Defense Meetings and Visits

Photos of government officials and military leaders during various official meetings and ceremonies, emphasizing interactions related to defense matters.

221205-N-TC847-1080 KOPER, Slovenia (Dec. 5, 2022) Capt. Michael Weeldreyer, commanding officer of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), speaks with local media representatives during a tour of the ship, Dec. 5, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

FRA - POLITIQUE - CYBERDEFENSE - Florence Parly, ministre des Armées, à RennesFlorence Parly, ministre des Armées, se rend jeudi 3 octobre 2019 à Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande ( 35 ), où elle inaugure la Cyberdéfense Factory, lieu unique en France permettant aux PME et universitaires de travailler au contact des experts de la Direction générale de larmement (DGA) et des opérationnels des armées sur les sujets de cybersécurité.FRA - POLITICS - CYBERDEFENSE - Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, in RennesFlorence Parly, Minister of the French Armed Forces, will visit Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande on Thursday, October 3, 2019 ( 35), where she will inaugurate the Cyberdefense Factory, a unique place in France allowing SMEs and academics to work in contact with experts from the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) and the operational operations of the armies on cybersecurity issues.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry greets Soviet World War II veterans near the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on May 7, 2013.

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FRA - POLITICS - MOUNIR MAHJOUBI AND FLORENCE PARLY VISIT MANAGEMENT GENERAL ARMAMENT. On Monday, October 2nd, Mounir Mahjoubi, Secretary of State for Digital, and Florence Parly, Minister of Armed Forces, visit the Directorate General of Armaments - Information Management (DGA - MI) in Bruz.FRA - POLITIQUE - MOUNIR MAHJOUBI ET FLORENCE PARLY VISITENT LA DIRECTION GENERALE DE L'ARMEMENT. Le Lundi 2 Octobre, Mounir Mahjoubi, Secrétaire d'Etat chargé du Numérique, et Florence Parly, Ministre des Armées, visitent la Direction Générale de l'Armement - Maîtrise de lInformation ( DGA - MI ) à Bruz en Ille-et-vilaine.

The Ohio National Guard, Sgt. 1st Class Daniel B. Crabtree Special Forces Facility officially unveiled a memorial for SFC Crabtree, October 15, 2022, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio. Crabtree was killed in 2006 when an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle during his deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

FRA - POLITIQUE - CYBERDEFENSE - Florence Parly, ministre des Armées, à RennesFlorence Parly, ministre des Armées, se rend jeudi 3 octobre 2019 au quartier Stéphant à Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande ( 35 ), où elle inaugurere le premier btiment du Commandement de la cyberdéfense ( COMCYBER ), spécifiquement conçu pour répondre aux besoins techniques et opérationnels du COMCYBER et accueillir ses différentes unités.FRA - POLITICS - CYBERDEFENSE - Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, in RennesFlorence Parly, Minister of the French Armed Forces, will visit the Stéphant district in Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande ( 35) on Thursday, October 3, 2019, where she will inaugurate the first building of the Cyber Defence Command (COMCYBER), specifically designed to meet the technical and operational needs of the COMCYBER and accommodate its various units.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III stands with Georgian Defense Minister Juansher Burchuladze prior to a bilateral exchange at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Feb. 9, 2023.

FRA - POLITIQUE - CYBERDEFENSE - Florence Parly, ministre des Armées, à RennesFlorence Parly, ministre des Armées, se rend jeudi 3 octobre 2019 au quartier Stéphant à Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande ( 35 ), où elle inaugurere le premier btiment du Commandement de la cyberdéfense ( COMCYBER ), spécifiquement conçu pour répondre aux besoins techniques et opérationnels du COMCYBER et accueillir ses différentes unités.FRA - POLITICS - CYBERDEFENSE - Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, in RennesFlorence Parly, Minister of the French Armed Forces, will visit the Stéphant district in Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande ( 35) on Thursday, October 3, 2019, where she will inaugurate the first building of the Cyber Defence Command (COMCYBER), specifically designed to meet the technical and operational needs of the COMCYBER and accommodate its various units.

Tour of the Naval vessel, USS Normandy, by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides during the Secretary's visit to Virginia

221205-N-TC847-1080 KOPER, Slovenia (Dec. 5, 2022) Capt. Michael Weeldreyer, commanding officer of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), speaks with local media representatives during a tour of the ship, Dec. 5, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

(from left) U.S. Air Force Col. Allison Black, 1st Special Operations Wing incoming commander, U.S. Air Force Col. Jocelyn Schermerhorn, the 1st Special Operations Wing outgoing commander, and U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, prepare to step out into the Freedom Hangar for the 1st SOW change of command ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, July 21, 2022. Once the new commander, Black will be responsible for preparing Air Force special operations forces for missions worldwide in support of U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps and allied special forces.

