Homecoming and Ceremonies

Emotional reunions of military personnel with family and official ceremonies including promotions, showcasing joy and pride.

Troopers of 4-6 Air Cavalry Squadron, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade redeploy to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. on Jun. 5 and 7, 2022. The squadron was on a 9 month rotation to the Republic of Korea in support of 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade.
Troopers of 4-6 Air Cavalry Squadron, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade redeploy to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. on Jun. 5 and 7, 2022. The squadron was on a 9 month rotation to the Republic of Korea in support of 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade.
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Stuart H. Talkofsky, retiring 1st Marine Corps District marketing analysis program manager, receives the Navy Civilian Service Commendation Medal at the 1MCD Headquarters, Garden City, New York, Oct. 7, 2022. In 37 years with 1MCD, Talkofsky served 16 different command staffs and aided in the recruitment of more than 200,000 Marines from the northeastern United States.
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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ryan Gill, an aviation electronics technician with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501, Marine Aircraft Group 31, 2nd Marine Air Wing, poses for a photo with teachers from his alma mater, Amanda Dumas, left, and Allison Miller, right, at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, April 6, 2022. During the Marine Corps Noncommissioned Officer aviation panel, educators workshop attendees asked Gill and other Marines about their personal experiences in the Marine Corps. Gill is from Mobile, Alabama, and attended Theodore High School.
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Rear Adm. Stephen Barnett, Commander, Navy Region Hawaii, delivers his speech during a Black History Month celebration at Tripler Army Medical Center, Feb. 23, 2024. Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements made by African Americans throughout U.S. history. The 2024 Defense Department Black History Month theme highlights African Americans and the Arts. Navy
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U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Caroline Miller (center), Commander, 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio, and Brig. Gen Russell Driggers (right), incoming commander, 502nd ABW-JBSA welcomes Lt. Gen. Marshall (Brad) Webb, Commander, Air Education and Training Command, to the Pfingston basic military reception center, May 3,2022, JBSA-Lackland, Texas.
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Army officer candidate Tevin McAtee is pinned second lieutenant by his uncle during the officer commissioning ceremony at the Kentucky State Capitol rotunda in Frankfort, Ky. on Sept. 24, 2022. McAtee and six other officer candidates were commissioned as officers in the Kentucky National Guard by friends and family.
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Col. Daniel Voorhies, 341st Missile Wing vice commander, holds a sign reading, You Matter for Airmen entering the installation Sept. 9, 2022 at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. This was part of the third annual Signs of Hope event during Suicide Prevention Month.
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U.S. Navy Chief Aviation Ordnanceman Tiana Poellinetz, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), is pinned to the rank of senior chief petty officer during the fiscal year 2022 chief petty officer pinning ceremony, at David Adams Memorial Chapel, onboard Naval Station Norfolk, in Norfolk, Virginia, May 20, 2022. The John C. Stennis is in Newport News Shipyard working alongside NNS, NAVSEA and contractors conducting Refueling and Complex Overhaul as part of the mission to deliver the warship back in the fight, on time and on budget, to resume its duty of defending the United States.
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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Angela Guerrero, a piccolo instrumentalist with the 2d Marine Division Band plays for school kids after performing at Les Invalides in Paris, France, May 24, 2022. The purpose of their visit to Les Invalides was to perform for the disabled veterans of the French Military who were wounded in war.
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A U.S Army Sgt. conducts a class on field artillery for a class of U.S. Army and Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) Soldiers during Exercise Super Garuda Shield 2023 at 5th Marine Training Center (Puslatpur), Situbondo Regency, East Java, Indonesia, Sep. 1, 2023. Super Garuda Shield 2023 is an annual exercise that has significantly grown in scope and size since 2009. SGS2023 is the second consecutive time this exercise has grown into a combine and joint event, highlighting the 7 participating and 12 observing nations commitment to partnership and a free and open Indo-Pacific.
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NAVAL AIR STATION LEMOORE, Calif., (09 Aug. 2022) -- Cmdr. Lou D'Antonio, assigned to Carrier Air Wing 9, greets his family during a homecoming celebration. CVW 9, embarked aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) returned Aug. 09, 2022, following a seven-month deployment to U.S. 3rd Fleet and 7th Fleet areas of operations. CVW-9 deployed with a combination of fourth and fifth-generation platforms that predominantly represent the Airwing of the Future, executing more than 21,307 fixed-wing and helicopter flight hours comprising of 10,250 sorties, 8,437 launches and 8,487 aircraft arrestments.
