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Georgian soldiers, 2nd Company, 1st Georgian Engineer Battalion, attach barbed wire to posts during a combined training exercise, Vaziani, Republic of Georgia, Aug. 6, 2017. Noble Partner 17 supports Georgia in conducting home station training of its second NATO Response Force (NRF) contribution. Noble Partner will further enhance NRF and Operational Capabilities Concept interoperability and readiness in order to support regional stability. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kalie Jones)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 12, 2021) Sailors assigned to forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), prepare for a replenishment-at-sea with fleet replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204). America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 3rd Class Thomas Contant)
A Slovenian soldier of 3rd Company, 10th Regiment pulls security during a movement to contact lane at Exercise Allied Spirit IV at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Jan. 21, 2016. Exercise Allied Spirit includes more than 2,200 participants from six NATO nations, and exercises tactical interoperability and tests secure communications within Alliance members and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Markus Rauchenberger/released)
Slovenian soldiers of 3rd Company, 10th Regiment clear a building during a situational training exercise lane at Exercise Allied Spirit IV at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Jan. 21, 2016. Exercise Allied Spirit includes more than 2,200 participants from six NATO nations, and exercises tactical interoperability and tests secure communications within Alliance members and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Markus Rauchenberger/released)
Ambassador Phillip Carter, III, deputy to the commander for civil-military engagement, greets Maj. Gen. Salim Mustafa Kijuu, land force commander of the Tanzanian People's Defence Force, during of a Command Sponsored Visit coordinated by U.S. Army Africa on behalf of the U.S. Army. Command Sponsored Visits bring together senior land force commanders from nations around the world to discuss mutual security concerns and to increase interoperability. USARAF hosted the annual Gender Mainstreaming Seminar in Tanzania in May of this year and will conduct the African Land Forces Summit and the Eastern Accord 16 exercise in Tanzania next year. These visits help build partnerships over time and across echelons, the key concept behind USARAF's African Horizons strategy. (U.S. Army Africa photo)
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NEWPORT, R.I. – The U.S. Naval War College (NWC) holds a commencement ceremony for the College of Naval Command and Staff and the College of Naval Warfare 2023 graduating classes June 16, 2023, on board Naval Station Newport. The ceremony, presided over by NWC President Rear Admiral Shoshana Chatfield, saw 468 students from senior-level leadership and intermediate-level leadership courses, including 103 international students representing 78 countries recognized alongside 1,925 students having completed coursework through NWC’s College of Distance Education programs, 121 of whom attended the graduation in person. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, gave the commencement address. Established in 1884, NWC is the oldest institution of its kind in the world. More than 50,000 students have graduated since its first class of nine students in 1885 and about 300 of today’s active-duty admirals, generals and senior executive service leaders are alumni. Since creating a program for international officers in 1956, the college has more than 4,500 international alumni from 137 countries worldwide. Approximately 10 percent of these alumni have become chief of their country’s respective navy. Today, NWC continues to deliver excellence in education, research, and outreach, informing today’s decision-makers and educating tomorrow’s leaders. (U.S. Navy photo by Kristopher Burris/Released)
Slovenian soldiers of 3rd Company, 10th Regiment react to contact during a situational training exercise lane at Exercise Allied Spirit IV at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Jan. 21, 2016. Exercise Allied Spirit includes more than 2,200 participants from six NATO nations, and exercises tactical interoperability and tests secure communications within Alliance members and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Markus Rauchenberger/released)
The Rapid Trident 2012 opening ceremony was held at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center in Yavoriv, Ukraine, July 16. Rapid Trident supports interoperability among Ukraine, the United States, NATO and Partnership for Peace member nations. Approximately 1,400 personnel from 16 different nations are participating in the exercise which will consist of multi-national academic course and situational and field training exercises. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brooks Fletcher, U.S. Army Europe Public Affairs)
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, post security during interoperability training aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 15, 2014. These Marines are part of the MEU’s Maritime Raid Force Security Element.
