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Leadership and Promotion Ceremonies

Ceremonial events highlighting military promotions and discussions with leaders. The mood is formal and respectful, showcasing military tradition and recognition.

Maj. Gen. Stacy J. Huser, 20th Air Force commander, hosts a meeting with 377th Air Base Wing leadership at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Feb. 7, 2024. During the meeting, Huser discussed the history of Kirtland and its current mission. Air Force

The Honorable Erik K. Raven, Under Secretary of the Navy, left, meets with U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. John F. Kelliher III, Deputy Commander, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, Marine Forces Command, Marine Forces Northern Command, right, at Marine Forces Command in Norfolk, VA, June 24, 2022. During the meeting, Raven and Kelliher discussed current and future developments of Force Design 2030: a transformative initiative to maintain the Marine Corps' effectiveness as the nations naval expeditionary force-in-readiness, while simultaneously modernizing the force in accordance with the National Defense Strategy.

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.

U.S. Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur discusses of her goals and ideas with the Ohio National Guards 180th Fighter Wing leadership, during a visit to the 180FW in Swanton, Ohio, Aug. 29, 2022. Kaptur visited the 180FW to learn about the Wings current priorities, mission and future.

060821-N-2893B-001. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

Capt. Wes Brown, Lt. Col. Abraham Young and Capt. Anna Brown , Judge Advocates assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, speak with Frederick Slabach, the dean of the University of Mississippi law school in Oxford, Mississippi, Feb. 14, 2024. The three officers traveled from Fort Carson, Colorado to help recruit the next generation of Soldiers to the JAG Corps of Army lawyers. Army

DF-SC-98-03884. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Col. Joseph Kramer, 7th Bomb Wing commander, briefs Abilene Military Affairs Committee members about the wings mission at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 14, 2022. While the Abilene MAC toured the installation, they received wing mission-set briefings from Dyess installation leadership to gain a better understanding of the bases area of proficiency. The more that the MAC and Abilene communities understand the Team Dyess mission, the better they can support the Airmen and their families, said Gray Bridwell, Abilene MAC vice president. Were here to support everyone at Dyess AFB; through the mission, the Airmen, and their families.

030407-F-2380C-007. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown

950705-D-2987S-014. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Pima County, Arizona's border area with Mexico, where he joined U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel for meetings, tours, flights, inspections

041123-F-0558K-028. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220813-N-QI061-1102ALAMEDA, Calif. (August 13, 2022) Vice Adm. Daniel Dwyer, commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet, speaks with Rep. Tom McClintock aboard the USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum in Alameda, Calif., August 13. U.S. 2nd Fleet employs maritime forces ready to fight across multiple domains in the Atlantic and Arctic in order to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Hornof Africa (CJTF-HOA), joined the Honorable Mr. Jonathan Pratt, U.S.Ambassador to Djibouti, and Dr. Ahmed Robleh Abdilleh, Ministère de la Santéde Djibouti, to speak at the opening of the expansion of Djiboutis Ministryof Healths PK12 Field Hospital in Balbala, Djibouti, July 20, 2022. Working shoulder-to-shoulder with Djiboutis Ministry of Health, U.S.Embassy development specialists, and Civil Affairs, the service members ofCJTF-HOAs 319th Engineer Support Company successfully added a five-bedintensive care unit, and a 30-bed isolation facility with bathrooms, whichdoubles the capacity of the PK12 Field Hospital. This work enables medicalprofessionals from Civil Affairs to conduct critical training with theircounterparts from the Ministry of Health.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Lang, 167th Force Support Squadron services specialist, dicusses a legal concern with West Virginia University law students in the wing conference room, at the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Apr. 1, 2023. The 167th Airlift Wing Judge Advocate hosted the legal assistance event with the West Virginia University Veterans Advocacy Law Clinic to provide legal advice to airmen on numerous legal matters.

Katrina Response Ops - Coast Guard Air Station - Clearwater, Florida - 26-HK-163-47. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Air Force Col. Kevin Davidson, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, visits with the 47th Comptroller Squadron at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, on Aug 22, 2022. Davidson spend the morning talking to Airmen and staff about what part they play in helping the base run. The Comptroller Squadron is responsible for managing the base finances and other customer support.

041125-M-4711R-003. Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: DOD

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. hosts a lunch in honor of Chief of the Romanian Air Force Staff Lt. Gen. Viorel Pană at the Pentagon Arlington, Va., June 27, 2023.

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 Leadership greeted Mexican dignitaries for a Mexican Independence Day Celebration hosted by students at the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 16, 2022. IADC students celebrate the Independence Day of all nations represented by students with a presentation about the country, food and a 5k run.