FRA - POLITIQUE - CYBERDEFENSE - Florence Parly, ministre des Armées, à RennesFlorence Parly, ministre des Armées, se rend jeudi 3 octobre 2019 à Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande ( 35 ), où elle inaugure la Cyberdéfense Factory, lieu unique en France permettant aux PME et universitaires de travailler au contact des experts de la Direction générale de larmement (DGA) et des opérationnels des armées sur les sujets de cybersécurité.FRA - POLITICS - CYBERDEFENSE - Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, in RennesFlorence Parly, Minister of the French Armed Forces, will visit Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande on Thursday, October 3, 2019 ( 35), where she will inaugurate the Cyberdefense Factory, a unique place in France allowing SMEs and academics to work in contact with experts from the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) and the operational operations of the armies on cybersecurity issues.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III is greeted upon arrival to the Ministry of Defense in Berlin by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius and Ambassador Amy Gutmann Jan 19, 2023.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership welcomed General Pablo Enrique García Valencia, Colombian Military Attache for a visit to the IADC Campus on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Feb. 3, 2023. During the visit, the distinguished visitor conducted an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus.

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FRA - POLITIQUE - CYBERDEFENSE - Florence Parly, ministre des Armées, à RennesFlorence Parly, ministre des Armées, se rend jeudi 3 octobre 2019 au quartier Stéphant à Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande ( 35 ), où elle inaugurere le premier btiment du Commandement de la cyberdéfense ( COMCYBER ), spécifiquement conçu pour répondre aux besoins techniques et opérationnels du COMCYBER et accueillir ses différentes unités.FRA - POLITICS - CYBERDEFENSE - Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, in RennesFlorence Parly, Minister of the French Armed Forces, will visit the Stéphant district in Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande ( 35) on Thursday, October 3, 2019, where she will inaugurate the first building of the Cyber Defence Command (COMCYBER), specifically designed to meet the technical and operational needs of the COMCYBER and accommodate its various units.

Ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the signing of the founding document of the North Atlantic Treaty. Brussels, 04.04.2024. Photographed on behalf of the Federal Foreign Office

FRA - POLITIQUE - CYBERDEFENSE - Florence Parly, ministre des Armées, à RennesFlorence Parly, ministre des Armées, se rend jeudi 3 octobre 2019 au quartier Stéphant à Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande ( 35 ), où elle inaugurere le premier btiment du Commandement de la cyberdéfense ( COMCYBER ), spécifiquement conçu pour répondre aux besoins techniques et opérationnels du COMCYBER et accueillir ses différentes unités.FRA - POLITICS - CYBERDEFENSE - Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, in RennesFlorence Parly, Minister of the French Armed Forces, will visit the Stéphant district in Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande ( 35) on Thursday, October 3, 2019, where she will inaugurate the first building of the Cyber Defence Command (COMCYBER), specifically designed to meet the technical and operational needs of the COMCYBER and accommodate its various units.

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. 20, 2022.

Diplomatic security detail personnel accompanying Japan's Foreign Minister, Taro Aso, during visit to Washington, D.C.

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The Honorable Walter B. Slocombe (casually dressed, gray shirt), Under Secretary of Defense (Policy), walks with his assistants and bodyguards outside of Sarajevo International Airport at the start of his two day visit to Bosnia-Herzegovina to meet with IFOR personnel and various Bosnian civic leaders. Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks tours the 2022 Pentagon Energy Expo, which showcases emerging energy technologies to advance the combat capabilities of the Joint Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 21, 2022.

Returnee roll call of the Sudan evacuation unit, Bundeswehr deployment at the air base in Wunstorf. Here, Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Buendnis 90 Die Gruenen), with Federal Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, SPD, Wunstorf, Germany, Europe

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo addresses the media at the United States Central Command and the United States Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, June 18, 2019.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo visits the �Thank You America� Memorial, in Pilsen, Czech Republic, on August 11, 2020.

Sen. John Glenn (D-Ohio) and ADM Hyman G. Rickover, closest to camera, on the deck of the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine USS OHIO (SSBN-726) during commissioning. The submarine was built by General Dynamics Corp. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo visits the Joint Interdiction Fusion Center, in San Jose, Costa Rica on January 21, 2020.

