Bilateral Military Training Sessions

Joint military training sessions with U.S. and allied forces in various international locations, focusing on collaboration and skill-building.

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

U.S. Navy Petty Officer Third Class Justino Quinteros, a corpsman with 3d Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, and Fillmore, Utah native, administers artificial respirations during a mass casualty drill during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 6, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

Vice Adm. Bill Galinis, Commander of Naval Sea Systems Command, discusses the U.S. Navys Naval Sustainment System - Shipyard initiatives with Leimakamae, welder supervisor, Shop 26, May 12, 2022. (Official U.S. Navy photo by Marc Ayalin)

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Mary Riggs, Executive Director, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, awarded Hospitalman 1st Class Jennifer Digirolamo, a corpsman with Navy medical Readiness and Training Battalion Portsmouth, a coin for her efforts during Appalachian Care Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) 2022 at Wise, Va., Aug. 19, 2022. IRT is a Department of Defense (DoD) military training opportunity, exclusive to the United States and its territories, that delivers joint training opportunities to increase deployment readiness. Simultaneously, IRT provides key services (health care, construction, transportation, and cybersecurity) with lasting benefits for our American communities.

220810-N-UJ449-1073 NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy (Aug. 10, 2022) Brig. Gen. Clinton Murray, commanding general, Region Health Command-Europe, talks with Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Sigonella staff during a tour on Naval Air Station Sigonella, Aug. 10, 2022. 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.

Army Maj. Alejandro Saenz, Arkansas National Guard State Partnership Coordinator, visits with members of the Guatemala Ministry of Health and Civil Affairs at a medical site in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, on October 25, 2022. Through the State Partnership Program, Arkansas Air National Guard members participated in Continuing Promise 2022 to build and improve interoperability with military and civilian personnel from the U.S. and Guatemala. The mission increases readiness while providing humanitarian assistance with expeditionary medical care, and reflects the United States' enduring promise of friendship, partnership, and solidarity with the Americas.

Sarah Stewart, Kennon Products engineering team lead for the cooling vest project, explains the inner workings of the cooling vest to U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Conrad Nelson, 357th Fighter Generation Squadron lead production superintendent, left, and Staff Sgt. Joshua Sacerio, Lightning Spark Lab Technician, center, during a proof-of-concept presentation at the 355th Wing innovation office at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Dec. 7, 2022. The cooling vest uses dry ice to cool alcohol within a closed-circuit pump system, which is then pumped through the interior of the vest to cool down the wearers core.

Jin Hiya, left, 18th Wing media relations specialist, interprets U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Garrett Bodie, middle, 733rd Air Mobility Squadron support NCO in charge, as he answers the questions of a reporter from local Japanese media, July 12, at the Nirai Fire Department in Okinawa, Japan. Bodie and two other honorees received recognition for helping to save the life of a local man whose truck caught fire on Jan. 22, 2022.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Crigger, Jr., 8th Maintenance Group quality insurance inspector, conducts a briefing at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 26, 2022. The 8th MXG conducted bilateral immersion training with Republic of Korea Air Force service members from the 38th Fighter Group Logistics Squadron.

U.S. Air Force Col. Garret Fisher, 15th Operations Group commander, and U.S. Air Force Capt. Giovanni Allevato, 535th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III pilot, speaks to Japan Air Self-Defense Force aircrew during bilateral training at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 26, 2022. Over 20 JASDF personnel arrived to participate in the first bilateral exercise between the Kawasaki C-2 and the C-17.

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

U.S. Air Force Maj. Susan Ching, the 47th Medical Group Operational Medical Readiness technician, greets Chief Master Sgt. Dawn Kolczynski, Air Force Medical Enlisted Force Chief, during Kolczynski and Lt. Gen. Robert Millers, Air Force Surgeon General, visit at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, April 27, 2022. The command team visited Laughlin AFB to see how its Airmen at the Air Forces largest pilot producing base support the mission.

U.S. Army Soldiers and a Royal Moroccan Army soldier arrange glasses for civilians at the Humanitarian Civic Assistance (HCA) center in Taliouine, Morocco, June 21, 2022, during African Lion 22. African Lion 22 is 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.

Airman 1st Class Maria Schauer, a Medical Administration Specialist, with the 119th Medical Group discusses the patient in processing to senior leaders from our supporting agencies and sister services visiting the Kapaa Middle School Tropic Care Site during a Distinguished Visitor tour to see the hard work and dedication of their Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Medical Professionals, as well as the impact they were making in the community.

