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A B-1B Lancer takes off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to join the Royal Australian air force for a Bomber Task Force training mission, June 20, 2022.

Army Cpl. Patrick Gunnink teams up with a Tunisian armed forces counterpart to draw 105mm high explosive rounds during Exercise African Lion at the Ben Ghilouf Training Area in Tunisia, June 22, 2022. African Lion is U.S. Africa Command's largest joint, annual exercise.

Army Spc. Noah Bierman fist bumps a member of the Kosovo Security Force after completing a wedge formation live-fire exercise at Camp Atterbury, Ind., May 19, 2022. About 15 KSF troops embedded with companies in the 1-133rd Infantry during a two-week annual training exercise.

Sailors and their families and friends observe the USS Gerald R. Ford’s 10,001st launch from the ship’s flight deck in Norfolk, Va., June 25, 2022.

Marines and sailors board a CV-22 Osprey near Mildenhall, England, June 16, 2022.

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dali Miranda posts security during a helicopter raid training exercise in Okinawa, Japan, June 28, 2022.

Army Cadet Jasmine Valentine participates in a rappel tower and confidence course at Fort Knox, Ky., June 15, 2022.

Marine Corps Cpl. Makayla Longbrake presents arms during an activation ceremony at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 24, 2022.

Air Force airman Jerimiah Augustine stacks sandbags in preparation for the 2022 hurricane season at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., June 27, 2022.

An armored vehicle maneuvers around the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., June 28, 2022.

Sailors hoist a simulated casualty into a Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter during search and rescue hoist training at the U.S. Army Reserve Center in Barrigada, Guam, June 15, 2022.

Marines climb from a rigid hull inflatable boat during a visit, board, search and seizure operation off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, June 15, 2022.

Army Sgt. Spencer Meadows, assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, unloads bags as 101st arrives in Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jun. 28, 2022. 101st units will support V Corps' mission to reinforce NATO's eastern flank and conduct multinational exercises with partners across Europe to reassure allies and deter further Russian aggression.

Air Force Lt. Col. Ian Mclaughlin, commander of 495th Fighter Squadron, performs flight equipment checks prior to launch at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Jun. 23, 2022. The 495th FS participated in Point Blank 22-3, an exercise designed to help maintain readiness of allied forces to deter adversaries and ensure the collective defense of the European region.

Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Sean Salazar plays the clarinet at the Texas Music Teachers Association Convention in Dallas, June 17, 2022.

Marines cache a diver propulsion device to a dock during Caribbean Coastal Warrior in Savaneta, Aruba, June 19, 2022. The bilateral exercise allows Marines to expand their knowledge and proficiency when operating in littoral and coastal regions.

U.S. Air Force Academy cadets participate in the annual swearing-in ceremony at the academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 24, 2022.

A Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet taxis to the runway at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C., June 7, 2022.

Air Force Master Sgt. Desiree Ng works with a group of children while their mother receives basic medical care in Lihue, Hawaii, June 14, 2022, during Tropicare, an innovative readiness training exercise.

An Iowa Army National Guardsman participates in a medic course field training exercise at the Camp Dodge training area in Johnston, Iowa, May 17, 2022. Four Kosovo Security Force members also attended as part of the Defense Department’s State Partnership Program.