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International Military Collaboration

Photos of military personnel from different countries engaging in training briefings and exercises, emphasizing teamwork and joint strategies.

U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Commander Gen. Gary Brito speaks with International Officers about their military intelligence training at Fort Huachuca Jan. 24.

020529-M-9902V-037. Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF

STOCKHOLM (June 3, 2022) Brig. Gen. Jenny Ahlén, Swedish Chief of Chaplains, delivers remarks during the Religious and Spiritual Support Interoperability Initiative Pre-Sail Conference aboard the Blue Ridge-class command-and-control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) in preparation for exercise BAPTOPS 22. BALTOPS 22 is the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region. The exercise, led by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen combined response capabilities critical to preserving freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea.

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Lt. Koharu Harada, left, and Sgt. Kaito Harada give a class on personal protective equipment at Naval Education, Training and Doctrine Command in Zambales, Philippines, on Oct. 4, 2022, during KAMANDAG 6. The class was intended to teach about decontamination in a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear environment. KAMANDAG is an annual, bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

GREAT LAKES, Il. (June 1, 2022) Educators with Navy Talent Acquisition Group Southwest and Navy Recruiting Command tour Recruit Training Command and Naval Station Great Lakes as part of the Educator Orientation Visit (EOV) to familiarize teachers with different aspects of the Navy. Opened in 1911, NSGL is the Navys largest training installation and the home of the Navys only Boot Camp. Located on over 1600 acres overlooking Lake Michigan, the installation includes 1,153 buildings with 39 on the National Register of Historic Places. NSGL supports over 50 tenant commands and elements as well as over 20,000 Sailors, Marines, Soldiers, and DoD civilians who live and work on the installation.

Members of the Philippine National Police - Maritime Group, 2nd Special Operations Unit and their Philippine Coast Guard Special Operations Force partner stack on a doorway during a close-quarter battle drill demonstration as a Green Beret with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) observes, May 30, 2022, near Puerto Princesa, Palawan. This military engagement provided an opportunity for the Philippine National Police, Philippine Coast Guard Special Operations Force and U.S. Special Operations Forces to exchange tactics, techniques and procedures with each other in an effort to enhance interoperability while sharing new ideas for maritime operations. Other TTPs exchanged during the engagement included small boat handling, sensitive site exploitation, and compliant and non-compliant visit, board, search and seizure operations. The Philippines and United States have a continued interest in strengthening our military-to-military relationship and reinforcing our maritime security efforts in

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Marco Mendez, an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician with 1st EOD Company, 1st Marine Logistics Group, conducts a practical application exercise executing electric demolition procedures with Timor-Leste National Police (PNTL) EOD personnel during the classroom portion of the Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) training program in Dili, Timor-Leste, May 5, 2022. The rotation of the HMA program to Timor-Leste advances the U.S. and PNTL relationship, furthering opportunities for cultural exchange, and enhancing our mutual skills in support of humanitarian assistance and professional skills development.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Stephen J. Boada (right), commanding officer of 3d Battalion 12th Marines and members of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force participate in cultural exchange discussions in the Bilateral Ground Tactical Control Center during Resolute Dragon 22 at Camp Shizunai, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 11, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

220629-N-EJ241-2045DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory (June 29, 2022) - Capt. Richard D. Payne, commanding officer of U.S. Navy Support Facility (NSF) Diego Garcia, conducts an initial room inspection with members from Unaccompanied Housing (UH) and Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Far East Public Works Department Diego Garcia during the re-opening of the renovated UH 17 building. This NAVFAC Far East Public Works Department Diego Garcia project was designed to improve the housing quality for NSF Diego Garcia personnel, leading to higher morale, readiness, and mission performance by maintaining safe quarters.

U.S. Marine Corps and Navy leadership from Task Force Koa Moana 22, I Marine Expeditionary Force, discuss the exercise during a live interview on the Palau Wave Radio station in Koror, Republic of Palau, June 24, 2022. Named Koa Moana, after a Hawaiian/Polynesian phrase meaning ocean warrior, the task force fosters peace and security, builds relationships, and supports an international rules-based order that benefits the Indo-Pacific region.

