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U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli, commander of the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command (JMTC), answers questions during a press conference for 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)
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)
MUANG KOM, Kingdom of Thailand –U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Gustavo Reyes, squad automatic weapon gunner with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, operates a M249 SAW during the bilateral combined arms live fire exercise Feb. 15 during Exercise Cobra Gold 2012. The training provided the opportunity for the Royal Thai and U.S. to implement techniques and procedures learned throughout the week including maneuvering under fire, conducting small arms, artillery and machine gun fire. Cobra Gold is an annual Thai and U.S. co-hosted multinational exercise designed to advance security throughout the Asia-Pacific region and increase interoperability with participating nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ronald K. Peacock/Released)
Battle Group Poland Mustang Troop conduct pass and review for the start of Saber Strike 17. 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. Kevin Wang/Released)
Battle Group Poland Lt. Col. Steven Gventer talks with Mustang Troop Maj. Noel Claydon-Swales before the start of Saber Strike 17. 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. Kevin Wang/Released)
British soldiers belonging to the Coldstream Guard, provide security as their fellow soldiers conduct ground operations while participating in a multinational combined arms demonstration alongside Troopers assigned to 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment and Romanian Land Forces 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)
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)
Two F/A-18D Hornets with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 224 taxi down the Chitose Air Base apron after traveling from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Jan. 12, 2015. VMFA (AW)-224, homebased at MCAS Beaufort, S.C., is temporarily based in Iwakuni on a unit deployment program and deployed to Northern Japan to participate in the Chitose Aviation Training Relocation Exercise, Jan. 12-22. During the exercise, the squadron conducted dissimilar air combat training with and against the Japan Air Self-Defense Force to further support combined interoperability and Pacific theater security cooperation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jessica Quezada/Released)
Deputy Commanding General of U.S. Army Europe, Maj. Gen. William Gayler, answers questions during a press conference as part of Distinguished Visitors Day for Exercise Allied Spirit IV at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's 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 Spc. Nathanael Mercado/ 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. 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)
A Battle Group Poland Romanian soldier low crawls through mud during the battle group’s first multinational Spur Ride at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, July 1-2, 2017. Per cavalry tradition, soldiers must complete a series of gruelling mental and physical tests to earn the honor to wear silver spurs. The historic event helped strengthen the bond between the NATO allies and improved their interoperability.
150615-M-OM669-011 POLAND (June 15, 2015) A British Royal Navy Lynx Mk-8 helicopter pilot coordinates with a U.S. Army paratrooper during a non-combatant evacuation (NEO) drill as part of BALTOPS 2015. The U.S. Army paratroopers from the 173d Airborne Brigade inserted into Poland via a British Royal Navy Lynx Mk-8. The NEO is one of the exercise scenarios for BALTOPS 2015, an annually reoccurring multinational exercise designed to enhance flexibility and interoperability, as well as demonstrate resolve of allied and partner forces to defend the Baltic region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Sarah E. Burns/Released)
170805-N-KB401-276 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 5, 2017) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) sails through the Atlantic Ocean during exercise Saxon Warrior 2017, Aug. 5. 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)
Pfc. Mikel Chamen, a New York City native and an infantryman with Company A, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, engages target a from a kneeling position during a combined, joint unknown distance live-fire range with the U.S. Marines and the Italian Army May 9 at 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)
U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornets arrive at Rovaniemi Air Base in preparation for exercise Bold Quest 19.1, in Rovaniemi, Finland, May 14, 2019. The U.S. Marine Corps’ participation in Bold Quest 19.1 ensures close-air support interoperability and enables the Marine Corps to globally deploy its forces alongside European allies and partners. The aircraft is assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251, Marine Aircraft Group 31, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Cpl. Cody Rowe)
Soldiers of the Hungarian Defense Forces stood watch as Troopers assigned to 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, conducted a deliberate water crossing in their M1126 Stryker Combat Vehicles using a bypass bridging site 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. 17, 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)
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)
A Polish soldier of the 15th Mechanized Brigade crosses a rope bridge during the battle group’s first multinational Spur Ride at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, July 1-2, 2017. Per cavalry tradition, soldiers must complete a series of gruelling mental and physical tests to earn the honor to wear silver spurs. The historic event helped strengthen the bond between the NATO allies and improved their interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt Jimmy Golden/Released)
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An AH-1W Cobra lands on the flightdeck of the U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard after participating in a close air support mission during exercise Ssang Yong 2014 on April 1, 2014. Exercise Ssang Yong is conducted annually in the Republic of Korea (ROK) to enhance the interoperability of U.S. and ROK forces by performing a full spectrum of amphibious operations while showcasing sea-based power projection in the Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Katelyn Hunter/Released).