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Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toros views the photo wall featuring all the former CNRs (Chief of Naval Research).The Honorable Carlos Del Toro was on site at the Office of Naval Research to meet with current CNR Rear Adm. Lorin Selby as well as briefings from several members of the ONR team.Topics discussed included the future of the Naval workforce, STEM and HBCU/MI outreach, reimagining Naval power, and ONR's partnerships domestically and around the world to advance warfighter capabilities.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo delivers remarks and participated in the annual Veterans Roll Call at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on November 9, 2018.

President Joseph Biden speaks with Medal of Honor Recipient Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., May 30, 2022. Pictured behind, left to right: 20th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Army Gen. Mark Milley, Vice President Kamala Karris, and Second Gentlemen Doug Emhoff.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks and Swiss Defense Minister Viola Amherd hold a meeting at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 13, 2022.

Guests congratulate Air Force Capt. Taylor Bye after a ceremony at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., May 11, 2022. Bye was awarded the 2020 Koren Kolligian Jr. Trophy to recognize her outstanding airmanship when her A-10C attack aircraft suffered a catastrophic gun malfunction and she safely performed a belly landing with the loss of the aircraft landing gear and canopy.

Event honoring the 186th birthday of Ulysses S. Grant, at the General Grant National Memorial, New York City, New York, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne delivering remarks and joining participating dignitaries incluiding U.S. Army Brigadier General Robert Caslen, Commandant of the Corps of Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy; Adrian Benepe, New York City Commissioner of the Department of Parks and Recreation; Maria Burks, Commissioner of the National Parks of New York Harbor; and Ulysses Grant Dietz, the great-great grandson of General Grant. Also on hand for the event, featuring a wreath-laying ceremony, were members of the U.S. Military Academy Corps of Cadets Honor Guard.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III greets Albanian Defense Minister Niko Peleshi upon his arrival to the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Jan. 26, 2023.

Commemorative event on the occasion of Holocaust Remembrance Day, in memory of the victims of National Socialism, at the Memorial to the Homosexuals Persecuted under National Socialism in Berlin, 31 January 2024

Returnee roll call of the Sudan evacuation unit, Bundeswehr deployment at the air base in Wunstorf. Here, Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Buendnis 90 Die Gruenen), with Federal Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, SPD, Wunstorf, Germany, Europe

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Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman meets with NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on May 26, 2021.

A tomb guard from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) thanks Minister of Defense of The Republic of North Macedonia Slavjanka Petrovska for her participation in a Public Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., June 1, 2022.

NORFOLK (March 15, 2013) Former U.S. Sen. John Warner, his wife, Jeanne, and guests tour the Hampton Roads Naval Museum and the Battleship Wisconsin. Warner is in Hampton Roads for the keel laying ceremony for the Virginia-class attack submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John Warner (SSN 785). PCU John Warner is named in his honor for a lifetime of service to the Navy and the nation. Warner was appointed undersecretary of the Navy in February 1969. Later, Warner represented the Commonwealth of Virginia in the U.S. Senate from 1979 to 2009, where he was a leader in national defense issues, serving continuously on the Senate Committee on Armed Services. He held leadership roles as chairman or ranking member for half of his tenure on this committee and also served many years on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. During the last year of World War II he served in the Navy as a petty officer third class. He also served in the Marine Corps during the Korean War as a lieutenant. P

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly participates in a Public Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Jan. 18, 2023. U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery / released)

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III addresses the traveling media upon arrival in Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 13, 2023. Along with Belgium to participate in the Ukraine Defense Contact Group and the NATO Defense Ministerial at NATO Headquarters, Austin is visiting Estonia and Germany to visit local leaders and meet with U.S. and allied service members.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives at NATO headquarters for day two of meetings in Brussels, Belgium, on March 29, 2021.

National Park Service's Marie Rust, Secretary Gale Norton, and Norton's husband, John Hughes, left to right, on visit to the Flight 93 crash site, near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Norton swore in the Flight 93 National Memorial Federal Advisory Commission, planning the memorial honoring passengers and cew of the plane hijacked on September 11, 2001

An unidentified airman assists an elderly Kosovar refugee to a waiting bus enroute to Fort Dix, New Jersey. A Tower Air 747 loaded with Kosovar refugees landed at McGuire Air Force Base. New Jersey, on May 5, 1999. This mission is in direct support of Operation Sustain Hope. Subject Operation/Series: SUSTAIN HOPE Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Gen. Darryl Williams, right, commanding general of U.S. Army Europe and Africa, speaks with a global news agency reporter during the Polish Armed Forces Day "Weekend with the army" military vehicle and equipment exhibition in Warsaw, Poland, Aug. 15, 2022. U.S. Soldiers joined their Polish counterparts for a weekend of activities that included a variety of state, patriotic, religious, cultural, and entertainment events throughout the capital city.