040804-F-8156G-003. Base: RAF Mldenhall State: Suffolk Country: United Kingdom (UK) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

030518-M-6881R-026. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: Ban Dong State: Tambol Ban Laeng Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd Battalion 1ST SFG (A)

U.S. Army Maj. Taylor Durling, Exercise Cartwheel, commander, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, gets a wreath placed around his neck by a village member at the Ratu Nalevawada school during the ribbon cutting ceremony to hand over the joint construction project with the Republic of Fiji Military Force Engineers, during Exercise Cartwheel 2022, Nadi, Fiji September 23, 2022. Exercise Cartwheel provides tough, realistic training, strengthening RFMF and U.S. Army capacity as regional leaders, increasing security cooperation for a free and open Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jared Peña and Senior Airman Alvaro Machuca, 99th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Specialists, speaks with students about fire safety on Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Feb. 26, 2024. Airmen from the 99th Civil Engineer Squadron supported the Project Quesada initiative, an Air Combat Command wide initiative designed to provide young people from diverse backgrounds an exposure to aviation career fields by partnering with Hispanic Serving Institutions and Minority Serving Institutions. Air Force

050420-M-9019H-009. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 4-Mar

Capt. Mark Gillman (standing center), a native of Las Vegas, and engineer assigned to 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Warrior,” 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad explains the workings of the power substation in Sab al Bour, northwest of Baghdad, Sept. 27, 2008.

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Vice Adm. Naruto Nishi, JMSDF Sasebo District commandant (center), speaks with Yasushi Koga, a vehicle registration office administration clerk assigned to Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS) security department, during an authorized departure drill conducted as part of Exercise Keen Sword 2023 at CFAS Hario Village housing area Nov. 16, 2022. Keen Sword is a joint-bilateral biennial training exercise involving U.S. Forces and the Japan Self-Defense Force designed to help promote peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region by strengthening the U.S.-Japan alliance and enhancing participants interoperability.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brandon Sells (right), a radio operator with 3d Marine Division, practices using a Mini-Secure Communications Controller with Philippine Marines during KAMANDAG 6 at Fort Bonifacio, Philippines, Oct. 10, 2022. This system enables bilateral radio communications between the Philippine and U.S. Marine Corps. 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. Sells is a native of Henderson, Texas.

France, Brittany, Coetquidan, Guer on 2021-09-23. Report on the training of the Inter-Arms Military School in Saint-Cyr Coetquidan in Morbihan. The EMIA recruits its students from among active non-commissioned officers and non-commissioned soldiers selected by competition. The cadets follow a two-year training course. At the end of the first year, they are appointed to the rank of second lieutenant, then lieutenant at the end of the second year. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. France, Bretagne, Coetquidan, Guer le 2021-09-23. Reportage sur la formation de l' Ecole militaire interarmes à Saint-Cyr Coetquidan dans le Morbihan. L'EMIA recrute ses eleves parmi les sous-officiers d'active et les militaires du rang selectionnes par concours. Les eleves-officiers suivent une formation de deux ans. A l'issue de la première annee, ils sont nommés au grade de sous-lieutenant, puis de lieutenant a la fin de la seconde annee. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Major General William H. Schneider, Commander, 25th Infantry Division, talks with members of the local press upon his troop's arrival to participate in the joint South Korean/US training Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '83. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '83 Base: Wonju Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK)

040414-M-8172E-095. Base: Port-Au-Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)

Senior leaders from partner nations gather following a Super Garuda Shield distinguished visitor brief on Aug. 4, 2022 in Baturaja, Indonesia. Nations represented in the brief included Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea, Indian, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Korea, Australia, and Indonesia. Super Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military and Indonesia National Armed Forces, reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and regional partners, joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Adelard Hoffarth, instructor, Vertical Training Company, 1st Battalion, 164th Regional Training Institute, North Dakota Army National Guard, discusses Just War Theory with Togo Non-Commissioned Officer Academy instructors, Temedja, Togo, Feb. 27, 2024. This instructor knowledge exchange was event four of an eight-part series to expand the experience of NCO academy instructors from the North Dakota National Guard and Togolese Army under the National Guards State Partnership Program. Army National Guard

