Defense Officials and Visits

Modern military visits and official exchanges featuring high-ranking officials. Images depict formal greetings and military salutes in well-coordinated events.

(Front, from left to right) Lee Jong-sup, minister of national defense, Republic of Korea; Lee Hunseung, member of parliament, National Assembly of the Republic of Korea; and Maj. Gen. Allan M. Pepin, commanding general, Joint Task Force - National Capital Region and the U.S. Army Military District of Washington; walk through the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., July 26, 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.

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President Egils Levits of the Republic of Latvia visits the Regional Command-East Latvian contingent on Camp Novo Selo, Kosovo, April 22, 2022. During the visit, Levits met with the RC-East command team, multi-national partner commanders, and Latvian troops who are currently in support of the KFOR mission in Kosovo to maintain a safe and secure environment and freedom of movement for all. (U.S. Army photos by Sgt. Matthew Damon)

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu, HI, on June 16, 2020.

060711-A-7588H-094. Base: Kabul State: Kabul Province Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

(Front, from left to right) Lee Jong-sup, minister of national defense, Republic of Korea; Lee Hunseung, member of parliament, National Assembly of the Republic of Korea; and Maj. Gen. Allan M. Pepin, commanding general, Joint Task Force - National Capital Region and the U.S. Army Military District of Washington; walk through the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., July 26, 2022.

Leadership from Paraguay and with Air Force Special Operations Command and 1st Special Operations Wing, rendered during the playing of the Paraguayan national anthem at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 30, 2023. Paraguay and the United States have a long-standing relationship, having been allies under the Rio Treaty, an agreement signed by several countries in the Americas for defense solidarity, since 1947.

Airmen of the base honor guard hold their M-1 rifles at present arms as GEN Robert D. Russ, left, commander, Tactical Air Command (TAC), and BGEN Walter T. Worthington, commander, 836th Air Division, TAC, pass between their ranks. GEN Russ is departing after a one-day visit to the base. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030914-F-7685H-047. Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

It's Faces Friday!Yesterday Oct 6th, 2022 German Federal Parliamentarians, Herr Tobias Winkler, and Herr Thomas Erndl Visited Storck Barracks in Illesheim Germany to tour the airfield and learn about the mission and capability of our Iron EaglesAs we grow stronger bonds with our partners and allies we grow stronger together

021107-D-9880W-005. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo is greeted by 7ATC CG. Brig. Gen. Christopher R. Norrie, Bavarian State Minister Dr. Florian Herrmann, Grafenwoehr Mayor Edgar Knobloch, and Vilseck Mayor Hans-Martin Schertl at the Grafenwoehr Army Lodge in Grafenwoehr, Germany, on November 6, 2019.

010405-D-2987S-022. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin IIIandRepublic of Korea Minister of National Defense Lee Jong-Sup visit Joint Base Andrews in Maryland for a briefing and tour of two U.S. Air Force bomber aircraft -- a B-52 Stratofortress and aB-1 Lancer. The visit by the leaders highlighted U.S. airpower capabilities that routinely contribute to the security and stability of the Korean peninsula, and participate in combined air exercises and training with the ROK Air Force. (DoD photos by Chad J. McNeeley)

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

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U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Derek C. France, Third Air Force commander, left, walks with Mehmet Birbiri, 39th Air Base Wing Public Affairs host nation advisor, middle, and Col. Calvin B. Powell, 39th Air Base Wing commander, right, at Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, Jan 27, 2023. Maj. Gen. France traveled to Incirlik AB to meet with Airmen, experience the wings Larger than Life weekend and observe how they support Third Air Force, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, and U.S. European Command objectives. Third Air Force issues directives to subordinate commands and takes action on behalf of the USAFE-AFAFRICA commander as directed. The command takes deliberate actions to develop Airmen and their families, confronts global challenges in support of the National Defense Strategy to defend our country and our allies and utilizes dedicated efforts to deliver peace to our nation and its allies by fostering stability and deterring aggression throughout Europe and Africa.

