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190807-N-BM428-0046 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 7, 2019) Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Edward Guity fires a .50 caliber machine gun at a “killer tomato” while aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) during exercise Mighty Waves 2019, Aug. 7, 2019. Mighty Waves is an annual disaster response exercise lead by Israel designed to enhance interoperability and promote cooperation among regional Eastern Mediterranean naval forces. Donald Cook, forward deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its ninth patrol in the U.S. 6th fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Damon Grosvenor/Released)
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Joseph Sporleder, the communications officer for Task Force Koa Moana (TF KM) 20, I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), prepares to be tested for COVID-19 by an employee of the Palau Ministry of Health in Peleliu, Republic of Palau, Aug. 5, 2020. Marines and Sailors with TF KM20, are conducting engagements in the Republic of Palau from July through September of 2020. Koa Moana, meaning “ocean warrior,” is designed to strengthen and enhance relationships between the U.S. and partner nations/states in the Indo-Pacific region, improve interoperability with local security establishments, and serve as a Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team afloat in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s strategic and operational objectives. TF KM20 provides a unique opportunity to enhance relationships in the Republic of Palau. The Koa Moana task force has taken extensive measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The health and safety of U.S. service members and Palauan citizens participating in TF KM20 is an enduring priority. Prior to deploying, all exercise members participated in a three-week quarantine. After arriving in Palau, the Marines and Sailors remain quarantined for an additional 14 days. To date, all members deployed as part of TF KM20 tested negative for COVID-19. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anabel Abreu Rodriguez)
Left to right: Major General Hiroaki Uchikura (Head of Mission Japan) with Colonel Yuichi Hosokawa (Military Representative, Japan) with Major General Bakhtiyar Syzdykov (Military Representative, Kazakhstan)
U.S. Army aviators from 10th Combat Aviation Brigade conducted training with 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and Polish Special Operations Forces DATE near Lubliniec, Poland. The training between NATO Allies included firing from an airborne platform, air assault and casualty evacuation to continue to build ready and interoperable NATO SOF and conventional forces. (U.S. Army photos courtesy of 10th Combat Aviation Brigade Unit Public Affairs Representative) 170601-A-TZ475-002
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SHOALWATER BAY TRAINING AREA, Queensland, Australia (Jul 16, 2011) 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Soldiers conduct physical training at Camp Sam Hill on Shoalwater Bay Training Area during Talisman Sabre 2011. TS11 is a biennial combined training activity, designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting Combined Task Force operations to improve Australian Defense Force/U.S. combat readiness and interoperability. The exercise reflects the closeness of the alliance and the strength and flexibility of the ongoing military-military relationship. (Photo/ U.S. Army Specialist Mitchell Ternay, 4th Stryker Brigade 2nd Infantry Division Public Affairs)
BALTIC SEA (June 10, 2020) Royal Danish Navy HDMS Esbern Snare (L17) observes sunset during BALTOPS 2020, June 10. BALTOPS is the premier annual maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic region, enhancing flexibility and interoperability among allied and partner nations. (Photo courtesy of the Danish Task Group)
Military personnel representing 38 African nations begin the scenario-driven exercise portion of Africa Endeavor 2013, Aug. 12, 2013, at an air force base in Lusaka, Zambia, after six days of preparation and planning. Africa Endeavor is U.S. Africa Command's annual 10-day communications exercise and focuses on information sharing and interoperability between African nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Zach Sheely/RELEASED)
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SHOALWATER BAY TRAINING AREA, Queensland, Australia (Jul 16, 2011) Australian Army machine gunners give 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Soldiers a demonstration on how they fire their MAG 58 machine gun. TS11 is a biennial combined training activity, designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting Combined Task Force operations to improve Australian Defense Force/U.S. combat readiness and interoperability. The exercise reflects the closeness of the alliance and the strength and flexibility of the ongoing military-military relationship. (Photo/ U.S. Army Specialist Mitchell Ternay, 4th Stryker Brigade 2nd Infantry Division Public Affairs)
Philippine Army soldiers, supported by M113 Armored Personnel Carriers, participate in a dry-fire rehearsal for the upcoming combined arms live-fire exercise at Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base, Tarlac, Philippines, May 12, 2018, as part of Exercise Balikatan. The CALFEX is designed to demonstrate cooperation and interoperability between Philippine and U.S. forces as the two militaries continue their commitment to train and share information to improve their ability to coordinate a multilateral response to crisis. Exercise Balikatan, in its 34th iteration, is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism, and other combined military operations held from May 7 to May 18. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. David Beckstrom)
