Jumpmaster, U.S. Army Capt. Craig D. Arnold, commander of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division from Fort Bragg, N.C., looks out the window of the C-130J aircraft to prepare for a partnership jump over the Mimosa Flat Drop Zone, South Africa, July 23. The jump was in preparation for an exercise that South African and U.S. Soldiers will conduct jointly during Shared Accord 13. 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. The jump also earned each Soldier a pair of foreign wings for either jumping in a foreign country or jumping with a foreign country’s jumpmasters. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Spc. Taryn Hagerman)

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U.S. Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) meet country music singer Ayla Brown and her band on Nov. 14 on 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.

A Soldier with the 9th South African Infantry Battalion reacts to a near ambush by opposition forces as smoke grenades go off nearby July 26 near Alicedale, South Africa, part of Shared Accord 13. Shared Accord is a biennial training exercise designed to increase capacity and enhance interoperability across the South African and U.S. militaries. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Spc. Taryn Hagerman)

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(from left to right) Army Lt. Col. Dickie J. Vest, 176th Medical Brigade, South African Army Maj. Ron Tidbury, 43rd South African Brigade, and 2nd Lt. Jessica A. Morley, 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Armored Brigade Combat Team, discuss plans for Shared Accord '13 at a reconnaissance site near Bhisho, South Africa, July 20. Shared Accord is an annual 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 photos by Spc. Taryn Hagerman)

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A U.S. Marine with Landing Support Company, Helicopter Support Team, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) prepare cargo to attach to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter deployed with 3rd Marine Air Wing aboard Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 15, 2010. U.S. Marines with LS Company, HST, CLR-15, 1st MLG (FWD), assist in logistical operations in support of the International Security Assistance Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt Brian A. Lautenslager/Released)

Gen. David Rodriguez, second from left, commanding general of U.S. Africa Command, gestures toward a sand table model to members of the U.S. Embassy in South Africa and Lt. Gen. Derrick Mgwebi, South Africa National Defense Force chief of Joint Operations, Aug. 2 prior to a live-fire exercise. Rodriguez is in South Africa to observe Shared Accord 13, a biennial training event designed to increase capacity and enhance interoperability between the South African and U.S. militaries.

(U.S. Army Africa photo by Sgt. Daniel Stoutamire)

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Sgt. Reuben Hottel, with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, reacts to a near ambush by opposition forces July 26 near Alicedale, South Africa during Shared Accord 13. 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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U.S. Marines with Landing Support Company, Helicopter Support Team, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) prepare cargo to attach to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter deployed with 3rd Marine Air Wing aboard Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 15, 2010. U.S. Marines with LS Company, HST, CLR-15, 1st MLG (FWD), assist in logistical operations in support of the International Security Assistance Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt Brian A. Lautenslager/Released)

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)

ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 9, 2014) An explosive ordnance disposal technician with Commander, Task Group 56.1 conducts a scuba dive off the coast of Bahrain during the International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX). With a quarter of the world’s navies participating, including 6,500 Sailors from every region, IMCMEX is the largest international naval exercise promoting maritime security and the free-flow of trade through mine countermeasure operations, maritime security operations and maritime infrastructure protection in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility and throughout the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Scichilone/Released)

U.S. Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) meet country music singer Ayla Brown and her band on Nov. 14 on 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.

Ayla Brown and her band perform in front of a crowd of U.S. Marines, Soldiers and Sailors at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on November 15, 2010. Brown used the concert to say thanks to all the troops who are supporting the International Security Assistance Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt Brian A. Lautenslager/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)

Students from the Masincedane Training Centre greet U.S. and South African military members by singing to them outside of their school, where the volunteers will paint and plant in the garden as a joint community engagement during Shared Accord 13. 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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U.S. Marines with Landing Support Company, Helicopter Support Team, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) prepare cargo to attach to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter deployed with 3rd Marine Air Wing aboard Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 15, 2010. U.S. Marines with LS Company, HST, CLR-15, 1st MLG (FWD), assist in logistical operations in support of the International Security Assistance Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt Brian A. Lautenslager/Released)

U.S. Marines with Landing Support Company, Helicopter Support Team, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) prepare cargo to attach to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter deployed with 3rd Marine Air Wing aboard Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 15, 2010. U.S. Marines with LS Company, HST, CLR-15, 1st MLG (FWD), assist in logistical operations in support of the International Security Assistance Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt Brian A. Lautenslager/Released)

FORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines (Mar. 11, 2019) - Philippine Army Aviation and Task Force Diamond Head came together to share mutual sports interests during a team sports day today at Fort Magsaysay. Task Force Diamond Head includes more than 130 Soldiers from the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, based out of Wheeler Army Airfield, Oahu, Hawaii. Exercise Salaknib is designed to contribute to and enhance U.S. and Philippine defense readiness and tactical interoperability while strengthening multinational relationships. (Courtesy photo by Maj. James Kelly, U.S. Army). 190311-A-RS185-1001

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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. 28, 2016) Lt. Cmdr. Margrette M. Moore (left), from Farmville, Virginia, and Lt. Cmdr. Pete Bradford (center), from Escondido, California, both attached to USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), ask Abigail Wisjnu (right), an interpreter from Jakarta, Indonesia, to translate for a simulated patient during a Pacific Partnership 2016 search and rescue field training exercise rehearsal. Exercise participants received and treated patients at the Padang Cement Factory field hospital, assembled for the earthquake mass casualty scenario. The exercise spanned across three locations in Padang and includes a water rescue, a field hospital for patient triage and transport, and a mass casualty at a local soccer field. The day’s events were facilitated by Tentara Nasional Indonesia, local first responders and the Pacific Partnership humanitarian assistance and disaster relief team. 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 from the Turkish Land Forces and U.S. Army Europe's 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment participate in Cooperative Resolve 2012 at USAREUR's Joint Multinational Simulation Center in Grafenwoehr, Germany, June 21. Cooperative Resolve is a battalion-level command post exercise focused on simulated joint military operations. Its purpose is to enhance interoperability by giving commanders and their staff members practical exercises in organizing, controlling and supporting NATO operations. (Photo by Gertrud Zach)

A Soldier with the 9th South African Infantry Battalion reacts to a near ambush by opposition forces July 26 near Alicedale, South Africa, part of Shared Accord 13. Shared Accord is a biennial training exercise designed to increase capacity and enhance interoperability across the South African and U.S. militaries. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Spc. Taryn Hagerman)

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Ayla Brown and her band perform in front of a crowd of U.S. marines, soldiers and sailors at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 15. Brown used the concert to say thanks to all the troops who are supporting the International Security Assistance Force.

Ayla Brown and her band perform in front of a crowd of U.S. Marines, Soldiers and Sailors at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on November 15, 2010. Brown used the concert to say thanks to all the troops who are supporting the International Security Assistance Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt Brian A. Lautenslager/Released)

A U.S. Marine with Landing Support Company, Helicopter Support Team, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) prepare cargo to attach to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter deployed with 3rd Marine Air Wing aboard Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 15, 2010. U.S. Marines with LS Company, HST, CLR-15, 1st MLG (FWD), assist in logistical operations in support of the International Security Assistance Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt Brian A. Lautenslager/Released)

Sgt. Reuben Hottel, with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, reacts to a near ambush by opposition forces July 26 near Alicedale, South Africa during Shared Accord 13. 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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Ayla Brown and her band perform in front of a crowd of U.S. Marines, Soldiers and Sailors at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on November 15, 2010. Brown used the concert to say thanks to all the troops who are supporting the International Security Assistance Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt Brian A. Lautenslager/Released)

South African Medical Health Services Capt. Nokholo Hlezupondo paints a window at the Masincedane Training Centre where South African and U.S. military members teamed up to celebrate Mandela Day by volunteering at the school during a community engagement portion of Shared Accord 13 at Mzantsi Village, South Africa, July 26. 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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U.S. Army Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division react to a near ambush by opposition forces while a comrade simulates an injury July 26 near Alicedale, South Africa as part of Shared Accord 13. Shared Accord is a biennial training exercise designed to increase capacity and enhance interoperability across the South African and U.S. militaries. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Spc. Taryn Hagerman)

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Dutch crew chiefs with the 322nd Squadron, marshals in an F-16 Flacon flown by U.S. Air Force Exchange Pilot Maj. Kevin Sweeney 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)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Casey R. Herndon, a grenadier with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8), waits inside a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 (HMH-462) in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2013. HMH-462 transported 2/8, Afghan Territorial Force 444 and British soldiers during a joint interdiction operation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Gabriela Garcia/Released)

A South African Soldier pauses after the call to cease-fire at the end of a joint live fire training exercise during Shared Accord 13 at Grahamstown, South Africa, Aug. 2. 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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Students from the Masincedane Training Centre hold their dental hygiene care kits, which they received after a brief dental exam from U.S. and South African military members as a joint community engagement during Shared Accord 13. 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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A Battle Group Poland U.S Soldier allows an inspected vehicle into a secured location 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)

LEGAZPI, Philippines (June 30, 2016) Kristine Balbin (right), a Filipino dentist, examines a patient while Dr. Patrick Rooney (middle), a general dentist and volunteer aboard USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), and John Mark A. Diespe (left), a dentistry student, observe during a Pacific Partnership 2016 dentistry subject matter expert exchange. Pacific Partnership is visiting the Philippines for the seventh time since its first mission in 2006. Partner nations will work side-by-side with local military and non-government 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 Lindsey E. Skelton/Released)

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)

Ayla Brown and her band perform in front of a crowd of U.S. Marines, soldiers and sailors at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 15. Brown used the concert to say thanks to all the troops who are supporting the International Security Assistance Force.

