A Tajik service members assumes a defensive firing position during a field training exercise that's part of multinational exercise Regional Cooperation 2017 in Fakhrabad, Tajikistan, July 17, 2017. Hosted by Tajikistan's Ministry of Defense, RC 17 affords participants the opportunity to exercise a United Nations directive to practice counterterrorism, border security and peacekeeping operations. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Battles