Educational Ceremonies and Events

A variety of formal gatherings showcasing students, officials, and achievements in educational settings, highlighting teamwork and public engagement.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with students at Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas, on October 25, 2019.

Department of Interior officials and staff joining counterparts from other agencies in explaining government programs, and promoting Take Pride in America initiatives, at the Boy Scouts of America National Scout Jamboree, Caroline County, Virginia

Secretary Gale Norton, third from left, posing with Student Conservation Association representatives in front of Student Conservation exhibit at fireplan conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, where Norton announced Department of Interior and Department of Agriculture-sponsored National Fire Plan Award winners recognized for efforts to protect public lands and wildlife

Associate Administrator of NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Thomas Zurbuchen, announces the official name, Perseverance, for the rover formerly known as Mars 2020, Thursday, March 5, 2020, at Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, Va. Zurbuchen made the final selection of the new name following a nationwide naming contest conducted in 2019 that drew more than 28,000 essays by K-12 students from every U.S. state and territory. Perseverance is currently at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida being prepared for launch this summer.

DAHLGREN, Va. - The Early Career Organization Team has a passion for bringing like-minded individuals together and creating a space to learn more about what Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division has to offer and to collaborate with your peers on ideas. (Left to right: Nicholas Jones, Will Jones, Joshua Bonilla, Carissa Hardey, Eikra Shithil)

The APG community celebrated Black History Month during an observance held in the Myer Auditorium Feb. 15, 2024. The theme for the event, hosted by the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command, was African Americans and the Arts.

Students from Rockledge High School in Rockledge, Fla., make plarn” - plastic yarn -- out of used plastic bags during Kennedy Space Center’s annual Earth Day celebration. The plarn was donated to be woven into mats for homeless veterans. The two-day Earth Day event featured approximately 50 exhibitors offering information on a variety of topics, including electric vehicles, sustainable lighting, renewable energy, Florida-friendly landscaping tips, Florida’s biking trails and more.

From left: Rear Adm. (Ret.) Larry Chambers; Tuskegee Next 2022 graduates Jairo Vargas, Kira Madere, Lauren Gordon, and Raylen Chavers; and Vice Adm. Kenneth Whitesell, commander, Naval Air Forces (CNAF) pose for a photo at the fifth annual Tuskegee Next Red Tail Ball in West Chicago, Illinois, August 13. Whitesell presented the Trailblazer award to Chambers for his commitment to breaking down barriers, increasing access and providing new opportunities for all people. Whitesell also spoke about how the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen lives on through the CNAF Flight Academy program, which exposes diverse 11th and 12th graders to Naval Aviation and provides them a no-cost opportunity to earn a private pilots license and earn five college credits.

Denise D. Gartner, left, principal of Clear View Elementary School, and U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Laura J. Perazzola-Ash, right, commanding officer, Wounded Warrior Battalion-East (WWBn-E), hold up the proclamation of adoption partnership during an Adopt-a-School ceremony on Feb. 5, 2024 at Clear View Elementary School in Jacksonville, North Carolina. The Adopt-a-School program gives a military unit the ability to support local schools by assisting with field trips, family nights, Month of the Military Child and other special events. Marine Corps

New U.S. citizens pose for a group photo during a naturalization ceremony hosted at the Chapel on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 22, 2022. A total of 24 service members and Status of Forces Agreement personnel from 19 countries swore the Oath of Allegiance and received their naturalization certificates to become U.S. citizens. Naturalization is the process by which U.S. citizenship is granted to a foreign citizen after he or she fulfills the requirements to become a citizen established by Congress in the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965.

NASAs SpaceX Crew-3 visits Amidon-Bowen Elementary School. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and NASAs SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts, from left to right, Mark Vande Hei, Tom Marshburn, Kayla Barron, and Raja Chari pose for a photo with students and faculty during a visit to Amidon-Bowen Elementary School, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, in Washington.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne hosting event at Main Interior honoring student national finalists, along with teachers and administrators, from The National Campaign to Stop Violence-sponsored "Do the Write Thing Challenge" involving middle school students writing about ways to stop violence in their communities

CenterPoint Energy members present a grant to DoD STARBASE Louisiana July 11, 2022 at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The $24,300 grant will be used to purchase Dobot robotic arms which will enable more than 2000 fifth-grade students to code a robot to complete various tasks as well as purchase more CO2 cars and a new track for the middle school program where 6th graders create virtual prototypes and blueprints, and simulate races before making actual CO2 cars and racing them.