Barcelona, 03/16/2022. Report of the ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano in the port of Barcelona. Photo: Inés Baucells. ARCHDC.

Idaho National Guard Airmen are helping at the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry in a time of need. Food is donated to pantries like St. Vincent de Paul from the food bank and several local companies as part of the Feed America program. Master Sgt. Gary Poncia from the 124th Fighter Wing helped by unloading food from trucks, sorting the food into carts and helping load the donated food into people's cars that came by for their grocery needs on March 3, 2020. The Idaho National Guard is helping at the pick-up station at St. Vincent de Paul because the need for more manpower increased as more people were coming for food. The call for the Idaho National Guard came through the Idaho Office of Emergency Management from the Idaho Foodbank to help with a shortage of support during the hardship of COVID-19. Currently they are handing out food to anyone that shows up during the pantry's pick-up hours.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Higgins listens to Lt. Col. Erwin. M from the Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI, Indonesian Armed Forces) explain aspects of Indonesian cyber operations, during exercise Gema Bhakti 2022, Sep. 14. 2022, Jakarta, Indonesia. Gema Bhakti 22 is a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command joint exercise program event, utilizing U.S. joint forces and TNI Armed Forces working together to increase interoperability and enhance regional stability and security through bilateral and multilateral partnerships.

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Louie Soriano, senior enlisted leader for the 149th Fighter Wing aircrew flight equipment team, fits a helmet on the pilot of the day, Alexander Freeze Winters, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Jan. 19, 2024. Winters was able to tour the 149th FW and experience the daily routine of an F-16 fighter pilot.

U.S. Army Soldiers and Japan Ground Self Defense Force members participate in a morning briefing during Yama Sakura 83 at Camp Kengun, Japan, Dec. 7, 2022. This exercise strengthens bilateral partnerships that contribute to the defense of Japan and regional stability in the Indo-Pacific. (Proprietary information redacted)

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken shows his support to U.S. troops working to facilitate the safe transit of thousands of Afghan evacuees at Ramstein Air Base in Germany on September 8, 2021.

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Capt. Yusuke Nobuoka, C-130 Hercules pilot, gives U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Darrian Somners, 17th Special Operation Squadron combat systems officer, and Capt. Nestor Soriano, 17 SOS AC-130J Ghostrider pilot , a tour of a JASDF C-130H at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 18, 2022. U.S. and Japan have a long history of training together and we value any opportunity to learn from each other, while improving the readiness of our forces.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Marcus Parks, an infantryman with 3rd Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, receives his medal at the end of the multinational military combat self-defense competition in Rukla, Lithuania, March 31, 2022. The U.S. Armys continuous training and support to multinational exercises gives them the ability to rapidly surge combat-ready forces across theater to support the alliance and project forces.

Brig. Gen. Denise M. Donnell, commander of the New York Air National Guard visits members of 174th Attack Wing, Hancock Field Air National Guard base, May 24, 2022. Accompanying Brig. Gen. Donnell was NYANG State Command Chief Master Sergeant Denny Richardson. The visit included mission discussion and touring the different groups within the wing.

Major Gen. Shingo Nashinoki, left, commanding general of the Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and U.S. Marine Corps Col. Matthew Danner, right, commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, receive a brief on Iron Fist 23 operations at Hijudai, Japan on Feb. 17, 2023. Nishinoki visited the 31st MEU Marines and 1ARDR soldiers during the staff exercise portion of Iron Fist 23. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marines Corps, the U.S. Navy, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers and Airmen activated to support COVID-19 mitigation efforts gather at the Alliant Energy Center specimen collection site in Madison, Wisconsin July 8 for training on the Dynamic Testing and Registration Application. The recent incorporation of the digital registration platform into the Guard's specimen collection mission has significantly increased the accuracy and efficiency of COVID-19 testing.

U.S. Ambassador Herro Mustafa (right) asks questions to U.S Army Col. Keith Evans (center) about the combat lifesaver demonstration at the Bulgarian Military Medical Simulation Center in Sofia, Bulgaria, 10 August, 2022.

