Air Force Briefings and Training Sessions

Images depicting Air Force personnel in various briefings and training interactions, showcasing collaboration, discussions, and military professionalism in a training environment.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership hosts a hail and farewell ceremony on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2023. The ceremony was held to honorBrazilian Army Col. Thales Alencar as he prepares to departure his position at the IADC and return to his duties in Brazil.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Samuel Chipman, the 356th Fighter Squadron commander (right), briefs distinguished visitors May 13, 2022, on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Eielson has a total of 54 permanently-assigned, combat-coded F-35A Lightning II aircraft, cementing Alaskas status as the most concentrated U.S. state for fifth-generation aircraft.

Maj. Gen. Stacy J. Huser, 20th Air Forcecommander, discusses housing standards withCol. Jason Okumura, 377th Mission SupportGroup commander, at the Maxwell housingcomplex in Albuquerque, N.M., Feb. 7, 2024.During her visit, Huser received various missionbriefs, attended a base tour, and had sit-downswith Airmen stationed at Kirtland. Air Force

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jacob Helzer, 100th Maintenance Squadron hydraulics maintenance journeyman, demonstrates his invention that aids removing and installing the boom cover for KC-135 Stratotanker to Lt. Gen. John D. Lamontagne, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa deputy commander, at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Aug. 31, 2022. Lamontagne visited both RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath to learn about the bases resilience and mission readiness.

Airmen of the 139th Airlift Wing put on a career fair for high school students at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Missouri, Sept. 20, 2022. The students learned about the Air National Guard and the various careers offered on base.

Capt. Jeremy Shamblee, center, USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) executive officer, inspects the uniform of Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jackson Adkins, right, from Evans, Georgia, assigned to Ford's media department, during a division in the spotlight uniform inspection held in the ship's hangar bay, Sept. 17, 2022. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications and workups for a scheduled deployment this fall.

Col. Andrew Carlson, commander of the 107th Attack Wing, gives his gratitude to everyone whomade the reopening of the wellness centers possible as well as the staff who work there,Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, NY, Jan 18, 2024. Carlson was pleased with the renovations and impressed by the 107th members that made it happen. The wellness centers main goal is to help members of the 107th weather it's spiritual, mentally or physically.

U.S. Army Col. Brendon Dever, 111th Military Intelligence Brigade commander, examines equipment used at Forward Operating Base Sentinel, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, August 9, 2022. During their capstone exercise, students assigned to 344th Military Intelligence Battalion locate the source of signals hidden across an estimated 200 acres of land.

U.S. Space Force Lt Kayla Miyashiro, 2nd Range Operations Squadron commander, outlines the critical operations and strategic importance to local clergy members during a tour of the Western Range Operation Center at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Jan. 19, 2024. The tour was a part of an annual Clergy Day event hosted by the Vandenberg SFB Chapel.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 22, 2022) Vice Adm. Yancy Lindsey, Commander, Navy Installations Command, speaks with Abreu Esteban, housing director onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) during his visit to Ajisai Heights, one of CFAYs newly renovated residential buildings for families, during a base tour. For more than 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleets forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership hosts a hail and farewell ceremony on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2023. The ceremony was held to honorBrazilian Army Col. Thales Alencar as he prepares to departure his position at the IADC and return to his duties in Brazil.

Hurricane Ike, Galveston Island, TX, September 19, 2008 Rear Admiral Craig Vanderwagen, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at Health and Human Services, center, meets with the members of the Disaster Medical Assistance Team. The DMAT is set up at the University of Texas Medical Branch as a mobile emergency following the disruption of power and services to the area due to Hurricane Ike. Galveston Island, September 19, 2008 -- Members of the Disaster Medical Assistance Team and Medical Flight crew transport a patient into a helicoptor for transport to an area hospital. The DMAT is set up at the University of Texas Medical Branch as a mobile emergency following the disruption of power and services to the area due to Hurricane Ike.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

SILVERDALE, Wash. (Dec. 5, 2022)U.S. Navy Capt. Michael D. Eberlein (left), commanding officer, Trident Refit Facility, Bangor (TRFB), U.S. Navy Cmdr. Zachary D. Harry (center left), executive officer, TRFB, and U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Chase M. Krause (center), command master chief, TRFB, tour the Information Technology Submarine Repair Shop led by Paul Hamilton (right), shop supervisor, Information Technology Submarine Repair Shop, during a gemba at TRFB. TRFBs core mission is repairing, incrementally overhauling, and modernizing the Pacific Fleets ballistic missile submarine force. Each week TRFB leadership personnel visits a different production area of the facility for a first-hand look, referred to as a gemba.

