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uniformed RCAF members standing - Royal Canadian Air Force BGen Leighton James, RCAF General Air and Space Readiness director, right, engages with Virtual Flag: Coalition briefer during distinguished visitor tour at the 705th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Distributed Mission Operations Center, at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Oct. 29, 2025. Exercise VFC serves as a train as you fight exercise by integrating the full spectrum of air, land, surface, space, and cyber warfighters in a virtual battlespace in joint and coalition environments; forces from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada participated. (Screens were blurred for security reasons; image was cropped to focus on subject.) (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Alenne Mojica)

EVANGOLA STATE PARK, N.Y. – Lance Cpl. Edward Doyle, a rifleman with Charlie Co., 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, patrols through the woods during exercise Lake Effect at Evangola State Park, New York, Sept. 12, 2015. Each platoon in Charlie. Co. set up their own patrol bases and routes which occasionally lead to confrontation with the other platoons, adding an element of realism to the training. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo By Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/Released) - EVANGOLA STATE PARK, N.Y. – Lance Cpl. Edward Doyle, a rifleman with Charlie Co., 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, patrols through the woods during exercise Lake Effect at Evangola State Park, New York, Sept. 12, 2015. Each platoon in Charlie. Co. set up their own patrol bases and routes which occasionally lead to confrontation with the other platoons, adding an element of realism to the training. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo By Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/Released)

2nd Lt. Ryan Schab, platoon commander with Company D, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, mans the turret of an AAV after conducting ship-to-shore operations with Reserve Marines of 4th AAV Bn. at Blount Island, Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 13, 2014. The training focused on amphibious training and the ability to splash off ship and drive to shore. The Reserve Marines also focused on interoperability with the Navy, using their Maritime Prepositioning Ship to launch the AAVs. - 2nd Lt. Ryan Schab, platoon commander with Company D, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, mans the turret of an AAV after conducting ship-to-shore operations with Reserve Marines of 4th AAV Bn. at Blount Island, Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 13, 2014. The training focused on amphibious training and the ability to splash off ship and drive to shore. The Reserve Marines also focused on interoperability with the Navy, using their Maritime Prepositioning Ship to launch the AAVs.