The Australian-American allied relationship is one of America’s oldest, deepest, and continuous friendships—Exercise TANDEM THRUST was its most recent manifestation.

Commanders of the Uzbekistan exercise groups, Captains Abdullaev and Gregori (2^nd row, 2^nd and 4^th from the left), pose with some of the Uzbek and American soldiers during the exercise.

With their highly trained crews, the 33 fast attack submarines of the U.S. Pacific Fleet constantly practice to be silently in place when needed.

Gen. Nobutoshi Watanabe, Chief of Staff of the Ground Staff Office, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), greets U.S. Army Lt. Gen. George A. Crocker, Commanding General, I Corps, while Maj. Gen. Robert Hicks, Commanding General, U.S. Army Japan/9^th Tactical Area Command and Lt. Gen. Yoshiro Takeda, Commanding General, Northeast Army, JGSDF, look on.