Members of the 111th Attack Wing observe Denim Day, a part of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, by trading their traditional duty uniform for jeans while working on Biddle Air National Guard Base in Horsham, Pennsylvania, April, 27, 2022. During April RSD, Vivian Claud, 111th ATKW Sexual Assault response coordinator, and her team of volunteer victim advocates led the charge to educate the Wing on the history behind Denim Day, which is takes place on the final Wednesday in April to protest victim blaming and bring awareness to preventing sexual assault.

Girls Night In was held at Goddard on Nov 4-5, 2016. This is a pilot program which reinvigorates,inspires, and engages high school girls who may be struggling or not fully engaged in STEM (Science, Technology Engineering and Math) education. The program allowed NASA women toshare and demonstrate the work they do, provide the girls an opportunity to completely immerse themselves in Goddard science, technology, engineering and math as well as providethem activities that will challenge and promote knowledge and discovery. Goddard invites other NASA centers tolearn from this pilot program and work towards a simultaneous multicenter event in the future. Participating schools were: DuVal, Crossland, Flowers, High Point, Northwestern and Oxon Hill

Elaine Cherry, Child Development Center lead training technician, Donyale Davis, Child Development Center child and youth program assistant, Nikkia Reed, Child Development Center child and youth program assistant, Sylvia Freitas, Child Development Center educator and training technician, Janice Monge, Child Development Center education technician, pose for a photo at the Child Development Center Annex Aug. 26, 2022 at the CDC Annex on Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. JBSA-Randolph Child Development Center recently experienced one of the veryyoung children having a life-threatening incident. The professional caregivers, who provide excellent developmental care, remained calmed and used the CPR, first-aid, and infant safe practices training to save a life in a critical circumstance.

Federal Trade Commission - Chairman Majoras with Students from Fairport High School

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Matters Drew Walter meets high school seniors from Fairport High School, Fairport, N.Y., to discuss nuclear weapons and national security relations during a visit to the Pentagon, Sept. 29, 2022. (Photo by: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs)

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Matters Drew Walter meets high school seniors from Fairport High School, Fairport, N.Y., to discuss nuclear weapons and national security relations during a visit to the Pentagon, Sept. 29, 2022. (Photo by: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs)

School group tours White House. Members of a school group stand on the stairs at the North Portico during a visit to the White House, Washington, D.C.

National Telecommunications and Information Administration - Group Photo United States Telecommunications Training Institute Students

Ambassador David T. Killion, U.S. Permanent Representative to UNESCO, speaks with Montgomery Community College Student Juliana De Moraes-Pinheiro of Brazil at the Takoma Park Campus in Maryland on September 14, 2011.

Guest speakers and students pose together after receiving the new Welch HERO coin during a HERO assembly at Welch Elementary School on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug. 26, 2022. The assembly introduced the schools new HERO reward system, which encourages students to behave with Honor, Engagement, Responsibility and to include Others.

Behavioral health providers and school administrators discuss school based behavioral health services on Aug. 17 at North Polk Elementary School. Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital is partnering with the Vernon Parish School board to provide a program that will increase access to behavioral health care for military children at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana. (Pictured from left: Christina Heather, assistant principal, Brandy Sanders, principal of North Polk Elementary School, Tiffany Franklin-Koch, school liaison officer, JRTC and Fort Polk, Allison Hannah, licensed clinical social worker and Dr. Dr. Patricia Cornelious, chief of child, adolescent and family behavioral health services for BJACH.)

Office of the Administrator - Philadelphia - Administrator Gina McCarthy visiting the Food Lab at Drexel University , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo takes a group photo with the McConnell Scholars Senior class at the University of Louisville on December 2, 2019.

Students and chaperones from Gowan Science Academy pose for a picture during a school visit to Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Arizona, Feb. 15, 2024. MCAS Yuma provides opportunities for local schools to visit the base to educate students about military careers and lifestyles. Marine Corps

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Matters Drew Walter meets high school seniors from Fairport High School, Fairport, N.Y., to discuss nuclear weapons and national security relations during a visit to the Pentagon, Sept. 29, 2022. (Photo by: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs)

Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff Joins NASA to Distribute STEM Artemis Learning Lunchboxes to Oakland Youth. Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, center, with COSI and NASA staff and students from the East Oakland Youth Development Center in Oakland, California. Hosted in honor of Womens History Month by the Center of Science and Industry (COSI) under a NASA OSTEM agreement, the Oakland activities reached 500 East Bay students and provided five space-focused learning activities that showcase the diversity of STEM at NASA.

