International Military Training

Images of multinational military training exercises focused on cooperation and skills enhancement among varied armed forces.

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), provide counter Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and weapons training to members of the Armed Forces of Djibouti (FAD), Bataillon dintervention rapide (BIR), Djibouti, June 2, 2022. The SFAB trains and advises foreign security forces to improve partner capabilities and facilitate achievement of U.S. strategic objectives.

MASTER Sergeant Dorsey (second from right), Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) Team Leader, MEU Service Support Group 13 (MSSG-13), from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) discuss their capabilities to the Kenyan Army during combined training at EDGED MALLET '02 in Kenya, Africa. Master Sergeant Dorsey (second from right), Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team Leader, MEU Service Support Group 13 (MSSG-13), from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) discuss their capabilities to the Kenyan Army during combined training at EDGED MALLET '02 in Kenya, Africa.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Faitala, with Maneuver Company Advisor Team, congratulates Senegalese Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers for a successful M-4 carbine marksmanship range during African Lion 22 in Dodji, Senegal, June 24, 2022. African Lion 22 is U.S. Africa Commands 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.

A Ghanaian army solider assist in a medical civic action program (MEDCAP) in Karaga, Ghana, June 11, 2022. MEDCAPs serve as temporary field clinics to provide limited medical treatment to the local population.

A member of the Benin Navy and Special Unit of Maritime and River Police of Benin conduct maritime law enforcement training aboard USCGC Spencer (WMEC 905), as part of Obangame Express 23 in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 1, 2023. Obangame Express 2023, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is a maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation, and increase maritime safety and security among participating nations in the Gulf of Guinea and Southern Atlantic Ocean. U.S. Sixth Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa.

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), provide weapons training to members of the Armed Forces of Djibouti (FAD), Bataillon dintervention rapide (BIR), Djibouti, May 11, 2022. The SFAB trains and advises foreign security forces to improve partner capabilities and facilitate achievement of U.S. strategic objectives.

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) teach members of the Kenyan Army weapons familiarization training on the M249 and the M240 during a Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Isiolo, Kenya, June 27, 2022. The teams focused on honing basic skills such as basic marksmanship, small unit tactics, and mission planning.

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), provide counter Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and weapons training to members of the Armed Forces of Djibouti (FAD), Bataillon dintervention rapide (BIR), Djibouti, June 2, 2022. The SFAB trains and advises foreign security forces to improve partner capabilities and facilitate achievement of U.S. strategic objectives.

Close up, as LCPL K. Ushuka, a member of the Botswana United Nations Forces, looks over his left shoulder at the camera. He is partially out of the top turret of a US made Cadillac Gage Commando V-150 Armored Personnel Carrier. While on watch at the western perimeter of the Mogadishu Airport, a Somali national walks left to right in front of his vehicle. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Airport Country: Somalia (SOM)

010802-F-9186F-010. Subject Operation/Series: FOCUS RELIEF Base: Accra Country: Ghana (GHA)

A U.S. Air Force Airman with the 736th Security Forces Squadron stays alert after two stimulated explosions during a combat training course at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, May 3, 2022. The Agile Combat Defender Course was introduced at the beginning of this year and was designed to challenge security forces members with more realistic representations of deployed environments through field excercises.

A Senegalese Armed Forces (SAF) soldier practices firing an M-4 carbine during African Lion 22 in Dodji, Senegal, June 24, 2022. African Lion 22 is U.S. Africa Commands 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.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Lawrence Jackson, a hospital corpsman with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, examines his M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle while conducting marksmanship drills during a live fire range during exercise Tradewinds 2022 (TW22) at Guacamallo Bridge, Belize, on May 11, 2022. The live fire training that occurred at TW22 reinforces the military knowledge of basic marksmanship. TW22 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored Caribbean-focused multi-dimensional exercise conducted in the ground, air, sea, and cyber domains, designed to provide participating nations opportunities to conduct joint, combined, and interagency training focused on increasing regional cooperation and interoperability in complex multinational security operations.

U.S. and Côte d'Ivoirian special operations forces conduct Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Jacqueville, Cote dIvoire August 24, 2022. JCETs enhance U.S. relationships with partner nations by developing and maintaining critical military-to-military connections and improving joint and allied readiness and interoperability.

