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A soldier reunites with family in Baumholder, Germany, March 7, 2023, after a yearlong deployment to NATO’s eastern flank after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Army Pfc. Joshua Bullard, assigned to the 88th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, posts security during platoon live-fire and route clearance training at Trzebien, Poland, Sept. 1, 2022. The 3/4th ABCT is among other units assigned to 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward-deployed corps in Europe.

Army snipers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division return to their area of operations after engaging targets during a live-fire exercise at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, Aug. 4, 2022. The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America’s forward-deployed corps in Europe.

Soldiers use a Javelin anti-tank missile during situational training at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, Aug. 3, 2022.

An Army soldier assigned to Task Force Orion, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard wears a Yavoriv Combat Training Center Advisor patch above their 27th IBCT patch during the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine Transfer of Authority ceremony in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Aug. 8, 2022. Task Force Orion assumed the JMTG-U mission from Task Force Gator, 53rd IBCT, Florida Army National Guard and will continue to ensure the combat effectiveness of Ukrainian military personnel and provide training on systems and equipment issued under the United States’ presidential drawdown authority.

Four F/A-18E Super Hornets, attached to Carrier Air Wing 1, fly in formation with French air force aircraft, including an Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport and two Rafale F3R combat aircraft, alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the Mediterranean Sea, July 30, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations.

An Army M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle assigned to "Chaos" Company, 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division advances towards targets during a live-fire exercise at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, Aug. 4, 2022.

A soldier assigned to the 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division uses binoculars at an observation post during Exercise Vigilant Foxat Niinisalo, Finland, July 28, 2022. The exercise includes soldiers from the U.S., Finland and the U.K. and provides an opportunity for forces to integrate and share force procedures with their counterparts.

Army combat engineers assigned to the 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division breach a window during training in Santahamina, Finland, Jun. 28, 2022. The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division and the Guard Jaeger Regiment of the Finnish army began summer training in Finland to strengthen relations and help build interoperability between the two nations.

Army soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment “First Strike”, 2nd Brigade Combat Team “Strike”, 101st Airborne Division and the 572nd Puma Squadron conduct fast-rope insertion and extraction system hot-load training in Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, July 21, 2022. Units in the 101st will support V Corps mission to reinforce NATO’s eastern flank and engage in multinational exercises with partners across the European continent to reassure allies and regional partners.

Army Sgt. Brandon Livingston, an unmanned aerial systems technical inspector assigned to the 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, prepares an Army RQ-7 Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle for flight at Niinisalo, Finland, July 8, 2022. The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

Army soldiers assigned to the Chaos Company, 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division load their weapons before a live-fire exercise in Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, July 6, 2022. The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the “Sunliners” of Strike Fighter Squadron 81, launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the Mediterranean Sea, July 13, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in U.S. Naval Forces Europe’s area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

UH-60 Black Hawks assigned to the 3-227 Assault Helicopter Battalion fly overhead during personnel recovery training with the U.K.’s 140th Expeditionary Air Wing at Babadag Training Area, Romania, July 12, 2022. Regular training with NATO partners and allies builds trust and readiness, increasing the capacity for deterrence and defense.

Army Pvt. Jose Gomez, a cavalry scout assigned to the 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, directs Finnish soldiers assigned to the Pori Brigade during training on scout tactics and maneuvers at Sakyla, Finland, July 5, 2022.

Army Sgt. Stephen Frech, a combat engineer assigned to the 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, applies an explosive breaching charge on a plywood wall while Army Spc. Randy Nunez, a combat engineer assigned to the 588th BEB, pulls security during training at Santahamina, Finland, June 30, 2022. The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division and the Guard Jaeger Regiment of the Finnish army trained in Finland to strengthen relations and build interoperability.

An Army M1A2 Abrams tank assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, fires during gunnery table V night iterations in Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, Jun. 6, 2022. The 3/4th ABCT is among other units assigned to V Corps, the United States’ forward-deployed corps in Europe, which works with NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces.

Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare satellites during a communications exercise in Brest, France, July 5, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by 6th Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

A Finnish soldier assigned to the 1st Infantry Company, of the readiness unit of the Satakunta Jaeger Battalion, practices with an M17 pistol under supervision of soldiers assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division during a team leader academy at Huovinrinne, Finland, July 5, 2022. The 3/4th ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

An Army M1A2 Abrams tank assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division fires during a gunnery Table V exercise at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 7, 2022. The 3/4th ABCT is among other units assigned to V Corps, America’s forward deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces.