Senior members of Jordan, U.S. and partner nations render courtesies during the Jordanian national anthem as part of the Eager Lion 2024 opening ceremony at the King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center, Jordan, May 12, 2024. Eager Lion 24 is a multilateral exercise, with 33 participating nations, hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise, and improve interoperability among partner nations, and considered the capstone of a broader U.S. military relationship with the Jordanian Armed Forces. Jordan is one of U.S. Central Command’s strongest and most reliable partners in the Levant sub-region. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Nataja Ford)