U.S. Army MH-47 Special Operations Chinook, flies into a landing zone in Columbia, South Carolina, May 19, 2014. Elements of the South Carolina Army and Air National Guard, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force special operations, and Columbia Police Department S.W.A.T., conducted 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)

PADANG, Indonesia (Aug. 22, 2016) Traditional Indonesian dancers perform at the Pacifc Partnership 2016 opening ceremony. 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. (University of California-San Diego Predental Society photo by Ted Wendel/Released)

Battle Group Poland U.S. Soldiers pull security 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)

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.

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers from Alpha Co., 218th BSB, South Carolina National Guard, and Alpha Co., 348th BSB, Georgia National Guard, work together to purify water during Vigilant Guard 17 at the Amerson Water Treatment Plant in Macon, Georgia, March 28. Vigilant Guard 17 is a Joint Regional Training Exercise providing the South Carolina National Guard an opportunity to improve cooperation and relationships with local, state regional civilian, military and federal partners in preparation for emergencies and catastrophic events. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Tashera Pravato/108th Public Affairs Detachment).

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An F-15C Eagle from the Louisiana Air National Guard takes off during Frisian Flag 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)

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 States’ 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)

LEGAZPI, Philippines (July 3, 2016) Service members attached to hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) play a volleyball game on volcanic sand against Philippine Air Force members at Naval Forces Southern Luzon during a Pacific Partnership 2016 community relation event. Community relation events bring together the local community and Pacific Partnership personnel and are an essential component of the mission. Pacific Partnership is visiting the Philippines for the seventh time since its first visit in 2006. Partner nations are working 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)

Aerial view of earthquake damage in the Sindhuli District, Nepal, May, 10, during OPERATION SAHAYOGI HAAT. (Operation Helping Hand)

The Nepalese Government requested the U.S. Government’s assistance after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the country, April 25. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Staff Sgt. Jeffrey D. Anderson/Released)

141109-N-CG436-127 ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 9, 2014) An explosive ordnance disposal technician with Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1 enters the water to conduct 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)

1st Lt. Benjamin Martin, of Sarasota, Fla., prepares to hand a soccer ball to a charging group of Iraqi children during a site assessment mission April 18 in the Al-Madain area of eastern Baghdad. Martin, who serves as the executive officer for Company B, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, and other Paratroopers donated several soccer balls donated by the “Kick for Nick” organization. The organization was founded in honor of Pfc. Nick Madaras whose wish was to collect soccer balls and give them to the children of Iraq. Madaras was killed by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations Sept. 3, 2006. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. James Selesnick/Reviewed)

A U.S. Soldier assigned to the 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment and a Turkish Land Force soldier participate in Cooperative Resolve 2012 at the Joint Multinational Simulation Center in Grafenwoehr, Germany, June 21, 2012. Cooperative Resolve was a battalion-level command post exercise focused on simulated joint military operations. The purpose was to enhance interoperability by giving commanders and their staff practical exercises in organizing, controlling and supporting NATO operations. (DoD photo by Gertrud Zach, U.S. Army/Released)

Sgt. Barry puts Sgt. Maj. Polly Grey on the shoulder of Senior Airman Raynard Billy, a logistics planner, during Frisian Flag at Leeuwarden Air Base, Netherlands, March 29, 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. Army MH-47 Special Operations Chinook, flies into a landing zone in Columbia, South Carolina, May 19, 2014. Elements of the South Carolina Army and Air National Guard, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force special operations, and Columbia Police Department S.W.A.T., conducted 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)

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 Senior Master Sgt. Edward Snyder, 169th Fighter Wing Public Affairs)

LEGAZPI, Philippines (July 07, 2016) Rear Adm. Babette Bolivar, commander, Joint Region Marianas, addresses the audience at the Pacific Partnership 2016 Gender and Development (GAD) seminar held at Bicol Regional Training and Teaching Hospital. GAD focuses on the importance of women in the decision-making process during natural disasters and crisis. Pacific Partnership is visiting the Philippines for the seventh time since its first visit in 2006. Partner nations are working 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)

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug 19, 2019) - Boatswain's Mate Seaman Joel Haynes watches a CV-22 Osprey from the U.S. Air Force 21st Special Operations Squadron (SOS) in Yokota, Japan conducts flight operations from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CV 76). Ronald Reagan is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rufus Hucks) 190819-N-VE240-1261