GREAT LAKES, Il. (Sep. 22, 2022) Capt. (ret.) John White tours the USS Whitehat, during his visit to the Aubrey H. Gunn building on Naval Station Great Lakes. The building was dedicated to White's grandfather, Lt. Cmdr. Aubrey H. Gunn who joined the Navy in 1919 as a boatswain's mate, commisioned as an ensign in 1941, and served as a commanding officer on three ships in WWII.

A new helicopter training landing pad at Muir Army Airfield is dedicated to Chief Warrant Officer 3 Matthew Ruffner and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jarett Yoder during a ceremony in the Aviation Maintenance Instruction Building here.The two pilots were killed April 9, 2013 when the AH-64 Apache helicopter they were flying crashed during a flight mission in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. They were serving on a combat deployment with Bravo Company, 1-104th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 28th Combat Aviation Brigade during Operation Enduring Freedom.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Chris Johnston, 48th Rescue Squadron superintendent, and Staff Sgt. Royce Alcocer, 48th Rescue Squadron pararescueman, brief honorary commanders at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Sept. 14, 2022. Honorary commanders participated in an immersion tour of the 563rd Rescue Group.

The Missouri National Guard held a memorialization ceremony naming Col. Mark Randazzo Combined Support Maintenance Shop at the Ike Skelton Training Site in Jefferson City, Mo., April 29, 2022. The ceremony was attended by family and friends of Col. Randazzo, including his wife Lisa, and their two sons Joseph and Michael. Also in attendance were numerous community and Missouri National Guard leaders. (Missouri National Guard photo by Spc. Rose Di Trolio)

Maj. Gen. Tracy Smith, commander of the 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support), and staff from the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity, the U.S. Army and DoDs premier medical materiel developer, visit the Medical Equipment Concentration Site 88 in Ogden, Utah, during a recent fielding of new equipment to the 807th MC(DS) medical units.

Captain Anthony Roach, at right, commanding officer in the U.S. Navy, welcomes Shawn Quinn and other senior leaders from around NASA onto his ship on Oct. 29, 2018. The visit is a familiarization tour coordinated by the Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) recovery team as they prepare for Underway Recovery Test-7 (URT-7). EGS and the U.S. Navy will use a test version of the Orion crew module, several rigid hull inflatable boats and support equipment to verify and validate processes, procedures, hardware and personnel during recovery of Orion in open waters. URTs are a series of tests to ensure all systems are go when recovering the Orion crew capsule and astronauts onboard in the future. Orion will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities.

Former members of the 61st Tactical Airlift Squadron interact with Airmen assigned to the 61st Airlift Squadron during a reunion visit to Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, June 7, 2022. The 61st TAS held its 50th anniversary reunion for members who served within the squadron during the 1970s. The squadron was redesignated as the 61st TAS on May 1, 1967, before being redesignated as the 61st AS on Dec. 1, 1991.

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall tours the Air Force Installation Mission Support Center with Maj. Gen. John Allen, commander, and Col. Kelly Sams, vice commander, during a visit to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, on Nov. 3. During the tour, Allen highlighted the installation and mission support capabilities AFIMSC provides to all Air Force and Space Force installations, nine major commands and two direct reporting units.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman McKinley Wooters (left) and U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nick Mulju (right), aircrew flight equipment technicians assigned to the 175th Operations Support Squadron, talk about their roles within the Maryland Air National Guard with Junior ROTC students from Randallstown, Maryland at Warfield Air National Guard Base at Martin State Airport, Middle River, Md. on September 28, 2022. This tour was organized by the Wings Recruiting and Retention team and provided the students a chance to learn about various jobs around the base and hear what the Maryland Air National Guard has to offer.

Vice Adm. Yancy Lindsey, Commander, Navy Installations Command, speaks to Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebos (CFAS) Fleet & Family Support Center clinical advocacy program supervisor Angela Johnson and supervisory work and family life programs coordinator Philip Hinnant during a tour at CFAS Sept. 21, 2022. Lindsey visited CFAS to tour its facilities, meet with personnel assigned to area commands, and increase his familiarity with CFAS mission and relationships with host nation counterparts. For 75 years, CFAS has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services to empower forward-deployed U.S. and Allied Forces while providing superior support to their families and the community.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership hosts a hail and farewell ceremony on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2023. The ceremony was held to honorBrazilian Army Col. Thales Alencar as he prepares to departure his position at the IADC and return to his duties in Brazil.

