During the week of June 19-23, members of the Tennessee Army and Air National Guard, along with their Bulgarian counterparts, participate in a series of readiness exercises in Thracian Sentry 2023 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Thracian Sentry 2023 highlights the 30-year-long partnership between the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense and the Tennessee National Guard and commemorates many years of military cooperation. During the exercise, the two teams exchanged knowledge and best practices to help develop interoperability and improve readiness for full-spectrum operations in complex combat medical care environments. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Yonette Martin)

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)

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)

BANJA LUKA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA -- Military members from 29 nations march in formation during the opening ceremonies for Combined Endeavor (CE) 2009 held at Kozara Barracks, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Sep. 3, 2009. Combined Endeavor 2009 is a Headquarters U.S. European Command sponsored communications and information systems interoperability test between and among Partnership for Peace and NATO nations, focusing on the deliberate planning process, communications information systems and human interoperability, and development of a road map for future improvement among participants. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. William Greer

Multinational soldiers from KFOR Regional Command - East secured a helicopter landing zone and conducted slingload operations in the vicinity of Kleçke, Kosovo demonstrating interoperability of forces in the KFOR area of operations. Operation Amber Castle is being conducted to showcase the joint capability and multinational interoperability of KFOR RC-East's commitment to providing a safe and secure environment and freedom of movement for the people and institutions of Kosovo. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Young, RC-East Public Affairs)

Multinational soldiers from KFOR Regional Command - East secured a helicopter landing zone and conducted slingload operations in the vicinity of Kleçke, Kosovo demonstrating interoperability of forces in the KFOR area of operations. Operation Amber Castle is being conducted to showcase the joint capability and multinational interoperability of KFOR RC-East's commitment to providing a safe and secure environment and freedom of movement for the people and institutions of Kosovo. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Young, RC-East Public Affairs)

BULOWS KASERNE BASE, DENMARK --Slovenian Air Force Staff Sgt. Igor Skofljano jokes with Irish Army Sgt. Diarmuid O'Briain as they run fiber optic cable at Bülows Kaserne remote site in Denmark on Sept. 3, 2009 during Combined Endeavor. Combined Endeavor 2009 is headquarters U.S. European Command Sponsored communications and information systems interoperability test between and among Partnership for Peace and NATO nations focusing on the deliberate planning process, communications information systems and human interoperability and development of a road map for future improvement among participants. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez)

Multinational soldiers from KFOR Regional Command - East secured a helicopter landing zone and conducted slingload operations in the vicinity of Kleçke, Kosovo demonstrating interoperability of forces in the KFOR area of operations. Operation Amber Castle is being conducted to showcase the joint capability and multinational interoperability of KFOR RC-East's commitment to providing a safe and secure environment and freedom of movement for the people and institutions of Kosovo. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Young, RC-East Public Affairs)

U.S. Air Force Fighting Falcons pilot Maj. Shaun Hoeltje assigned to the Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., and Swedish Air Force Director of Operations Maj. Johan Jeppsson, prepare for take-off in support of Arctic Challenge Exercise 2019 at Kallax Air Base, Luleå, Sweden, June 3, 2019. ACE 19 is a Nordic aviation exercise that provides realistic, scenario-based training to prepare forces for enemy defensive systems. U.S. forces are engaged, postured and ready to deter and defend in an increasingly complex security environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Capt. Rebecca Roodhouse)

During the week of June 19-23, members of the Tennessee Army and Air National Guard, along with their Bulgarian counterparts, participate in a series of readiness exercises in Thracian Sentry 2023 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Thracian Sentry 2023 highlights the 30-year-long partnership between the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense and the Tennessee National Guard and commemorates many years of military cooperation. During the exercise, the two teams exchanged knowledge and best practices to help develop interoperability and improve readiness for full-spectrum operations in complex combat medical care environments. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Yonette Martin)

Workshop on Voice and Video Services Interoperability Over Fixed-Mobile Hybrid Environments, Including IMT-Advanced (LTE)

April 29, 2008, Petty Officer 3rd Class Owen T. Pitrone (center) and Seaman Michael R. Thompson, Hospital Corpsmen, of 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, take down the vitals of patients at the field medical clinic in Thmor Pouk, 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.

Leadership, Students, and Staff from the Inter-American Defense College participate in class 62 Graduation Ceremony at the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., June 24, 2023. During the ceremony, students received diplomas and took photos with distinguished visitors, leadership, and family. The date marked the culmination of their year long course and awarded them a Masters of Science in Inter-American Defense and Security program for foreign and domestic members military members of the Inter-American Defense Board. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mozer O. Da Cunha)

POHANG, Republic of Korea (Nov. 14, 2007) Amphibious assault vehicles of Company E, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF), conduct an amphibious landing from the USS Juneau (LPD-10), Nov. 14, during Korean Interoperability Training Program 08. The amphibious landing was conducted to provide the Republic of Korea military the sustained capability to respond to future contingencies from ship to shore. KITP is an annual bilateral exercise to maintain readiness and sustain the long-term security assistance relationship between the Republic of Korea and U.S. military.

