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Marines and sailors perform during a band event in Sal, Cape Verde, March 18, 2023, to interact with residents and learn about the culture before the African Maritime Forces Summit. The summit is a strategic-level forum that brings African maritime and naval infantry leaders together with international partners to address transnational maritime security challenges.

Airmen camp during Guerrier Nordique at Templeton Bay, Nunavut, Canada, March 12, 2023. The exercise focused on military tactics and lethality.

An airman assists with a prescribed burn at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., March 9, 2023. Prescribed burns are an effective means of slowing potential future wildfires and are conducted to address overgrown grass and wildfire fuel areas on the open land areas of the base.

Soldiers participate in water survival training at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., March 16, 2023.

A New York Air National Guard member drives a snow machine at Templeton Bay, Nunavut, Canada, March 12, 2023.

Airmen show children B-52 Stratofortress aircraft equipment at Morón Air Base, Spain, March 13, 2023.

Two Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawks prepare to refuel during Red Flag-Nellis 23-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 16, 2023. The exercise provided realistic training to increase combat effectiveness.

Sailors clean tree branches during a community relations event in Kadena Town, Japan, March 19, 2023.

A member of the Navy parachute team, the Leap Frogs, performs at the Point Mugu Air Show at Naval Base Ventura County, Calif., March 18, 2023.

Members of an air crew assigned to the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron work together to service a B-52H Stratofortress at Morón Air Base, Spain, March 15, 2023. Crews maintain a high state of readiness proficiency, and validate an always-ready, global strike capability.

The USS Porter arrives in Tallinn, Estonia, for a scheduled port visit, March 20, 2023. Porter is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by the U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Mathieu Gittings, 39th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Mobile Distribution Supervisor, helps prepare a Boeing 767-200ER for refueling at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, March 17, 2023. As part of a NATO-coordinated airbridge, NATO partner Japan is flying hundreds of tents and other cargo to Turkey over the coming days. This is the first international emergency relief operation conducted by the Japan Self-Defense Force in cooperation with NATO.

Navy Seaman Nicole Guillen fakes out mooring lines during a sea and anchor detail in preparation for the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson to get underway from its homeport of San Diego, March 17, 2023.

The Thunderbirds, the Air Force flight demonstration squadron, perform a series of demonstrations during the Naval Air Station Point Mugu Airshow in Oxnard, Calif., March 17, 2023. This was the team’s first official air show of the season and also a joint show with the Blue Angels, the Navy’s flight demonstration squadron.

Marines operate a joint light tactical vehicle through various obstacles and terrain designed to enhance driving expertise during a combat vehicle operations training course at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 16, 2023.

U.S. and Canadian soldiers conduct a tactical insertion from an Air Force LC-130 Hercules on an open ice skiway during Guerrier Nordique near Cornwallis Island, Nunavut, Canada, March 15, 2023. The exercise focused on military tactics and lethality.

An Air Force CV-22B Osprey prepares to take off from the flight deck of the USS George H.W. Bush during deck landing qualifications in an undisclosed location, March 2, 2023.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Cesar Lozano prepares to unload a C-130 Hercules aircraft during Agile Flag 23-1 at Savannah Air National Guard Base, Ga., March 7, 2023. The exercise is designed to help airmen operate at the speed, scope, complexity and scale needed in a modern-day threat environment.

Navy SEALs participate in a special operations forces interoperability exercise aboard the USS Florida and an Air Force CV-22 Osprey in the Mediterranean Sea, Feb. 26, 2023.

Soldiers move in an underground complex during Warrior Shield at Goldmine Training Area, South Korea, March 16, 2023. The exercise is designed to enhance U.S. and South Korean military cooperation through air, land, sea, space, cyber and special operations.