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Inter-American Defense College Events

Images depict leadership interactions at the Inter-American Defense College, showcasing meetings, campus tours, and celebratory events involving military officials and dignitaries.

U.S. Navy Capt. Corry J Kucik, force surgeon for Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South (left) and Col. Hans Fred Garcia, cardiac anesthesiologist for the Colombian military (right) discuss innovative clinical concepts in Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans during Garcias visit on Oct. 25, 2022. Visits like these demonstrate the commitment between Marine Forces Reserve, Marine Forces South and United States Southern Command to foster and enhance partnerships with our partner nations.
U.S. Navy Capt. Corry J Kucik, force surgeon for Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South (left) and Col. Hans Fred Garcia, cardiac anesthesiologist for the Colombian military (right) discuss innovative clinical concepts in Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans during Garcias visit on Oct. 25, 2022. Visits like these demonstrate the commitment between Marine Forces Reserve, Marine Forces South and United States Southern Command to foster and enhance partnerships with our partner nations.
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040911-F-4350W-003. Base: Kovarska, Country: Czech Republic (CZE)
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Mark Warner, son of John Edward Dimon, speaks during the unveiling of a plaque on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Jul. 7, 2022. The Military Schools Building was dedicated to John E. Dimon, a New Jersey native who enlisted in the U.S. Army during WWII, where he earned the rank of major. Dimon later served his community as a civic leader, serving as a founding member of the Burlington County Military Affairs Committee and member of the NJ state senate, until his death in 1993.
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, Mississippi, for touring, participation in events highlighting the restoration project--funded jointly by the National Park Service and the Friends of the Vicksburg National Military Park and Campaign, as part of the National Park Centennial Initiative--aimed at replacing interpretive battlefield markers and conserving the array of bronze statuary and stone monuments at the Civil War site. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the events, including the unveiling of the first group of 22 metal markers identifying the specific locations of various Union and Confederate artillery batteries during the siege and defense of Vicksburg, were National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and country music star Trace Adkins, among other dignitaries.
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Maj. Gen. Mark Schindler, Pennsylvanias adjutant general, welcomes Lt. Gen. Valdemaras Rupšys, Lithuania's Chief of Defense, and Ambassador Dennis B. Hankins, foreign policy advisor to chief, National Guard Bureau, and their teams to Fort Indiantown Gap Nov. 30, 2022, to discuss the future of the State Partnership Program. Lithuanias official party also includes: Brig. Gen. Modestas Petrauskas, defense attaché to the U.S., Command Sgt. Maj. Remigijus Katinas of the Armed Forces of Lithuania, Lt. Col. Giedrius Anglickis, military assistant to the chief of defense, Maj. Kazimiras Bogdanas, aide de camp to the chief of defense, and Maj. Rūta Montvilė, the public information officer.The United States official party also includes: Brig. Gen. Laura McHugh, deputy adjutant general-Army, Brig. Gen. Michael Regan, deputy adjutant general-Air, Command Sgt. Maj. Jon Worley, senior enlisted advisor, Lt. Col. Stephanie Baugh, defense attaché, U.S. Embassy Vilnius, Lithuania, Maj. Dustin Wolfgang, s
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Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting with National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel during visit to Pima County, Arizona's border area with Mexico
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Coast Guard Air Station - Clearwater - Vice Admiral Thad Allen Visit - 26-HK-277-29. Hurricane Katrina
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Mrs. Sharene Brown, spouse of Chief of Staff of the Air Force, meets with squadron commander spouses during a tour at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., July 27, 2022. Brown met with spouses of 20th Fighter Wing leadership to discuss privatized military housing and how military families are supported.
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A U.S. Marine Corps drill instructor with Receiving Company, Support Battalion, instructs a recruit during receiving at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Dec. 12, 2022. Recruits were checked for contraband, given haircuts, made phone calls home, and issued gear.