U.S. Army Col. Travis McIntosh, 10th CAB Commander, and Falcon Soldiers, welcomed Col. Michael Babin, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Commander, and Canadian Troops to Fort Drum, NY June 21, 2022. The RCAF 1 Wing Troops flew to Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield on their CH-147F, the equivalent to our CH-47F Chinook helicopter.

U.S. Soldiers and Airmen with the Pennsylvania National Guard offered civilian employers of Guardsmen and Reservists an opportunity to visit Fort Indiantown Gap to get a first-hand look at what their employees do when away for drill, training or deployment. The event, called a Boss Lift, was held in conjunction with the Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve organization.

220724-N-IT121-1018 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 24, 2022) U.S. Navy Rear Adm. J.T. Anderson, Commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, right, welcomes military leaders from Australia, Canada, Republic of Korea and the U.S. aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

SILVERDALE, Wash. (Aug. 8, 2022) - Travis Brayton (right), training supervisor for shop 57A, Trident Refit Facility, Bangor (TRFB), also known as the insulator shop, discusses shop productivity with U.S. Navy Capt. Michael D. Eberlein (far left), commanding officer, TRFB, and Cmdr. Zachary D. Harry (center), executive officer, TRFB. Shop 57A provides insulation and lagging on submarines. Each week, TRFB leadership personnel visits a different production area of the facility for a first-hand look, which is referred to as a gemba.”

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220518-N-FI568-1025CHESTERFIELD, Va. (May 18, 2022) Chief Boatswain's Mate Cullen Cantrell, assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Group 2, meets with members of the Chesterfield Fire and EMS Search and Rescue Team as part of Navy Week Richmond. Navy Week Richmond is a community outreach event for citizens and the surrounding areas to meet Sailors, as well as participate in events to entertain and service the community while learning about the Navy and its heritage.

President Mario Abdo Benítez of the Republic of Paraguay participates in a demonstration of Air Force Special Operations and 1st Special Operations Wing capabilities during his visit to Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 31, 2023. The United States is a trusted partner to Paraguay, with shared threats and concerns posed by challenging geopolitical competition. The displays included special tactics, Special Operations Forces Medical Element, an MQ-9, an A-29, a PC-12, a C-146, an MC-130J, and an AC-130J.

Fort McCoy Garrison Commander Col. Stephen Messenger gives the oath of federal service to new employees Dec. 5, 2022, during an onboarding session at Fort McCoy, Wis. The session was coordinated by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Human Resources and is part of renewed onboarding process at the installation to better welcome new installation team members that reflects with Army Installation Management Command's Service Culture Campaign.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the Florida Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 265th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, supporting 4th Infantry Division Artillery, demonstrate the FIM-92 Stinger missile to House Armed Services Committee professional staff members, during a staff delegation tour at Camp Adazi, Latvia, June 27. The HASC received a comprehensive overview of the operations and activities carried out by the DIVARTY. They explored the forward operating site, and met with Soldiers during their visit. DIVARTY is a specialized unit within the 4th Inf. Div. responsible for providing artillery support and coordinating firepower for the division's operations. The 4th Inf. Div.'s mission in Europe is to engage in multinational training and exercises across the continent, working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe.

Chief Warrant Officer Five (CW5) Patrick J. Muenks retirement ceremony takes place at the Army Aviation Support Facility, Jefferson City, Mo., Sept. 23, 2022. Muenks retired after 41-years of dedicated service to the Missouri Army National Guard. (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Rose Di Trolio.)

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, receive their haircuts at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 7, 2022. Recruits received weekly haircuts to create uniformity.

Recruiters from the 137th Special Operations Wing speak with attendees of AERO Oklahoma at the State Capitol building in Oklahoma City, March 30, 2022. The purpose of the day was to recognize the states aviation, aerospace, and defense industry as a vital economic engine for the state and provided a unique opportunity for industry officials to come together and meet with state legislators and other elected officials to show them firsthand how the industry continues to solidify Oklahoma as a worldwide leader in aviation, aerospace, and aerospace and defense. (Oklahoma Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Imwalle)

Civic leaders get a tour of the Human Performance Training center where they learned about Special Warfare Airmen and cadre embedded/holistic Human Performace, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, as part of a multi-day immersion tour Sept. 8, 2022. The AETC civic leader program offers key civilians leaders in the local community a way to familiarize themselves with the unique missions associated with the command.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes Major-Brigadeiro do Ar Edson Fernando da Costa Guimaraes Outgoing Chief of Delegation of Brazil and General de Brigada Giovani Moretto Incoming Chief of Delegation of Brazil to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., July 18, 2022. During the visit, the guest conducted an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus with.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Garth W. Burnett, commanding officer, Marine Corps Air Station New River, and Sgt. Maj. Douglas Gerhardt, Marine Corps Air Station New River sergeant major, speak with local elected officials at a luncheon hosted by U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Andrew M. Niebel, commanding general, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, at Paradise Point Officers Club on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 31, 2022. The annual luncheon reinforces partnerships between the U.S. Marine Corps and surrounding communities by communicating enhancement of support between the base and the local community.

