Malaysian Air Force personnel pose for a group photo after a meeting with Australia's Chief of Air Force, Air Marshall Geoff Brown, and Australia’s Chief of Joint Operations, Lt. Gen. Ash Power at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) base Pearce. Both leaders visited with international military leaders and aircrew personnel participating in the search to locate Malaysia 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)

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ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands (Sept. 24, 2017) U.S. Marines assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU), cut branches from a fallen tree to clear a road in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 25, 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/Released)

A Polish soldier stands guard during police advisory team training exercise at U.S. Army Europe's Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 18. The exercise is designed to replicate the Afghanistan operational environment to prepare MATs and police advisory teams for counterinsurgency operations with the ability to train, advise and enable the ANA and the Afghanistan National Police. (Photo by Pfc. James Stokes)

24.septembrī Volvo sporta centra ledus hallē Nacionālo bruņoto spēku Sauszemes spēku Mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes karavīri hokeja spēlē tikās ar Kanādas vadītās kaujas grupas karavīriem.

NATO paplašinātās klātbūtnes Latvijā kaujas grupu vada Kanāda, un to veido vairāk nekā 1000 karavīru no Albānijas, Itālijas, Kanādas, Polijas, Slovēnijas un Spānijas.

Pērn NATO samitā Varšavā NATO valstu un valdību vadītāji apstiprināja vienošanos par daudznacionālo bataljona līmeņa kaujas grupu izvietošanu Igaunijā, Latvijā, Lietuvā un Polijā. Kaujas grupu izveides un izvietošanas mērķis ir veicināt NATO īstenoto atturēšanu un stiprināt alianses aizsardzību.

Foto: virsseržants Gatis Indrēvics, Jaunsardzes un informācijas centrs

Royal Netherlands Marines maneuver to board a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey during a training exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 22, 2016. The Royal Marines worked with U.S. Marines as part of a bilateral training exercise to learn new techniques as well as develop working relations between partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza, 2D MARDIV Combat Camera/Released)

KIWANIS PARK, Ariz. - U.S. Navy Lt. Matthew Richter, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, places an identification tag on a role player during Assault Support Tactics 3 in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 April 18, 2014. WTI is a seven week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Sgt. Artur Shvartsberg, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)

ARABIAN SEA (Sep. 15, 2013) An Explosive Ordinance Disposal Technician, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, connects cables to a monitor for a SeaFox remote operated vehicle during the combined U.S./U.K. mine countermeasure exercise. The U.S./U.K. exercise is designed to enhance the partnership capability and capacity of mine countermeasure tactics in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Gay/Not Released)

U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron prepare to upload Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles Jan. 23, 2014 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. U.S. Air Force aircrews are working around the clock to support Operation ENDURING FREEDOM retrograde operations, airlifting equipment out of Afghanistan. Equipment is airlifted to regional logistics hubs where it is then sent by sealift to its final location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson/Released)

SATTAHIP, CHONCHURI, Thailand (Feb. 22, 2017) U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) divers, with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Five, conduct underwater demolition training for Royal Thai (EOD) divers, with the Royal Thai Navy Diving Training Center, during Cobra Gold 2017. Cobra Gold is the largest multilateral exercise in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region and is an integral part of the U.S. commitment to strengthen engagement in the region. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Christopher Dallaglio)

YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Corps personnel, serving as civilian role players for Assault Support Tactics 3 (AST-3), confront Marine security personnel on the perimeter of Kiwanis Park April 18, 2014. Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 student participated in an integrated AST-3 exercise there with ground, logistics and air assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Capt. Keith "The Bull" Stevenson, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)

140411-N-VD564-043 - PERTH, Australia - Petty Officer 2nd Class Isaiah Hoffman, assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 16, rinses down a P-8A Poseidon with fresh water after its return from a search mission over the Indian Ocean in support of the international effort to locate Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. During low altitude missions over the Ocean, salt water accumulates on the aircraft and has to be rinsed off after each mission to prevent corrosion. VP-16’s maintenance crews keep the P-8s operationally ready to conduct missions and they perform all repairs and routine maintenance before and after each flight. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Keith DeVinney/NOT REVIEWED)

Foreign Marines and U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), board a vessel during simulated Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) training in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Aug. 29, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

24.septembrī Volvo sporta centra ledus hallē Nacionālo bruņoto spēku Sauszemes spēku Mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes karavīri hokeja spēlē tikās ar Kanādas vadītās kaujas grupas karavīriem.

NATO paplašinātās klātbūtnes Latvijā kaujas grupu vada Kanāda, un to veido vairāk nekā 1000 karavīru no Albānijas, Itālijas, Kanādas, Polijas, Slovēnijas un Spānijas.