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton, members of the Flight 93 National Memorial Federal Advisory Commission, and other dignitaries to the Flight 93 crash site, near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Norton swore in the members of the Commission, planning the permanent memorial honoring passengers and crew of the planehijacked on September 11, 2001

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Karen Durham-Aguilera (right), executive director, Office of Army Cemeteries and Army National Military Cemeteries, walks with Camille Touton (left), commissioner, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation through the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Nov. 16, 2022. Touton was at ANC to participate in a Public Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Inter-American Defense College Staff, Faculty and Students welcome dignitaries and sponsors during a Class 62's orientation on Sept. 28, 2022. The event provides the students a chance to meet with their representatives regarding the upcoming school year and the challenges of completing a demanding Master's Degree curriculum while living with their families in a new country.

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Todd R. Wasmund, Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) Commanding General, addresses students during a first time visit to the James Madison University European Union Policy Studies Florence campus in Florence, Italy on Mar. 29, 2023. This visit educated and highlighted to future federal employees how SETAF-AF collaborates and works with allies and partners in Africa and Europe, bringing real world application to their future potential careers.

Diplomatic security detail personnel accompanying Japan's Foreign Minister, Taro Aso, during visit to Washington, D.C.

On Thursday 8th October 2020, Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, visits two defence companies essential to the economic fabric of the Brittany region. The Minister of the Armed Forces then visits SABENA TECHNICS, a company specialising in aeronautical maintenance, aircraft conversion and cabin fittings. Half of this company's turnover is in the military sector. SABENA TECHNICS will benefit from the government's aeronautics support plan with, in particular, the anticipation of the order for a light surveillance and intelligence aircraft (ALSR). Saint-Lunaire on 2020-10-08.Le jeudi 8 octobre 2020, Florence Parly, ministre des Armees, visite deux entreprises de defense essentielles au tissu economique de la region Bretagne. La ministre des Armées visite ensuite la societe SABENA TECHNICS, spécialisee dans la maintenance aeronautique, la transformation davions et laménagement des cabines. La moitie du chiffre daffaire de cette entreprise concerne lactivite militaire. SABENA

Congressmen Visit Mobile Aviation Training Center - 26-HK-4-84. CDR Brad Bean (XO, ATC Mobile) escorting Alabama Gov. Bob Riley around ATC grounds. Hurricane Katrina

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Members of the local and military press document the caravan of 501 cattle and 50 vehicles as they enter Communist North Korea from Panmunjom, Republic of Korea, Oct. 27, 1998. South Korean business tycoon Chung Ju-yung, founder and honorary chairman of Hyundai Group, donated 501 head of cattle and the vehicles to the famine-stricken country. Mr. Chung had given the North Koreans 500 head of cattle earlier this year in June. Subject Operation/Series: KOREA CD Base: Panmunjom State: Demilitarized Zone Country: Korea

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts Somali President Hassan Sheikh for a meeting at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 15, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders)

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with United States Indo-Pacific Command Commander Admiral John Aquilino in Honolulu, Hawaii, on February 12, 2022.

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Apr. 5, 2022) The Honorable Meredith Berger, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment, and performing the duties of the Under Secretary of the Navy, goes out on a Yard Patrol (YP) with midshipmen. The honorable Berger experienced first hand the training that goes into preparing midshipmen for the Navy. As the undergraduate college of our country's naval service, the Naval Academy prepares young men and women to become professional officers of competence, character, and compassion in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.

NASAs SpaceX Crew-6 Crew Walkout. NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen, right, and Warren "Woody" Hoburg, second from right, Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, second from left, and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, left, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A to board the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-6 mission launch, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASAs SpaceX Crew-6 mission is the sixth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agencys Commercial Crew Program. Bowen, Hoburg, Alneyadi, and Fedyaev are scheduled to launch at 1:45 a.m. EST on Feb. 27, from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken tours the August 7 Memorial, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021.

Seville, 05/13/2021. Delivery of the Civil Protection Merit Medals. Minister Grande Marlaska attends. Photo: Manuel Gómez. ARCHSEV.

Madrid, 05/04/2015. Press conference by Minister of Defense Pedro Morenés and United States Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter. Photo: Isabel Permuy ARCHDC.

A U.S. Marine opens the door as President Joe Biden prepares to disembark Marine One, Saturday, July 3, 2021, at Antrim County Airport in Bellaire, Michigan.