Belizean and Mexican forces received jungle survival training from US Special Forces elements in the Manatee training site in Belize May 11, 2022 in support of furthering regional interoperability. Tradewinds 2022 is a multinational exercise designed to expand the Caribbean regions capability to mitigate, plan for, and respond to crises; increase regional training capacity and interoperability; develop new and refine existing standard operating procedures (SOPs); enhance ability to defend exclusive economic zones (EEZ); and promote human rights and adherence to shared international norms and values; fully integrate women into defense, peace and security missions; and increase maritime domain awareness to deter illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing activities.

Marines from Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, leave the military police barracks at Cap Haitien after maintaining a security post for the last three days during Operation Uphold Democracy. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Cap Haitien Country: Haiti (HTI)

DF-ST-88-10395. Base: Palmerola Air Base Country: Honduras (HND)

000910-F-3050V-076. Complete Scene Caption: United States Army 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers, deployed from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, load their chuts for redeployment during an international mass jump into Kazakhstan. Paratroopers from Kazakhstan, the US and Turkey are descending into Kazakhstan to prepare for the the start of Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion (CENTRASBAT) 2000. The CENTRASBAT 2000 exercise is a multi-national, in the Spirit of Partnership for Peace, peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by US Central Command (US CENTCOM) and hosted by the former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, 11-20 September 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 US troops including personnel from US CENTCOM, the 82nd ABN Div and 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and approximately 300 Kazakhstan soldiers. Other participating nations include: Uzbekistan, Kyrgystan, United Kingdom, Turkey, Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Mongol

U.S. and Côte d'Ivoirian special operations forces conduct Joint combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Adiake, Cote dIvoire August 23, 2022. JCETs enhance U.S. relationships with partner nations by developing and maintaining critical military-to-military connections and improving joint and allied readiness and interoperability.

001111-M-2892H-006. Base: Jwtc Camp Gonsalves State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Beninese soldiers from the 1st Commando Parachute Battalion run to a hardened shelter during a Joint Combined Exercise Training (JCET) in Ouassa, Benin, Sept. 6, 2022. International engagement is necessary to counter violent extremism, and our military engagements are just one way we support African partners as part of an international community.

U.S. Army Col. Christopher Cronin (center), Deputy Director, Exercise Shared Accord from the New York Army National Guard, laughs with members of the South African National Defense Force during the Mandela Day celebration ceremony at Khanyiselisizwe High School near Richards Bay, South Africa, 17 July 2022. Cronin and his U.S. Army team joined civic members in speaking to the high school students and cleaning up the School for the Mandela Day event. They are participating in Exercise Shared Accord 2022, a joint and bilateral training exercise taking place in South Africas KwaZulu-Natal Province from 11-27 July. Planned and executed by the United States Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, Shared Accord features a medical training exercise and field training exercises designed to promote security cooperation and interoperability between the United States and South Africa.

LGEN Carl E. Mundy, deputy chief of staff for plans, policies and operations, watches from a foxhole, along with BGEN George R. Christmas, assistant division commander, 3rd Marine Division, as Marines approach their positions in a AAVP-7A1 amphibious assault vehicle. Equipment demonstrations are being conducted in honor of Mundy's visit to the base. Base: Camp Schwab Country: Japan (JPN)

A Senegalese Armed Forces (SAF) soldier takes notes at a nighttime movement class during African Lion 22 in Dodji, Senegal, June 23, 2022. African Lion 22 is U.S. Africa Commands 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.

050727-F-9629D-050. Base: Diyala Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) teach members of the Kenyan Army weapons familiarization training on the M249 and the M240 during a Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Isiolo, Kenya, June 27, 2022. The teams focused on honing basic skills such as basic marksmanship, small unit tactics, and mission planning.

Security personals of the Border Security Force (BSF) providing tight security and patrolling the India- Bangladesh fencing in Nischinta Pur area, in precaution to the ongoing anti-quota protests in neighbouring country Bangladesh. Agartala. Tripura, India.

