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.

PADANG, Indonesia (Aug. 22, 2016) Construction Electrician 3rd Class Derek Drummond, from Waldorf, Maryland, greets Mayor General Agung Risdhianto of the Tentara Nasional Indonesian Army. Risdhianto met with Pacific Partnership 2016 and Tentara Nasional Indonesia service members at the Padang community center construction site to view progress and meet the crew. 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)

OKINAWA, Japan (Jan. 28, 2022) - U.S. Marines Lance Cpl. Christopher Hartl (left) and Lance Cpl. Austin Hurkmans, both Low Altitude Air Defense gunners with 3d Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, provide surface-to-air defense using the FIM-92 Stinger on Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 28, 2022. The training demonstrates the joint force’s ability to integrate command and control, expand battlefield awareness, and conduct long-range precision strikes as an enduring, stand-in-force. Hartl is a native of Mukilteo, Washington, and Hurkmans is a native of Marquette, Michigan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ujian Gosun) 220128-M-TU214-1087

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An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier assigned to the 3rd Mobile Strike Force Kandak maneuvers into firing position during an operation near Saban village in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 9, 2013. The operation was a joint mission with U.S. Marines with the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment and the ANA. (DoD photo by Cpl. Trent A. Randolph, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)

Battle Group Poland U.S. Solders review the maps and update current activity locations for movements during Saber Strike 2017, at Bemowo Piskie Training Area near Orzysz, Poland, June 15, 2017. Saber Strike17 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)

Students from the Masincedane Training Centre play a South African game with U.S. and South African military members outside of their school, where volunteers came to 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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JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (March 24, 2022) - 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 4-25th IBCT is the only airborne brigade combat team in the Pacific Theater and regularly conducts training to maintain operational readiness skills in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Julia Lebens) 220324-F-RJ686-0782

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A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier fires a M240 machine gun mounted on a lightweight all terrain vehicle during an urban assault exercise at McCrady Training Center, S.C., May 20, 2014. Elements of the South Carolina Army and Air National Guard, U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force special operations, and Columbia Police Department S.W.A.T., conduct urban assault training, which allowed special operations forces and National Guard assets to work alongside each other while training in an urban environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago/Released)

A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter flown by pilots Chief Warrant Officer 4 Mike Michaud and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Cody McKinney, from the 1-207th Aviation Battalion, Alaska Army National Guard, flies over the Denali Range en route to Deadhorse, Alaska during Arctic Pegasus, April 30. 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. U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Edward Eagerton

Paratroopers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment of Fort Bragg, N.C., complete a tactical ruck march after an exercise for Shared Accord 13 at Bulembo, South Africa, July 28. 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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New York City, NY- Service members from the New York Guard and New York National Guard reported to the Javits Convention Center in New York City at 0630 in the morning on November 25, 2019. The service members unboxed pallets of turkeys and other foods, packed them into 3100 bags, and then loaded the bags onto 18 NYS Department of Transportation vehicles which were then used to distribute the Turkey bags across the NYC/Long Island and Westchester areas.

The New York Military Force members were participating in the annual program sponsored by New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s initiative to distribute the ingredients for a Thanksgiving meal to needy families. Joint Operation “Turkey Drop” included forty Service members of the New York Guard, State Volunteer Defense Force, and 10 soldiers from the New York National Guard Joint Task Force Empire Shield, assigned to Bravo Company, FT Hamilton, NY. The service members were thanked for their efforts by Brigadier General John Andonie, New York Army National Director, Chief of Staff, who observed the joint mission efforts. Division of Military and Naval Affairs Photos by New York Guard Captain Mark Getman/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. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Stephen Hudson, 169th Fighter Wing Public Affairs)

AMMAN, Jordan - Maj. Gen. Ken Tovo, Combined Joint Task Force Spartan commander, hands out jump wing certificates to parachutists who participated in Exercise Eager Lion's friendship jump May 10. 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 Sgt. 1st Class Aaron J. Brami)

HAIFA (Mar. 12, 2018) A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter steadies itself before landing to begin live fast-roping training for U.S. Marines assigned to the Tactical Recovery of Aircraft Personnel (TRAP) team, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Haifa, Israel, Mar. 12, 2018. Iwo Jima and the 26th MEU are conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tojyea G. Matally/Released)

A large crowd of Iraqi children congregate outside a school in Shawra Wa Um Jidir, eastern Baghdad, Iraq, on Mar. 8th, 2009. Iraqi National Police and Soldiers of B Company, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, are visiting local schools and distributing school supplies. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. James Selesnick/Released)

A CH-146 Griffon helicopter from the 430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron lands on the French Navy Ship Le Mistral during Exercise LION MISTRAL 2014 in Halifax, Nova Scotia on June 17, 2014.

