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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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PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 27, 2019) Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Electrical) 3rd Class Jacob Wittkop, from Newport News, Va., monitors the status of the electrical propulsion plant aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) Nov. 26, 2019. Bunker Hill is underway conducting routine training in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas V. Huynh)

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

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U.S. Soldiers from the Ohio National Guard' s 1-145 Armor Regiment, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, headquartered in the North Carolina National Guard, prepare vehicles at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, for movement to support the joint training exercise Iron Union 12, Nov. 30, 2019. Iron Union 12 is a recurring bilateral exercise between the U.S. and the United Arab Emirates. It is a U.S. Army Central Command-led exercise with the UAE Land Forces to strengthen relationships and increase interoperability between the two military forces. The 145th Armor Regiment will be supporting the exercise to build operational readiness while improving mutual understanding and interoperability between the two participating nations. Multinational training exercises like Iron Union demonstrate a commitment by all participating nations to promote regional stability. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Devin Lewis)

Joint Training Exercise Iron Union 12

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U.S. Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief, National Guard Bureau, meets with Soldiers in the 4-118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, North Carolina National Guard, attached to the 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, South Carolina National Guard, deployed to support Operation Spartan Shield at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Nov. 27, 2019. Lengyl is visiting service members deployed in the Middle East to thank them for their service and to observe their training and readiness. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Devin Lewis)

Operation Spartan Shield at Camp Buehring, Kuwait – November 2019

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U.S. Soldiers in the 4th Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, North Carolina Army National Guard, attached to the 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, South Carolina Army National Guard, demonstrate their own and the M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicles’ capabilities for the press eastern Syria Nov. 11, 2019. These mechanized infantry troops support Combined Joint Task Force- Operation Inherent Resolve and partner with Syrian Democratic Forces to defeat ISIS remnants and protect critical infrastructure in eastern Syria. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Devin Lewis)

Combined Joint Task Force- Operation Inherent Resolve – November 2019

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 25, 2019) Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) Fireman Tucker Earl, from Atlanta, drains JP-5 fuel from a hose on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) Nov. 25, 2019. Pinckney is underway conducting routine training in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Erick A. Parsons)

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) November 2019.

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Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59)

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