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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Paul J. Butcher, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with Task Force Koa Moana (TF KM) 20, I Marine Expeditionary Force, prepares to receive COVID-19 testing with employees of the Palauan Ministry of at the port of Malakal, Republic of Palau, July 22, 2020. Marines and Sailors with TF KM20, I MEF, are conducting engagements in the Republic of Palau from July through September 2020. Koa Moana, meaning “ocean warrior,” is designed to strengthen and enhance relationships between the U.S. and partner nations/states in the Indo-Pacific region, improve interoperability with local security establishments, and serve as a Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team afloat in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s strategic and operational objectives. TF KM20 provides a unique opportunity to enhance relationships in the Republic of Palau. The Koa Moana task force has taken extensive measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The health and safety of U.S. service members and Palauan citizens participating in TF KM20 is an enduring priority. Prior to deploying, all exercise members participated in a three-week quarantine. After arriving in Palau, the Marines and Sailors remain quarantined for an additional 14 days. To date, all members deployed as part of TF KM20 tested negative for COVID-19. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Stephanie Cervantes)
YAVORIV, Ukraine -- A Polish paratrooper gathers his parachute after jumping out of a Ukrainian helicopter July 9 during Exercise Rapid Trident. Rapid Trident 2013 is a U.S. Army Europe-led, multinational field training and command post exercise occurring at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center in Yavoriv, Ukraine July 8-19 that involves approximately 1,300 troops from 17 nations. The exercise is designed to enhance interoperability between forces and promote regional stability and security. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Daniel Cole)
Military personnel representing 38 African nations improvise while erecting communications equipment, Aug. 10, 2013, at an air force base in Lusaka, Zambia, for Exercise Africa Endeavor 2013. Africa Endeavor is U.S. Africa Command's annual 10-day communications exercise and focuses on information sharing and interoperability between African nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Zach Sheely/RELEASED)
Military personnel representing 38 African nations begin the scenario-driven exercise portion of Africa Endeavor 2013, Aug. 12, 2013, at an air force base in Lusaka, Zambia, after six days of preparation and planning. Africa Endeavor is U.S. Africa Command's annual 10-day communications exercise and focuses on information sharing and interoperability between African nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Zach Sheely/RELEASED)
Bulgarian soldiers of Alpha Company, Bulgarian Land Forces, replicating an opposing force, scan their area of sector for an attack during exercise Saber Junction 15 at the U.S. Army’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, April 12, 2015. Saber Junction 15 prepares NATO and partner nation forces for offensive, defensive, and stability operations and promotes interoperability among participants. Saber Junction 15 has more than 4,700 participants from 17 countries, to include: Albania, Armenia, Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Turkey and the U.S. More at www.eur.army.mil/SaberJunction. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Lloyd Villanueva/Released)
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SHOALWATER BAY TRAINING AREA, Queensland, Australia (Jul 16, 2011) 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Soldiers run through a demonstration at Camp Sam Hill in Shoalwater Bay Training Area during Talisman Sabre 2011. TS11 is a biennial combined training activity, designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting Combined Task Force operations to improve Australian Defense Force/U.S. combat readiness and interoperability. The exercise reflects the closeness of the alliance and the strength and flexibility of the ongoing military-military relationship. (Photo/ U.S. Army Specialist Mitchell Ternay, 4th Stryker Brigade 2nd Infantry Division Public Affairs)
Rear. Adm. Bruce Gillingham, U.S. Navy Surgeon General, discusses joint-medical readiness during the 2022 Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) Medical Symposium at Sharkey Theater on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii on July 1, 2022. The other panel members include Rear Adm. Sarah Sharkey, Royal Australia Navy; Rear Adm. Pamela Miller, Indo-Pacific Command Surgeon; and Brig. Gen. Paula Lodi, U.S. Army Incoming 18th Medical Command Commanding General. The panel was facilitated by Capt. Michael McGinnis, U.S. Pacific Fleet Surgeon. The theme of the medical symposium was "interoperability." The panel members discussed how international partnerships and standardization can improve patient outcomes if/when medical assets are called to respond to a wartime situation or humanitarian crisis.
