Multinational Military Cooperation Exercises

Soldiers from various countries engage in training activities in natural landscapes, focusing on teamwork, tactical maneuvers, and military preparedness.

Eco Guards on patrol, African Parks Congo Mbomo, Odzala, Kokoua National Park, Congo
Eco Guards on patrol, African Parks Congo Mbomo, Odzala, Kokoua National Park, Congo
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Joint Aircrew flight equipment technicians from various Pacific Air Forces units and U.S. Marine Corps set up a decontamination zone Aug. 31, 2022, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. More than 70 U.S. Airmen and Marines participated in a Pacific Air Forces chemical warfare and decontamination exercise called Toxic Pineapple, where aircraft collaborated to streamline best practices. Hawaii Air National Guard emergency management professionals and aircrew flight equipment technicians trained alongside the joint force during the weeklong event.
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Royal Thai Armed Forces SM1 Sarawut Saiyud, a Thailand Mine Action Center Explosive Ordnance Disposal student with Humanitarian Mine Action Unit 4, initiates a shaped charge during an HMA EOD Level 3 course at Ta Mor Roi Training area in Surin Province, Thailand, Jul. 28, 2022. Royal Thai and American Armed Forces work together to train TMAC students in EOD level 3 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.
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Leadership from the 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and supporting units prepare to disembark from a Swedish military boat on the Vistula river during Defender Europe at Dęblin, Poland, May 12, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters supporting NATO.
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A Royal Thai Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician places anti-personnel mines for large scale detonation at Ta Mor Roi Training area during Humanitarian Mine Action EOD Level 3 in Surin Province, Thailand, Jul. 27, 2022. Royal Thai and American Armed Forces work together to train Thailand Mine Action Center students in EOD level 3 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.
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MOMBASA, Kenya (Jan. 24, 2023) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Fernando Guzman leads combat casualty training during Central Partnership Station (CPS) in Mombasa, Kenya, Jan. 24. CPS is designed to strengthen regional relationships and collaboration between the U.S. Navy and Kenya Navy through professional exchanges and community engagement events.
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Spc. Phillip Flint, an infantryman with the Maryland Army National Guards B Company, 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, engages targets on the combat pistol qualification course while competing in the 2017 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Ripley, Minn., Tuesday, July 18, 2017. The competition is a mentally and physically challenging three-day event that tests Soldiers on a variety of tactical and technical skills to determine the Army Guards Soldier and noncommissioned of the year. The winners move on to compete in the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition, battling it out with Soldiers from throughout the Army to be named the Armys Soldier and NCO of the year.
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Airman 1st Class Christal Schaff, 647th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, and Ula, 647th SFS MWD, demonstrate detaining an aggressor portrayed by Staff Sgt. Jeremy Goff, 647th SFS MWD handler, during an Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals Aerospace Career Education Academy tour at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 28, 2022. The academy learned how MWDs are trained in patrol work and specialize in different types of detection, such as patrol and drug recognition.
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Fijian Soldier takes pause prior to rappling during Exercise Cartwheel, 18 September 2022. Regular exercises and engagements with our Allies and Partners are instrumental in cultivating civil-military cooperation, increasing emergency preparedness, and enhancing bilateral response capabilities. 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.
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110522-N-FB085-001PHILADELPHIA (May 22, 2011) Sailors assigned to the guided-missile frigate USS Kauffman (FFG 59) clear brush from the Roxborough Reservoir during a Philadelphia Navy Week 2011 community service project. Philadelphia Navy Week is one of 21 Navy Weeks planned across America for 2011. Navy weeks are designed to showcase the investment Americans have made in their Navy as a global force for good and increase awareness in cities that do not have a significant Navy presence.
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NAVAL BASE GUAM, Santa Rita, Guam (Feb. 14, 2023) Navy Cargo Handling Battalion Sailors, operating under Commander, Task Force 75 and Marines from Combat Logistics Regiment 3, conduct a distributed littoral operational fuel transfer system (DLOFTS) evolution during Cope North 2023 at Naval Base Guam, Feb. 14, 2023. The multilateral training event brings together approximately 1,000 U.S. Airmen, Marines, and Sailors alongside 1,000 combined Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force, and French Air and Space Force service members. Exercises like Cope North enhance interoperability among the services and highlight their ability to conduct integrated airpower generation from dispersed locations across the Indo-Pacific Theater, demonstrating coalition airpower resilience and survivability in a contested environment.