jsc2019e052744 - At the airport in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, backup crewmembers Sultan Al-Neyadi of the United Arab Emirates (left) who is a spaceflight participant and Expedition 61 backups Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos (center) and Tom Marshburn of NASA (right) report to Russian space officials Sept. 10 upon their arrival at their launch site. They are the backups to the prime crew, spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates and Expedition 61 crewmembers Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos and Jessica Meir of NASA, who will launch on Sept. 25 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft for a mission on the International Space Station...NASA/Victor Zelentsov

President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy are greeted by (left to right) RADM E. Barrineau, CAPT R.F. Crater and CAPT J. M. Tallman upon their arrival aboard Helicopter One, and prior to their departure aboard Air Force One. Base: PAC Missile Test Ctr, Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission at U.S. Embassy Brasilia William Popp, Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister Counselor Claudia de Angelo Barbosa, and Military Airbase Commander Brigadier General Ary Soares Mesquita welcome U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo upon his arrival in Brasilia, Brazil, January 1, 2019.

070313-M-0948M-066. Base: Camp Blue Diamond State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7TH IRAQI ARMY DIVISION

Soviet Defense Minister General Dmitriy T. Yazov, waves after bidding farewell to his hosts. Yazov led a delegation of Soviet officers and other guests that came to the base for a goodwill visit. Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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011120-F-1631A-003. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

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051018-F-5586B-038. Base: Beijing State: Beijing Municipality Country: China (CHN)

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs from Keflavik Air Base, in Reykjavik, Iceland, en route to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, on May 20, 2021.

051022-F-5586B-090. Base: Ulan Bator (ULAANBAATAR) State: Ovorkhangai Aimag (PROVINCE)ULAA Country: Mongolia (MNG)

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Secretary of Defense William Cohen, GEN John H. Tilelli, Commander in CHIEF, United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command/U.S. Forces Korea, and a Korean officer walk down the red carpet upon arriving in Korea. Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DF-SC-85-12407. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, flanked by a American-made F-16 fighter jet and Polish Defense Minister Tomasz Siemoniak, salutes a U.S.-Polish military training partnership during a visit to the Lask Military Airbase in Poland on November 5, 2013.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts South Korean Minister of National Defense Lee Jong-sup for talks at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., July 29, 2022. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

U.S. military guards holding umbrellas over U.S. President Gerald R. Ford and Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel during the arrival ceremony for the Prime Minister's state visit, White House, Washington, D.C., USA, Gerald R. Ford White House Photographs, January 27, 1976

Federal Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, SPD, and the Inspector of the Army, Lieutenant General Alfons Mais, bid farewell to the 20 or so soldiers of the Lithuanian brigade's preliminary command at BER Airport. Here during a press statement. The preliminary command is to grow to a deployment staff of around 150 members of the German Armed Forces by the fourth quarter of 2024. The army brigade will be reorganised in Lithuania with the name Panzerbrigade 45. Following the official commissioning of the brigade in 2025, the other forces will be deployed starting in 2025. The Lithuanian brigade should be operational by the end of 2027. Berlin, 08.04.2024

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Thai Prime Minister and Defense Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha hold a bilateral meeting at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 12, 2022.

Prime Minister Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe departs after a state visit. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks greets Defense Attaché Navy Capt. Eric Severseike upon arrival in Oslo, Norway, May 22, 2022. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

Secretary of Defense, Caspar Weinberger, escorts Soichrio Ito, minister of state, director general, Japan Defense Agency, on an inspection of troops during an armed forces full honor arrival ceremony at the Pentagon. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220912-F-LN908-1115Pointe-Noire, REPUBLIC OF CONGO (Sept. 12, 2022) Capt. Chad Graham, commanding officer of the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), walks with Republic of Congo senior military leaders, embassy staff and dignitaries while visiting an Armed Forces of the Republic of Congo installation, Sept. 12, 2022. Hershel "Woody" Williams is rotationally deployed to the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

