Air Force Honors and Briefings

Images of U.S. Air Force personnel engaged in briefings and award ceremonies, showcasing camaraderie and leadership in various settings.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Auriele Soltisz, AC-130J Ghostrider pilot with the 4th Special Operations Squadron, briefs Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., on Aviation Special Operations Task Units during his visit to Hurlburt Field, Florida, April 4, 2022. Browns visit also familiarized him with Air Force Special Operations Commands Force Generation Model to include: Mission Sustainment Teams and Special Operations Task Groups. Additionally, Brown held a sensing session with junior enlisted Airmen to discuss challenges faced in the command.

U.S. Air Force Col. Timothy Murphy, right, 35th Fighter Wing vice commander, gives words on Senior Airman Zachary Davila, center, 35th Maintenance Squadron Ammo Flight conventional maintenance crew chief, as the Wild Weasel of the Week at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 18, 2022. Wild Weasel of the Week is a program designed to highlight Airmen across the base whose achievements stand out above their peers.

U.S. Air Force Col. Celina Noyes, 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing commander, welcomes Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, during his visit at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, Feb. 2, 2024. Kendalls visit included various mission briefings and conversing with the Airmen to learn about the tactics and capabilities employed by the 70th ISRW, also known as Americas Cryptologic Wing. Air Force

U.S. Air Force Maj. Auriele Soltisz, AC-130J Ghostrider pilot with the 4th Special Operations Squadron, briefs Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., on Aviation Special Operations Task Units during his visit to Hurlburt Field, Florida, April 4, 2022. Browns visit also familiarized him with Air Force Special Operations Commands Force Generation Model to include: Mission Sustainment Teams and Special Operations Task Groups. Additionally, Brown held a sensing session with junior enlisted Airmen to discuss challenges faced in the command.

The new director of the V.A. Tennessee Valley health care system, Mr.Daniel Dücker, visited with Col. Vincent Myers and Blanchfield Army Community Hospital staff on April 20, 2022, at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Anita Fligge, left, Defense Health Agency chief nursing officer, and Master Sgt. Matthew Maxwell, DHA senior enlisted leader, tour the Phoenix Spark Lab at Travis Air Force Base, California, March 31, 2022. Fligge and Maxwell were briefed on the innovative Phoenix Spark Lab functions.

The Adjutant General of the U.S Army, BG Gregory Johnson, meets with key leaders of the Integrated Personnel and Pay System - Army program to disucss upcoming release events and issues, Dec. 1, 2022 in Arlington, Virginia.

Second from left, U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Alfred K. Flowers, Jr., Air Force Medical Service Manpower, Personnel and Resources director, and Chief of the Medical Service Corps, Office of the Air Force Surgeon General, meets with Col. James Hartley, 60th Surgical Operations Squadron commander, during a distinguished visitor tour at David Grant USAF Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, California, Oct. 12, 2022. Flowers met with Airmen at various clinics at DGMC and learned about the 60th Medical Groups current operations and capabilities.

Airmen from the 195th Wing, California Air National Guard, conduct break out sessions at the Front Line Supervisor Summit at Peach Tree Golf and Country Club, Marysville California, August 31, 2022. The summit featured presentations from agencies from across the Wing and State on topics such as; leadership scenarios, Four Lenses, empathy and mindfulness, and finance. In addition to the presentations there were break out sessions to discuss topics as well as team building activities.

Maj. Gen. Stacy J. Huser, 20th Air Force commander, speaks with Col. Michael Power, 377th Air Base Wing commander, about previous 377 ABW commanders at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Feb. 9, 2024. During her visit, Huser received various mission briefs, attended a base tour, and had meetings with Airmen stationed at Kirtland. Air Force

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Steven Coon, 81st Diagnostic and Therapeutics Squadron human performance training center program manager, briefs base leadership on the Human Performance Training Center capabilities at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, July 25, 2022. The purpose of the center is to develop healthy and resilient Airmen that are always operational and maintain a high level of readiness by providing participants with the tools, resources and knowledge needed to create healthy and sustainable habits.

U.S. Army Soldiers work together to build holiday baskets and make them ready for distribution. Volunteering events like these show how we can come together and build a strong community.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Daniel Porter, a clinical nurse with the 379th Expeditionary Operational Medical Readiness Squadron, explains aspects of the Individual First Aid Kit during a training exercise at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Sept. 23, 2022. The IFAK is meant to be carried and used by one person.

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Christopher G. Beck, the Deputy-Commanding General of Maneuver, III-Corps, participates in a safety briefing with 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, at Fort Riley, Kansas, July 19, 2022. The DCG-M visited Fort Riley to observe 2ABCT's vehicle staging and inspections as the unit prepares to deploy to the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Corey J. Martin, 18th Air Force commander, left, presents a coin to Senior Airman Jordan Merville, 16th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Sept. 14, 2022. During Operation Allies Refuge, the evacuation of Afghanistan, Merville successfully executed a load by herself with 450 Afghans on board an aircraft.

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Anita Fligge, left, Defense Health Agency chief nursing officer, and Master Sgt. Matthew Maxwell, DHA senior enlisted leader, tour the 60th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, California, March 31, 2022. Fligge and Maxwell were briefed on 60th AES's mission and overall operations, and spoke with nurses and medical technicians.

U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Richard, 35th Fighter Wing commander, and Airman 1st Class Caleb Penaflor, 35th Force Support Squadron Falcon Feeder Dining Facility food service accountant, discuss product quality in a supply room during a Wild Weasel Walk-Through at Misawa Air Base, Japan, September 8, 2022. Penaflor has recently been recognized for his work and was selected as the Wild Weasel of the Week.

U.S. Air Force Col. Amee Howard, right, incoming commander for the 163d Maintenance Group (MXG), California Air National Guard, smiles as her family is introduced during an Assumption of Command held at March Air Reserve Base, California, August 6, 2022. Howard is the first female 163d MXG commander and previously commanded the 452d Maintenance Group bringing a wealth of experience to her new role.

220725-N-WG572-1021JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 25, 2022) - German Commander Oliver Klein, center, briefs Royal Australian Navy Commodore Paul O Grady, commander, Combined Force Maritime Component, left, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Rear Adm. Toshiyuki Hirata, right, at a Navy Cooperation and Guidance for Shipping (NCAGS) brief during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 25. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, and 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. (Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christo

The 2022 Minnesota National Guard Women's Leadership Forum was held at General Mills headquarters in Golden Valley, Sept. 17, 2022. Throughout the day, Minnesota National Guard service members participated in professional development, education and mentorship."A priority for the Minnesota National Guard is partnerships," said Maj. Gen. Shawn Manke, Adjutant General of the Minnesota National Guard. "And General Mills' support demonstrates our shared partnership and the depth of our shared partnership and common goal of diversity and inclusion and the desire to really lift women up." (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Kristina Rogers, 19th Air Force command chief, meets with the 56th Fighter Wing Diversity and Inclusion Team, April 4, 2022, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The 19th AF command team visited Luke AFB to engage with the 56th FW members while gaining a better understanding of the successes and challenges faced by the wing.

U.S. Air Force Col. Brian Bergren, Washington ANG Joint Force Headquarters director of staff, instructs an academic course in preparation for Yama Sakura 83 at Camp Asaka, Japan, Nov. 30, 2022. This exercise focuses on the development of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Army Pacifics bilateral planning and increases their interoperability through shared experiences and tough, realistic training.

U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. David Chastain, operations sergeant major for 1st Infantry Division Artillery, calls for a round of applause to congratulate U.S. Army Master Sgt. Chase Howard, assigned to the 1st Infantry Division Artillery, during his promotion ceremony at Forward Operating Site Adazi, Latvia, June 1, 2022. The 1st Infantry Division is among other units assigned to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces.

102nd Intelligence Wing Airmen attend an all-council social on Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, June 9, 2022. The Rising Six Council, Top Three Council and Company Grade Officer Councils at the 102nd IW are devoted to making the 102nd a better place for all Airmen, and this morale event allowed Airmen to socialize, learn and take an active role in shaping how these councils support and give back to them.