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SHOALWATER BAY TRAINING AREA, Queensland, Australia (Jul 16, 2011) 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division machine gunners train with machine gunners from the 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Army, at Camp Sam Hill on Shoalwater Bay Training Area during Talisman Sabre 2011. TS11 is a biennial combined training activity, designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting Combined Task Force operations to improve Australian Defense Force/U.S. combat readiness and interoperability. The exercise reflects the closeness of the alliance and the strength and flexibility of the ongoing military-military relationship. (Photo/ U.S. Army Specialist Mitchell Ternay, 4th Stryker Brigade 2nd Infantry Division Public Affairs)
Under the instruction of a Serbian Armed Forces soldier (right), Spc. Harrison Daniel of the Ohio National Guard's 838th Military Police Company learns proper armored personnel carrier gunner tactics during 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)
Battle Group Poland tested its readiness and interoperability as part of NATO's enhanced Forward Presence during Bull Run, a simulated training exercise, July 16 near Suwalki, Poland. The unit rehearsed an alert, a tactical road march to designated positions throughout the area and set up community engagements with local residents. The training is designed to ensure that the U.S., Polish, U.K. and Romanian soldiers are capable and ready to carry out their allied mission to deter adversaries, and when necessary, defend the NATO alliance. The U.S.-led Battle Group Poland is one of NATO's four multinational battle groups deployed as a deterrence force in the eastern part of the alliance. (Courtesy photo)
Second ITU-T Study Group 11 Regional Workshop for Africa on “Counterfeit ICT Devices, Conformance and Interoperability Testing Challenges in Africa”
Tunis, Tunisia, 23 April 2018
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SHOALWATER BAY TRAINING AREA, Queensland, Australia (Jul 16, 2011) 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Soldiers run through a demonstration at Camp Sam Hill in Shoalwater Bay Training Area during Talisman Sabre 2011. TS11 is a biennial combined training activity, designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting Combined Task Force operations to improve Australian Defense Force/U.S. combat readiness and interoperability. The exercise reflects the closeness of the alliance and the strength and flexibility of the ongoing military-military relationship. (Photo/ U.S. Army Specialist Mitchell Ternay, 4th Stryker Brigade 2nd Infantry Division Public Affairs)
The BAP Ferré (PM 211) assembles in a naval formation during a training exercise for UNITAS LX in Brazil Aug. 24, 2019. The exercise was done to test interoperability and communication between the partner nations. UNITAS is the world's longest-running, annual exercise and brings together multinational forces from 11 countries to include Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Mexico, Great Britain and the United States. The exercise focuses in strengthening the existing regional partnerships and encourages establishing new relationships through the exchange of maritime mission-focused knowledge and expertise during multinational training operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Daniel Barriospirela)
A member of the Serbian Armed Forces fires a U.S. military M26 Modular Accessory Shotgun during the nonlethal weapons training portion of Exercise Platinum Wolf 2018, June 15, 2018. The Serbian-led, two-week multinational peacekeeping exercise brings more than 500 soldiers from 10 nations together to enhance military cooperation and interoperability at Serbia’s South Base and Borovac Training Area, June 11-22, 2018. (Ohio National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Beth Holliker)
April 26, 2008, A young girl peeks through the door as Marines and sailors of 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, set up a field medical 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)
This is what CAmbodia
This is what Cambodia is like, kind of.
The 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade partnered with 17th Field Artillery Brigade, U.S. Army Aviation Battalion-Japan, and U.S. Navy Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 51 aligned communication capabilities through the use of the Link 16 digital domain during a joint trainng exercise on Sagami General Depot, Sept. 4-30. The exercise served to refine communication systems and tactics in order to enhance tactical planning, coordination and interoperability in a multi-domain environment.