Cadence Yeats, a Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) scholarship recipient, poses for a photo with her friends at Mission Hills High School in San Diego, California, December 8, 2022. Yeats plans to attend University of San Diego and will be majoring in aerospace engineering before commissioning as a Marine Corps Officer. Students selected for this prestigious scholarship program must uphold strict physical fitness standards and successfully complete additional military courses while maintaining normal college coursework responsibilities.

Young Scientist Challenge YSC was held at Goddard on October 5-6, 2008 sponsored by 3M. It gave students the opportunity to demonstrate their scientific and engineering skills by participating in live demonstrations. Top 3 winners

Secretary Gale Norton, third from left, posing with Student Conservation Association representatives in front of Student Conservation exhibit at fireplan conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, where Norton announced Department of Interior and Department of Agriculture-sponsored National Fire Plan Award winners recognized for efforts to protect public lands and wildlife

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Matters Drew Walter meets high school seniors from Fairport High School, Fairport, N.Y., to discuss nuclear weapons and national security relations during a visit to the Pentagon, Sept. 29, 2022. (Photo by: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs)

Leah Pretulak (left), 97th Force Support Squadron (FSS) personal financial counselor, and Jerome Davis, 97th FSS community readiness consultant pose for a photo at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 14, 2022. The Airman and Family Readiness Center provides several readiness programs to lessen the amount of personal hardships affecting Airmen and helps ensure the 97th Air Mobility Wing mission continues.

During an awards ceremony on June 12, 2019 at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, mentors and volunteers from Kennedy received certificates of recognition for the NASA Swarmathon 2019 University Challenge. Second from right is Melanie Moses, a professor of computer science at the Swarmathon host location, University of New Mexico. At far right is Theresa Martinez, engagement manager of the Minority University Research and Education Program, managed at Kennedy. University students and their mentors were at Kennedy to participate in a student/mentor panel, hear from speakers, get a behind-the-scenes tour of Kennedy Space Center, dine with an astronaut and receive awards. During Swarmathon University Challenge IV, students developed algorithms for robotic swarms that are robust and adaptable like the foraging strategies of ant colonies. The fourth and final Swarmathon was a combined virtual and physical competition.

Kent Worford, the Mid-Atlantic Superintendent, left, presents Jonathan Willis, center, with the teacher of the year award on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune North Carolina, April 10, 2023. Willis, a special education teacher at Tarawa Terrace Elementary School on MCB Camp Lejeune, was selected as the Mid-Atlantic District Teacher of the year out of a district that spans from New York to Puerto Rico.

Working Capital Fund - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Conference on Ocean Literacy

LIHUE, Hawaii (Feb. 8, 2024) Command Senior Chief Emanuel Bolton, senior enlisted leader of Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), Barking Sands, presents the Naval Science Award to Avery Bouck during the Kauai Regional Science and Engineering Fair, Lihue, Hawaii. Out of 47 projects PMRF personnel chose four students to present the Naval Science Award based on innovation, execution and their findings. The science fair was hosted by Kauai Student Research, a non-profit who supports students grades six through twelve who conduct independent science and engineering research on Kauai. Navy

DAHLGREN, Va. -Lancaster County High Schools robotics team placed second at the Innovation Challenge @Dahlgren. The team earned $1,500 for their schools STEM program. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

National Telecommunications and Information Administration - Group Photo of USTTI Student Group

Chief Master Sgt. Daniel Harron's wife and children receive certificates of appreciation during his retirement ceremony, April 1, 2023, at Jefferson Barracks Air National Guard Base, St. Louis, Missouri. Harron's family received the certificates for their support during his service to the country.

Col. Michael Brooks, commanding officer, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Sgt. Maj. Christopher Adams, Sergeant Major, Marine Corps Base Quantico, and members of Dodea Quantico Middle High School and DODEA Crossroads Elementary attend the signing of the Adopt A School Program Proclamation, on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 28, 2022. The signing of the proclamation showcases the mutually agreed upon partnership between the MCBQ's DoDEA schools and military commands.

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (May 26, 2022) Yvonne Parker (center), the branch manager of the Navy Exchange on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, and local employees, met with students from the University of Djibouti during University Day. CLDJ serves as an expeditionary base for U.S. military forces providing support to ships, aircraft and personnel that ensure security throughout Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia.