Blanchfield Army Community Hospital hosted a 101 Critical Days of Summer Safety Fair at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The 101 critical days of summer began Memorial Day weekend and ends after Labor Day and encompasses the largest vacation period of the year. This time is also associated with an increase in motor vehicle and motorcycle accidents, heat-related injuries, and drownings during off-duty recreational activities.

The official party, from left to right, for the U.S. Africa Command change of command held in Stuttgart, Germany, on Aug. 9, 2022: The Honorable Lloyd Austin III, secretary of defense; Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Gen. Michael Langley, incoming commander, U.S. Africa Command; Gen. Stephen Townsend, outgoing commander, U.S. Africa Command, listen to a briefing before the change of command ceremony.

New Jersey Army National Guardsmen operate out of a command post set up at the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, in preparation of Hurricane Sandy Oct. 28. The 177th Fighter Wing is located at Atlantic City International Airport, N.J.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Thomas Simmons, 86th Airlift Wing deputy wing chaplain, speaks to military spouses about his role as a chaplain at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 4, 2023. Simmons was one of many helping agency representatives who explained their agencys role and resources available to the military spouses.

Capt. Rosa Meeks, commandant, III Armored Corps and Fort Hood People First Center, gives a tour of the People First Center Oct. 27, 2022, at Fort Hood, Texas. Human Capital Week is focused to strengthen cohesiveness, maintain inclusivity and help better disciplined teams .

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Anthony Hale, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence, talks with Army intelligence students at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, August 18, 2022. Hale took input from the students on how to improve the learning environment of the soldiers.

Arcwerx Director, Lt. Col. Hans Jagow briefs senior leaders of the Alaska Air National Guard on innovation and strategic partnerships during delivery of an industrial 3D printer to the 176th Metals Technology shop.

Polish army Warrant Officer 4 Robert Sagatowski points to the rank on the uniform of Polish army Maj. Patryk Pankowski, while explaining the rank system to U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Darren Brinson, master gunner assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, during a break at the Abrams Apprenticeship Program at Konotop, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 20, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward-deployed corps in Europe.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Ashley Talbot, 20th Medical Group public health officer, briefs U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., about the COVID-19 testing site at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., July 27, 2022. During the visit, Brown discussed modernization, innovation, and Airmen initiatives related to efforts in the strategic plan Accelerate Change or Lose and the associated Action Orders.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Eric Adams, chief of staff of Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, welcomes the members of the Onslow County Chamber of Commerce on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 1, 2022. The Onslow County Chamber of Commerce visited MCB Camp Lejeune to tour and learn about base facilities, while also strengthening and enhancing their partnership with MCB Camp Lejeune.

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Donna W. Martin, inspector general of the U.S. Army, speaks with U.S. Army Col. Kenneth Braeger, security cooperations officer for V Corps during a visit at Poznan, Poland, May 22, 2022. The Office of the Inspector General serves to provide impartial, objective and unbiased advice and oversight to the Army through relevant, timely and thorough inspection, assistance, investigations, and training.

Chief Master Sergeant James P. Seballes, Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) Senior Enlisted Leader, left, guides Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force Roger A. Towberman, right, during a tour of the STARCOM Headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado, May 2, 2022.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Miracle Blalark, 623rd Air Control Squadron battle management technician from Las Vegas, Nevada was selected as the 18th Wings Airman of the Week at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Airman of the Week program is an opportunity for outstanding Airmen to be recognized by KAB leadership as well as showcase these young leaders to their peers.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Aaron Nowak, 355th Comptroller Squadron financial operations technician, works on his computer at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., April 5, 2023. The 355th Wing finance office provides financial customer service and plays an important role in accomplishing the 355th Wings mission by executing the wing budget to fund all mission requirements.

Maj. Ashley Hazel, Air Force Global Strike Command Financial Management budget analyst, speaks with Capt. Shaun Chaplin, AFGSC FM budget analyst, at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, June 13, 2022. The AFGSC FM team builds, maintains and provides decision support of the annual budget for the AFGSC commander, Gen. Anthony Cotton.

