Cultural Exchange and Support

Photos show military personnel interacting with local communities in various countries, emphasizing humanitarian efforts and cultural exchange during operations.

Asia, Thailand, Thai policeman at Parasol Festival in Chang Mai

030521-M-4547R-010. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Country: Thailand (THA)

020508M-9902V-010. Country: Brunei Darussalam (BRN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF

040403-A-0405B-006. Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-90-00443. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030521-M-4547R-033. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Country: Thailand (THA)

030430-M-5882-027. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Hillah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Asia, Thailand, Thai policeman at Parasol Festival in Chang Mai

060725-N-6214F-005. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

Security guards training within the grounds of Beijing University, Haidian district, Beijing, China

Boy Scouts Philippines

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Oct. 21, 2022) - Chief Information Systems Technician Devin Kelly is pinned by his family during the chief petty officer pinning ceremony aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Oct. 21, 2022. Nine selectees were promoted to the rank of chief petty officer during the ceremony. Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy and, as 7th Fleet command ship, actively works to foster relationships with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

040219-M-7403H-004. Complete Scene Caption: US Navy (USN) Lieutenant (LT) Jessica Taylor (right), Flight Surgeon, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron Three Six Nine (HMLA-369), attached to Marine Aircraft Group Three Six (MAG-36), 1ST Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), plays a hand game with a local Filipino girl (left) during a community outreach visit to the Angeles Bahay Bata Center, located just outside of Clark Air Base (AB), Luzon Island, Philippines (PHL). LT Taylor is in the Philippines participating in Exercise BALIKATAN 2004, a regularly scheduled joint interoperability exercise designed to improve military readiness and professionalism between US and Philippine armed forces. Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

Gaurang R. Dävé, a cyber technology officer for the U.S. Marine Corps takes a selfie while flying in a CH-47, Chinook, Sept. 20, 2022 at Fort Carson, Colorado. Dävé was at the Mountain Post with a group of senior DOD Civilians and military leaders with the Adaptive Planning and Execution Enterprise.

Specialist 4 John Quenga 351st Supply and Service company, opens a bag of shortening for baking bread in a field bakery set up during the joint U.S./South Korean exercise Team Spirit '87. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '87 Base: Camp Humphreys State: Gyeonggi-Do Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

050720-A-1566H-017. Subject Operation/Series: SWARMER Base: Samarra State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION (AA)

DN-ST-87-02176. Base: Qingdao Country: China (CHN)

040802-M-3717S-004. Base: Mount Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 4th Marines

040802-M-3717S-012. Base: Mount Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 4th Marines

040704-A-2217B-016. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060814-N-2832L-002. Base: Tarakan Country: Indonesia (IDN)

070326-M-6312K-008. Complete Scene Caption: A young girl from Namer watches as medical personnel attached to Lima Company, Second Battalion Tenth Marines (Lima 2/0), Second Marine Division, Second Marine Expeditionary Force work on her brothers hand injured in an IED explosion ten days earlier. Lima 2/0 provided medical supplies, hygiene item and soccer balls to the students during the one day mission to the school. Lima 2/0 is deployed with Multi National Forces-West in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Ambar Province of Iraq to develop Iraqi security forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic reforms and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CHIEF Warrant Officer 2nd Class Brook R. Kelsey) (Released) Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Namer State: Ambar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: LIMA 2/10

Pakistan, General, Women With Dung Laid Out To Dry On Rooftops For Use As Fuel.

Members of the Kansai Association of Corporate Executives listen to a speech during a tour of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 4, 2022. The tour provided information about the strategic location of the air station to help strengthen the alliance between the Marine Corps and Japanese businesses. The representatives from the association focused on significant issues that impact individual business enterprises and the national economy.

AGADEZ, Niger - An Azel Kel Away village woman gives her feedback on the bazaar event to the 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion team during a village visit in Agadez, Niger, Sept. 22, 2022. The Civil Affairs team and 409th Air Expeditionary Group members hosted a bazaar at Nigerien Air Base 201.

