U.S. Soldiers with 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division prepare to search Starkats village April 2, 2011, in Khost province, Afghanistan. (DoD photo by Pfc. Donald Watkins, U.S. Army/Released)

A German soldier with the 313th Parachute Battalion (left) discusses a mission with a Romanian soldier role-playing as a member of the Afghan National Army, during a military 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 Sgt. Ashley Webster)

A displaced Pakistani family exits a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Khwazakhela, Pakistan, Aug. 11, 2010. Humanitarian relief and evacuation missions are being conducted as part of the disaster relief efforts to assist Pakistanis in flood-stricken regions of the nation. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Horace Murray, U.S. Army/Released)

ADLIYA, Bahrain (Oct. 9, 2013) Lt. Marissa Myatt, assigned to Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, interacts with a child during a community relations event at the Regional Institute for Active Learning center in Adliya, Bahrain. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Mike Lenart/Not Released)

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid Force Marines fire M4 Carbines while conducting a marksmanship training exercise at a range in Qatar, April 22, 2013. Eagle Resolve is an annual multilateral exercise designed to enhance regional cooperative defense efforts of the Gulf Cooperation Council nations and U.S. Central Command. The 26th MEU is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group. The 26th MEU operates continuously across the globe, providing the president and unified combatant commanders with a forward-deployed, sea-based quick reaction force. The MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response and limited contingency operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

BANTEN BAY (Oct. 18, 2015) Navy Diver 2nd Class Leo Reardon, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 11, Mobile Diving Salvage (MDS) 11-7, logs dive time aboard USNS Safeguard (T-ARS 50) during dive operations held in support of search and survey operations of the sunken World War II navy vessels USS Houston (CA 30) and HMAS Perth (D29). The data collected by the dive exercise will help the U.S. embassy in Indonesia and Naval Historical Heritage Command catalog the current state of the wrecks. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Arthurgwain L. Marquez/Released)

120301-N-ZX920-418 CARTAGENA, Colombia - (March 01, 2012) Colombian diver Miguel Angel Gomez Diaz, assigned to Buceo y Salvamento, and Navy Diver 2nd Class Tyler Smith, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, Company 2-1, return to the surface after a successful dive, March 1. Company 2-1 is supporting Navy Dive - Southern Partnership Station 2012, a multinational partnership engagement designed to increase interoperability and partner nation capacity through diving operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brandon Keck/ Released)

U.S. Marines and Sailors hold roses given to them by Thai students while visiting the Ratchasima Two High School in support of Cobra Gold 2012 in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, Feb. 9, 2012. Cobra Gold is a regularly scheduled joint/combined exercise designed to ensure regional peace and strengthen the ability of the Royal Thai Armed Forces to defend Thailand or respond to regional contingencies. (DoD photo by Sgt. Matthew Troyer, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)

120202-A-TF780-075 ANCON, Peru (February 2, 2012) U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Rodolfo Garcia, a Combat Engineer Instructor, assigned to U.S. Marine Forces South, hands an inert detonation cord to a Peruvian Marine, prior to the Marines conducting Methods of Entry training, at Zona De Entrenamiento range. The two-week course will consist of subject matter expert exchanges, and will teach the Peruvian Marines how to overcome obstacles such as doors, fences, and walls, through mechanical, thermal, ballistic, and explosive breaching. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alan B. Owens, 55th Signal Company (COMCAM)/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

Pakistani workers unload sacks of flour onto a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Pakistan Aug. 6, 2010, as a Pakistani soldier and a U.S. Army crew chief observe the technical details of the loading. Humanitarian relief and evacuation missions are being conducted as part of the disaster relief efforts to assist Pakistanis in flood-stricken regions of the nation. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Horace Murray, U.S. Army/Released)

151027-M-OQ277-166 DOGANBEY, Turkey (Oct. 27, 2015) U.S. Marine MV-22B Osprey, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, take off from a landing zone during a joint amphibious assault as part of exercise Egemen 2015 in Doganbey, Turkey, Oct. 27. Egemen is a Turkish-led and hosted amphibious exercise designed to increase tactical proficiencies and interoperability among participants. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit is deployed to the 6th fleet area of in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Andrew D. Pendracki/ Released)

KIWANIS PARK, Arz. - U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jacob Mojarro, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD), Marie Air Control Group 28 (MACG-28), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, detains 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 GULF (Jan. 17, 2014) The Military Sealift Command fleet ocean tug USNS Catawba (T-ATF 168) approaches the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Ship Diligence (A132) during a bilateral exercise. Exercises between the U.K. and U.S. increase proficiency, expand levels of military-to-military cooperation and promote long-term regional stability and interoperability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Juan King/Released)

U.S. Army Sgt. Bethzabe Delgado, a veterinary technician, obtains a fecal sample from a sheep outside of the Linton McDonnough Memorial Veterinary Laboratory during Continuing Promise 2011 in Kingston, Jamaica, April 14, 2011. The sample will be analyzed for parasites during a subject matter exchange with Jamaican veterinarians. Continuing Promise is regularly scheduled mission to countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean, where the U.S. Navy and its partnering nations work with host nations and a variety of governmental and nongovernmental agencies to train in civil-military operations. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathen E. Davis, U.S. Navy/Released)

140408-N-VD564-015 - PERTH, Australia (April 08, 2014) –140408-N-VD564-010 - PERTH, Australia (April 08, 2014) –Three P-8A Poseidon aircraft from Patrol Squadron (VP) 16, are ready at Perth Airport, Australia, to conduct a search missions in support of the international effort 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)

A Polish troop provides medical aid to a Soldier from the Texas National Guard role-playing as a casualty during a police advisory team training exercise at U.S. Army Europe's Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 19. 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