Soldiers from the Nigerien Armed Forces (French language: Forces Armées Nigeriennes - FAN) listen to an interpreter discuss a counter improvised explosive device (C-IED) training scenario during a joint exercise with U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to the 409th Air Expeditionary Group at the FANs Genie Compound in Agadez, Niger, May 19, 2022. These C-IED joint training opportunities occur twice weekly, allowing both the FAN and U.S. forces to hone and bolster their skill sets, enabling increased security and stability for the government of Niger and its citizens.

Sudan, Army, Sudan PeopleS Liberation Army Officers And Men.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Utah Army National Guard, give a briefing to Moroccan Special Operations and Ghana Special Operations following close-quarters combat training in Tifnit, Morocco, during African Lion 22, June 23, 2022. African Lion 22 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, combined 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.

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conduct a combat patrol at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Oct. 5, 2022. The training allowed fire teams and squads with 3d MLR to rehearse small unit cohesion, lethality, and survivability to set conditions for company offensive, defensive, and Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations during future exercises.

U.S. and Côte d'Ivoirian special operations forces conduct Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Jacqueville, Cote dIvoire August 24, 2022. JCETs enhance U.S. relationships with partner nations by developing and maintaining critical military-to-military connections and improving joint and allied readiness and interoperability.

040114-F-4201G-001. Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AETC

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Robert Wyman, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa international enlisted engagements manager, speaks to senior enlisted from the U.S. Air Force and from 18 African nation air forces during the Senior Enlisted Forum in Kasane, Botswana, Aug. 23, 2022. The SEF is part of the Association of African Air Forces 2022 Liaison Officer Working Group and its goal is to strengthen cooperation and mutual support of its members amongst the participating nations.

U.S. and Côte d'Ivoirian special operations forces conduct Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Jacqueville, Cote dIvoire August 24, 2022. JCETs enhance U.S. relationships with partner nations by developing and maintaining critical military-to-military connections and improving joint and allied readiness and interoperability.

U.S. Army Civil Affairs soldiers engage in a meeting with the local village leader during a medical civic action program (MEDCAP) in Karaga, Ghana, June 11, 2022. MEDCAPs serve as temporary field clinics to provide limited medical treatment to the local population.

000915-N-1012K-509. Base: Sokoto Country: Nigeria (NGA) Scene Major Command Shown: COMCAMLANT

Soldiers from the 3rd U.S. Army and from the 327th Aviation Co. put up an RC292 antenna for use in the multinational joint service exercise Bright Star '85. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '85 Base: Cairo West Air Base State: Al Qahirah Country: Egypt (EGY)

Peacekeeper with machine gun infront of group of kids

Three US Marines from the 3rd of the 11th, Twentynine Palms, California, disperse a crowd of Somalis after a riot on a street in Mogadishu. The Marine at the left carries a M16 rifle with a M209 Grenade Launcher attached. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

guards at the Zakouma National Park, Chad

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Hornof Africa (CJTF-HOA), attended a ceremony for the 45th anniversary of theDjibouti Armed Forces (DAF), June 6, 2022.

970324-F-2828D-007. Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Libreville International Airport Country: Gabon (GAB)

050625-A-3211W-027. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Shiele State: Dohuk Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: USACE

A Somali pirate argues with prison guards.

970223-F-8748C-0033. Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED LIFT Country: Mali (MLI)

Kenya air force Warrant Officer 1 Dennis Talengo, KAF senior enlisted , greets Malawi air force Warrant Officer 1 Elliot Chikwatu, MAF senior enlisted , during the Senior Enlisted Forum in Kasane, Botswana, Aug. 23, 2022. The SEF is part of the Liaison Officer Working Group working to synergize the expertise of the U.S. and African partner nations to improve air operations on the African continent.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Akinyemi Mejolagbe, a Texas native, and digital wideband systems maintainer with Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), teaches a group of Navy Sailors with Amphibious Squadron 4 about the role of light armored reconnaissance during Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 16, 2024. RUT provides the 24th MEU the opportunity to operate in unfamiliar environments, integrate the units of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, and train towards being designated as special operations capable.

