Defense Meetings and Collaborations

Recent meetings among military officials and defense ministers at the Pentagon, showcasing discussions on international military cooperation.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III holds a meeting with Colombian Defense Minister Diego Molano at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 20, 2022.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Norwegian Defense Minister Bjørn Arild Gram engage in a bilateral exchange at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 16, 2022.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III holds a meeting with Colombian Defense Minister Diego Molano at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 20, 2022.

Lt. Gen. Dennis Luyt, commander of the Royal Netherlands Air Force, speaks with Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. during a meeting at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., April 5, 2023.

Under Secretary of the Army, Gabe Camarillo, hosts an office call with the Uruguayan Minister of Defense, Dr. Javier Garcia, at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., March 29, 2023.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Army Leadership in Grafenwoehr, Germany, on November 7, 2019.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, in Brussels, Belgium on November 20, 2019.

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks at the eighth Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 20, 2023. The meeting brought together representatives from more than 50 nations and organizations to determine the best way to get the military capabilities that Ukraine needs to repel Russian forces from their sovereign territory.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts Romanian Defense Minister Angel Tîlvăr during a bilateral exchange at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., March 30, 2023.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Hungarian Defense Minister Tibor Benko in Budapest, Hungary on February 11, 2019.

Under Secretary of the Army, Gabe Camarillo, hosts an office call with the Uruguayan Minister of Defense, Dr. Javier Garcia, at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., March 29, 2023.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III welcome Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique A. Manalo and Philippine Officer in Charge of the Department of National Defense Carlito Galvez for a U.S.-Philippines 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue, Washington, D.C., April 11, 2023.

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President Barack Obama attends a meeting with Heads of State of countries contributing troops to UN Peacekeeping at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, Sept. 23, 2009.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks with Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi during a bilateral meeting at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 4, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders)

President Barack Obama holds a meeting with Congressional leadership in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building to outline his new Afghanistan war strategy before leaving for West Point, Dec. 1, 2009.

British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, flanked by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and retired Marine Corps General John Allen, now Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL, addresses over 20 members of the counter-ISIL coalition as they gather for an update and strategy session at Lancaster House in London, U.K., on January 22, 2015.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin gives opening remarks at the fifth Ukrainian Defense Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base, German, Sept. 8, 2022. The Ukraine Defense Consultative Group, a U.S. Secretary of Defense initiative, brings together global Allies and partners to discuss Ukraine's security cooperation. This is the second time the UDCG has been held at Ramstein.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd. J. Austin III meets with Ecuadorian Minister of Defense, Luis Eduardo Lara Jaramillo at the 15th Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas (CDMA) in Brasilia, Brazil, July 27, 2022. CDMA is the Western Hemisphere's premier defense forum for strategic-level engagement among defense and security officials in the Americas.This series of high-level engagements reflect the United States' deep commitment to working alongside regional partners to chart our shared vision for a democratic, prosperous, and secure Western Hemisphere.(DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, second from left, speaks with Norwegian State Secretary Bent-Joacim Bentzen during a meeting at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., April 7, 2022. Kendall and Bentzen discussed NATO partnership and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Representatives from local Wiregrass area media outlets participate in a Meet Your Army event at Fort Novosel, which includes an overview briefing from Col. Richard P. Tucker, U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence chief of staff, Feb. 20, 2024. Army

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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in NATO Session 1: Arms Control, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation, in Riga, Latvia, on November 30, 2021.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, participate in a joint press briefing at the close of the eighth Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 20, 2023.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Defense Austin Lloyd meet with Republic of Korea President Moon Jae-in, in Seoul, Republic of Korea, on March 18, 2021.

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Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes the Honduran Colegio de Defensa Nacional Leadership, Students and Staff to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Oct. 4, 2022. During the visit, the students were briefed by leadership and received an institutional brief by a college faculty member.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark A. Milley, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Ukrainian Minister of Defense, Oleksii Reznikov attend the Ukraine Defense Contact Group with NATO and international counterparts at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 8, 2022. This is the the fifth such meeting of defense leaders from around the world since Russias unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin speaks with community leaders from Altus, Okla. during a meeting at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., April 5, 2022. The group discussed local initiatives for Altus Air Force Base. This image has been altered to obscure security badges.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg for talks at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., June 2, 2022. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

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240207-N-WM182-1029 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Feb. 7, 2024) From left to right, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia, Mr. Krišjānis Kariņš, Latvian Ambassador to Japan, Mr. Zigmārs Zilgalvis, and Director, Second Bilateral Relations Department Ms. Samija Šerifa, listen to a presentation aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19). U.S. 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. Navy

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts Danish Defense Minister Morten Bodskov for a bilateral exchange meeting at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 1, 2022.

