U.S. Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division arrive at a soccer field in Karadah, eastern Baghdad, Iraq on May 8th, 2009. The Soldiers are part of a joint soccer team with Iraqi national police. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. James Selesnick/Released)

F-15C Eagles from the Louisiana and Florida Air National Guard prepare for takeoff at Leeuwarden Air Base, Netherlands, March 27, 2017 during the NATO air forces' Frisian Flag training exercise. Nearly 300 U.S. Airmen and 12 F15C Eagles of the 122nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron participated in training alongside NATO allies to strengthen interoperability and demonstrate U.S. commitment to the security and stability of Europe. During Frisian Flag, NATO air forces conducted air defense missions, offensive missions, missions to protect other aircraft and missions carried out to eliminate static and dynamic targets on land or at sea. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

Cpl. Kofi Agyeman, disbursing pay master, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) stares out of a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacements after the dust settles while on a convoy through the rugged terrain of Helmand province, Afghanistan on Sept. 24. Ninth ESB Marines conduct engineering operations in support of the International Security Assistance Force.

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Photo by Sgt. Brian Lautenslager

Date Taken:09.24.2010

Location:CAMP LEATHERNECK, AF

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A UH-1Y Venom helicopter assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 269 takes off at Fort Carson, Colorado, Nov. 10, 2021. Marines with HMLA-269 trained in a cold-weather, high-altitude environment to increase proficiency in expeditionary advanced basing operations (EABO). HMLA-269 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

U.K. Royal Air Force service members prepare to load onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Grant County International Airport, Wash., Aug. 8, 2017, in support of exercise Mobility Guardian. More than 3,000 Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and international partners converged on the state of Washington in support of Mobility Guardian. The exercise is intended to test the abilities of the Mobility Air Forces to execute rapid global mobility missions in dynamic, contested environments. Mobility Guardian is Air Mobility Command's premier exercise, providing an opportunity for the Mobility Air Forces to train with joint and international partners in airlift, air refueling, aeromedical evacuation and mobility support. The exercise is designed to sharpen Airmen's skills in support of combatant commander requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kristen Heller)

KUANTAN, Malaysia (Aug. 8, 2016) U.S. Navy Lt. Angela Davenport, a native of Spanish Fort, Alabama, writes surgical information on a white board in the operating room aboard USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). Doctors from Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan visited Mercy to perform surgery alongside Pacific Partnership 2016 surgeons. This is 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 1st Class Elizabeth Merriam/Released)

A C-17 Globemaster III sits in a Hanger on Pápa Air Base, Hungary, March 25. The Strategic Airlift Capability program, a multinational mission, is comprised of 12 countries operating out of Pápa Air Base. The international unit is called the Heavy Airlift Wing, and is the first non-NATO unit of its kind. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

AMMAN, Jordan – Coalition partners from Combined Joint Task Force Spartan pull security for their teams during a capabilities demonstration for His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on May 16 at King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center. Seven of the 19 nations participating in Eager Lion 12 demonstrated their skills, which ranged from four-man stacks to fast roping from a hovering helicopter. Eager Lion 12 is an irregular warfare-themed exercise that includes more than 11,000 participants, focused on missions coalition partners might perform in support of contingency operations. The intent is to strengthen military-to-military relationships and interoperability through a joint, whole-of-government, multinational approach to meet current and future complex national security challenges. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Samantha Parks/ RELEASED)

SUNDA STRAIT (Aug. 17, 2016) Australian, New Zealand and United States service members stand in formation to honor the wreckage of modified Leander-class light cruiser HMAS Perth (D29) and Northampton-class cruiser USS Houston (CA 30) as hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) passes. Both ships sank March 1, 1942, during the World War II Battle of Sunda Strait. Mercy is sailing to the final mission stop of Pacific Partnership 2016 in Padang, Indonesia. Upon arrival, partner nations will work side-by-side with local military and non-government organizations to conduct cooperative health engagements, community relation events, subject matter expert exchanges and a SAR exercise to better prepare for a natural disaster or crisis. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lindsey E. Skelton/Released)

U.S. Marine Sgt. Brandi Perez, a Female Engagement Team member attached Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion 8th Marines, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Regimental Combat Team 8, gives candy to children at Kakar village, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 14. Marines from Company I provided security while Explosive Ordnance Disposal Marines found and cleared seven main charges, three pressure-plates and a command-pull improvised explosive device from Kakar that day. Elements of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit deployed to Afghanistan to provide regional security in Helmand province in support of the International Security Assistance Force.

