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U.S. Soldiers, assigned to Bravo Troop, Regimental Engineer Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, unload a M105 DEUCE-Deployable Universal Combat Earthmover during Exercise Allied Spirit V at 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)
Maj. Shaun Conlin (left,) an operations officer (S3) assigned to 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, talks to Lt. Col. Theodore A. Johnson (middle), squadron commander, about certain points in the operation order during the unit's rehearsal of concept drill, held in preparation of the unit's support for Operation Atlantic Resolve in Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Mar. 23, 2015. The purpose of the Operation Atlantic Resolve is to conduct multinational training as well as improving allied interoperability between U.S. and NATO forces. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. William A. Tanner/released)
NEW RIVER, N.C. (July 9, 2019) A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B and a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) V-22 Osprey conduct aerial maneuvers at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, July 9, 2019. Marines assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Training Squadron 204 and JGSDF soldiers conducted a confined area landing exercise as part of their integrated training, strengthening relations and interoperability between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III/Released)
Technical Sergeant Kyle Farley from the 101st Air Refueling Wing diligently remains laser focused as he conducts mid-air refueling with a Belgium F-16 over the Arctic Circle, June 7th, 2023. The 101st ARW is taking part in Arctic Challenge Exercise 2023, a live fly exercise that serves to advance arctic security initiatives and enhance interoperability in the increasingly dynamic and contested region. (Photo by Master Sgt. Andrew Sinclair)
MANILA, Philippines (July 29, 2021) U.S. Navy Lt. Joshua Ruiz gives a lecture to Philippine Navy sailors during a Pacific Partnership 21 medical discussion. Pacific Partnership, now in its 16th iteration, brings nations together to prepare during calm periods to effectively respond in times of crisis. Each year, the mission team works collectively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security and stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy Photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Joseph R. Vincent/Released)
Brig. Gen. Zoma Kongo, Director of Operations, Tanzania People's Defence Force (center), operates a controlling system of Training Support Activity Europe's Deployable Range Package, observed by Maj. Gen. Darryl A. Williams, Commanding General, U.S. Army Africa (USARAF) (right) and Maj. Gen. Salim Mustafa Kijuu, Commander of Land Forces, Tanzania People's Defence Force (left), during a visit at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 9, 2015 as part of a Command Sponsored Visit coordinated by USARAF 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 photo by Visual Information Specialist Markus Rauchenberger/released)
Sgt. Tyler J. Fox spots targets down range in preparation of an unknown distance qualification range August 18 at Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, during Exercise Koolendong 14. The range focused on increasing the scout sniper's long range precision firing capabilities. The Marines challenged themselves with the M40 A5, M110 SASS and the M107 SASR. The Marines are with Scout Sniper Platoon, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment and are currently deployed in part of the Marine Rotational Force Darwin. The rotational deployment of U.S. Marines affords an unprecedented combined training opportunity with our Australian allies, and improves interoperability with our forces. Fox, a Winamac, Indiana native, is a scout sniper and chief scout for the platoon. (Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Joey S. Holeman, Jr./ Released)
Capt. Ross Mitchell, commander of Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment "Ghost," 3rd Armored Brigade gives feedback on the conduct of the operation after the conclusion of Operation Desert Wall at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Oct. 5. Operation Desert Wall was a partnership operation designed to enable interoperability between the Ghost Battalion and Kuwait's 55th Battalion, 26th Brigade "The Wall Brigade," inspire confidence in each other's capabilities, and posture both elements for combined operations in support of Operation Spartan Shield while supporting the units' training objectives. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Leah R. Kilpatrick)
MANILA, Philippines (August 2, 2021) U.S. Navy Capt. Jesus Rodriguez, Pacific Partnership 21 mission commander, right, presents a ball cap to Armed Forces of the Philippines Medical Corps Col. Jonna D. Dalaguit, during a PP21 mission discussion. Pacific Partnership, now in its 16th iteration, brings nations together to prepare during calm periods to effectively respond in times of crisis. Each year, the mission team works collectively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security and stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy Photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Joseph R. Vincent/Released)
170807-N-KB401-394 THE MINCH, Scotland (Aug. 7, 2017) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), the Royal Navy Duke-class frigate HMS Westminster (F237), and the Royal Norwegian Navy frigate Helge Ingstad (F313) transit the Minch, Scotland, during exercise Saxon Warrior 2017, Aug. 7. Saxon Warrior is a United States and United Kingdom co-hosted carrier strike group exercise that demonstrates interoperability and capability to respond to crises and deter potential threats. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael B. Zingaro/Released)