Brig. Gen. Frank N. Tei, Ghana Army. deputy chief staff officer for operations and training greets participants at the Flintlock 24 Final Planning Event (FPE), in Accra, Ghana, February 26, 2024. Special Operations Command Africa and the Ghana Armed Forces hosted the week-long FPE in the Flintlock host country of Ghana in advance of the exercise, scheduled to take place in May.

Recruits with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, meet their drill instructors aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., July 30, 2022.Pickup day is the first time recruits meet the drill instructors who will be with them throughout recruit training, ensuring their transformation from civilian to United States Marine.

060516-A-4576B-056. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM State: Ghazni Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST

070309-M-9389C-241. Subject Operation/Series: EDGED MALLET Base: USS Bataan (LHD 5) Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Major Command Shown: 26TH MEU

011115-F-1718K-004. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 02-1 Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

AIR BASE 201, Niger - U.S. Congressman Jimmy Panetta and U.S. Congressman Austin Scott along with their delegation team are briefed on the 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion's mission at Air Base 201, Niger, Oct. 5, 2022. Panetta and Scott will travel throughout Africa to conduct engagements with senior officials from United States Africa Command to examine Department of Defense equities and ongoing security efforts to stabilize the region. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alexandra M. Longfellow)

US Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Higgins, Missouri National Guard, and Cmdr Jar Wangsa, TNI discuss the operational picture of the Gema Bhakti 2022 scenario presented to their planning group KOGABWILHAN 3, September 12, 2022, Jakarta Indonesia. Gema Bhakti 22 is a USINDOPACOM Joint Exercise Program event, utilizing US Joint forces partnering with TNI Armed Forces working together to increase interoperability and enhance regional stability and security through bilateral and multilateral partnerships. (US Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Andrew Jackson)

A member of the 158th MEB Military Engagement Team 2, who is also a U.S. Border Patrol agent on his civilian employment, discusses border security topics with members of the Sultan of Omans Armed Forces in Oman during a subject matter expert exchange. Recently, Maj. Gen. Kerry L. Muehlenbeck, Director of Arizonas Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, announced the new partnership between the Sultanate of Oman and the Arizona National Guard Oct. 13, through the National Guard Bureaus State Partnership Program.

041211-M-0036Y-029. Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

050626-A-1566H-010. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Charlie State: Babil Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A member of the Timor-Leste Defense Force prepares for a dental procedure during the health services outreach event as part of Pacific Angel 22-4 in Baucau, Timor-Leste, Sept. 12, 2022. The operation, scheduled Sept. 12-17, focuses on capacity building through health services outreach, engineering civic action program construction projects and subject matter expert exchanges. Pacific Air Forces participate in PAC ANGEL operations in order to advance interoperability and build upon established partnerships between our military forces and our allies and partners.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes Brazilian Ministry of Defense Curso de Política, Estratégia e Alta Administração do Exército (CPEAEx) Leadership, Students and Staff to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Oct. 4, 2022. During the visit, the students were briefed by leadership and received a class by a college faculty, and toured the IADC Campus.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Skye Nakayama, Pacific Angel 22 exercise director, left, and Master Sgt. Dustin Trimble, U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific lead guitarist, collaborate with the Royal Malaysian Air Force Band during the end of exercise dinner at Subang Air Base, Malaysia, Aug. 19, 2022. Military bands act as goodwill ambassadors for improving understanding between countries through the universal language of music.