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US Secretary of Defense, the Honorable William S. Cohen, talks with members of Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) during lunch in the wardroom of the nuclear powered aircrft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). The GEORGE WASHINGTON and CVW-1 are currently conducting operations in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 11 February 1998. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73)
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Inter-American Defense College Leadership welcomed Monseñor Juan Antonio Cruz,Permanent observer of the Holy See to the OASfor a visit to the IADC Campus on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2023. During the visit, Monseñor Cruz 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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U.S. Navy Cmdr. Jeff Portell, Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit Keesler incoming commander, kisses his son's forehead at the CNATTU Keesler change of command ceremony in the Bay Breeze Event Center on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Nov. 17, 2022. The ceremony welcomed Portell and said farewell to Cmdr. David Marino, CNATTU Keesler outgoing commander.
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220429-N-VQ947-1015 SAN DIEGO (April 29, 2022) Lt. j.g. Dory Lustig, center, the public affairs representative aboard amphibious transport dock USS Portland (LPD 27), gives a tour of the well deck to veterans of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 164 (HMM-164) and their spouses, April 29, 2022. Portland is a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock homeported in San Diego.
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Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with delegation from the National Guard
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220917-N-OL632-1074 ADRIATIC SEA (Sep. 17, 2022) Rear Adm. Dennis Velez, commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10, George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG), signs a guest book during a visit to the Italian Navy Orizzonte-class destroyer ITS Caio Duilio (D 554), Sept. 17, 2022. The GHWBCSG 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.
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YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 22, 2022) YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 22, 2022) Vice Adm. Yancy Lindsey, Commander, Navy Installations Command checks an air-conditioning unit as he speaks with Abreu Esteban, housing director onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) during his visit to Unaccompanied Housing Bldg. 3333. For more than 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleet’s forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.
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Fort McCoy Installation Safety Office Manager Randy Eddy displays the sixth U.S. Army Excellence Safety Streamer Award on Oct. 27, 2022, during the Garrison Commander Town Hall event in building 60 at Fort McCoy, Wis. The installation received the award in September 2022 from the Director of Installation Management Command Directorate-Readiness. Standing with Eddy is Dale Marsolek, also with the Fort McCoy Installation Safety Office.
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Descendants of Maj. Gen. Robert Bruce McCoy, the man whom Fort McCoy, Wis., is named after, visit the Fort McCoy History Center on July 8, 2022, during a special visit to the post by the McCoy family. The McCoy descendants visited the Fort McCoy Commemorative Area and all it offers to learn more about their familys military history with the installation.
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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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MGEN Kelly Burke, deputy chief of staff, Research and Development, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force, is interviewed and photographed by media representatives at the Pentagon. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro speaks with Sailors during a tour of the Naval Aviation Schools Command onboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola Oct. 13, 2022. Del Toro visited NAS Pensacola for a tour of the Naval Education Training Command (NETC) and as the guest of honor for the Navy Ball at the National Naval Aviation Museum. NETCs mission is to recruit, train and deliver those who serve our nation, taking them from street-to-fleet by transforming civilians into highly skilled, operational and combat ready warfighters.
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YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 22, 2022) - Capt. Rich Jarrett, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), center, and members of Japan American Navy Friendship Association (JANAFA) plant a tree for the 2022 Earth Day Fair. The annual event provides information on animal habitats, recycling, alternate energy, historic resources and more. For 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th fleet's forward deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.
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Checking paperwork, STAFF Sergeant Jorge Esquilin, US Army South Assistant Administrative NCO during Peace Keeping Operations North 2000 (PKO NORTH 2000). PKO NORTH 2000 is held at the Honduran Military Academy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Central America. The exercise, runs 14-25 August 2000, sponsored by US Southern Command in Miami, Florida, and is executed by US Army South in Ft. Buchanan, Puerto Rico. Subject Operation/Series: PKO NORTH 2000 Base: Tegucigalpa Country: Honduras (HND) Scene Major Command Shown: MACOMS
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Maj. Gen. Rodney Faulk, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserves 99th Readiness Division, was joined by James Bernet, Army Reserve Ambassador for California, in presenting four Minuteman Scholarships during a ceremony Jan. 3 at the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan. The ceremony at the NYSE included a joint enlistment ceremony administered by Gen. Gary Brito, commanding general of the U.S. Armys Training and Doctrine Command. The days events were orchestrated by Mr. Steven Castleton, Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army for New York. The Minuteman Campaign is a U.S. Army Cadet Command initiative to offer Guaranteed Reserve Forces Duty scholarships to candidates who self-select for service in the reserve component.
