Defense Press Conferences

Images of military officials speaking at press conferences, showcasing a formal setting with flags and podiums, conveying seriousness and authority.

061018-F-5586B-193. Base: Maxwell Air Force Base State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
061018-F-5586B-193. Base: Maxwell Air Force Base State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Retired Chief Master Sgt. Shelina Frey delivers remarks at the Wright-Patterson Chief Master Sergeant Recognition Ceremony on May 14, 2022, at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Frey is a former command chief for both the 88th Air Base Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and Air Mobility Command.
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Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall speaks with Air Force ROTC cadets from Massachusetts Institute of Technology during a visit to Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Aug. 5. During the session with cadets, which included Air Force Institute of Technology students and Department of the Air Force Fellows, Kendall discussed global threats and answered questions from attendees.
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FORT SHAFTER, HAWAII - Craig Deatrick, director of U.S. Army Installation Management Command-Pacific, speaks during a ceremony at the historic Palm Circle gazebo as Command Sgt. Maj. Jon Y. Williams assumes responsibility as the senior enlisted advisor for the command at 2 p.m., August 25, 2022.
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III provides testimony during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Defense Departments fiscal year 2023 budget request, with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley and Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) / Chief Financial Officer Michael J. McCord, Washington, D.C., April 7, 2022. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
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Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III speaks during graduation ceremonies for five mixed gender companies. The companies are the first of such groups to graduate from the command, which began mixed gender training in February. Base: Naval Training Center, Orlando State: Florida(FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Cara Abercrombie, National Security Council senior director for defense, speaks with attendees during the Senior Enlisted Leader International Summit in Arlington, Va., Aug. 3, 2022. The summit is hosting senior enlisted leaders from 54 countries to reinforce partnerships between military services.
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Marine Corps Development Education Command, Quantico, Virginia. Virginia's Lieutenant Governor Charles Robb, a former Marine officer, speaks to the guests at a luncheon during the Virginia General Assembly's tour of the Marine base. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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060824-N-0696M-033. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks with Albanian Defense Minister Niko Peleshi during a bilateral exchange meeting at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Jan. 26, 2023.
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Secretary of the Navy John F. Lehman Jr. speaks to the guests during the keel laying ceremony for the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) at Newport News Shipbuilding. The ship is slated for delivery early in 1988, and will join three other nuclear-powered aircraft carriers (CVN-65, -68, and -69) now in operation. Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Top U.S. Military officials appear in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill about conditions at Walter Re
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Deputy Secretary of Defense, Dr. Kathleen H. Hicks visits NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., April 6, 2022. Hicks is visiting with service members, university students and faculty, leading researchers, entrepreneurs, and defense industry representatives in Silicon Valley and Los Angeles to highlight the Departments focus on building enduring advantages, in line with our National Defense Strategy.
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Alison Carter, 2022 Governor's Veterans Advocacy Award recipient, describes her work in the Fairbanks Veterans Court and encourages the audience to take part in veteran advocacy during the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Veterans Day ceremony held at the National Guard Armory on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 11, 2022. The ceremony included speeches from key speakers, Fallen Warrior ceremony, presentation of commemorative wreaths, and moment of silence for those who have fallen. (Alaska National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)
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061211-N-0696M-043. Base: Carlisle State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yorktown, Virginia to deliver the keynote address at the 225th anniversary celebration of the Battle of Yorktown. Among other dignitaries on hand for the commemorative events were Virginia Senators John Warner and George Allen, former U.S. Army Secretary John Marsh, French Ambassador to the U.S. Jean-David Levitte, and French Defense Minister Michelle Alliot-Marie.
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General Norman Schwarzkoph makes a point at a press conference in Dharhan.
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New Bundeswehr base Bernsdorf, Bernsdorf, Saxony, Germany, Europe
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DN-SN-85-07865. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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The 8th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, John Hagan, visits Sailors at Recruit Training Command on the quarter deck of the USS Hopper Recruit Barracks, which was dedicated as MCPON Hagan Quarter Deck. Hagan served as MCPON for nearly six years, serving under three Chiefs of Naval Operations, Admiral Frank Kelso, Admiral Mike Boorda and Admiral Jay L. Johnson. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp.
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030311-D-9880W-157. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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New Bundeswehr base Bernsdorf, Bernsdorf, Saxony, Germany, Europe
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221021-N-ML137-1026 KOLOA, Hawai`i (Oct. 21, 2022) Bernard Carvalho Jr., a councilmember for the county of Kaua`i, sings Hawai`i Pono`i during a U.S. Navy Ball at the Grand Hyatt Kaua`i Resort and Spa hosted by Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), Barking Sands, in celebration of the Navys 247th birthday. The theme of the U.S. Navys 247th birthday was On Watch - 24/7 for 247 Years, which highlights our Navys enduring ability to remain fully ready to respond to and effectively deter emergent threats. PMRF is the worlds largest instrumented multi-environment range capable of supporting surface, subsurface, air and space operations simultaneously.
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken reflects at the NATO 9/11 Memorial, _in Brussels, Belgium, on March 25, 2021.
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030214-F-8970C-003. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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040403-F-9927R-005. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: STRATCOM
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Returnee roll call of the Sudan evacuation unit, Bundeswehr deployment at the air base in Wunstorf. Federal Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, SPD, Wunstorf, Germany, Europe
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Retired Air Force Col. George Bud” Day, Medal of Honor recipient, is welcomed as the guest of honor during the Marine Corps Sunset Parade Aug. 3. Day has served in three different military services, including the Marine Corps, during three different wars and is America’s most decorated living military officer. During his time as an Air Force pilot in Vietnam, Day was captured by North Vietnam forces. During his captivity he escaped, becoming the only prisoner of war to do so, but after two weeks of evasion, he was recaptured by Viet Cong forces. He was finally released in 1975.
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040409-F-0375W-005. Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. Jay Raymond makes remarks during a briefing for attendees of the Senior Leader Orientation Course at Joint Base Andrews, Md., April 15, 2022. The course provides training for newly selected brigadier generals, senior executive service members and their spouses.