U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Steven Basham, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa deputy commander and Joint Task Force - Israel commander, and other U.S. Air Force members are greeted by Israel Defense Forces Col. Gershon Zlotnik, Israeli Task Force deputy commander, upon arrival in Israel to participate in Juniper Falcon 2021-2, July 23, 2021. Despite the challenges presented by COVID-19, both the U.S. and Israel are focused on building readiness in support of the United States’ ironclad commitment to assist in the defense of Israel and are committed to the safety of our personnel, their families and the communities where activities are taking place. In accordance with host nation guidance, newly arriving personnel were required to wear facial masks, receive COVID-19 tests and proceed to isolation.

U.S. Army Photo by Andre Cameron. An M1A2 tank assigned to the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division arrives at the port facility in Alexandroupoli, Greece, July 20, 2021. This the first time the U.S. Army has deployed tanks, Bradley Fighting Vehicles and other tracked equipment through the port. The 1st ABCT is arriving for its nine-month deployment to the European theater in support of Atlantic Resolve.

U.S. Army photo by Andre Cameron. An M1A2 tank assigned to the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division arrives at the port facility in Alexandroupoli, Greece, July 20, 2021. This the first time the U.S. Army has deployed tanks, Bradley Fighting Vehicles and other tracked equipment through the port. The 1st ABCT is arriving for its nine-month deployment to the European theater in support of Atlantic Resolve.

U.S. Army photo by Andre Cameron. An M1A2 tank assigned to the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division arrives at the port facility in Alexandroupoli, Greece, July 20, 2021. This the first time the U.S. Army has deployed tanks, Bradley Fighting Vehicles and other tracked equipment through the port. The 1st ABCT is arriving for its nine-month deployment to the European theater in support of Atlantic Resolve.

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Kai Pederson, a cyber-defense manager with the 177th Cyber Protection Team, Minnesota National Guard, works alongside Croatian Armed Forces service member 2nd Lt. Marko Bilic during cyber training prior to the start of the joint cyber training exercise, Exercise Adriatic Thunder at Dr. Franjo Tudman Croatian Military Academy, Zagreb, Croatia, on June 14, 2021. More than 30 Airmen and Soldiers from the Iowa and Minnesota National Guard participated in the exercise alongside Croatian Armed Forces, and Kosovo Security Forces personnel.

Iowa Army National Guard Soldiers with Troop B, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, react to flames during fire phobia training at Camp Novo Selo, Kosovo, on April 13, 2021. Troop B is assigned to the Maneuver Battalion for Regional Command-East, Kosovo Force. Hungarian Defense Forces troops provided individual, squad and platoon level instruction on how to prevent injury and maintain structure when faced with fire threats.

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle from the 48th Fighter Wing based at Lakenheath, Royal Air Force Base in the United Kingdom receives refuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 from the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing while off the West Coast of Scotland on May 18, 2021. The 48th FW and 185th ARW are both provided support for multinational exercise Formidable Shield 21. Formidable Shield took place in the region of the North Atlantic Ocean around the United Kingdom and Norway.

U.S. Soldiers from 1-167th Infantry Regiment, Alabama Army National Guard participated in Greece-led CENTAUR 21 exercise May 24, 2021 at the Firing Range of Petrochori in Xanthi, Greece. CENTAUR 21 was held in conjunction with the Multinational Exercise DEFENDER-Europe 21.The joint military exercise between American and Hellenic Forces continues to strengthen the NATO allies in an on-going mutual defense cooperation agreement.

A Soldier from the Florida Army National Guard shows an Albanian cadet how to program a radio during DEFENDER-Europe 21-linked exercise Immediate Response, Tuesday, May 18, 2021. DEFENDER-Europe 21 is a large-scale U.S. Army-led exercise designed to build readiness and interoperability between the U.S., NATO allies and partner militaries. This year, more than 28,000 multinational forces from 26 nations conducted nearly simultaneous operations across more than a dozen countries from the Baltics to the strategically important Balkans and Black Sea Region.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Justin Sachariason (left), a Soldier assigned to the Florida Army National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, instructs 1st Lt. Almir Sarač, a Soldier with the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (AFBiH), on how to shoot the M4A1 Carbine rifle at Manjača Training Area, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), May 19, 2021. The 2-124th was in BiH for Immediate Response 21, a training exercise with approximately 500 members of the AFBiH and about 700 U.S. Soldiers working side by side to enhance alliance security while maintaining a broad range of military capabilities to deter aggression and assure readiness. Immediate Response 21 is a DEFENDER-Europe 21-linked exercise that integrates approximately 28,000 multinational forces from 26 nations to conduct nearly simultaneous operations across more than 30 training areas in 12 countries.