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240110-N-ML137-1007 ADELUP, Guam (Jan. 10, 2024) Under Secretary of the Navy Erik Raven meets with Guam Acting Governor Joshua Tenorio at the Governors Complex during a visit to Guam, Jan. 10. Raven is traveling to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Area of Operations to meet with leaders, government officials, community leaders and service members to discuss the importance of regional security and stability and defense of American interests, as well as our allies and partners.
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Inter-American Defense College Leadership welcomed Monseñor Juan Antonio Cruz,Permanent observer of the Holy See to the OASfor a visit to the IADC Campus on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2023. During the visit, Monseñor Cruz 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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Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with delegation of Idaho police officers
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Geir Gunderson, supervisory archivist of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum, presents materials relating to Gerald R. Ford's athletic career to Sailors assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) at Ford's presidential library in Ann Arbor, Michigan, September 2, 2022. Twelve Ford Sailors traveled to Michigan for the ships annual namesake visit to learn about the legacy of President Gerald R. Ford and connect with local community members in Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor and Albion.
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220717-N-EQ038-1023 PEARL HARBOR (July 17, 2022) Secretary of the Navy The Honorable Carlos Del Toro addresses partner-nation news media while visiting Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 17. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.
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Arlington National Cemetery Curator Rod Gainer gives a tour of the Memorial Amphitheater Display Room to Oklahoma Civilian Aides to the Secretary of the Army, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Jan. 29, 2024.
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DF-SC-83-01078. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Inter-American Defense College Leadership welcomed Deputy Assistant Secretary Kerri Hannan, US Department of State Western Hemisphere Bureau for a visit to the IADC Campus on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Oct. 14, 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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Congressmen Visit Mobile Aviation Training Center - 26-HK-4-53. Hurricane Katrina
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Ambassador Reuben E. Brigety II, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa, and U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John Lamontagne, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa deputy commander, look at the wall of former U.S. Ambassadors at the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria during the Aersopace and Defence Exhibition 2022, Sept. 21, 2022, being held at Waterkloof Air Force Base in Centurion, South Africa. The Department of Defense works with partners to strengthen regional relationships and uses events like AAD 2022 to share ideas and develop positive working relationships with our African and international partners.
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Capt. David Adams, Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS) poses for a photo as he signs a proclamation for Month of the Military Child at CFAS April 1, 2022. For more than 75 years, CFAS has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services to empower forward-deployed U.S. and Allied Forces while providing superior support to their families and the community.
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Deputy Secretary Anthony Blinken tours the Hoa Lo Prison in Hanoi, Vietnam on May 18, 2015.
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Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. Jay Raymond shakes hands with retired Maj. Gen. Lewis E. Curtis III, during a basic military training graduation ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, on June 23, 2022. The ceremony marked a milestone as the first BMT graduation to include all-Guardian flights, taught by Guardian military training instructors, using Space Force specific curriculum.
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Geir Gunderson, supervisory archivist of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum, presents a variety of letters addressed to Gerald R. Ford and Betty Ford while in office to Sailors assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) at Ford's presidential library in Ann Arbor, Michigan, September 2, 2022. Twelve Ford Sailors traveled to Michigan for the ships annual namesake visit to learn about the legacy of President Gerald R. Ford and connect with local community members in Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor and Albion.