Battle Group Poland U.S. medics prepare to move a casualty during search and rescue training conducted near the Bemowo Piskie Training Area during Saber Strike 17 June 9. 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 Sgt. Jimmy Golden/ Released)
Staff Sgt. Christian H. Nooney, a jumpmaster assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, performs a jumpmaster personnel inspection of Bombadier Liam Smith, a paratrooper assigned to 16 Air Assault Brigade, for an airborne operation at Holland Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 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)
A Trooper assigned to 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, sits on top of the gunner's seat in an M1126 Stryker Combat Vehicle during a brief refueling stop at a local airfield while 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)
Pfc. Isabella Alves, an automated logistical specialist assigned to Field Support Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, checks the oil levels in her unit's vehicle while conducting preventive maintenance, checks and services after arriving in the Slovak Republic during 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. 15, 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)
Spc. Gabrielle Horne (right,) a signal support specialist assigned to Regimental Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, Regimental Support Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, shows Soldiers from the German Signal Team, Reconnaissance Battalion, 12th Panzerbrigade, how to operate a AN/PRC-117F (C) Multiband Radio during a demonstration between allied partners at Rose Barracks, Germany, Apr. 13, 2016. Both, U.S. and German Troops, were conducting compatability tests using a NATO Key, which will link allied nations together via communications during Exercise Saber Strike '16. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Sarah-Jane Guest)
AEGEAN SEA (Sept. 4, 2017) HS Salamis (F455) with Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) flagship HMS Duncan (D37) during a Passing Exercise (PASEX) in the Aegean Sea. The Standing NATO Maritime Groups are a multinational, integrated maritime force made up of vessels from various allied countries. These vessels, including their air assets, are permanently available to NATO to perform different tasks ranging from participating in exercises to intervening in operational missions. These groups provide NATO with a continuous maritime capability for operations and other activities in peacetime and in periods of crisis and conflict. They also help to establish Alliance presence, demonstrate solidarity, conduct routine diplomatic visits to different countries, practice interoperability with Allied Navies and provide a variety of military maritime capabilities to ongoing missions. Courtesy photo by Hellenic Navy.
A Slovenian soldier of 3rd Company, 10th Regiment transmits a 9-line medical evacuation request 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)
Philippine Marine Maj. Gen. Jimmy Larida, center, speaks with U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. N.E. "Rick" Nelson, right, and Col. Mark Walter, left, during a training event where Service members from both nations executed high altitude low-opening and static line jumps from a MV-22B Osprey aircraft May 13, 2014 in Basa, Philippines during Balikatan 2014. In its 30th iteration, Balikatan is an annual bilateral exercise between the U.S. and the Republic of the Philippines and aims at building both nations interoperability during joint planning, contingency, humanitarian and disaster relief operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Abbey M. Perria/Released)
in European Interoperability Framework for European Public Services (2010), p. 4. See complete Annex: ec.europa.eu/isa2/sites/isa/files/isa_annex_ii_eif_en.pdf
Maj. Gen. Salim Mustafa Kijuu, Commander of Land Forces, Tanzania People's Defence Force, familiarizes himself with the controls of a Virtual Battle Space console at the Joint Multinational Simulation Center during a visit at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 9, 2015 as part of a Command Sponsored Visit coordinated by USARAF 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 photo by Visual Information Specialist Markus Rauchenberger/released)
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)
Biodiversity Heritage Library for Europe – Interoperability of European biodiversity digital libraries
Melita Birthälmer, Boris Jacob
A serious barrier preventing the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) of the United Nations is the lack of access to essential information on animals and plants. Much of this information can be found in scientific books and journals of the past centuries. Natural history museums and botanical gardens collectively hold the majority of the world’s published knowledge on the discovery and subsequent description of biological diversity up to the present, and the only way to access this knowledge is to visit a number of different, geographically dispersed, specialist libraries. This hinders fundamental research in the domain of biodiversity as it depends – more than any other natural science – upon historic literature. Since 2007, the Biodiversity Heritage Library has been systematically removing this fundamental barrier by making access to this literature easier via the Web. Managed by the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, the Biodiversity Heritage Library for Europe (BHL-Europe) started on 1 May 2009 within the framework of the EU program eContentplus. BHL-Europe will now further develop, expand, and enhance the Biodiversity Heritage Library by bringing together the extensive collections of biodiversity literature held in major European natural history, botanical, and research libraries.