Tech. Sgt. Pashala Lewis, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron, Noncommisoned Officer in Charge of Requirements and Optimazation, talks with members of Team Minot about heirlooms that were gifted to him by members of the Quinalt tribe during Native American Heritage Month at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Nov. 30, 2022. The ceremony was held to celebrate Native American Heritage Month and it showcased how the military is a diverse force.

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The new Fort Dix Aviation Building and Army Ramp Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was held on Friday, 19 August 2022. During this Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Welcoming Remarks were made by the USARMY ARCD (USA) MAJ Charles Billi. Also in attendance as the Keynote Speaker was the US ASA Fort Dix Base Commander COL Mitchell Wisniewski. This new facility is for troop movements and cargo landing to enter the new constructed Army ramp which provides a wide range of capabilities for refueling operations for transit aircraft and aircraft parking for fixed wing aircraft up to a C-130. The Army ramp can also be used to support rotary wing aircraft for two CH-475s or 5 UH-60s with tie down locations and grounding points. (Images provided by the Fort Dix (TSC) Training Support Center / Dan Amburg)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (September 28, 2022) - Rear Adm. Wes McCall, commander, Navy Region Southeast (NRSE), and NRSE Emergency Manager Scott Crossley listen to the weather brief about Hurricane Ian given by Fleet Weather Center Norfolk, Sept. 28. Navy Region Southeast is the largest shore management region within the U.S. Navy, providing shore support for 18 installations across the southeastern United States.

NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy (Jan. 23, 2024) - Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea deliver remarks during an all-hands call at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, Jan. 23. Franchetti and Honea traveled to Italy to meet with Sailors and communicate the CNOs strategic priorities of warfighting, warfighters and the foundation that supports them with the fleet.

Capt. Cory Schemm, commanding officer NAVSUP FLC San Diego, and Rear. Adm. Bradley Rosen, commander, Navy Region Southwest, discuss the new warehouse technologies during a tour of Naval Supply Systems Commands (NAVSUP) 5G smart warehouse located on Naval Air Station North Island 8 Sept 2022.

U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada meets with leadership and Airmen of the Nevada Air National Guard at the Nevada Air National Guard Base, Reno, Nevada, August 15, 2022. Cortez Masto was briefed on facility updates and the current missions of the 152nd Airlift Wing including the Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems (MAFFS) mission as she pushes to continue to modernize equipment and aircraft for the military.

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Greg Brady, Commanding General of the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Giancarlo Macri, the command sergeant major of the 10th AAMDC presents a commanders coin for excellence to the Soldiers of Defender Café, on Rhine Ordnance Barracks on June 14, 2022.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership greeted Major General Germán Lopez, Colombian Defense Attaché for a visit to the IADC Campus on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Oct. 6, 2022. During the visit, the visitors conducted an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus.

Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Pearl Harbor team members and U.S. Navy Rear Adm. John Wade, Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) Commander, monitor the amount of fuel being unpacked at the Underground Pump House Control Room onboard Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH), Hawaii, Oct. 27, 2022. The JTF-RH unpacking operation will remove approximately one million gallons of fuel from three primary fuel pipelines connecting the RHBFSF to fuel points on JBPHH. JTF-RH was established by the Department of Defense to ensure the safe and expeditious defueling of the RHBFSF.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes Major-Brigadeiro do Ar Edson Fernando da Costa Guimaraes Outgoing Chief of Delegation of Brazil and General de Brigada Giovani Moretto Incoming Chief of Delegation of Brazil to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., July 18, 2022. During the visit, the guest conducted an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus with.

