More than 650 airmen, soldiers and Marines from 35 countries worked together during Combined Endeavor, an annual communications exercise. A U.S. civilian briefs German and British soldiers prior to a communications test. Combined Endeavor provides an opportunity for nations to exchange ideas and technology, ensuring smooth communications in the event of a world crisis. Antenna dishes frame a U.S. flag. Combined Endeavor is the largest multinational communications exercise in the world.
Finnish soldiers install a communications antenna.
Exercise participants used their own equipment, which ranges from World War II vintage to state of the art systems.