Multinational Military Exercise

A joint exercise with service members from various nations engaging in training activities. Scenes depict collaboration and tactical discussions in a military setting.

Service members from the U.S. Air Forces 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan and the Indonesian Air Force move a low-cost low altitude bundle onto a forklift at Abdulrachman Saleh Air Force Base, Malang, Indonesia for Cope West 2022, June 21, 2022. Cope West is a bilateral, tactical airlift exercise that prepares the U.S. Air Force and Indonesian Air Force to work together in promoting a peaceful Indo-Pacific region.

A group of joint multinational service members participate in a staff exercise during Super Garuda Shield 2023, at the 5th Marine Training Center (Puslatpur), Situbondo Regency, East Java, Indonesia, on September 1, 2023. SuperGarudaShield 2023 is an annual exercise that has significantly grown in scope and size since 2009. SGS2023 is the second consecutive time this exercise has grown into a combined and joint event, highlighting the 7 participating and 12 observing nations' commitment to partnership and a free and open Indo-pacific.

A member of the Philippine National Police - Maritime Group, 2nd Special Operations Unit discusses tactical questioning routines with a 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) Green Beret during a sensitive site exploitation demonstration June 1, 2022, near Puerto Princesa, Palawan. This engagement provided an opportunity for the Philippine National Police, Philippine Coast Guard Special Operations Force and U.S. Green Berets to exchange tactics, techniques and procedures with each other in an effort to enhance interoperability while sharing new ideas for maritime operations. Other TTPs exchanged during the engagement included small boat handling, sensitive site exploitation, and compliant and non-compliant visit, board, search and seizure operations. The Philippines and United States have a continued interest in strengthening our military-to-military relationship and reinforcing our maritime security efforts in support of our treaty commitments to each other.

A Marine Raider with Special Operations Task Force 511.2 provides instruction on various Small Unmanned Aerial Systems to service members of the Philippine Marine Corps during Marine Aviation Support Activity (MASA) 22 in Palawan, Philippines, June 9, 2022. MASA 22 is a bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. Marine Corps, aimed at increasing interoperability and improving aviation-related capabilities in support of U.S.-Philippine mutual defense.

020529-M-9902V-030. Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF

060828-N-3714J-037. Base: Dili Country: East Timor (TMP)

A U.S. Marine Corps Crew Chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 shows a reporter how to properly wear goggles prior to taking off at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 24, 2022. III Marine Expeditionary Force hosted a media workshop event for Okinawan media representatives to provide a better understanding of what III MEF does in order to enhance relationships with their host nation. The media representatives had the opportunity to fly on military aircraft, observe live-fire ranges, and visit the Jungle Warfare Training Center.

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 1, 2022) - Lt. Steven Szelmeczki, from Ackerman, Mississippi, left, speaks with chaplains and clergy from the National Referral Hospital while on a tour aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia.

020529-M-9902V-020. Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF

050707-A-1566H-030. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM State: Babil Province Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Service members from the U.S. Air Forces 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan and the Indonesian Air Force move a low-cost low altitude bundle onto a forklift at Abdulrachman Saleh Air Force Base, Malang, Indonesia for Cope West 2022, June 21, 2022. Cope West is a bilateral, tactical airlift exercise that prepares the U.S. Air Force and Indonesian Air Force to work together in promoting a peaceful Indo-Pacific region.

Indonesian Navy Rear Adm. Rachmad Jayadi deputy commander, Indonesian Navy Education and Training Doctrine Development Command, and U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Joaquin Martinez, vice commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, walk down the center aisle to being the opening ceremony for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2022, Dec. 7. CARAT Indonesia is a bilateral exercise between Indonesia and the United States designed to promote regional security cooperation, maintain and strengthen maritime partnerships, and enhance maritime interoperability. In its 28th year, the CARAT series is comprised of multinational exercises, designed to enhance U.S. and partner navies and marine corps abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region.