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Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bryce Piper

Date Taken:02.14.2011

Location:KAKAR, AF

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Battle Group Poland Romanian soldiers set up and test their Oerlikon GDF-203 35mm twin cannon anti-aircraft weapon during the Saber Strike 2017, at Bemowo Piskie Training Area near Orzysz, Poland, June 13, 2017. 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 Spc. Stefan English)

BRUNEI (Oct. 6, 2020) A P-8A Poseidon aircraft from Patrol Squadron (VP) One taxis for takeoff during an exercise in support of CARAT Brunei 2020. CARAT is a ten-country exercise series between the United States and Bangladesh, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Thailand, and Timor-Leste. (U.S. Navy Photo by Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Brass)

The Strategic Airlift Capability program, a multinational mission, is comprised of 12 countries operating out of Pápa Air Base, Hungary. The international unit is called the Heavy Airlift Wing, and is the first non-NATO unit of its kind. (U.S. Air Force Photo Composite/Master Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

Military forces from the U.S., U.K., Lithuania and Poland conduct a convoy movement from Poland to Lithuania to continue the next portion of Saber Strike 2017 near Rukla, Lithuania, June 18, 2017. 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 Spc. Stefan English)

INDIAN OCEAN (July 21, 2020) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) steams in the Indian Ocean. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, consisting of flagship USS Nimitz (CVN 68), Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59), and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers Sterett and USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), along with the Indian Navy ships Rana, Sahyadri, Shivalik and Kamorta, are currently participating in a cooperative deployment in the Indian Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Logan C. Kellums/RELEASED)

AMMAN, Jordan – Exercise Eager Lion participants take part in a friendship jump to help kick start the multilateral exercise. The focus of Eager Lion 2012 is to strengthen military-to-military relationships of partner nations. The friendship jump is the first step in accomplishing this goal as parachutists from Combined Joint Task Force Spartan jumped together. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Frank Minnie)

KUANTAN, Malaysia (Aug. 8, 2016) U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jeffrey Healy (left), and U.S. Navy Capt. Craig Salt, both plastic surgeons assigned to USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), prepare a patient for surgery. Doctors from Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan visited Mercy to perform surgery along side Pacific Partnership 2016 surgeons. This is 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 1st Class Elizabeth Merriam/Released)

Battle Group Poland U.S. Soldiers prepare for a tactical movement to the field during Saber Strike 2017, at Bemowo Piskie Training Area near Orzysz, Poland, June 13, 2017. 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 Spc. Stefan English)

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (May 1, 2014) - Paratroopers from the 6th Engineer Battalion (Combat Airborne), U.S. Army, pull security after exiting a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from 1-207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, during exercise Arctic Pegasus near Deadhorse. Arctic Pegasus is a multi-component, joint exercise that will further refine planning and mission capabilities between U.S. Army Alaska, the U.S. Air Force, the Alaska National Guard, and the state of Alaska. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Edward Eagerton)

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First Lt. Johnathan Pavan, 194th Fighter Squadron pilot, flies an F-15C Eagle assigned to the 144th Fighter Wing, Fresno Air National Guard Base, Calif., during an aerial refuling mission with a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to Farichild Air Force Base, Wash., Oct. 20, 2015, over northern Canada. From Oct. 15 - 26, 2015, approximately 700 members from the Canadian Armed Forces, United States Air Force, United States Navy, and United States Air National Guard are deploying to Iqaluit, Nunavut, and 5 Wing Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador for Exercise Vigilant Shield 16 (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Victor J. Caputo)

An Afghan child watches as Afghan National Army personnel and U.S. Marines with 1st Platoon, Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Regimental Combat Team 2, interact with locals near Turah Shah Ghundey, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 31. Elements of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit deployed to Afghanistan to provide regional security in Helmand province in support of the International Security Assistance Force.

