International Military Cooperation

Photos of military personnel from the U.S. and partner nations engaging in collaboration, discussions, and training to enhance maritime security.

Capt. Willie Carmichael, commanding officer, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757), talks to members from the Indian Coast Guard after the cutter arrived in Chennai, India, on Sept. 16, 2022. The Midgett is currently operating under the command of the Navy's 7th Fleet.
Capt. Willie Carmichael, commanding officer, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757), talks to members from the Indian Coast Guard after the cutter arrived in Chennai, India, on Sept. 16, 2022. The Midgett is currently operating under the command of the Navy's 7th Fleet.
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The Viet Cong delegation at the Four Party Joint Military conference. The conference held at Tan Son Nhut Airbase will finalize details on the release of prisoners of wars held by the four parties. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Saigon Country: South Vietnam
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PORT OF DJIBOUTI, Djibouti (April 25, 2022) U.S. and allied military leaders, foreign dignitaries and ambassadors attend a reception on the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) during a visit to the Port of Djibouti.
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Soldiers of different platoons at the 77th Independence Day parade at the Assam Rifles ground in Agartala. Tripura, India.
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U.S. Army Pacific Commanding General, Gen. Charles A. Flynn, stands alongside Army leaders from across the Indo-Pacific during the opening ceremony of the 46th Annual Indo-Pacific Armies Management Seminar in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sept. 12, 2022. This years IPAMS, the largest conference for land forces in the region, is co-hosted by the Bangladesh Army and United States Army Pacific and has attracted senior army leaders from 23 Indo-Pacific countries.
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Right side profile medium shot as US Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, shakes hands with AIRMAN Christopher Michaels, 15 Security Forces Squadron (15 SFS) and AIRMAN First Class Jill L. Bowyer, 15 SFS, as she departs Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii on July 26th, 2000. Secretary Albright is en route to the AESAEN Political Forum in Bangkok, Thailand. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Inter-American Defense College Leadership welcomed General Laerte de Souza Santos, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the Brazilian Armed Forces and other distinguished guests for a visit to the IADC Campus on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Oct. 17, 2022. During the visit, the guests conducted an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus.
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A senior enlisted representative attending the 2024 African Air Chiefs Symposium takes notes during a Tunisian Air Force Academy tour in Borj El Amri, Tunisia, Feb. 27, 2024. The 13th AACS gave participants from 37 African nations and the United States the opportunity to strengthen partner networks and discuss strategic airlift on the continent. Air Force
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Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Randy A. George visits with 2022 DoD Warrior Games athletes during the closing ceremony at ESPN Wide World of Sports complex in Orlando, Florida on Aug. 28, 2022. The DoD Warrior Games are composed of over 200 wounded, ill and injured service members and veteran athletes, competing in 12 adaptive sporting events Aug. 19-28, 2022 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.
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061113-N-2893B-001. Base: Cotonou Country: Benin (BEN) Scene Major Command Shown: NAVAL FORCES EUROPE
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Annalena Baerbock (Alliance 90/The Greens), Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, is travelling to the Republic of the Philippines, Malaysia and the Republic of Singapore from 10.01-14.01.2024. Visit to the Philippine Coast Guard vessel 'Gabriela Silang'Ae
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 1, 2022) - U.S. Navy Rear. Adm. Wesley McCall, commander, Navy Region Southeast (CNRSE), signs a proclamation designating April as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. The SAAPM theme for 2022 is "STEP FORWARD. Prevent. Report. Advocate" and is a call to action for individuals at all levels of the Department of Defense to use their personal strength to advance positive change in preventing sexual violence.
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120820-N-LE393-204 NEWPORT, R.I. (Aug. 20, 2012) Adm. James Winnefeld, right, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and U.S. Naval War College President Rear Adm. John Christenson unveil the 2012 Distinguished Graduate Leadership Award. The award honors Naval War College graduates who have attained positions of prominence in national security fields.
