Military Interoperability Exercises

Troops engaged in joint operations and familiarization training among multinational forces, demonstrating collaboration and equipment handling.

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020412-A-8359B-007. Base: Bird International Airport Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM
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Twenty-three German Army officers visited West Point during the German Army Profil Program on Oct 26. The program allows them to visit centers of excellence such as Fort Bragg or Fort Benning to foster relations with the U.S. military, exchange military philosophies and bring a greater knowledge and awareness of their U.S. allies back to the German military.
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STAFF Sergeant Ricky Anderson, A Video Documentation Technician, 31st Communications Squadron, uses a Canon XL1 video camera to document an interview of Captain Chris Nagy, flight Commander, 31st Security Forces, about the implementation of Force Protection Charlie (FP CON Charlie) and how they are enforcing it. The base is now operating in FP CON Charlie in response to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers Twin Towers and at the Pentagon. When hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the buildings, killing themselves, the passengers and thousands on the ground, on the morning of 11 September 2001. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE
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U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Calvert Worth Jr., commanding general of 2d Marine Division, speaks to Marines during Exercise Joint Viking during Marine Rotational Forces Europe 23.1 in Setermoen, Norway, March 9, 2023. Exercise Joint Viking took place as part of MRF-E 23.1 to demonstrate North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliances warfighting capabilities.MRF-E focuses on regional engagements throughout Europe by conducting various exercises, mountain-warfare training, and military-to-military engagements which enhance overall interoperability of the U.S. Marine Corps with allies and partners.
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Survival Evasion Resistance Escape Airmen high five the crowd, during the Spokane Lilac Festivals Armed Forces Torchlight Parade begins in Spokane, Washington, May 21, 2022. Part of the parade is to honor the military and showcase the people serving locally.
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U.S. Army Sgt. Raequan Petty, assigned to 4th Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, waves a Finnish flag as Spc. Kevin Juarez, assigned to 4th Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, observes him at Niinisalo Training Area, Finland, May 8, 2022. Exercise Arrow is an annual, pre-planned, multinational exercise taking place in Finland, where visiting forces to include the U.S., U.K., Latvia, and Estonia, train together with the Finnish Defense Forces in high intensity force-on-force engagements and a live fire exercise with the purpose of increasing military readiness and developing interoperability among participating partner nations.
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Implementation Forces (IFOR) Allied Rapid Reaction Command CHIEF Engineer, Brigadier General Moore-Bick, makes a brief speech through an interpreter to the assembled crowd at the opening ceremony of the recently completed bridge. Subject Operation/Series: Joint Endeavor Base: Doboj Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)
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A dedicated soldier salutes his elite unit, showcasing camaraderie and readiness for the most perilous military operations A dedicated soldier salutes his elite unit, showcasing camaraderie and readiness for the most perilous military operations. ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/BENISxARAPOVICx 21280144 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released
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Chaplains from multiple NATO countries stand outside the chapel for a photo with their assistants after religious service at Bardufoss, Norway, Feb. 29, 2024 before the start of exercise Nordic Response 24. Service members from Norway, Germany, Finland, Great Britain and the United States attended the service. The chaplains gathered prior to the start of the exercise to become acquainted with each other and to pray for safety for those participating in exercise Nordic Response 24. Marine Corps
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Members of the 5th Maintenance Group speak to Mr. Paul Dean, Department of State Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability, about how AGM-86 Air Launched Cruise Missiles (ALCM) are loaded onto B-52H Stratofortresses at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Jan. 17, 2024. The ALCMS on display are used to train Airmen on how to load them onto the wings of B-52H Stratofortresses.
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United States Air Force STAFF Sergeant Spencer W. Rogers, a Security Policeman from the 48th Security Forces Squadron out of Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath, United Kingdom, goes over the convoy route from Tuzla Air Base to the Mother and Child Refugee Center in Simin Han, Bosnia and Herzegovina. SSGT Rogers is deployed to Tuzla and is assigned to the 401st Expeditionary Air Base Group Security Forces Squadron. Rogers, along with other members of the 401st, will be delivering donations of toys, food and clothing to the refugee center. The center houses refugees from Srebrenica, whose fathers were killed or missing from the Balkan Conflicts. Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)
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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Anthony Minaudo, of the 264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, provides administrative documents pertaining to the divestment of two ambulances to the Ain Al Asad Medical Center to Iraqi Air Force Staff Maj. Gen. Abbas Fadel Damer, the commander of Al Asad Air Base, on May 12, 2022. Abbas served as the vetted officer responsible for inspecting and taking ownership of the two divested ambulances. The divestments were made possible by the Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund, administered by Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve.
