PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 8, 2016) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Stefano A. Bell, from San Antonio and assigned to hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), participates in the Petty Officer 2nd Class Navy-wide advancement exam. Deployed in support of Pacific Partnership 2016, Mercy is sailing to her homeport of San Diego. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hank Gettys/Released)

Chief Petty Officer Mark Fisher places an Assessment Sticker on a vessel displaced by Hurricane Irma in 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.

Master Sgt. Dustin Heines, left, 514th Air Mobility Wing Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Air Force Reserve, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., and Staff Sgt. Joe Coates, 177th Fighter Wing EOD, New Jersey Air National Guard, wrap explosive cutting tape lengthwise around an inert BDU-50, 500-pound practice bomb during a joint render safe operation with EOD Airmen from the 177th and the 514th, at Detachment 1, Warren Grove Gunnery Range, 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)

Gunnery Sergeant JD Baters and Staff Sergeant Keith Hoy, civil affairs Marines with 11th Marine Regiment, dig holes 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.

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Kennedy, Assistant Adjutant General-Air, and Commander of the New Jersey Air National Guard, left, and U.S. Army Col. Rodney Sanders, Commander of Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force 352-2, speak with staff 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)

KUANTAN, Malaysia (Aug. 9, 2016) Lt. Joseph Jarman (left), and Lt. Gabrielle Jung, both dentist assigned to USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), fit a patient for dentures while visiting Malaysian Army general dental practitioners watch. Malaysian Army dental practitioners participated in a Pacific Partnership 2016 dental subject matter expert exchange alongside the dental team aboard Mercy. During the exchange, the dental providers worked together to provide dental care to local Malaysian citizens. 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 1st Class Elizabeth Merriam/Released)

OXNARD, CALIF. (Mar. 08, 2019) – Coastguardsman Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Vincent Tang, from San Francisco, calls out shot placement for Coastguardsman Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Michael Panos, from Fremont, California, during shooting qualifications for Port Security Unit 312 (PSU-312) on Naval Base Ventura County during Pacific Blitz 2019 (PacBlitz19). Tactical crewmen and coxswains assigned to port security must maintain weapons proficiency to provide pier side and port defense and tactical support to moored naval vessels. PacBlitz19 is an opportunity for U.S. forces to increase maritime readiness to be prepared for real-world crisis situations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Aaron Bewkes)

FORT IRWIN, Calif. - U.S. Army Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, manage communications in their operations center during Decisive Action Rotation 15-06 at the National Training Center here, March 27, 2015. At the NTC, decisive action exercises 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)

Soldiers of the 2nd General Support Avaiation Battlion 149th Regiment ,show the family of the DCO's family the workings of the UH-60 M Blackhawk, and CH-47 F Chinook during their visit to the Longhorn Airfeild. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Isolda Reyes, 29th Combat Aviation Brigade, Public Affairs)

Search and rescue teams comprised of members of Coast Guard Maritime Safety Security Teams New Orleans and Miami, Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team-South and the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade transport residents stranded by Hurricane Florence flooding in Brunswick County, North Carolina, Sept. 18, 2018..

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In a period of three days, the joint team covered 1,256 square miles, saved 101 lives, assisted 296 people, rescued 57 dogs and 22 cats, and conducted more than 300 welfare checks on citizens of Brunswick County..

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Joint Coast Guard and South Carolina boarding team members board a commercial fishing vessel off South Carolina Feb. 26, 2019. .

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A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater air crew member takes a moment to rest while deployed to assist with humanitarian efforts in Haiti, Aug. 20, 2021. Humanitarian efforts in impacted areas of Haiti continue, following a 7.2 magnitude earthquake. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

Rear Adm. Peter Brown, commander for the 7th Coast Guard District, receives an operational brief concerning the response to the environmental threat posed by vessels displaced due to Hurricane Irma, Oct. 2, 2017. The area of responsibility for the 7th Coast Guard District includes coastlines south of the North Carolina/South Carolina border and east of the Florida panhandle to include the Carribean. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Stephen Lehmann.

Coast Guard and federal law enforcement authorities completed a three-day multi-agency operation Feb. 22, 2020 in the U.S. Virgin Islands in support of Operation Full Court Press. This joint operation focused on illegal immigration and narcotics trafficking. Over 15 cargo ferry and passengers ferry were screened with more than 1000 passengers going through check points established at the Saint John and Saint Thomas ferry terminals with the assistance of the Transportation Security Administration.