Newly naturalized U.S. citizens pose for a group photo following a naturalization ceremony hosted at the Camp Foster Community Center on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, July 18, 2022. A total of 33 U.S. service members and Status of Forces Agreement personnel from 17 countries swore the Oath of Allegiance and received their naturalization certificates to become U.S. citizens. Naturalization is the process by which U.S. citizenship is granted to a foreign citizen after he or she fulfills the requirements to become a citizen established by Congress in the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965.

From left to right, Dr. Dennis Marks, Sue Raffaele, Lowndes County Commission Chairman Bill Slaughter, and 23rd Force Support Squadron Chief of Force Development Flight Emanuella McCall pose for a photo at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, June 7, 2022. Marks and Raffaele are members of the Valdosta Rotary Club, that has donated many Dolly Partons Imagination Library books to the Moody AFB library.

LIHUE, Hawaii (Feb. 8, 2024) Command Senior Chief Emanuel Bolton, senior enlisted leader of Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), Barking Sands, presents the Naval Science Award to Lily Glick during the Kauai Regional Science and Engineering Fair, Lihue, Hawaii. Out of 47 projects PMRF personnel chose four students to present the Naval Science Award based on innovation, execution and their findings. The science fair was hosted by Kauai Student Research, a non-profit who supports students grades six through twelve who conduct independent science and engineering research on Kauai. Navy

Destiny Mote, Project SEARCH intern, receives graduation certificate, May 24, 2022, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Project SEARCH is a year-long internship to help intellectually disabled high school graduates develop job skills.

Volunteers hold up the winning entries at the 2011 Federal Junior Duck Stamp Contest. Subjects: Children; Education; Education outreach; Events; Recreation; Work of the Service. Location: Pennsylvania. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: JOHN HEINZ NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE AT TINICUM.

Anniston, Ala., March 25, 2014 Class photo of FEMA's Incident Workforce Academy at Center for Domestic Preparedness.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Northeast Middle School Principal Evan Stinson, joined Blanchfield Army Community Hospital Partners in Education representatives Sgt. Ashley Gardner, Sgt. 1st Class Jamie Hendzel and Staff Sgt. Sierra Brown in accepting the 2022 Boots on the Ground award from Clarksville-Montgomery County Education Foundation Chairman Jo Dee Wright, during an appreciation breakfast in Clarksville, Tennessee, Aug. 30. Each year, the foundation presents the annual Boots on the Ground award to the top military unit or veteran group participating in its Partners in Education program, which matches local businesses and organizations with schools in the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System. Department of Defense Photo by Maria Yager.

Commemoration, in Loy Henderson Auditorium, of the 25th anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief, featuring appearances by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Secretary Condoleezza Rice, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky, U.S. Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford III, and United Nations Special Rapporteur Asma Jahangir, among others

220524-N-LY580-1001 ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. (May 24, 2022) Benjamin Russell High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Cadet Executive Officer Courtney Burgess (right) presents Cadet Regina Crew with a plaque and certificate for earning Junior Cadet of the Year.

041208-F-7552L-001. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

National Telecommunications and Information Administration - Group Photo United States Telecommunications Training Institute Students

Secretary Gale Norton, center, with school staff during visit to the To Hajiilee-He Community School, an Eastern Navajo Agency-operated school in Canoncito, New Mexico. Visit highlighted federal support for American Indian schools, and such initiatives as the Family and Child Education Program emphasizingparent-child learning

From left to right, Kennedy Space Center Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) employees Sean Nichols, Tom Dwyer, Gary Hendricks, Larrin Moody, Michele Richtmeyer, Heidi Harden and Jeff Silva pose with SMA I Love Safety” posters inside the Training Auditorium on March 2, 2020, during the center’s annual Safety and Health Days. Taking place March 2 through March 6, Safety and Health Days provides Kennedy employees with a variety of presentations to attend - all of which focus on how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce.

jsc2023e065210 (1/24/2023) --- Fifth grade students from Pendergast School District work on their experiment, which will be included in the Nanoracks-National Center for Earth and Space Science Education-Orbiter-Student Spaceflight Experiments Program Mission 17 to ISS (Nanoracks-NCESSE-Orbiter-SSEP). Pictured left to right: Brynn Smith, Sophia Ketring, and Zoey Harrold.

In the second annual Swarmathon competition at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, students were asked to develop computer code for the small robots called "Swarmies." The students programmed the robots to look for "resources" in the form of cubes with AprilTags, similar to barcodes. A team from Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, captured first place and a $5,000 cash prize. SIPI team members, from the left, are: students Emery Sutherland, Ty Shurley, Christian Martinez, SIPI engineering professor Dr. Nader Vadiee who was the team's faculty advisor, and student Schulte Cooke.