Photo by Cpl. Anna Albrecht
Paratroopers assigned to the British 16 Air Assault Brigade rig up for a jump onto Holland Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, N.C., March 17, 2015. The jump certified the British Paratroopers to conduct a joint forcible entry operation for the Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise led by 2nd BCT in April. The CJOAX represents a major milestone in the Division’s interoperability program which seeks to create a seamless integration of a U.K. brigade into the Division and build operational compatibilities for multinational crisis response options. (82nd Airborne Division photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Hull/Released)
Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and the British 16 Air Assault Brigade conduct an airborne operation at Holland Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, N.C., March 17, 2015. The jump certified the British paratroopers to conduct a joint forcible entry operation for the Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise led by 2nd BCT in April. The CJOAX represents a major milestone in the Division’s interoperability program which seeks to create a seamless integration of a U.K. brigade into the Division and build operational compatibilities for multinational crisis response options. (82nd Airborne Division photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Hull/Released)
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Jun Tomagan, left, assigned to Bravo Troop, Regimental Engineer Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, sends off a radio message during Exercise Allied Spirit V at the 7th Army Training Command’s Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Oct. 4, 2016. Exercise Allied Spirit includes about 2,520 participants from eight NATO nations, and exercises tactical interoperability and tests secure communications within Alliance members and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Gertrud Zach)
U.S. Soldiers with 2nd Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, take cover during an urban warfare exercise as part of Exercise Allied Spirit IV at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Jan. 27, 2016. Exercise Allied Spirit includes more than 2,400 participants from seven NATO nations, and exercises tactical interoperability and tests secure communications within Alliance members and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Gertrud Zach/released)
Military personnel and delegates from more than 40 nations establish communications centers to begin the scenario portion of the Africa Endeavor 2013 exercise at an Air Force base in Lusaka, Zambia, Aug. 10, 2013.Africa Endeavor is Africa Command's annual 10-day communications exercise, focusing on interoperability and information sharing among African partners. The first Africa Endeavor was held in 2006 in South Africa; past exercises have taken place in Nigeria, Gabon, Ghana, The Gambia and Cameroon. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Bethany Fehringer/RELEASED)
U.S. Air Force crew chiefs from the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron perform maintenance on a U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft engine during a theater security package deployment to Lask Air Base, Poland, July 9, 2015. The U.S. and Polish air forces will conduct training aimed to strengthen interoperability and demonstrate the countries' shared commitment to the security and stability of Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Ruano/Released)
A Paratrooper assigned to the British 16 Air Assault Brigade descends over Holland Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, N.C., March 17, 2015. The jump certified the British Paratroopers to conduct a joint forcible entry operation for the Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise led by 2nd BCT in April. The CJOAX represents a major milestone in the Division’s interoperability program which seeks to create a seamless integration of a U.K. brigade into the Division and build operational compatibilities for multinational crisis response options. (82nd Airborne Division photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Hull/Released)
Attendees enjoying the Cocktail Reception, at the International Transport Forum’s 2018 Summit on “Transport Safety and Security” in Leipzig, Germany on 24 May, 2018.
Inter-American Defense College Leadership greeted Michael S. Chase, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for China for a Campus visit on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., May 21, 2021. During the visit, the visitors conducted an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, a tour of our campus and the visit concluded with a briefing to IADC Students. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mozer O. Da Cunha)
Military personnel and delegates from more than 40 nations gather at the Zambian Army Headquarters, Aug. 7, 2013, in Lusaka, Zambia for an opening ceremony to begin the Africa Endeavor 2013 exercise. Africa Endeavor is Africa Command's annual 10-day communications exercise, focusing on interoperability and information sharing among African partners. The first Africa Endeavor was held in 2006 in South Africa; past exercises have taken place in Nigeria, Gabon, Ghana, The Gambia and Cameroon. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Bethany Fehringer/RELEASED)
U.S. Army Europe Soldiers, assigned to 2nd Support Troop, of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, observe the approach of a C-17 Globemaster, assigned to Heavy Airlift Wing in Pápa, Hungary at the drop zone for a heavy load mission during Saber Junction 2012, Oct. 17. The U.S. Army Europe's exercise Saber Junction trains U.S. personnel and more than 1800 multinational partners from 18 different nations ensuring multinational interoperability and an agile, ready coalition force.
