RABKOOT, OMAN 01.28.2019 - A Soldier from 2nd Battalion, 198th Armored Regiment, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi National Guard, readies his position for cover fire as a part of team movement drills through a wadi in Rabkoot, Oman, Jan. 28, 2019. ‘Wadi’ translates to ‘valley’ from Arabic to English. The U.S. Army and the Royal Army of Oman are spending days in a wadi system conducting team, squad, and platoon maneuvers during exercise Inferno Creek 19. The bilateral exercise was designed to strengthen relations between the two militaries. It is an opportunity for both militaries to build tactical proficiency and gain shared understanding of each other’s forces and support long-term regional stability. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Linsey Williams)