221011-N-DB724-2331CEBU, Philippines (Oct. 11, 2022) Senior Chief Sonar Technician Surface James Hall, from Cumming, Georgia, assigned to commander, Destroyer Squadron 7, speaks to Philippine Navy sailors, assigned to BRP Jose Rizal (FF 150), during a surface warfare brief aboard Jose Rizal during Exercise Sama Sama-Lumbas 2022, Oct. 11. Sama Sama-Lumbas is a multilateral exercise and includes forces from Philippines, the United States, Australia, France, Japan, and the United Kingdom designed to promote regional security cooperation, maintain and strengthen maritime partnerships, and enhance maritime interoperability.

Service members with the Grupamento de Mergulhadores de Comabte, Marinha do Brasil (Brazilian Navy Combat Divers Group), Hombres Ranas de Infantería de Marina de Ecuador (Ecuadorian Marine Corps Frogmen), Las Fuerzas de Operaciones Especiales de la Marina de Guerra del Perú (The Special Operations Forces of the Peruvian Navy), and U.S. Navy SEALs assigned to a Naval Special Operations Team, sit through a mission brief while planning prior to a dive mission during exercise UNITAS LXIII in Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 12, 2022. UNITAS is the world's longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.

060829-N-3714J-032. Base: Dili Country: East Timor (TMP)

U.S. Sailors with Task Force Koa Moana 22, I Marine Expeditionary Force, discuss different levels of stress and coping mechanisms during a mental health awareness event in Koror, Republic of Palau, July 8, 2022. The event presented an opportunity for the community and service members to discuss personal experiences, resources available, and effective techniques to manage stress while strengthening partnerships.

US Navy Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Tam, Cmdr. Gita Muharam, TNI, review the exercise control group maritime plans at Gema Bhakti 2022, September 12, 2022, Jakarta Indonesia. Gema Bhakti 22 is a USINDOPACOM Joint Exercise Program event, utilizing US Joint forces partnering with TNI Armed Forces working together to increase interoperability and enhance regional stability and security through bilateral and multilateral partnerships.

Chaplain (LT. COL.) James Mackey administers Communion during Protestant religious services conducted for the exercise Shadow Hawk segment of Bright Star '87. In this U.S. Central Command/Joint Chiefs of STAFF exercise, U.S. forces operate with the Jordan. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '87 Base: King Faisal Air Base State: Al Jafr Country: Jordan (JOR)

060828-N-3714J-039. Base: Dili Country: East Timor (TMP)

Students and instructors from the Global Peace Operations Initiative participate in the Staff Training Exercise (STE) at Garuda Canti Dharma II / Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise 22 at Pusat Misi Pemeliharaan, Indonesia, July 27, 2022. STE classes are designed to develop instructors who improve readiness of United Nations officers, classes include operations, logistics, planning, and civil military coordination. Exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II enables instructors from multiple countries to integrate and provide cross education, strengthening cohesion between allies and partners.

DF-ST-85-05751. Base: Albrook Air Force Station State: Canal Zone Country: Panama (PAN)

Brigadier General Azariel Loria, Commander of the Belize Defence Force, introduces himself to distinguished visitors from participating nations prior to briefings on the overview of training events carried out during Exercise TRADEWINDS 2022 in Belize City, Belize, on May 19, 2022.Photo: Corporal Mitchell Paquette, 12 Wing Imaging Services

The Timor-Leste Vice Minister of Interior, Antonio Armindo, talks about the importance of the U.S.-Timor-Leste partnership during the opening ceremony for the Department of Defense Humanitarian Mine Action training program in Dili, Timor-Leste, May 3, 2022. This train-the-trainer program will enhance Timor-Lestes explosive ordnance disposal capabilities and demonstrates the growing security cooperation and U.S. commitment to partnership with Timor-Leste.

The National Aeronaval Service of Panama, also known as SENAN and The National Border Service of Panama, also known as, SENAFRONT team up to load a Boeing CH-47 Chinook with metal equipment to be delivered by Joint Task Force-Bravo as a part of PANAMAX 2023. In direct support of the United States Southern Command and the government of Panama, JTF-Bravo provided air assets to assist in the movement of personnel, food and equipment to several hard-to-reach locations throughout the region.