(U.S. Army Europe photo by Visual Information Specialist Markus Rauchenberger/released)
A Latvian Army soldier, front, briefs U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, Commanding General, U.S. Army Europe, second from left, and Hon. Raimonds Bergmanis, Latvian Minister of Defense, second from right, along with other members of the multinational delegation visiting Exercise Allied Spirit VI at the 7th Army Training Command’s Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, March 17, 2017. Exercise Allied Spirit includes about 2,770 participants from 12 NATO and Partner for Peace nations, and exercises tactical interoperability and tests secure communications within Alliance members and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Gerhard Seuffert)
INDIAN OCEAN (Aug. 27, 2017) The Talwar-class frigate INS Trikand (F51) maneuvers with the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) in preparation for a live-fire gunnery exercise as part of bilateral interoperability drills following the Pearl Harbor’s visit to Goa, India. The bilateral drills between Pearl Harbor and Trikand were aimed to enhance interoperability between the two navies and emphasize the importance of communications and coordination while operating together at sea. Pearl Harbor, with embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, recently completed a routine port visit to Goa, India to experience the city’s culture and history as part of their scheduled patrol in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Kris Rodriguez/Released)
Two Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, along with two Bangladesh Armed Forces members prepare to conduct a search during checkpoint training as part of Exercise Tiger Lightning 2023 at the Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation Training (BIPSOT) center near Dhaka, Bangladesh March 6, 2023. Tiger Lightning 2023, a bilateral exercise sponsored by the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and hosted by the Bangladesh Armed Forces, works each year to strengthen Bangladesh peacekeeping readiness, promote interoperability and reinforces the partnership between the Bangladesh Armed Forces and the Oregon National Guard. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Hannah Hawkins)
Crew chiefs with the 159th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Louisiana Air National Guard, watch as an F-15C Eagle takes off 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)
Slovenian soldiers of 3rd Company, 10th Regiment evacuate a simulated casualty during a situational training exercise lane at Exercise Allied Spirit IV at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Jan. 21, 2016. Exercise Allied Spirit includes more than 2,200 participants from six NATO nations, and exercises tactical interoperability and tests secure communications within Alliance members and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Markus Rauchenberger/released)
An Oregon National Guard Soldier from the 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, and a Bangladeshi Army Soldier escort a local role player to medical aid during a checkpoint scenario training as part of Exercise Tiger Lightning 2023 at the Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation Training (BIPSOT) center near Dhaka, Bangladesh March 7, 2023. Tiger Lightning 2023, a bilateral exercise sponsored by the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and hosted by the Bangladesh Armed Forces, works each year to strengthen Bangladesh peacekeeping readiness, promote interoperability and reinforces the partnership between the Bangladesh Armed Forces and the Oregon National Guard. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Hannah Hawkins)
Infantrymen of the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armored Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division roll out for training, on Tapa Army Base, Nov. 11. The infantrymen were on their way to the field for nine days to conduct joint training exercises with Estonian soldiers, as well as showcase their skills and allow Estonian officers and non-commissioned officers to experience firing a M1A2 SEP V2. These activities are part of the U.S. Army Europe-led Operation Atlantic Resolve land force assurance training taking place across Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to enhance multinational interoperability, strengthen relationships among allied militaries, contribute to regional stability and demonstrate U.S. commitment to NATO. (U.S. Army photo by: Sgt Caitlyn Byrne, 10th Press Camp Headquarters)
Military personnel and delegates from more than 40 nations gather at the Zambian Army Headquarters, Aug. 7, 2013, in Lusaka, Zambia for an opening ceremony to begin the Africa Endeavor 2013 exercise. Africa Endeavor is Africa Command's annual 10-day communications exercise, focusing on interoperability and information sharing among African partners. The first Africa Endeavor was held in 2006 in South Africa; past exercises have taken place in Nigeria, Gabon, Ghana, The Gambia and Cameroon. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Bethany Fehringer/RELEASED)
An Italian soldier assigned to 3rd Company, Reggimento Lagunari runs toward an objective while an armored vehicle drives to a nearby support-by-fire position at a squad live-fire May 11 in Wadi Shadiya, Jordan as part of Exercise Eager Lion 2017. Eager Lion was a two-weeklong multinational exercise with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, in order to exchange military expertise and improve interoperability among partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Leah R. Kilpatrick, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs Office, 1st Cavalry Division (released)
U.S. Soldiers with 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division maneuver their M1A2 SEPv2 Abrams Main Battle Tank during exercise Allied Spirit VII at the U.S. Army’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany, Nov. 16, 2017. Approximately 4,050 service members from 13 nations are participating in exercise Allied Spirit VII at 7th Army Training Command’s Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Oct. 30 to Nov. 22, 2017. Allied Spirit is a U.S. Army Europe-directed, 7ATC-conducted multinational exercise series designed to develop and enhance NATO and key partner’s interoperability and readiness..