BHL-Europe focuses on the interoperability of existing European digital libraries and repositories with the goal of providing open access to the wider public, scientists, and decision makers. It aims to implement technological solutions for search and retrieval and long-term sustainability of digitized content. BHL-Europe is designed as a best practices network, not focused on the task of digitization, which is within the competence of each content provider, but assisting in future scanning activities.
BHL-Europe will make biodiversity literature freely available on three online platforms: a multilingual BHL-Europe portal for search and retrieval, the Global Reference Index to Biodiversity (GRIB), and Europeana.
The technical architecture of BHL-Europe is based on the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) reference model and enables content ingestion, archival storage and delivery of content to users of already digitised content. A prototype of the multilingual BHL-Europe portal with sophisticated search tools will be available end of fall 2010.
The GRIB is built in cooperation with the European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy (EDIT) and will serve as a central index in the BHL-Europe infrastructure. The GRIB will be a bibliographic database including the library catalogues of BHL-Europe partners and will provide deduplication and scanning management functionalities. A prototype of the GRIB is working already and the final system is expected to be finished in spring 2011.
In addition to the BHL-Europe portal, biodiversity literature will be as well accessible through Europeana, the portal of the European Digital Library. Since June 2010, more than 82,000 books are currently accessible in Europeana, and this number will increase continuously while BHL-Europe is harvesting digital content from its content providers.
Making digital content of numerous biodiversity libraries from all over the world interoperable through the BHL-Europe portal will bring the vision of a global digital open access library for biodiversity literature to life.
Soldiers with the 1st platoon of U.S. Army Europe's 541st Engineer Company, 54th Engineer Battalion, 18th Engineer Brigade, stand in formation during the closing ceremony for exercise Interdict 12, in Spain, Nov. 1. 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)
A soldier with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force reloads after hitting his target from the 300 yard-line while conducting scout sniper training during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 31, 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)
U.S. Soldiers, assigned to Bravo Troop, Regimental Engineer Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, operate an integrated launcher of a truck-mounted Bridge Adapter Pallet during Exercise Allied Spirit V at 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)
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany -- JMRC's 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment is on the attack at exercise Saber Junction! Opposing forces conducted a mortar attack on 2nd Cavalry Regiment south of Grafenwoehr Germany. 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 Staff Sgt. Joel Salgado)
U.S. Marines with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment and Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, discuss their mission during interoperability training aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 15, 2014 These Marines are training as part of the MEU’s Maritime Raid Force.
Photo by Cpl. Anna Albrecht
Spanish troops (in tan camouflage at left) set up a security position with Soldiers of the 1st platoon of U.S. Army Europe's 541st Engineer Company, 54th Engineer Battalion, 18th Engineer Brigade, during exercise Interdict 2012 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 based on several IED events during a route clearance scenario. (Photo by Lt. Col. Wayne Marotto)
An M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division engages targets at a combined, joint live-fire accuracy screening test range May 10 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)
Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment wait to be called to action before a combined arms live fire exercise at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, Aug. 12, 2018. 2-5 CAV participated in Noble Partner 18, a cooperatively-led exercise intended to support and enhance the readiness and interoperability of Georgia and other participating nations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kris Bonet)
160607-N-PF515-002 BERGA, Sweden (June 7, 2016) Sailors attached to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group Two and Commander, Task Group 68’s Expeditionary Mine Countermeasures Company, review bottom imagery from an unmanned underwater vehicle searching for explosive ordnance and mine-shaped objects during BALTOPS 2016, June 7. BALTOPS is an annual recurring multinational exercise designed to improve interoperability, enhance flexibility, and demonstrate the resolve of allied and partner nations to defend the Baltic region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class America A. Henry/Released)
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)
FUTENMA, OKINAWAI, Japan (Feb. 12, 2018) - U.S. Navy medical personnel from Medical Skills Training Center, 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group transfer a simulated casualty to a safety vehicle during a field training evolution at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa. Navy personnel, alongside Army and Air Force personnel, simulated en-route care procedures, focusing on familiarizing and expanding joint interoperability of patient evacuation from the point of injury on the battlefield to advanced medical care at a Role Two field hospital. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isabella Ortega) 180212-M-ZL682-1174
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A U.S. Soldier, assigned to 173rd Airborne Brigade, shows an unmanned aviation vehicle to Hon. Raimonds Bergmanis, Latvian Minister of Defense, left, during Exercise Allied Spirit VI at 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)
