DILI, Timor Leste (June 13, 2016) Command Master Chief Dedrick Walker, command master chief of Medical Treatment Facility, USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), plays soccer with local Timorese children at a Pacific Partnership 2016 community relations event. Pacific Partnership 2016 marks the sixth time the mission has visited Timor Leste since its first visit in 2006. Medical, engineering and various other personnel embarked aboard Mercy are working side-by-side with partner nation counterparts, exchanging ideas, building best practices and relationships to ensure preparedness should disaster strike. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hank Gettys/Released)

U.S. Marine Major Kara Zummo with the 11th Marines, Civil Affairs, plays Frisbee with two Senegalese children at a medical clinic in Thiès, Senegal, July 12, 2012. Zummo is working in support of Western Accord 2012, a multi-lateral exercise with Senegalese, several Western African nations and the Armed Forces of Burkina Faso, Guinea, Gambia and France. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sarah Mattison)

DILI, Timor Leste (June 9, 2016) Lt. Cmdr. Reynalda McBee, a surgical nurse assigned to USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), explains shipboard operation procedures to Timorese nurses during a tour of the ship. Pacific Partnership 2016 marks the sixth time the mission has visited Timor Leste since its first visit in 2006. Medical, engineering and various other personnel embarked aboard Mercy will work side-by-side with partner nation counterparts, exchanging ideas, building best practices and relationships to ensure preparedness should disaster strike. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lindsey E. Skelton/Release)

DILI, Timor Leste (June 14, 2016) Capt. Craig Salt, left, a plastic surgeon aboard USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) and native of Annapolis, Maryland, and Lt. Paul Lewis, a general surgery resident aboard Mercy and native of Lantana, Texas, perform a skin graft on a Timorese child during Pacific Partnership 2016. This year marks the sixth time the mission has visited Timor Leste since its first visit in 2006. Medical, engineering and various other personnel embarked aboard Mercy are working side-by-side with partner nation counterparts, exchanging ideas, building best practices and relationships to ensure preparedness should disaster strike. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hank Gettys/Released)

Coast Guard crewmembers with the Florida Keys Branch of the Emergency.

Support Function 10 Florida place an Assessment Sticker on the hull of a vessel.

displaced by Hurricane Irma in Boot Key Harbor, near Marathon, Florida, Sept..

29, 2017. More information is available for vessel owners interested in removing.

their boat at myfwc.com/boating/vessel-hotline/removal/. U.S. Coast Guard.

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U.S. Marine Colonel Anthony Fernandez III, Western Accord taskforce commander and Brig. Gen. Pape Samba Kamara, commander of the Senegalese forces, salute during the opening ceremonies for Western Accord 2012, Thiès, Senegal, July 9, 2012. A multi-lateral exercise with Senegalese and several Western African nations, Western Accord runs from June 26 – July 24 and involves Armed Forces of Senegal, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Gambia and France. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Sarah Mattison)

KUANTAN, Malaysia (Aug. 9, 2016) Lt. Cmdr. Rebecca McCormack (Left) and Lt. Paula Evans, both natives of Canberra, Australia, and assigned to hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) demonstrate how to treat a patient in different scenarios during a Pacific Partnership 2016 post-partum hemorrhage and neo-natal resuscitation subject matter expert exchange at Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan. During the exchange Pacific Partnership and the hospital shared best practices and knowledge on the subject. This is the first time Mercy and Pacific Partnership have visited Malaysia. During the mission stop partner nations are working side-by-side with local military and civilian organizations in a search and rescue exercise, civil engineering projects, community relation events and subject matter expert exchanges. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class William Cousins/Released)

Approximately 200 youth, ages 10-15 converge on Camp Ripley, Minnesota in August to attend the Annual Minnesota National Guard Youth Camp. The youth, dependents, nieces, nephews, brothers, sisters and grandchildren of Minnesota Guard members, spend seven days experiencing Camp Ripley and its surrounding environment during the one week camp session.

(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. John Angelo/Released)

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KUANTAN, Malaysia (Aug. 9, 2016) Hospital Corpsman David Cyrus (Left), a native of Guam, Andrew Prush (Center), a native of Detroit, and Christopher Mangram, a native of Houston, all assigned to hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) demonstrate how to treat a patient in different scenarios during a post-partum hemorrhage and neo-natal resuscitation subject matter expert exchange at Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan. During the exchange Pacific Partnership and the hospital shared best practices and knowledge on the subject. This is the first time Mercy and Pacific Partnership have visited Malaysia. During the mission stop partner nations are working side-by-side with local military and civilian organizations in a search and rescue exercise, civil engineering projects, community relation events and subject matter expert exchanges. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class William Cousins/Released)

Approximately 200 youth, ages 10-15 converge on Camp Ripley, Minnesota in August to attend the Annual Minnesota National Guard Youth Camp. The youth, dependents, nieces, nephews, brothers, sisters and grandchildren of Minnesota Guard members, spend seven days experiencing Camp Ripley and its surrounding environment during the one week camp session.

(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. John Angelo/Released)

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SUNGAI PINANG, Indonesia (Aug. 20, 2016) Steelworker 3rd Class Kodey Jones (left), from Phoenix, Builder 2nd Class Matthew Spence from Chicago, and Construction Electrician 3rd Class Johnathon Dahman from Atlanta, all attached to Amphibious Construction Battalion One, dig a trench for pipes that will connect to a septic tank for a new public restroom in Sungai Pinang. U.S. Navy Seabees attached to ACB 1, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4 and TNI Marines are working together to build a public restroom in Sungai Pinang during Pacific Partnership 2016. This is the fifth time Pacific Partnership has visited Indonesia. Partner nations are working side-by-side with local organizations during disaster response training, civil engineering projects, Women, Peace, and Security seminars, medical subject matter expert exchanges and a live field training exercise aimed at improving the capacity of local government, civilian agencies and partner militaries to collectively respond in crisis. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lindsey E. Skelton/Released)

Soldiers with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard, load a Humvee onto a C-17 Globemaster III from the New York Air National Guard's 105th Airlift Wing during a deployment exercise at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 11, 2015. The exercise, part of the unit’s annual training, was to test the transportation capabilities of the 50th IBCT. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen/Released)

Staff Sgt. Joe Coates, 177th Fighter Wing Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), New Jersey Air National Guard, cuts explosive cutting tape after laying it across a row of inert BDU-50, 500-pound practice bombs during a joint render safe operation at Detachment 1, Warren Grove Gunnery Range, N.J., with EOD Airmen from the 177th and the 514th Air Mobility Wing EOD, Air Force Reserve, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 1, 2015. The ECT is used to cut through empty and concrete ordnance. Beginning on April 28, 2015, the EOD Airmen retrieved all the ordnance that was dropped at the Range during the past year, and on May 1, 2015, rendered safe – a controlled detonation operation – 30 inert BDU-50, 500-pound practice bombs and two cartridges from BDU-33, 25 pound practice bombs, for later reclamation. Warren Grove Gunnery Range, which is operated by the 177th Fighter Wing, provides a training environment for all military and ground combat forces. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen/Released)

A mobile communication tower sits off the runway of an air strip during a combine training exercise between Army active duty units and North Carolina National Guard air traffic controllers at Harnett Regional Jetport, N.C., May 10. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Steven Galimore)

Master Sgt. David Niedzwiadek, 177th Fighter Wing Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), New Jersey Air National Guard, gives a safety briefing prior to joint render safe operation at Detachment 1, Warren Grove Gunnery Range, N.J., with EOD Airmen from the 177th and the 514th Air Mobility Wing, Air Force Reserve, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 1, 2015. Beginning on April 28, 2015, the EOD Airmen retrieved all the ordnance that was dropped at the Range during the past year, and on May 1, 2015, rendered safe – a controlled detonation operation – 30 inert BDU-50, 500-pound practice bombs and two cartridges from BDU-33, 25 pound practice bombs, for later reclamation. Warren Grove Gunnery Range, which is operated by the 177th Fighter Wing, provides a training environment for all military and ground combat forces. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen/Released)

