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National Police officers cheer following a goal during a game a FC Unity soccer game at Shaab Stadium May 22 in the Rusafa district of eastern Baghdad. Four combined U.S. – Iraqi forces were played during the tournament in which mix U.S. – Iraqi teams competed against each other. The teams were assembled by the districts in which they work in. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. James Selesnick)
A U.S. Coast Guard and American Red Cross member provide medical assistance to an injured Haitian child near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Aug. 18, 2021. Humanitarian efforts in impacted areas of Haiti continue, following a 7.2 magnitude earthquake. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)
U.S. Army Spc. Eli Alexander, a Utilities Equipment Repairer assigned to the 3637th Maintenance Company, Illinois National Guard, writes information on a car taking part in the COVID-19 testing procedures 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)
OXNARD, CALIF. (Mar. 08, 2019) – Chief Boatswain’s Mate Tim Murphy, from Concord, California, assigned to Port Security Unit 312 (PSU-312), fires his M4 carbine during combat rifle course qualifications 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)
An Alaska Army National Guardsman assigned to the 207th Engineer Utility Detachment defends an arctic fighting position 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)
An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk assigned to the 207th Aviation Regiment airlifts Guardsmen and Airmen 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)
KUANTAN, Malaysia (Aug. 10, 2016) Tom Giudice (left), ship's master, USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), greets Rear Adm. Don Gabrielson, prospective commander Task Force 73, as he prepares to board Mercy for a Pacific Partnership 2016 reception. 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, subject matter expert exchanges and community relation events. (University of California-San Diego PreDental Society photo by Ted Wendel/Released)
An Alaska Army National Guardsman assigned to the 207th Engineer Utility Detachment defends an arctic fighting position 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)
BAGHDAD – Spc. Robert Gentile, a native of Dunellen, N.J., and a driver and scout from A Troop, 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, works with Cpl. Muhammad, from 3rd Battalion, 7th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi Federal Police Division, to reassemble a M249 Squad Automatic Weapon during a normal day of training on Joint Security Station Doura July 17. Muhammad is one of six policemen participating in the Apache Combined Residence Exchange Program, considered the first training program of its kind, which allows the Iraqi policemen the opportunity to live, train and work with U.S. forces for an extended time. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Emily Knitter, 1/3 AAB, PAO, USD-C)
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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)
Members of the Iraqi counter-terrorism force, and an Italian soldier, deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, take kneeling positions at the flank of an assault during military training in Mosul, Iraq, April 5, 2018. The Italian army and Iraqi counter-terrorism forces have been tasked with securing and maintaining the stability of Mosul Dam. This effort is part of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, the global Coalition to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Anthony Zendejas IV)
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U.S. military vehicles are silhouetted as the sun rises before the convoy departs on Nov. 21, 2010 in Helmand province, Afghanistan. U.S. Marines with Security Company, Combat Logistic Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) provided security for the convoy as it delivers supplies to Forward Operating Base Nolay, in support of the International Security Assistance Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt Brian A. Lautenslager/Released)
Alaska Army National Guard Spc. Dylan Lundquist, a 207th Engineer Utility Detachment interior electrician, pauses for a photo 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)
Thiès, Senegal- Lance Corporal Daniel Harden, an assistant gunner with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion 25th Marines, instructs a member of the Guinee army on the correct way to execute batton strikes during non-lethal weapons training, July 12. The training was a part of Exercise Western Accord 2012 -- 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)
Soldiers with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard, load 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)
Rear Admiral Guilherme Da Silva Costa, Chief of International Affairs at the Brazil Ministry of Defense(left), presents New York National Guard Adjutant Gen., Maj. Gen. Raymond Shield(right), with a silver plate gift, on the U.S.S. Intrepid, Manhattan, N.Y., March 14, 2019. The gift was presented after the NYNG and Brazil signed a State Partnership declaration. The State Partnership program is a Department of Defense joint security cooperation program executed by the State Adjutants General in support of Combatant Commanders and U.S. Chiefs of Mission to help achieve security cooperation objectives and Department of Defense policy goals. (N.Y. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Andrew Valenza)
A Senegalese child waits outside a medical clinic that is part of Western Accord 2012 in Thiès, Senegal, July 12, 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 Senior Airman Sarah Mattison)
U.S. Army Specialist Tyler Charron, a medic with the Vermont Army National Guard triages a Senegalese patient at a medical clinic in Thiès, Senegal, July 12, 2012. Charron 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)
160809-N-BB534-009 KUANTAN, Malaysia (Aug. 9, 2016) Chief Hospital Corpsman Jose Rivera gives a tour of the dental department aboard USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) to visiting dentists from the Malaysian Army. 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)
Alaska Army National Guardsmen assigned to the 207th Engineer Utility Detachment load an ammunition box 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)
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. USS George Washington (CVN 73) 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)
Iraqi Army Soldiers and U.S. Soldiers of 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conduct a joint operation, searching for weapons caches and insurgents in Rusafa, eastern Baghdad, Iraq, on Feb. 28th, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. James Selesnick/Not Reviewed.)
