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Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Christopher Lamotte assigned to the Arleigh Burkeclass guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) dismounts a .50-cal to demonstrate how to properly perform maintenance to Iraqi Navy sailors assigned to Iraqi Swift Boat (P-308) during a monthly Iraqi bilateral exercise. The Iraqi bilateral is a monthly exercise with US Navy, US Coast Guard and the Iraqi Navy. – US Navy Combat Camera photo by Torrey W Lee/Released

The US Navy, Army and Coast Guard together with Iraqi and Kuwaiti navies and Kuwait Coast Guard, solidified the creation of the first in a series of US-Iraq-
Kuwait trilateral exercises following an initial planning conference held at Naval Support Activity Bahrain. This was announced from Manama, Bahrain, on 13 July. This US-Iraq-Kuwait trilateral will be a quarterly exercise that serves to develop the proficiency of all participating forces to work together in support of regional safety and security.