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U.S. Air Force Col. Travolis Simmons, the 3rd Wing commander, visited with Airmen who are staging a forward operating base at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport for exercise Polar Force 22-4 in Anchorage, Alaska, April 1, 2022. Polar Force is a readiness exercise centered on developing service members who are ready for world-wide deployment, real-world proficiency in response to crisis, and to deter aggressors by emphasizing the U.S.s commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific and regional stability.
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Honour guard at Anitkabir, the Mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk; Ankara, Turkey
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General Carsten Breuer, Inspector General of the Bundeswehr, at a press conference on the structural reform of the Bundeswehr in Berlin, 4 April 2024
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German Armed Forces Vice Admiral Bernd Heise, CHIEF of the Joint Support Service, addresses the participants of Exercise COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2001, during the closing ceremonies. This marks the end of Combined Endeavor 2001 in Lager Aulenbach, Germany. Sponsored by US European Command and hosted by Germany, the exercise is held annually to test and document the interoperability of dozens of countires and NATO. This is the largest communications and information systems exercise in the world, 37 countries participated this year. Subject Operation/Series: COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2001 Base: Lager Aulenbach State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)
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DA-SC-87-04259. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '86 Base: Grafenwohr Country: West Germany (FRG)
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U.S. and partner nations exchange gifts at the close of the exercise Regional Cooperation 22 Aug. 19, 2022, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. RC 22 is an annual, multi-national U.S. Central Command-sponsored exercise conducted by U.S. forces in partnership with Central and South Asia nations.
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Christian Lindner (FDP), Bundesminister der Finanzen, aufgenommen im Rahmen eines Besuchs des Deutschen Kontingents eFP auf dem NATO-Stuetzpunk in Rukla, 03.11.2023
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020509-F-0876M-006. Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2002 Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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MGEN Montgomery Meigs (USA), COMDIV MND-N (Division Commander, Multinational Division North), points toward the entrance of "Observation Point Rock" to Mr. Debeboes. Mr. Debeboes is visiting US forces involved in Operation Joint Guard. Operation Joint Guard is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Mahala Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)
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U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Steven Volk, executive officer of USCGC Bear (WMEC 901), shares a laugh dockside with his counterparts shortly after the Bear moored, Nuuk, Greenland, Aug. 12. 2022. The Bear pulling into Nuuk marked the end of Operation Nanook, a nearly two week long exercise featuring collaboration between the U.S. and its partner nations.
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Italian air force members pose for a photo during exercise Falcon Strike 2022 at Amendola Air Base, Italy, Nov. 17, 2022. Falcon Strike 22 consisted of multiple NATO nations practicing joint offensive and defensive air operations that integrated fourth and fifth-generation airpower.
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U.S. Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, pose for a group photo with partner NATO forces during Medical Reindeer, a medical exercise held prior to Nordic Response 24 in Setermeon, Norway, Feb. 15, 2024. Medical Reindeer is a multinational medical exercise in support of field training during Exercise Nordic Response 24 in order to strengthen and improve medical interoperability between NATO Allies and partners within the European theater. Exercise Nordic Response, formerly known as Cold Response, is a NATO training event conducted every two years to promote military competency in arctic environments and to foster interoperability between the U.S. Marine Corps and allied nations. Marine Corps
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An air force soldier of the guard battalion gives commands to army soldiers of an honour formation of the final roll call of the Bundeswehr missions MINUSMA and EUTM Mali at the Federal Ministry of Defence in Berlin, 22.02.2024
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Finnish soldiers of the Jaeger and Kainuu Brigades discuss map coordinates during exercise Ryske at Rovajärvi Training Area, Finland, July 27, 2022. Ryske 22 is a combined, joint training exercise conducted by the United States, Finland, and Norway to strengthen relations and help build interoperability between partner nations.
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Zaragoza, 10/30/2015. HM King Felipe Vi, attends the Trident Juncture exercise, at the Cenad de San Gregorio Maneuver Field. Photo: Fabian Simón Archdc.
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The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve partnered with the Washington National Guard and 1-168th GSAB to host the ESGR Boss Lift on June 17, 2022, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. During the event, employers had the opportunity to fly in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and see what their employees do when called to serve our community.