Diplomatic security detail personnel accompanying Japan's Foreign Minister, Taro Aso, during visit to Washington, D.C.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman lays a wreath at the Guadalcanal American Memorial Monument during a ceremony commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, Aug. 7, 2022. Military leaders and heads of state from the U.S. and its partner nations honored those who died in the battle and reaffirmed their commitment to fostering a strong relationship with the Solomon Islands and other partner nations to ensure peace in the Indo-Pacific region.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Under rainy skies, Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana and Deputy Center Director Janet Petro placed a wreath in front of the Space Mirror Memorial at the spaceport's Visitor Complex during NASA's Day of Remembrance. The brief ceremony honored the astronauts of Apollo 1, who were lost in 1967, the shuttle Challenger crew, who perished in 1986, the space shuttle Columbia astronauts who were lost in 2003, as well as other astronauts who gave their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery.Dedicated in 1991, the names of fallen astronauts are emblazoned the monument's 4.5-foot-high-by-50-foot-wide polished black granite surface which reflects the sky and has been designated by Congress as a National Memorial.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in a meet and greet with U.S. Mission Afghanistan personnel in Kabul, Afghanistan on April 15, 2021.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., to view Marine Corps Evening Parade, deliver remarks, and attend reception at the site, a National Historic Landmark

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. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders)

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts an honor cordon welcoming Japan's Minister of Defense Yasukazu Hamada to the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 14, 2022. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts an honor cordon welcoming Japan's Minister of Defense Yasukazu Hamada to the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 14, 2022.

Okinawa prefectural leaders lay flowers on a memorial during the 2022 Memorial Ceremony for All War Dead in Okinawa, at Peace Memorial Park, Okinawa, Japan, June 23, 2022. Leaders from across Okinawa gathered during the ceremony to honor the lives that were lost during the Battle of Okinawa.

220425-N-SI601-1044 YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 25, 2022) Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) 1st Class Dominic Caviness, left, from Denver, gives Yokosuka city officials a tour of the flight deck aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The city officials toured the hangar bay, flight deck, and bridge during their time onboard. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

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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.

220514-M-XB450-0442Distinguished guests stand together moments before the commissioning of the USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. in Charleston, S.C., May 14, 2022. Lt. General Petersen served in Korea and Vietnam during his career and his legacy is carried on today as an American hero and as an outstanding Marine.

New Bundeswehr base Bernsdorf, Bernsdorf, Saxony, Germany, Europe

From left to right, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird, and U.S. Naval Attache, Capt. Charles J. Cassidy, prepare to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, Canada, on October 28, 2014. The Secretary is in Ottawa to emphasize steadfast U.S. support for our Canadian partners, continued close cooperation in our shared approach to countering violent extremism, and our commitment to stand beside our Canadian neighbors and friends.

220927-N-OW182-0421.jpg Norfolk, Va. (Sep. 26, 2022) - Lt. Cmdr. Tina Reed, left, gives a presentation on the focsle to the German Deputy Ambassador Mr. Axel Dittman, center left, and other members of his delegation, aboard the Ticonderoga-class, guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64), Sep. 26. Gettysburg is pier side at Naval Station Norfolk conducting routine maintenance.

The Allied Foreign Ministers, the Permanent Representatives and the Chairman of the Military Committee at the ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the signing of the founding document of the North Atlantic Treaty. Brussels, 04.04.2024. Photographed on behalf of the Federal Foreign Office

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Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, left, and Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander, walk through the distinguished visitor garden Aug. 25, 2022, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Kendall visited Japan as part of a larger tour around the Indo-Pacific theater meeting with partners and allies in the region.

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Mr. Alar Karis, President of Estonia, makes a special visit to meet with LTG Thomas H. Todd III, Deputy Commanding General for Acquisition and Systems and Chief Innovation Officer, Army Futures Command, at the Capital Factory and Army Applications Laboratory on September 23, 2022 in Austin, TX

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Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo visits the Patton Museum commemorating the U.S. role in liberating Czechoslovakia, in Pilsen, Czech Republic, on August 11, 2020.

U.S. Secret Service Agents are seen providing security for President Joe Biden as he heads to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, New York, Sept. 20, 2022.

Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin greets civic leaders from Charleston, S.C. before a meeting at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., June 8, 2022. The group discussed local initiatives for Joint Base Charleston.

Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and aides meeting at Main Interior with Jordanian delegation led by Jordan's Ambassador to the U.S., Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein

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Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo participates in a walking tour of a monument, guard tower, bunker, and wall in Modlareuth, Germany, on November 7, 2019.

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