Major General Charles Miller, USEUCOM Director of Plans, Policy, Strategy and Capabilities, gives remarks during a signing ceremony July 16, 2021. The U.S. and Hungary signed implementing agreements that allow American forces access and use of two air bases in Hungary. The agreements are an important step to fully implementing the Defense Cooperation Agreement between the U.S. and Hungary signed in 2019.

Major General Charles Miller, USEUCOM Director of Plans, Policy, Strategy and Capabilities, left, Marc Dillard, Chargé d'Affaires, U.S. Embassy Budapest, center, and Hungarian Brig. Gen. Csaba Ugrik, Kecskemét Air Base commander, Hungarian Defence Force, right, speak during a signing ceremony of two implementing agreements that allow American forces access and use of two air bases in Hungary July 16, 2021.

U.S. Navy Commander John Anthony "Tony" Campigotto, right, holds the citation that accompanies the medal pinned to his lapel. Lithuanian Air Force Commander Colonel Dainius Guzas, left, presented Campigotto with the Lithuanian Armed Forces Medal of Distinction during a ceremony held in Vilnius, Lithuania on June 14, 2021.

Lithuanian Air Force Commander Colonel Dainius Guzas, left, presents U.S. Navy Commander John Anthony "Tony" Campigotto, right, with the Lithuanian Armed Forces Medal of Distinction. Lithuania’s Chief of Defence, Lieutenant General Valdemaras Rupšys awarded the medal to Campigotto for his “immense contribution and improvement of the architecture of the Integrated Air and Missile Defence in the Baltic States, coordination of the United States and Allied defence plans and strengthening of Air Defence in the Baltic region.”

Major General Charles Miller, USEUCOM Director of Plans, Policy, Strategy and Capabilities, left, and Colonel Tibor Babos with the Hungarian Defence Force, right, sign an agreement that allows American forces to access and use two air bases in Hungary.

BLACK SEA (July 9, 2021) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) prepare to transfer passengers between ships using a rigid-hull inflatable boat during Exercise Sea Breeze in the Black Sea, July 9, 2021. Exercise Sea Breeze is a multinational maritime exercise cohosted by U.S. Sixth Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy in the Black Sea since 1997. Sea Breeze 2021 is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and strengthen maritime security and peace within the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Claire DuBois/Released)

210710-N-VP310-00147 OLESHKY SANDS, Ukraine (July 10, 2021) Romanian, Georgian, U.S. and Ukrainian flags are lowered signaling the end of Exercise Sea Breeze 2021 in Oleshky Sands, Ukraine, July 10, 2021. Exercise Sea Breeze is a multinational maritime exercise cohosted by the U.S. Sixth Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy since 1997. Sea Breeze 2021 is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and strengthens maritime security and peace in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Richard Hoffner/Released)

210710-N-VP310-0031 OLESHKY SANDS, Ukraine (July 10, 2021) Flags of Ukraine, U.S., Georgia and Romania fly at the closing ceremony of Exercise Sea Breeze 2021 in Oleshky Sands, Ukraine, July 10, 2021. Exercise Sea Breeze is a multinational maritime exercise cohosted by the U.S. Sixth Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy since 1997. Sea Breeze 2021 is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and strengthens maritime security and peace in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Richard Hoffner/Released)

210708-N-BM428-0029 ODESA, Ukraine (July 8, 2021) The U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa Band plays music in front of the Vorontsov Colonnade in Odesa, Ukraine during Exercise Sea Breeze 2021, July 8, 2021. Exercise Sea Breeze is a multinational maritime exercise cohosted by the U.S. Sixth Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy since 1997. Sea Breeze 2021 is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and strengthens maritime security and peace in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Damon Grosvenor/Released)

210708-N-BM428-0087 ODESA, Ukraine (July 8, 2021) The Ukrainian Navy Band plays music in front of the Vorontsov Colonnade in Odesa, Ukraine during Exercise Sea Breeze 2021, July 8, 2021. Exercise Sea Breeze is a multinational maritime exercise cohosted by the U.S. Sixth Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy since 1997. Sea Breeze 2021 is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and strengthens maritime security and peace in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Damon Grosvenor/Released)

210707-N-BM428-0108 ODESA, Ukraine (July 7, 2021) The Ukrainian Navy Band plays at the Potemkin Stairs in Odesa, Ukraine during Exercise Sea Breeze 2021, July 7, 2021. Exercise Sea Breeze is a multinational maritime exercise cohosted by the U.S. Sixth Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy since 1997. Sea Breeze 2021 is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and strengthens maritime security and peace in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Damon Grosvenor/Released)