Master Gunnery Sergeant Kelvin Collins salutes during the opening ceremonies of Western Accord 2012, Thiès, Senegal, July 9, 2012. U.S. service members, primarily reservists and guardsmen from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines are taking part in Western Accord, a multi-lateral exercise with Senegalese and several Western African nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Sarah Mattison)

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Dwayne Anthony, with the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 177th Fighter Wing, left, speaks with New Jersey State Command Chief Master Sgt. Michael Rakauckas 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)

Spc. Pedro Rosario-Roche, from 1st Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, performs a maintenance check on an MIM-104 Patriot at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia as part of a missile defense exercise in June. Army logistics systems support critical preventive maintenance tasks but have become stovepiped and costly. (U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing)

Captain Assane Diallo, a doctor with the Burkina Faso Armed Forces and Staff Sergeant Scott Sprano, a medic with the Vermont Army National Guard discuss treatment with a Senegalese patient at a clinic in Thiès, Senegal, July 12, 2012. Diallo and Sprano are working as part of a humanitarian civic assistance (HCA) program in conjunction with 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)

U.S. Marines sing the Marine's Hymn while being honored by the Pease Greeters, Pease International Airport, Portsmouth, NH, July 8, 2012. U.S. service members, primarily reservists and guardsmen from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines are participating in Western Accord 2012, a multi-lateral exercise with Senegalese and several Western African nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Sarah Mattison)

U.S. Army Col. Rodney Sanders, Commander of Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force 352-2, left, speaks with U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Kennedy, Assistant Adjutant General-Air, and Commander of the New Jersey Air National Guard, during a tour 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)

100528-M-9966L-014 U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, patrol through a field in Marjah, Afghanistan, May 28, 2010. The Marines deployed to Helmand Province in support of the International Security Assistance Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin D. Loya/Released)

Tech. Sgt. John F. Hurley Jr., left, 177th Fighter Wing Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), New Jersey Air National Guard, along with Master Sgt. Dustin Heines, center, and Senior Airman Pean Saliasi, both with 514th Air Mobility Wing EOD, Air Force Reserve, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., examine a section of a BDU-50, 500-pound practice bomb that was cut lengthwise after being wrapped with explosive cutting tape (ECT) during a joint render safe operation with EOD Airmen from the 177th and the 514th at Detachment 1, Warren Grove Gunnery Range, 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)

Petty Officer 2nd Class Eddie Gallegos, a member of the Coast Guard Gulf.

Strike Team, places an Assessment Sticker on a displaced vessel 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 photo by.

Petty Officer 2nd Class David Weydert.

KUANTAN, Malaysia (Aug. 3, 2016) Capt. Craig Salt, right, and Air Force Lt. Col. Jeff Healy, a plastic surgeons assigned to USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), examine a patient during a Pacific Partnership 2016 surgical screening at the Kuantan Naval Base medical facility. This is the first time Pacific Partnership has visited Malaysia. Partner nations are working side-by-side with local 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)

U.S. Army Spc. Zakkery Kroft, an infantryman assigned to the 3637th Maintenance Company, Illinois National Guard, prepares to seal a COVID-19 test at a drive-thru testing site in Bloomington, Ill., March 28, 2020. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker activated Illinois Army and Air National Guard members to provide support to COVID-19 response operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Wynndermere Shaw)

U.S. service members, primarily reservists and guardsmen from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines are honored by the Pease Greeters while passing through Pease International Airport, Portsmouth, NH, July 8, 2012. The service members are participating in Western Accord 2012, a multi-lateral exercise with Senegalese and several Western African nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Sarah Mattison)

FORT IRWIN, Calif. - U.S. Army Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, manage communications in their operations center during Decisive Action Rotation 15-06 at the National Training Center here, March 27, 2015. At the NTC, decisive action exercises 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)

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KUANTAN, Malaysia (Aug. 9, 2016) Lt. Trevor Tafoya (left), a dentist assigned to USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), examines a patient's teeth while visiting Malaysian Army dentists watch. Malaysian Army dental practitioners participated in a Pacific Partnership 2016 dental subject matter expert exchange alongside the dental team aboard Mercy. During the exchange, the dental providers worked together to provide dental care to local Malaysian citizens. 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 1st Class Elizabeth Merriam/Released)

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, jump from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 62nd Airlift Wing, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, over Malemute Drop Zone during airborne operations at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 24, 2022. The paratroopers conducted the training to strengthen mission readiness skills in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Julia Lebens)

A U.S. Air Force 44th Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle flies over the Pacific Ocean during a training exercise Feb. 16, 2017. The 44th FS Vampire Bats bear the responsibility of working together with joint U.S. and Japanese forces to enhance peace and security for assets and allies in Japan and throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific Theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft/Released)

Tech. Sgt. Christopher Weiss, front, 35th Aerial Port Squadron, and Airman 1st Class Lacy Thompson, 305th Aerial Port Squadron, tie down Humvees with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard, on 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)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 31,2011) The Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) guided-missile defense destroyer JDS Atago (DDG-177) maneuvers with other JMDSF and U.S. Navy ships belonging to the USS George Washington carrier strike group. The strike group is currently participating in Annual Exercise 2011 (AE-11), a Japanese-sponsored bilateral field-training exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jacob I. Allison/Released)