220818-O-NR876-322SINGAPORE (AUG. 18, 2022) Lt. Cmdr. Cody Keef, from Maysville, Kentucky, assigned to the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), demonstrates mine warfare procedures to a Congressional Staff Delegation visiting Charleston. Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

GREAT LAKES, Ill. (February 6, 2024) Sailors and community partners participate in an anti-terrorism, force protection drill during exercise Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2024 at Naval Station Great Lakes, Feb. 6, 2024. The exercise is an annual two-week force protection and anti-terrorism exercise conducted by Commander, Navy Installations Command and Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command on all Naval installations in the continental United States. Navy

Chief Master Sgt. Jacob C. Simmons, Space Operations Command Senior Enlisted Leader, visits with the Clear Space Force Station Fire Department while visiting Clear SFS with Lt. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, Space Operations Command Commander to hear from the Clear Team members on their operations and wellbeing. The Clear Space Force members provide strategic missile warning, missile defense, and Upgraded Early Warning Radar as an integral part of deterrence in support of Homeland Defense. Clear SFS is home to Arctic Airmen and Guardians assigned to the 13th and 213th Space Warning Squadrons and 268th Security Forces, providing 24/7 missile warning, missile defense, and space domain awareness.

NAVAL BASE GUAM (Sept. 14, 2022) - Rear Adm. Benjamin Nicholson, commander, Joint Region Marianas, is welcomed aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) pierside at Naval Base Guam, Sept. 14. Zumwalt is conducting operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. William Rawls, Operations Division, superintendent, center, and U.S. Air Force Col. Jason Scott, Air Force Recruiting Service, vice commander, center left, provide opening remarks to the Air Education and Training Command civic leaders at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, during their multi-day immersion tour Sept. 7, 2022. During this part of the tour, civic leaders were introduced to multiple recruiting services such as Air National Guard or Reserves, enlisted accession recruiting and U.S. Space Force.

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. William Rawls, Operations Division, superintendent, center, and U.S. Air Force Col. Jason Scott, Air Force Recruiting Service, vice commander, center left, provide opening remarks to the Air Education and Training Command civic leaders at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, during their multi-day immersion tour Sept. 7, 2022. During this part of the tour, civic leaders were introduced to multiple recruiting services such as Air National Guard or Reserves, enlisted accession recruiting and U.S. Space Force.

GARAPAN, Saipan (April 27, 2022) Capt. Patrick Keller, second from right, commanding officer of USS Miguel Keiths (ESB 5) Gold Crew, and Brice Behringer, left, the ships master, discuss flight deck operations with Glenna Palacios, Special Assistant to the Governor of Saipan for Military Affairs, during a the ships first visit to its administrative home port. Miguel Keith, part of Amphibious Squadron 11, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready-response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Ramon CZ Colon-Lopez, meets with the 612th Air Base Squadron and seven partner nations military and civilian firefighters Aug. 10, 2022, at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras.The SEAC provided two professional development opportunities, joined a physical fitness session, toured key units on post including the Medical Element, the 1-228th Aviation Regiment and met with Army Forces Battalion soldiers. The focus of the visit was to meet with enlisted, discuss the importance of U.S. military and partner nations professional development and provide an open forum of discussion with Soldiers, Airmen and Marines.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 22, 2022) Vice Adm. Yancy Lindsey, Commander, Navy Installations Command, speaks with the staff of the Community Readiness Center onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) as part of a base tour. For more than 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleets forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.

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SILVERDALE, Wash. (Aug. 1, 2022) - Trident Refit Facility, Bangor (TRFB) team member Eric Rodgers (center), Shop 67M supervisor, TRFB, discusses the productivity of his shop with TRFB leadership. Shop 67M assist in maintaining strategical and tactical navigations on submarines. Each week, TRFB leadership personnel visits a different production area of the facility for a first-hand look, which is referred to as a gemba.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership greeted Mexican dignitaries for a Mexican Independence Day Celebration hosted by students at the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 16, 2022. IADC students celebrate the Independence Day of all nations represented by students with a presentation about the country, food and a 5k run.

220818-O-NR876-270SINGAPORE (AUG. 18, 2022) Cmdr. Clay Beas, from Bloomington, California, commanding officer of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), explains shipboard procedures to a Congressional Staff Delegation visiting Charleston. Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

220714-N-ZU848-0317 BUSAN, Republic of Korea (July 15, 2022) U.S. Army Gen. Paul J. LaCamera, Commander, United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command/United States Forces Korea, tours the Busan Storage Center (BSC). Gen. LaCamera visited the BSC to discuss US Navy interoperability with the Republic of Korea Navy.

The Honorable Kate Marie Byrnes, U.S. ambassador to North Macedonia, visits Maryland Air National Guard Airmen assigned to the 175th Wing, at Ohrid St. Paul The Apostle Airport in Ohrid, North Macedonia, May 10, 2022, while they participate in Swift Response 22. Exercise Swift Response 22 is an annual multinational training exercise, which takes place in Eastern Europe, the Arctic High North, Baltics, and Balkans from May 2-20, 2022. The purpose of the exercise is to present combat credible Army forces in Europe and Africa, and enhance readiness by building airborne interoperability with Allies and Partners and the integration of joint service partnership.