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Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bryce Piper

Date Taken:01.31.2011

Location:TURAH SHAH GHUNDEY, AF

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AMMAN, Jordan – Coalition partners from Combined Joint Task Force Spartan pull security for their teams during a capabilities demonstration for His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on May 16 at King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center. Seven of the 19 nations participating in Eager Lion 12 demonstrated their skills, which ranged from four-man stacks to fast roping from a hovering helicopter. Eager Lion 12 is an irregular warfare-themed exercise that includes more than 11,000 participants, focused on missions coalition partners might perform in support of contingency operations. The intent is to strengthen military-to-military relationships and interoperability through a joint, whole-of-government, multinational approach to meet current and future complex national security challenges. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Samantha Parks/ RELEASED)

Military forces from the U.S., U.K., Lithuania and Poland conduct a convoy movement from Poland to Lithuania to continue the next portion of Saber Strike 2017 near Rukla, Lithuania, June 18, 2017. 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 Spc. Stefan English)

A KC-130J Super Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152 and U.S. Army paratroopers with 1-1 Special Forces Group (Airborne) touch down on a tactical coral runway for the first time after U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 172 completed airfield surface repairs at Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, July 15, 2020. This training maintains readiness, combat proficiency and enhances interoperability essential for joint and combined military operations in austere, expeditionary environments within the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Alyssa J. Morales)

Commandant of the Marine Corps, James F. Amos and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Carlton W. Kent, address a crowd of Marines and sailors at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Dec.. 23. Amos and Kent visited to say thanks to all the troops who are supporting the International Security Assistance Force and to wish them a happy holiday.

Battle Group Poland U.S. Soldiers prepare for a tactical movement to the field during Saber Strike 2017, at Bemowo Piskie Training Area near Orzysz, Poland, June 13, 2017. 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 Spc. Stefan English)

Amphibious Assault Vehicles from Alpha Company, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division assaulted Onslow Beach, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 13, 2015. More than 200 Marines from 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment traveled to Norfolk, Va., to board the USS Kearsarge, April 9-13, 2015, in support of Joint Operations Access Exercise (JOAX) 15.1. In support of the exercise scenario, Marines simulated being part of a Marine Expeditionary Unit element deployed to conduct ship to short assault, Onslow Beach, Camp Lejeune. The unit aims to enhance skills in amphibious planning and execution, and to refine small unit urban operations during training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jorden M. Wells/Released)

Sgt. Michael Fryman with 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), Combat Logistics Battalion 8, prepares to change tires on an AMK-970 tanker while on a convoy through Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 31. The 1st MLG (FWD), CLB-8, provided security and maintenance for the convoy while in route to forward operating base Edinburgh.

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Photo by Sgt. Brian Lautenslager

Date Taken:01.31.2011

Location:CAMP LEATHERNECK, AF

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 12, 2016) USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) steams in the Pacific Ocean after completing Pacific Partnership 2016 in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Mercy is sailing to her homeport of San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hank Gettys/Released)

Maj. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commanding general, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (forward), addresses more than two thousand service members during a visit from the Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James F. Amos, and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Carlton W. Kent at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Dec. 23. Amos and Kent visited to say thanks to all the troops who are supporting the International Security Assistance Force and to wish them a happy holiday.

U.S. and Iraqi Soldiers watch for threats in a narrow alleyway during Operation Sway Sway, a joint operation with the Iraqi Army and U.S. Soldiers of 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, in Rusafa, eastern Baghdad, Iraq, on Feb. 28th, 2009. The Soldiers are searching for weapons caches and targeted insurgents. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. James Selesnick/Released

U.S. Army Paratroopers and their allies gear up and work together in establishing security in Bezmer Airfield, Bulgaria during Saber Guardian on July 20, 2017. Saber Guardian 2017 is an annual, multinational exercise held in the Black Sea Region to assure our Allies and Partners of the enduring comittment of the U.S.

PADANG, Indonesia (Aug. 22, 2016) U.S. Marine Cpl. Amanda Mireles, from Upland, California, interacts with local children at the Padang Sarai community center construction site. Pacific Partnership 2016 and Tentara Nasional Indonesia service members are working together to build a community center that will also serve as a shelter in a disaster for the village of Padang Sarai. 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 William Cousins/Released)

Local Iraqi children play soccer using a newly donated soccer ball, in the Al-Madain area of eastern Baghdad, Iraq, on April 18th, 2009. U.S. Soldiers are assessing soccer fields in the area, and distributing soccer balls donated in memory of a fallen U.S. Soldier, Pfc. Nick Madaras. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. James Selesnick/Released)

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. A C-130J Hercules military transport aircraft from the 19th Airlift Wing, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., assists in the prepositioning of support personnel, equipment and fuel needed to support the fleet of F-15s participating in the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Stephen Hudson, 169th Fighter Wing Public Affairs)

U.S. Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) take a group photo with country music singer Ayla Brown on Nov. 14 at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan. U.S. Marines with 9th ESB, 1st MLG (FWD) demonstrated various military equipment used to support the International Security Assistance Force.