111023-N-WW409-267 UTAPAO, Thailand (Oct. 23, 2011) Personnel Specialist 2nd Class Blanca Marin, assigned to the guided missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89), sits with members from the Royal Thai Navy and seals prepare packaged goods kits organized by the Princess Pa Foundation, Thai Red Cross Society, during a community service event. More than 40 Sailors from Mustin volunteered their time with the local community and members from the Royal Thai Armed Forces with assisting in preparing more than 5,000 packages.

The US Navy's community relations project Project Hands clasp reaches out to needy children in Caracas, Venezuela. US Sailors from ship's participating in UNITAS 37-96 off-load needed supplies donated to the orphanage, Casa Hogar De Domingo. UNITAS is an annual operation in which a US Navy task group conduct combined exercises with participating navies. The task group for UNITAS 37-96 include the frigate USS JOHN L. HALL (FFG 32) (not shown), tank landing ship USS LA MOURE COUNTY (LST 1194) (not shown) and the attack submarine USS NARWHAL (SSN 671) (not shown). Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS 37-96 Base: Caracas Country: Venezuela (VEN)

030614-F-7709W-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Kirkuk Country: Iraq (IRQ)

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Jason Anderson (left) check out a video from USAF AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Rheanne Ligno, Recreation SPECIALIST, 438th Expeditionary Services Flight (ESF), inside the Recreation Center, while deployed at forward location in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

031220-F-8489N-049. Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Air Force SSgt. Evan Nhu Nguyen, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery noncommissioned officer, works during excavation operations in Quang Binh Province, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Feb. 26, 2023. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

030517-M-4547R-026. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2003 Base: Camp Red Horse, Utapao Country: Thailand (THA)

Vietnam, North Central, War, Young Woman Using Bomb Casing As An Air Raid Warning Device.

CAPT. John Keane, SENIOR Arabic Linguistic, Combat Service Support Detachment 37 holds a conversation with Kurdish evacuees during their festivities of Eid-af-altar. This is a Muslim tradition that celebrates the end of Ramadan, a month of fasting and gaining spiritual enlightenment. Subject Operation/Series: PACIFIC HAVEN Base: Tiyan State: Guam (GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

Sailors from visiting ships rent horses at the station's Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Corral. Base: Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

Col. Douglas R. Burke, camp commander of Camp Kinser receives a brief from the Urasoe City Mayor Tetsuji Matsumoto about the "Battle of Okinawa: Thinking Peace Together" panel exhibition.

Senior Airman Christopher T. Thao, 2022 Outstanding Airman of the Year representing Airmen supporting the U.S. Space Force, looks over Arlington National Cemetery, Va., during a tour Sept. 18, 2022. Thao, along with the other 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year, attended a National Capital region tour where they visited different historical and national landmarks across Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C.

A student from the Ban Prakaet school poses for a picture at the Ban Prakaet School at Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 21, 2024. Marines of Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This is the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. Marine Corps

050114-N-6817C-190. Base: Banda Aceh State: Sumatra Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Major Command Shown: Tsunami disaster scene

New recruits with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, arrive aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Apr. 3, 2023.During their first night aboard the depot, recruits will make a phone-call home, receive their first recruit haircut, be issued their uniforms and complete initial administrative processing.

050622-A-9665L-036. Subject Operation/Series: RED DRAGON Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAR

050622-A-9665L-036. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tikrit State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION (AA)

Japanese-American Farm Workers outside their Tent, Farm Security Administration (FSA) Mobile Camp, Nyssa, Oregon, USA, Russell Lee, Farm Security Administration, July 1942

USCGC Stone (WSML 758) crew members stand at attention to welcome Brazilian officials and officers during a diplomatic reception aboard the Stone in Rio de Janeiro, March 8, 2023. Stone is on a scheduled multi-mission deployment in the South Atlantic Ocean to counter illicit maritime activities and strengthen relationships for maritime sovereignty throughout the region.

