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Army Sgt. 1st Class David Jones, left, an operations advisor with the 4th Security Force Assistance Brigade, shakes hands with Marine Cpl. Stanimir Nenov with the 42nd Mechanized Battalion, 2nd Mechanized Brigade, Bulgarian Land Forces, after a demonstration of capabilities at Bulgaria’s Armed Forces Day celebration at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, May 6, 2022.

An Air Force crew chief assigned to the 510th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron marshals an Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon at 86th Air Base, Romania, April 30, 2022. The 510th EFS conducts enhanced air policing operations over NATO airspace in order to maintain peace, prosperity and stability in the region.

Airmen push a pallet holding munitions into a C-17 Globemaster III at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., April 28, 2022.

Air Force Capt. Zlatoslava Karga embraces her mother at their home in Vacaville, Calif., April 30, 2022. Karga was raised in Kyiv, Ukraine, immigrated to the U.S. in 2001 and commissioned into the Air Force in 2019. When the war broke out in Ukraine, she and her husband evacuated her mother to the U.S.

Army Sgt. Douglas Simpson, left, guides weapon adjustments with Army Sgt. Sangare Arouma, assigned to Delta Battery, 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, at a forward operating site in Adazi, Latvia, April 25, 2022. The 1st Infantry Division is among the units assigned to V Corps, the United States’ forward-deployed corps in Europe. It works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces; execute joint, bilateral and multinational training exercises; and provide command and control for rotational and assigned units in the European theater.

Marines load a 155 mm M777 towed howitzers into the cargo hold of an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., April 23, 2022. The howitzers are included in U.S. and allied efforts to provide Ukraine with additional capabilities in their ongoing fight to maintain sovereignty.

A soldier assigned to the Army’s 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division conducts maintenance operations at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, April 12, 2022. The 3/4th ABCT is among units assigned to V Corps, the United States’ forward-deployed corps in Europe. The U.S. soldiers work alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces; execute joint, bilateral and multinational training exercises; and provide command and control for rotational and assigned units in the European theater.

A volunteer helps sort boxes of donations collected for Ukrainian refugees around Europe in Torun, Poland, April 6, 2022. The U.S. remains dedicated to maintaining a strong presence in Europe to respond to crises and reassure NATO allies and partners.

Marine Corps 155 mm M777 towed howitzers are staged on the flight line prior to being loaded onto an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., April 22, 2022. The howitzers are included in U.S. and allied efforts to identify and provide Ukraine with additional capabilities.

Personnel load a Marine Corps 155 mm M777 towed howitzer into an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., April 21, 2022. The howitzers are included in U.S. and allied efforts to identify and provide Ukraine with additional capabilities.

Navy Chief Warrant Officer 2 Alex Gernandt, a targeting officer assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, passes a box of donations for Ukrainian refugees to the sorting area in Torun, Poland, April 6, 2022. The U.S. remains dedicated to maintaining a strong presence in Europe to respond to crises and reassure NATO allies and partners.

Soldiers and volunteers from different countries gather in Turun, Poland to help sort and collect hygiene products, food, sleeping bags and other goods headed for Ukrainian refugees, April 6, 2022. The U.S. remains dedicated to maintaining a strong presence in Europe to respond to crises and reassure NATO allies and partners.

Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade jump out of an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III during airborne operations at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, April 21, 2022. Paratroopers from Germany and Czech Republic also participated. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility.

Soldiers assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division conduct a ruck march to the range before zeroing their weapons at Torun, Poland, April 20, 2022. The 3/29th FA 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; execute joint, bilateral, and multinational training exercises.

Soldiers assigned to the 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, conduct testing and qualification on the M120 Mortar system on the at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, April 12, 2022. The M120 Mortar System is designed to provide heavy weapon, high-angle organic indirect fire support to the unit. The 1st ABCT, 3rd ID is part of the 1st Infantry Division and V Corps, America’s Forward Deployed Corps in Europe which works alongside NATO Allies and regional security partners to provide combat-ready forces, execute joint and multinational training exercises, and retain command and control for its rotational and assigned units in the European Theater.

A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter from the 1-214th General Support Aviation Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade lands in simulated hostile territory during a personnel recovery exercise at the Nowa Deba Training Area in Poland, April 4, 2022. Exercises like this enhance interoperability and strengthen regional relationships with NATO allies and partners. The 12th CAB is among the units assigned to V Corps, America's Forward Deployed Corps in Europe that works alongside NATO Allies and regional security partners to provide combat-ready forces, execute joint and multinational training, and retain command and control for all rotational and assigned units in the European Theater.

A paratrooper assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division throws a smoke grenade to provide concealment for a breach team during training with the Polish Army near Zamosc, Poland, March 31, 2022. The 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division is deployed to Poland to enhance our readiness and strengthen our NATO Alliance.

An F-35 Lightning II aircraft receives fuel from a 100th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker while flying over Poland, March 15, 2022. Aircrew and maintenance personnel from the 100th ARW deployed to Ramstein Air Base in Germany to provide refueling support to NATO allies and partners in Eastern Europe.

Army Pfc. Luis Vargas-Diaz, assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 34th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, performs reconnaissance from a turret gunner’s seat in a military vehicle at the Hradiste Military Area in Northwest Czech Republic, March 9, 2022. The 2/34th is participating in the multinational exercise Saber Strike 22, which takes place bordering allied European countries along the Baltics.

Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman participate in a community relations event by helping pack, sort and distribute donations to Ukrainian refugees in Poland’s Gdansk region, March 28, 2022. The Forrest Sherman is deployed to the Europe to participate in maritime activities in support of the U.S. 6th Fleet and NATO allies.