KEUR DEMBA KEBE, Senegal – Staff Sergeant Keith Hoy, a civil affairs Marines with 11th Marine Regiment, digs a trench in order to plant a live fence for a local farmer here, July 17. The volunteer project was part of a civil affairs humanitarian outreach into the community during Exercise Western Accord 2012. U.S. service members, primarily Reservists from the Marines, Army, Navy, and Air Force are taking part in WA-12 -- a multi-lateral exercise with Senegalese and several Western African nations. The training exercise runs from June 26 – July 24 and involves Armed Forces of Senegal, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Gambia and France. (USMC photo by Lance Corporal Jessica DeRose)

McEntire Joint National Guard Base, home of the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing, co-hosts nighttime arming and refueling training during Exercise Agile Lion, Jan. 14, 2020. Multi-functional Airmen and F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets from the 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., execute integrated combat turns during the exercise. This training simulates mobile command and control which enables joint interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Edward Snyder, 169th Fighter Wing Public Affairs)

Approximately 200 youth, ages 10-15 converge on Camp Ripley, Minnesota in August to attend the Annual Minnesota National Guard Youth Camp. The youth, dependents, nieces, nephews, brothers, sisters and grandchildren of Minnesota Guard members, spend seven days experiencing Camp Ripley and its surrounding environment during the one week camp session.

(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. John Angelo/Released)

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NAVAL STATION JULHASAN ARASAIN, Philippines (July 5, 2016) William Sabater, a provincial sanitary engineer with the Albay Provincial Health Office, gives a presentation during a preventative medicine subject matter expert exchange for Pacific Partnership 2016. During the exchange, U.S. and Filipino personnel shared their preventative medicine experience and expertise to gain knowledge and perspective in the field. Pacific Partnership is visiting the Philippines for the seventh time since its first visit in 2006. Partner nations are working side-by-side with local military and non-government organizations to conduct cooperative health engagements, community relations events and subject matter expert exchanges to better prepare for natural disaster or crisis. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hank Gettys/Released)

DILI, Timor Leste (June 13, 2016) Command Master Chief Dedrick Walker, center, command master chief of Medical Treatment Facility aboard hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), and Musician 3rd Class Steven Lamonica, right, a singer with the U.S. Pacific Fleet Band and native of Dallas, play football with local Timorese children during a Pacific Partnership 2016 community relations event. Pacific Partnership 2016 marks the sixth time the mission has visited Timor Leste since its first visit in 2006. Medical, engineering and various other personnel embarked aboard Mercy are working side-by-side with partner nation counterparts, exchanging ideas, building best practices and relationships to ensure preparedness should disaster strike. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hank Gettys/Released)

U.S. Army Spc. Courtney Robinson, Alpha Co., 218th BSB, South Carolina National Guard, is presented with a coin from Lt. Col. Robert Lowe, 348th BSB battalion commander, Georgia National Guard, for her hard work during Vigilant Guard 17 at the Amerson Water Treatment Plant in Macon, Georgia, March 28. Vigilant Guard 17 is a Joint Regional Training Exercise providing the South Carolina National Guard an opportunity to improve cooperation and relationships with local, state regional civilian, military and federal partners in preparation for emergencies and catastrophic events. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Tashera Pravato/108th Public Affairs Detachment).

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PACIFIC OCEAN (June 7, 2016) Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Andrea Ramos, (left) a native of Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Micah Rupp, a native of St. Louis, Missouri, both assigned to the Blackjacks of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, conduct maintenance on an MH-60S helicopter on the flight deck of hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) in preparation for the first mission stop in Timor Leste. The Sailors are also known as maintainers, and are responsible for the upkeep of the aircraft before and after flight. Deployed in support of Pacific Partnership 2016, Mercy is scheduled to visit Timor Leste, the Republic of the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia. Medical, engineering and various other personnel embarked aboard Mercy will work side-by-side with partner nation counterparts, exchanging ideas, building best practices and relationships to ensure preparedness should disaster strike. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hank Gettys/Released)