Leadership assigned to the British Coldstream Guard and Romanian Land Forces watch as an F-16 belonging to the Portuguese Air Force, located in Campia Turzii, Romania, conducts attack maneuvers during the aerial display portion of the Distinguished Visitors Day demonstration at Cincu Training Area, May 26, 2015. This event featured several different demonstrations of the multinational interoperability training taking place at the CTA between 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, the British Coldstream Guard, the Royal Canadian Regiment, Romanian Land Forces and the Portuguese Air Force, all in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve-South. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. William A. Tanner/released)
British airborne forces are training alongside NATO counterparts to develop their ability to work together to deliver a Swift Response to international crises.
16 Air Assault Brigade is on Exercise Swift Response, which brings together more than 5,000 personnel from 10 nations and takes place in Poland and Germany between May 27-June 26, 2016.
Under the command of Headquarters 16 Air Assault Brigade some 2,000 troops took part, the largest British contingent to deploy on a NATO exercise in 2016.
The joint force included 3 PARA Battlegroup, including engineer, artillery, logistics, signals, medical, provost and ISTAR support; ''Apache'' attack helicopters from 4 Regiment Army Air Corps; and RAF ''Chinook'' and ''Puma'' support helicopters and C-130 ''Hercules'' transport aircraft.
The training involved mass parachute jumps and air assault operations as part of a simulated mission to restore stability to a troubled region. It is key to developing interoperability with 82nd Airborne Division and 11e Brigade Parachutiste, the Brigade's key partners in the US and French armies respectively, as well as wider allies.
Spc. Brittany Fetterman, assigned to the Tennessee National Guard's 269th Military Police Company, participates in a field training event, June 19, 2018, as part of Exercise Platinum Wolf. About 50 members of the unit participated in the two-week multinational peacekeeping exercise that brought 10 nations together to enhance military cooperation and interoperability at Serbia’s South Base and Borovac Training Area, June 11-22. (Ohio National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Beth Holliker)
Lt. Col. Theodore A. Johnson (middle,) squadron commander assigned to 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, stands with leaders from the Romanian Land Forces and the British Coldstream Guard, as they wait for the arrival of distinguished guests, while participating in a multinational combined arms demonstration 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)
Leaders assigned to 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, brief Troopers before preparing their M1126 Stryker Combat Vehicles to participate 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)
Troopers assigned to 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, conduct a brief rest stop during vehicle convoy through local Czech Republic farmland 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)
Leadership from the Slovak Republic and 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, along with people from the local area, attended a static display that showcased the M1126 Stryker Combat Vehicle, an M777A2 Howitzer and other military vehicles belonging to the Slovakian military at the Slovak Republic Ministry of Defense during 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. 16, 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)
Romanian soldiers fire their vehicle's weapons system from a concealed defensive position during the mission readiness capabilities portion of the Distinguished Visitors Day demonstration at Cincu Training Area, Romania, May 26, 2015. This event featured several different demonstrations of the multinational interoperability training taking place at the CTA between 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, the British Coldstream Guard, the Royal Canadian Regiment, Romanian Land Forces and the Portuguese Air Force, all in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve-South. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. William A. Tanner/released)
Command Sgt. Maj. Peter D. Johnson (middle,) squadron command sergeant major assigned to 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, talks with leadership belonging to the British Coldstream Guard, Romanian Land Forces and the Royal Canadian Regiment, before the start of the Distinguished Visitors Day demonstration at Cincu Training Area, Romania, May 26, 2015. This event featured several different demonstrations of the multinational interoperability training taking place at the CTA between 2nd Squadron, the British Coldstream Guard, the Royal Canadian Regiment, Romanian Land Forces and the Portuguese Air Force, all in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve-South. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. William A. Tanner/released)
Visitors from various nations visit 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade’s tactical 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)
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh - Maj. Muhammad Zakir Hossain, commanding officer of 18th Engineer Battalion, 24th Infantry Division, Bangladesh Armed Forces Division, explains to Marines from Engineer Operations Company, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, how rebar support cages need to be built Sept. 18. The Marines are halfway through the completion of the second story of a school they have been expanding during an engineering civil action project, the Bangladesh Interoperability Program '11, in coordination with the Government of Bangladesh and along with elements of the Bangladesh AFD.