Sen. Rob Portman visits with Airmen and tours the facilities Oct. 5,, 2022, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio. Portman visited the 121st Air Refueling Wing during his national defense tour of Ohio before his retirement.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Marshall Brad Webb (left), Commander, Air Education and Training Command, provide remarks during the 502nd Air Base Wing Change of command ceremony, May 3, 2022, Pfingston Basic Military Training Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The 502d Air Base Wing is host to Joint Base San Antonio which unifies 11 geographically distinct locations including JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, JBSA-Lackland, JBSA-Randolph and JBSA-Camp Bullis.

Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr. (left), Ohio adjutant general, talks with Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Nikola Selaković during a Sept. 8, 2022, visit to Belgrade, Serbia. Harris led an Ohio National Guard delegation for a capstone visit to mark the 16th year of the State Partnership Program pairing between Ohio and Serbia.

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Gen. Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Ukrainian Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov at the sixth meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at NATO headquarters, Brussels, Belgium, Oct 12, 2022. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chats with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and his colleagues before beginning a bilateral conversation that preceded a meeting of more than 60 anti-ISIL coalition parties held on December 3, 2014, at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany - U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin, III, speaks to media representatives from more than 35 news agencies during a press conference at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 26, 2022. Ministers of defense and key leads from more than 40 countries gathered to discuss the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and various issues facing the U.S. Allies, and partners during the Ukraine Defense Consultative Group.

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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevl�t �avu_o_lu on the margins of the NATO Foreign Ministerial in Riga, Latvia, on December 1, 2021.

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Under Secretary of the Army, Gabe Camarillo, hosts an office call with the Uruguayan Minister of Defense, Dr. Javier Garcia, at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., March 29, 2023.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in a signing ceremony with Slovak Foreign Minister Ivan Kor_ok and Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad� at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 3, 2022.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks with Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi during a bilateral meeting at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 4, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders)

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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with German Foreign Heiko Maas at Ramstein Air Base in Germany on September 8, 2021.

HAKODATE, Japan (Oct. 7, 2022) Cmdr. Marcus Seeger, commanding officer of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65), meets with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Capt. Miura Norifumi, commanding officer of Hakodate Base, and other members of the JMSDF during a scheduled port visit, Oct. 7. U.S. Consulate General Sapporo Principal Officer Mark Wuebbels joined the meetings. Benfold is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navys largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleets principal surface force.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry joins his fellow NATO Foreign Ministers and President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah of Afghanistan, at the start of a meeting on December 2, 2014, at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, about the alliance's ongoing commitment to Afghanistan.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter co-chair the Counter-ISIL Ministerial Joint Ministerial Plenary at the U.S. Department of State in Washington D.C., on July 21, 2016.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts the third meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at NATO headquarters, Brussels, Belgium, June 15, 2022.(DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Riga, Latvia, on November 30, 2021.

President George W. Bush with National Security Council, Sept 20, 2001. Within days after this meeting, U.S. equipment and soldiers arrived at Tuzel Airbase, in Uzbekistan. From left: Robert Mueller, FBI Dir.; Lewis Libby, VP's Staff; The President; George Tenet, CIA Dir.; John Ashcroft, Att. Gen.; Paul O'Neill, Sec. of Treasury; VP Dick Cheney; Colin Powell, Sec. of State; Donald Rumsfeld, Sec. of Defense; Gen. Henry Shelton, Chm. Of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (BSLOC_2015_2_160)

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U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stand between Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Afghan CEO Abdullah Abdullah on March 23, 2015, at the Pentagon in suburban Washington, D.C., as the National Anthem is played during an Honor Cordon ceremony where Ghani thanked U.S. government leaders, military members, and citizens for their support and sacrifices on behalf of his country since 2001.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership welcomed Monseñor Juan Antonio Cruz,Permanent observer of the Holy See to the OASfor a visit to the IADC Campus on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2023. During the visit, Monseñor Cruz conducted an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in NATO Session 1: Arms Control, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation, in Riga, Latvia, on November 30, 2021.