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command (left), coins Airman 1st Class Romha Bereket, a surveillance technician for the 225th Air Defense Squadron (right), for his superior performance during a visit to the Western Air Defense Sector, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Dec. 4, 2022. Bereket prosecuted seven suspected tracks of interest during a presidential temporary flight restriction which is part of the WADS mission to defend the Americas skies 24/7/365 as part of Operation Noble Eagle.

U.S. Army Paratrooper assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division salutes at a board during a Best Squad Competition on Fort Bragg, NC, June 9, 2022. The competitors were tested on multiple aspects of squad capability including reaction to contact, a stress shoot, and a road march. The purpose of the Army's anual Best Squad Competition was to find cohesive teams that are highly trained, diciplined, fit, and ready to fight and win.

Attendees listen to Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall make remarks during the Senior Leader Orientation Course at Joint Base Andrews, Md., April 11, 2022. The course provides training for newly selected brigadier generals and senior executive service members.

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jeffrey Martin, left, 49th Wing command chief and U.S. Air Force Col. Juan Alvarez, 49th Mission Support Group commander, thank volunteers at the 31st annual Day of Caring, at Alamogordo, New Mexico, Sept. 9, 2022. In the 31 years that the Day of Caring has been going on, Holloman Air Force Base has played a major role with this year providing almost 90% of the volunteers.

220415-N-KR702-1027 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (April 15, 2022) U.S. Coast Guard consolidated chiefs mess participated in a meet and greet hosted by the Oahu U.S. Navy chiefs mess at the Beeman Center onboard Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, April 15. This event is part of this years Coast Guard Chiefs Call To Initiation (CCTI), a voluntary process that mirrors that of the Navys Chief Petty Officer (CPO) initiation season following advancement to the paygrade of E7.

Gracia B. Szczech, FEMA Region 4, Regional Administrator, Jared Purdue, Secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District Commander James L. Booth, spend hours on the phone and in meetings trying to assist the people of Southwest Florida that were 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.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Ian J. Jarvis (Left), 79th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Battalion, 71st Ordnance Group (EOD), briefs U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Daryl O. Hood (Right), commanding general, 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives Command, during Hoods visit to Fort Riley, Kansas on Oct. 25, 2022. Hood received a brief about current and future operations planned for the 79th EOD Bn., 71st EOD.

Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force Roger A. Towberman speaks with members of Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) during a tour of the STARCOM Headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado, May 2, 2022.

The Havoc family and the S6 team had the opportunity to witness Spc. Braddock's promotion ceremony to Corporal on December 1, 2022. Braddock has been a member of the Havoc family, and during that time, he has demonstrated true leadership qualities as well as a great desire to guide and instruct our soldiers.(Photo by Sgt. Alex Estrada/1st Signal Brigade Public Affairs Office)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Fridrik Fridriksson, deputy commanding general, III Marine Expeditionary Force, meets with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Shingo Nashinoki, commanding general, Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 13, 2022. Nashinoki visited Fridriksson to further coordinate on future bilateral exercises.

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Timothy Thombleson, deputy commanding general V Corps, reads signatures in the guest book on Camp Kosciuszko, Poland, Sep. 1, 2023. U.S. Congress staff visited Poland to stay updated on the ever strengthening partnership between America and Poland.

U.S. Army Spc. Mark Tellgren, a visual information specialist assigned to Delta Company, 3rd Psychological Operations Battalion, 8th Psychological Operations Group, attends a Capabilities Brief during Day 0 of the 2022 Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, May 18, 2022. The annual multi-day competition tests the tactical and technical proficiency of visual information and public affairs specialists across the DOD and participating international competitors.

U.S. Air Force Col. Holly Shenefelt, right, receives the Air Force's Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) at the Joint Forces Readiness Center in Cheyenne, Wyo., June 24, 2022, Brig. Gen. Michelle R. Mulberry, the Chief of Staff, Wyoming Air National Guard, presented the award. The MSM is a military award presented to members of the U.S. Armed Forces who distinguished themselves by outstanding meritorious achievement or service to the U.S.