221205-N-TC847-1175 KOPER, Slovenia (Dec. 5, 2022) Slovenian political and military members pose for a photo with the leadership of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) 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.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Sept. 8, 2022) U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro delivers remarks and answers questions from Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) during a visit as part of UNITAS LXIII Sept. 8, 2022. UNITAS is the worlds longest-running maritime exercise. Hosted this year by Brazil, it brings together multinational forces from Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Namibia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the United States conducting operations in and off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The exercise trains forces to conduct joint maritime operations through the execution of anti-surface, anti-submarine, anti-air, amphibious and electronic warfare operations that enhance warfighting proficiency and increase interoperability among participating naval and marine forces.

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Rita - 26-HK-307-27. Commandant Thomas H. Collins Visit. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. David A. Merles, right, commanding officer of Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 374, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and previous commanding officers of MWSS-374 stand at attention as the pass and review begins during the sundown ceremony at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, March 31, 2022. MWSS 374's deactivation is part of the Marine Corps' continuous refining of the details of modernization plan, making adjustments to our approach to achieve the Objective Force in Force Design 2030.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts Jordan's King Abdullah II for talks at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 12, 2022. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

050727-F-6911G-012. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry greets a group of Belgian soldiers on May 20, 2016, at the U.S. Ambassador's Residence in Brussels, Belgium, before he addressed employees of the U.S. Mission to Belgium and the U.S. Mission to the European Union.

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GEN. Robert C. Kingston, commander-in-chief, Central Command, talks with Egyptian military officers during the multinational joint service Exercise Bright Star '85. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '85 Base: Cairo West Air Base State: Al Qahirah Country: Egypt (EGY)

U.S. Army Capt. Tyler Clarke, a civil affairs team lead with the 95th Civil Affairs Brigade, shares a few words toward the Tanzanian Marine Special Forces during a Joint Combined Exchange Training Graduation in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Nov. 15, 2022. This JCET focused on civil affairs, such as learning how to conduct civil engagements, reconnaissance, information reporting, and tactical combat casualty care. Engagements like this are one small contribution to helping partners safeguard their people and combat the global threat of violent extremism.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson shakes hands with a member of the Italian armed forces at Pisa Military Airport before departing Italy en route to Moscow, Russia, on April 2017.

Army National Military Cemeteries and Office of Army Cemeteries Executive Director Karen Durham-Aguilera, right, greets Oklahoma Civilian Aides to the Secretary of the Army upon their arrival to Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Jan. 29, 2024.

020924-D-9880W-001. Base: Warsaw Country: Poland (POL)

Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) welcomes Anwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia, to the Federal Chancellery with military honours in Berlin, 11.03.2024

SASEBO, Japan (April 7, 2022) Capt. Ken Ward, sixth commanding officer of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), departs the change-of-command on the ship's flight deck. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners, and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Robert F. Godec the U.S.Ambassador to Thailand, Gen. Songwit Noonpackdee, Chief of Defence Forces for the Royal Thai Armed Forces and Lt. Gen. Xavier T. Brunson, Commanding General of I Corps and Joint Base Lewis-McChord conduct the opening ceremony of the Cobra Gold training exercise in Rayong Province, The Kingdom of Thailand. 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. (

Pedro Pierluisi, the governor of Puerto Rico speaks with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jose Reyes, adjutant general, Puerto Rico National Guard, before the arrival of King Felipe VI at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico, 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)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (left), and Maj. Gen. Allan M. Pepin (right), commanding general, Joint Forces Headquarters - National Capital Region and the U.S. Military District of Washington, through the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Jan. 13, 2023.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry steps off a Swiss Air Force helicopter after arriving in Davos, Switzerland, on January 23, 2014, for meetings, an interview, and a speech to the World Economic Forum.

220628-N-DE439-1044 AGADIR, Morocco (June 28, 2022) Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Savanna Caballero, left, from Chicago, welcomes Brigadier General Abdellatif Malek J2 and guests to the reception hosted aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) during exercise African Lion 22, June 28, 2022. African Lion 22 is a multinational exercise focused on increasing training and interoperability between U.S. allies and partners in Africa, while simultaneously working toward increased security and stability within the region.

