Gregor Strmcnik (left), mayor of Ankaran, Slovenia,

Gregor Strmcnik (left), mayor of Ankaran, Slovenia, receives a brief about the MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile (SAM) system from Sgt. Nathon Pankey (center), a patriot fire control enhanced operator and maintainer from Alpha Battery, 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, in the vicinity of Ankaran, Slovenia, June 5, 2019. AK19 is a joint and multinational exercise that will involve Airmen, Soldiers and Sailors from the United States and service members from the Croatian, Italian, and Slovenian armed forces. The exercise is an integrated air and missile defense exercise where training will focus on conducting integrated air and missile defense of various terrains. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ethan Valetski)