AMARILLO, Texas. - U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Rachelle Jillson, a registered nurse, assigned to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland, performs a mask fit test to make sure her mask fits properly during her in-processing at Northwest Texas Healthcare System in Amarillo, Texas, Jan. 25, 2022. The U.S. Army Soldiers are deployed in support of continued Department of Defense COVID response operations to help communities in need. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing flexible Department of Defense support to the whole-of-government COVID response. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. James Alegria)

U.S. Coast Guard recruits begin instruction at the Defense Language Institute English Language Center as part of the Army's Echo Company at Joint Base San Antonio on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 31, 2022.The Coast Guard started the new program, established by a memorandum of agreement between DLIELC and the Army, to assist recruits who could struggle in recruit training due to language barriers as well as to incorporate an Enlish Languarge Training Program as a diversity initiative.The length of the program is at minimum 10 weeks dependent on the recruits academic progress but can be up to 24 weeks. Upon completion of the DLIELC program, recruits will return to Training Center Cape May and progress through the follow-on weeks of the normal recruit training process.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Cmdr. Katie Shveda

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Henson Greene, left, interacts with a member of the Japanese public during the Hofu Air Show 2022 at Hofu-Kita Air Base, Japan, June 5, 2022. Airmen from the 459th Airlift Squadron and the 374th Operations Support Squadron attended the Hofu Air Festival to promote bilateral relations with their Japanese counterparts and the greater Hofu community.

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Julio Baez instructs recruits at the Defense Language Institute English Language Center as part of the Army's Echo Company at Joint Base San Antonio on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 31, 2022.The Coast Guard started the new program, established by a memorandum of agreement between DLIELC and the Army, to assist recruits who could struggle in recruit training due to language barriers as well as to incorporate an Enlish Languarge Training Program as a diversity initiative.The length of the program is at minimum 10 weeks dependent on the recruits academic progress but can be up to 24 weeks. Upon completion of the DLIELC program, recruits will return to Training Center Cape May and progress through the follow-on weeks of the normal recruit training process.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Cmdr. Katie Shveda

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members work alongside U.S. Army Soldiers as part of Yama Sakura 83 at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 6, 2022. The Yama Sakura training event encourages participants to work as dedicated partners in support of the US-Japan security alliance and for the continued peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

A Soldier working as a tester at the Orange County Convention Center Community Based Testing Site, carefully places a sample into a bag, part of a multi-stage process that has been rehearsed and fine-tuned to ensure efficiency and safety for all those involved. The site is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for first responders and those over the age of 65.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Chuan Jiang, a Reception Control Center Specialist with the 379th Expeditonary Force Support Squadron Peronnel Support for Contingency Operations team, assists an incoming Airman with in-processing on Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Oct. 14, 2022. The Personnel Support for Contingency Operations team oversees total force accountability, casualty reporting and advises unit commanders.

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Spc. James Kamaka, 1st Squadron, 299th Cavalry, Hawaii National Guard (HING) screens departing passengers at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, April 6, 2020, Honolulu, Hawaii. HING Soldiers are assisting Airport Fire personnel with screening 100% of travelers arriving and departing, to include inter-island travel.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Ian Friel, mission commander and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Adam Howes, chief of the medical staff, speaks with Thomas Daley, U.S. Embassy chargé daffairs, during a tour of the health services outreach site in support of Pacific Angel 22-4 in Baucau, Timor-Leste. The operation, scheduled Sept. 12-17, focuses on capacity building through health services outreach, engineering civic action program construction projects and subject matter expert exchanges. Pacific Air Forces participate in PAC ANGEL operations in order to advance interoperability and build upon established partnerships between our military forces and our allies and partners.

(From Left) Chief Master Sgt. Jennifer McKeen, the command chief of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, and Brig. Gen. David Lopez, the commander of the 380th AEW, applaud key leadership partners from the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, during the Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) Air Warfare Center change of command ceremony July 15, 2022, at Erth Hotel, Abu Dhabi, UAE. The AFCENT AWC focuses on regional defense by building partnership capacity and interoperability.

220810-N-UJ449-1012 NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy (Aug. 10, 2022) Brig. Gen. Clinton Murray, commanding general, Region Health Command-Europe, talks with Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Sigonella staff during a tour on Naval Air Station Sigonella, Aug. 10, 2022. 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.

Mineman 2nd Class Shane Duers and Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Nicasio Bone, assigned to the Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Pioneer (MCM 9), show medical training equipment to members of the Sasebo community during the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Sasebo Summer Festival 2022 in Sasebo, Japan Aug. 6, 2022. The Pioneer welcomed more than 3,700 visitors during the two-day festival which celebrated the 120th anniversary of Sasebo City and the 70th anniversary of the JMSDFs founding, and included displays of Japan Self Defense Force equipment and capabilities.