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.

A military attache from the Republic of Azerbaijan (far left), speaks with Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt (far right) during the Oklahoma-Azerbaijan Agricultural Forum at the Skirvin Hotel in Oklahoma City, Nov. 8, 2019. Also pictured on the right are Maj. Gen. Michael Thompson, the adjutant general for Oklahoma and Brig. Gen. Brent Wright, the assistant adjutant general (air) for Oklahoma. The Oklahoma National Guard is supporting this years forum through the National Guards State Partnership Program, which paired the Oklahoma National Guard and the Azerbaijan Ministry of Defense in 2002 and kick-started Oklahoma-Azerbaijan cooperation. (Oklahoma National Guard

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives at Keflavik Air Base in Reykjavik, Iceland, on May 17, 2021.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry waves goodbye to the Coast Guard boat crew at NSA Bahrain in Manama, Bahrain, on April 7, 2016.

Colonel Voneree Deloatch, commanding officer of the Civil Military Cooperation Detachment (CIMIC), walks with the Secretary of Defense, the Honorable William J. Perry, at the Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps Headquarters in the Sarajevo suburb of Ilidza. COL. Deloatch will be promoted to Brigadier General by the Secretary of Defense. Subject Operation/Series: Joint Endeavor Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

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.

Secretary of Defense Richard Cheney is greeted by COL. Alton Whitby, commander, 37th Tactical Fighter Wing, and Brig. GEN. Abdul Aziz Bin Khalid Al-Sudairi, commander of Joint Forces, Saudi Arabia, as he and GEN. Colin Powell, chairman, Joint Chiefs of STAFF, arrive for a conference. The men will be discussing U.S. military intervention against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

LTG Henry Shelton (center) and MG David Meade (right) leave the American Embassy enroute to Gen Cedras' Headquarters for a meeting. General Cedras is the self-imposed leader of Haiti. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)

Soviet air crewmen and civilian representatives pose for a group photograph with U.S. and Canadian air force officers in front of a Soviet IL-76MD Candid-B aircraft. The aircraft has stopped at the base while en route to an air show in Canada. Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Chinese Vice Chair of the Central Military Commission Fan Changlong at the Ministry of National Defense in Beijing, China, before a bilateral meeting on May 16, 2015.

Abuja, Nigeria. 29th May 2023. Nigeria President/elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu was sworn into office. The ceremony took place amid tight security at the 5,000/capacity Eagle Square venue in the capital, Abuja.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John Lamontagne, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa deputy commander, speaks with African delegates during the Africa Aersopace and Defence Exhibition 2022 opening ceremonies, Sept. 21, 2022, at Waterkloof Air Force Base in Centurion, South Africa. Fostering regional relationships among African partners allows for the opening of dialogue and helps build regional solutions that we can help our African partners implement to address regional concerns.

French President Emmanuel Macron (left) and Maj. Gen. Allan M. Pepin (right), commanding general, Joint Task Force - National Capital Region and the U.S. Military District of Washington participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Nov. 30, 2022. While at ANC, President Macron and his wife, Brigitte, also placed roses at the gravesite of Pierre Charles LEnfant. Born in Paris in 1754, LEnfant left to fight in the American Revolution. Afterwards, he was appointed by President George Washington to plan the new federal city that would be the new nations capital - Washington, D.C.