Special Agents from the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division's Central Texas Field Office at Fort Hood, collected and donated Thanksgiving meals to the Pat Carney Elementary School in Killeen, Texas, to support their Thanksgiving meal giveaway aimed at assisting low-income families.The meals included a turkey or gift card, mashed potatoes, stuffing, corn, green beans, cranberry sauce, apple sauce, oranges, fruit snacks, apple cider, gravy, rolls, and other items. The Pat Carney Elementary School is the Central Texas Field Offices Adopt-a-School partner and is as part of Fort Hoods Good Neighbor Program.The Department of the Army CID is the primary federal law enforcement agency of the U.S. Army. Army CIDs mission is to identify and defeat criminal threats to Army affiliated personnel, installations, procurement efforts, and other assets by providing unparalleled criminal investigative support to the total force.Find out more about Army CID and how to be

Washington, D.C., Aug. 6, 2012 Gabriella Rodriguez Bora (left), of FEMA Region II, meets with Joe Gibson of the American Red Cross during the first meeting of FEMA's National Youth Preparedness Council.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

From left to right, USARCENT Exercise Planner, Mr. Samuel M. Allmond, and USARCENT Joint Exercise Logistics Planner, Mr. Antonio Pressley, pose with the Red Ball Express exhibit at Patton Hall June 3, 2022. The Red Ball Express historical display is the latest addition to the many exhibits in Patton Hall. The monograph depicts the remarkable logistical feats of the Red Ball Express during WWII.

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Memorandum of Undertanding (MOU) at Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science , Environmental Protection Agency

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.

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.

Fire wont wait. Plan your escape; 2022 Fire Prevention campaign. TAMCs Safety Team and Triplers Federal Fire Department work together to educate beneficiaries & staff with what to do and where to go if there is a fire.

Steven Schraner, deputy director of STARBASE Oklahoma - Fort Sill, Melanie Powers, STARBASE Oklahoma business manager, and James Skrapka, director STARBASE Oklahoma, cut the ribbon at the new STARBASE Oklahoma classroom at Fort Sill, Thursday, August 11, 2022. STARBASE Oklahoma, a program sponsored by the Department of Defense and administered by the Oklahoma Military Department, focuses on introducing fifth grade students to science, technology, engineering, and math through hands-on experiments done in a classroom setting. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Pfc. Haden Tolbert)

A student is awarded with a certificate of achievement from Col. Richard Rusnok, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni commanding officer, at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 20, 2022. The art show is composed of various projects from students of MCAS Iwakuni schools and was held to recognize their hard work and talent.

DAHLGREN, Va. - Fredericksburg Christian Schools robotics team placed first at the Innovation Challenge @Dahlgren. The team earned $3,000 for their schools STEM program. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

Naval Medical Center San Diegos (NMCSD) inaugural VolunTEEN program concluded with a graduation ceremony Aug. 17 with much praise from parents and VolunTEENs alike. VolunTEENs and NMCSD staff gather for a group photo to celebrate the completion of the program. After more than five weeks of participating in this heavily centric STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) program, VolunTEENS walk away with greater insight, understanding and appreciation of a diverse range of activities that occur at a Medical Treatment Facility (MTF). NMCSD's mission is to prepare service members to deploy in support of operational forces, deliver high quality healthcare services and shape the future of military medicine through education, training and research. NMCSD employs more than 6,000 active duty military personnel, civilians and contractors in Southern California to provide patients with world-class care anytime, anywhere.

STARBASE Oklahoma welcomed its teachers across the state during a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the newest classroom located at Fort Sill, Oklahoma on Thursday, August 11, 2022. STARBASE Oklahoma, a program sponsored by the Department of Defense and administered by the Oklahoma Military Department, focuses on introducing fifth grade students to science, technology, engineering, and math through hands-on experiments done in a classroom setting. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Pfc. Haden Tolbert)

Members of the Wiesbaden High School Senior Parent Association stand ready to answer questions at the U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden MWR Back to School event on Clay Kaserne, Aug. 16.