Maj. General Joel B. Vowell, U. S. Army Japan commanding General, receives a brief from the staff sections during Yama Sakura 83 at Camp Kengun, Japan, Dec. 5, 2022. Yama Sakura is a complex exercise that continues to build the bilateral partnership of the strong US-Japan alliance.

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. William J. Bowers, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, speaks with attendees during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Cook-Chill facility at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, on April 6, 2022. The ceremony recognized the movement from Camp Kinser to Camp Hansen and those who participated in the planning, execution, and construction process. It also showcased the importance of future developments of projects under the Defense Policy Review Initiative as part of the land redevelopment, including returns to the Government of Japan from the U.S. forces.

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Danie N. Saaiman, executive officer, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, and local residents participate in a Tsunami Evacuation Drill during Exercise Constant Vigilance 2022 on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 18, 2022. The annual drill was held to convey the readiness and capabilities of the camp to service members and local communities in the event of an emergency. CV22 is a Force Protection Condition and Crisis response evaluation to validate regional installations, camps, and tenant antiterrorism plans and policies.

TAMUNING, Guam (March 23, 2020) - Spc. George Gonzalez, Guam Army National Guard, provides support to a COVID-19 isolation site in Tamuning, Guam, March 23. By the direction of Guam Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero, the GUNG was activated March 21 to assist the local governments COVID-19 response efforts.

The Color Guard representing the nations of the Philippines, Japan, Republic of Korea and the United States participates in the opening ceremony of KAMANDAG 6, Fort Bonifacio, Philippines, Oct. 3, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

JAKARTA, Indonesia (July 22, 2022) - Students from the Maritime Development Vocational High School in Jakarta, Indonesia, receive a tour of the Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), July 22, 2022. Frank Cable is currently on patrol conducting expeditionary maintenance and logistics in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

The Republic of Korea Army 5th Corps Commander Lt. Gen. Kyu-Jun Lee visited the 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade on July 20, 2022 to receive a capabilities brief on the AH-64E v6 and the MQ-1C Gray Eagle. Lt. Gen. Lee stands before his staff as he is briefed on these aircraft and their manned-unmanned teaming capabilities.

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (Jan. 26, 2022) U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Carolyn Holman, the director for administration at Michaud Expeditionary Medical Facility, discuss a simulated patients health status during a mass casualties exercise on base. CLDJ serves as an expeditionary base for U.S. military forces providing support to ships, aircraft and personnel that ensure security throughout Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia. The base enables maritime and combat operations in the Horn of Africa while fostering positive U.S.-Africa relations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacob Sippel)

Nguyen Thi Huong Giang, U.S. Embassy Hanoi, and Col. Nguyen Trinh Hung, director of International Cooperation Division of the Vietnam Coast Guard speak with a U.S. Coast Guard member during the 8th annual Southeast Asia Maritime Law Enforcement Initiative Commanders' Forum in Tumon, Guam, April 5, 2022. The intent of the annual forum is to enhance regional stability by promoting maritime safety, security cooperation, coordination and information sharing amongst the six participating countries.

220723-N-CH260-1049 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 23, 2022) U.S. Navy Capt. Ensign Gabriel Wahl, middle, deputy public affairs officer, Carrier Strike Group 3, gives military leaders from Australia, Japan and Canada a tour of the hangar bay aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring to safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

U.S. Air Force 8th Maintenance Group Airmen and Republic of Korea Air Force 38th Fighter Group Logistics Squadron service members pose for a photo during bilateral immersion training at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 26, 2022. USAF 8th MXG and ROKAF 38th FGLS personnel are posing with a fist in the air to signify 'we go together.'

Army Gen. Dan Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, talks with a public health official during a visit to a COVID-19 vaccination site where Florida National Guard members are supporting partner agencies, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida, Feb. 3, 2021.

Trainees from the 324th Training Squadron exit the Mask Confidence Training facility on its reopening, Aug. 15, 2022, on Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas. The "gas chamber" training falls under the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Defense Course and trainees go through the training during week four of BMT.

U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Jordyn L. Collier with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, holds up trousers during an initial uniform fitting at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Aug. 2, 2022. Tailors checked measurements and marked adjustments to ensure that uniforms are fit for use during graduation and following training.