Sgt. 1st Class Jason Molodec (right), assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s 838th Military Police Company, and Sgt. 1st Class Keith Fields, assigned to the Tennessee National Guard’s 269th Military Police Company, review training plans during the Military Operations on Urban Terrain (MOUT) portion of Exercise Platinum Wolf 2018, June 12, 2018. Soldiers assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s 838th Military Police Company arrived in the Republic of Serbia June 10 to participate in exercise. The two-week, multinational peacekeeping exercise brings 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)
Joint Interoperability Testing Command ushers in new command and senior enlisted leadership with a ceremony July 26 at the JITC Compound, Fort Huachuca, Arizona. (U.S. Army Photo by Karen Sampson)
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st BN, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd BCT, 25th Infantry Division, and ROK (Republic of Korea) Army Soldiers recieve a casualty evacuation class on Camp New Mexico, South Korea, March 12, 2015. The two Army's train together during joint training exercise Foal Eagle 2015 as a way to strengthen partnership and increase interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Samantha Van Winkle)
Military personnel representing 38 African nations begin erecting communications equipment, Aug. 10, 2013, at an air force base in Lusaka, Zambia, for Exercise Africa Endeavor 2013. Africa Endeavor is U.S. Africa Command's annual 10-day communications exercise and focuses on information sharing and interoperability between African nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Zach Sheely/RELEASED)
Paratroopers from the British Army’s 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, participate in physical training with Paratroopers from the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division on Fort Bragg, N.C., July 21. (82nd Airborne Division photo by Sgt. Eliverto V. Larios)
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd BCT, 25th Infantry Division, and ROK (Republic of Korea) Army Soldiers practice air assault techniques on Camp New Mexico, South Korea, March 12, 2015. The two Army's train together during joint training exercise Foal Eagle 2015 as a way to strengthen partnership and increase interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Samantha Van Winkle)
Marines with Company B, Marine Wing Communications Squadron 28 inspect an AN/TRC-170 during a communications field exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 3, 2016. The MWCS-28 incorporates numerous systems ranging from single-channel radios to systems with an emphasis on interoperability and beyond line-of-sight communications for a broad spectrum of information services. During the exercise, Bravo Company provided their own Tactical Air Operations Center, Tactical Air Command Center and simulated unmanned aerial vehicle squadron requests, giving the Marines a broader understanding on what roles requesting agencies play during operations within a communications squadron.
Battle Group Poland U.K. soldiers receive their spurs during a ceremony conducted at the Bemowo Piskie Training Area July 20. 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)
U.S. Navy medical personnel n with Task Force Koa Moana (TF KM) 20, I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), conduct a medical evacuation drill in Peleliu, Republic of Palau, July 28, 2020. Marines and Sailors with TF KM20, I MEF, are conducting engagements in the Republic of Palau from July through September of 2020. Koa Moana, meaning “ocean warrior,” is designed to strengthen and enhance relationships between the U.S. and partner nations/states in the Indo-Pacific region, improve interoperability with local security establishments, and serve as a Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team afloat in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s strategic and operational objectives. TF KM20 provides a unique opportunity to enhance relationships in the Republic of Palau. The Koa Moana task force has taken extensive measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The health and safety of U.S. service members and Palauan citizens participating in TF KM20 is an enduring priority. Prior to deploying, all exercise members participated in a three-week quarantine. After arriving in Palau, the Marines and Sailors remain quarantined for an additional 14 days. To date, all members deployed as part of TF KM20 tested negative for COVID-19. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Stephanie Cervantes)
Military personnel representing 38 African nations improvise while erecting communications equipment, Aug. 10, 2013, at an air force base in Lusaka, Zambia, for Exercise Africa Endeavor 2013. Africa Endeavor is U.S. Africa Command's annual 10-day communications exercise and focuses on information sharing and interoperability between African nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Zach Sheely/RELEASED)
Battle Group Poland soldiers conduct their first multinational Spur Ride at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, July 1-2, 2017. Per cavalry tradition, soldiers must complete a series of grueling 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 Spc. Kevin Wang/Released)
Joint Interoperability Testing Command ushers in new command and senior enlisted leadership with a ceremony July 26 at the JITC Compound, Fort Huachuca, Arizona. (U.S. Army Photo by Karen Sampson)
Marines from 9th Engineer Support Battalion practice squad tactics while engaging simulated targets at Montana Firing Range, Republic of Korea, Sept. 11, during live fire exercises as part of during the Korean Interoperability Training Program.