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass, greets Airman 1st Class Hector Rodriguez, client systems technician, 156th Combat Communications Squadron, at the 156th Wing Rising 6 council breakfast event at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico, May 14, 2022. CMSAF Bass engaged with Airmen during her visit to the 156th Wing and emphasized the importance of total force integration and overcoming challenges to more effectively accomplish the Air Force mission and be ready for the ever-evolving battlefield that future conflicts may hold.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Quinton Thomas, center, a radio maintainer with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, talks with Maj. Darrin Carrier, an admissions counselor with the U.S. Naval Academy, after a brief at the Base Education Center on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 26, 2022. The Naval Academy held an in-person information session explaining the admission opportunities to encourage junior enlisted Marines to apply for admission. Thomas is a native of Adams, Massachusetts, and Carrier is a native of Lawrence, Michigan.

(From Right to left) U.S. Army Col. Chad Koenig, the commander at Walter Reed Army Institute (WRAIR), Dr. Marti Jett, the chief dept molecular pathology at WRAIR, Dr. Pierre Comizzoli, the research biologist at the Smithsonian Institute, sit amongst each other at the Museum Support Center (MSC) library. September 6th, 2022 Col. Koenig disuses the working together with key leaders. ( U.S. Army photo by Tyra Breaux/Released)

Randy Church Kee, the Director of the Stevens Center speaks with Colonel T. Galbadrakh, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Mongolian Armed Forces, during a visit to the center located on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Feb. 14, 2024. Galbadrakh's visit marked a significant milestone in enhancing ties between Mongolia and the United States, particularly in the realm of defense and security. The visit, coordinated through the National Guard's State Partnership Program (SPP), underscores the program's evolution into a vital instrument for bolstering U.S. security cooperation on the global stage. (DoD

Maj. Eugene Fan, 15th Maintenance Squadron commander, speaks during a mission verification meeting at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 10, 2024. The meeting involved some research into enhancing Hickam as a power projecting platform.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jorge Solis, 325th Maintenance Squadron production superintendent, right, discusses the days tasks with an Airman with the 325th MXS low observables flight at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, June 16, 2022. Solis works in the production side of maintenance fabrication by serving as a cross-shop coordinator, ensuring multiple units are accomplishing the needs of the mission.

Senior leaders from U.S. Army Cadet Command visited several BACH departments this week. The group toured Women's Health, Inpatient Services, Intensive Care, and Emergency Center, areas where the ROTC Cadets will rotate during their Nurse Summer Training Program.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Shelby McCullough, a Personnel Airman from 178th Wing, Force Support Squadron, Springfield, Ohio, assists a Personnel Support for Contingency Operations (PERSCO) team supporting Agile Rage 22, handing out room keys to participating Airmen at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich., June 6, 2022. Agile Rage 22 is a National Guard Bureau-led exercise that provides realistic training opportunities, mimicking current and future combat environments dictated by the National Defense Strategy.

Earl Granville, a former U.S. Army sergeant, speaks with Sgt. Maj. Suzanne Polk, 75th Innovation Command G-1 sergeant major, following Granville's presentation about resilience at the 75th Innovation Headquarters in Houston.

Earl Granville, a former U.S. Army sergeant, speaks with Sgt. Maj. Suzanne Polk, 75th Innovation Command G-1 sergeant major, following Granville's presentation about resilience at the 75th Innovation Headquarters in Houston.

Maj. Gen. Derek France, Third Air Force commander, meets with Consul Amanda Pilz, U.S. Consulate in Adana principal officer and consul, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, June 30, 2022. France visited Incirlik Air Base to preside over the 39th Air Base Wing change of command ceremony, during which Col. Calvin Powell replaced Col. Jason Gingrich as 39th ABW commander. The 39th ABW supports the U.S. Embassy in Ankara and collaborates locally with the U.S. Consulate in Adana to support security and stability throughout the region.

Chief Warrant Officer Charles Harris (left) thanks his wife, Megan, for her support at his retirement lunch on Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, Ky. on Sept. 30, 2022. Harris is retiring after 39 years of military service as a military intelligence officer.