Sandra Franzblau, Office of the Legal Counsel, United States Africa Command, addresses legal experts at the North Carolina National Guard hosted African Military Law Forum Advisory Council at NCNG Joint Force Headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, April 26 - 28, 2022. The conference, created by AFRICOM, brought African military legal advisors from several nations including Botswana, one of the NCNG State Partnership Program peers, and Nigeria, Cameroon, Namibia, Burkina Faso, Uganda, Tunisia, Niger, Malawi, Burundi, and NCNG leaders including U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jeffery Copeland, the NCNG Director of Joint Staff and retired Col. Rick Fay, NCNG Chief Counsel, to share their expertise in International, Operational, Administrative, and Civil law and to announce the formation of the Womens Peace and Security component to the ongoing forum.

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (Aug. 10, 2022) - Capt. Kimberly Toone, executive officer of USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), speaks on a teleconference call during an aeromedical subject matter expert exchange with U.S. and Armed Force of the Philippines service members at Western Command Headquarters in support of Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

050121-F-7823A-004. Base: Utapao Naval Air Station Country: Thailand (THA)

030203-M-7031A-040. Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Sgt. Takuya Ikeda poses for a photo at Naval Education, Training and Doctrine Command in Zambales, Philippines, on Oct. 4, 2022, during KAMANDAG 6. Ikeda was attending a class intended to teach about decontamination in a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear environment. KAMANDAG is an annual, bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

Operations SPECIALIST 3rd Class Keolani Arruda explains the controls of the amphibious assault ship USS GERMANTOWN (LSD 42) to a group of Malaysian paratroopers during the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training exercise, CARAT 2000. Carat is an annual series of bilateral exercises between the United States and Southwest Asian Navies designed to promote cooperation and interoperability. Subject Operation/Series: CARAT 2000 Base: USS Germantown (LSD 42)

011004-A-6086T-007. Base: San Juan State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DARWIN, Australia (May 10, 2022) Officers and senior enlisted of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, Australian Army, and U.S. Marines assigned to the Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF) 22 conducted professional exchanges and toured the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48). Ashland, part of Amphibious Squadron 11, 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.

Airmen and soldiers from the Colorado National Guard evaluate a chemical response scenario to be performed by the RJAF on March 14, 2023 in Aqaba, Jordan. Jordan Shield 23 is a Jordanian-led exercise in partnership with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and the Colorado National Guard.

050621-A-1566H-006. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Deshir State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: B CO., 2-506 INF, 101ST ABN. DIV

Representatives from United Nations Command (UNC) sending states and security partners meet to exchange expertise and discuss methods to enhance coordination and training in critical mine countermeasure capabilities at the 2022 Multinational Mine Countermeasures Exercise and Symposium at Busan Naval Base. The 2022 Multinational Mine Countermeasures Exercise and Symposium is an opportunity for leaders from multiple nations to meet and share knowledge about mine countermeasures.

Representatives of different sections discuss their job and the impact they have on operations while military representatives from multiple countries tour multiple locations, visit different sections, and meet with various service members during exercise African Lion 2022 at the the Southern Zone Headquarters June 27 in Agadir, Morocco. AF22 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.

US Army SPECIALIST, Fourth Class Dale Jones from the 319th transportation team out of Dover, Delaware, looks on as members of the 544th Military Police from Yauco, Puerto Rico, and the 125th Headquarters Headquarters Detatchment from Ponce, Puerto Rico, arrive to take part in Exercise ROVING SANDS '96. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '96 Base: Biggs Army Air Field, El Paso State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CARTAGENA, Colombia (Nov. 16, 2022)Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Jaden Sandi, from Los Angeles, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), applies a tourniquet to the leg of Hospitalman Wendy Rincon Martinez, from Bogota, Colombia, during Tactical Combat Casualty Care training with Colombian Naval forces at Naval Base ARC Bolivar, in Tactical Combat Casualty Care, Nov. 16, 2022. Comfort is deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Continuing Promise 2022, a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

Yorktown, Va. (January 18, 2024) Command Master Chief Mikendra Porter provides some brief remarks during a special meal at the Scudder Hall Galley onboard Naval Weapons Station Yorktown.