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Bryan A. Pascascio with Task Force Koa Moana (TF KM) 20, I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), conducts a water test for arsenic levels in order to produce drinkable water in Peleliu, Republic of Palau, July 27, 2020. Marines and Sailors with TF KM20, I MEF, are conducting engagements in the Republic of Palau from July through September of 2020. Koa Moana, meaning “ocean warrior,” is designed to strengthen and enhance relationships between the U.S. and partner nations/states in the Indo-Pacific region, improve interoperability with local security establishments, and serve as a Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team afloat in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s strategic and operational objectives. TF KM20 provides a unique opportunity to enhance relationships in the Republic of Palau. The Koa Moana task force has taken extensive measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The health and safety of U.S. service members and Palauan citizens participating in TF KM20 is an enduring priority. Prior to deploying, all exercise members participated in a three-week quarantine. After arriving in Palau, the Marines and Sailors remain quarantined for an additional 14 days. To date, all members deployed as part of TF KM20 tested negative for COVID-19. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Stephanie Cervantes)
Spc. Justin Kasner, assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s 838th Military Police Company, defends the perimeter during the cordon and search portion of Exercise Platinum Wolf 2018, June 13, 2018. About 45 members of the 838th Military Police Company arrived in the Republic of Serbia June 10 to participate in the two-week, multinational peacekeeping exercise, which brings 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)
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)
Naval ships from Brazil, Peru, Argentina and the United States conduct naval formations during a training exercise for UNITAS LX in Brazil Aug. 24, 2019. The exercise was done to test interoperability and communication between the partner nations. UNITAS is the world's longest-running, annual exercise and brings together multinational forces from 11 countries to include Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Mexico, Great Britain and the United States. The exercise focuses in strengthening the existing regional partnerships and encourages establishing new relationships through the exchange of maritime mission-focused knowledge and expertise during multinational training operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Daniel Barriospirela)
KORAT, Kingdom of Thailand – U.S. Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney (left
center), Air Chief Marshal Boonyarit Kerdsuk, Royal Thai Air Force’s
Deputy Chief of the Defense Forces (right center), and representatives
from other participating nations join hands as a symbol of friendship
during the closing ceremony for Exercise Cobra Gold 2012 at the Royal
Thai Air Force Wing 1 headquarters here Feb. 17. Cobra Gold is a
recurring multinational and multiservice exercise hosted by the
Kingdom of Thailand designed to advance regional security and increase
interoperability with participating nations in the Asia-Pacific
region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ken Melton/Released)
April 26, 2008, Navy Lt. Rachel M. Anderson (left), a dentist, injects anesthesia into a patient at the field dental clinic in Tmar Pok, Banteay Meanchey, Kingdom of Cambodia while Petty Officer 3rd Class Shauna L. Kelley, a dental technichan, and an interpreter assist. The sailors are attached to 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group. 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)
This is what CAmbodia
This is what Cambodia is like, kind of.