Photo: MCpl Patrick Blanchard, Canadian Forces Combat Camera

Un hélicoptère CH146 Griffon du 430e Escadron tactique d'hélicoptères se pose sur le navire de la Marine nationale Le Mistral, le 17 juin 2014, dans le cadre de l’exercice Lion Mistral 2014, à Halifax (Nouvelle-Écosse).

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U.S. Army Capt. Frank Rodriguez, Commander of A Troop, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, looks up a stairwell while Iraqi and U.S. Soldiers search a residence, 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)

Petty Officer 3rd Class Darrin D. Askins, assigned to Company L, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, is covered in dust after riding in the back of a medium transport vehicle replacement in Washir, Afghanistan. Askins is deployed in Helmand province supporting the International Security Assistance Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John M. Ewald)

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160912-N-SJ730-004 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)

A CH-146 Griffon helicopter from the 430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron lands on the French Navy Ship Le Mistral during Exercise LION MISTRAL 2014 in Halifax, Nova Scotia on June 17, 2014.

Photo: MCpl Patrick Blanchard, Canadian Forces Combat Camera

Un hélicoptère CH146 Griffon du 430e Escadron tactique d'hélicoptères se pose sur le navire de la Marine nationale Le Mistral, le 17 juin 2014, en vue de l'exercice Lion Mistral 2014, à Halifax (Nouvelle-Écosse).

Photo : Cplc Patrick Blanchard, Caméra de combat des Forces canadiennes

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AMMAN, Jordan -- Chaplain (Lt. Cdr.) Abuhena Saifulislam, a staff chaplain for U.S. Central Command, reads the Quran after a religious leaders' conference May 9 in Zarqa, Jordan during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Eager Lion 12 is a recurring exercise designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships through a joint, whole-of-government, multinational approach to future complex national security challenges. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Nathan Booth/RELEASED)

New Jersey State Command Chief Master Sgt. Michael Rakauckas 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)

Soldiers of the 780th Military Intelligence Brigade's Company A, 781st MI Battalion, take part in a Cyber Development and Mentorship Exercise at Fort Meade, Md., May 19. The exercise brought the Soldiers together with their joint service National Mission Team, Cyber Protection Team and Combat Mission Team partners to work together to build their technical proficiency and ability to participate in joint operations. Using a video game environment specifically built for the training, participants were challenged to support tactical requirements and deny their opponents' support capabilities by degrading, disrupting, manipulating or destroying their systems. (Photo by Mike Milord)

Iraqi schoolgirls line up to receive book bags from Iraqi National Police and U.S. Soldiers of B Company, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, in Shawra Wa Um Jidir, eastern Baghdad, Iraq, on Mar. 8th, 2009. Iraqi National Police and U.S. Soldiers are visiting local schools and distributing supplies. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. James Selesnick/Released.)

Iraqi Soldiers provide security for a press conference held at the outer cordon created around the scene of recent fighting in the Al-Fadhel neighborhood of eastern Baghdad, Iraq, on Mar. 29th, 2009. Iraqi security forces have been fighting a group of renegade Sons of Iraq in the area. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. James Selesnick/Released)

AMMAN, Jordan -- Chaplain (Lt. Cdr.) Abuhena Saifulislam (right), a staff chaplain for U.S. Central Command, greets Brig. Gen. Dr. Jamiel Khatatbeh, dean of the Prince Hassan Academy for Islamic Studies, after a religious leaders' conference May 9 in Zarqa, Jordan during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Eager Lion 12 is a recurring exercise designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships through a joint, whole-of-government, multinational approach to future complex national security challenges. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Nathan Booth/RELEASED)

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 after a training sortie Feb. 16, 2017, over the Pacific Ocean. The joint training bolstered communications and interoperability between the two services, which both serve to enhance peace and security throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific Theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft/Released)

Battle Group Poland U.K. soldier sets up camouflage netting to blend in with the surrounding area 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)

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AMMAN, Jordan -- Chaplain (Lt. Cdr.) Abuhena Saifulislam (right), a staff chaplain for U.S. Central Command, and Maj. Mohammad Sbeihat, Jordanian Armed Forces, discuss the mosque at the Prince Hassan Academy for Islamic Studies after a religious leaders' conference May 9 in Zarqa, Jordan during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Eager Lion 12 is a recurring exercise designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships through a joint, whole-of-government, multinational approach to future complex national security challenges. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Nathan Booth/RELEASED)

