AQABA, Jordan (Sept. 4, 2022) Capt. Joanna Sarmiento, deputy commanding general, Naval Amphibious Force, Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, addresses service members during an opening ceremony for Exercise Eager Lion 2022 at the Royal Jordanian Naval Base, Jordan, Sept. 4, 2022. Eager Lion 22 is a multilateral exercise 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 (JAF). Jordan is one of U.S. Central Command’s (USCENTCOM) strongest and most reliable partners in the Levant sub-region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan Carpanzano)