Military personnel and delegates from more than 40 nations gathered at the Zambian Army Headquarters, Aug. 7, 2013, in Lusaka, Zambia, for an opening ceremony to begin the Africa Endeavor 2013 exercise. Africa Endeavor is U.S. Africa Command's annual 10-day communications exercise and focuses on information sharing and interoperability between African nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Zach Sheely/RELEASED)
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SHOALWATER BAY TRAINING AREA, Queensland, Australia (Jul 16, 2011) Australian Army machine gunners give 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Soldiers a demonstration on how they fire their MAG 58 machine gun. TS11 is a biennial combined training activity, designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting Combined Task Force operations to improve Australian Defense Force/U.S. combat readiness and interoperability. The exercise reflects the closeness of the alliance and the strength and flexibility of the ongoing military-military relationship. (Photo/ U.S. Army Specialist Mitchell Ternay, 4th Stryker Brigade 2nd Infantry Division Public Affairs)
190807-N-BM428-0081 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 7, 2019) Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Edward Guity fires a .50 caliber machine gun aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) during exercise Mighty Waves 2019, Aug. 7, 2019. Mighty Waves is an annual disaster response exercise lead by Israel designed to enhance interoperability and promote cooperation among regional Eastern Mediterranean naval forces. Donald Cook, forward deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its ninth patrol in the U.S. 6th fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Damon Grosvenor/Released)
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh - Lance Cpl. Evan Clelan, a combat engineer with Engineer Operations Company, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, works with a soldier from the Bangladesh Armed Forces on a concrete beam Sept. 12. The Marines are conducting an engineering civil action project, Bangladesh Interoperability Program '11, in coordination with the Government of Bangladesh and along with elements of the Bangladesh Armed Forces to expand the second floor of a school. The school was previously prepared as part of the 20th anniversary commemoration of Operation Sea Angel in May by Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III MEF, and Marine Wing Support Squadron 472, Marine Support Group 47, 4th MAW, Marine Forces Reserve, based in Chicopee, Mass. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Megan Angel/Released)
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh - Lance Cpl. Derrick Daley, a combat engineer with Engineer Operations Company, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, straightens steel rebar Sept. 13, with the help of Bangladeshi soldiers, to be used in the concrete ceiling of a school. The Marines are halfway through the completion of the second story of a school they have been expanding. The Marines are conducting an engineering civil action project, Bangladesh Interoperability Program '11, in coordination with the Government of Bangladesh and elements of the Bangladesh Armed Forces Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Megan Angel/Released)
Military personnel representing 38 African nations begin erecting communications equipment, Aug. 10, 2013, at an air force base in Lusaka, Zambia, for Exercise Africa Endeavor 2013. Africa Endeavor is U.S. Africa Command's annual 10-day communications exercise and focuses on information sharing and interoperability between African nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Zach Sheely/RELEASED)
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SHOALWATER BAY TRAINING AREA, Queensland, Australia (Jul 16, 2011) A U.S. Soldier prepares his radio for use at a remote location on Shoalwater Bay Training Area during Talisman Sabre 2011. TS11 is a biennial combined training activity, designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting Combined Task Force operations to improve Australian Defense Force/U.S. combat readiness and interoperability. The exercise reflects the closeness of the alliance and the strength and flexibility of the ongoing military-military relationship. (Photo/ U.S. Army Specialist Mitchell Ternay, 4th Stryker Brigade 2nd Infantry Division Public Affairs)
A Battle Group Poland U.S. Stryker crew fires their .50 caliber machine gunduring a range conducted near the Bemowo Piskie Training Area during Saber Strike 17 June 7. Saber Strike 17 is a U.S. Army Europe-led multinational combined forces exercise conducted annually to enhance the NATO alliance throughout the Baltic region and Poland. This year’s exercise includes integrated and synchronized deterrence-oriented training designed to improve interoperability and readiness of the 20 participating nations’ militaries. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jimmy Golden/ Released)
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SHOALWATER BAY TRAINING AREA, Queensland, Australia (Jul 16, 2011) Australian Army machine gunners give 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Soldiers a demonstration on how they fire their MAG 58 machine gun. TS11 is a biennial combined training activity, designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting Combined Task Force operations to improve Australian Defense Force/U.S. combat readiness and interoperability. The exercise reflects the closeness of the alliance and the strength and flexibility of the ongoing military-military relationship. (Photo/ U.S. Army Specialist Mitchell Ternay, 4th Stryker Brigade 2nd Infantry Division Public Affairs)