PEARL HARBOR (July 12, 2022) Multinational forces participate in a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) scenario during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Suga Tatsuya)

220722-N-IL330-1025 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 22, 2022) - Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Maria Cajaresgarcia, from New York, secures a watertight hatch during a general quarters drill aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), July 22, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

220428-N-XZ205-1027SAN DIEGO (April 28, 2022) Capt. Kim Davis, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) San Diegos commanding officer (center left), and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Jessica Harris, a Sailor assigned to NMRTC San Diego (center right), pose for a photo with Harris shipmates after she was announced as Junior Sailor of the Quarter Q2 FY22 at the hospital April 28. The Junior Sailor of the Quarter award is earned by Sailors who act as role models of Navy professionalism and personal dedication. NMRTC San Diego's mission is to prepare service members to deploy in support of operational forces, deliver high quality healthcare services and shape the future of military medicine through education, training and research. NMRTC San Diego employs more than 6,000 active duty military personnel, civilians and contractors in Southern California to provide patients with world-class care anytime, anywhere.

A team of medical professionals, Capt. Craig Ameduri, 149th Fighter Wing medical group physicians assistant, Capt. Natalya Stadler, 136th Air Wing medical group nurse practioner from the Texas National Guard, and Capt. Stephanie Evans, 155th Air Refueling Wing medical group nurse, Lt. Col. Amy Johnson, medical administrative officer, 155th Air Refueling Wing Nebraska National Guard, and Col. Peter Coldwell, Texas National Guard Joint Force Surgeon, ask questions and listens to leadership from the Czech Republic Ministry of Defense Military Hospital Olomouc in Olomouc, to discuss their current status and concerns in mutual COVID treatment protocol, Nov. 12, 2020. The team traveled in support of the State Partnership program to the Czech Republic as an information exchange team to mutually helpful medical information exchange. (Nebraska National Guard

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Shingo Nashinoki, left, Commander of Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, observes the Landing Craft Air Cushion during the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium 2022 at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, June 16, 2022. This iteration of PALS brought senior leaders of allied and partnered militaries together to discuss amphibious force readiness, expeditionary advanced base operations, intermediate force capabilities, and ways to improve interoperability between partners within the Indo-Pacific region. A total of 18 participating delegations from Asia, Australia, Europe, South America, and North America participated in the symposium.

Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune's leaders and staff got to visit with Rear Admiral Eric Peterson during his visit to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune on June 3. Peterson serves as the deputy commander of Naval Medical Forces Atlantic and director of the Navy Nurse Corps (Reserve).RDML Peterson received a tour of NMCCL's Labor and Delivery and Trauma Departments. Department heads and staff from each department briefed the specific processes here at NMCCL which are pertinent to the regional mission at Naval Medical Forces Atlantic.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Dec. 13, 2022) Lt. Alexander Bates, security officer at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) hands out a Japanese daikon radish to a pedestrian at Yokosuka Chuo Station during an event raising awareness of drunk driving during the holiday season. Daikon is a play on words as it is close to the Japanese word daikonzetsu, meaning eradication (of drunk driving). For more than 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleets forward deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.

TNI Navy Capt. Laswanto and U.S. Marines Maj. Peter Wagner examine joint operations data during exercise Gema Bhakti 2022, Sep. 14. 2022, Jakarta, Indonesia. Gema Bhakti 22 is a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command joint exercise program event, utilizing U.S. joint forces and TNI Armed Forces working together to increase interoperability and enhance regional stability and security through bilateral and multilateral partnerships.

220423-N-DM318-1111. NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan (Apr. 23, 2022) The Honorable Rahm Emanuel, the U.S. ambassador to Japan, and Yoshimasa Hayashi, Japan Minister of Foreign Affairs, walk through Sideboys prior to boarding an MV-22 following a stop at the base while en route, for an official visit, to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi supports the combat readiness of Commander, Carrier Air Wing FIVE (CVW 5), Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron FIVE ONE (HSM-51) and 30 other tenant commands and provides logistic support, coordination, and services to units assigned to the Western Pacific.

U.S. Army Spc. Christina Adams, a patient administration specialist with the Delaware National Guard, uses a computer at a drive-thru testing site for COVID-19 on the grounds of Long Neck Elementary School in Millsboro, Delaware, June 16, 2020. About 10 soldiers and airmen with the Delaware National Guard supported the saliva-based testing of 115 people at the school location.

