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Navy Chief Petty Officer Dennis Mendoza receives senior chief collar devices during a promotion ceremony aboard the USS Makin Island in San Diego, May 18, 2022. Sailors were pinned and covered by family, friends and fellow service members.

U.S. and British soldiers participate in air assault training during Exercise Swift Response in North Macedonia, May 12, 2022.

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Darian Andrews, right, administers a COVID-19 test in the vehicle stowage area aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli in the Pacific Ocean, May 19, 2022.

Army paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, conduct a platoon live-fire training during Exercise Rock Dawn at Camp Adazi in Latvia, May 16, 2022. The brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility.

Several M777 towed 155 mm Howitzer cannons wait to be sent to March Air Reserve Base, Calif., April 21, 2022. The U.S. has committed more than $3.2 billion in security assistance to Ukraine .

Air Force airmen provide medical care to a simulated victim during Defender Challenge at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., May 17, 2022.

Two Marines participate in the annual Marine Corps Air Station Yuma Mud Run Challenge in Yuma, Ariz., May 14, 2022. The event provided an opportunity for Marines and the nearby community to enjoy an obstacle course that offered both competitive and non-competitive races on the installation.

An Arlington National Cemetery facilities maintenance employee helps hang U.S. flags in the Memorial Amphitheater in preparation for Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., May 23, 2022.

U.S. and German soldiers simulate entering and clearing a room at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, May 13, 2022, during Pioneer Challenge, a training event to promote cohesion and esprit de corps among the U.S. soldiers and their German counterparts.

A Marine helocasts with a combat rubber raiding craft from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during joint training with Greek troops on Skyros Island, Greece, May 17, 2022.

An airman speaks with a young girl after delivering school and medical supplies in Agadez, Niger, May 11, 2022.

Air Force Senior Airman Caleb Roland takes photos on the ramp of a C-17 Globemaster III over Joint Base Charleston, S.C., May 12, 2022.

Marine Corps Sgt. Kyle Stanage leads log drills for recruits at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, May 16, 2022.

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Keldon Caparell signals to indicate the distance of incoming pallets aboard the USS Jason Dunham during a replenishment with the USNS Laramie in the Ionian Sea, May 12, 2022.

U.S. Air Force and Navy and Japanese air force aircraft perform a wing capabilities demonstration during a readiness exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 13, 2022.

Army Sgt. Joshua Kleinhans descends the rope net during the Region IV Best Warrior Competition at Camp Riley, Minn., May 14, 2022. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top soldiers and noncommissioned officers from the Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio National Guards.

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Darion Wilson, left, administers a COVID-19 test in the vehicle stowage area aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli in the Pacific Ocean, May 19, 2022. Tripoli is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 7th Fleet.

Airmen assigned to the 726th Air Mobility Squadron at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, prepare to offload passengers from a KC-10 Extender aircraft arriving from the 305th Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 14, 2022. The 305th AMW generates, mobilizes and deploys C-17 Globemaster III and KC-10 Extender aircraft and are currently supporting operations within the European theater.

Air Force Senior Airman Jonathon Moore, left, a laboratory technician assigned to the 6th Medical Support Squadron, instructs Air Force Col. Benjamin Jonsson, 6th Air Refueling Wing commander, on conducting a COVID-19 test during a visit with the 6th Medical Group at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., May 19, 2022. The 6th MDSS helps maintain the combat capability of the 6th Air Refueling Wing, U.S. Central Command, U.S. Special Operations and 36 partner units.

Soldiers conduct platoon live-fire training during Rock Dawn, a readiness exercise, in Latvia, May 16, 2022.