On the site of Launch Complex 34, key participants sign a Memorandum of Agreement, formalizing cooperative efforts of NASA, the U.S. Air Force, and federal agencies in ground-water cleanup initiatives. Seated from left to right are Timothy Oppelt, director, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Tom Heenan, assistant manager of environmental management, Savannah River Site, U.S. Department of Energy; Col. James Heald, Vice Commander, Air Force Research Laboratory, U.S. Air Force; Gerald Boyd, acting deputy assistant secretary, Office of Science and Technology, U.S. Department of Energy; James Fiore, acting deputy assistant secretary, Office of Environmental Restoration, Department of Energy; Brig. Gen. Randall R. Starbuck, Commander 45th Space Wing, U.S. Air Force; Roy Bridges Jr., director of John F. Kennedy Space Center; Walter Kovalick Jr., Ph.D., director, Technology Innovation Office, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. NASA, the U.S.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a joint press conference with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne, and Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton, at the U.S. Department of State, on September 16, 2021.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Pima County, Arizona's border area with Mexico, where he joined U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel for meetings, tours, flights, inspections

U.S. Navy Adm. John C. Aquilino, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, meets with Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida during his visit to Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 3, 2022. Adm. Aquilino met with senior Government of Japan leaders to reaffirm the alliance between the United States of America and Japan to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific.

TOKYO (Oct. 5, 2022) U.S. Space Force Gen. John W. Raymond, Chief of Space Operations, and his staff, right, speaks with Chief of Staff of the Japan Joint Staff, Gen. Koji Yamazaki, and his staff, left, during his visit to engage with senior officials from Japans Ministry of Defense, in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. Raymond reinforced the United States ironclad commitment to the U.S.-Japan alliance following a North Korean ballistic missile launch that passed over northern Japan on Oct. 4th.

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea testifies during the House Armed Services Committee Quality of Life Panel, in the Rayburn building on Capital Hill in Washington D.C., Jan. 31, 2024. Honea along with Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Sgt. Maj. Troy Black, Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Weimer, Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Carlos Ruiz, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne Bass, and Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force John Bentivegna advocated for quality of life improvements such as; pay compensation, medical care, child care, spouse employment and housing

Karen Durham-Aguilera (right), executive director, Office of Army Cemeteries and Army National Military Cemeteries and Kiran Ahuja (center), director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, speak in the Memorial Amphitheater Display Room at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Dec. 1, 2022. While at ANC, Ahuja participated in a Public Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III holds a meeting with Colombian Defense Minister Diego Molano at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 20, 2022.

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden hold a meeting with Combatant Commanders and Military Leadership in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Nov. 12, 2013.

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Chief of Staff of the Republic of Korea Air Force Gen. Park Inho, left, speaks with Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. during a meeting at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., April 6, 2022. Park and Brown discussed regional security and partnership between their services.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Ukrainian Minister of Defense, Oleksii Reznikov the Ukraine Defense Contact Group with NATO and international counterparts at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 8, 2022. This is the the fifth such meeting of defense leaders from around the world since Russias unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

Gen. Rodrigo Ventura Sancho (left), Peruvian General of the Army, and Maj. Gen. William Thigpen, Army South commanding general, participate in a bilateral discussion in Brasilia, Brazil April 20, 2022, during the 35th Cycle of the Conference of Americas Armies.

Expedition 49 crew members: NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough, left, Russian cosmonaut Sergei Ryzhikov of Roscosmos, center, and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos report to NASA and Roscosmos officials during their Soyuz qualification exams, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia.

Ms. Toni McCracken Chief Regional Training Support Division South, Training Support Activity Europe, 7th Army Training Command, addresses members of the Province of Pordenone and Udine, Italian military regional command, U.S. Consulate Milan Political-Economic, U.S. Airmen stationed at Aviano Airbase, U.S. Ljubljana Office of Defense Cooperation, Slovenian Delegation, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa and the 173rd Airborne Brigade, during the Sustainable Training Area Management Workshop, Udine, Italy, September 20, 2022. Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union. It is made up of Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas designated under the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive, respectively. The network includes both terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas. The event dialogue was designed to increase and improve a developing relationship between military and civilian representatives.

Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman meets with with members of the Mongolian Armed Forces in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on July 24, 2021.

Colombian Minister of Defence Diego Molano, Secretary of Defense Lloyd. J. Austin III and Guyana Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn attended the opening ceremony at the 15th Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas (CDMA) in Brasilia, Brazil, July 26, 2022. CDMA is the Western Hemisphere's premier defense forum for strategic-level engagement among defense and security officials in the Americas.This series of high-level engagements reflect the United States' deep commitment to working alongside regional partners to chart our shared vision for a democratic, prosperous, and secure Western Hemisphere.(DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

U.S. Army V Corps Maj. Gen. Matthew Van Wagenen, deputy chief of staff for strategic employment of Allied Command Operation, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, briefs the audience on the importance of NATO partnerships in the European theater during the EUROSATORY 2022 Trade Show June 14, Paris France. U.S. Army V Corps Soldiers and Soldiers from subordinate commands attended the EUROSATORY 2022 Trade Show, the largest land and airland defense and security exhibition in the world,, to further prioritize modernization and experimentation efforts, increasing interoperability between allies and partners, and maintaining capability overmatch through complementary efforts.