Oldest living survivor Maria Miyagi of tragic sinking of WWII mercy vessel Tsushima Maru in 1944 gives her firsthand account to Japanese press 70 years later in Naha, Okinawa, Japan. (MR)

US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Steve Depalmer, Commander, 494th Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, greets his family on his return from Air Expeditionary Force Two deployment at Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

U.S. Navy Chaplain Rabbi Lt. Cmdr. Yonatan Warren, from Norfolk, Virginia, joined the crew of the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) to celebrate the Jewish High Holy days and conduct Yom Kippur services in the ships chapel, Oct. 5, 2022. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) is deployed in the Atlantic Ocean, conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navys commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict-free Atlantic region.

A U.S. Soldier from the 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion (CAB), assigned to the 409th Air Expeditionary Group, shakes hands with the village chief during a visit to Tassak NTallamt, Niger, June 13, 2022. During the visit, they discussed issues regarding the water supply and schoolhouse supplies for the village. Also, the 404th CAB introduced the new civil affairs team from the 443rd CAB and bid farewell to village leaders and citizens who theyve built relationships with as a part of the enduring relationship between the U.S. and the citizens of Niger.

Community members onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) participate in a car safety demonstration during the National Night Out. National Night Out is an annual event that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie across thousands of communities in the U.S. and worldwide. For more than 75 years CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleet's forward deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.

230124-N-XK462-1068 REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE (Jan. 24, 2023) U.S. Navy Logistics Specialist Seaman AxlDaniel Abiva assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) participates in a Morale, Welfare and Recreation tour during a scheduled port visit. Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

050126-F-4230F-323. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Philippine Marine with 3rd Marine Brigade serves roasted pork to U.S. Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit at a cultural exchange activity during KAMANDAG 6 on Marine Base Rodolfo Punsalang, Palawan, Philippines, Oct. 5, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral training exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Military designed to strengthen interoptibility, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC mass demonstration in Medan. Medan: The east coast of Sumatra wishes independence. In Medan, after the liberation of the Republican rule, a massive demonstration was held by the population of this Region and to Dr. J.J. v.d. Velde a petition offered in which independence was requested within the framework of the Linggadjati Agreement. One of the demonstrators. August 3, 1947. Indonesia, Medan, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

OKINAWA, Japan (March 7, 2014) Sailors from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 and and Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa tenant commands play tug-of-war during an English through play community service event at the Busy Bee International School in Okinawa, Japan.

PANGKOARMADA II FLEET NAVY BASE, Indonesia (Dec. 7, 2022) - Indonesian Navy sailors listen during an engineer working group for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2022, Dec. 7, 2022. CARAT Indonesia is a bilateral exercise between Indonesia and the United States designed to promote regional security cooperation, maintain and strengthen maritime partnerships, and enhance maritime interoperability. In its 28th year, the CARAT series is comprised of multinational exercises, designed to enhance U.S. and partner navies and marine corps abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region.

Fort Dix hosted a Water Survival course for up to 22 aircrew members from the 514 AMW during their upcoming UTA weekend. This training includes water survival orientation and in water training. The training equipment included 1 life raft anchored in the water and 1 blown up on the shore. Students will get outfitted with a life preserver, and will swim from the shore to the life raft and then enter it. Once all members are in the raft, we will discuss the raft maintenance and equipment to help them survive during whatever the environmental conditions give them. Throughout the time, they have instructors in a safety raft (small oar paddled inflatable raft) and up to two PWCs (jet skis) with rescue sleds equipped on the back. During this training if there is an emergency, the PWCs will approach the scene and their safety team will load personnel onto the rescue sled to quickly move them to shore. There was also a medical team on-site if needed, and up to 8 instructor/support staff. (Im

Den Kiep Bac is dedicated to Tran Hung Dao (1228-1300), the general whose forces defeated two major Mongol invasions in the 13th century. In 1284 the Yuan emperor Kublai Khan demanded his forces be allowed to cross Vietnamese territory to attack the Kingdom of Champa to the south. When King Tran Nhan Tong refused, 500,000 Mongol troops led by Prince Toghan attacked and seized the capital, Thang Long. The resistance was led by General Tran Hung Dao, who issued his famous Hich Tuong Si or Proclamation to the Officers’, a clarion call for action still considered a classic of Vietnamese literature.