U.S. Senator for North Carolina Thom Tillis and members of his staff visited Fort Bragg, N.C. on Oct. 24, 2022, to engage with Soldiers and spouses that have been affected by inadequate housing, child development center, and the conditions of the installations facilities. Tillis toured the recently vacated Smoke Bomb Hill Barracks and conducted a briefing with senior leadership on Fort Bragg. Tillis met with spouses, community leaders, and installation representatives to transparently solicit their input. As of Oct. 22, all 1,189 Soldiers who previously resided in the Smoke Bomb Hill barracks have been relocated to alternative barracks on post or moved off the installation into community residential housing. Army leaders remain committed to improving adequate housing and safe facilities for our Soldiers and their families.

Members of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) provide a capabilities brief for interagency officials during the 2022 East Africa Security Forum (EASF) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 11, 2022. More than 50 US government interagency officials working in more than 10 countries throughout East Africa attended the EASF. During the forum, representatives with the U.S. DoS, DoD, the US Agency for International Development (USAID), and the National Security Council discussed topics ranging from overarching long-term strategy to specific security threats in the region.

U.S. Air National Guard Security Force Airmen from multiple states participate in a role play scenario depicting civil unrest following a simulated mass casualty event a the PATRIOT exercise at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Feb. 20, 2024. PATRIOT is a Domestic Operations disaster-response training exercise conducted by National Guard units working with federal, state and local emergency management agencies and first responders. (Air National Guard

230109-N-LZ839-1009NORFOLK, Va. (Jan. 9, 2022) Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) Commanding Officer Capt. Paul Burkhart addresses the crew during an all hands call in the ships hangar bay, Jan. 9, 2022. During the all hands call, Burkhart briefed the crew on upcoming operations.

220608-N-OC941-0020 - NAS JACKSONVILLE, Florida - Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Fleet Readiness and Logistics (OPNAV N4) Vice Adm. Ricky Williamson (center) discusses logistics challenges with Fleet Logistics Center Jacksonville Executive Director Kevin Mooney (left) and Fleet Logistics Center Jacksonville Regional Transportation Director Kirk LaCombe (right) during a tour of the Fleet Logistics Center Jacksonville warehouse Wednesday, June 8.

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240124-N-ED228-1006 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 24, 2024) Sailors conduct a foreign object debris walk-down in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting advanced tactical training that increases warfighting capability and tactical proficiency across all domains.

GREAT LAKES, Il. (Aug. 24, 2022) Educators and local community leaders with Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) Pacific tour Recruit Training Command and Naval Station Great Lakes as part of the Educator Orientation Visit (EOV) to familiarize teachers and community leaders with different aspects of the Navy. Opened in 1911, NSGL is the Navys largest training installation and the home of the Navys only Boot Camp. Located on over 1600 acres overlooking Lake Michigan, the installation includes 1,153 buildings with 39 on the National Register of Historic Places. NSGL supports over 50 tenant commands and elements as well as over 20,000 Sailors, Marines, Soldiers, and DoD civilians who live and work on the installation.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Nathan Hruska, a Tactical Air Control Party craftsman with the 169th Air Support Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, teaches students about the TACP mission during a career fair at the 182nd Airlift Wing in Peoria, Illinois, Oct. 27, 2022. Wing recruiters hosted the career fair day to offer local high school students first-hand exposure to occupational opportunities unique to the armed forces.

The 405th Army Field Support Brigade command team, Col. Crystal Hills and Command Sgt. Maj. Terrell Brisentine, walked through the Logistics Readiness Center Bavaria Regional Supply Support Activity warehouse complex during their battlefield circulation visit to LRC Bavaria, Base Support Operations Maintenance, Army Field Support Battalion-Germany and the Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 turn-in site at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Aug. 9.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt Darrin Hunt, 321st Training Squadron military training instructor, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, briefs the Texas 23rd Congressional District, U. S. House of Representative staff during their visit to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Sep. 27, 2022. The visit helps to provide the congressional staff an overview and understanding of mission operations throughout JBSA.

