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An Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker prepares for takeoff at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 25, 2022.

Service members assigned to Task Force Red Dragon and Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa participate in the French Desert Commando Course at Arta Range complex, Djibouti, April 26, 2022.

The USS Kearsarge, the USS Gunston Hall and the USS Gravely sail in formation with Finnish and Swedish vessels during a maneuvering exercise in the Baltic Sea, May 17, 2022.

Marines prepare a simulated bangalore torpedo during a training course at Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 16, 2022.

Air Force Capt. Chase Todd places a helmet on a child during the Japanese-American Friendship Festival 2022 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 22, 2022.

Soldiers rest between events during the Army Reserve 2022 Best Squad Competition's Army Combat Fitness Test at Fort McCoy, Wis., May 15, 2022.

Navy Lt. j.g. Michael Kelly and Petty Officer 3rd Class Kameron Moroneso conduct floating mine response training from a MH-60S Seahawk helicopter during Noble Vanguard in the Sea of Japan, May 17, 2022. The exercise reinforces tactics and techniques of different mission sets.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Berry assists Dr. Webb, a veterinarian, with a canine tooth extraction at Cheat Lake Animal Hospital, W. Va., May 19, 2022.

An Arlington National Cemetery employee hangs American flags in the Memorial Amphitheater in preparation for Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., May 23, 2022.

U.S. and Italian troops conduct a battalion-sized air assault training operation during Exercise Swift Response in North Macedonia, May 17, 2022.

Sailors set up a barricade during flight deck drills aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during operations in the Philippine Sea, April 26, 2022.

F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft conduct aerial operations in the U.S. Air Forces Central area of responsibility May 8, 2022.

Army Lt. Col. Andrew Rhodes, battalion commander, and Army Capt. David Reagan, Alpha company commander both assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, conduct a debrief with German soldiers assigned to the 212th Panzergrenadier Battalion, 21st Panzer Brigade, 1st Panzer Division, after a situational training exercise at Oberlausitz Training Area, Germany, May 16, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of Army, Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates the U.S. Army, Europe and Africa’s ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO.

Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and the German army conduct a rehearsal at a range before a live-fire exercise at Oberlausitz Training Area, Germany, May 13, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army, Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates the U.S. Army, Europe and Africa’s ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO.

The Nebraska Air National Guard’s 155th Air Refueling Wing deployed a KC-135 Stratotanker in support of ongoing real-world missions to Pardubice Air Base, Czechia Republic, May 9, 2022. The KC-135 Stratotanker supplies critical aerial refueling capabilities the to the U.S. and NATO coalition forces, which are operating as part of NATO’s Enhanced Air Policing mission.

Air Force Airman 1st Class Sukvinder Riar-Sotelo throws a plastic bag over a pallet of infant formula at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 23, 2022. Riar-Sotelo and others helped process, package and load 132 pallets of medical grade infant formula onto an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for rapid transport to the United States for further distribution.

Partner nations participate in a closing ceremony at British Army Training Support Unit Belize in Ladyville, Belize, May 20, 2022, for Tradewinds, a multinational exercise.

Marine Corps Cpl. Daehong Kang provides security during a counter assault exercise in Okinawa, Japan, May 11, 2022.

An Air Force KC-130 performs a touch-and-go landing during training at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., May 12, 2022.

Soldiers perform a Haka dance, a battle preparation in the Maori culture, during Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month at Fort Lee, Va., May 19, 2022.