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Kevin E. McDonough, assigned to Detachment 1, 182nd Medical Group, Illinois Air National Guard, handles COVID-19 testing information at a drive-thru testing site in Bloomington, Ill., March 28, 2020. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker activated Illinois Army and Air National Guard members to provide support to COVID-19 response operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Wynndermere Shaw)

A U.S. Air Force 44th Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle flies during a training exercise Feb. 16, 2017, over the Pacific Ocean. The 44th FS Vampire Bats bear the responsibility of working together with joint and coalition partners to enhance peace and security for U.S. interests and allies in Japan and throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific Theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft/Released)

Capt. Michael Sojka, Assistant Logistics Planning Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard, briefs a Humvee driver prior to loading 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)

U.S. Air Force Col. Yvonne Mays, left, director of staff, New Jersey Air National Guard, speaks with Maj. Justin Krowicki, with the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 177th Fighter Wing, 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. Army Spc. Chad Dreibelbis, left, and Pfc. Sean Collins, both assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF), deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, use night vision goggles during training at a cooperative security location in Libreville, Gabon, Jan. 16, 2019. The EARF provides a broad range of rapidly deployable military capabilities to protect American interests on the African continent should any threat arise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chris Hibben)

U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant Keith Hoy with the 11th Marines, Civil Affairs, tosses a football with Senegalese children at a medical clinic in Thiès, Senegal, July 12, 2012. Hoy 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)

Above the Arctic Circle, paratroopers from 2nd Engineer Brigade participate in Arctic Pegasus. The goal of this Arctic mobility exercise is to enhance U.S. Army Alaska’s proficiency for conducting Arctic airborne operations, mobility and ground maneuvers in extreme cold-weather conditions. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Mylinda DuRousseau, 1/25 SBCT Public Affairs)

U.S. Air Force Col. Yvonne Mays, right, director of staff, New Jersey Air National Guard, has her 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)

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the New Jersey Air National Guard tour 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. Air Force Senior Airman William Cardenas, a 673d Civil Engineer Squadron executive support technician, and U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Luke Robinson, the 673d Civil Engineer Squadron planning and programming officer in charge, fire an M240B machine gun during a joint operations field training exercise at Camp Mad Bull on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 26, 2022. The exercise consisted of airlift operations, construction of arctic defensive fighting positions, and a simulated small arms assault designed to evaluate and strengthen responses by Air Force and Alaska Army National Guard personnel. Joint exercises demonstrate cooperation, enhance interoperability, and expand deterrence.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

Soldiers of the 2nd General Support Avaiation Battlion 149th Regiment ,show the family of the DCO's family the workings of the UH-60 M Blackhawk, and CH-47 F Chinook during their visit to the Longhorn Airfeild. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Isolda Reyes, 29th Combat Aviation Brigade, Public Affairs)

U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Monica Ploof, with the Vermont Army National Guard listens to the heartbeat of a Senegalese child at a medical clinic in Thiès, Senegal, July 12, 2012. Ploof is working as part of a humanitarian civic assistance (HCA) program in conjunction with 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)

The Pease Greeters at Pease International Airport, honor U.S. service members traveling through on their way to participate in Western Accord 2012, Pease International Airport, Portsmouth, NH, July 8, 2012. Western Accord is a training exercise that 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)

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Kennedy, Assistant Adjutant General-Air, and Commander of the New Jersey Air National Guard, speaks with staff 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)

Sergeant Ibrahim Seima, a nurse with the Senegalese Armed Forces passes out medical charting booklets to patients that have returned for treatment, outside a clinic in Thiès, Senegal, July 12, 2012. Seima is participating in Western Accord 2012, a multi-lateral exercise with the U.S., 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)

Master Sgt. Dustin Heines, left, 514th Air Mobility Wing Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Air Force Reserve, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., watches Staff Sgt. Joe Coates, 177th Fighter Wing EOD, New Jersey Air National Guard, cut explosive cutting tape during a joint render safe operation with EOD Airmen from the 177th and the 514th, at Detachment 1, Warren Grove Gunnery Range, 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)

Rear Adm. Peter Brown, commander for the 7th Coast Guard District, thanks the ESF 10 Florida Incident Command Post staff for their dedication to the environmental threat posed by vessels displaced due to Hurricane Irma, Oct. 2, 2017. The area of responsibility for the 7th Coast Guard District includes coastlines south of the North Carolina/South Carolina border and east of the Florida panhandle to include the Carribean. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Stephen Lehmann.