Spc. Austin Kinzel, assigned to the Ohio National Guard's 838th Military Police Company, participates in a mounted patrol training event, June 19, 2018, during Exercise Platinum Wolf 2018. 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).

Workshop on Voice and Video Services Interoperability Over Fixed-Mobile Hybrid Environments, Including IMT-Advanced (LTE)

Spc. Keiva Gray, assigned to the Ohio National Guard's 838th Military Police Company, defends the perimeter, June 15, 2018, during the dismounted patrol portion of Exercise Platinum Wolf 2018. 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)

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. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot Maj. Shaun Hoeltje assigned to the Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., and Swedish Air Force Director of Operations Maj. Johan Jeppsson, prepare for take-off in support of Arctic Challenge Exercise 2019 at Kallax Air Base, Luleå, Sweden, June 3, 2019. ACE 19 is a Nordic aviation exercise that provides realistic, scenario-based training to prepare forces for enemy defensive systems. U.S. forces are engaged, postured and ready to deter and defend in an increasingly complex security environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Capt. Rebecca Roodhouse)

April 26, 2008, Petty Officer 3rd Class Christina Cranston, a Hospital Corpsman, of 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, takes the pulse of a young male patient at the 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.

Multinational soldiers from KFOR Regional Command - East secured a helicopter landing zone and conducted slingload operations in the vicinity of Kleçke, Kosovo demonstrating interoperability of forces in the KFOR area of operations. Operation Amber Castle is being conducted to showcase the joint capability and multinational interoperability of KFOR RC-East's commitment to providing a safe and secure environment and freedom of movement for the people and institutions of Kosovo. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Young, RC-East 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)

Soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment, 77th Combat Aviation Brigade, conducted deck landings in the Arabian Gulf, Oct. 11-12. The UH-60 Blackhawk and AH-64 Apache crews took turns landing their aircraft aboard the USNS Alan Shepard to qualify their crews in this type of maneuver. Upon completion of the qualification each set of aircraft was refueled by the vessel and flown back to Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Training exercises like these play an important role in mission readiness and total force capability by increasing interoperability between branches, which is vital for joint collaboration missions (U.S. Army photos by Sgt. Aaron Ellerman)

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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)

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)

OASIS, the international open standards consortium, joins with the Global Information and Communication Technologies Department/e-Development TG and World Bank Institute to

present a workshop on

Open Standards for Government Transformation:

Enabling Transparency, Security and Interoperability

April 17, 2009

World Bank, Washington, D. C.

8:15 am - 3:15 pm Washington DC time

During the week of June 19-23, members of the Tennessee Army and Air National Guard, along with their Bulgarian counterparts, participate in a series of readiness exercises in Thracian Sentry 2023 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Thracian Sentry 2023 highlights the 30-year-long partnership between the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense and the Tennessee National Guard and commemorates many years of military cooperation. During the exercise, the two teams exchanged knowledge and best practices to help develop interoperability and improve readiness for full-spectrum operations in complex combat medical care environments. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Yonette Martin)

100718-M-2339L-2443 POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii (July 18, 2010) A rainbow glows while rain falls over the sleeping area for U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and Australian soldiers attached to the company at Firing Point 442. The Marines and coalition forces executed a week long training evolution, including four live fire ranges, as part of interoperability training during the biennial, multinational Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reece E. Lodder / 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)

Multinational soldiers from KFOR Regional Command - East secured a helicopter landing zone and conducted slingload operations in the vicinity of Kleçke, Kosovo demonstrating interoperability of forces in the KFOR area of operations. Operation Amber Castle is being conducted to showcase the joint capability and multinational interoperability of KFOR RC-East's commitment to providing a safe and secure environment and freedom of movement for the people and institutions of Kosovo. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Young, RC-East Public Affairs)

April 26, 2008, Petty Officer 2nd Class Russell Groves, a Hospital Corpsman, of 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, inserts an oral thermometer in a male patient at the 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.

Soldiers from 10 nations came together at Serbia’s Borovac Training Area to conduct a nonlethal crowd control demonstration, 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)

OASIS, the international open standards consortium, joins with the Global Information and Communication Technologies Department/e-Development TG and World Bank Institute to

present a workshop on

Open Standards for Government Transformation:

Enabling Transparency, Security and Interoperability

April 17, 2009

World Bank, Washington, D. C.