President William Jefferson Clinton (2nd from left) walks on the Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, flight line past Air Force One with Mrs. Lord (left), US Air Force Lieutenant General Lance W. Lord, Vice Commander, Air Force Space Command, USAF Brigadier General Jerry M. Drennan, Commander, 21st Space Wing, Peterson AFB, CO, and Mrs. Drennan. This event took place on June 2nd, 1999. Base: Peterson Air Force Base State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. David R. Iverson, Deputy Commander, U.S. Forces Korea; Commander, Air Component Command, United Nations Command; Commander, Combined Air Component Command, Combined Forces Command; and Commander, 7th Air Force, right, greets Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of the Navy, during a visit to Osan Air Base, Feb. 25, 2024. Secretary Del Toro traveled to the Indo-Pacific to meet with allies and partners to further maritime cooperation, explore opportunities to collaborate with the Republic of Korea and Japan on commercial and Naval shipbuilding, and engage with Sailors, Marines, and Department of the Navy civilians forward deployed to the region. Air Force

040513-F-5855M-107. Base: Korat Country: Thailand (THA)

Inter-American Defense College Leadership welcomed General Laerte de Souza Santos, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the Brazilian Armed Forces and other distinguished guests for a visit to the IADC Campus on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Oct. 17, 2022. During the visit, the guests 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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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, and Inspector General General Carsten Breuer, Wunstorf, Germany, Europe

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. W. Wes E. Souza, the Commanding General for U.S. Marine Corps Forces Korea, arrives at a Republic of Korea bootcamp, Feb. 28, 2024, Pohang, Republic of Korea. ROK Marine Corps has been conducting training for bootcamp since 1949. Marine Corps

1980 - Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman GEN Goro Takeda of Japan is escorted by a lieutenant general on his departure from the United States after his visit..

Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin III greets U.S. Chargé dAffaires to the United Arab Emeriates Sean Murphy in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 16, 2022. Austin visited UAE as part of a U.S. delegation to express condolences on the passing of the President of the UAE, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, . (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

Secretary of Defense Lloyd. J. Austin III greets Mexican Secretary of National Defense Luis Cresencio Sandoval 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)

U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander (left), met with Dr. Hiroshi YAMAKAWA, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency President (right), to discuss the importance of a safe and sustainable space environment at Space Symposium 37, Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 6, 2022. Dickinson recently visited Japan and spoke at the activation ceremony for Japans Space Operations Group. He offered his congratulations to Japan on the significant progress in increasing space situational awareness capabilities and developing a cadre of space professionals. The U.S. - Japan Alliance has been the cornerstone of peace, prosperity, and freedom in the Indo-Pacific region for more than 60 years.

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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meeting with Republic of Korea President Moon Jae-in, in Seoul, Republic of Korea, on March 18, 2021. Left to right: Secretary of Defense Austin Lloyd, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, President Moon Jae-in, Chung Eui-yong, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Suh Wook, Minister of National Defense.

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, right, shakes hands with Air Chief Marshal Fadjar Prasetyo, chief of staff of the Indonesian Air Force, after a meeting at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., May 20, 2022. Kendall and Prasetyo discussed partnership between their services.

French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the media at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, June 15, 2022. The U.S. Army's presence and commitment to the defense of our allies are important symbols of assurance and provide deterrence against potential adversaries.

A colleague of the late Air Force Col. John Catoe, shared a story to the audience during a memorial service at the Wright-Patterson Club on Oct. 12, 2022. Friends and family paid final respects to the late Catoe at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes the Brazilian Defense Ministrys Escola Superior de Defesa Leadership, Students and Staff to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 14, 2022. During the visit the students were briefed by leadership and received an orientation class by a college faculty member.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo greets local law enforcement as he departs New York City, New York, on August 21, 2020.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes Ambassador Otavio Brandelli, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the Organization of American States to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., March 4, 2021. During the visit, the Ambassador Brandelli conducted an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of our campus.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin passes the U.S. Africa Command guidon to Gen. Michael Langley, incoming commander, U.S. Africa Command, during a change of command ceremony in Stuttgart, Germany, on Aug. 9, 2022. Langley became the sixth commander since the command was established in 2008.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo poses with local police supporting the NATO summit as he departs Brussels, Belgium on July 12, 2018.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, with Pakistani Chief of Army Staff Raheel Sharif, pauses to pay respect during a wreath laying ceremony at the General Headquarters (GHQ), the headquarters of Pakistan Army, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on January 13, 2015.

050915-A-7274K-045. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 82ND ABN DIV

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