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A Slovenian Light Armored Vehicle commander of 3rd Company, 10th Regiment scans the terrain 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. 25, 2016. Exercise Allied Spirit includes more than 2,400 participants from seven NATO nations, and exercises tactical interoperability and tests secure communications within alliance members and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Gertrud Zach/released)
Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment "Ghost" and Kuwait's 55th Battalion, 26th Brigade "The Wall Brigade" practice mounting and dismounting a UH-60 Blackhawk at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Oct. 4, as part of Operation Desert Wall. Operation Desert Wall was a partnership operation designed to enable interoperability between the Ghost Battalion and 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)
150615-M-OM669-005 POLAND (June 15, 2015) U.S. Army paratroopers from the 173d Airborne Brigade inserted into Poland via a British Royal Navy Lynx Mk-8 and conducted a personnel extraction, June 15. The mission 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)
Staff Sgt. Alex D. Braatz, a joint terminal attack controller assigned to 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron, who directly supports 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, prepares a landing zone for three UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters in preparation for their landing while participating in a multinational combined arms demonstration alongside British soldiers belonging to the Coldstream Guard 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)
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)
Troopers assigned to 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, set up a makeshift command post as they begin to stage their vehicles and equipment to conduct 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)
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)
(From left to right) Aziz Rabbah, Minister of Equipment, Transport and Logistics, Morocco; Yuriria Mascott Pérez, Undersecretary of Transportation, Mexico; José Viegas, ITF Secretary-General; Patricia Espinosa, Mexican Ambassador to Germany; Norbert Barthle, Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, Germany; and Michael Kloth, ITF Head of Communications, at the ITF Open Stage Cafe during the Ministers' tour of the exhibition taking place at the International Transport Forum’s 2016 Summit on “Green and Inclusive Transport” in Leipzig, Germany on 18 May 2016.
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. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Stephen Hudson, 169th Fighter Wing Public Affairs)
Staff Sgt. Alex D. Braatz, a joint terminal attack controller assigned to 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron, who directly supports 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, communicates with three UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters in preparation for their landing while participating in a multinational combined arms demonstration alongside British soldiers belonging to the Coldstream Guard 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)
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).
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.
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)
160612-N-YM856-086 UTO, Sweden (June 12, 2016) U.S. Marine Cpl. Jacob Ninow, left, and 2nd Lt. Dean Rogers, with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines deployed from Camp Lejeune, N.C., discuss grid coordinates during the tactical exercise phase of BALTOPS 2016, June 12. 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)
1st Lt. Joshua Hurst (right), an assitant military intelligence officer (S2) assigned to 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, briefs the situational and intelligence warfighting function of an 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)
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)
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)
Sgt. Jacob Showerman, Sgt. First CLass Matthew Boyd, and Sgt. Matthew Rentz, Michigan Army National Guard, work as part of NATO Rapid Deployment Corps Hohenfels (NRDC-H), a composite team of Michigan National Guard Soldiers. During this exercise they have partnered with National Armed Forces representatives from the Latvian Army, to work on the Command Post of the Future (CPOF) system, during Exercise Allied Spirit IV at 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Jan. 17, 2016. Exercise Allied Spirit IV includees more than 2,200 participants from six NATO nations, and exercises tactical interoperability and test secure communications with Alliance members and partner nations. (Michigan National Guard photo by Sgt. First Class Helen Miller/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)
170807-N-KB401-099 THE MINCH, Scotland (Aug. 7, 2017) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) and the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) 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)
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)
A Ukrainian BTR-80 Armoured Personnel Carrier deploys on to the battlefield during a live fire exercise on Exercise Steadfast Jazz at the Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland, on Nov. 6, 2013.
Exercise Steadfast Jazz 2013 is taking place from 1-9 November in a number of Alliance nations including the Baltic States and Poland. The purpose of the exercise is to train and test the NATO Response Force, a highly ready and technologically advanced multinational force made up of land, air, maritime and special forces components that the Alliance can deploy quickly wherever needed. The Steadfast series of exercises are part of NATO’s efforts to maintain connected and interoperable forces at a high-level of readiness.