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SHOALWATER BAY TRAINING AREA, Queensland, Australia ia (Jul 16, 2011) Australian Army machine gunners give 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Soldiers a demonstration on how they fire their MAG 58 machine gun. TS11 is a biennial combined training activity, designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting Combined Task Force operations to improve Australian Defense Force/U.S. combat readiness and interoperability. The exercise reflects the closeness of the alliance and the strength and flexibility of the ongoing military-military relationship. (Photo/ U.S. Army Specialist Mitchell Ternay, 4th Stryker Brigade 2nd Infantry Division Public Affairs)
Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, United Nations Commander, Combined Forces Commander, and United States Forces Korea commander; and Gen. Leem Ho Young, Combined Forces Command deputy commander, welcome Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium (PALS) participants to South Korea, Mar. 17, 2017. PALS brings together senior leaders of allied and partner nations throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to focus on maritime/amphibious operations interoperability. PALS 2017 is being hosted by the ROK Marine Corps, and is the first iteration to be hosted outside of the United States. U.S. Army photo by SFC Sean K. Harp
Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, United Nations Commander, Combined Forces Commander, and United States Forces Korea commander; Gen. Leem Ho Young, Combined Forces Command deputy commander; and Gen. Lee Sun-jin, Gen. Lee, Sun-Jin, Chairman of the Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff, attended the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium (PALS) welcome dinner in Seongnam, South Korea, Apr. 1, 2017. PALS brings together senior leaders of allied and partner nations throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to focus on maritime/amphibious operations interoperability. PALS 2017 is being hosted by the ROK Marine Corps, and is the first iteration to be hosted outside of the United States. U.S. Army photo by SFC Sean K. Harp
Joint Interoperability Testing Command ushers in new command and senior enlisted leadership with a ceremony July 26 at the JITC Compound, Fort Huachuca, Arizona. (U.S. Army Photo by Karen Sampson)
Military personnel representing 38 African nations begin the scenario-driven exercise portion of Africa Endeavor 2013, Aug. 12, 2013, at an air force base in Lusaka, Zambia, after six days of preparation and planning. Africa Endeavor is U.S. Africa Command's annual 10-day communications exercise and focuses on information sharing and interoperability between African nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Zach Sheely/RELEASED)
Naval ships from Brazil, Peru, Argentina and the United States conduct naval formations during a training exercise for UNITAS LX in Brazil Aug. 24, 2019. The exercise was done to test interoperability and communication between the partner nations. UNITAS is the world's longest-running, annual exercise and brings together multinational forces from 11 countries to include Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Mexico, Great Britain and the United States. The exercise focuses in strengthening the existing regional partnerships and encourages establishing new relationships through the exchange of maritime mission-focused knowledge and expertise during multinational training operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Daniel Barriospirela)
A soldier from the Bulgarian Armed Forces participates in offensive operations training during Exercise Platinum Wolf 2018, June 14, 2018, The Serbian-led two-week, multinational peacekeeping exercise brings more than 500 soldiers from 10 nations together to enhance military cooperation and interoperability at Serbia’s South Base and Borovac Training Area, June 11-22. (Ohio National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Beth Holliker)
Joint Interoperability Testing Command ushers in new command and senior enlisted leadership with a ceremony July 26 at the JITC Compound, Fort Huachuca, Arizona. (U.S. Army Photo by Karen Sampson)
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SHOALWATER BAY TRAINING AREA, Queensland, Australia (Jul 16, 2011) U.S. Soldiers play ultimate football after a day of training at Shoalwater Bay Training Area during Talisman Sabre 2011. TS11 is a biennial combined training activity, designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting Combined Task Force operations to improve Australian Defense Force/U.S. combat readiness and interoperability. The exercise reflects the closeness of the alliance and the strength and flexibility of the ongoing military-military relationship. (Photo/ U.S. Army Specialist Mitchell Ternay, 4th Stryker Brigade 2nd Infantry Division Public Affairs)
Joint Interoperability Testing Command ushers in new command and senior enlisted leadership with a ceremony July 26 at the JITC Compound, Fort Huachuca, Arizona. (U.S. Army Photo by Karen Sampson)
A U.S. Soldier assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment
introduces a German soldier to the U.S. M2A1 .50–caliber
machine gun Jan. 16 at the Pabrade Training Area, Lithuania.