U.S. Marines with 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, tour The Great War Museum in Meaux, France, May 25, 2022. This visit is to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their respective countries during World War II.

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - General - 26-HK-134-31. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Second Class Allen Jones, a diver assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), climbs a tree with local children during an underwater recovery mission in Wewak, Papua New Guinea, Oct. 07, 2022. DPAA personnel conducted an underwater excavation operation in an effort to find a U.S. aircraft crew lost over Papua New Guinea during World War II. DPAA's mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

010403-F-3048L-011. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS Base: Las Palmas Country: Paraguay (PRY)

Arrow in hand as rprojectile weapon system archery

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii for commemorative events on the 65th anniversary of the Japanese attack

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. James Bierman, the III Marine Expeditionary Force Commanding General, talks with Yasuhiro Tamaki, the Okinawa Prefecture Governor during in-calls at the Okinawa Prefectural Government, Okinawa, Japan, April 12, 2022. Bierman and Tamaki discussed continued cooperation to combat the COVID-19 pandemic as well as future opportunities for cooperation between the U.S. military and local communities on a wide range of issues.

Miss Bunnam Inprom, a Chanthaburi native, poses for a photo in front of her home during Exercise Cobra Gold 23 (CG23) at Chanthaburi, Kingdom of Thailand, March 1, 2023. U.S. Marines and partner nations teamed up to build a new roof for Inproms home, which was destroyed by termites. Marine Wing Support Squadron

SINGAPORE (June 11, 2013) Musician 3rd Class Gabriel Brown, left, and Musician 3rd Class Daniel Weber of the U.S. 7th Fleet Band ensemble, Pacific Ambassadors, perform for children at the Jamiyah Childrens Home. The band visited the home during a port visit by the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19). Blue Ridge and embarked U.S. 7th Fleet staff are on patrol operating forward while building maritime partnerships and conducting security and stability operations.

031104-F-9629J-015. Base: Kirkuk Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

020211-M-9902V-005. Base: Camp Hijudai State: Oita Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF

MANILA, Philippines (March 9, 2013) Musician 3rd Class Daniel Webber plays the guitar along with a student during a U.S. 7th Fleet Band visit to the Philippine Women's University. The band is embarked aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) conducting a port visit to Manila. Blue Ridge port visits represent an opportunity to promote peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region, demonstrate commitment to regional partners and foster growing relationships.

Katrina - General - 26-HK-403-103. Hurricane Katrina

SGT. Glenn Sierro, left, videotapes a Panamanian official making a statement regarding food distribution and hospital use following Operation Just Cause, the U.S. invasion of Panama. Subject Operation/Series: JUST CAUSE Base: Colon Country: Panama (PAN)

041030-M-3843C-121. Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA)

The spirit of this princess' ancester, attempts to save her from harm, during a celebration of Marines' successful training, hosted by the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force. Marines from Third Division/12th Marine Regiment (3/12), Charley Battery enjoyed the performance of a Japanese folk tale expressed through a traditional dance at Camp Hijudai. Charlie Battery's deployment was in support of the unit's artillery relocation excercise, and cold weather training, at Camp Hijudai, Oita, Japan. Base: Camp Hijudai State: Oita Country: Japan (JPN)

Clowns entertain the crowd during Freedom Fest 99 at Fort Gordon, Georgia's Freedom Park. The event included a B1 and F16 aircraft fly over, drill team performances, Signal Corp Band performances, a Green Beret Sport Parachute Team demonstration, and K-9 demonstrations, among others. Base: Fort Gillem State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Japanese Ministry of Defense representative Tomoku Matsuzawa meets with Indonesian Army Brigadier General Heru Langlang Buana, PMPP-TNI Vice Commander and Colonel Herman Harnas, director of international cooperation, to discuss Women Peace and Security (WPS) initiatives and integration into Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) at Pusat Misi Pemeliharaan, Indonesia, July 19, 2022. WPS reaffirms that womens full, equal, and meaningful participation is essential for effective PKO.