221212-N-HG389-0003 SITUBONDO, Indonesia (Dec. 12, 2022) Indonesian Navy Sailors give a safety brief to Sailors assigned to Mobile Dive and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1 in Situbondo as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)/Marine Exercise (MAREX) CARAT 2022, Dec. 12. CARAT/MAREX Indonesia is a bilateral exercise between Indonesia and the United States designed to promote regional security cooperation, maintain and strengthen maritime partnerships, and enhance maritime interoperability. In its 28th year, the CARAT series is comprised of multinational exercises, designed to enhance U.S. and partner forces abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. Task Force 73 is responsible for conducting diving and salvage operations in the Western Pacific.

GEN. Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, speaks with a patient at a field medical facility during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

010625-N-6077T-010. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATION AFLOAT READINESS AND TRAINING Base: Uss Curts (FFG 38)

Royal Thai Army Sgt. Totsakorn Tungpila, a student with Thailand Mine Action Center (TMAC), searches for a simulated explosive remnant of war as part of a practice scenario during an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) level 1-2 course at Fort Bhanurangsi, Ratchaburi, Thailand, Jan. 11, 2024. Royal Thai and American Armed Forces work together to train TMAC students in EOD level 1-2 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.

111004-N-KK935-024MUARA, Brunei (Oct. 4, 2011) Chief Fire Controlman Sandra Valdez, left, and Fire Controlman Tanysha Brown, both assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105), speak with a Royal Brunei Navy officer during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2011. U.S. and Brunei female sailors met to discuss service in their respective navies. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and to enhance force readiness.

060723-N-1577S-018. Base: Banda Aceh Country: Indonesia (IDN)

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 5, 2022)The Coxwain of Royal Malaysian Navy ship KD Lekir (F-26) welcomed ship's company of Republic of Singapore Navy guided missile frigate RSS Intrepid (69) during the lunch reception. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four 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. (Royal Malaysian Navy Photo by Leading Seaman Radar Plotter Gary John Deli)

U.S. service members with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit visit a local child care center as part of a civil affairs engagement during KAMANDAG 6 in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines, Oct. 12, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral training 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.

A mass briefing is held for all personnel involved in the Hong Kong Exercise SEARCH AND RESCUE '82. Participating in the exercise are units from the US Air Force 33rd Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service, the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force, the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department and the US Navy. Subject Operation/Series: SEARCH AND RESCUE '82 Country: Hong Kong (HKG)

LT. j.g. Rick Rodriqauez, Office in Charge, Naval Construction Battalion 411 (NCB-411) Naval Base Norfolk, verifies names of the pet animals that have just arrived from Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba during Operation Sincere Welcome. Dependents and excess personnel are being air-lifted out of Cuba to make room for the large number of Cuban refugees. Subject Operation/Series: SINCERE WELCOME Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

HAGÅTÑA, Guam (Sept. 9, 2022) - Commander Joint Region Marianas Rear Adm. Benjamin Nicholson along with signatories to the 2011 Programmatic Agreement (PA) gathered for the 10th Annual PA Workshop at the Sen. Antonio M. Palomo Guam Museum and Education Facility in Hagatña from Sept. 8-9. The workshop included a media availability and encouraged local and regional news representatives to attend the tours in pursuit of increased transparency

Pacific Partnership 2010 Commander Capt. Lisa M. Franchetti presents the head mistress of the Negeri school with a plaque at an engineering civic action program, conducted by the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during its visit to Tobelo, Indonesia, on July 13, 2010. Pacific Partnership 2010 is the fifth in a series of annual U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic assistance endeavors to strengthen regional partnerships.

040331-M-7403H-020. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Foster State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

PEARL HARBOR (July 6, 2022) Royal Malaysian Navy Sailor Able Seaman Radar Plotter Mogenshwar Ganesan plots a chart on the bridge of Royal Malaysian Navy Kasturi-class corvette KD Lekir (F 26) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor 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 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. (Royal Australian Navy photo by LSIS Kylie Jagiello)

060812-N-3714J-015. Base: Tarakan Country: Indonesia (IDN)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Xavier L. Cannon, left, and members of the Philippine Armed Forces help people displaced by Typhoon Haiyan as part of Operation Damayan at Villamor Air Base in the Philippines on November 13, 2013. U.S. forces were deployed to the Philippines to support humanitarian efforts in response to Typhoon Haiyan.