Spc. Cody Hutchcraft, a tracked vehicle mechanic assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division; changes a battery terminal in a Humvee during Exercise Eager Lion in Wadi Shadiya, Jordan May 8. 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)
MANILA, Philippines (July 29, 2021) U.S. Navy Lt.j.g. Ana Gonzalez gives a lecture to Philippine Navy sailors during a Pacific Partnership 21 medical discussion. Pacific Partnership, now in its 16th iteration, brings nations together to prepare during calm periods to effectively respond in times of crisis. Each year, the mission team works collectively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security and stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy Photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Joseph R. Vincent/Released)
Maj. Shaun Conlin, an operations officer (S3) assigned to 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry, points out unit capabilities on a map and discusses several different points of an operation order with Lt. Col. Theodore A. Johnson (middle,) squadron commander, during the unit's rehearsal of concept drill, held in preparation of the unit's support for Operation Atlantic Resolve in Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Mar. 23, 2015. The purpose of the Operation Atlantic Resolve is to conduct multinational training as well as improving allied interoperability between U.S. and NATO forces. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. William A. Tanner/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)
Bashar Kilani, Regional Executive, Middle East, IBM Corporation, United Arab Emirates speaking during the Session: Making Blockchain Interoperable at the King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Centre during the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa, Jordan 2019. Copyright by World Economic Forum / Faruk Pinjo
Malak Jehad Al Akiely, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Golden Wheat for Grain Trading, Jordan; Young Global Leader speaking during the Session: Making Blockchain Interoperable at the King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Centre during the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa, Jordan 2019. Copyright by World Economic Forum / Faruk Pinjo
A Romanian IAR-330 Puma Helicopter conducts airguard and security operations for two TR-85 Main Battle Tanks, while participating in a multinational combined arms demonstration alongside Troopers assigned to 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Romanian Land Forces and British soldiers belonging to the Coldstream Guard, during an Exercise Wind Spring Distinguished Visitor's event at Smardan Training Area, Romania, Apr. 18, 2015. The purpose of the event was to demonstrate interoperability between NATO Allies, while also allowing members of the Romanian government, along with British military leadership, to watch as the units worked and trained together in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve-South. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. William A. Tanner/released)
Malak Jehad Al Akiely, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Golden Wheat for Grain Trading, Jordan; Young Global Leader and Bashar Kilani, Regional Executive, Middle East, IBM Corporation, United Arab Emirates during the Session: Making Blockchain Interoperable at the King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Centre during the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa, Jordan 2019. Copyright by World Economic Forum / Faruk Pinjo
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)
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)
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)
Battle Group Poland U.S. Soldiers conduct sling-load training with the M777 Howitzer near the Bemowo Piskie Training Area during Saber Strike 17 June 7. 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 Charles Rosemond, Training Support Team Orzysz)
A tank assigned to the Jordan Armed Forces engages a target at a combined joint live-fire accuracy screening test range May 10 in Wadi Shadiya, Jordan during 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)
170807-N-KB401-357 THE MINCH, Scotland (Aug. 7, 2017) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), the Royal Navy Duke-class frigate HMS Westminster (F237), and the Royal Norwegian Navy frigate Helge Ingstad (F313) transit the Minch, Scotland, during exercise Saxon Warrior 2017, Aug. 7. Saxon Warrior is a United States and United Kingdom co-hosted carrier strike group exercise that demonstrates interoperability and capability to respond to crises and deter potential threats. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael B. Zingaro/Released)
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Senior leaders from multiple Asia-Pacific nations attend a multinational presentation of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Defence Ministers Meeting-Plus ASEAN Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief and Military Medicine Exercise hosted by Brunei June 12 at the Multinational Coordination Center in Muara, Brunei. ADMM-Plus AHMX is a multilateral exercise that provides a forum for regional partner nations to address shared security challenges, strengthen defense cooperation, enhance interoperability and promote stability in the region. ASEAN is composed of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Burma, the Republic of the Philippines, Singapore, the Kingdom of Thailand, Vietnam and other Asia-Pacific nations, such as Australia, the People’s Republic of China, India, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation and the U.S. Photo by Lance Cpl. Kasey Peacock
Pvt. Allan Thompson (left) and Pfc. Garrhett Mikel (right,) both military police officers assigned to the 615th Military Police Company, whom directly supports 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, conduct preventive maintenance, checks and services on their .50 caliber machine gun mount before driving the second leg of the 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. 14, 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)