U.S. Army Paratroopers and their allies gear up and work together in establishing security in Bezmer Airfield, Bulgaria during Saber Guardian on July 20, 2017. Saber Guardian 2017 is an annual, multinational exercise held in the Black Sea Region to assure our Allies and Partners of the enduring comittment of the U.S.

Army Reserve Soldiers from U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) wait to board a C-130H Hercules transport plane during a joint airborne operations exercise with the U.S. Air Force Reserve 440th Airlift Wing from Pope Army Airfield, April 17, 2014. Sixty active and Reserve Soldiers from Fort Bragg, N.C. and 30 Air Force special tactics airmen from Pope participated to highlight the joint capabilites of the two services.

KAPOLEI, Hawaii (April 17, 2020) - Hawaii National Guard Soldiers and Airmen board a C-17 Globemaster III April 17, 2020, at Kapolei, Hawaii. Hundreds of guardsmen were airlifted to neighboring islands by the 204th Airlift Squadron to assist with COVID-19 pandemic response. Military transport has been utilized to minimize exposure to disease at local airports. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier) 200417-Z-GR156-0481

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An Afghan national drives his heavily laden tractor alongside a mounted patrol (not shown) conducted by Marine of the Personal Security Detail, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), through the Garmser District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 6, 2011. 1st MLG (FWD) Marines conduct logistical operations throughout the province in support of the International Security Assistance Force.

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Photo by Sgt. Brandon Owen

Date Taken:01.06.2011

Location:AF

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A U.S. Air Force 44th Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle and U.S. Navy Strike Fighter Squadron 27 and 102 (VFA-27, VFA-102) F/A-18 Super Hornets, assigned to Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, fly in formation during a training sortie Feb. 16, 2017, over the Pacific Ocean. The joint training bolstered both services’ interoperability and capability to defend Japan and other assets and allies throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific Theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft/Released)

Polish 15th Mechanized Brigade soldiers simulate opposing forces holding a defensive position from the Battle Group Poland during Saber Strike 2017, at the Bemowo Piskie Training Area near Orzysz, Poland, June 15, 2017. 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 Spc. Stefan English)

Battle Group Poland Romanian soldiers secure and scan the perimeter for intruders during Saber Strike 2017, at Bemowo Piskie Training Area near Orzysz, Poland, June 13, 2017. 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 Spc. Stefan English)

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Sept. 19, 2016) Sailors aboard hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) render honors to the USS Arizona Memorial as Mercy arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Pacific Partnership 2016 deployed in May, 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 Lindsey E. Skelton/Released)

Battle Group Poland U.K. soldiers prepare for a tactical movement to the field during Saber Strike 2017, at Bemowo Piskie Training Area near Orzysz, Poland, June 13, 2017. 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 Spc. Stefan English)

South African Military Health Service Capt. François Van Huyssteen, veterinarian with the Military Veterinary Institute, and U.S. Army Lt. Col. Dickie Vest, Executive Officer and veterinarian with 176th Medical Brigade, 809th Medical Command from Seagoville, Texas, pose for a photo at one of the mobile veterinary service sites during a reconnaissance mission for Shared Accord 13 near Bhisho, South Africa, July 20. Shared Accord is a biennial training exercise which promotes regional relationships, increases capacity, trains U.S. and South African forces, and furthers cross-training and interoperability. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Spc. Taryn Hagerman)

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South African Military Health Service Capt. Lelanie Van Huyssteen, veterinarian with the Military Veterinary Institute, administers vaccines to local dogs during the mobile veterinary services as part of Shared Accord 13 near Bhisho, South Africa, July 30. Shared Accord is a biennial training exercise which promotes regional relationships, increases capacity, trains U.S. and South African forces, and furthers cross-training and interoperability. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Spc. Taryn Hagerman)

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Army paratroopers jump from a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo aricraft during Operation Toy Drop 2012 at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 8, 2012. This is the 15th year the Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop collected toy donations for children and families in need. Soldiers donate a new toy in exchange to jump with a foreign jumpmaster and earn foreign jump wings. This year, the event expanded from its traditional focus around Fort Bragg to select cities around the country. It is a Fort Bragg airborne tradition. Operation Toy Drop combines thousands of toys, Army paratroopers, hundreds of volunteers, dozens of allied military personnel, and more than a dozen Air Force aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Barry A. Loo)