American Soldiers and their German counterparts got hands-on experience with each other’s weapon systems commonly carried onto the battlefield. (Photo by Sgt. Alexandra Shea, U.S. Army)
BALTIC SEA (June 10, 2020) Royal Danish Navy HDMS Esbern Snare (L17) observes sunset during BALTOPS 2020, June 10. BALTOPS is the premier annual maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic region, enhancing flexibility and interoperability among allied and partner nations. (Photo courtesy of the Danish Task Group)
A panel of medical flag officers discusses joint-medical readiness during the 2022 Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) Medical Symposium at Sharkey Theater on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii on July 1, 2022. The panel consisted of Rear Adm. Bruce Gillingham, Navy Surgeon General; Rear Adm. Sarah Sharkey, Royal Australia Navy; Rear Adm. Pamela Miller, Indo-Pacific Command Surgeon; and Brig. Gen. Paula Lodi, U.S. Army Incoming 18th Medical Command Commanding General. The panel was facilitated by Capt. Michael McGinnis, U.S. Pacific Fleet Surgeon. The theme of the medical symposium was "interoperability." The panel members discussed how international partnerships and standardization can improve patient outcomes if/when medical assets are called to respond to a wartime situation or humanitarian crisis.
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EAST CHINA SEA (March 27, 2014) The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), Expeditionary Strike Group 7, and Amphibious Squadron 11, transit in formation with Republic of Korea navy ships during Exercise Ssang Yong 2014. The exercise is conducted annually in the Republic of Korea (ROK) to enhance the interoperability of U.S. and ROK forces by performing a full spectrum of amphibious operations while showcasing sea-based power projection in the Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Katelyn Hunter/Released)
Sgt. 1st Class Jason Molodec (right), assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s 838th Military Police Company, and Sgt. 1st Class Keith Fields, assigned to the Tennessee National Guard’s 269th Military Police Company, review training plans during the Military Operations on Urban Terrain (MOUT) portion of Exercise Platinum Wolf 2018, June 12, 2018. Soldiers assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s 838th Military Police Company arrived in the Republic of Serbia June 10 to participate in exercise. The two-week, multinational peacekeeping exercise brings 10 nations together to enhance military cooperation and interoperability at Serbia’s South Base and Borovac Training Area, June 11-22. (Ohio National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Beth Holliker)
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SHOALWATER BAY TRAINING AREA, Queensland, Australia (Jul 16, 2011) Australian Army machine gunners give 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Soldiers a demonstration on how they fire their MAG 58 machine gun. TS11 is a biennial combined training activity, designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting Combined Task Force operations to improve Australian Defense Force/U.S. combat readiness and interoperability. The exercise reflects the closeness of the alliance and the strength and flexibility of the ongoing military-military relationship. (Photo/ U.S. Army Specialist Mitchell Ternay, 4th Stryker Brigade 2nd Infantry Division Public Affairs)
Brig. Gen. Virgil Ovidu-Pop (left,) commander of the Romanian Land Forces Mechanized Brigade, shakes the hand of another Romanian officer as he enters the Sarmis Opening Ceremony in Brasov, Romania, May 18, 2015. This ceremony marks the transition from the multinational interoperability training during Wind Spring to Sarmis, in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve-South, that will transpire throughout the next couple of weeks. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. William A. Tanner/released)
A soldier from the Bulgarian Armed Forces navigates a barbed wire obstacle during offensive operations training at Exercise Platinum Wolf 2018. The Serbian-led two-week, multinational peacekeeping exercise brings more than 500 soldiers from 10 nations together to enhance military cooperation and interoperability at Serbia’s South Base and Borovac Training Area, June 11- 22, 2018. (Ohio National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Beth Holliker)
Joint Interoperability Testing Command ushers in new command and senior enlisted leadership with a ceremony July 26 at the JITC Compound, Fort Huachuca, Arizona. (U.S. Army Photo by Karen Sampson)
Joint Interoperability Testing Command ushers in new command and senior enlisted leadership with a ceremony July 26 at the JITC Compound, Fort Huachuca, Arizona. (U.S. Army Photo by Karen Sampson)
Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, United Nations Commander, Combined Forces Commander, and United States Forces Korea commander; Gen. Leem Ho Young, Combined Forces Command deputy commander; and Gen. Lee Sun-jin, Gen. Lee, Sun-Jin, Chairman of the Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff, attended the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium (PALS) welcome dinner in Seongnam, South Korea, Apr. 1, 2017. PALS brings together senior leaders of allied and partner nations throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to focus on maritime/amphibious operations interoperability. PALS 2017 is being hosted by the ROK Marine Corps, and is the first iteration to be hosted outside of the United States. U.S. Army photo by SFC Sean K. Harp
Naval ships from Brazil, Peru, Argentina and the United States conduct naval formations during a training exercise for UNITAS LX in Brazil Aug. 24, 2019. The exercise was done to test interoperability and communication between the partner nations. UNITAS is the world's longest-running, annual exercise and brings together multinational forces from 11 countries to include Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Mexico, Great Britain and the United States. The exercise focuses in strengthening the existing regional partnerships and encourages establishing new relationships through the exchange of maritime mission-focused knowledge and expertise during multinational training operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Daniel Barriospirela)
Military personnel representing 38 African nations begin the scenario-driven exercise portion of Africa Endeavor 2013, Aug. 12, 2013, at an air force base in Lusaka, Zambia, after six days of preparation and planning. Africa Endeavor is U.S. Africa Command's annual 10-day communications exercise and focuses on information sharing and interoperability between African nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Zach Sheely/RELEASED)
At the Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy on Tuesday, March 9-10, 2010, TEMA held an exercise focusing on interoperable communications with 13 counties, 11 state departments and two federal agencies.
Inter-American Defense College Leadership greeted Mr. Brad Frede and Mr. Giovanni Snidle, Organization of American States dignitaries to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Feb. 8, 2021. During the visit, the guests conducted an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of our campus. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mozer O. Da Cunha)
Military personnel representing 38 African nations begin the scenario-driven exercise portion of Africa Endeavor 2013, Aug. 12, 2013, at an air force base in Lusaka, Zambia, after six days of preparation and planning. Africa Endeavor is U.S. Africa Command's annual 10-day communications exercise and focuses on information sharing and interoperability between African nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Zach Sheely/RELEASED)
With the range filled with dust and smoke, tank crews from Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division engage targets in the distance during the culminating joint combined arms live-fire exercise of Exercise Bright Star 2017 at Mohamed Naguib Military Base, Egypt, Sept. 20. Bright Star is a bilateral exercise between U.S. Central Command and the Arab Republic of Egypt during which about 200 U.S. personnel participated in a command-post exercise, a field training exercise and a senior leader seminar to promote and enhance regional security and cooperation. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Leah R. Kilpatrick)
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st BN, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd BCT, 25th Infantry Division, and ROK (Republic of Korea) Army Soldiers receive a casualty evacuation class on Camp New Mexico, South Korea, March 12, 2015. The two Army's train together during joint training exercise Foal Eagle 2015 as a way to strengthen partnership and increase interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Samantha Van Winkle)
Battle Group Poland tested its readiness and interoperability as part of NATO's enhanced Forward Presence during Bull Run, a simulated training exercise, July 16 near Suwalki, Poland. The unit rehearsed an alert, a tactical road march to designated positions throughout the area and set up community engagements with local residents. The training is designed to ensure that the U.S., Polish, U.K. and Romanian soldiers are capable and ready to carry out their allied mission to deter adversaries, and when necessary, defend the NATO alliance. The U.S.-led Battle Group Poland is one of NATO's four multinational battle groups deployed as a deterrence force in the eastern part of the alliance. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Patricia Deal/Released)