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U.S. Navy Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class Hayden Sosh, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Nine, mans the M3 .50-caliber machine gun on a MH-60 Seahawk Helicopter during Emerald Warrior 21.1, at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Feb. 19, 2021. Emerald Warrior is the largest joint special operations exercise involving U.S. Special Operations Command forces training to respond to various threats across the spectrum of conflict. Special Operations Forces work as part of a larger operational and strategic framework to integrate with partner nations and as force multipliers to conventional operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Edward Coddington)