KUANTAN, Malaysia (Aug. 12, 2016) Sekolah Kebangsaan Wira headmaster (left), Pacific Partnership 2016 leadership and Kuantan deputy district education officer cut the ribbon at the closing ceremony for the Sekolah Kebangsaan Wira renovation. U.S. Navy Seabees worked with the Malaysian Royal Engineer Regiment to renovate the school’s ceilings, classrooms and common areas. This is the first time USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) and Pacific Partnership have visited Malaysia. During the mission stop partner nations are working side-by-side with local military and civilian organizations in a search and rescue exercise, civil engineering projects, community relation events and subject matter expert exchanges. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lindsey E. Skelton/Released)

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NEW ORLEANS (July 11, 2009) Two F/A-18 Hornets assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 204 and two F-15 Strike Eagles assigned to the Louisiana Air National Guard 159th Fighter Wing fly in an echelon formation over southern Louisiana wetlands during a photo exercise. VFA 204 and the 159th are stationed on Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base (NAS JRB) New Orleans. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John P. Curtis/Released)

KUANTAN, Malaysia (Aug. 10, 2016) Royal Australian Air Force Squadron Leader Amanda Norris, from Ipswich, Queensland, assigned to hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), addresses an audience of International Islamic University of Malaysia nursing students during a Pacific Partnership 2016 subject matter expert exchange on women and children. The exchange included discussions about Women, Peace and Security, community health assessments and nursing. WPS highlights the importance of women’s roles during a natural disaster or crisis and emphasizes the need for women to be part of the decision-making process during an emergency, along with the rights women and children have when left vulnerable from these disasters. This is the first time Mercy and Pacific Partnership have visited Malaysia. During the mission stop partner nations are working side-by-side with local military and civilian organizations in a search and rescue exercise, civil engineering projects, community relation events and subject matter expert exchanges. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hank Gettys/Released)

A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer marks the hull of a vessel displaced by Hurricane Irma at Boot Key Harbor City Marina in Marathon, Florida, Oct. 11, 2017. Response crews from the Coast Guard, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency are managing vessel removal operations with a priority placed on vessels leaking fuel or hazardous materials. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class David Weydert.

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Mike Sullivan and Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Robel help offload lift supplies during a vessel removal operation, near Ward Island, Florida, in Pinellas County, October 7, 2017. The Coast Guard is overseeing the removal of vessels displaced by Hurricane Irma throughout Florida. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Romero.

KUANTAN, Malaysia (Aug. 10, 2016) Lt. Cmdr. Patricia Klimkewicz, from Albany, New York and a nurse assigned to hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), addresses an audience of International Islamic University of Malaysia nursing students during a Pacific Partnership 2016 subject matter expert exchange on women and children. The exchange included discussions about Women, Peace and Security, community health assessments and nursing. WPS highlights the importance of women’s roles during a natural disaster or crisis and emphasizes the need for women to be part of the decision-making process during an emergency, along with the rights women and children have when left vulnerable from these disasters.This is the first time Mercy and Pacific Partnership have visited Malaysia. During the mission stop partner nations are working side-by-side with local military and civilian organizations in a search and rescue exercise, civil engineering projects, community relation events and subject matter expert exchanges. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hank Gettys/Released)

DILI, Timor Leste (June 9, 2016) Capt. Sayjal Patel, an opthalmologist attached to hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) and native of San Diego, checks a Timorese patient's eyes at Guido Valadares National Hospital. Pacific Partnership 2016 marks the sixth time the mission has visited Timor Leste since its first visit in 2006. Medical, engineering and various other personnel embarked aboard Mercy will work side-by-side with partner nation counterparts, exchanging ideas, building best practices and relationships to ensure preparedness should disaster strike. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hank Gettys/Released)

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Todd Butcher, with the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 177th Fighter Wing, stands for a portrait at the Federal Medical Station inside the Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, N.J., April 24, 2020. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)

U.S. Soldiers tasked to the Fly Away Security Team for the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, which provides support to the East Africa Response Force (EARF), stop for a photo on the ramp of a C-130J Hercules waiting to depart for Libreville, Gabon, Jan. 22, 2019, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The 75th EAS supports CJTF-HOA with medical evacuations, disaster relief, humanitarian and airdrop operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Amy Picard)

