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Hawaii National Guard Leads Joint Gema Bhakti 2019

Maj. Lauren Sodentani-Yoshida, Hawaii National Guard medical officer and her counterpart Cdr. Zelvya Purnama Rika assesses the medical requirements for the exercise stability and peacekeeping operation GEMA BHAKTI 2019, Jakarta Indonesia, 18 Sept. 2019. Hawaii National Guard (HING) State Partnership Program (SPP) executed the seventh annual iteration GEMA BHAKTI 19 (GB19) Staff Exercise (STAFFEX). Joint Exercise GB19 is a Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff STAFFEX between U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (and U.S. Military Service Components), and the Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI, Indonesian Armed Forces) and Service Components.

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Joint Exercise GEMA BHAKTI 2019

The combined staff poses for the GEMA BHAKTI opening ceremony group picture, Jakarta, Indonesia, 16 Sept., 2019. Hawaii National Guard (HING) State Partnership Program (SPP) executed the seventh annual iteration GEMA BHAKTI 19 (GB19) Staff Exercise (STAFFEX). Joint Exercise GB19 is a Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff STAFFEX between U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (and U.S. Military Service Components), and the Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI, Indonesian Armed Forces) and Service Components.

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Japan Raises the Bar at Rising Thunder 2019

Soldiers with the 25th Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, conduct weapons checks following their military operations in urban terrain (MOUT) as part of Rising Thunder 2019 at the Yakima Training Center in Yakima, Washington, September 6, 2019. Rising Thunder 2019 is an annual exercise between the U.S. Army and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) and is part of Pacific Pathways 19-3. U.S. Army units participating include the 7th Infantry Division and the Illinois Army National Guard's 108th Sustainment Brigade and 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team. The exercise consists of company/platoon unilateral and bilateral training events in two phases, culminating with a bilateral live-fire exercise.

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Putting It All Together: Guard Transporters Deliver Success at Rising Thunder

Soldiers from the 1844th Transportation Company, 108th Sustainment Brigade, and medics from the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, both part of the Illinois Army National Guard, load simulated casualties into a medical evacuation helicopter as part of their culminating event in Rising Thunder. Rising Thunder 2019 is an annual exercise joining the U.S. Army and the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) and is part of Pacific Pathways 19-3. Rising Thunder 2019 is also a United States Army Pacific-sponsored capstone event featuring U.S. Army units from the 7th Infantry Division and the Illinois Army National Guard’s 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team and 108th Sustainment Brigade.

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Welcome to the Jungle

U.S. Army, Marine Corps and Air Force service members conduct intravenous hydration during a multi-day training event Aug. 22, 2019, at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalves, Japan. Army Green Berets from 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) hosted the event for other services as part of its continuous readiness program, enhancing not only their own tactics and procedures, but also expanding field operation capabilities of other units on Okinawa.

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Battlefield Sustainment on the Korean Peninsula

In this file photo, Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles are staged at Pier 8 to be processed and transported by the 517th Movement Control Team, 25th Transportation Battalion, Materiel Support Command Korea, and the 551st Inland Cargo Transfer Company, 498th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, MSC-K Nov. 28, at Busan, Korea.

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Greywolf Assumes Korea Mission

Col. Kevin Capra, left, Commander of the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and Command Sgt. Maj. Ryan McLane, the 3rd ABCT, 1st Cav CSM, uncase the colors from the Transfer of Authority ceremony on Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea June 11. Greywolf assumed the nine-month rotational brigade mission from 3rd Armored Brigade, 1st Armor Division.

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The 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command Host Best Warrior Competition

Spc. Gary Shewmaker low crawls under an obstacle as part of the 94th AAMDC NCO/Soldier of the year competition on May 14, 2019 near Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Shewmaker is a patriot launching station enhanced maintainer operator assigned to 1-1 ADA.

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Why I Serve: Army Reserve Soldier Goes the Distance to Serve

Lt. Col. Alejandro Buniag, Commander of Theater Support Group American Samoa Detachment, American Samoa, poses for a photo following weapons familiarization and qualification in the Army Reserve's new state-of-the-art Modular Small Arms Range, American Samoa, April 27, 2019. The MSAR is the very first Army Reserve indoor weapons range, which allows both 5.56 mm and 9 mm rounds to be fired indoors with no chance of a round escaping regardless of the direction it is fired. It is environmentally safe preventing fumes or residue from escaping while simultaneously filtering the interior air providing a safe environment for the Soldiers inside using the range.