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Soldiers in the 173rd Airborne Brigade train in tactical combat maneuvers at Kasarna Manjaca, Dobrnja, Bosnia and Herzegovina on July 17, 2022. Guard members assigned to the State Medical Detachment and 1-169th Aviation Regiment, Maryland Army National Guard, trained alongside active duty Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, and the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina soldiers in tactics, aviation, medical, and non-commissioned officer development. The Maryland National Guard will celebrate 20 years of partnership with the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina through the National Guard Bureaus State Partnership Program next year.
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Bangladesh Army soldiers conduct checkpoint training during exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II / Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise 22 at Pusat Misi Pemeliharaan, Indonesia, July 19, 2022. Checkpoints aim to provide a safe area to protect a location from outside influence and to deny hostile opportunities. Exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II enables instructors from multiple countries to integrate and provide cross education, strengthening cohesion between allies and partners.
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Soldiers with the Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade Recon Company, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force prepare to cross a one-rope bridge during a bilateral field training for Iron Fist 24, at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 26, 2024. Bilateral training tests readiness and ability to respond to crises in challenging and time-sensitive conditions. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the JGSDF, and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. Marine Corps
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Duilia Turner, the lead trainer for U.S. Southern Command's Women, Peace, Safety (WPS), and Human Rights team talks about the importance of having a broad gender perspective during training at the Manatee training site in Belize during TRADEWINDS22 May 10, 2022. The SOUTHCOMs Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Program recognizes the diverse roles women play as agents of change in preventing and resolving conflict, countering terrorism and violent extremism as well as building post-conflict peace and stability in our Hemisphere. 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; enhance ability to defend exclusive economic zones; and promote human rights and adherence to shared international norms and values; fully integrate women into defense, peace and se
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U.S. Army Best Squad competitors zero at Range 41 on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 2, 2022. The week-long competition assessed each squad on their technical and tactical proficiency, as well as their ability to work as a disciplined and cohesive team, featuring a multitude of fitness, knowledge, and combat-related events. (U.S. Army photos by Spc. Lilliana Magoon)
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Paintball, winner and soldier with gun and fist pump, victory on battlefield with military man, fitness and winning game. Sport, achievement and yes in camouflage, celebration and war win outdoor
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U.S. Army, Tentara Nasional Indonesia, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratroopers conduct trilateral airborne operations in support of Super Garuda Shield, Baturaja, Indonesia, on Aug. 3, 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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Beninese soldiers from the 1st Commando Parachute Battalion walk through mission plans on a hand drawn map with a U.S. Army Green Beret during a Joint Combined Exercise Training (JCET) in Ouassa, Benin, Sept. 6, 2022. Partnerships and alliances are the foundation of U.S. defense and diplomatic engagement.
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On the afternoon of June 10th, 1996, CPT Timothy Cauley, Commander, C Battery, 4th Battalion, 29th Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, uses a stick to point to a spot in his ground model as he talks about the upcoming live fire exercise in Taszar, Hungary, at lodging area Demi, Serbsca, in support of Operation Joint Endeavor. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Taszar Country: Hungary (HUN)
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Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF) soldiers with 2nd Battalion, RBLF, and U.S. Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit command element, I Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct a close target reconnaissance class 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Sgt. Ryan H. Pulliam)
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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Katie Lee, a supply chain and materiel management specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, and native of New York, places flowers on a pillar at the Ban Prakaet school in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 11, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year will be the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and will be held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. Marine Corps
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LA VENTA, Honduras - Armed Forces of Honduras band plays for all participating countries during an obstacle course for the Fuerzas Comando competition June 19, 2022, in La Venta, Honduras. Fuerzas Comando is a Foreign Military Interaction exercise designed to enhance multinational and regional cooperation, mutual trust and confidence and to improve the training, readiness, interoperability, and capability of regional Special Operations Forces.
