Security Alliances

The Israeli Iron Dome missile defense system intercepts rockets fired by Hamas in the sky above the Gaza Strip on May 14, 2021. (Anas Baba/AFP via Getty Images)

Australian soldiers render honor as Australian Deputy Prime Minister of Defense Richard Marles meets with Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on July 13, 2022. (US Army photo by Mr. Leroy Council)

The United Kingdom’s carrier strike group led by HMS Queen Elizabeth and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force led by Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer JS Ise conduct multiple carrier strike group operations with US Navy carrier strike groups led by flagships USS Ronald Reagan and USS Carl Vinson in the Philippine Sea on October 3, 2021. (DVIDS)

An M1 Abrams participates in a training exercise at Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany on October 13, 2010. (DVIDS)

Sailors check the integrity of an arresting gear wire on the flight deck of the USS John C. Stennis during Rim of the Pacific joint military exercises on July 13, 2016. (DVIDS)

American and Australian C-17 Globemasters take part in an aerial maneuver training mission in Honolulu, Hawaii, on May 4, 2022. (US Airforce photo by Makensie Cooper)

Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada speaks at the a joint press availability on January 11, 2023, at the US Department of State. (US Department of State via Flickr)

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A Sukhoi Su-35 performs at the Airshow China 2014 in Zhuhai, China, on November 10, 2014. (Aleksandar Plavevski/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Narendra Modi and Fumio Kishida in Tokyo, Japan, on September 27, 2022. (Hiro Komae/Pool via Getty Images)

Korean Marines take part in joint exercises with Japanese, American, and Philippine troops in the Philippines on October 7, 2022. (US Marine Corps photo by Danny Gonzalez)