KUANTAN NAVAL BASE, Malaysia (Aug. 13, 2016) Pacific Partnership 2016 leadership pose for a photo with senior Malaysian military and civilian leadership during the closing ceremony in Malaysia. The ceremony highlighted the importance of partnership in the region and the work completed, knowledge exchanged and relationships grown during the mission stop. This was Pacific Partnership's first visit to Malaysia. During the mission stop, partner nations worked 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)
United States Air National Guard member Airman First Class Amanda Ortiz, 144th Fighter Wing Maintenance Group, helps recover a United States Air Force F-15C Eagle after completing a sortie for Exercise Vigilant Shield 16, in Goose Bay, Canada, Oct. 20, 2015. From Oct. 15-26, 2015, approximately 700 members from the Canadian Armed Forces, the United States Air Force, United States Navy and the United States Air National Guard are deploying to Iqaluit, Nunavut, and 5 Wing Goose Bay, Newfoundland, Labrador for Exercise Vigilant 16. (US Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Christian Jadot/released)
Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Pearl Harbor (NMRTC-PH) Sailor explains the COVID-19 swab procedure to a U.S. Army Soldier on Schofield Barracks, HI on Monday, September 28, 2020. NMRTC-PH Sailors worked with U.S. Army medical staff to conduct pre-deployment COVID-19 testing for Soldiers in Hawaii.
U.S. Air Force Airmen and Alaska Army National Guardsmen defend an arctic fighting position 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)
A Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected, All-Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) deployed with 8th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB), 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), provides security across the Helmand River as Afghan local nationals cross near Forward Operating Base Jackson in the Sangin District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, December 7th, 2010. 8th ESB Marines conduct engineering operations for coalition forces and local nationals in support of the International Security Assistance Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brandon M. Owen/Released)
New Jersey State Command Chief Master Sgt. Michael Rakauckas speaks with Air National Guard 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)
Thiès, Senegal- Lance Corporal Colt Mcginnis, a team leader with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion 25th Marines, instructs a member of the Guinee army on the correct way to execute batton strikes during non-lethal weapons training, July 12. The training was a part of Exercise Western Accord 2012 -- 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)
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)
Petty Officer 3rd Class Andres Rodriguez, a boatswain’s mate at the Maritime Force Protection Unit in Bangor, Wash., provides lookout on a Coast Guard 64-foot Special Purpose Craft-Screening Vessel during exercise Northern Vindicator along the Hood Canal, Sept. 23, 2015. The SPC-SVs are procured by the Navy, but operated by Coast Guard crews, and utilized to escort high-value Navy assets. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross)
The North Carolina Statewide Botswana Committee hosts state and national leaders to a roundtable held at the North Carolina Department of Transportation headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, Nov. 19, 2019. Leaders including United States Ambassador to the Republic of Botswana Craig Cloud, Ambassador of the Republic of Botswana to the United States David John Newman, North Carolina Department of Military and Veteran Affairs Secretary Larry Hall, North Carolina Department of Transportation Secretary James H. Trogdon III and North Carolina Army National Guard Col. Brent Orr, director, joint operations, training, strategy, plans and policy, discussed future growth and improvement of the relationship between North Carolina and Botswana through the Whole-of-Government approach drawing upon National Guard’s State Partnership Program and other state and national initiatives. “The Guard’s relationship is amazing and I would love to see the rest of our partnership look like it,” said Cloud. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Robert Jordan, North Carolina National Guard Public Affairs/Released)
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeffrey Deck, a boatswain’s mate at the Maritime Force Protection Unit in Bangor, Wash., acts as coxswain on a Coast Guard 64-foot Special Purpose Craft-Screening Vessel during exercise Northern Vindicator along the Hood Canal, Sept. 23, 2015. SPC-SVs are used to escort high-value Navy assets and feature seating for 10 in the pilothouse, a messdeck and a berthing for five, providing sufficient rooms for two crews and allowing for extended operation. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross)
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)
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Isador Morales, a vehicle commander with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, unchains an Assault Vehicle Land Bridge (AVLB) from an M88A2 Hercules Recovery Vehicle at Combat Outpost Ouellette, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 16, 2011. The AVLB will allow Marines and tanks with Company D, 1st Tank Battalion, attached to Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Regimental Combat Team 8, to maneuver at will over various canals throughout their area of operation within Helmand province, Afghanistan. Elements of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit deployed to Afghanistan to provide regional security in Helmand province in support of the International Security Assistance Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bryce Piper/Released).
