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Romanian military service members march in formation during a Romanian Unification Day parade in Constanta on Dec. 1, 2019. Unification day is a national holiday in Romania, celebrated on 1 Dec., marking the unification of Transylvania, Bessarabia, and Bukovina with the Romanian Kingdom in 1918. This holiday was declared after the Romanian Revolution and commemorates the assembly of the delegates of ethnic Romanians held in Alba Iulia, which declared the Union of Transylvania with Romania. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ethan Valetski, 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

Romanian Unification Day parade

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A U.S. Army Soldier (center), with Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Regiment, 96th Troop Command, Washington Army National Guard, squats next to a Jordan Chemical Support Unit instructor to watch a Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF) Soldier practice individual decontamination during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Subject Matter Expert Exchange, part of the Jordan Operational Engagement Program, at Joint Training Center-Jordan in November. The U.S. military has a long-standing relationship with Jordan to support our mutual objectives by providing military assistance to the JAF, consistent with our national interests. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Shaiyla B. Hakeem)

CBRN training (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 22, 2019) Sailors brace themselves as an MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to the “Eightballers” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8, lands on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) Nov. 22, 2019. Paul Hamilton is underway conducting routine training in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Matthew F. Jackson)

USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60)

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Spc. Seth Larsen, a tank crewman from Highland, Utah with 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, ground guides his tank at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, Republic of Korea Nov. 19 during the battalion's gunnery qualifications. The brigade is on a nine-month rotation in support of 2nd Infantry Division and our Korean allies.

1st Cavalry Division – Tank Gunnery Exercise in Korea

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Rodriquez Live Fire Complex, Republic of Kores--Engineers with 3rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division advance under cover on an obstacle in preparation for destroying it here Sept 25 during platoon live-fire training. The Brigade is on a nine-month rotation to Korea in support of 2nd Infantry Division.

1st Cavalry Division – Platoon Live Fire Exercise in Korea

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A U.S. Marine attached to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) 19.2, communicates with an Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon pilot during a joint close air support (CAS) exercise with the Italian Air Force in Kuwait, Nov. 25, 2019. The SPMAGTF-CR-CC works with partner nations on maintaining regional security. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kyle C. Talbot)

Joint close air support (CAS) exercise with the Italian Air Force in Kuwait

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Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, perform chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) defense training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Oct. 18, 2019. Training for CBRN defense is an event in which recruits are exposed to CS gas, in order to familiarize themselves with the proper use of a gasmask. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Laci D. Stout)

Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) defense training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island

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A U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Africa 20.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, walks with detonation cord during Exercise Master Blaster in Sierra Del Retin, Spain, Nov. 28, 2019. The purpose of this exercise is for U.S. Marines and Spanish service members to work together through explosive ordnance disposal procedures. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Africa and promote regional stability by conducting military-to-military training exercises throughout Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nello Miele)

Exercise Master Blaster in Sierra Del Retin, Spain (US Marines)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 23, 2019) – Chief Gunner’s Mate Joshua Adams, from Minden, La., fires an M240B machine gun during a live-fire exercise aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) Nov. 23, 2019. Bunker Hill is underway conducting routine training in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Shaun Griffin)

USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) – Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser

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191129-N-LK322-1003 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 29, 2019) Interior Communications Electrician 3rd Class Haley Schones, from Pittsburgh, uses a camera to record aircraft launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Nov. 29, 2019. Theodore Roosevelt is underway conducting routine training in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Airman D.J. Schwartz)

USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) – underway conducting routine training in the Eastern Pacific Ocean

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