210707-N-VP310-0191 ODESA, Ukraine (July 3, 2021) Sailors assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Europe Band play for the Ukrainian public at the Colonnade of Vorontsov Palace during Exercise Sea Breeze 2021, July 7, 20i21. Exercise Sea Breeze is a multinational maritime exercise cohosted by the U.S. Sixth Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy since 1997. Sea Breeze 2021 is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and strengthens maritime security and peace in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Richard Hoffner/Released)

210703-N-VP310-0256 ODESA, Ukraine (July 3, 2021) Sailors from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) interact with Ukrainians in a local park in Odesa, Ukraine during Exercise Sea Breeze 2021, July 3, 2021. Exercise Sea Breeze is a multinational maritime exercise cohosted by U.S. Sixth Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy in the Black Sea since 1997. Sea Breeze 2021 is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and strengthen maritime security and peace within the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Richard Hoffner/Released)

210705-F-D0094-404 ODESA, Ukraine (July 5, 2021) Multinational partners train with members of the Naval Tactical Operations Group on ship drills during Exercise SEA BREEZE 21 in Odesa, Ukraine on July 5, 2021. Co-hosted by the United States Navy (USN) and the Ukrainian Navy (UN) with the support of NATO’s Partnership for Peace program, Exercise SEA BREEZE is about training together and making new friends based on a shared commitment to peace and stability in Europe. The deployment of CAF personnel to support Exercise SEA BREEZE 21 is part of Operation UNIFIER, the CAF military training and capacity-building mission in Ukraine. (CAF photo by Corporal Daniel Chiasson, JTF-U Imagery Technician)

210706-N-BM428-0221 ODESA, Ukraine (July 6, 2021) An Egyptian military officer speaks with Polish navy sailors about their diving equipment during Exercise Sea Breeze 2021 in Odesa, Ukraine, July 6, 2021. Exercise Sea Breeze is a multinational maritime exercise cohosted by the U.S. Sixth Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy since 1997. Sea Breeze 2021 is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and strengthens maritime security and peace in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Damon Grosvenor/Released)

210703-N-VP310-0136 ODESA, Ukraine (July 3, 2021) Sailors from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) interact with Ukrainians in a local park in Odesa, Ukraine during Exercise Sea Breeze 2021, July 3, 2021. Exercise Sea Breeze is a multinational maritime exercise cohosted by U.S. Sixth Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy in the Black Sea since 1997. Sea Breeze 2021 is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and strengthen maritime security and peace within the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Richard Hoffner/Released)

210702-N-BM428-0109 ODESA, Ukraine (July 2, 2021) A pair of Ukrainian navy Island-class patrol boats prepare to depart a pier in Odesa, Ukraine during Exercise Sea Breeze 2021, July 2, 2021. Exercise Sea Breeze is a multinational maritime exercise cohosted by the U.S. Sixth Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy since 1997. Sea Breeze 2021 is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and strengthens maritime security and peace in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Damon Grosvenor/Released)

210630-N-BM428-0012 UKRAINE (June 30, 2021) Special forces from several countries participated in Exercise Sea Breeze 2021 in Ukraine, June 30, 2021. Exercise Sea Breeze is a multinational maritime exercise cohosted by the U.S. Sixth Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy since 1997. Sea Breeze 2021 is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and strengthens maritime security and peace in the region. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy from UKR SOF/Released)

210701-F-D0094-0011 ODESA, Ukraine (July 1, 2021) Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) Clearance Divers conduct a force integration training dive with other participating navies during Exercise SEA BREEZE 21 in Odesa, Ukraine on July 1, 2021. Co-hosted by the United States Navy (USN) and the Ukrainian Navy (UN) with the support of NATO’s Partnership for Peace program, Exercise SEA BREEZE is about training together and making new friends based on a shared commitment to peace and stability in Europe. The deployment of CAF personnel to support Exercise SEA BREEZE 21 is part of Operation UNIFIER, the CAF military training and capacity-building mission in Ukraine. (CAF photo by Lieutenant(Navy) Igor Polosin, JTF-U)

A Bulgarian Special Operations Forces operator repels from a U.S. Air Force CV-22B Osprey assigned to the 352d Special Operations WIng during a fast-rope insertion and extraction training during exercise Sea Breeze 21 at Ochakiv, Ukraine, June 29, 2021. This is the 21st iteration of the exercise which is an annual Ukraine and U.S. co-hosted multinational maritime exercise held in the Black Sea region and is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations, strengthening maritime security in support of stability within the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Army Staff Sgt. Brandon Nelson)