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Norfolk, Va. (September 1, 2022). Lt. Aaron Antonio, assigned to the San Antonio-Class Amphibious Transport Dock USS New York (LPD 21), is promoted to Lieutenant Commander during a ceremony aboard the decommissioned Iowa-Class Battleship USS Wisconsin (BB 64). The ceremony occurred in front of the Battleships iconic turret No. 1 and was attended by members of his family and command. The ceremony was hosted and coordinated by the Hampton Roads Naval Museum, one of ten U.S. Navy museums within the Naval History and Heritage Command. The museum offers military ceremonies for area commands without cost as part of their military outreach offerings. (US Navy Photo by Max Lonzanida/Released).
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220527-N-SK336-1004NEW YORK (May 27, 2022) - OSSA Heaven Caldwell, assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), poses for a photo with dresses at the USO's "That's my Dress" event in New York, May 27, 2022. Bataan is participating in Fleet Week New York 2022. Bataan is homeported at Naval Station Norfolk.
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U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Thomas Grabowski, top right, assistant adjutant general-air, Georgia National Guard, poses with Georgia Military College (GMC) cadets and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Materne, center, a joint terminal attack controller with the 165th Air Support Operations Squadron, in Milledgeville, Georgia, Sept. 17, 2022. Georgia Air National Guard leaders, recruiters, and Airmen engaged with the community during the recruiting event held prior to the GMC football game.
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U.S. Marines with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, assist with preparations before the dedication ceremony of the Michael A. Noline Community Building, honoring Pfc. Michael A. Noline, a fallen member of their battalion at the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation, Arizona, May 14, 2022. Noline, a member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, who served as a light armored vehicle (LAV) crewman for 3rd Light Armored Infantry Battalion, was killed in action in support of Operation Desert Storm, Jan. 26, 1991.
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221021-N-VI040-1091 NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan (Oct. 21, 2022) Navy Counselor 1st Class Patricia Demotta receives her Chief Petty Officer Anchor from her family as she advances to the next rank during a Chief Petty Officer pinning ceremony held onboard Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi Oct. 21, 2022. NAF Atsugi supports the combat readiness of Commander, Fleet Air Western Pacific, Commander, Carrier Air Wing FIVE (CVW) 5, Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 and 23 other tenant commands, and provides logistic support, coordination, and services to units assigned to the Western Pacific.
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221021-N-ON904-1207 YOKOSUKA, Japan - (Oct. 21, 2022) Families and sponsors pin newly selected chief petty officers during the FY23 Chief Petty Officer Pinning Ceremony for Commander, Submarine Group 7, Defense Service Office (DSO) Pacific, and Commander, Naval Forces Japan held at the CNFJ Auditorium, Oct. 21. Seven Chief Petty Officer Selects were promoted to the rank of Chief Petty Officer during the ceremony. Each Sailor had their anchors pinned and donned their CPO covers for the first time in front of their fellow CPOs, command leadership, family and friends.
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Brig. Gen. Lisa J. Hou, The Adjutant General of New Jersey, meets with Andrea Evans, secretary of the American Legion Joyce Kilmer Post 25, at the posts event recognizing women veterans, June 3, 2022.
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More than 500 Airmen assigned to the 323rd Training Squadron graduated from Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Sept 14-15, 2022. Col. Lauren A. Courchaine, Commander, 37th Training Wing, reviewed the ceremony.
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Col. Rick Weaver, commander of Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center and Emmie Perkins, Miss Mississippi 2022, pose for a photo during the annual Mississippi National Guard Retiree Day at the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Nov. 9, 2022. Retiree Day is held to honor and celebrate the service and sacrifice of retired Mississippi service members and their families.
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Spc. Alexander Shaw, a Chicago, Illinois, native and cavalry scout assigned to Troop A, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, Iowa Army National Guard, smiles with a loved one after being pinned with his newly-earned Air Assault badge on graduation day of a U.S. Air Assault course at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa, on Sept. 9, 2022. Over 200 students participated in the 12-day course held at Camp Dodge, which trains service members in sling load operations and rappelling. Cadre from the Army National Guard Warrior Training Center at Fort Benning, Georgia, traveled as a mobile training team to teach the course.
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The Rhode Island Army National Guard and approximately 400 loved ones, welcomed home more than 100 soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment after a ten-month deployment to Kosovo, Feb. 17, 2024, at Quonset Air National Guard Base, North Kingstown, RI. They were deployed in support of Operation Joint Guardian, a NATO peacekeeping mission under the Kosovo Force (KFOR). KFORs mission is to provide a safe and secure environment and freedom of movement in Kosovo in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1244. Army National Guard
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A U.S. Army Soldier with the 87th Division Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, gathers with Family for a photo after returning from rotation in the Middle East during a redeployment ceremony at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Feb. 9, 2024. The event took place in an auditorium where Soldier's Families and friends were invited to attend to greet those returning from a rotation in the Middle East. Army