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GREAT LAKES, Il. (Aug. 24, 2022) Educators and local community leaders with Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) Pacific tour Recruit Training Command and Naval Station Great Lakes as part of the Educator Orientation Visit (EOV) to familiarize teachers and community leaders with different aspects of the Navy. Opened in 1911, NSGL is the Navys largest training installation and the home of the Navys only Boot Camp. Located on over 1600 acres overlooking Lake Michigan, the installation includes 1,153 buildings with 39 on the National Register of Historic Places. NSGL supports over 50 tenant commands and elements as well as over 20,000 Sailors, Marines, Soldiers, and DoD civilians who live and work on the installation.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Mathew C. Danner, commanding officer of 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, center, assists distinguished visitors in preparing their safety equipment prior to flying off of Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli, in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 5, 2022. USS Tripoli and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit invited the guests on board in order to showcase the capabilities of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, 31st MEUs F-35B Lightning II. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Air Force Col. Scott Mills, 355th Wing commander, delivers a speech to the attendee's for the grand opening of the Rescue and Attack Kitchen at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., June 28, 2023. The Rescue and Attack Kitchen was opened on the flight line as a way for maintenance personnel to grab a meal without having to travel far.

John F. Plumb, Ph.D., the first Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, speaks with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Tom James, Joint Task Force-Space Defense commander, during his visit to the organization at Schriever Space Force Base, Colo., June 29, 2022. During the visit, Dr. Plumb and members of his team learned about the JTF-SD's protect-and-defend mission and its critical command and control networks.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kyle Mcintyre, an aircraft powertrain instructor in 2d Battalion, 210th Aviation Regiment, briefs the Army North Sedena soldiers how to maintain and repair the CH-47 Chinook helicopter rotor head at Fort Eustis, Virginia, September 1, 2022.

220722-N-CH260-1045 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 22, 2022) Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday speaks to Sailors in the hangar bay aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring to safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

SILVERDALE, Wash. (Nov. 21, 2022) -Trident Refit Facility, Bangor (TRFB) team member Gerald McKlosky, Code 613 Quality Assurance Inspector (QAI) division head, and TRFB's Commanding Officer, U.S. Navy Capt. Michael D. Eberlein look at packing glands during a gemba. Code 613 Quality Assurance Inspectors (QAI) personnel are responsible for conducting in-process critical inspections and testing of components within the Submarine Safety (SUBSAFE) boundary, as well as structural, mechanical and critical coating inspections. Each week, TRFB leadership personnel visits a different production area of the facility for a first-hand look, which is referred to as a gemba.

It was an honor to welcome back Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez, former hospital commander of Blanchfield Army Community Hospital from '94-'96, now serving as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs.Dr. Martinez-Lopez took a nostalgic tour of BACH, witnessing the incredible transformations over the past thirty years. The highlight of the day being the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Fort Campbell VA Clinic inside of BACH.

Jon Tester, middle, a Montana U.S. Senator and Ms. Kate Käufer, right, Majority Staff Director, receives an operations brief from U.S. Army Col. Richard J. Ikena Jr., commander of the 1st Infantry Division Artillery (DIVARTY), during a Congressional Delegation (CODEL) visit at Pabradė Training Area, Lithuania, Oct. 23, 2022. The CODEL visited the U.S. Army military training facility to meet with Soldiers stationed there, tour the facilities and receive an operations brief from commanding officers. DIVARTY proudly works alongside 1st Infantry Division, NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (Aug. 12, 2022) - Capt. Jeffrey Feinberg, commanding officer of USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), left, gives a tour of the quarterdeck to Puerto Princesa City Mayor Lucilo Bayron, aboard Mercy during a distinguished visitors tour in support of Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (July 19, 2022) Dr. Ahmed Robleh Abdilleh, Ministère de la Santé de Djibouti speaks at the opening of the expansion of Djiboutis Ministry of Healths PK12 Field Hospital in Balbala, Djibouti, July 20, 2022, as Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), the Honorable Mr. Jonathan Pratt, U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti, and assembled guests listen. Working shoulder-to-shoulder with Djiboutis Ministry of Health, U.S. Embassy development specialists, and Civil Affairs, the service members of CJTF-HOAs 319th Engineer Support Company successfully added a 5-bed intensive care unit, and a 30-bed isolation facility with bathrooms, which doubles the capacity of the PK12 Field Hospital. This work enables medical professionals from Civil Affairs to conduct critical training with their counterparts from the Ministry of Health.