A Czech Republic soldier concentrates on his maneuver during a joint operations exercise. Service members from the Texas National Guard's 386th Battalion, the 551st Multi Role Bridge Company, U.S. Army's 20th Engineer Battalion, and the Czech Republic 15th Engineer Regiment practice transporting a military vehicle to the other side of the river during a operation rehearsal June 20, 2016, at Fort Hood, Texas, as part of a Multinational Lumberjack River Exercise. Through the State Partnership Program, the Texas Army National Guard currently works alongside the Czech Republic and Chile to conduct military operations in support of defense security goals. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Elizabeth Pena/Released)
Key leaders participate in a commanders ubdate brief to go over pre-planned wet gap crossing operations June 20, 2016, at Fort Hood, Texas. Service members from the Texas National Guard's 386th Battalion, the 551st Multi Role Bridge Company, U.S. Army's 20th Engineer Battalion, and the Czech Republic 15th Engineer Regiment practice transporting a military vehicle to the other side of the river during a operation rehearsal June 20, 2016, at Fort Hood, Texas, as part of a Multinational Lumberjack River Exercise. Through the State Partnership Program, the Texas Army National Guard currently works alongside the Czech Republic and Chile to conduct military operations in support of defense security goals. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Elizabeth Pena/Released)
Illinois National Guard members handle COVID-19 testing equipment 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)
Senegalese children sit in preparation for a preventative dental class in Thiès, Senegal, July 12, 2012. Members of the U.S. Marine Corp, Vermont Air National Guard, Peace Corp, and the Armed Forces of Burkina Faso, Guinea and Gambia all collaborated to educate Senegalese children on the importance of dental hygiene and care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sarah Mattison)
Sa'ad Salmin, the Al-Madain community sports chairman, talks with Lt. Col Michael Shinners, of Alexandria, Va., during a site assessment mission April 18 in the Al-Madain area of eastern Baghdad. Shinners, the deputy commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, along with several Paratroopers visited several soccer fields in preparation for an upcoming series of soccer clinics and tournaments that will be organized by FC Unity, a London-based organization that promotes the development of unity through soccer-based programs. The clinic is scheduled to take place in mid-May.
U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Division, 1st Tank Battalion, Delta Company, navigates the terrain of Helmand province, Afghanistan in a M1A1 Abrams Tank while on a convoy escorted by 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) (1st MLG (FWD)), Combat Logistics Battalion 8 (CLB-8) (not shown)on February 1, 2011. 1st MLG (FWD), CLB-8, provided security and maintenance while in route to forward operating base Edinburgh. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Staff Sgt. Brian A. Lautenslager/Released)
An Indiana Army National Guard infantry scout from Troop C, 2nd Squadron, 152nd Cavalry, rests under shelter during Northern Strike 15 at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Grayling, Mich., July 22, 2015. Northern Strike combines ground and air capabilities and brings together aircraft from more than a dozen units and service members from 25 states and four coalition countries, July 13 to August 1 in the Camp Grayling area, Alpena and in Rogers City, all in Northern Michigan. Northern Strike is a Michigan National Guard hosted event and the only exercise of this size and scope to integrate ground based weapon systems like mortars and artillery with attack aircraft to support maneuver forces on the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. DeAndre Curtiss/Released)
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 Sgt. 1st Class Fernando Ravis, from Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force 352-2, 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. Air Force Airmen and Alaska Army National Guardsmen await transport after an airlift 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)
U.S. Marines with 1st Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Tank Battalion attached to Company L, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, Regimental Combat Team 8, provides over watch in an M1A1 Abrams Tank at a vital bridge crossing in the Green Zone near Combat Outpost Ouellette, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 6. Elements of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit deployed to Afghanistan to provide regional security in Helmand province in support of the International Security Assistance Force.
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ryan Haley and Lance Cpl. Michael Strange, with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, wait outside after knocking on a door of a resident's compound to ask for any information they might have of the area in Marjah, Afghanistan on June 1, 2010. U.S. Marines with 1/6 interact with locals for counterinsurgency operations. Sixth Marine Regiment is deployed in Helmand Province while in support of the International Security Assistance Force.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Andres J. Lugo/Released)