April 26, 2008, Navy Lt. Jerome V. Cerdan, a dentist, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Alfredo Ruiz-Borges, a Hospital Corpsman, attached to 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, extract a tooth from a young girl at the field dental clinic in Tmar Pok, Banteay Meanchey, Kingdom of Cambodia. Marines and sailors of 3rd Medical Battalion are deployed in support of Cambodia Interoperability Program '08, a bilateral Medical and Dental Civil Action Program which is intended to build on the relationship between the U.S. and Cambodian governments and develop interoperability between U.S. forces and the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces. (Official USMC photograph by Cpl. Thomas Lew)
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CLARK FIELD, Philippines – Philippine Air Force and U.S. Marine aircraft rescue fire fighters gathered around a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey to discuss various hazardous composite materials and emergency entrance and egress procedures April 7 at Clark Field, Philippines, during exercise Balikatan 2013, an annual bilateral training evolution that helps maintain a high level of interoperability and enhances military-to-military relations, combined combat capabilities, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Kasey Peacock/Released)
A Paratrooper from the 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment, leaps from the door of the 34-foot tower at the Advanced Airborne School on Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 19, 2015. Last week, the 3RCR began to arrive on Fort Bragg to participate in the 82nd Airborne Division's Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 16-01, beginning later this month. The 82nd Abn. Div. is leading a multinational effort to develop an interoperability program with other nations' airborne forces, often their most elite and highly trained military units, to operate together quickly and effectively in future operations. (82nd Airborne Division photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Hull)
Lt. Gen. Nicolae Ciuca (left,) Romanian Chief of General Staff, sits with The Honorable Mircea Dusa (middle,) the Romanian Minister of Defense and Mr. Dean Thompson (middle right,) the Charge'd Affairs for the U.S. embassy, along with their translators and other Romanian leadership as they prepare to participate in the Distinguished Visitors Day demonstration at the Cincu Training Area, May 26, 2015. This event featured several different demonstrations of the multinational interoperability training taking place at the CTA between 2nd Squadron, the British Coldstream Guard, the Royal Canadian Regiment, Romanian Land Forces and the Portuguese Air Force, all in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve-South. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. William A. Tanner/released)
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FORT PICKETT, Va. (March 17, 2008) A Sailor assigned to Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 3 keeps watch ashore as a riverine patrol boat patrols a reservoir during the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Advanced Training Exercise (NAT-EX). NAT-EX is an integrated adaptive force package exercise focusing on training a command and control staff element as well as increasing interoperability among the Navy's expeditionary forces. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Dave Nagle (Released)
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)
A Romanian Mig 21 conducts targeting attack maneuvers during the aerial display portion of the Distinguished Visitors Day demonstration at Cincu Training Area, Romania, May 26, 2015. This event featured several different demonstrations of the multinational interoperability training taking place at the CTA between 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, the British Coldstream Guard, the Royal Canadian Regiment, Romanian Land Forces and the Portuguese Air Force, all in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve-South. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. William A. Tanner/released)
Yuriria Mascott Pérez, Undersecretary of Transportation, Mexico, speaking to Andrés Gómez-Lobo, Minister of Transport and Telecommunications, Chile and José Viegas, Secretary-General, International Transport Forum and Cajeme Villarreal, Mexico, during the Closed Ministerial Session at the International Transport Forum’s 2015 Summit on “Transport, Trade and Tourism” in Leipzig, Germany on 28 May 2015.
Troopers assigned to 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, fire star clusters to mark enemy positions as they maneuver towards their objective during the mission readiness capabilities portion of the Distinguished Visitors Day demonstration at Cincu Training Area, Romania, May 26, 2015. This event featured several different demonstrations of the multinational interoperability training taking place at the CTA between 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, the British Coldstream Guard, the Royal Canadian Regiment, Romanian Land Forces and the Portuguese Air Force, all in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve-South. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. William A. Tanner/released)
Sgt. Kalvin McElroy, a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and an infantryman assigned to Company A, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, coaches a Soldier as he engages targets during a joint, combined unknown distance live-fire range with the U.S. Marines and the Italian Army. 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)
160611-N-YM856-118 UTO, Sweden (June 11, 2016) Swedish Marines with 1st Marine Regiment plot grid coordinates during the tactical exercise phase of BALTOPS 2016. 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 2nd Class Brittney Cannady/Released)
Lt. Col. Theodore A. Johnson, a squadron commander assigned to 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, explains his commander's intent to other leaders in the unit during the squadron'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)
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Lemuel Thomas, chief of International Engagement and Interoperability for the U.S. European Command, speaks to a formation of military members from 41 nations during the opening ceremony for Combined Endeavor 2012 in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 6. Combined Endeavor 2012 is the world's largest annual multinational command, control, communications and computer interoperability training exercise. (Photo by Spc. Neil Stanfield)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 14, 2021) Seaman Mason Sasselli, from Chico, California, assigned to forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), attaches a fuel hose to a water pump to test the hose's integrity in the ships vehicle storage area. 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 Specialist 3rd Class Thomas B. Contant)
170807-N-KB401-275 THE MINCH, Scotland (Aug. 7, 2017) An MH-60S Sea Hawk, attached to the "Tridents" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, patrols while the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) transits 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)
Soldiers from the Ohio and Tennessee National Guards, British Army and Bulgarian Armed Forces prepare for a field training event, June 19, 2018, during Exercise Platinum Wolf. The Serbian-led, two-week multinational peacekeeping exercise brought 10 nations together to enhance military cooperation and interoperability at Serbia’s South Base and Borovac Training Area, June 11-22. (Ohio National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Beth Holliker)