Debbye Turner, Miss America 1990, displays a T-shirt given to her by a member of 1ST Bn., 27th Inf., 25th Inf. Div. (Light), during her visit to the base. Base: Schofield Barracks, Kaneohe Bay State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050807-N-9860Y-101. Base: Naval Hospital, Yokosuka Country: Japan (JPN)

A child from the Korean community poses for portrait during the 72nd Korean War Anniversary at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) in Honolulu, Hawaii, June 25, 2022. The Korean War began on June 25, 1950, when North Korean armed forces invaded South Korea. The attack took place at several strategic points along the 38th parallel, the line dividing the communist Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea from the Republic of Korea in the south. This event honors the lives lost and the sacrifices made during the war.

Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City , Liberation Of Saigon 10Th Anniversay Celebration. Generals Standing Infront Of Poster Of Ho Chi Minh.

040713-F-7289C-012. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Indonesian National Armed Forces service member conducts medical training as part of exercise Super Garuda Shield 2023, 5th Marine Training Center Puslatpur, Indonesia, Sept. 1, 2023. Super Garuda Shield 2023 is an annual exercise that has significantly grown in scope and size since 2009. SGS2023 is the second consecutive time this exercise has grown into a combined and joint event, highlighting the 7 participating and 12 observing nations' commitment to partnership and a free and open Indo-Pacific.

DN-ST-88-07602. Base: Naval Station, Mayport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

NCC cadets (National Cadet Corps) wear facemasks during an anti-tobacco street drama on 'World No Tobacco Day,' at Agartala. Tripura, India.

DM-ST-86-07502. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-85-07709. Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

180816-N-FV739-0148 SIPITANG, Malaysia (Aug. 16, 2018) Sgt. Colin Deeter plays his instrument in the crowd while performing with the III Marine Expeditionary Force Band during a show at SMK Padang Berempah Sipitang Middle School in Sabah, Malaysia in support of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2018. CARAT Malaysia in its 24th iteration, is designed to enhance information sharing and coordination, build mutual warfighting capability and support long-term regional cooperation enabling both partner armed forces to operate effectively together as a unified maritime force.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Fatima Maestro, a boatswains mate aboard USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) in Guam, prepares to hoist the flag of the Federated States of Micronesia ahead of an expanded shiprider agreement signing allowing remote coordination of authorities, the first of its kind on Oct. 13, 2022. The agreement will enable to U.S to act on behalf of the FSM to combat illicit maritime activity and to strengthen international security operations.

Naval recruits, Avenida de la Constitucion, Callao, Per

020813-M-9578B-003. Base: Gotemba Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: Marine Wing Support Squadron 171

Asia, China, Yunnan, Honghe Prefecture, Jinping County, Zhemi Town. Lahu man drills rifle barrel with primitive bow drill.

040302-F-5646C-006. Base: RAF Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

020925-M-1103B-034. Base: Chittagong Country: Bangladesh (BGD) Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-152

000508-M-1573L-003. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2000 Base: Nikhon Si Thammarat Country: Thailand (THA)

DN-ST-88-02136. Base: USS Missouri (BB 63)

A huge yellow ribbon to commemorate local soilders serving in the armed forces of the United States.

030517-M-4547R-009. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2003 Base: Camp Red Horse, Utapao Country: Thailand (THA)

Portrait of a young woman in army uniform standing in front of a palace, Forbidden Palace, Beijing, China

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