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III meets with Airmen and Guardians of Space Base Delta 1 at Peterson Space Force Base, June 7, 2022. Secretary Austin thanked Airmen and Guardians for their continued service to our nation and highlighting their important in dominating the joint space, cyberspace, and intelligence domains.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cory Bressler, 325th Force Support Squadron airmen development advisor, discusses career resources with an Airman at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 20, 2022. ADAs introduce and educate interested individuals to the Air Force Enlisted Classification Directory and the Retrain Advisory List, when applicable.

Col. Jerry Baird, Jr., commander of the 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, North Carolina National Guard, leads a commanders update brief during Joint Warfighting Assessment 22 on April 6, 2022, on Fort Stewart, Georgia.

Lieutenant General Willard M. Burleson III, Commanding General, Eighth Army, presented Pfc. Nick B. Heuangpraseuth of HHD, 41st Signal Battalion, with an 8th Army Coin of Excellence this morning. Major General Joseph D'costa, Deputy Commanding General of Sustainment, Eighth Army, also presented him another coin. Pfc. Heuangpraseuth's effort in establishing communication security devices and accompanying equipment that enables mobile communication capabilities is exceptional.U.S. Army Photo by: Sgt. Alex Estrada

The Pennsylvania National Guard Associations hosts Industry Day at the Keystone Conference Center as part of their annual conference. The event offered a chance for employers and college representatives to network with Soldiers, Airmen and other employees at Fort Indiantown Gap. Pennsylvania National Guard leadership, including Maj. Gen. Mark Schindler, the Adjutant General of Pennsylvania, offered remarks during the event.

Col. Peggy Dickson, 436th Medical Group commander, left, welcomes Col. Rudolph Cachuela, Air Mobility Command surgeon general, during his visit to Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Sept. 20, 2022. Cachuela toured the 436th MDG, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations and Bedrock Innovation Lab.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Aira Ocampo, Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC) manpower, personnel, and resources specialist, receives a coin from Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force Roger A. Towberman at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Sept. 23, 2022. During his visit, Towberman met with multiple units within CFSCC and Space Delta 5 to recognize select individuals who have been performing above and beyond.

U.S. Air Force wounded warrior ambassadors speak to Airmen from the 49th Civil Engineer Squadron, Aug. 23, 2022 at Holloman Air Force Base. Ambassadors are able to express their stories and have the opportunity to change and impact other Airmen and Guardians.

Members from across Joint Base Langley-Eustis, including U.S. Air Force Col. Gregory Beaulieu, 633d Air Base Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Maribeth Ferrer, 633d Air Base Wing command chief, meet with host families and members of the Langley Civic Leaders Association at the Adopt an Airman event on Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Aug. 10, 2022. The Adopt an Airman program was recently revived after taking a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, providing Airmen with an avenue to form new friendships in the local community and gather support beyond the formal work environment.

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Weimer visits a family housing unit on U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys, South Korea, Feb. 10, 2024. Army

Leadership from the 7th Medical Group speak with their honorary commander counterparts at an Honorary Commander Appreciation event at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Nov. 15, 2022. The event was held to inform honorary commander candidates about the program, as well as socialize them with their command counterparts. Civic and community leaders selected as honorary commanders will serve a two-year term. At the end of their term, the programs goal is to have forged a mutually beneficial relationship between influential community members and Dyess Airmen that last beyond their term as honorary commanders.

The 19th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, JoAnne S. Bass, visited Roland R. Wright Air National Guard Base on Jan. 6-7, 2024. Chief Bass participated in a base tour where she heard from subject matter experts about the mission capabilities and accomplishments of the 151st Wing. Afterward, she attended the Utah Air Guard Airmen of the Year Banquet, where Bass gave the keynote speech and celebrated with the Airmen of the Year award winners.

Members of the 204th Army Band play music June 14, 2022, at McCoys Community Center as part of the Army Birthday Celebration at Fort McCoy, Wis. The breakfast was part of many events coordinated by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation to commemorate the 247th birthday of the U.S. Army at Fort McCoy. The day also included a birthday breakfast, a 5k run and walk, free car washes, and more.

