U.S. National Guard Soldiers and Airmen train alongside multinational partners on the Military Decision Making Process, or MDMP, as part of the military exercise “Regional Cooperation 22” Aug. 12, 2022, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. National Guardsmen from Massachusetts, Virginia, Arizona, Montana and Mississippi are involved in the exercise along with participants from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and observers from Mongolia and Pakistan. RC 22 is an annual, multinational U.S. Central Command-sponsored exercise conducted by U.S. National Guard units in partnership with Central and South Asia nations.