KUANTAN, Malaysia (Aug. 4, 2016) Vice Adm. C. Forrest Faison III, surgeon general of the Navy, salutes sideboys as he arrives aboard hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). During his visit, he met with Pacific Partnership 2016 personnel, toured Mercy and held an Admiral's Call where he answered questions from the crew. Mercy is in Kuantan in support of Pacific Partnership 2016, the first time Mercy and Pacific Partnership have visited Malaysia. During the mission stop, partner nations work side-by-side with local military and civilian organizations in a search and rescue exercise, civil engineering projects, community relation events and subject matter expert exchanges. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hank Gettys/Released)

DILI, Timor Leste (June 20, 2016) Capt. Mike Spruce, Royal Australian Navy Reserve, deputy mission commander for Pacific Partnership 2016, delivers his remarks during a ribbon cutting ceremony marking the completion of the renovation of Aimutin School. Timorese Soldiers, U.S. Navy Seabees, U.S. Marines and Australian engineers have been working together to renovate the school's courtyard and facade. This year marks the sixth time the mission visited Timor Leste since its first visit in 2006. Medical, engineering and various other personnel embarked aboard Mercy are working side-by-side with partner nation counterparts, exchanging ideas, building best practices and relationships to ensure preparedness should disaster strike. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hank Gettys/Released)

US Navy Photographer's Mate First Class (PH1) Richard J. Brunson, assigned to Combat Camera Group Pacific, is armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle, as he maintains a watchful eye as members of his team plot coordinates to their next way-point during navigation training conducted in support of Exercise QUICK SHOT '06, held at Maine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA). The biannual field exercise, hosted by the US Navy's Combat Camera Group Pacific, enhances the war-fighting capabilities of combat photographers.

U.S. Air Force personnel assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS) load cargo onto a C-130J Super Hercules at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 11, 2020. The 75th EAS provides strategic airlift capabilities across the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Ruano)

DILI, Timor Leste (June 17, 2016) Dignitaries of Timor Leste, the United States, New Zealand and Australia listen to presentations during the Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief symposium by symposium participants at the workshop’s closing ceremony. During the five-day symposium, Timorese civilians and military service members coordinated a tabletop simulation alongside members of the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Nations to strengthen cooperation among partners, during a crisis. The symposium was cohosted by the Falantil-Forca Defeza Timor Leste and Pacific Partnership 2016. This year marks the sixth time the mission visited Timor Leste since its first visit in 2006. Medical, engineering and various other personnel embarked aboard USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) are working side-by-side with partner nation counterparts, exchanging ideas, building best practices and relationships to ensure preparedness should disaster strike. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lindsey E. Skelton/Released)

DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, Marietta, Ga., March 4, 2012 - Lieutentant Colonel Michael Collins passed the sword to Command Sergeant Major Melvin D. Farr, Jr. to symbolize the transition of leadership at the Change of Responsibility ceremony.

Photo by: Spc. Tekoa Burns, 124th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

FORT IRWIN, Calif. - U.S. Army Lt. Col. Tom Murtha, 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment commander, speaks with United Arab Emirates soldiers after successful air strike missions during Decisive Action Rotation 15-06 at the National Training Center here, March 27, 2015. At the NTC, U.S. forces and allied nations use the decisive action exercises to provide a comprehensive approach to training in a Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental and Multinational environment. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Stephen J. Schmitz, Operations Group, National Training Center)

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Kennedy, right, Assistant Adjutant General-Air, and Commander of the New Jersey Air National Guard, has his temperature taken by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Kovach at the Federal Medical Station inside the Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, N.J., April 24, 2020. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)

DA NANG, Vietnam (July 19, 2016) Great Britain Royal Navy Cmdr. Karl Drummond, a dentist, tosses discs with Vietnamese children during a Pacific Partnership 2016 English conversation community relation event. Mercy is joined by JS Shimokita (LST-4002) and Vietnam People's Navy ship, Khánh Hóa for Pacific Partnership. Partner nations are working side-by-side with local organizations to conduct cooperative health engagements, community relation events and subject matter expert exchanges to better prepare for natural disaster or crisis. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hank Gettys/Released)

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Kennedy, right, Assistant Adjutant General-Air, and Commander of the New Jersey Air National Guard, coins Tech. Sgt. Stephen Ballinger at the Federal Medical Station inside the Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, N.J., April 24, 2020. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)

Picture courtesy of the USN.