Maj. Yuda Setiawan, TNI, and Sgt. Aditya Utoyo, Hawaii Army National Guard, talk story during the first tea of day 2 of Gema Bhakti, September 10, 2022, Jakarta Indonesia. Gema Bhakti 22 is a USINDOPACOM Joint Exercise Program event, utilizing US Joint forces partnering with TNI Armed Forces working together to increase interoperability and enhance regional stability and security through bilateral and multilateral partnerships. (US Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Andrew Jackson)

011113-F-1718K-005. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 02-1 Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACOM JASDF

221013-N-DB724-1028CEBU, Philippines (Oct. 13, 2022) Sailors from the Philippine Navy and U.S. Navy conduct communication checks with units participating in Exercise Sama Sama-Lumbas 2022 in Cebu, Philippines, Oct. 13. 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.

Representatives from the Indonesian Marine Corps 7th Infantry Battalion, 4th Marine Brigade, the Indonesian Navy, the Indonesian Customs office, the Panjang Port Authority, the U.S. Embassy Jakarta, and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit command element, I Marine Expeditionary Force, discuss planning and execution support of Keris Marine Exercise (MAREX) 23 on Indonesian Naval Base Lampung, Lampung, Indonesia, Nov. 7, 2022. Keris MAREX is a bilateral exercise conducted by the U.S. Military and Indonesian National Armed Forces led by the Indonesian and U.S. Marine Corps. Keris MAREX aims to strengthen relationships and build interoperability and capacity among participating forces. MRF-SEA is an operational model developed by Marine Corps Forces Pacific that postures scalable I Marine Expeditionary Forces west of the International Date Line, conducts a series of planned subject matter expert exchanges and enablers, and advances security objectives shared with our Allies and Partners.

070326-M-2819S-028. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-6

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes the Honduran Colegio de Defensa Nacional Leadership, Students and Staff to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Oct. 4, 2022. During the visit, the students were briefed by leadership and received an institutional brief by a college faculty member.

U.S. Army Leaders with the 36th and 369th Sustainment Brigade, and Kuwait leaders, gather around a prepared meal, near Al Jahra, Kuwait, Nov. 2, 2022, pose for a picture.

050122-F-2869F-101. Base: Utapao Naval Air Station Country: Thailand (THA)

U.S. Marines and Fuzileiros navais do Brazil (Brazilian Marines) speak about their experiences integrating men and women in recruit training battalions Jan. 15, 2024 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. The U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Assessment team was in Rio De Janeiro to assist the Fuzileiros Navais with the integration of male and female recruit training which the U.S. Marine Corps began in 2019. Recruit Assessment is an all-women team based at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, California that conducted an assessment of Brazilian recruit training processes and infrastructure to aid in Brazils first group of female recruits that will begin training in February 2024 and to prepare for a future subject matter expert exchange to be conducted later this year.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Inara Xie, left, Pacific Angel 22-4 lead medical planner, speaks with members of the Timor-Leste Defense Force in support of Pacific Angel 22-4 in Baucau, Timor-Leste, Sept. 11, 2022. The operation is scheduled for Sept.12-17 and will focus on capacity building through health services outreach, engineering civic action program construction projects and subject matter expert exchanges.

Lt. Gen. Ryoji Takemoto , the commander of the Western Army, Japan Ground Self Defense Force, speaks to U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self Defense Forces soldiers during the Orient Shield 22 opening ceremony at Camp Kengun, Japan, Aug. 27, 2022. Orient Shield 22 is the largest U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force bilateral field training exercise being executed in various locations throughout Japan to enhance interoperability and test and refine multi-domain and cross-domain operations.

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Isaac Tibayan, right, the Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) program manager with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, and Royal Thai Armed Forces Lt. Gen. Nattawut Sabyeroop, left, director general of the Thailand Mine Action Center (TMAC), shake hands during the opening ceremony of the HMA Thailand Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) level 1-2 course at Fort Bhanurangsi, Ratchaburi, Thailand, Jan. 8, 2024. Royal Thai and American Armed Forces work together to train TMAC students in EOD level 1-2 in order to develop an EOD capacity to assist TMACs mission of becoming landmine free. This partnership is aligned with the U.S. Department of Defenses Humanitarian Mine Action Program, which assists partnered nations affected by landmines, explosive remnants of war and the hazardous effects of unexploded ordnance.