050113-N-8629M-390. State: Sumatra Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Major Command Shown: MH-60S helo on AOE-7

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Mitchell, 99th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, visually checks for improvised explosive devices during a training course Dec. 12, 2013, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Some career tasks for an EOD technician include handling live explosives on bombing ranges during range clearances, in munitions storage areas for obtaining an explosive demolition charge, in accident areas to check the scene for any explosive components that could harm potential investigators and first responders, and in climates where an explosive hazard exists.

A U.S. Air Force Airman from the 26th Special Tactics Squadron, U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command, secures a casualty during technical rescue casualty evacuation training during Justified Accord 2024 (JA24) in Kenya Feb. 29, 2024. JA24 is U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise in East Africa, running from Feb. 26 - March 7. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), and hosted in Kenya, this year's exercise will incorporate personnel and units from 23 nations. This multinational exercise builds readiness for the U.S. joint force, prepares regional partners for UN and AU mandated missions, and increases multinational interoperability in support of humanitarian assistance, disaster response and crisis response. Army

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) teach members of the Kenyan Army weapons familiarization training on the M249 and the M240 during a Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Isiolo, Kenya, June 27, 2022. The teams focused on honing basic skills such as basic marksmanship, small unit tactics, and mission planning.

Army commander talking with recruits in shooting gallery, teaching them about weapons handling at close quarters. Military officer instructing soldiers, building combat habits

A 4th Battalion recruit reaches for her canteen while her unit rests during a training march. The 4th Battalion is the only all female unit in the Marine Corps. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Troops of the 21nd Brigade prepare to board a commercial 747 aircraft at Hunter Army Airfield for deployment to the Middle East in support of Operation desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Savannah State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), provide counter Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and weapons training to members of the Armed Forces of Djibouti (FAD), Bataillon dintervention rapide (BIR), Djibouti, June 2, 2022. The SFAB trains and advises foreign security forces to improve partner capabilities and facilitate achievement of U.S. strategic objectives.

A Senegalese Armed Forces (SAF) soldier checks target impacts at an M-4 carbine marksmanship range during African Lion 22 in Dodji, Senegal, June 24, 2022.African Lion 22 is U.S. Africa Commands 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.

SPC Shamamlall Ramdass, a medic with the 27th Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade, Ft. Bragg, NC, watches a small Haitian boy try out the first completed desk in the yard of a Port-au-Prince school. This is a civil affairs mission during Operation Restore Democracy. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)

US Marine Corps GUNNERY Sergeant Kenneth Moore (left) and Corporal Michael Verrijzer (right) of the Netherlands connect cables to a communications van in Lager Aulenbach, Germany, during Exercise COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2001. Combined Endeavor is the largest communications and information systems exercise in the world. Sponsored by US European Command and hosted by Germany in the spirit of "Partnership for Peace," the exercise is held annually to test and document the interoperability of dozens of nations and NATO. Subject Operation/Series: COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2001 Base: Lager Aulenbach State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Partner nation team members participate in the obstacle course as part of the Fuerzas Comando 2022 Day 7 on June 19, 2022, in La Venta, Honduras. Fuerzas Comando is a Special Operation skills competition and a senior leader seminar supported by SOCSOUTH. The competition enhances SOF regional cooperation and exchanges best practices to combat transnational crime and counter illicit activities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Lionel Castellano)

During Operation NOBLE EAGLE, Technical Sergeant William Sims, USAF, 116th Security Forces Squadron, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, checks ID cards at the base main gate of Moody Air Force Base, GA, where he is on temporary duty. NOBLE EAGLE is a partial mobilization of the reserves for homeland defense and civil support missions in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

030411-M-1852W-001. Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Futema State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: MAG-36

Michigan Army National Guard Soldier Maj. Michael Cochenour from Canton, Mich. and Armed Forces of Liberia Soldiers evaluate an AFL first lieutenant on military tactics during a training session in Monrovia, Liberia, Sept. 28, 2015. Cochenour has been deployed since December 2014 to support Operation Onward Liberty, a United States Africa Command defense sector reform initiative developed to facilitate implementation of the Liberian National Defense Act by creating a responsible, operationally capable military.

Providers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division conduct a UH-60 jump on Fort Bragg, NC, March 30, 2022. The jump serves to bring awareness to the Army's SHARP program.