(NATO photo/SSgt Ian Houlding GBR Army)
A French Mirage 2000-5 refuels from a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft during a joint training in Djibouti, May 24, 2021. The partner forces conducted a joint interoperability training to enhance their capabilities and demonstrate their shared commitment to stability in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Missy Sterling)
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)
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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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 are assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251, Marine Aircraft Group 31, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Cpl. Cody Rowe)
Senior Advisor Andres Martin Fon (facing camera) at the exhibition stand of the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communication during the International Transport Forum's 2013 Summit on "Funding Transport" in Leipzig, Germany on 22 May 2013
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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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Battle Group Poland U.S. combat engineers begin to enter the breach during urban breaching training near Bemowo Piskie Training Area June 8. 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 Spc. Kevin Wang/Released)
Gen. Ljubisa Dikovic, chief of general staff for the Serbian Armed Forces, visits South Base and the Borovac Training Area, June 15, 2018, to observe training demonstrations during Exercise Platinum Wolf 2018. Here he visits with soldiers from the Serbian Armed Forces following a nonlethal weapons demonstration, led by members of the U.S. Army’s 838th and 269th Military Police companies, from the Ohio and Tennessee National Guards, respectively. The 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. (Ohio National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Beth Holliker)
A French Mirage 2000-5 refuels from a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft during a joint training in Djibouti, May 24, 2021. The partner forces conducted a joint interoperability training to enhance their capabilities and demonstrate their shared commitment to stability in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Missy Sterling)
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)
Battle Group Poland soldiers conduct security from defensive positions during Puma 17 at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, May 24. Puma is a joint operation exercise between the U.S., U.K. and Romanian soldiers from the battle group along with the Polish Army’s 15th Mechanized Brigade. The exercise’s key objective is to train NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence units focusing on interoperability and improving joint operational capability in a variety of missions. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Patricia Deal/Released)
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)
Spc. George Gandy (left) with the 1st platoon of U.S. Army Europe's 541st Engineer Company, 54th Engineer Battalion, 18th Engineer Brigade, sets up a security position with Spanish engineer soldiers 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 using a scenario that mirrored combat in Afghanistan. (Photo by Lt. Col. Wayne Marotto)
Staff Sgt. Jaime Garcia, a native of Pharr, Texas, and an infantryman assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, engages targets from the kneeling position at a joint, combined 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)
NEWPORT, R.I. – The U.S. Naval War College (NWC) holds a commencement ceremony for the College of Naval Command and Staff and the College of Naval Warfare 2023 graduating classes June 16, 2023, on board Naval Station Newport. The ceremony, presided over by NWC President Rear Admiral Shoshana Chatfield, saw 468 students from senior-level leadership and intermediate-level leadership courses, including 103 international students representing 78 countries recognized alongside 1,925 students having completed coursework through NWC’s College of Distance Education programs, 121 of whom attended the graduation in person. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, gave the commencement address. Established in 1884, NWC is the oldest institution of its kind in the world. More than 50,000 students have graduated since its first class of nine students in 1885 and about 300 of today’s active-duty admirals, generals and senior executive service leaders are alumni. Since creating a program for international officers in 1956, the college has more than 4,500 international alumni from 137 countries worldwide. Approximately 10 percent of these alumni have become chief of their country’s respective navy. Today, NWC continues to deliver excellence in education, research, and outreach, informing today’s decision-makers and educating tomorrow’s leaders. (U.S. Navy photo by Kristopher Burris/Released)
Romanian TR-85 Main Battle Tanks conduct tactical operations and maneuvers towards their objective while participating in a multinational combined arms demonstration alongside Troopers assigned to 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment 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)
An armored personnel carrier (APC) moves into a firing position guided by a U.S. Air Force cadre during Exercise Allied Spirit at 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command’s Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Jan. 25, 2016. Exercise Allied Spirit includes more than 2,400 participants from seven NATO nations, and exercises tactical interoperability and tests secure communications within Alliance members and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza/Not Reviewed)