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220518-N-GR120-1072WASHINGTON (May 18, 2022) Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, delivers remarks during the subcommittee's hearing on Navy and Marine Corps installations and quality of life, May 18, 2022. Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment Meredith Berger, Vice Adm. Ricky Williamson, the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Fleet Readiness and Logistics, Lt. Gen. Edward Banta, the Deputy Commandant of Installations and Logistics for the Marine Corps, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russell Smith, and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Troy E. Black advocated for more resources toward childcare, infrastructure, mental health, and sexual assault prevention.
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Inter-American Defense College Leadership welcomes the Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs Americas and Africa Division to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 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. The SAF/IARA creates, advocates for, and facilitates US Air Force policies and programs that support US national security objectives throughout the Americas and Africa, through international politico-military affairs, foreign military sales, education and training, cooperative research and development, and related endeavors.
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Vice Admiral Thad Allen at Aviation Training Center News Conference - 26-HK-14-3. Hurricane Katrina
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041026-F-2834D-011. Base: Misawa Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks with Hanno Pevkur, Minister of Defence of the Republic of Estonia at the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 8, 2022. This is the the fifth such meeting of defense leaders from around the world since Russias unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)
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Police Officer Andrew Schwartz and Conservation Law Enforcement Officer Jesse Haney with the Police Department, and Aaron Demarte, public safety dispatcher with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services (DES) 911 Communications/Security Center, discuss operations Oct. 5, 2022, in the center at Fort McCoy, Wis. The center, also referred to as DES Dispatch Center at the installation, maintains its coverage and support 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Dispatchers use a variety of emergency communications and electronic equipment to complete their duties. This includes equipment that is commonly used by police, fire, ambulance, rescue, or hazardous materials units. Dispatchers can also provide emergency medical dispatching assistance to callers with medical emergencies. Demarte is a native of Wakefield, Mich.
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030515-F-2164A-001. Base: RAF Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR)
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U.S. Air Force Col. D. Landon Phillips, left, 501st Combat Support Wing commander, speaks with Milan Shah, right, High Sheriff of Northamptonshire before a Ceremony of Remembrance at Stanwick Lakes, England, Feb. 22, 2024. U.S. and U.K. leaders gathered to honor 17 Airmen who died in a midair collision on Feb. 22, 1944, involving B-17 Flying Fortresses from the 303rd Bombardment Group at RAF Molesworth and the 384th Bombardment Group at RAF Grafton Underwood. The Airmen were part of Operation Argument, or "The Big Week," targeting enemy industrial sites and aircraft facilities in Central Europe to secure Allied air superiority for the upcoming landings in France in June 1944. Air Force
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030220-F-7194F-034. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Event, including wreath-laying ceremony, honoring Interior law enforcement personnel killed in the line of duty, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Law Enforcement and Security Larry Parkinson, and other officials on hand to speak, pose with law enforcement staff from respective bureaus
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U.S. Air Force Col. George Watkins, 325th Fighter Wing commander, middle, signs a Fire Prevention Week proclamation alongside Michael Newbury, 325th Civil Engineer Squadron assistant chief, right, and Sparky the Fire Dog at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 5, 2022. The proclamation declares Tyndalls commitment to ensuring the safety and security of all of the installation in honor of Fire Prevention Week from Oct. 9 - 15, 2022.
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New blue police uniforms worn by 1400 male and female North Rhine-Westphalian police officers, Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe
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060816-N-1577S-005. Base: Usns Mercy (T-AH 19)
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WASHINGTON (Jan. 7, 2013) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Michael D. Stevens is interviewed by Mass Communication Specialists from the Defense Media Agency about his newly released CPO 365 guidance. The video interview, held in MCPON's office, helped MCPON get word to the fleet of the release and to emphasize important aspects of the new guidance.
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CHESTERFIELD, Mo. (June 8, 2022) Aviation Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Sean Donoghue, a crew chief assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration team, the Blue Angels, goes over safety procedures during a key influencer flight brief, June 8, 2022. The Blue Angels are in the St. Louis area for the Spirit of St. Louis Airshow, which takes place June 11-12 and marks the St. Louis-made F/A-18 Super Hornet making its debut and return to the area.