Brig. Gen. Ari Y. from the Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI, Indonesian Armed Forces) discusses exercise Gema Bhakti future concepts and plans with a senior planner, Sep. 13, 2022, Jakarta, Indonesia. Gema Bhakti 22 is a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command joint exercise program event, utilizing U.S. joint forces and TNI Armed Forces working together to increase interoperability and enhance regional stability and security through bilateral and multilateral partnerships.

220906-N-CR843-0060 U-TAPAO, Thailand (Sept. 6, 2022) Lt. Cmdr. Nicholas Chappell, a naval flight officer assigned to The Fighting Tigers of Patrol Squadron (VP) 8, presents Cmdr. Aut Pangpassa, commanding officer of Squadron 102, Wing One, of the Royal Thai Navy, with a commemorative squadron tail flash in U-Tapao, Thailand, during Sea Surveillance Exercise 2022, Sept. 6. VP-8 is currently deployed to Naval Air Facility (NAF) Misawa, Japan, conducting maritime patrol and reconnaissance and theater outreach operations within U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of Commander, Task Force 72 and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command objectives throughout the region.

United States Army Garrison Yongsan-Casey Command Sgt. Maj. Wayne Butterbrodt, 1-17th Infantry Battalion Command Sgt. Maj. Joshua Weiss, 31 soldiers and KATUSAs participate in the Noncommissioned Officers Corps Induction Ceremony held at the Camp Casey Theatre, March 30, 2023. The inductees were soldiers and KATUSAs from USAG Caseys Headquarters and Headquarters Company, the Charlie Detachment of the 176th Financial Management Support Unit, and the 2nd Battalion2nd Aviation Regiment of the 2nd Infantry Division. The NCO Induction Ceremony celebrates newly promoted soldiers joining the noncommissioned officer corps.

Lt. Col. Gunawan and Lt. Col. Okky, Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI, Indonesian Armed Forces) personnel, discuss joint operation plans during exercise Gema Bhakti 2022, Sep. 13, 202kk2, Jakarta, Indonesia. Gema Bhakti 22 is a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command joint exercise program event, utilizing U.S. joint forces and TNI Armed Forces working together to increase interoperability and enhance regional stability and security through bilateral and multilateral partnawanerships.

21214-N-VI040-1036 ATSUGI, Japan (Dec. 14, 2022) Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force(JMSDF) Command Master Chief Kazuaki Shimizu, command master chief, Air Station Atsugi, (right) presents Kadomatsu to the Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi Chiefs Mess during a cultural exchange ceremony held at NAF Atsugi headquarters Dec. 14, 2022. The NAF Atsugi Chiefs Mess and JMSDF Chiefs Mess exchanged a wreath and Kadomatsu in celebration of U.S. and Japanese holiday season traditions. The Kadomatsu is decoration made up of cut pine and bamboo that adorns the entrance of Japanese buildings during the New Year's season.

U.S. Marine Capt. Gary Raymundo assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) shakes a school administrator's hand in Wewak, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea on Sep. 21, 2022. Bamesaka Business Secondary School hosted members from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) to discuss how all the different job specialties work together during a mission. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted for U.S. personnel to their families and the nation.

U.S. Marine Capt. Gary Raymundo assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) shakes a school administrator's hand in Wewak, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea on Sep. 21, 2022. Bamesaka Business Secondary School hosted members from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) to discuss how all the different job specialties work together during a mission. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted for U.S. personnel to their families and the nation.

In honor of the 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division's 7th birthday, the unit held a jokgu competition and a cake cutting ceremony. The 2IDRUCD accumulates expertise in combined warfare and the Warriors of the 2IDRUCD stand ready to "Fight Tonight!"

