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Humanitarian Mine Awareness
Under the U.S. Humanitarian Mine Awareness Program, host countries receive funding, equipment, training, mine awareness education, and development of a permanent infrastructure to safely dispose of hazardous landmines.

US Army Southern Europe Task Force
SETAF has been forward deployed since the 1950's and remains an integral part of the U.S. Army's Power Projection ability. Recent combined exercises and deployments: Iraq, Liberia, Morocco, Tunisia, Poland, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Ukraine, Hungary, Botswana, Russia, Kosovo, and Bosnia.

US Navy 6th Fleet
The area of responsibility of the United States European Command and United States Sixth Fleet covers more than 21 million square miles and includes 93 countries and territories. This territory extends from the North Cape of Norway, through the waters of the Baltic and Mediterranean seas, most of Europe, parts of the Middle East, to the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa.

US Navy CENTCOM & 5th Fleet
Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/ Commander, 5th Fleet's area of responsibility encompasses about 7.5 million square miles and includes the Arabian Gulf, Red Sea, Gulf of Oman and parts of the Indian Ocean. This expanse, comprised of 25 countries, includes three critical chokepoints at the Strait of Hormuz, the Suez Canal and the Strait of Bab al Mandeb at the southern tip of Yemen.