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International Military Collaboration

Ceremonial events highlight military honors and partnerships among international forces, emphasizing joint training and collaboration in defense operations.

U.S Marine Corps Col. Timothy S. Brady Jr, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment commanding officer, and Republic of Korea service members discuss operations at the 3d MLR unclassified information brief at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 1, 2022. The brief allowed joint and partner service members to hear from the 3d MLR on current capabilities, concepts of employment, and experimentation occurring during Rim of the Pacific Exercise 22. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.
U.S Marine Corps Col. Timothy S. Brady Jr, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment commanding officer, and Republic of Korea service members discuss operations at the 3d MLR unclassified information brief at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 1, 2022. The brief allowed joint and partner service members to hear from the 3d MLR on current capabilities, concepts of employment, and experimentation occurring during Rim of the Pacific Exercise 22. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.
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U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander (right) and Air Vice Marshal Paul Godfrey, United Kingdom space command commander (left), sign a Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and United Kingdom in Colorado Springs, Colo. Apr 6, 2022. The Memorandum of Understanding sets out the intention to exchange public space situational information between the U.S. and U.K. These agreements foster openness, predictability of space operations, and transparency for space domain awareness.
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Philippine Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Raul Caldez, exercise director, gives closing remarks to conclude a successful KAMANDAG 6 at Fort Bonifacio, Philippines, Oct. 14, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.
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U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 5 Angelo A. Alvarez, a chemical, biological, radiological and neurological officer with III Marine Expeditionary Force, is one of several U.S. Marines and Sailors that provided emergency medical aid to locals involved in a traffic accident Oct. 7, 2022 in Luzon, Philippines. These service members are deployed in support of KAMANDAG, an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.
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221011-N-DB724-1003CEBU, Philippines (Oct. 11, 2022) Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, talks with Rear Adm. Nichols Driz, commander, Philippine Fleet, prior to the signing of terms of reference for staff-to-staff talks in Cebu, Philippines, Oct. 11. Sama Sama-Lumbas is a multilateral exercise and includes forces from Philippines, the United States, Australia, France, Japan, and the United Kingdom designed to promote regional security cooperation, maintain and strengthen maritime partnerships, and enhance maritime interoperability.
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PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (August 3, 2022) - Rear Adm. Mark Melson, Commander, Task Force 73 (CTF 73), gives remarks during the Pacific Partnership 2022 Philippine Opening Ceremony at Mendoza Park. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.
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GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, congratulates MAJ. GEN. Muhammed Said Al-Badi, chief of staff, United Arab Emirates armed forces, after presenting him with the Legion of Merit for his contribution to coalition efforts during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Qatar(QAT)
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U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Andrew Tiongson, commander Pacific Area, (center left), stands with David Kennedy, International Antarctic Centre host, and other Coast Guard personnel and U.S. Air National Guard Maj. Shay Price at the International Antarctic Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand, Feb. 8, 2023. Coast Guard personnel visited the centre to learn more about Antarctica.
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220818-N-JC800-0065 SINGAPORE (Aug. 18, 2022) - Capt. Tom Ogden, commodore, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, gives closing remarks of the Maritime Domain Awareness seminar during exercise Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) 2022 in Singapore, Aug. 18. In its 21st year, SEACAT is a multilateral exercise designed to enhance cooperation among 21 participating Southeast Asian countries and provide mutual support and a common goal to address crises, contingencies, and illegal activities in the maritime domain in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.
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Capt. Devonte Baity, an intelligence officer with 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division DIVARTY, poses with cadets from the Korean Military Academy in Seoul, South Korea, Jan. 12, 2024. The KMA and 2ID/RUCD have been expanding their cooperative relationship since signing a memorandum of understanding in 2016.
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HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 5, 2022) - Members of the U.S. Navy, Australian Defence Force, Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance, and National Disaster Management in Solomon Islands pose for a photo during the humanitarian assistance and disaster (HADR) relief training during Pacific Partnership 2022. HADR training allows partnering nations to strengthen capabilities and interoperability with one another in order to respond in times of need. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia.
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Members from the U.S. Embassy in Guatemala, Joint Task Force-Bravo, the Health Engagements Assistance Response Team (HEART) 2022, Guatemalan government, and Unidad Nacional de Oftalmología (UNO) pose for a photo prior to the HEART 22 closing ceremony in Guatemala City, Aug. 30, 2022. During the ceremony, representatives from the U.S. government and military showed their appreciation to the Guatemalan government and members of UNO and Hospital Regional de Occidente in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, for their partnership during the HEART 22 mission.
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220426-N-XC372-2141 NEW DELHI (Apr. 26, 2022) Adm. John C. Aquilino, Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, left, responds to a question during an interview with Dr. Samir Saran, President of the Observer Research Foundation, at the Raisina Dialogue 2022. Aquilino visited New Delhi to meet with regional partners and to discuss collaborative approaches to security challenges at the Raisina Dialogue 2022.
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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Lt. Cmdr. Akimasa Katagiri, Ground Component Command Operations Department defense and security section, participates in Yama Sakura 83 at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec 7, 2022. Katagiri shares operational objectives with U.S. Forces and coordinates with major Japan Self-Defense Forces and U.S. Military units during the exercise.