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Paratroopers fill the skies over Pope Army Airfield during a joint airborne operation with the 440th Airlift Wing, April 17, 2014. Sixty active and Army Reserve Soldiers from Fort Bragg, N.C. and 30 Air Force special tactics airmen from Pope participated in the event highlighting the joint capabilities of the men and women of who serve in the 440th and the airborne forces. (U.S. Army photo by Timothy L. Hale/Released)

Iraqi Army Soldiers and U.S. Soldiers of 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, receive a briefing prior to conducting Operation Sway Sway, a joint operation, searching for weapons caches and insurgents At Forward Operating Base Shield, in Rusafa, eastern Baghdad, Iraq, on Feb. 28th, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. James Selesnick/Released)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Edward Reid, with the 36th Contingency Response Group, Joint Task Force (JTF) 505 and Hampton, Virginia native, collects measurements used to determine the geotechnical engineering properties of the soil at the Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal, May 8, 2015. The team tested the soil using a dynamic cone penetrometer to determine its stability following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake. The pavement evaluation tested to see if there were any significant changes to the soil beneath the runway since the earthquake. Any changes could restrict weight limitations to incoming flights in order to prevent any runway damage. The Nepalese government requested the U.S. Government assistance after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the country April 25. JTF-505 works in conjunction with USAID and the international community to provide unique capabilities to assist Nepal. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Staff Sgt. Jeffrey D. Anderson/Released)

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.

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)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Clark Morgan, center, contingency engineer flight commander with the 36th Contingency Response Group, Joint Task Force (JTF) 505 and Reno, Nevada native; Canadian Maj. Simon Comtois, right, a construction engineer with the Disaster Assistance Response Team; and Kumar Shresthna, a Nepalese civil engineer with the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal discuss the process to determine the geotechnical engineering properties of the soil at the Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal, May 8, 2015. The team tested the soil using a dynamic cone penetrometer to determine its stability following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake. The pavement evaluation tested to see if there were any significant changes to the soil beneath the runway since the earthquake. Any changes could restrict weight limitations to incoming flights in order to prevent any runway damage. The Nepalese government requested the U.S. Government assistance after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the country April 25. JTF-505 is working in conjunction with USAID and the international community to assist Nepal. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Staff Sgt. Jeffrey D. Anderson/Released)

New service 61 between Edinburgh city centre at St. Andrew Square Bus Station and Riccarton Campus and Currie was introduced jointly by Eastern Scottish and Lothian Region Transport on 25 September 1978. Riccarton was developing as the new Edinburgh campus of Heriot-Watt University. Its move there was gradual and wasn’t completed until 1992.

The Estonian soldiers checking their equipment on board off the FS Courbet.

U.S. Army MH-47 Special Operations Chinook, flies into a landing zone in Columbia, South Carolina, May 19, 2014. Elements of the South Carolina Army and Air National Guard, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force special operations, and Columbia Police Department S.W.A.T., conducted 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)

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 4-118th Infantry Battalion, 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, set up a security perimeter around a MH-47 Chinook during an urban assault 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 Small Unit Support Vehicle sits in the cargo area of a C-17 Globmaster III on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 1, 2014. The SUSV was dropped at Deadhorse, Alaska, during Arctic Pegasus, a joint, combined arctic mobility exercise designed to demonstrate U.S. Army Alaska's arctic capability and proficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Zachary Wolf)

Soldiers and Airmen receive familiarization training with the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during the Vulcan Fire Support Coordination Exercise at Fort Bragg, July 29, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Mardicio Barrot/22nd MPAD)

Aircrew do pre-flight checks before takeoff from Pápa Air Base, Hungary, March 23. The Strategic Airlift Capability program, a multinational mission, is comprised of 12 countries operating out of Pápa Air Base. Crews are comprised of personnel from different counties that make up the Heavy Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

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A Battle Group Poland U.S. Soldier scans the perimeter 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)

Kumar Shresthna, a Nepalese civil engineer with the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mark Hoover, an airfield manager with the 36th Contingency Response Group, Joint Task Force (JTF) 505 and Naples, Florida-native, take measurements used to determine the geotechnical engineering properties of the soil at the Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal, May 8, 2015. The team tested the soil using a dynamic cone penetrometer to determine its stability following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal, April 25. The pavement evaluation tested to see if there were any significant changes to the soil beneath the runway since the earthquake. Any changes could restrict weight limitations to incoming flights in order to prevent any runway damage. JTF-505 works in conjunction with USAID and the international community to provide unique capabilities to assist Nepal. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Staff Sgt. Jeffrey D. Anderson/Released)

U.S. service members assigned to Camp Lemmonier, Djibouti, and a member of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) build pallets of humanitarian aid to later be transported on a C-130J Hercules in Maputo, Mozambique.