KIWANIS PARK, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jerry Lyones with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment provides security 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)

A Belgian soldier takes up a security position 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)

ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 15, 2014) A diver assigned to Commander, Task Unit (CTU) 56.1.2, prepares to climb aboard the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Ship Diligence (A132) after completing a dive evolution in the Arabian Gulf during a bilateral exercise. CTU-56.1.2 conducts harbor and waterway clearance, emergent underwater repairs, and light salvage operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Juan King/Released)

A Pakistani woman holds her child and a bag of belongings as she prepares to board a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter to be evacuated to the town of Khwazakhela, Pakistan, during the flood recovery effort in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Aug. 11, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Horace Murray/Released)

YUMA PROVING GROUNDS, Ariz. – U.S. Marines with Scout Snipers Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (3/6), 2nd Marine Division, conduct a fire mission with M107 special application scope rifles to improve their marksmanship during the Talon Exercise (TalonEx) March 29, 2014. TalonEx is a series of live fire ranges conducted by the Marines of 3/6 before the Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Xzavior T. McNeal, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/ Released)

YUMA PROVING GROUNDS – U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Milano, infantryman, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, maneuvers over a wall 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)

151020-M-CV548-027 PINHEIRO DA CRUZ, PRAIA DA RAPOSA, Portugal (Oct. 20, 2015) Landing craft air cushions (LCACs) transporting U.S. Marines and Portuguese Marines from the USS Arlington (LPD 24) moves towards Pinheiro Da Cruz during a combined amphibious assault exercised as part of Trident Juncture 15, Oct. 20, 2015. Trident Juncture is a NATO-led exercise designed to certify NATO response forces and develop interoperability among participating NATO and partner nations. Arlington, part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl Jeraco Jenkins/Released)

YUMA PROVING GROUNDS, Ariz. – U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Sean Filson, Battalion Commander for Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, participates in M1110 semi-automatic sniper system (SASS) training, March 30, 2014. The M1110 SASS training is part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) 2-14. WTI is a seven week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, providing standardized 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. Xzavior T. McNeal, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/ 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

KIWANIS PARK, Ariz. - U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, provide security 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)

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Jamaican schoolchildren gather around U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Jennifer Munehing to braid her hair during a community relations project at Trenchtown Primary School in Kingston, Jamaica, April 19, 2011. The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) was deployed as part of Continuing Promise 2011. Continuing Promise is a regularly scheduled mission to countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean, where the U.S. Navy and its partnering nations work with host nations and a variety of governmental and nongovernmental agencies to train in civil-military operations. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathen E. Davis, U.S. Navy/Released)

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - Lance Cpl. Robert T. Quinlan, a loadmaster with Marine Aerial Refueler Squadron 152, gives hand and arm signals before gear is unloaded from a KC-130J Super Hercules cargo aircraft 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)

140407-N-VD564-037 - BULLSBROOK, Australia (April 07, 2014) – Australia's Chief of Air Force, Air Marshall Geoff Brown speaks with Royal Malaysian Air Force personnel at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) base Pearce. Air Marshall Brown visited with international military leaders and aircrew personnel participating in the search operations to locate Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Keith DeVinney/Released)

140406-N-VD564-009 -INDIAN OCEAN (April 06, 2014) – Lt. Cmdr. David Mims (left), speaks with Lt. Troy Tillson and Lt. Jackie Nieland, all assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 16, during a mission over the Indian Ocean in support of the international effort to locate Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. VP-16 utilizes the P-8A Poseidon aircraft to conduct search missions and is also deployed throughout the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability operations in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Keith DeVinney/Released)

Hospital Man 3rd Class Francis Kule, a Fleet Marine Force Corpsman, with Combat logistics Battalion 11, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, assembles a special medical emergency evacuation device platform in preparation for a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel mission during the 11th MEU’s WESTPAC 14-2 deployment, Ali Al Saleem Air Force Base, Sept. 20,2014. The 11th MEU is deployed with the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Evan R. White/NOT RELEASED

Polish and Azerbaijani soldiers (in gray) role-playing as Afghan National Army troops move in tactical formation during a military advisory team training exercise at U.S. Army Europe's Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 22. 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

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)

Iraqis soldier attending the Iraqi Noncommissioned Officer Academy advance 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)

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

KIWANIS PARK, Ariz. - U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, disembark a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion 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 photograph by Sgt. Artur Shvartsberg, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)

BAN NONG MEE, BURI RAM PROVINCE, Thailand (Feb. 15, 2017) U.S. Navy Sailor Steel Worker 2nd Class Kevin J. Delgado, with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, interacts with children during exercise Cobra Gold. Cobra Gold 17 focuses on humanitarian civic action, community engagement and medical activities to support the needs and humanitarian interest of civilian populations around the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Maximiliano Rosas)

A displaced Pakistani family exits the back of a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Khwazakhela, Pakistan, as part of the flood recovery effort in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, Aug. 11, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Horace Murray/Released)

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - Lance Cpl. Eric R. Bruning, a loadmaster with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, unloads gear from a KC-130J Super Hercules cargo aircraft 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)

140407-N-VD564-119 - BULLSBROOK, Australia (April 07, 2014) – U.S. Navy aircrew assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 16 meet with Australia’s Chief of Joint Operations, Lt. Gen. Ash Power, at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) base Pearce. Lt. Gen. Power thanked the VP-16 personnel as well as all of the international military leaders and aircrews participating in the search operations 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)

Royal Netherlands Marines patrol during a simulated ambush training exercise involving U.S. Marines and Royal Marines on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 23, 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)