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (Aug. 12, 2022) - LEUT Belinda Wozniak, a Gender, Peace and Security (GPS) advisor with the Royal Australian Navy, gives remarks during a Women and Security during Disaster lecture at Palawan State University during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

040224-A-1526R-062. Base: Puerto Cortes Country: Honduras (HND)

Second Lt. Dong Hyeon Lee, translator for Col. Soon Tae Kim, Republic of Korean (ROK) Air Force Operations Command Service & Support Group commander, shows images to Col. E. Jonelle Eychner, 51st Mission Support Group commander, prior to a Memorandum of Understanding ceremony on Osan Air Base, ROK, Apr. 6, 2022. The ceremony was to help update security procedures and safety protocols for the base.

030518-M-6881R-023. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: Ban Dong State: Tambol Ban Laeng Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd Battalion 1ST SFG (A)

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (July 28, 2022) - Capt. Hank Kim, Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22) mission commander, left; Capt. Kimberly Toone, executive officer of USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), second from left; Puerto Princesa Vice Mayor Maria Nancy M. Socrates, center; Capt. Jeff Feinberg, commanding officer of Mercy, second from right; and Charles Maynard of the Royal Navy, serving as deputy mission commander of PP22, right, pose for a photo with Philippine Red Cross volunteers after a tour of Mercy in support of PP22. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Germaine Autrey, assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and locals from the village where a DPAA recovery mission took place celebrate the last day of the mission in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, March 29, 2023. Strong bonds are made between DPAA members and local workers that sometimes culminate in an end of mission celebration of cooperation and friendship.

Students at exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II / Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise 22 learn and discuss gender and protection planning relating to Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) initiatives and integration into Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) at Pusat Misi Pemeliharaan, Indonesia, July 19, 2022. WPS reaffirms that womens full, equal, and meaningful participation is essential for effective PKO. Exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II enables instructors from multiple countries to integrate and provide cross education, strengthening cohesion between allies and partners.

050601-A-1526R-062. Base: Quito Country: Ecuador (ECU)

220703-N-NC885-1032VUNG RO HARBOR, Vietnam (July 3rd, 2022) - Rear Admiral Mark Melson, Commander, Task Force 73, speaks during the Pacific Partnership 2022 Vietnam closing ceremony aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

221028-N-VQ841-1289 PUERTO BARRIOS, Guatemala (Oct. 28, 2022) Guatemalan service members, Red Cross and first responders listen to a safety brief as part of Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) training at the Marine Infantry Brigade Airfield in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, Oct. 28, 2022. Hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Continuing Promise 2022, a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

On June 20, 2022, Khan Quest 2022 ended with the official closing ceremony. Over the past two weeks Mongolian Armed Forces (MAF) hosted 15 nations in this 18th iteration of the exercise. By participating in Khaan Quest, nations were able to showcase their resolve in peacekeeping missions around the world.Soldiers, Spc. Hunter Mains and Spc. Kyle Johnson with the Army Alaska National Guard, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 297th Regional Support Group contributed a major role in CPX operations which had them role play in several different scenarios. The two Soldiers were appointed to the SITFOR (Situational Force) during the exercise. Both Soldiers also participated at the end of the exercise mock press conference. The press conference is designed to prepare peacekeepers and military leaders for questions that may be asked of them during stressful situations. Johnson and Mains roleplayed as journalists asking the questions. Shown here, Spc. Mains, bottom left and Spc. Johnson, bot

Royal Thai Army Master Sgt. Suparerk Panthong, an instructor with Thailand Mine Action Center (TMAC), explains the key identifying features of a projectile fuze during an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) level 1-2 course at Fort Bhanurangsi, Ratchaburi, Thailand, Jan. 9, 2024. Royal Thai and American Armed Forces work together to train TMAC students in EOD level 1-2 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.

U.S. Chargé dAffairesNoriko Horiuchi visits members from the Samoan Police, Prisons and Corrections Services as well as members of the Nevada National Guard in Apia, Samoa, Feb. 27, 2024. By working together and sharing expertise, both the United States and Samoa can better protect their citizens and build a more resilient future," stated U.S. Chargé dAffairesNoriko Horiuchi.