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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.
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The North Carolina National Guard (NCNG) Assistant Adjutant General of Sustainment, Brig. Gen. Cristina Moore meets with the 60th Troop Commands, Traveling Contact Team - NCNG, and the Botswana Defence Force at the Sir Serestse Khama Barracks to discuss the significance of the NCNG State Partnership Program with Botswana and the importance of women integration in the African militaries while attending the 6th iteration of the African Military Law Forum at the Grand Palm Convention Center in Gaborone, Botswana, Aug. 6-10. The NCNG has a bilateral partnership with the country of Botswana, which consists of military-to-military and civilian-to-civilian engagements - allowing the NCNG to be a mechanism for building capacity and capabilities in Botswana.
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U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Royal Air Force Lakenheath and airmen from the Royal Netherlands talk after watching aircraft take off during exercise Falcon Strike 2022 at Amendola Air Base, Italy, Nov. 16, 2022. Falcon Strike 22 consisted of multiple NATO nations practicing joint offensive and defensive air operations that integrated fourth and fifth-generation airpower.
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U.S. Soldiers assigned to 173rd Airborne Brigade prepare to start the best squad ruck march competition during Bayonet Week at Grafenwoehr, Germany, June 28, 2023. Bayonet Week is a series of competitive events within the 173rd Airborne Brigade that inspire all Sky Soldiers to honor their heritage during the last week of June. These events take place in both Germany and Italy and consist of tournament-style competitions that test strength, endurance, speed, knowledge and indomitable spirit as individuals and teams.
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Colonel Uwe Alexander Becker Head of the Army Combat Training Centre in the training town of Schnöggersburg Colonel Uwe Alexander Becker Head of the Army Combat Training Centre in the training town of Schnöggersburg
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020930-M-0175R-016. Subject Operation/Series: DYNAMIC RESPONSE 2002 Country: Serbia (SER)
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U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Royal Air Force Lakenheath and airmen from the Royal Netherlands air force pose for a photo during exercise Falcon Strike 2022 at Amendola Air Base, Italy, Nov. 16, 2022. F-35 Lightning II maintenance crews from participating NATO nations shared F-35 maintenance techniques with each other to help standardize methodology across nations.
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220611-N-OX321-1043 NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy (June 11, 2022) - German Air Force Col. Hans Knittlmeier, Senior National Representative with NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Force, speaks to more than a hundred participants from 16 different nations before the start of a two-day event dedicated to qualifying for the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge hosted by the German contingent assigned to NATO AGSF on Naval Air Station Sigonella, June 11, 2022. To qualify for the badge, participants had to compete in 100-meter swim in uniform, shuttle-sprints, 1,000-meter run, pull-up hang, marksmanship range and ruck march. NAS Sigonellas strategic location enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to deploy and respond as required, ensuring security and stability in Europe, Africa, and Central Command.
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PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (Aug. 10, 2022) - Royal Navy Capt. Charles Maynard, Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22) deputy mission commander of PP22, presents Royal Engineer 59 Commando Squadron Lt. Cpl. Kieran McMahon, from Aldershot, England, right, with a coin in recognition of contributions made in support of the PP22 Buenavista renovation project in collaboration with Amphibious Construction Battalion One. 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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NAPLES, Italy (Feb. 9, 2015) Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Daniel Sanford, from Buffalo, N.Y., walks through a snowstorm at Naval Support Activity Naples. NSA Naples, home to U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and the U.S. 6th Fleet headquarters, is located on the southwest coast of Italy, and does not typically receive much snowfall.
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USCGC Oak (WLB 211) Petty Officer 2nd Class Silas Williams and a member of the Royal Danish Navy try Greenlandic and French delicacies during a meet-and-greet event in Nuuk, Greenland, July 9, 2022. U.S. Coast Guard members and those from France, Denmark and Greenland met for a morale event at the conclusion of the five-day Exercise Argus. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Diana Sherbs.
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Burial of Oleg Yashchishin, Kirilo Vishivaniy, Sergey Melnik and Rostislav Romanchu at Lychatik cemetery, the four officers killed two days earlier in a Russian missile attack in a military camp near the border with Poland in Yavoriv, at least 35 people died, Lviv, Ukraine, Europe
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A Polish soldier assigned to the Training Support Battalion, stands at attention during a ceremony at Biedrusko, Poland, June 3, 2022. The Training Support Battalion of the Land Forces Training Center of the Polish army celebrated 8 years of its adoption of historic heritage from various armored units that were based around Biedrusko and Poznan, Poland.