060529-N-6501M-024. Base: Isabella Country: Philippines (PHL)

TUY HOA, Vietnam (June 29, 2022) - Rear Adm. Mark Melson, Commander, Task Force 73 (CTF 73), speaks with the director of Phu Yen Provincial Center for Disease Control during a tour of the center in support of Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

030528M-0367H-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Karbala Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd BN 7th MAR

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Jay Bargeron (middle), commanding general of 3d Marine Division, signs the Philippine Marine Corps Commandants guest book during KAMANDAG 6 at Fort Bonifacio, Philippines, Oct. 6, 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.

041117-F-6449C-001. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, the Golden West Foundation, and Royal Thai Armed Forces service members pose for a photo during a landmine casualty care course graduation at Fort Bhanurangsi, Ratchaburi, Thailand, Feb. 2, 2024. Royal Thai and American Armed Forces work together to train students in treating landmine and blast trauma injuries in order to develop a medical capacity to assist Thailands mission of becoming landmine free. This partnership is aligned with the U.S. Department of Defenses Humanitarian Mine Action program, which assists partnered nations affected by landmines, explosive remnants of war, and the hazardous effects of unexploded ordnance. Marine Corps

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (Oct. 15, 2019) Medical personnel from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Royal Brunei Armed Forces conduct tactical combat casualty care training at Bolkiah Garrison Medical Complex, Brunei, Oct. 15, 2019. Elements of the 11th MEU are ashore in Brunei to perform day and night training in an urban environment and to enhance interoperability and partnership between the U.S. and Brunei during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2019.

220908-N-FO714-1002YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 8, 2022) Cmdr. Phillip Staso, fleet training officer for Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, conducts familiarization training for sailors from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) for an upcoming anti-submarine warfare bilateral training exercise in the map room at the Commander, Task Force 71 cave onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Sept. 8. The U.S. Navy and JMSDF regularly fly, sail and operate together with other Allies and partners to promote security and stability throughout the region.

Members from the Maldives National Defence Force Coast Guard stand around a U.S. Coast Guard MH-65E Dolphin helicopter while visiting U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) while a joint exercise was conducted in the waters east of the Maldives, on Sept. 22, 2022. This is the first time since 2009 a U.S. Coast Guard cutter has visited the waters of Maldives.

Capt. David Adams, Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS), meets with Shota Kato, deputy director Status of Forces Agreement Division, North American Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), at CFAS Sept 27, 2022. Kato visited CFAS to tour its facilities, meet with personnel assigned to area commands, and increase his familiarity with CFAS mission and relationships with local communities. For 75 years, CFAS has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services to empower forward-deployed U.S. and Allied Forces while providing superior support to their families and the community.

Royal Thai Army Master Sgt. Suparerk Panthong, an instructor with Thailand Mine Action Center (TMAC), explains the key identifying features of a projectile fuze during an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) level 1-2 course at Fort Bhanurangsi, Ratchaburi, Thailand, Jan. 9, 2024. Royal Thai and American Armed Forces work together to train TMAC students in EOD level 1-2 in order to develop an EOD capacity to assist TMACs mission of becoming landmine free. This partnership is aligned with the U.S. Department of Defenses Humanitarian Mine Action Program, which assists partnered nations affected by landmines, explosive remnants of war, and the hazardous effects of unexploded ordnance.

Republic of Singapore Air Force Lt. Col. Kevin Tan, Singapore Liaison Officer to Pacific Air Forces, participated in a virtual knowledge exchange between Pacific Air Forces and the Republic of Singapore Air Force at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, April 18, 2022. The exchange enabled both the U.S. and Singapore to share best practices and develop solutions to emerging health challenges in the Indo-Pacific.

Philippine Navy Rear Adm. Caesar Valencia, acting Flag Officer-in-Command of the Philippine Navy, speaks with local media during a press conference following the opening ceremony for KAMANDAG 6, Luzon, Philippines, Oct. 3, 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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A member of the Belize Defence Force gives a speech regarding the Jungle Warfare course during Tradewinds 2022 in Belize City, Belize, on May 20, 2022. Tradewinds 2022 focuses on foreign military interaction, maritime interdiction, ground security, and field training exercises supporting SOUTHCOM's Campaign Plan.

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