(U.S. Army photo by Markus Rauchenberger)
Spc. Marco Caal Skonos, an infantryman from Jackson, Michigan, assigned to Company A, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, scans while patrolling at a squad live-fire May 11 in Wadi Shadiya, Jordan as part of Exercise Eager Lion 2017. Eager Lion was a two-weeklong multinational exercise with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, in order to exchange military expertise and improve interoperability among partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Leah R. Kilpatrick, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs Office, 1st Cavalry Division (released)
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Juan Vasquez, left, observes Canadian army Pvt. Max Greer during a live-fire shoot house exercise at Range 8C on Pohakuloa Training Area in Hawaii July 18, 2010. The shoot house was one of four ranges coalition forces used as part of interoperability training during the biennial, multinational exercise Rim of the Pacific 2010. Vasquez is a squad leader with Foxtrot Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and Greer is a machine gunner with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment. (DoD photo by Lance Cpl. Reece E. Lodder, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)
A paratrooper assigned to the British 16 Air Assault Brigade packs up his T-11 parachute after landing on Holland Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, N.C., March 17, 2015. The jump certified the British paratroopers to conduct a joint forcible entry operation for the Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise led by 2nd BCT in April. The CJOAX represents a major milestone in the Division’s interoperability program which seeks to create a seamless integration of a U.K. brigade into the Division and build operational compatibilities for multinational crisis response options. (82nd Airborne Division photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Hull/Released)
Seleta Reynolds, General Manager, Los Angeles Department of Transportation addresses the audience during the Panel session New business models in transport: What role for authorities? at the International Transport Forum’s 2017 Summit on “Governance of Transport” in Leipzig, Germany on 2 June 2017.