Self Defence Force?

Well, I suppose that have ro call it SOMETHING!

PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 31,2011) The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter destroyer JDS Hyuga (DDH 181), left, conducts a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193) during Annual Exercise 2011. Annual Exercise is a bilateral exercise intended to increase coordination and interoperability between the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and U.S. Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jacob I. Allison/Released)

PEARL HARBOR (Sept. 22, 2016) Sailors aboard hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) render honors to the USS Arizona Memorial as Mercy departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Pacific Partnership 2016 deployed in May, embarked aboard Mercy, visiting six ports, during which civilian and military personnel from 14 partner nations worked together, exchanging knowledge and best practices in order to improve collective disaster response preparedness in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Upon departure from Hawaii, Mercy, with the embarked Pacific Partnership 2016 team, will sail to her homeport of San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class William Cousins/Released)

A U.S. Air Force loadmaster with the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS) secures cargo on a C-130J Super Hercules at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 11, 2020. The 75th EAS provides strategic airlift capabilities across the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Ruano)

Airman 1st Class Lacy Thompson, kneeling front, 305th Aerial Port Squadron, and Tech. Sgt. Christopher Weiss, kneeling center, 35th Aerial Port Squadron, tie down a light medium tactical vehicle as Loadmaster Master Sgt. Andy Grimes, 105th Airlift Wing, New York Air National Guard, watches as Humvee with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard, is loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III from the New York Air National Guard's 105th Airlift Wing during a deployment exercise at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 11, 2015. The exercise, part of the unit’s annual training, was to test the transportation capabilities of the 50th IBCT. Both the 35th Aerial Port Squadron and the 305th Aerial Port Squadron are located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen/Released)

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Army Brig. Gen. Sean Gainy greets a soldier with Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Aug. 16 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. The Battery 1-1 ADA preformed Patriot Battery Certification training in which they simulated missile defense for the island. The Patriot Air and Missile Defense System is a surface-to-air defense capability designed to detect, target and destroy incoming missiles or aircraft. Gainy is the commanding general of the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command in Hawaii.

Photo by Cpl. Jessica Collins.

A vessel displaced by Hurricane Irma is located and assigned an Assessment Sticker in the area of Dinner Key, near Miami, Oct. 4, 2017. Boaters are urged to exercise extreme caution in ports and waterways affected by Hurricane Irma, as navigational hazards have been created by the storm. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Nick Ameen.

DILI, Timor Leste (June 13, 2016) Chief Musician Ian Charleton, of the U.S. Pacific Fleet Band and native of College Station, Texas, plays saxophone during a Pacific Partnership 2016 community relations event. Pacific Partnership 2016 marks the sixth time the mission has visited Timor Leste since its first visit in 2006. Medical, engineering and various other personnel embarked aboard hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) are working side-by-side with partner nation counterparts, exchanging ideas, building best practices and relationships to ensure preparedness should disaster strike. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hank Gettys/Released)

PADANG, Indonesia (Aug. 25, 2016) Baron Garvey (right), 2nd Mate, aboard USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) and Able Seaman Manuel Tristin guide the return of Mercy’s tender transporting Pacific Partnership 2016 personnel. Mercy tenders and Military Sealift Command members support Pacific Partnership personnel movement in support of mission events. Partner nations are working side-by-side with local organizations during disaster response training, civil engineering projects, Women, Peace, and Security seminars, medical subject matter expert exchanges and a live field training exercise aimed at improving the capacity of local government, civilian agencies and partner militaries to collectively respond in crisis. (University of California-San Diego Predental Society photo by Ted Wendel/Released)