U.S. Soldiers with the 169th Medical Detachment Veterinary Services, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Patrick Dean, a diagnostic imaging specialist with the 378th Expeditionary Medical Squadron, takes X-rays of Zazu, a military working dog with the 378th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron K9 Unit, during a vet visit at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, June 7, 2022. USCENTCOM Airmen and Soldiers eat, play and work together all across PSAB. The joint force partnership fosters, advances and augments each branch's mission capabilities in the Southwest Asia theater. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brandon Johnson-Farmer, left, Staff Sgt. Natan Shipman, center, and Tech. Sgt. Henson Greene, right, pose for a photo with members of the Japanese public during the Hofu Air Show 2022 at Hofu-Kita Air Base, Japan, June 5, 2022. Airmen from the 459th Airlift Squadron and the 374th Operations Support Squadron attended the Hofu Air Festival to promote bilateral relations with their Japanese counterparts and the greater Hofu community.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Garrett Mazachek, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules pilot,left, and Wing Commadner Saard Pongsajaroennon, 601st Royal Thai Air Force squadron commander, listen to a briefing at Don Muang Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, April 1, 2022. This was the first meeting between Yokota Air Base and the Royal Thai Air Force within Thailands borders since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 23, 2022) Sailors participate in a mass casualty drill aboard amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), June 23, 2022. Essex is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

220824-N-TY704-1011 SAN DIEGO (Aug. 24, 2022) Sailors establish communications during the Chapter 13 shipboard carrier qualification aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Aug. 24. Vinson is currently pierside in its homeport of San Diego.

Inter-American Defense Board Leadership and guest celebrate the boards 80th anniversary at the Organization of American States building, Washington, D.C., March 30, 2022. During the celebration An Ordinary Meeting of the Council of Delegates was held in the Hall of the Americas of the Organization of American States. The meeting was attended by OAS authorities, Ambassadors of the Member States, Permanent Representatives, Secretaries of Defense and Commanders of the armed forces of the hemisphere, Delegates to the IADB and of the Observer Countries and the Inter-American Defense College, both in person and remotely.

Senior leaders and policy makers from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, the United States and Vietnam gathered virtually and in person in Tumon, Guam, April 5-7,2022, to collaborate and expand maritime law enforcement partnerships at the Southeast Asia Maritime Law Enforcement Initiative Commanders' Forum. The intent of the annual forum is to enhance regional stability by promoting maritime safety, security cooperation, coordination and information sharing.

Command Chief Master Sgt. Alvin R. Dyer, senior enlisted advisor for 7th Air Force, and Command Sgt. Major Yong-kyu Lee, senior enlisted advisor for the Combined Forces Command Republic of Korea forces, share a moment of camaraderie at the ROK Chiefs of Staff Headquarters, June 21, 2022. Command senior enlisted leaders with the ROK-US Alliance participated in the 2nd Annual Keystone Seminar, a three-day event meant to bring the senior NCOs together to build sprit de corps and learn about Korean military history.

Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC), Bethesda, leadership pose for a group photo with the awardees after an awards ceremony in Memorial Auditorium at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, Oct. 7, 2022. Capt. Steve Aboona, commanding officer of NMRTC, Bethesda, presented 40 individual awards during the award ceremony which recognized various achievements of Sailors assigned to the command.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (Feb. 15, 2023) -- University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center first responders and emergency medical centers conduct mass casualty drill.The drill was conducted as part of Citadel Shield/Solid Curtain 2023, a yearly, two-part anti-terrorism and force protection exercise designed to test the effectiveness of the installations readiness and training programs.

BUSAN, Republic of Korea (Sept. 24, 2022) - Sailors assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) and forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) visit Jinhae Hope Childrens Home in Busan, Republic of Korea during a community relations event (COMREL), Sept. 24. Barry is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navys largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleets principal surface force.

Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) Midshipmen participate in an Individual Protective Equipment Confidence Exercise led by U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) during their Summer Training Program at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 13, 2022. NROTC Midshipmen Summer Training develops and trains Midshipmen in order to provide the Fleet a competent and professional Naval Service Commissioned Officer.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Zachery Coleman and Capt. Kurt James with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, observe a fires class June 7, 2022, on Camp Yufuin, Japan. Marines with 5th ANGLICO and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade gave Bilateral Fires Support Coordination Center instructions as part of a subject matter expert exchange between the two groups June 6-8. III MIG functions as the vanguard of III MEF, operating in the Indo-Pacific regions information environment, and supports Marine Air Ground Task Force operations with communications, intelligence, and supporting arms liaison capabilities.