LEGAZPI, Philippines (June 30, 2016) Dr. Patrick Rooney (right), a general dentist and volunteer aboard hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), examines a patient while Kristine Balbin (left), a Filipino dentist, and John Mark A. Diespe (middle), a dentistry student, observe the procedure 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)

DILI, Timor Leste (June 8, 2016) Rear Adm. Charles Williams, Commander, Task Force 73, speaks during the opening ceremony for Pacific Partnership 2016 at the Timor Leste Ministry of Defense. Deployed in support of Pacific Partnership 2016, Mercy is on its first stop of the 2016 mission. Pacific Partnership has a longstanding history with Timor Leste, having first visited in 2006, and four subsequent times since. Medical, engineering and various other personnel embarked aboard Mercy will work side-by-side with partner nation counterparts, exchanging ideas, building best practices and relationships to ensure preparedness should disaster strike. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hank Gettys/Released)

An Estonian soldier observes the open sea and is looking for pirates from the deck of the WFP Vessel.

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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)

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U.S. Army MH-47 Special Operations Chinook, flies into a landing zone in Columbia, South Carolina, May 19, 2014. Elements of the South Carolina Army and Air National Guard, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force special operations, and Columbia Police Department S.W.A.T., conducted 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)

U.S. Army MH-47 Special Operations Chinook, flies into a landing zone in Columbia, South Carolina, May 19, 2014. Elements of the South Carolina Army and Air National Guard, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force special operations, and Columbia Police Department S.W.A.T., conducted 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)

New York National Guard Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Raymond Shield talks with Brazilian Army General Gerson Menandro Garcia De Freitas, before a state partnership signing, on the U.S.S. Intrepid, Manhattan, N.Y., March 14, 2019. The State Partnership between the NYNG and Brazil 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)

Combined U.S. and African forces move to clear a building during urban combat techniques training July 13, 2012, in Thiès, Senegal. Western Accord is a U.S. Africa Command-sponsored, Marine Forces Africa-led multilateral field exercise and humanitarian mission in Senegal designed to increase interoperability between the United States and several West African partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jessica DeRose/Released)

LEGAZPI, Philippines (June 30, 2016) Dr. William R. Bachand, an associate professor from The Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University and volunteer aboard USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), and Hospital Corpsman Roxanne Indiongco perform a procedure on a patient while Filipino dentists 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)

Army Maj. Aaron Williams (right), 6th Engineer Battalion executive officer, secures his static line to his parachute before jumping out of a C-17 Globemaster III during Arctic Pegasus, May 1, 2014. 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. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Zachary Wolf)

Members of joint Iraqi and U.S. soccer teams and fans pose for a group photograph between tournament games at Sha'ab stadium in eastern Baghdad, Iraq on May 22nd, 2009. U.S. Soldiers of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and Iraqi national policeman are participating in a public soccer tournament sponsored by the FC Unity organization. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. James Selesnick/Released)

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 water crossing maneuvers during a operation rehearsal June 20, 2016, at Fort Hood, Texas, as part of a Multinational Lumberjack River Exercise. Through the States’ 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)

Tech Sgt. Jeff Cole, 159th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Louisiana Air National Guard, gives an F-15C Eagle tour to a group of Royal Air Force crew chiefs during Frisian Flag 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)

U.S. Marines with Company D, 1st Tank Battalion, assemble an Assault Vehicle Land Bridge (AVLB) at Combat Outpost Ouellette, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 16, 2011. The AVLB will allow Marines and tanks with Company D 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).

SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 11, 2016) Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Cliffordchester Ganac, a native of Legazpi, Philippines, plates cornbread in preparation for dinner aboard hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). Mercy, which is deployed in support of Pacific Partnership 2016, is en route to its third mission stop in Da Nang, Vietnam. Upon arrival, 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 a natural disaster or crisis. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hank Gettys/Released)