060528-N-9076B-103. Base: Zamboanga State: Maidanao Country: Philippines (PHL)

050116-N-4142G-183. Base: Meulaboh State: Sumatra Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Major Command Shown: HC-11

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)

The youngest and oldest military child cut a cake during Kids Warrior Day on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 28, 2022. Kids Warrior Day is an event that gives the opportunity for military children to experience the service requirements their parents needed to pass in order to be U.S. Marines. The event featured a mock CFT, close-order drill, a toy gun rifle range, and Marine Corps Martial Arts Program techniques.

Philippine Marines and Philippine Coast Guardsmen apply a splint to simulate setting a broken bone during medical first responder (MFR) training in Batanes Province, Philippines, June 28, 2022. U.S. Special Operations Command Pacific Civil Affairs conducted MFR training for members of the Philippine military to provide them with the enhanced medical skills and confidence required to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster response care in times of crisis.

Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Pearl Harbor (NMRTC PH) staff and the Federal Fire Department evaluate and treat simulated mass casualty injuries during the NMRTC PH mass casualty exercise on Aug. 11, 2022, aboard Joint Base Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The quick- reaction, scenario-driven drill evaluated the NMRTC PH and Federal Fire Department's response to a mass casualty incident, should one occur. The drill evaluated NMRTC-PHs ability to alert staff and respond to the installations requests to support the Federal Fire Department.

010501-F-0697K-054. Subject Operation/Series: UNION FLASH 01 Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Recovery team members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) demonstrate to a local school how to load a patient onto a litter in case of a possible casulty evacuation on Sep. 21 2022 in Wewak, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Bamesaka Business Secondary School hosted members from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) to discuss how all the different job specialties work together during a mission. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

Recovery team members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) demonstrate to a local school how to load a patient onto a litter in case of a possible casulty evacuation on Sep. 21 2022 in Wewak, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Bamesaka Business Secondary School hosted members from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) to discuss how all the different job specialties work together during a mission. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

000906-A-1526R-003. Base: San Jose Country: Costa Rica (CRI) Scene Major Command Shown: SOUTHCOM

050226-F-9891G-035. Base: Sinaloan State: Laguna Country: Philippines (PHL)

Members of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and U.S. Special Operations Task Force (SOTF) 511.2 participate in a coastal cleanup during International Coastal Cleanup Day in Zamboanga, Philippines, Sept. 17, 2022. SOTF 511.2 regularly conducts humanitarian and civic assistance activities to provide direct support to the local community while also forging greater relationships with partners from the PCG, Armed Forces of the Philippines, and various local organizations.

Hatian Evacuees wait in line to load into a C-17 Globemaster III cargo plane at Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The cargo plane is from the 172 Airlift Wing Air National Guard base located in Jackson, MS.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo visits Qasr al-Yahud, in Jordan Valley on November 19, 2020.

CPT Cheryl B. Aultman gives a weather briefing to members of the 302nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Japanese Air Self Defense Force, during training exercise Cope North '83-1. The exercise was held at Chitose Air Base. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '83 Base: Hokkaido Country: Japan (JPN)

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.

060702-N-9851B-005. Base: Ho Chi Minh City Country: Viet Nam (VNM)

040223-M-7403H-001. Complete Scene Caption: Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine Army (PA) Brigadier General (BGEN) Rafael Romera (far left), AFP Exercise BALIKATAN 2004 Co-Director; AFP, PA General (GEN) Narciso Abaya (second from left and leaning forward), CHIEF of STAFF, AFP (CSAFP); the Honorable Mr. Joseph Mussomeli (second from right), Deputy CHIEF of Mission, Embassy of the United States in Manila; and US Marine Corps (USMC) Brigadier General (BGEN) Kenneth Glueck (right), US Exercise BALIKATAN 2004 Co-Director; hold a press conference at Clark Air Base (AB), Luzon Island, Philippines (PHL), to answer questions dealing with Exercise BALIKATAN 2004, which is a regularly scheduled joint interoperability exercise designed to improve military readiness and professionalism between US and Philippine armed forces. Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

110318-N-MU720-051HACHINOHE, Japan (March 18, 2011) Lt. Cmdr. Derek Peterson, from Cocoa, Fla., a U.S. 7th Fleet salvage officer, briefs Hachinohe Port Authority officials about the capabilities U.S. Navy salvage teams can provide to help the city repair port facilities damaged by a tsunamil.