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RADM Alan Reyes, Deputy Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command, provides some remarks as the keynote speaker during an unveiling and dedication of a Virginia Historical Marker honoring Filipino Sailors in the U.S. Navy on May 28, 2022. The event occurred at the Philippine Cultural Center of Virginia in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Stephen E. Liszewski, the commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, and Yumi Yoshikawa, the parliamentary vice-minister with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs greets attendees of the Futenma Flight Line Fair on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 1, 2022. Marine Corps Community Services organized a fair open to Status of Forces Agreement personnel and local nationals to help form a stronger alliance between the United States and Japan.
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd. J. Austin III greets Mexican Secretary of National Defense Luis Cresencio Sandoval at the 15th Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas (CDMA) in Brasilia, Brazil, July 27, 2022. CDMA is the Western Hemisphere's premier defense forum for strategic-level engagement among defense and security officials in the Americas.This series of high-level engagements reflect the United States' deep commitment to working alongside regional partners to chart our shared vision for a democratic, prosperous, and secure Western Hemisphere.(DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)
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060327-A-5745M-076. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MTN DIV
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Inter-American Defense College Leadership welcomed General Pablo Enrique García Valencia, Colombian Military Attache for a visit to the IADC Campus on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Feb. 3, 2023. During the visit, the distinguished visitor conducted an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus.
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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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Lt. Gen. Charles A. Horner, commanding general, U.S. Central Air Force, greets base commander Brig. Gen. Rashid Mubarek Al-Riamy during a tour of coalition forces after Operation Desert Storm.
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Rear Adm. Carl Lahti, Commander, Navy Region Japan/ Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Japan, receives a gift from Sasebo City Mayor Norio Tomonaga at Sasebo City Hall March 30, 2022. Lahti met with Sasebo City, Saikai City, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force leaders as part of a scheduled visit to CFAS to increase familiarity with the installation and the local area.
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Rahm Emanuel, U.S. Ambassador to Japan, poses for a photo with local leadership during the ambassadors visit at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 22, 2022. Emanuel was confirmed as the 31st United States Ambassador to Japan on December 18, 2021. Emanuel visited Misawa to learn about the base mission and their partnership with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.
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010808-A-7446B-001. Base: Carlisle Barracks State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: US Army War College
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Reunification Day on April 30. Military celebrating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. Ho Chi Minh city. Vietnam.
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Norfolk, Va. (September 1, 2022) LCDR Carnell Aurelio, assigned to Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, is promoted to Commander during a ceremony aboard the decommissioned Iowa-Class Battleship USS Wisconsin (BB 64). The ceremony occurred in front of the Battleships iconic turret No. 1 and was attended by members of his family and command. The ceremony was hosted and coordinated by the Hampton Roads Naval Museum, one of ten U.S. Navy museums within the Naval History and Heritage Command. The museum offers military ceremonies for area commands without cost as part of their military outreach offerings.
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Pacific Partnership 2010 hosts a closing ceremony to celebrate the successful visit to Ternate, Indonesia, on July 24, 2010. The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) is in the North Maluku Islands conducting Pacific Partnership 2010, the fifth in a series of annual U.S. Pacific Fleet endeavors conducted in Indonesia as a disaster relief exercise aimed at strengthening regional partnerships.
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Capt. David Adams, Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS), participates in a Kagamibiraki”, smashing open of a ceremonial sake barrel, during the opening ceremony of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Sasebo District’s spring gathering celebrating its 70th anniversary at the JMSDF Sasebo District Hirase Gymnasium in Sasebo, Japan April 1, 2023. For more than 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.
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NAVAL BASE GUAM (Oct. 13, 2022) - U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam (USCGFMSG) Commander Capt. Nicholas R. Simmons and The Honorable Joses R. Gallen, Secretary of Justice, Federated States of Micronesia, signed an expanded shiprider agreement allowing remote coordination of authorities, the first of its kind, Oct. 13. The agreement will enable the U.S to act on behalf of the FSM to combat illicit maritime activity and to strengthen international security operations.
