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Soldiers hike a snow-covered mountain.

Common Challenge

U.S., Montenegrin and Austrian soldiers move through the mountains around Kolašin, Montenegro, Feb. 3, 2023, during Common Challenge, a multinational exercise focused on integrating allied forces and conducting mountain warfare operations in severe terrain and weather.

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