LA VENTA, Honduras - Families of the Armed Forces of Honduras encourage their team 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.

BGEN. Ibrahim K. Omari, Kenyan navy, speaks at the Naval Infantry Leadership Symposium - Africa (NILS-A) 2022 in Dakar, Senegal, July 6, 2022. NILS -A is a multinational, Africa-focused forum, designed to bring together partner nations with marine forces and naval infantries to develop interoperability, crisis response capabilities, and foster relationships which will improve Africas maritime domain security.

050103-N-4166B-237. Base: Sultan Iskandar Muda Air Base State: Sumatra Country: Indonesia (IDN)

030521-M-4547R-005. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Country: Thailand (THA)

ITOMAN, Japan (June 19, 2022) Sailors from Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa (CFAO) and tenant commands along with service members from Japans Self Defense Force participate in a cleanup at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa, Japan, June 19, 2022. The cleanup was in preparation for Okinawas Memorial Day which remembers those killed in the 1945 Battle of Okinawa. CFAO maintains and operates facilities to support the U.S. Navys naval and aviation assets in the Indo-Pacific region.

050103-N-9951E-115. Base: Sultan Iskandar Muda Air Base State: Sumatra Country: Indonesia (IDN)

170531-N-QV906-443 PATTAYA, Thailand (May 31, 2017) Capt. Alexis Walker, Deputy Commander, Destroyer Squadron 7, uses an app on his cellular phone to communicate with children from Banntunggard School during a community outreach event as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Thailand 2017 May 31. Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) is a series of PACOM sponsored, U.S. Pacific Fleet led bilateral exercises held annually in South and Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. CARAT exercise events cover a broad range of naval skill areas and disciplines including surface, undersea, air and amphibious warfare; maritime security operations; riverine, jungle and explosive ordnance disposal operations; combat construction; diving and salvage; search and rescue; maritime patrol and reconnaissance aviation; maritime domain awareness; military law, public affairs and military medicine; and humanitarian assistance, disaster response.

U.S. Navy Lt. Trey Ketchum, from Fort Walton Beach, Florida, uses a spot vision screener to look for abnormalities in a local child's eyes during a health engagement in Fefan, Federal States of Micronesia, as part of Pacific Partnership 2024-1, Jan. 12, 2024. Pacific Partnership, now in its 19th iteration, is the largest multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific and works to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships.

An Indonesian marine with 7th Infantry Battalion, 4th Marine Brigade, looks through the sight of a multi-launch rocket system during Keris Marine Exercise (MAREX) 23 at 7th Infantry Battalion Base, Lampung, Indonesia, Nov. 19, 2022. Keris MAREX is a bilateral exercise hosted by the Indonesian National Military between the Korps Marinir Republik Indonesia and U.S. Marine Corps focused on promoting military interoperability, maritime domain awareness, strengthening relationships, and expanding capabilities among participating forces. Marine Rotational Force Southeast Asia is an operational model developed by Marine Corps Forces Pacific that postures scalable I Marine Expeditionary Forces west of the International Date Line, conducts a series of planned subject matter expert exchanges and enablers, and advances security objectives shared with our Allies and Partners.

(from left to right) US Navy Mess SPECIALIST Third Class Miranda Graham, US Navy Aviation Ordnanceman Third Class Jose Vega and US Navy Aviation Ordnanceman Third Class Carlos Limon browse a vendor stand on the forward mess decks of USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75), which is selling goods from the Navy Exchange to the crew while on deployment.