Gen. Glen VanHerck, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, and Sgt. Maj. James Porterfield, Command Senior Enlisted Leader, NORAD and USNORTHCOM, are provided an operational overview of the Long Range Discrimination Radar by senior hardware engineer Sonya Read on Clear Space Force Station, Alaska, May 4, 2022. The leadership team traveled to Clear SFS to meet with leaders and tour the Upgraded Early Warning Radar and LRDR under the purview of Clear SFS. Clear SFS has been a vital part of the integral deterrence in support of NORADs mission of Homeland Defense since the U. S. Air Force set up Ballistic Missile Early Warning Systems and became fully operational in November of 1961. (Department of Defense photo by Chuck Marsh)

U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and for Rucker command teams, friends, and family, gather to support the one-year anniversary of the Fort Rucker Operation Deploy your Dress (ODYD) project on Fort Rucker, Alabama, August 31, 2022. ODYD began at Fort Bliss in late 2015, when founders Renee Chapman, Ronya Rendon, Yvonne Coombes, Liz McKenrick and Melissa Riely decided to organize a dress swap among their units spouses, as a way to defray the costs associated with purchasing formalwear for holiday balls.

The Soldier Recovery Unit, of Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, held a memorial ceremony May 23, 2022, at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, honoring three of their Soldiers who passed within this last year, and remembering all who have passed while assigned to the SRU. Prior to the ceremony, a breakfast was held for the families and friends, hosted by the SRU command and staff.

Amy Kershaw, center, Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care acting commissioner, asks a question about the civilian hiring process during a visit to Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Oct. 18, as Col. Taona Enriquez, left, installation commander, Christopher Powers, EEC chief of staff, and Chief Master Sgt. Alan Weary, right, installation command chief, listen. Kershaw visited upon the request of the 66th Force Support Squadron to tour Hanscom AFB Youth Programs and discuss collaboration efforts on pervasive staffing challenges.

U.S. Marines assigned to various units all over the world, check in for Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Sept. 11, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

Brig. Gen. Denise M. Donnell, commander of the New York Air National Guard visits members of 174th Attack Wing, Hancock Field Air National Guard base, May 24, 2022. Accompanying Brig. Gen. Donnell was NYANG State Command Chief Master Sergeant Denny Richardson. The visit included mission discussion and touring the different groups within the wing.

U.S. Air Force Capt. José D. Rodriguez, a clinical nurse assigned to the 156th Medical Group, Detachment 1, Puerto Rico Air National Guard, trains Airmen assigned to the 101st Medical Group, Maine Air National Guard, on Tactical Combat Casualty Care training course at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico, Feb. 21, 2024. The 156th MDG, Det. 1, trained the 101st MDG in TCCC, a deployment requirement that qualifies Airmen in prehospital combat medicine, including life-saving techniques and strategies designed to address trauma life support while maintaining operational success. Air National Guard

U.S. Coast Guard Master Chief Petty Officer Kelly Tumlinson, left, of Maritime Security Response Team East, explains the units tactical capabilities to Coast Guard Atlantic Area Governmental Affairs Officer Feba Thomas, right, during a site visit to a MSRT-East training center in North Carolina, Jan. 12, 2023. MSRT-East is an advanced-ready force trained in counterterrorism, chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive threats, high-risk law enforcement boarding procedures and maritime security.

Missouri National Guards Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) program hosted a week-long refresher course to the states Victim Advocates at the Ike Skelton Training Site, Jefferson City, Mo., Sept. 15, 2022. The training consisted of lesson seminars, interactive activities, communication assessments and much more. (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Rose Di Trolio)

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Charles R. Hamilton, right, deputy chief of staff, G-4, tours the Mississippi Aviation Classification Repair Activity Depot, Mississippi National Guard at Gulfport, Mississippi, May 18, 2022. Hamiliton and his team visited Mississippi to learn about maintenance operations in the Army National Guard.

