Civilian mariners from the Military Sealift Command salvage ship USNS Salvor (ARS 52) and divers from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1 provide assistance to a vessel that had run aground in a storm.

U.S. Marines and sailors from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni and local Japanese residents participate in the Iwakuni Friendship Relay Marathon in Iwakuni City, Dec. 1, 2019. The marathon was a 1.5km relay course around Go! Go! Field at Atago Hills Sports Complex. This annual event between MCAS Iwakuni and Iwakuni City is held to build comradery in the Iwakuni community and let the participants run in a friendly competition.

The United States donated landslide monitoring instruments to Sri Lanka’s National Building Research Organization (NBRO) to more effectively manage the risk of landslides in Nikgaha, Kalutara.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, under the Unit Deployment Program, and Soldiers with 8th Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, participate in an opening ceremony during Forest Light Middle Army in Aibano Training Area, Shiga, Japan, Dec. 1, 2019. Forest Light Middle Army is an annual training exercise that is designed to enhance the collective defense capabilities of the United States and Japan Alliance by allowing infantry units to maintain their lethality and proficiency in infantry and combined arms tactics.

U.S. Navy File Photo: Lt. Jamie Jordan, right, administers the oath of reenlistment to Fire Controlman 2nd Class Joseph Johnson aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64), Sept. 27, 2018. Carney, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its fifth patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners as well as U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa.

In this file photo, Spc. Joseph McClanahan, an MP with 401st Military Police Co., is using a radar gun to make sure vehicles are going the posted speed limit on Camp Casey, Republic of Korea, Oct. 17, 2019. The 401st MP Co. is currently attached to 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cav. Div. during its rotation to the Republic of Korea.

The forces will conduct a bilateral, combined arms exercise and live fire training in conjunction with ground and aviation units. During this iteration, the combined force will focus on helicopter-borne operations, with a comprehensive final training event that will begin with an aerial insert from MV-22B Ospreys, and consist of multiple days of complex bilateral movements against an opposing force.

U.S. service members, friends, and families participate in the Fall Festival during Fuji Viper 20-2 at Shirley Lanham Elementary School on Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan,

Karly Barney, right, and Amanda Thrasher, family members from the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Asheville (SSN 758) Family Readiness Group, place toys into a stocking during an FRG Christmas fundraiser.

Sailors assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) volunteer to help provide free meals at the Salvation Army's annual Thanksgiving feast for the Guam community at Chamorro Village,

San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) is moored pierside at Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo after completing her transit from San Diego, California.

Commander U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Adm. Phil Davidson, delivers his remarks during a Veterans Day ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Nov. 11, 2019. The ceremony recognized all the veterans who have served and continue to serve the military and their families.

Col. Otis C. Jones, 374th Airlift Wing commander, pays respects during a Last Post Ceremony, Nov. 21, 2019, at Canberra, Australia. During the ceremony, visitors are invited to lay wreaths and floral tributes for a fallen soldier.

File photo - The Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) sails while underway. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. (October 4, 2019)

Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element Airmen from the 353rd Special Operations Group, Kadena Air Base, Japan, provide security both inside and outside an MC-130J Commando II during Exercise Gryphon Pacific 20-1, Nov. 15, 2019, on Wake Island, Wake Atoll. The purpose of Gryphon Pacific 20-1 was to employ lethal, agile, resilient forces throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. This was accomplished by conducting long-range expeditionary basing operations within a high-threat environment.

Capt. Ann McCann, Commodore of Destroyer Squadron Seven (DESRON 7), departs after assuming command of DESRON 7. DESRON 7 conducts advanced planning, organizes resources and directly supports the execution of numerous maritime engagements between the U.S. and partner navies in the Indo-Pacific region.

Maj. Gen. Dennis P. LeMaster, commanding general, RHC-P and Command Sgt. Maj. Clark Charpentier, senior enlisted advisor, RHC-P, hosted command teams from the Pacific region's direct reporting units during the 2019 Fall commander's symposium November 19-21, at the Club at McChord Field on Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Mr. Guy Kiyokawa, deputy director, Defense Health Agency opened the conference with a strategic overview of the transformation of military medicine and the military health system.

In this file photo, Adm. Phil Davidson, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, delivered remarks about security challenges, collaboration and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region during the Halifax International Security Forum in Nova Scotia, Canada.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Christian Lowery, 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, left, Japanese Self-Defense Force Staff Sgt. Shuichiro Masunaga, 6th Tactical Fighter Squadron aircraft general technician, middle, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adrian Lemard, 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, right, train on changing tires on an F-15C Eagle as part of an NCO Bilateral Exchange program Nov. 19, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Bilateral exchanges allow for a better understanding of the capabilities held by each countries Armed Forces, as well as the opportunity to improve relations between the United States and Japan.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matthew Dobbins, Iceman Spark vice pioneering evangelist, tries on a pair of virtual reality drone goggles during a tour of the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Geophysical Institute in Fairbanks, Nov. 18, 2019. The face-to-face visit provided an opportunity for UAF personnel and Iceman Spark to discuss opportunities to collaborate in future