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Army Sgt. Carlos Morales, assigned to the 1st Infantry Division Band, rehearses for a concert during the Lithuanian Armed Forces Day celebration in Vilnius, Lithuania, Nov. 22, 2022. The division is working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

Army Warrant Officer Zachery Appleton directs the Albanian Armed Forces Band and members of the New Jersey National Guard’s 63rd Army Band during a ceremony for the 78th Liberation Day of Tirana in Tirana, Albania, Nov. 17, 2022. New Jersey National Guardsmen are working with their Albanian counterparts on cyber defense, medical training and military readiness as part of the Department of Defense's State Partnership Program.

Utah Air National Guardsmen perform a foreign object walk during a readiness exercise at Roland R. Wright Air Base, Utah, Nov. 6, 2022.

Members of the South Carolina National Guard take part in a combat engineer reclassification course at McCrady Training Center, Eastover, S.C., Nov. 16, 2022.

New York National Guard soldiers respond to stranded emergency medical service vehicle in Buffalo N.Y., Nov 19, 2022, following heavy lake-effect snow in the region.

An Air Force airman prepares to fast-rope from a hovering Pave Hawk helicopter while tactical vehicles secure the area during a capabilities demonstration at Westhampton Beach, N.Y., Nov. 5, 2022.

An airman assigned to the 162nd Maintenance Squadron conducts routine work during a regularly scheduled drill period at Morris Air National Guard Base, Ariz., Nov. 5, 2022.

A member of Idaho's Mountain Home Air Force Base Honor Guard posts the colors at the start of a Veterans Day parade in Boise, Idaho, Nov. 5, 2022.

Idaho National Guardsmen and the Boise Fire Department Technical Rescue Team participate in a ropes rescue course in Boise, Idaho, Oct. 14, 2022. The two-week course consisted of classroom and hands-on training.

An Army National Guard LUH-72 Lakota helicopter flies over mountainous terrain during training near Gypsum, Colo., Oct. 16, 2022.

Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Che Kinnard gives a recipient of care a stuffed bear during Continuing Promise at a medical site in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, Oct. 27, 2022. Arkansas Air National Guard members participated in Continuing Promise to support Guatemala through the U.S. National Guard State Partnership Program, which develops relationships with partner countries.

Airmen practice before the 2022 New Jersey National Guard Military Review in Sea Girt, N.J., Oct. 16, 2022.

National Guardsmen and Missouri State Highway Patrol personnel conduct a mock medical evacuation during a joint training exercise in Bradleyville, Mo., Oct. 6, 2022.

Indiana Army National Guardsmen and German soldiers practice crowd and riot control tactics at the Hohenfels Training Center, Germany, Oct. 7, 2022.

Members of the 202nd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers Squadron, Florida Air National Guard, clear roads following Hurricane Ian in St. James City on Pine Island, Fla., Oct. 4, 2022. The 202nd RED HORSE Squadron, stationed at Camp Blanding, Fla., is a specialized, highly mobile civil engineering team that provides rapid response capabilities for multiple worldwide contingencies and operations.

Army National Guardsmen distribute food, water and supplies to victims of Hurricane Ian in Wauchula, Fla., Oct. 4, 2022.

A Florida Army National Guardsman supports distribution operations in Cape Coral, Fla., Oct. 4, 2022, in response to Hurricane Ian.

A National Guard soldier delivers aid to residents of Englewood, Fla., during relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Oct. 5, 2022. Englewood is located in Charlotte County, one of the areas most heavily impacted by the hurricane.

Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class John Coto, left, and Petty Officer 1st Class Dustin Garnett carry donated supplies in Pine Island, Fla., Oct. 4, 2022, to distribute to residents affected by Hurricane Ian.

Alaska Army National Guard pilots fly out to the villages of Golovin and Koyuk, Alaska, as part of the military response to Typhoon Merbok which flooded more than 1,000 miles of the state’s coastline, Sept. 24, 2022.