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220825-N-FO714-1078NAVAL BASE GUAM (Aug. 25, 2022) Participants from the Royal Australian Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Republic of Korea Navy, and U.S. Navy pose for a group photo during the opening ceremony for Pacific Vanguard (PV) 22-1 held aboard JMSDF helicopter destroyer JS Izumo (DDH 183) pierside at Naval Base Guam, Aug. 25. PV 22-1 is an exercise with a focus on interoperability and the advanced training and integration of allied maritime forces.
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The 7th SFG (A) Property Book Office won the FY22 HQDA Chief of Staff Supply Excellence Award (SEA), August 1, 2022. This accomplishment spotlights the PBO team within the unit and recognizes the critical role they play in cultivating mission readiness across the unit.
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Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo speaks with local police prior to his departure from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 3, 2018.
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MANAMA, Bahrain (May 18, 2022) U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Farrell Sullivan, commanding general of Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, and Maj. Gen. Ghanem al Fadalah, assistant chief of staff for Bahrain Defense Force Operations, pose for a photo at a key leader engagement that closed out exercise Neon Defender 22 in Bahrain, May 18. Neon Defender is an annual bilateral training event between U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and Bahrain. The exercise focuses on maritime security operations, installation defense and medical response.
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221025-N-ER894-2227 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 25, 2022) The judges of the Iron Chef competition aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), eat chicken wings, in the Philippine Sea, Oct. 25. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., right, shakes hands with Chief of Staff of the Republic of Korea Air Force Gen. Park Inho during an award ceremony at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., April 6, 2022. Park presented Brown with the Order of National Security Merit, Tong-Il Medal in recognition of Browns exceptional contribution to the security of the Korean Peninsula.
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Media wing director Khandaker Al Moin is brefing on a press conference at Sylhet, RAB/9 office. The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested four dangerous terrorists from Barashala area of Sylhet airport. All those arrested are members of the militant new organization 'Jamatul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya'. Abdullah Maymoon, Shura member of 'Jamatul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya' and head of Dawati branch, is among the four arrested. Sylhet, Bangladesh.
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Lt. Col. Cory Jerch, Commander OSS/CC, 31st Fighter Wing, US Air Force, Aviano Air Base, addresses members of the Province of Pordenone and Udine, Italian military regional command, U.S. Consulate Milan Political-Economic, U.S. Airmen stationed at Aviano Airbase, U.S. Ljubljana Office of Defense Cooperation, Slovenian Delegation, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa and the 173rd Airborne Brigade, during the Sustainable Training Area Management Workshop, Udine, Italy, September 20, 2022. Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union. It is made up of Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas designated under the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive, respectively. The network includes both terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas. The event dialogue was designed to increase and improve a developing relationship between military and civilian representatives.
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Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Kwajalein Atoll, of the Republic of Marshall Islands
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050122-A-5560M-169. Base: Camp Tortuguero State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: SOUTHEAST
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Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Rose Gottemoeller receives a commemorative ship�s coin from Capt. Eric Weillenman, commanding officer of USS Port Royal (CG 73), after touring the ship at Pearl Harbor on February 27, 2014. Under Secretary Gottemoeller met with senior military commanders and toured commands during her visit to Hawaii.
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Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF) 1st Lt. Safwan Sufian, a School of Infantry jungle warfare instructor, RBLF, teaches a class on close target reconnaissance during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2022 on Camp Tutong, Brunei, Oct. 26, 2022. CARAT Brunei 2022 highlights the 28th anniversary of CARAT among allies and partners as a way to demonstrate a long-term commitment to strengthening relationships throughout South and Southeast Asia and to highlight U.S. Navy commitment to key Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) partners to reinforce ASEAN centrality.
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KILUUFI, Solomon Islands (Sept. 7, 2022) Capt. Jeffrey Feinberg, commanding officer of Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), right, presents a plaque to the Honorable Daniel Suidani, Premier of Malaita, during 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. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands includes participants from the United States, Japan and Australia.