Pērn NATO samitā Varšavā NATO valstu un valdību vadītāji apstiprināja vienošanos par daudznacionālo bataljona līmeņa kaujas grupu izvietošanu Igaunijā, Latvijā, Lietuvā un Polijā. Kaujas grupu izveides un izvietošanas mērķis ir veicināt NATO īstenoto atturēšanu un stiprināt alianses aizsardzību.

Foto: virsseržants Gatis Indrēvics, Jaunsardzes un informācijas centrs

Royal Netherlands Marines maneuver to cover during an urban training exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 22, 2016. The Royal Marines worked with U.S. Marines as part of a bilateral training exercise to learn new techniques as well as develop working relations between partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza, 2D MARDIV Combat Camera/Released)

130829-N-PX130-007 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 28, 2013) Sailors assigned to the “Blackhawks” of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15 prepare a .50 caliber machine gun before an aerial live-fire exercise. HM-15 is assigned to Commander, Task Force 52, promoting mine countermeasures in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Gay/Released)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 3, 2013) Sailors assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26, DET. ONE, conduct pre-flight inspections on an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters prior conducting a live fire training exercise. HSC-26, DET. ONE is a Forward Deployed Naval Force (FDNF) asset attached to Commander, Task Force 53 to provide combat logistics and search and rescue capability throughout the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Sandberg/Released)

U.S. Marines with Landing Support Company, 1st Transport Support Battalion, 1st Combat Logistics Regiment, brace against rotar wash during an assault support tactics exercise at Landing Zone Bull, Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., Oct. 12, 2015. This exercise was part of the Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) 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).

A Royal Netherlands Marine posts security during an urban training exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 22, 2016. The Royal Marines worked with U.S. Marines as part of a bilateral training exercise to learn new techniques as well as develop working relations between partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza, 2D MARDIV Combat Camera/Released)

YUMA PROVING GROUNDS, Ariz. – U.S. Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, stack up before advancing through a mount town during the Heavy Huey Raid for the Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14, April 9, 2014. WTI is a seven week training event, hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine 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 weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza, 2nd MARDIV COMCAM/ Released)

A Romanian soldier role-playing as an Afghan National Army troop aims his AK47 assault rifle during a military advisory team training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 20. The exercise is designed to replicate the Afghanistan operational environment to prepare MATs and police advisory teams for counterinsurgency operations with the ability to train, advise and enable the ANA and the Afghanistan National Police. (Photo by Spc. Tristan Bolden)

151017-M-CV548-190 LISBON NAVEL BASE, PORTUGAL (Oct. 19, 2015) –U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) and Sailors with the amphibious transport dock USS Arlington (LPD 24) receive a plaque from Portuguese sailors after a football game on Lisbon Naval Base, Portugal, Oct. 19, 2015. The game offered an opportunity for U.S. Marines and Sailors to build a relationship with the Portuguese before The game offered an opportunity for U.S. Marines and Sailors to build a relationship with the Portuguese before Trident Juncture. Trident Juncture is a NATO-led exercise designed to certify NATO response forces and develop interoperability among participating NATO and partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl Jeraco Jenkins/26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan - Lance Cpl. Eric R. Bruning, a loadmaster with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, watches as a pallet carrier is aligned with a KC-130J Super Hercules cargo aircraft prior to unloading cases of bottled water here March 29, in support of Operation Tomodachi. As part of Operation Tomodachi, the U.S. military positioned humanitarian assistance capabilities in the affected region supporting emergency relief efforts. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Andrea M. Olguin/Released)

An Iraqi helicopter prepares to take off during aircraft familiarization at Camp Taji, Iraq, Oct. 23, 2016. This training is critical to enabling the Iraqi security forces to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant as they work to regain territory from the terrorist group and supports the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve's building partner capacity mission. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Craig Jensen)

U.S. Navy Diver 3rd Class Richard Burby, left, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, places a KM 37 dive helmet on Colombian navy diver Jimenez Espinel Robinson, during Navy Dive-Southern Partnership Station 2012 in Cartagena, Colombia, March 1, 2012. Navy Dive-Southern Partnership Station is a multinational partnership engagement designed to increase interoperability and partner nation capacity through diving operations. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brandon Keck, U.S. Navy/Released)

KIWANIS PARK, Arz. - U.S. Navy Lt. Matthew Richter, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, places an identification tag on a role player during Assault Support Tactics 3 in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 April 18, 2014. WTI is a seven week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Sgt. Artur Shvartsberg, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters arrive at the end of the final exercise of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 2-13 to extract Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif., April 25, 2013. WTI is intended to train Marines on the combined arms capabilities of both air and ground elements. (Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by: Sgt. Christopher R. Rye/ Released)

Members of the Pakistani military form a chain to unload sacks of grain from the back of a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Pakistan Aug. 4, 2010. The grain will be delivered to residents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, as part of the disaster relief efforts to assist Pakistanis in flood-stricken regions of the nation. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Horace Murray/Released)