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Master Sgt. James Thomas from the 185th Air Refueling Wing shows students from West High School Sioux City Iowa freshman Geophysics Class a gas cap used on the U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker during their visit on Wednesday, September 12, 2019, to the base to see how the U.S. Air Force incorporates STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math) into it everyday practices. The gas cap was designed and built by a 3D printer at the 185th Refueling Wing to save the U.S Air Force time and money.U.S. Air National Guard

San Antonio Chamber of Commerce tour the exercise site and are given a chance to see the extent of Army South's efforts to partner with Latin American security forces through professional exchanges and by working side-by-side with other nations' armies during the Panamax exercise.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Jeremy Beaven, left, commanding officer of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, briefs Tim Nelson, chief of staff, and U.S. Space Force Maj. Ryan Wathen, defense fellow for Rep. Ed Case, Hawaii First Congressional District, at Puuloa Range Training Facility, HI, Feb. 20, 2024. The visit provided Nelson and Wathen with an overview of PRTF as well as an update on the efforts to address community concerns over the last year. Marine Corps

Gracia B. Szczech, FEMA Region 4, Regional Administrator, Jared Purdue, Secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation, Sandra Tapfumaneyi, Department of Public Safety Lee County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District Commander James L. Booth, look at the areas affected by Hurricane Ian. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is working in partnership with the local, state,and federal response to Hurricane Ian. More than 800 USACE personnel and contractors are deployed andengaged, coordinating with local, state, and federal partners in the affected areas. Our number one priority continues to be the life, health, and safety of all affected by Hurricane Ian.

Lt. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, Space Operations Command Commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jacob C. Simmons, Space Operations Command Senior Enlisted Leader, receive a tour of the Long-Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) while visiting Clear Space Force Station to hear from the Clear Team members on their operations and wellbeing. Whiting had a Space Command Chaplain Team and Space Command Guardians visiting along with him for them to have a chance to see the mission and hear from counterparts. The Clear Space Force members provide strategic missile warning, missile defense, and Upgraded Early Warning Radar as an integral part of deterrence in support of Homeland Defense. Clear SFS is home to Arctic Airmen and Guardians assigned to the 13th and 213th Space Warning Squadrons and 268th Security Forces, providing 24/7 missile warning, missile defense, and space domain awareness.

Director of Manatee County, Florida, Charlie Hunsicker shares a graph demonstrating beach loss that the county documents with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District Commander, Col. James Booth, and his team during post-hurricane beach assessments in Bradenton Beach. Category 4 storm, Hurricane Idlaia impacted the western coast of Florida and devasted Florida's Big Bend area. The Corps of Engineers has the authority to repair and rehabilitate Coastal Storm Risk Management projects (beaches) in the Federal program post-storm if they meet qualifying criteria established under Public Law 84-99 for Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies (FCCE).

Fred Barton, the Nevada Air National Guard Airmen and Family Programs Manager, along with others distributed 179 backpacks full of school supplies to 121 families in the Reno area on Aug. 13, 2022 at the Nevada Air National Guard base. The supplies are donated from Operation Home Front, the Dollar Tree and the Daughters of the American Revolution of Northern Nevada. Classes at the local schools in the area are set to begin on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022.

Gen. Jaroslaw Mika, the general commander of the Branches of the Armed Forces of Poland gives a speech with 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Soldiers in attendance, during a gym opening ceremony, Jan. 20, 2023, Zagan, Poland. The 2-1 ABCT, 1 ID is among other units assigned to the 1 ID, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

Hurricane Ike, Houston, TX, September 12, 2008 FEMA Incident Support Team member Larry Collins has a meeting with members of the Task forces and military to make plans to go into areas impacted by Hurricane Ike. Houston, TX, September 12, 2008--FEMA Incident Support Team member Larry Collins has a meeting with members of the Task forces and military to make plans to go into areas impacted by Hurricane Ike.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

GREAT LAKES, Il. (Oct. 6, 2022) Vice Adm. Yancy Lindsey, center, Commander, Navy Installations Command, tours a barracks, USS North Carolina, at Naval Station Great Lakes. Opened in 1911, NSGL is the Navys largest training installation and the home of the Navys only Boot Camp. Located on over 1600 acres overlooking Lake Michigan, the installation includes 1,153 buildings with 39 on the National Register of Historic Places. NSGL supports over 50 tenant commands and elements as well as over 20,000 Sailors, Marines, Soldiers, and DoD civilians who live and work on the installation.

Brig. Gen. Leigh Swanson, Air Mobility Command command surgeon, enters into the 19th Airlift Wing headquarters during a base visit at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Feb. 12, 2024. During the visit, Swanson and Chief Master Sgt. Daneen Jeziorske, AMC medical enlisted force, had the opportunity to learn about the 19th MDGs daily operations and engage with numerous Airmen across various career fields that contribute to preparing and maintaining medical readiness. Air Force

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