Sgt. Reuben Hottel, with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, reacts to a near ambush by opposition forces July 26 near Alicedale, South Africa during Shared Accord 13. 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)

AMMAN, Jordan - A U.S. parachutist inspects his Jordanian Armed Forces parachutist partner before the Eager Lion 2012 friendship jump. Eager Lion participants jumped to help kick start the multilateral exercise. The focus of Eager Lion 2012 is to strengthen military-to-military relationships of participating 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 Sfc. Frank Minnie)

Sgt. Rinke deJong, a Dutch crew chief with the 322nd Squadron, marshals in an F-16 Falcon flown by U.S. Air Force Exchange Pilot Maj. Kevin Sweeney 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)

South African Army Pvt. C. R. J. Alexander lowers the South African flag as U. S. Army Pfc. Brett Grenier (left) and Pfc. Dustin Clay (right), both with Headquarters Headquarter Company, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, lower the American flag during a rehearsal for Shared Accord '13 at Port Elizabeth, South Africa, July 21. Shared Accord is an annual 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 photos by Spc. Taryn Hagerman)

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South African Army Pvt. C. R. J. Alexander secures the rope after lowering the South African flag during a rehearsal for Shared Accord '13 at Port Elizabeth, South Africa, July 21. Shared Accord is an annual 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 photos by Spc. Taryn Hagerman)

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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)

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Dwayne Anthony, with the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 177th Fighter Wing, 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)

Coalition service members with Combined Joint Task Force Spartan provide security for their teams during a capabilities demonstration for King Abdullah II of Jordan May 16, 2012, as part of exercise Eager Lion 2012 at the King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center in Amman, Jordan. Eager Lion is a U.S. Central Command-directed, irregular warfare-themed exercise focusing on missions the United States and its coalition partners might perform in support of global contingency operations. (DoD photo by Spc. Samantha Parks, U.S. Army photo/Released)

Royal Netherlands Navy Mine Countermeasure Diver, Sergeant Jelco Brander (left) assigned to Maritime Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit and Royal Canadian Navy Clearance Diver, Leading Seaman Donny Allen, assigned to Fleet Diving Unit Pacific, participate in room clearing exercises during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) on July 3, 2014.

U.S. Navy photo: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Taylor Smith/Released

Le sergent Jelco Brander (à gauche), plongeur-démineur de l'Unité maritime de neutralisation des explosifs et munitions de la Marine royale néerlandaise, et le matelot de 1re classe Donny Allen, plongeur-démineur de l'Unité de plongée de la Flotte (Pacifique) de la Marine royale canadienne, participent aux exercices de ratissage de l'exercice Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), le 3 juillet 2014.

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Local Iraqi children holding pencils they have just received, smile at U.S. Soldiers of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, in the Al-Madain area of eastern Baghdad, Iraq, on April 18th, 2009. The Soldiers are visiting to assess soccer fields, and distribute soccer balls donated in memory of fallen U.S. Soldier Pfc. Nick Madaras. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. James Selesnick/Released)

South African Soldiers and U.S. Army jumpmasters prepare for takeoff inside the C-130J aircraft as part of a partnership jump over the Mimosa Flat Drop Zone, South Africa, July 23. The jump was in preparation for an exercise that South African and U.S. Soldiers will conduct jointly during Shared Accord 13. 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. The jump will also earn each Soldier a pair of foreign wings for either jumping in a foreign country or jumping with a foreign country’s jumpmasters. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Spc. Taryn Hagerman)

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South African Soldiers conduct a joint live fire training exercise during Shared Accord 13 at Grahamstown, South Africa, Aug. 2. 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 National Defense Force Soldiers conduct a near ambush on U.S. Army and fellow SANDF personnel while acting as opposition forces, part of Shared Accord 13 July 26 near Alicedale, South Africa. Shared Accord is a biennial training exercise designed to increase capacity and enhance interoperability across the South African and U.S. militaries. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Spc. Taryn Hagerman)

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The drummer for Ayla Brown's band performs in front of a crowd of U.S. Marines, soldiers and sailors at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 15. Brown used the concert to say thanks to all the troops who are supporting the International Security Assistance Force.