Children shade themselves in the shadow of a World Food Programme helicopter’s propellers as humanitarian aid is distributed in Bebedo, Mozambique, April 8, 2019. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa is leading U.S. Department of Defense Cyclone Idai relief efforts in support of U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Disaster Assistance Response Team. The task force is helping meet requirements identified by USAID assessment teams and humanitarian organizations working in the region by providing logistics support and manpower to USAID at the request of the Government of the Republic of Mozambique. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas Grimes)

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.

NORTHERN TERRITORY, ACT, Australia (July 13, 2015) - A Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport refuels a RAAF F/A-18 Hornet alongside other U.S. and Australian fighters during a refueling training exercise as part of Talisman Sabre 2015. U.S. and Australian forces are conducting air refueling missions throughout the Talisman Sabre 2015 exercise to improve interoperability and familiarization with each other's procedures. Talisman Sabre is a biennial exercise that provides an invaluable opportunity for nearly 30,000 U.S. and Australian defense forces to conduct operations in a combined, joint and interagency environment that will increase both countries' ability to plan and execute a full range of operations from combat missions to humanitarian assistance efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Martinez/Released) 150713-F-NF934-282

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A helicopter from the EU Naval Forces brings important items on a ship from the World Food Program.

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Battle Group Poland U.S. Soldiers review unsecure locations on a map to find possible enemy locations in case of an ambush during the Saber Strike 2017 exercise, 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)

Maj. Gen. Ken Tovo, Combined Joint Task Force Spartan commander, and Jordanian Special Operations Col. Aref S. Al-Zaben pin their corresponding countries’ jump wings to each others’ uniforms after a friendship jump to kick off Exercise Eager Lion 2012. The exercise promotes cooperation and interoperability among participating forces, builds functional capacity, practices crisis management and enhances readiness. Eager Lion’s focus is on strengthening military-to-military relationships of participating partner nations through a joint, whole of government, multinational approach, integrating all instruments of national power to meet current and future complex national security challenges. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Julius Clayton/RELEASED)

AMMAN, Jordan – A Jordanian journalist asks a question to Major Gen. Awni El-Edwan (right), Jordanian Armed Forces operations and training chief of staff, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Ken Tovo (left), Combined Joint Task Force Spartan commanding general, at a joint press conference May 15, to coincide with the official beginning of Exercise Eager Lion 12. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Julius Clayton)

100515-M-0301S-078 An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier tends to a patient during a medical engagement in Now Abad, Afghanistan, May 15, 2010. During the engagement, Afghan civilians were given free medical care as well as rations of corn seed and fertilizer. The mission was a joint effort among the ANA, U.S. Marines with the female engagement team of Bravo Battery, 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion and a Navy hospital corpsman assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). (DoD photo by Cpl. Lindsay L. Sayres, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)

Battle Group Poland U.S. Soldiers build a fighting position 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)

AMMAN, Jordan - A Jordanian Armed Forces parachutist pins Jordanian jump wings to a U.S. Soldier's uniform at a formation held after the Exercise Eager Lion 2012 friendship jump. Eager Lion 12 is a multilateral military exercise focused on strengthening military-to-military relationships and promoting cooperation among participating nations. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Wynn Hoke)

Crew chiefs with the 159th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron clean the canopies of F-15C Eagles from the Louisiana and Florida Air National Guard at Leeuwarden Air Base, Netherlands, March 28, 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)

A Jordanian Armed Forces parachutist displays the recently pinned U.S. jump wings he received after completing a friendship jump to kick off Exercise Eager Lion 2012. The jump wings were pinned by his U.S. counterpart to help emphasize the exercise’s focus of strengthening military-to-military relationships and promoting cooperation among participating nations. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Julius Clayton/RELEASED)

LEGAZPI, Philippines (June 30, 2016) Dr. Frances Jones, a general dentist and volunteer aboard hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), performs a procedure on a patient while members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines dental service 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)

Petty Officer 3rd Class Erick Martin, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 7, Gulf Port, Miss., paints the Exercise Eager Lion 12 logo for the joint operations center on the King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center May 5. Seabees from NMCB 7 completed the construction of 30 offices and a four-tiered, theater style command center in less than two weeks. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Nathan Booth)

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)

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)