Danish Defense Minister Morten Bodskov signs the guest book at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., prior to a bilateral exchange meeting hosted by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Sept. 1, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders)

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with the Taliban Negotiation Team, in Doha, Qatar, on November 21, 2020.

Delegation leaders from the United States, Australia, France, Indonesia, and Japan take part in a panel discussion about Maritime Domain Awareness during the eighth iteration of the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium, Tokyo, Japan, June 14, 2022. PALS brings together allied and partnered amphibious force leaders, experts and practitioners from around the Indo-Pacific to share ideas, best practices and recent experiences with amphibious operations. The 2022 symposium hosted senior leaders from 18 participating delegations who are committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific, with the objective of strengthening and developing regional relationships.

President of Latvia Egils Levits introduces Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III to members of the Latvian delegation before a meeting at Riga Castle in Riga, Latvia, August 10, 2022 (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Julian W. Kemper)

TOKYO (Oct. 5, 2022) U.S. Space Force Gen. John W. Raymond, Chief of Space Operations, and his staff, right, speaks with Chief of Staff of the Japan Joint Staff Gen. Koji Yamazaki and his staff, left, during his visit to engage with senior officials from Japans Ministry of Defense, in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. Raymond reinforced the United States ironclad commitment to the U.S.-Japan alliance following a North Korean ballistic missile launch that passed over northern Japan on Oct. 4th.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Laura Lenderman, Air Mobility Command director of operations, strategic deterrence and nuclear integration, speaks during a womens panel on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Aug. 24, 2022. Guest speakers shared their experience within the Air Force in observance of Womens Equality Day.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts Japan's Minister of Defense Yasukazu Hamada for talks at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 14, 2022.

U.S. Secretary of State attends the United Nations Security Council Meeting on the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, at the United Nations Headquarters, in New York City, New York on September 23, 2016.

Pedro Pierluisi, governor of Puerto Rico, and Felipe VI, the king of Spain, walk down the red carpet upon Felipes arrival at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico Air National Guard Jan. 24, 2022. The king of Spain is visiting Puerto Rico to commemorate the fifth centennial founding of the capital city of San Juan, Puerto Rico. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Rafael Rosa)

Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Dr. Celeste Wallander; and Air Force Gen. Tod D. Wolters, commander, U.S. European Command, and NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe, provide testimony at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on national security challenges and U.S. military activity in Europe, 2118 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.

Captain Kimberly P. Toone, commanding officer Navy Medicine Operational Training Command (NMOTC) delivers opening remarks and speaks about the depth and breadth of the command's impact to all aspects of operational medicine at the United States Naval Aerospace Conference (USNAC) Feb. 7. The event was hosted by the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute (NAMI), a detachment of NMOTC and was held at the National Naval Aviation Museum. The conference is intended to share ideas and knowledge in the community of aerospace medicine and is held bi-annually. NMOTC is comprised of six nationwide detachments that offer specialized medical training in the fields of aviation, aviation survival, surface and undersea warfare, expeditionary and special operations medicine. Navy

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Dr. John Chipman, Director-General and Chief Executive, IISS, answer questions after Austin's address to the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, June 11, 2022. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

U.S Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski on December 1, 2015, at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, before a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of a NATO Ministerial meeting.

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Dinner at the commander of the naval night in the Netherlands (Czmned) Vice-Admiraal (VADM) J.D.W. From Renesse on the occasion of the visit of the Commander-in-Chief Eastern Atlantic Area (Cinceastlant), the English Admiral Sir Julian Oswald with the flag officers from his staff.

Expedition 52 flight engineers Paolo Nespoli of ESA, seated left, Sergey Ryazanskiy of Roscosmos, seated center, Randy Bresnik of NASA, seated right, joined by backup crew members, Norishige Kanai, standing left, Alexander Misurkin, and Mark Vande Hei, right, are seen as they sign a guest book at the "Memorial working study of Yuri Gagarin" at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC), Monday, July 10, 2017 in Star City, Russia. The memorial study represents Gagarin's working study in the way it was abandoned by Gagarin on March 27, 1968 before leaving for the airfield for training flight that became his last.

Secretary Pompeo meets with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, in Brussels, Belgium on December 4, 2018.

HAKODATE, Japan (Oct. 7, 2022) Cmdr. Marcus Seeger, commanding officer of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65), presents command ballcaps to members of the Hakodate America-Japan Society in the ships wardroom during a port visit, Oct. 7. U.S. Consulate General Sapporo Principal Officer Mark Wuebbels joined the meetings. Benfold is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navys largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleets principal surface force.

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs Chidi Blyden holds a conference meeting with Kenyan Cabinet Defense Secretary Eugene Wamalwa at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 4, 2022.

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