A U.S. Navy Special Warfare Operator salutes as he jumps out a U.S. Air Force CV-22B assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing, during a military free fall training during exercise Sea Breeze 21 at Ochakiv, Ukraine, June 26, 2021. This is the 21st iteration of exercise Sea Breeze which is an annual Ukraine and U.S. co-hosted multinational maritime exercise held in the Black Sea region and is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations, strengthening maritime security in support of stability within the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Army Staff Sgt. Brandon Nelson)

210630-N-BM428-0543 MYKOLAIV MILITARY AIRBASE, Ukraine (June 30, 2021) A pair Ukrainian paratroopers prepare to land after conducting an airborne jump during an Exercise Sea Breeze air demonstration on Mykolaiv Military Airbase, Ukraine, June 30, 2021. Exercise Sea Breeze is a multinational maritime exercise cohosted by the U.S. Sixth Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy since 1997. Sea Breeze 2021 is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and strengthens maritime security and peace in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Damon Grosvenor/Released)

210630-N-BM428-0247 MYKOLAIV MILITARY AIRBASE, Ukraine (June 30, 2021) Two Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopters fly in formation during an air demonstration portion of Exercise Sea Breeze 2021 on Mykolaiv Military Airbase, Ukraine, June 30, 2021. Exercise Sea Breeze is a multinational maritime exercise cohosted by the U.S. Sixth Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy since 1997. Sea Breeze 2021 is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and strengthens maritime security and peace in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Damon Grosvenor/Released)

210629-M-JQ356-1114 OLESHKY SANDS, Ukraine (June 29, 2021) - Ukrainian Soldier Senior Soldier Yurii Nezhinetz shows U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division rifle techniques with the AK-74 weapon system in a nondisclosed location during Exercise Sea Breeze 21 on June 29, 2021. Exercise Sea Breeze 21 brings together military units from over thirty nations to cultivate and strengthen relations and techniques as warfighting organizations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

210628-M-JQ356-1070 OLESHKY SANDS, Ukraine (June 28, 2021) members from NATO allied and partner nations raise their individual nation’s flag at the opening ceremony of the land portion of exercise Sea Breeze, June 28, 2021, in Oleshky sands, Ukraine. Exercise Sea Breeze is a multinational maritime exercise cohosted by U.S. Sixth Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy in the Black Sea since 1997. Sea Breeze 2021 is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and strengthen maritime security and peace within the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

210629-N-BM428-0176 ODESA, Ukraine (June 29, 2021) Steel Worker 3rd Class Nicholas Ramirez, right, swims with a Ukrainian Navy diver during Exercise Sea Breeze 2021 in Odesa, Ukraine, June 29, 2021. Exercise Sea Breeze is a multinational maritime exercise cohosted by the U.S. Sixth Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy since 1997. Sea Breeze 2021 is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and strengthens maritime security and peace in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Damon Grosvenor/Released)

210628-M-JQ356-1050 OLESHKY SANDS, Ukraine (June 28, 2021) members from NATO allied and partner nations raise their individual nation’s flag at the opening ceremony of the land portion of exercise Sea Breeze, June 28, 2021, in Oleshky sands, Ukraine. Exercise Sea Breeze is a multinational maritime exercise cohosted by U.S. Sixth Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy in the Black Sea since 1997. Sea Breeze 2021 is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and strengthen maritime security and peace within the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

Corporals with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 participate in professional military education while aboard Her Majesty's Ship Queen Elizabeth. VMFA-211 is deployed aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth to support the United Kingdom's Carrier Strike Group 21. The combined deployment will send a strong signal of support to Allies and partners around the world and our resolve to work together to deter coercion and aggression. (Royal Navy photography by POPhot Jay Allen)

A U.S. Marine with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 21, launches an F-35B Lightning II from the flight deck of HMS Queen Elizabeth in Sixth Fleet area of operations on June 18th, 2021. Alongside the United Kingdom’s 617 Squadron, VMFA-211 is conducting combat sorties in support of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), the first combat operations launched from HMS Queen Elizabeth. OIR is the operation to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria, and the wider international community.

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 21, prepare to load a Guided Bomb Unit 12 into an F-35B Lightning II aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth in Sixth Fleet area of operations on June 18th, 2021. Alongside the United Kingdom’s 617 Squadron, VMFA-211 is conducting combat sorties in support of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), the first combat operations launched from HMS Queen Elizabeth. OIR is the operation to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria, and the wider international community.