U.S., Kuwait Combined Joint Training Exercise - Eagle Resolve 2017

Ministry of Interior officer Raed Abdullah Al Saleem (second from right) instructs three U.S. Soldiers, 1st Lt. Matt Stone (left), Staff Sgt. Melanie French (right) and Sgt. Janelle Hernandez (center), all with Fort Hood-based 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, on how to operate a remote control detonation device during a search and response training event for exercise Eagle Resolve 2017 in Kuwait, March 29, 2017. Service members from the U.S., Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia responded to simulated building collapses and car explosions as part of the exercise. U.S. Soldiers in civilian clothes served as the opposition force - playing “bad guys.” Military-to-military engagements such as exercise Eagle Resolve demonstrate the value of working in unfamiliar environments and organizational interoperability. Multinational engagements offer participants a relatively low risk opportunity to deploy personnel and equipment in a way that effectively contributes to a “coalition” environment. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Francis O’Brien/Released)