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Soldiers with Legion Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, and their counterparts with the Israel Defense Forces’ 890th Airborne Battalion conduct joint training in Israel, March 12-14, 2019. The training involved rifle marksmanship, hand-to-hand combat techniques and other physical competitions designed to hone infantry skills. The U.S. soldiers were in Israel to support a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System deployment.

An Israel Defense Forces soldier fires his M4 carbine during joint training with Army paratroopers in Israel, March 12, 2019. The training involved rifle marksmanship, hand-to-hand combat techniques and other physical competitions designed to hone infantry skills. The U.S. soldiers were in Israel to support a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System deployment.

A U.S. soldier with Legion Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, and an Israeli soldier with the Israel Defense Forces’ 890th Airborne Battalion practice hand-to-hand combat techniques during joint training March 12, 2019, in Israel. The training involved rifle marksmanship, hand-to-hand combat techniques, and other physical competitions designed to hone infantry skills. The U.S. soldiers were in Israel to support a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System deployment.

U.S. soldiers with Legion Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, prepare to fire their M240 medium machine guns during joint training with Israel Defense Forces soldiers in Israel, March 12, 2019. The training involved rifle marksmanship, hand-to-hand combat techniques and other physical competitions designed to hone infantry skills. The U.S. soldiers were in Israel to support a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System deployment.