Slovenia Army’s Cpl. Anze Komac, center, looks down range and charts coordinates for
aerial fire support during Exercise Allied Spirit at 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command’s Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Jan. 25, 2016. Komac is flanked by Italy’s Garibaldi Brigade’s Warrant Officer Pasquale Pagano, left, and Slovenia’s Pvt. Mitja Zizmond. Exercise Allied Spirit includes more than 2,400 participants from seven NATO nations, and exercises tactical interoperability and tests secure communications within Alliance members and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza/Not Reviewed)
Slovenian soldiers of 3rd Company, 10th Regiment dismount their Valuk Light Armored Vehicle during a movement to contact lane at Exercise Allied Spirit IV at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Jan. 21, 2016. Exercise Allied Spirit includes more than 2,200 participants from six NATO nations, and exercises tactical interoperability and tests secure communications within Alliance members and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Markus Rauchenberger/released)
Visitors from various nations visit the 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade’s technical operations center during the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Distinguished Visitors Day for Exercise Allied Spirit IV at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Jan. 27, 2016. The Allied Spirit IV Exercise focuses on unified land operations and enhancing fires interoperability and integration of NATO Allies. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Gertrud Zach/releasesd)
A soldier from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force positions himself to fast rope from a CH-46E Sea Knight while conducting fast-rope training with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 5, 2014. Iron Fist is an amphibious exercise that brings together Marines and sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, other I Marine Expeditionary Force units, and soldiers from the JGSDF, to promote military interoperability and hone individual and small-unit skills through challenging, complex and realistic training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Emmanuel Ramos/Released)
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Slovenia Army Cpl. Anze Komac lays on his back while hiding from a simulated attack and calls for additional fire support during Exercise Allied Spirit at 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command’s Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Jan. 25, 2016. Exercise Allied Spirit includes more than 2,400 participants from seven NATO nations, and exercises tactical interoperability and tests secure communications within Alliance members and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza/Not Reviewed)
Spc. Phanh Chanthasak (left,) a cavalry scout and Spc. Josef King (right,) an infantryman, both assigned to Outlaw Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, make last minute preparations to their M1126 Stryker Combat Vehicles before participating in Dragoon Crossing, a tactical road march starting out at Rose Barracks, Germany and continuing through the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic ending in Hungary on Sept. 13, 2015. The purpose of the exercise is to reassure NATO Allies of the U.S. intent during Operation Atlantic Resolve while demonstrating interoperability and freedom of movement throughout Eastern Europe. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. William A. Tanner/released)
Minna Kivimäki, Director General of the Transport Policy Department, Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications and Gerry Brownlee, Minister of Transport for New Zealand at the Signing of Air Services Agreement between Finland and New Zealand, taking place during the the 2014 Annual Summit of the International Transport Forum “Transport for a Changing World” on 21 May 2014 in Leipzig, Germany.
HOHENFELS, Germany - Logistics Soldiers from the 16th Sustainment Brigade learn aircraft entry and exit techniques from the 15th Combat Aviation Brigade at Exercise Saber Junction 14. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Henry Chan, 16th Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs, 21st Theater Sustainment Command)Exercise Saber Junction 2014 includes participants from the U.S., NATO allies and European security partners, conducting unified land operations at the 7th Army's Joint Multinational Training Command's Hohenfels Training Area. The exercise trains units in the simultaneous combination of offensive, defensive and stability operations while improving international interoperability, commitment to NATO and allied nations and strategic access to critical areas within the European Command's area of responsibility. More information about Saber Junction 2014 can be found at www.eur.army.mil/SaberJunction/
U.S. Army Pfc. Alvaro Ahomlanto, assigned to Bravo Troop, Regimental Engineer Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, provides security during Exercise Allied Spirit V at the 7th Army Training Command’s Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Oct. 4, 2016. Exercise Allied Spirit includes about 2,520 participants from eight NATO nations, and exercises tactical interoperability and tests secure communications within Alliance members and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Gertrud Zach)
A soldier from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force takes notes while conducting call-for-fire exercises with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 5, 2014. Iron Fist 2014 is an amphibious exercise that brings together Marines and sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, other I Marine Expeditionary Force units, and soldiers from the JGSDF, to promote military interoperability and hone individual and small-unit skills through challenging, complex and realistic training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna K. Albrecht/Released)
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Dragoon Troopers assigned to Bull Troop, 1st Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment along with German Soldiers assigned to the 12th Armored Brigade and the 10th Panzer Division conduct a tactical operation during Operation Angry Lion at Bergen NATO Training Area, Germany, Feb. 3, 2015. The exercise was designed to provide training at task force and battalion levels as well as enhance multinational interoperability to plan and conduct operations.
Spanish engineer soldiers take up fighting positions near their counterparts with the 1st platoon of U.S. Army Europe's 541st Engineer Company, 54th Engineer Battalion, 18th Engineer Brigade, during exercise Interdict 12, in Spain, Oct. 29. The exercise hosted by the Spanish engineers was designed to foster and enhance interoperability and skills among engineer units practicing counter-improvised explosive device operations using a scenario that mirrored combat in Afghanistan. (Photo by Lt. Col. Wayne Marotto)