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Joseph R. Clearfield, deputy commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, speaks with Singapore Armed Forces Col. Low Wilson, Chief Guards Officer, Commander 21st Division, during a bilateral meeting at the eighth iteration of the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium in Tokyo, Japan, June 14, 2022. PALS consists of discussions and presentations which facilitate meaningful dialogue on key aspects of amphibious operations, capability development, crisis response and interoperability. This years symposium brought together senior leaders from 18 participating delegations who are committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific, with the objective of strengthening and developing regional relationships.

U.S. Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Ryan Terry, 233rd Space Warning Squadron security forces, assigned to Task Force Shelter Support for the Colorado National Guards COVID-19 response, along with volunteer nurse Rebekah Maciorowski, performs a wellness check to a resident at a motel where people without homes are lodged, Denver, Colo., April 10, 2020. Members of the Colorado National Guard volunteer to support state and local officials combat the Corona Virus Pandemic by assisting multiple agencies in the state of Colorado.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, stand in line to recieve their issued uniform items during receiving at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, July 25, 2022. Recruits are taught to move fast and form columns when given the command.

220913-N-JO823-1036 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 13, 2022) Damage Controlman Fireman Makenzie Aguirre, from Hobbs, New Mexico, left, assists Hull Maintenance Technician Fireman Anthony Caudel, from West Plains, Missouri, during damage control training team drill in the hangar bay aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 13. 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.

Rear Adm. Matthew Case, Commander of Navy Medical Forces Atlantic and Director of the Defense Health Agency Tidewater Market, addresses staff at Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River during his visit on Wednesday, July 6, 2022.

TOKYO (Oct. 5, 2022) U.S. Space Force Gen. John W. Raymond, Chief of Space Operations, right, Chief of Staff of the Japan Joint Staff Gen. Koji Yamazaki, center, and Commander of United States Forces Japan, U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, speak with each other during Raymonds visit to engage with senior officials from Japans Ministry of Defense, in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. Raymond reinforced the United States ironclad commitment to the U.S.-Japan alliance following a North Korean ballistic missile launch that passed over northern Japan on Oct. 4th.

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Joseph R. Clearfield, deputy commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, speaks with French Navy Capt. Francois Duhomez, French Defense Attaché, during a bilateral meeting at the eighth iteration of the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium in Tokyo, Japan, June 14, 2022. PALS consists of discussions and presentations which facilitate meaningful dialogue on key aspects of amphibious operations, capability development, crisis response and interoperability. This years symposium brought together senior leaders from 18 participating delegations who are committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific, with the objective of strengthening and developing regional relationships.

Col. Gufron from the Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI, Indonesian Armed Forces), U.S. Army Col. Walter Ross, and TNI Maj. Kevin Ayawaila discuss mission analysis during exercise Gema Bhakti 2022, Sep. 14. 2022, Jakarta, Indonesia. Gema Bhakti 22 is a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command joint exercise program event, utilizing U.S. joint forces and TNI Armed Forces working together to increase interoperability and enhance regional stability and security through bilateral and multilateral partnerships.

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Raymond Posey, assigned to the U.S. Special Operations Command, gives feedback to MED/LT Manar Koufail, following her Medical Planning presentation during the African Lion 22 Academics, June 7, 2022, at the Southern Zone Headquarters in Agadir, Morocco. These students received instruction in the U.S. Joint Planning Process ahead of their participation in the Combined Joint Task Force during the exercise. African Lion 2022 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.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Sept. 14, 2022) South Korean members of UNITAS LXIII exercise control group work with each other, Sept. 14, 2022. UNITAS is the worlds longest-running maritime exercise. Hosted this year by Brazil, it brings together multinational forces from Belize, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Namibia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the United States conducting operations in and off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The exercise trains forces to conduct joint maritime operations through the execution of anti-surface, anti-submarine, anti-air, amphibious and electronic warfare operations that enhance warfighting proficiency and increase interoperability among participating naval and marine forces.

TOKYO (Oct. 5, 2022) U.S. Space Force Gen John W. Raymond, Chief of Space Operations, left, speaks with Japan Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada, right, during his visit to engage with senior officials from Japans Ministry of Defense, in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. Raymond reinforced the United States ironclad commitment to the U.S.-Japan alliance following a North Korean ballistic missile launch that passed over northern Japan on Oct. 4th.