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, September 5, 2005 -- Local residents assist another resident onto a helicopter. FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force members rescued the residents from an area impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (Aug. 6, 2022) - Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Rachel Gutches, from Marysville, California, right, poses for a photo with local healthcare providers during a Basic Life Support (BLS) course at the City Coliseum during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

060219-N-5067K-103. Base: Saint Bernard State: Leyte Country: Philippines (PHL)

Fijian warriors mix kava during the traditional portion of the closing ceremony festivities for Exercise Cartwheel at Blackrock Training Camp, Fiji, September 23, 2022. Exercise Cartwheel is a multilateral military-to-military training exercise with the U.S., 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.

060827-N-9076B-321. Base: Dili Country: East Timor (TMP)

COL. Burton C. Quist, commander Joint Task Force Provide Promise (Forward), US Marine Corps, congratulates all the winners of the Independence Day 5K Fun Run at Camp Pleso. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Base: Zagreb Country: Croatia (CRO)

221021-N-MH811-1131JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (October 21, 2022) -- Twenty-eight new chief petty officers from Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Naval Submarine Training Center Pacific, Submarine Readiness Squadron 33, USS Tucson (SSN 770), USS Hawaii (SSN 776), USS North Carolina (SSN 777) and USS Minnesota (SSN 783) were promoted during a pinning ceremony held at the USS Bowfin Museum in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Oct. 21.

U.S. Ambassador to Laos Peter M. Haymond and Lao officials, visits employees of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Recovery team, during a recovery mission in Pek District, Xiengkhoang Province on Oct. 17, 2022. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and the nation.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dydra Cook, communication specialist assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), speaks to a local school about the ways that a DPAA recovery team communicates while on mission in Wewak, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea on Sep. 21 2022. Bamesaka Business Secondary School hosted members from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) to discuss how all the different job specialties work together during a mission. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted for U.S. personnel to their families and the nation.

Air Force Lt. Col. Glen Hayase, Hawaii National Guard Communications and Cyber Officer and his Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI, Indonesian Armed Forces) counterpart discuss the days schedule for the first day for Gema Bhakti 2022, September 09, 2022, Jakarta Indonesia. Gema Bhakti 22 is a USINDOPACOM Joint Exercise Program event, utilizing US Joint forces partnering with TNI Armed Forces working together to increase interoperability and enhance regional stability and security through bilateral and multilateral partnerships.

Air Force Lt. Col. Glen Hayase, Hawaii National Guard Communications and Cyber Officer and his Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI, Indonesian Armed Forces) counterpart discuss the days schedule for the first day for Gema Bhakti 2022, September 09, 2022, Jakarta Indonesia. Gema Bhakti 22 is a USINDOPACOM Joint Exercise Program event, utilizing US Joint forces partnering with TNI Armed Forces working together to increase interoperability and enhance regional stability and security through bilateral and multilateral partnerships.

RADM Alan Reyes, Deputy Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command, Mayor Robert Bobby M. Dyer of Virginia Beach, and The Honorable Craig Crenshaw, Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs for the Commonwealth of Virginia, are seated on the stage during an unveiling and dedication of a Virginia Historical Marker honoring Filipino Sailors in the U.S. Navy on May 28, 2022. The event occurred at the Philippine Cultural Center of Virginia in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Members of the Samoan Fire and Emergency Services Authority work with U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mason Burkhart during a Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) in Apia, Samoa, Feb. 27, 2024. The SMEE is just one of many exchanges that will delve into various topics including emergency response strategies, coordinating disaster relief efforts, conducting search and rescue operations, and strengthening law enforcement capabilities.

Attendees of the 2022 African Partnership Flight participate in an Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance capstone, Nov. 5, 2022 in Tunis, Tunisia. APF serves as opportunity to open dialogue between air force leaders across the continent, identify opportunities for the U.S. to assist African partners, and implement collective solutions. Building partnership capacity towards ISR objectives provides coalition forces the advanced capabilities to detect and defend against a spectrum of threats while promoting regional security and stability.

050113-N-8629M-160. State: Sumatra Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Major Command Shown: MH-60S helo on AOE-7

061009-N-0068G-007. Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: NAS SIGONELLA

020213-F-5407T-004. Base: Blue Creek Country: Belize (BLZ)

050119-N-6817C-010. State: Sumatra Country: Indonesia (IDN)

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