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Kristina Rogers, 19th Air Force (AF) command chief, wears a 19th AF patch at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, March 31, 2022. Rogers toured several facilities on the installation including the 97th Maintenance Group, the 97th Security Forces Squadron, the 97th Medical Group, the 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron and the Airmen Readiness Center.

050910-A-9419D-018. Subject Operation/Series: KATRINA RELIEF State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1776th MP Co

Soldiers have contact with the local population during a patrol during the UNTAC mission in Cambodia. United Nations Advance Mission in Cambodia (Unamic), United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (Untac) and the Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC) are three overlapping missions to monitor peace after the civil war.

A soldier from the Nigerien Armed Forces (French language: Forces Armées Nigeriennes - FAN) gently brushes away the dirt from a simulated improvised explosive device while a fellow soldier looks on during a joint counter improvised explosive device (C-IED) exercise with U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to the 409th Air Expeditionary Group at the FANs Genie Compound in Agadez, Niger, May 19, 2022. These C-IED joint training opportunities occur twice weekly, allowing both the FAN and U.S. forces to hone and bolster their skill sets, enabling increased security and stability for the government of Niger and its citizens.

SSG Daudi Ola, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Bravo Company, Weapons Squad Leader, inspects the ropes used for rappel training during Exercise Cartwheel, 18 September 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. Exercise Cartwheel is a multilateral military-to-military training exercise with the United States, Republic of Fiji Military, Australian, New Zealand, and British forces that builds expeditionary readiness and interoperability by increasing the capacity to face a crisis and contingencies by developing and stressing units at the highest training levels.

Soldiers who successfully completed all Rappel training and inspections (gates), are given white arm bands to signify that they are ready to Rappel. Fijian Army Soldiers take rest while awaiting their turn to Rappel off the Cliff, during Exercise Cartwheel, 18 September 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. Exercise Cartwheel is a multilateral military-to-military training exercise with the United States, Republic of Fiji Military, Australian, New Zealand, and British forces that builds expeditionary readiness and interoperability by increasing the capacity to face a crisis and contingencies by developing and stressing units at the highest training levels.

U.S Air Force Airmen with the 776th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (EABS) speak with the village elder and a translator at Chabelley Village, Djibouti, June 9, 2022. While visiting the village, Airmen with the 776th EABS and Soldiers with Task Force Red Dragon built a swing set for the village school, assessed the schools electricity, and gave out clothes, toys, and sweets to children.

Somaliland coastguard on patrol around the port of Berbera looking for pirates.

040812-F-0571C-042. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS 2004-GUYANA Base: Sophia Country: Guyana (GUY)

A Ghanaian Army solider stands guard during a medical civic action program (MEDCAP) in Karaga, Ghana, June 11, 2022. MEDCAPs serve as temporary field clinics to provide limited medical treatment to the local population.

DF-ST-85-11995. Subject Operation/Series: ADEPT WARRIOR Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States Of America; A Military Man Down On One Knee

041118-F-1740G-004. Base: Hyakuri Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

DM-SC-85-09288. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

CAMP KASENYI, Uganda - (June 22, 2011) - Ugandan People's Defense Force (UPDF) soldiers pose with U.S soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion 161st Field Artillery at Camp Kasenyi, Uganda, after graduating the 16-week Kasenyi Special Forces Group Advanced Infantry Training Course, June 22. The U.S. soldiers partnered with UPDF instructors to teach the course. From left to right: Army Specialist Daniel Dennett, UPDF Lance Corporal David Esoru, U.S. Army Specialist Chris Shields, UPDF Private Moses Irumba, U.S. Army Specialist Leymon Harris, UPDF Lance Corporal Bosco Guma, U.S. Army Specialist Michael Stinger and UPDF Corporal Stephen Baguma.

Soldiers with the Ghana Army simulate escorting civilian role-players for the Cordon and Search field training event during Exercise Shanti Prayas IV at the Birendra Peace Operations Training Center on Feb. 24, 2024. A cordon and search is a tactic used to secure an area, and search the premises for weapons or insurgents. Shanti Prayas IV is a multinational peacekeeping exercise sponsored by the Nepali Army and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and is the latest in a series of exercises designed to support peacekeeping operations. Marine Corps

Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Troy Ferrie, G Company, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, maintains his position at a checkpoint near the Kismayo Airport during Operation Restore Hope relief efforts. Ferrie is armed with an M-16A2 rifle. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Kismayo Country: Somalia (SOM)

A village elder welcomes Marine SGT. Mark Holloway as he and other members of his unit arrive to monitor food distribution during Operation Restore Hope relief efforts. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM)

020111-F-0571M-063. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Jacksonville Iap State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Park ranger with AK-47 Machine gun, Volcanos National Park , Rwanda

A camouflaged US Marine cradles his M16 rifle as he takes a break during the joint Thai/US combined exercise THALAY THAI '89. Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Country: Thailand (THA)

Members of Company B, 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, prepares for a troop drop during Exercise NEPTUNE II. Subject Operation/Series: NEPTUNE II Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Military and diplomatic leaders from various participating nations attend the opening ceremony of Cutlass Express 2024. Exercises like Cutlass Express foster trust between participating nations by promoting mutual understanding and cooperation. Exercise Cutlass Express (CE) is one of three African regional "Express" series exercises sponsored by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet.While it primarily focuses on counter-piracy and maritime security operations, it also addresses other maritime threats such as smuggling, illegal fishing, and maritime terrorism. Djibouti, being strategically located at the entrance to the Red Sea, often serves as a key hub for this exercise due to its significance in regional maritime security efforts. The exercise typically involves participation from various countries, including those in the region, as well as international partners such as the United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) and other allied

030402-M-5150A-110. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Tank BN

Members of the 346th Transportation Corps Battalion stand in formation during annual training at Camp Santiago. Leading their companies are 1ST LT. Sonia Roca, left, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment: and 1ST LT. Gilda Velez, 268th Light Medium Truck Company. First LT. Roca is airborne qualified with twelve jumps. Base: Salinas State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers of the U.S. Army, Australian Army, and TNI Angkatan Darat conduct a mission brief and rehearsal prior to their field training exercise as part of Super Garuda Shield 22 in Baturaja, Indonesia on Aug. 6, 2022. 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.

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United Nations security members from Nepal maintain a clear drop zone prior to pallets being air delivered from a C-17 Globemaster III into Mirebalais, Haiti, Jan 21, 2010 to be distributed by the members of the United Nations. Department of Defense assets have been deployed to assist in the Haiti relief effort following a magnitude 7 earthquake that hit the city on Jan. 12, 2010. Locals in Mirebalais, Haiti, Jan 21, 2010 wait for the air delivery of humanitarian aid which will come from a C-17 Globemaster III. Department of Defense assets have been deployed to assist in the Haiti relief effort following a magnitude 7 earthquake that hit the city on Jan. 12, 2010.

Villagers watch members of a team assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) fly towards a possible crash site in the East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea on Sep. 6 2022. The investigation team visited multiple areas across the mountainous East Sepik Province in hopes of recovering missing U.S. service members lost during World War II. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and the nation.

Injured army soldier standing with crutches on sunny day

U.S. Army forces and French soldiers participate in a 14 mile hike to the peak of Mount Marau Tahiti, French Polynesia, May 9, 2022. Through exercises and engagements, we improve our ability to work together with our allies and partners and build on our collective strengths.

Tracker - Radio tracking a Leopard at the Okonjima Lodge which is home of the AfriCat Foundation. Namibia.

The Sri Lankan Civil War began on July 23, 1983, and quickly developed into an on-and-off insurgency against the Colombo government by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), commonly known as the Tamil Tigers, and other few rebel groups, which were fighting to create an independent Tamil state named Tamil Eelam in the north and the east of the island. After a 26-year military campaign, the Sri Lankan military defeated the Tamil Tigers in May 2009. (Photo by: Qz10/Pictures From History via Getty Images)

LGEN Thomas A. Schwartz (fourth from left), the outgoing commander of III Corps, poses with the Honor Guard after the change of command ceremony. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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Straight on medium close-up shot as US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Michael Thomas, acting in the role of Traffic Management, reaches for a plane ticket to print. SRA Thomas, 731st Munitions Support Squadron is a supply troop at Araxos Air Base, Greece. Base: Araxos Air Base Country: Greece (GRC)

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