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Col. Koji Yamazaki, Air Staff Office, Defense Planning and Policy Department, Civil Engineering Division director, speaks following a briefing during a bilateral civil engineer key leader engagement in the Emergency Operations Center at Yokota Air Force, Japan, Oct, 20, 2022. Civil engineer leaders from Pacific Air Forces and Japan Air Self-Defense Force toured each others facilities to learn how they function. They exchanged knowledge and expertise for accelerating interoperability to make both country's civil engineer forces stronger together.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Bobby Park, intelligence officer with 12th Marine Regiment and Sgt. Tomoya Mizunuma with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force coordinate operations in the Bilateral Ground Tactical Control Center during Resolute Dragon 22 at Camp Shizunai, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 11, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Ian Friel, mission commander, speaks with Thomas Daley, U.S. Embassy chargé daffairs, during a tour of the health services outreach site in support of Pacific Angel 22-4 in Baucau, Timor-Leste. The operation, scheduled Sept. 12-17, focuses on capacity building through health services outreach, engineering civic action program construction projects and subject matter expert exchanges. Pacific Air Forces participate in PAC ANGEL operations in order to advance interoperability and build upon established partnerships between our military forces and our allies and partners.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Ryan Chiarella, a psychiatrist with the 18th Field Hospital, 304th Medical Detachment, speaks with a patient Appalachian Care Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) 2022 at Wise, Va., Aug. 20, 2022. IRT is a Department of Defense (DoD) military training opportunity, exclusive to the United States and its territories, that delivers joint training opportunities to increase deployment readiness. Simultaneously, IRT provides key services (health care, construction, transportation, and cybersecurity) with lasting benefits for our American communities.

221003-N-IW069-1233 San Francisco (Oct. 3, 2022) Fire Controlman (Aegis) 2nd Class Casey Pelican, a native of Edison, N.J., assigned to Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Princeton (CG-59) participates in a community relations event during San Francisco Fleet Week. SFFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience Americas Sea services. During Fleet Week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of the city and its surrounding areas. (Navy Photography by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Isaiah M. Williams)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Steven R. Rudder, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, participates in a trilateral meeting during the eighth iteration of the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium, Tokyo, Japan, June 13, 2022. PALS consists of discussions and presentations conducted to promote regional security and to enable responsive forces during crisis situations. The 2022 symposium brought together senior leaders from 18 participating delegations who are committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific, with the objective of strengthening and developing regional relationships.

VUNG RO BAY, Vietnam (June 24, 2022) - Capt. Hank Kim, Pacific Partnership 2022 mission commander, right, and Capt. Timothy Quast, commanding officer of Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), left, pose for a photo with leaders from Vietnamese Medical Ship Khanh Hoa 01 during a distinguished visitor tour of Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) in support of Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

Tech Sergeant Brian Won, Task Force Oahu, Hawaii National Guard, provides registration instructions to an individual in line for COVID-19 testing, August 27, 2020, Ewa Beach, Hawaii. The testing in Ewa Mahiko District Park is part of the 14-day surge testing’ program currently being conducted throughout the City and County of Honolulu.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Michael Tijidor, 60th Maintenance Squadron Continuous Process Improvement and innovation manager, speaks with Airmen during a phoenix spark industry day at Travis Air Force Base, California, June 17, 2022. The event invited external companies that offered possible solutions to problems Airmen face in their units during daily operations.

U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Cesar Quintana with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, demonstrates evacuating a casualty during a tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) class at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Nov. 1, 2022. TCCC is a three-phase approach to casualty management, ensuring the appropriate medical care is given at the correct time and place during a combat mission. Quintana was recruited out of Recruiting Station Houston.

New recruits with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, arrive aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Apr. 3, 2023. During their first night aboard the depot, recruits will make a phone-call home, receive their first recruit haircut, be issued their uniforms and complete initial administrative processing.

U.S. Air Force Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost, commander, U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), coins Staff Sgt. Jordan Gilchrist, 731st Air Mobility Squadron, May 17, 2022, at the Osan Air Base Passenger Terminal, Republic of Korea. The 731st AMS is responsible for ensuring the safety and fluid movement of all traveling personnel in and outbound via weekly rotators, tracking passenger manifests, handling baggage, and executing security checks and safety briefings for passengers.

GREAT LAKES (May 13, 2021) A recruit chief petty officer stands at the lead of her formation before there pass-in-review graduations ceremony at Recruit Training Command. More than 40,000 recruits train annually from the Navy's only boot camp.

PEARL HARBOR (July 9, 2022) - Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Winnipeg (FFH 338) hosts an open ship day for partner nations during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29- Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Royal Canadian Navy photo by S1 Melissa Gonzalez)

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