CARBONDALE, Ill. (Sept. 1, 2022) Recruiters assigned to Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) Mid America contribute to a board of diversity posters during Southern Illinois Universitys (SIU) diversity week, Sept. 1, 2022. The week focused on bringing together the SIU campus and community for activities and educational events that both celebrated and fostered the appreciation of peoples differences. NTAG Mid America, part of Navy Recruiting Command, recruits the next generation of Navy Sailors throughout areas encompassing Missouri, Kansas, central and southern Illinois, and a portion of Kentucky.

220420-N-IE405-1007 NAPLES, Italy (April 20, 2022) Lucille Howell, a Naples Elementary School (NES) student, poses with her drawing on the Navy Commissary reusable bag at NES located at U.S. Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples Support Site in Gricignano, Italy, April 20, 2022. Howell's drawing is one of the nine winning artworks selected out of 11,000 submissions around the world for the Navy Commissary coloring contest held in celebration of Earth Day and Month of the Military Child. NSA Naples is an operational ashore base that enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to be where they are needed, when they are needed to ensure security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility.

Deputy Secretary of State Antony "Tony" Blinken, with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy, visits the "Todai to Texas" program at the University of Tokyo in Japan on April 18, 2016.

U.S. Marines with Recruiting Station San Diego pose for a photo with Nicholas Defina, a Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) scholarship recipient, and his family at Torrey Pines High School in San Diego, California, December 8, 2022. Students selected for this prestigious scholarship program must uphold strict physical fitness standards and successfully complete additional military courses while maintaining normal college coursework responsibilities.

220816-N-HG389-0026 SINGAPORE (Aug. 16, 2022) From left: Lt. Cmdr. Joanna Bridge, executive officer for SAC, Ombudsman-at-Large Junifer Thomas, Heather Chapa, director of Child and Youth Programs/ school liaison officer and Valerio Rossi, admissions manager take a moment for a photo in a local school during a visit to Singapore, Aug. 16. The Ombudsman-at-Large advises the Chief of Naval Operations and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy on matters affecting Sailors and their families. (U.S. Navy photo Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brandon Parker/Released)

19th ESC holds Korean-American Friendship Circle kickoff event at Camp Walker, Daegu, Republic of Korea Nov. 18, 2022. The 19th ESC Korean-American Friendship Circle (KAFC) is a program that pairs 5-6 Korean university students and a U.S. Family into a team. KAFC is a 6-month intercultural exchange program that allows each team to plan and experience the other's culture while building lasting friendships and memories.

Bailey Spaans, sophomore at Dakota Westland College poses for a photo with her father holding a $1000 check from the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United State sponsored by the Command Sergeant Majors Advisory Council Scholarship Program in Armour, South Dakota, June 13, 2022. Spaans is one of three recipients of the national scholarship designed to assist affiliated members of the EANGUS and their families.

Col. Mark Howard, 55th Wing vice commander, visited with children enrolled in the 55th Wing Child and Youth Program April 19, 2022, before signing a proclamation honoring the Month of the Military Child on Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. Military-connected children are recognized and celebrated every April for their resiliency and the unique challenges they face.

VING Sexual Assualt Prevention and Response team kicks off Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM) with a warm reception on April 1, 2022, handing out teal ribbons, treats, and information about sexual assault prevention. The month of April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM). The Virgin Islands National Guard has zero tolerance for any acts of sexual assault or violence and takes every opportunity to make awareness of this terrible crime.

Malmstrom Air Force Base and Great Falls Public Schools leadership pose for a group photo in front of the GFPS Early Learning Family Center Aug. 29, 2022, in Great Falls, Mont. GFPS and Malmstrom have partnered on several education initiatives including the new transitional kindergarten program offered at the Early Learning Family Center.

Steve Scheuring, owner of Scheuring Speed Sports presents the Race to the Future scholarship at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, South Dakota on Jan. 25, 2024. Schuering partners with the U.S. Air Force and awards the scholarship to local schools along with the local Air Force recruiter.

Beth Coffey, Northwestern Division program director, right, and Corina Zhang an Omaha senior resident engineer, left, present a letter of intent to Madison Phelps, a civil engineer major from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, during the American Indian Science and Engineering Society National Conference Oct. 7 at the Palm Springs Convention Center in California. (Photo by Robert DeDeaux, USACE PAO)

Deputy Secretary of State Antony 'Tony" Blinken, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius, and Dr. Pham Quang Minh pose for a photo with new VNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities apparel during their visit to the campus in Hanoi, Vietnam, on April 21, 2016. Shortly before, the Deputy Secretary delivered a speech to over 400 university students on U.S.-Vietnam relations and U.S. foreign policy toward Southeast Asia.

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