Workshop on Voice and Video Services Interoperability Over Fixed-Mobile Hybrid Environments, Including IMT-Advanced (LTE)
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SHOALWATER BAY TRAINING AREA, Queensland, Australia (Jul 16, 2011) 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Soldiers conduct physical training at Camp Sam Hill on Shoalwater Bay Training Area during Talisman Sabre 2011. TS11 is a biennial combined training activity, designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting Combined Task Force operations to improve Australian Defense Force/U.S. combat readiness and interoperability. The exercise reflects the closeness of the alliance and the strength and flexibility of the ongoing military-military relationship. (Photo/ U.S. Army Specialist Mitchell Ternay, 4th Stryker Brigade 2nd Infantry Division Public Affairs)
Navy Capt. Eric Johnson passed command of the Joint Interoperability Test Command to Navy Capt. Shawn Roberts in a ceremony with Navy bells and whistles and a little bit of Army flair at the Joint Interoperability Test Command headquarters on Fort Huachuca, July 19, 2018. Vice Admiral Nancy Norton, Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency and Commander of the Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network, was the presiding officer. (U.S. Army photo by Tanja Linton)
Battle Group Poland U.S. Soldiers fire the M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle near the Bemowo Piskie Training Area during Saber Strike 17 June 8, 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 Charles Rosemond, Training Support Team Orzysz)
110615-N-UN340-033 SAN DIEGO (June 15, 2011) – New Zealand Army Maj. Colin Huston (left) and Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) Reserve Capt. Dan Gruta operate the Ectocryp Black Secure Voice Gateway (EBSVG) version 3.29 during Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration (CWID) 2011 at SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific. CWID is an annual exercise that focuses on technology discovery, risk reduction, and interoperability and enables NATO and Coalition partners assess cutting-edge information technology under exercise conditions based on real-world-inspired warfighter and Homeland Security/Homeland Defense scenarios. SPAWAR, as the Navy's Information Dominance Systems Command, provides the tactical networks, space systems, and C4ISR assets and services to enable the critical command, control and coordination required by fleet operators.
(U.S. Navy photo by Rick Naystatt/Released)
Second ITU-T Study Group 11 Regional Workshop for Africa on “Counterfeit ICT Devices, Conformance and Interoperability Testing Challenges in Africa”
Tunis, Tunisia, 23 April 2018
U.S. Sailors with Task Force Koa Moana (TF KM) 20, I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), host a subject matter expert exchange with employees of the Palau Ministry of Health in Peleliu, Republic of Palau, Aug. 5, 2020. Marines and Sailors with TF KM20, are conducting engagements in the Republic of Palau from July through September of 2020. Koa Moana, meaning “ocean warrior,” is designed to strengthen and enhance relationships between the U.S. and partner nations/states in the Indo-Pacific region, improve interoperability with local security establishments, and serve as a Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team afloat in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s strategic and operational objectives. TF KM20 provides a unique opportunity to enhance relationships in the Republic of Palau. The Koa Moana task force has taken extensive measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The health and safety of U.S. service members and Palauan citizens participating in TF KM20 is an enduring priority. Prior to deploying, all exercise members participated in a three-week quarantine. After arriving in Palau, the Marines and Sailors remain quarantined for an additional 14 days. To date, all members deployed as part of TF KM20 tested negative for COVID-19. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anabel Abreu Rodriguez)
Second ITU-T Study Group 11 Regional Workshop for Africa on “Counterfeit ICT Devices, Conformance and Interoperability Testing Challenges in Africa”
Tunis, Tunisia, 23 April 2018
A Battle Group Poland U.S. medic moves a casualty through an obstacle 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)
U.S. Sailors with Task Force Koa Moana (TF KM) 20, I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), host a subject matter expert exchange with employees of the Palau Ministry of Health in Peleliu, Republic of Palau, Aug. 5, 2020. Marines and Sailors with TF KM20, are conducting engagements in the Republic of Palau from July through September of 2020. Koa Moana, meaning “ocean warrior,” is designed to strengthen and enhance relationships between the U.S. and partner nations/states in the Indo-Pacific region, improve interoperability with local security establishments, and serve as a Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team afloat in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s strategic and operational objectives. TF KM20 provides a unique opportunity to enhance relationships in the Republic of Palau. The Koa Moana task force has taken extensive measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The health and safety of U.S. service members and Palauan citizens participating in TF KM20 is an enduring priority. Prior to deploying, all exercise members participated in a three-week quarantine. After arriving in Palau, the Marines and Sailors remain quarantined for an additional 14 days. To date, all members deployed as part of TF KM20 tested negative for COVID-19. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anabel Abreu Rodriguez)
A crowd of more than 300 Nashville Health Care Council member executives gathered to hear from national thought leaders on a topic that is top-of-mind for most players and pundits in health care: interoperability. Zane Burke, president of Cerner, joined Mike Schatzlein, M.D., senior vice president and group ministry operating executive, Ascension Health, in a discussion moderated by Ed Cantwell, executive director, Center for Medical Interoperability.
Photos by Donn Jones Photography