8:15 am - 3:15 pm Washington DC time

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)

A Paratrooper from the 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment, leaps from 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 16.1, 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)

The Inter-American Defense College held a change of command ceremony for incoming director Major General Richard J. Heitkamp at the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., June 29, 2023. During the ceremony Maj. Gen. James E. Taylor, outgoing director, passed on command of the IADC to incoming director Maj. Gen. Richard J. Heitkamp. The ceremony included distinguished guests such as Gen. Laura J. Richardson, Commander, U.S. Southern Command, Secretary General Luis Almagro Lemes, Organization of American States and Vice-Admiral Alexandre Rabello de Faria, Inter-American Defense Board, chairman and other guests. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mozer O. Da Cunha)

BULOWS KASERNE BASE, DENMARK -- Danish Army Lt. Col. Erik Schwensen looks over the ranks of nine countries during the Combined Endeavor opening ceremony on Sept. 3, 2009 at Fredericia, Denmark. Combined Endeavor 2009 is headquarters U.S. European Command Sponsored communications and information systems interoperability test between and among Partnership for Peace and NATO nations focusing on the deliberate planning process, communications information systems and human interoperability and development of a road map for future improvement among participants. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez)

Inter-American Defense College Leadership students, staff and faculty participate in a field study activity at Fort Washington National Park, Fort Washington, MD., May 28, 2021. The field study provided students the opportunity to learn about the historical fort the strategic significance the fort provided in in the early years of the United States of America. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mozer O. Da Cunha)

Multinational soldiers from KFOR Regional Command - East secured a helicopter landing zone and conducted slingload operations in the vicinity of Kleçke, Kosovo demonstrating interoperability of forces in the KFOR area of operations. Operation Amber Castle is being conducted to showcase the joint capability and multinational interoperability of KFOR RC-East's commitment to providing a safe and secure environment and freedom of movement for the people and institutions of Kosovo. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Young, RC-East 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)

ZOUTKAMP, NETHERLANDS-- Volunteers from twenty different countries walk across a footbridge in the rain after filling sandbags in preparation of a severe wind storm during Combined Endeavor 2009 at Camp Willem Lodewijk Van Nassaukazerne, the Netherlands, Sept. 3, 2009. Combined Endeavor 2009 is a Headquarters U.S. European Command Sponsored communications and information systems interoperability test between and among Partnership for Peace, NATO, and other nations focusing on the deliberate planning process, communications information systems and human interoperability and development of a road map for future improvement among participants. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

A member of the Serbian Armed Forces Special Operations Brigade defends the perimeter during a field training event, June 19, 2018 as part of 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)

April 28, 2008, Navy Lt. Rachel M. Anderson, a dentist attached to 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, injects anesthesia into a patient at the field dental clinic in Thmor Pouk, 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.

At the Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy on Tuesday, March 9-10, 2010, TEMA held an exercise focusing on interoperable communications with 13 counties, 11 state departments and two federal agencies.

During the week of June 19-23, members of the Tennessee Army and Air National Guard, along with their Bulgarian counterparts, participate in a series of readiness exercises in Thracian Sentry 2023 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Thracian Sentry 2023 highlights the 30-year-long partnership between the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense and the Tennessee National Guard and commemorates many years of military cooperation. During the exercise, the two teams exchanged knowledge and best practices to help develop interoperability and improve readiness for full-spectrum operations in complex combat medical care environments. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Yonette Martin)

April 26, 2008, Petty Officer 3rd Class Christina Cranston, a Hospital Corpsman, of 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, takes the blood pressure of a young male patient at the 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.

BANJA LUKA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA -- Military members from 29 nations stand in formation during the opening ceremonies for Combined Endeavor (CE) 2009 held at Kozara Barracks, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Sep. 3, 2009. Combined Endeavor 2009 is a Headquarters U.S. European Command sponsored communications and information systems interoperability test between and among Partnership for Peace and NATO nations, focusing on the deliberate planning process, communications information systems and human interoperability, and development of a road map for future improvement among participants. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. William Greer)

During the week of June 19-23, members of the Tennessee Army and Air National Guard, along with their Bulgarian counterparts, participate in a series of readiness exercises in Thracian Sentry 2023 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Thracian Sentry 2023 highlights the 30-year-long partnership between the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense and the Tennessee National Guard and commemorates many years of military cooperation. During the exercise, the two teams exchanged knowledge and best practices to help develop interoperability and improve readiness for full-spectrum operations in complex combat medical care environments. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Yonette Martin)

Multinational soldiers from KFOR Regional Command - East secured a helicopter landing zone and conducted slingload operations in the vicinity of Kleçke, Kosovo demonstrating interoperability of forces in the KFOR area of operations. Operation Amber Castle is being conducted to showcase the joint capability and multinational interoperability of KFOR RC-East's commitment to providing a safe and secure environment and freedom of movement for the people and institutions of Kosovo. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Young, RC-East Public Affairs)

This is what CAmbodia

This is what Cambodia is like, kind of.