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An Airman from the 166th Airlift Wing Civil Engineer Squadron trains with a chainsaw at Redden State Forest, Delaware, Oct. 16 2022. Safety equipment is crucial to protect Airmen while operating machinery.
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U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, and members of the Singapore Army with the 30th Combat Engineer Battalion set up scaffolding at the Ban Prakaet school in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 11, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year will be the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and will be held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. Marine Corps
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U.S. Navy personnel assigned to the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25, tear down a tent on Northwest Field during a joint field training exercise at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, May, 2, 2022. The purpose of this exercise was to test the HSC community ability to operate from an Expeditionary Advance Base. The main focus was to look at maintenance practices and how to facilitate them away from a established air field and planning operations with limited communications. Throughout the four day exercise, HSC 25 flew 30 hours and 10 sorties conducting a wide variety of missions to include weapons employment, helocasting of personnel and systems, and combat search and rescue missions.
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Malaysian Army soldiers conduct a dismounted patrol training during exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II / Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise 22 at Pusat Misi Pemeliharaan, Indonesia, July 19, 2022. Dismounted patrolling allows for peacekeepers to interact directly for personal negotiations and community interactions. Exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II enables instructors from multiple countries to integrate and provide cross education, strengthening cohesion between allies and partners.
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Soldiers from 1st Platoon, 797th Engineer Company from Barrigada, Guam U.S. Army Reserve, prepare a post to construct a roof over the newly built walkway for the Ratu Nalevawada School construction project during Exercise Cartwheel 2022, Nadi, Fiji, September 20, 2022. Capable and ready land forces positioned throughout the Indo-Pacific bolster allies and partners and ensure that the Theater Army and INDOPACOM are prepared for any contingency or conflict
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TNI soldiers perform buddy carry maneuvers during their medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) training as part of Super Garuda Shield 2022 in Baturaja, Indonesia, Aug. 6, 2022. Super Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military, Indonesia National Armed Forces, has now expanded to a multinational exercise encompassing 14 Nations. This exercise reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and other regional partners reinforcing joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together.
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Indonesian Army Capt. Eka Shinta instructs Malaysian Army soldiers on how to conduct a dismounted patrol training during exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II / Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise 22 at Pusat Misi Pemeliharaan, Indonesia, July 19, 2022. Dismounted patrolling allows for peacekeepers to interact directly for personal negotiations and community interactions. Exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II enables instructors from multiple countries to integrate and provide cross education, strengthening cohesion between allies and partners.
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Crow Valley, Philippines (Oct. 4, 2022) Seabees with Naval Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4, assist Pilipino Marines in construction of a simulated sentry post, as part of an EOD training evolution during Exercise Kamandag. NMCB-4 is forward deployed throughout the Indo-Pacific region and United States territories to support and maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific. As the stand in, crisis response, naval engineering force, NMCB-4 maintains a ready posture to deliver in-theater expeditionary logistics via expeditionary shore infrastructure, forward damage repair, and mobile construction. (U.S Navy Photo by Construction Electrician 3rd Class Reese Teafatiller/Released)
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Personnel with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces 15th Logistics Support Unit carry ammo cans during a bilateral field meet on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 9, 2022. CLR-37 conducted a bilateral field meet to celebrate the holiday season and boost morale with their JGSDF counterparts.
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U.S. Airmen with the 156th Communications Flight, Puerto Rico Air National Guard, assemble a point-to-point microwave to receive network capabilities from the Joint Incident Site Communications Capability to their alternate location during training at the Roosevelt Roads U.S. Army Reserve Center in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Dec. 9, 2020. Airmen with the 156th CF are conducting training with new team members on updated JISCC equipment.
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A U.S. Marine with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks with Republic of Korea and Philippine reconnaissance Marines during KAMANDAG 6, at Marine Barracks Gregorio Lim, Philippines, Oct. 3, 2022. U.S. reconnaissance Marines conducted amphibious reconnaissance training with Republic of Korea and Philippine Marines to exchange tactics and strengthen relationships. 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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