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Tropic Lightning Division Conducts Multi-Domain Live-Fire Exercise

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery, 25th Infantry Division prepare to fire a 155 mm artillery round from an M777 howitzer during Operation Lightning Strike (OLS) 2019 on Pōhakuloa Training Area, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, April 13, 2019. OLS is a division led, joint live-fire exercise that is conducted under the direction of the multi-domain operations concept.

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599th Transportation Brigade Supports Army, Marine Corps at Pearl Harbor

In this file photo, Marines load a Cobra helicopter onto the M/V Green Lake during port operations at Pearl Harbor on March 30.

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Sealift Ships: Key Assets in Supply Chain during Balikatan 2019

Soldiers attached to U.S. Army Pacific guide a military vehicle off Military Sealift Command’s time-chartered vessel M/V Cape Hudson (T-AKR 5066) in preparation for exercise Balikatan 2019, March 15. This year’s Balikatan focuses on maritime security and amphibious capabilities, as well as multinational interoperability through military exchanges.

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Warriors Fill Capability Gap, Learn Short-range Air Defense

Soldiers with 2nd Squadron, 13th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team (Rotational), learn how to provide surface to air fires during Short-Range Air Defense training, March 14. The 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division hosted a mobile training team from U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery School to certify designated teams on proper employment of the FIM-92 Stinger, a man-portable air defense system.

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U.S. and Philippine Service Members Train Side-by-side during Salaknib 2019

Filipino soldiers from the Philippines Army's 1st Brigade Combat Team and U.S Soldiers from 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, conduct military operations in urban terrain, or MOUT, training during Exercise Salaknib on Fort Magsaysay, Philippines, Mar 8, 2019. Salaknib is an annual exercise sponsored by U.S. Army Pacific and hosted by the Philippine Army, contributing to and enhancing U.S. and Philippine defense readiness while strengthening multinational relationships.

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U.S. and Filipino Army Swap Training Techniques for Working Dogs

Filipino military members are taught a U.S. method of firearm desensitization training with their dogs on March 6, 2019 at Camp Aquino. They wait for the gunfire to observe their dogs reaction to the noise. Salaknib is an annual, bilateral exercise sponsored by U.S. Army Pacific and hosted by the Philippine Army, contributing to and enhancing U.S. and Philippine defense readiness and tactical interoperability while strengthening multinational relationships.

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Alaska Army National Guard Culinary Arts Soldiers Compete in National Field Feeding Competition

Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers from Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, serves food for the Philip A. Connelly Program for Excellence in Army Food Service on Camp Carroll, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, March 2, 2019. The unit is competing in the national level of the Connelly Program, which is an Army-wide competition against three other states.

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DOD Recognizes 50 Years of Security Cooperation

Royal Thai Armed Forces and U.S. Service Members conduct a combined arms live-fire during exercise Cobra Gold 19 at Sukhothai, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 22, 2019. Cobra Gold is one of the largest theater security cooperation exercises in the Indo-Pacific and is an integral part of the U.S. commitment to strengthen engagement in the region. Cobra Gold 19, the 38th iteration of this exercise, emphasizes coordination on civic action, such as humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, seeking to expand regional cooperation and collaboration in these vital areas.

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Civil Action Team Palau Holds Change of Charge Ceremony

Air Force 2nd Lt. Colin Quitta, Civic Action Team (CAT) Palau 36-03 officer-in-charge, right, salutes Navy Capt. Steve Stasick, commodore of the 30th Naval Construction Regiment, as he is relieved by Army Capt. Brendan Condron during a change of charge ceremony, Feb. 15. During the ceremony, U.S. Air Force 36th Civil Engineer Squadron CAT 36-03 was relieved by Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 CAT 133-28. The Civic Action Team Palau provides construction support to the host nation, assists and trains apprentices with general engineering skills, facilitates a medical outreach program and conducts community service projects. CAT Palau is an integral part of the U.S. mission to assist and support the development of the Republic of Palau through the Compact of Free Association between the two nations. 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the CAT mission in Palau.

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Pyeongtaek Leadership Committee’s Friendship Dinner

Attendees of Pyeontaek Leadership Committee, Look on as one of their battle buddies win Korean tangerines in the evenings raffle. The dinner was held in order to continue to build the close friendship between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea.

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Taste of Home throughout the Korean Peninsula

Brig. Gen. Kim, Yong Chul, deputy commanding general for ROK, 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division serves traditional Thanksgiving dishes to Soldiers at Casey Main Dining Facility Nov. 22 to demonstrate appreciation for their hard work and dedication.

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