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Maj. Gen. David Tabor, Commander of Special Operations Command Europe, gives his remarks during a ceremony commemorating the U.S. donation of two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to the Republic of Croatia, held at the 91st Air Base near Pleso, Croatia on May 25, 2022. Croatia and Minnesota have collaborated for over 25 years as part of the National Guards State Partnership Program and continue to partner for increased interoperability between NATO allies. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Sydney Mariette.)
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Norwegian Air Force Pvt. Tor-Magnus Øverås stands in front of a UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter while troops from the Norwegian Home Guard and Minnesota National Guard NOREX 51 Support Troops fly in UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopters from the Minnesota Army National Guard 2nd Battalion 147th Assault Helicopter Battalion at Camp Ripley Training Center in Little Falls, Minnesota, on February 8th, 2024. The flights are provided as an aerial tour of the training area after the completion of training during the 51st Norwegian Reciprocal Troop Exchange.
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Uran Agic, an interpreter contracted by the US government to translate the Serbian language, hands out comic books on mine awareness to Serbian children in Kosovo. Mr. Agic is in Kosovo with 315th Tactical Psychological Operations (PYSOPS) Company out of Upland, California, who are distributing Humanitarian Aid (HA) items. The HA items were donated by families back in the United States and consisted of clothing, school supplies and toys. State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG)
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First Lady of the United States Dr. Jill Biden and Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks visit Fort Drum, NY, January 30, 2023. Dr. Biden's visit was geared toward making on post living better for Soldiers and their families.
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Representatives from 11 different nations participating in the Arctic Security Forces Roundtable (ASFR) that took place May 3-5, 2022, traveled to the Fairbanks Permafrost Experiment Station, operated by the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Lab of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in Fairbanks, Alaska, May 5. The long-term research facility, in use since 1945, is a test location allowing researchers to design and develop new construction techniques for cold climates to prevent damage to roads, buildings and airfields. The ASFR event, themed Security Through Partnerships: Stronger Together was hosted by U.S. Northern Command in conjunction with U.S. European Command and the Norwegian Defense Staff and included discussions about defense and security issues, the strategic importance of the Arctic and the asymmetric advantage gained through strong alliances and partnerships built on the foundation of shared values, experience and vision. (Department of Defense photo by Eve Baker)
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Expedition 37/38 Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy performs the traditional door signing before he and fellow crewmates, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov and NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins depart the Cosmonaut Hotel for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Hopkins, Kotov and Ryazanskiy on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station.
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Colonel(ret) Gail S. Halvorsen, the legendary "Candy Bomber" from the Berlin Airlift, in the drivers seat of the brand new Air Force Next Generation Small Loader (NGSL) 25k named after himself. The Halvorsen has the highest reach of any loader with a height of 225 inches. Halvorsen was honored during the naming ceremony held at Dover AFB, Delaware on 19 June 2001. Base: Dover State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC
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Members of the Polish army hosted a recruiting and community relations event in Ostrołęka, Poland, on 4 June 2022. While there American, Polish, and Romanian troops from eFP Battle Group Poland interacted with local community y members and allowed them to interact with different military equipment.
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jsc2018e008074 - Inside the Kremlin at Red Square in Moscow, the Expedition 55 prime and backup crewmembers pose for pictures in front of the Tsar Cannon Feb. 22 as part of pre-launch activities. From left to right are prime crewmembers Ricky Arnold of NASA, Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos and Drew Feustel of NASA and backup crewmembers Nick Hague of NASA and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos. Feustel, Arnold and Artemyev will launch March 21 on the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a five-month mission on the International Space Station...Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center/Andrey Shelepin and Irina Spektor .
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The Inspector General of the Army, Lieutenant General Alfons Mais. Berlin, 08.04.2024
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Expedition 64 prime crew members, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, left, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos, center, and Russian cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos pose for a photo in front of the Tsar Cannon in Red Square after laying flowers at the site where Russian space icons are interred as part of traditional pre-launch ceremonies, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 in Moscow.
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Warsaw Pact naval forces. Courtesy of Soviet Military Power, 1984. PHOTO No. 79, page 74, bottom right. Country: Unknown