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TAWAU, Malaysia (April 23, 2018) Lt. Erik Christensen, a physician supporting Pacific Partnership (PP) 2018, takes a selfie with students at SK Kinabutan Besar Elementary School as part of PP-18's mission stop Tawau, Malaysia. PP-18's mission is to work collectively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase stability and security in the region and foster new and enduring friendships across the Indo-Pacific Region.
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U.S. Army Civilian Santo Latona (right), Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security, U.S. Army Garrison, and his family are honored during a division retirement ceremony on September 16, 2022, at Fort Riley, Kansas. Latona, who served the Department of the Army for 42 years, received the Civilian Meritorious Service Medal, the Department of the Army Certificate of Retirement, a Certificate of Appreciation, and a folded American flag.
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RADM Alan Reyes, Deputy Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command, Mayor Robert Bobby M. Dyer of Virginia Beach, and The Honorable Craig Crenshaw, Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs for the Commonwealth of Virginia, stand during an unveiling and dedication of a Virginia Historical Marker honoring Filipino Sailors in the U.S. Navy on May 28, 2022. The event occurred at the Philippine Cultural Center of Virginia in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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UNIS, Tunisia (May 24, 2022) Phoenix Express Exercise Director, Capt. Eilis Cancel, briefs the concept of operations during the opening ceremony for exercise Phoenix Express 2022 at La Goulette Naval Base in Tunis, Tunisia, May 24, 2022. Phoenix Express 22, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is a maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the Mediterranean.
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Six military leaders from three American nations participate in a UNITAS XXII planning conference. The men are (from left), CAPT William Vollmer Jr., U.S. Navy; CAPT Hector Jurado, Venezuelan navy; RADM James S. Elfelt, U.S. Navy; RADM Wilson Mourao, Brazilian navy; BGEN Marcio Drummond, Brazilian air force; and CAPT Edward Doherty, U.S. Navy. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXII Base: Recife Country: Brazil (BRA)
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U.S. Secretary of Defense William J. Perry addresses the troops at Camp Able Sentry. Subject Operation/Series: ABLE SENTRY Country: Macedonia (MKD)
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030604-M-5882G-016. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Hillah Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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NCC cadets are seen celebrating the 76th NCC Day in the presence of the Governor of Tripura, N. Indrasena Reddy, and the Sports Minister of Tripura, Tinku Roy, in association with the 13 Tripura Battalion NCC in Agartala. Tripura, India.
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U.S. Armed Forces and Yanbu General Hospital personnel discuss the exercise Native Fury 22 simulated mass casualty drill during a debrief at the Yanbu General Hospital, Yanbu, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 18, 2022. Native Fury 22 is a biennial exercise focused on the demonstration of the rapid offload and integration of a Maritime Prepositioned Force in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of regional security, crisis response, and contingency operations.
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040331-M-5753Q-011. Base: Barwana State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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TUY HOA, Vietnam (June 29, 2022) - Rear Adm. Mark Melson, Commander, Task Force 73 (CTF 73), presents a Pacific Partnership ball cap to the director of Phu Yen General Hospital during 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.
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Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha distributes awards and medals to the soldiers of different platoons during the 77th Independence Day function at the Assam Rifles ground in Agartala. Tripura, India.
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Media wing director Khandaker Al Moin is brefing on a press conference at Sylhet, RAB/9 office. The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested four dangerous terrorists from Barashala area of Sylhet airport. All those arrested are members of the militant new organization 'Jamatul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya'. Abdullah Maymoon, Shura member of 'Jamatul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya' and head of Dawati branch, is among the four arrested. Sylhet, Bangladesh.
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Chief Petty Officer Jacob Concienne from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) holds a unit shirt up after a futsal game with soldiers and sailors from the Maldives National Defense Force during a morale event in Malé, Maldives, on Sept. 24, 2022. The game was held during the Midgetts port-call in the Maldives while on their Western Pacific deployment.
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Tripura Chief Minister Dr. Prof. Manik Saha inspects a parade of the Tripura Police during the celebration of 150 years of Tripura Police Week at the stadium of A.D. Nagar Police Lines in Agartala. Tripura, India.