Fort McCoy Garrison Commander Col. Stephen Messenger gives a presentation Oct. 27, 2022, discussing the garrison, leadership, and more during a town hall discussion with Fort McCoy, Wis., workforce members at the installation. Messenger held two sessions for workforce members to discuss a recent climate survey and to review his first three months in command, and to give perspective on the way ahead within the garrison.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Giovanny Colon, 6th Maintenance Squadronfabrication flight chief, glances at a ripped squadron t-shirt on the wallduring an immersion tour with the 6th Medical Group (MDG) at MacDill AirForce Base, Florida, May 22, 2022. During the tour, Colon recounted previousworkplace incidents' and the hazards involved with the job. This experienceallowed 6th MDG staff to understand why certain injuries occur on duty andhow to better provide medical care.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Aaron McNelley, an E-3G Sentry pilot assigned to the 968th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron, gives the open remarks to the National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 16, 2022. The 968th EAACS held the ceremony to pay tribute to former U.S. prisoners of war and recommit to the difficult but essential task of seeking out answers for the families of those still missing.

Members of Team Kirtland listen to a speech from Maj. Steven Young, 377th Test Support Squadron incoming commander, during an assumption of command ceremony at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Dec. 1, 2022. Col. Christopher Cruise, 377 Test Evaluation Group commander, presided over the ceremony.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Mildred A. Restrepo, retention NCO and Equal Opportunity Leader for 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, 36th Infantry Division (right), reviews over U.S. Central Command EO policies with Capt. Mairim M. Cosme, S-1 officer and EOL for 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment, Assault Helicopter Battalion, attached to the 36th CAB, at the 3-142nd AHB headquarters in Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Oct. 28, 2022. Restrepo successfully supported Cosme and 15 other Soldiers in their completion of the Equal Opportunity Leaders Course within their first month in theater. 36th CAB, mobilized as Task Force Mustang, provides full-spectrum Army aviation operations for the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve mission to advise, assist, and enable partnered forces in the enduring defeat of ISIS.

Lt. Col. Kristen Jenkins, 28th Bomb Squadron commander, gives Lt. Gen. Mark Weatherington, Air Force Global Strike Command deputy commander, and his spouse, Stephanie Weatherington, a tour of the 28th BS at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 23, 2022. Weatherington had once commanded the 28th BS before relinquishing command in 2008. While visiting the squadron, he was given a brief on their updated training.

Missouri National Guards Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) program hosted a week-long refresher course to the states Victim Advocates at the Ike Skelton Training Site, Jefferson City, Mo., Sept. 15, 2022. The training consisted of lesson seminars, interactive activities, communication assessments and much more. (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Rose Di Trolio)

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Phillip Wise, an explosive ordnance disposal technician, briefs college students from the Universities of Tampa and South Florida during a tour on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Jan 20, 2023. The Tampa chamber collegiate leaders visited MacDill AFB's explosive ordnance disposal Airmen for a personal protective equipment demonstration.

U.S. Marines of Marine Air Control Group (MACG) 18 meet with Marines of Republic of Korea (ROK) at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 29, 2022. Marines of MACG-18 and 1st ROK Marine Division met to discuss the ongoing partnership of the U.S. Marine Corps and ROK Marine Corps.

Maj. John Albert, the brigade operations officer assigned to 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division briefs battalion leadership an operations order during a command post exercise, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, April 22, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces; execute joint, bilateral and multinational training exercises; and provides command and control for rotational and assigned units in the European theater.

Lt. Col. Fallon Martin, 192nd Support Squadron, retires from the Virginia Air National Guard on July 9, 2022, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. Martin's 20 years of military service was celebrated by family and friends along with numerous retired and currently serving military personnel who impacted her career.

Kristi McCann, 446th Airlift Wing Director of Psychological Health, hands a goals worksheet to Reserve Citizen Airmen during the wing's monthly enlisted professional development seminar on April 3, 2022, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. During the seminar, McCann introduced value-based goals to Airmen and explained how it teaches one about a sense of purpose, how one prioritizes what is important, and how one finds opportunities to live a meaningful life.

Brig. Gen. Duke Ota, Assistant Adjutant General (Air) and Lt. Col. Lt. Col. Chad Briggs, commander, 293rd Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron, discus the out come of the Site Activation Task Force visit before the final out brief, Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii, May 25, 2022. A SATAF brings together experts from a multitude of agencies and allows them to convene specific working groups that deal with issues such as maintenance, personnel, operations, facilities and communication.

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