031204-F-2828D-526. Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Inter-American Defense College Leadership welcomed General Pablo Enrique García Valencia, Colombian Military Attache for a visit to the IADC Campus on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Feb. 3, 2023. During the visit, the distinguished visitor conducted an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus.

060408-A-5745M-013. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Constitution State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 4TH ID

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Guam, U.S. Territory

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. John F. Kelliher III, the deputy commander of Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, Marine Forces Command, Marine Forces Northern Command, asks about the maneuvering capabilities of the Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 100 class hovercraft during a tour at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia, Sept. 29, 2022. Throughout the tour, Kelliher and Brig. Gen. Marcus B. Annibale, the director of expeditionary warfare with the Chief of Naval Operations, examined the propelling systems, interior mechanics and received a live demonstration of the new LCAC-104. The LCAC 100 class was designed to carry the legacy of the traditional LCAC while introducing expeditionary advancements such as heavier weight capacities and integration of new technology. LCACs have been essential to the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps amphibious operations and have provided humanitarian aid during natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the catastrophic 7.0 magnitu

PEARL HARBOR (July 16, 2022) Members of the Royal Australian Air Force and Indian Navy P-8 flight teams chat during a combined crew training discussion at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three 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. (Royal Australian Navy photo by LSIS Kylie Jagiello)

050901-N-8154G-035. Base: Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (Aug. 17, 2022) - Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday meets with officers in the wardroom of the guided-missile destroyer Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) during a ship visit at Naval Station Rota, Spain, Aug. 17. Arleigh Burkeis part of Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe ships, which are trained and ready to conduct a wide-range of missions, to include providing ballistic missile defense and support to NATO.

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. James Brown, command chief, Puerto Rico Air National Guard, speaks during a State Partnership Program meeting with leadership of the Dominican Republic armed forces at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico, Aug. 24, 2022. The SPP meeting served to strengthen relationships between the 156th Wing and the Dominican Republic armed forces.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership hosts a hail and farewell ceremony on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2023. The ceremony was held to honorBrazilian Army Col. Thales Alencar as he prepares to departure his position at the IADC and return to his duties in Brazil.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership welcomed General de Ala DEMA Miguel Eduardo Hernández Velazquez,Incoming Chief of Delegation of Mexico to the IADBfor a visit to the IADC Campus on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Jan. 27, 2023. During the visit, the distinguished visitor conducted an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus.

U.S. Army Col. Richard J. Ikena Jr., commander of 1st Infantry Division Artillery, speaks with Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth about 1st DIVARTYs role at Forward Operating Site Adazi, Latvia, June 29, 2022. The 1st DIVARTY provides mission command to more than 800 personnel as they enhance warfighting proficiency by training alongside allies and partners while reinforcing the ironclad commitment to NATO.

060308-N-0696M-026. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Brig. Gen. Richard W. Corner II, right, Commanding General, 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, answers a question from Katie Sudhoff, National Security Advisor to U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, (D-IL) during a briefing at the 85th USARSC's headquarters, April 20, 2022. The staff delegation visited the 85th USARSC to receive a briefing about the Command's training capabilities, organizational structure and how the Command supports First Army, based in Rock Island, Illinois. Duckworth currently sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee working on the subcommittees of Airland, Readiness and Management Support and Strategic Forces.

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. points out the ejection handle from his F-16 fighter while meeting with Capt. Taylor Bye, her family and the Kolligian family before a ceremony at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., May 11, 2022. Bye was awarded the 2020 Koren Kolligian Jr. Trophy to recognize her outstanding airmanship when her A-10C attack aircraft suffered a catastrophic gun malfunction and she safely performed a belly landing with the loss of the aircraft landing gear and canopy. This image has been altered to obscure security badges.

Chief of Staff of the Republic of Korea Air Force Gen. Park Inho, second from right, speaks with Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. during a meeting at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., April 6, 2022. Park and Brown discussed regional security and partnership between their services.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 15, 2022) - Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti spoke at the Region Commander Executive Steering Conference at the Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., Nov. 15, 2022. Franchetti met with Navy installation leadership to discuss the important services bases provide to Sailors and their families. Commander, Navy Installations Command oversees 48,000 employees located across 70 Navy shore installations in 10 regions around the world and is charged with sustaining the Fleet, enabling the Fighter and supporting the Family.

220701-N-QI593-1074 ADRIATIC SEA (July 1, 2022) Rear Adm. Paul Spedero, commander, Carrier Strike Group 8, center, speaks with Sailors in the wardroom aboard USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) in the Adriatic Sea, July 1, 2022. Bainbridge 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.

PATUXENT RIVER (Jan. 31, 2024) - Republic of Korea Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Yang Yong-mo meets with Program Executive Officer for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons Rear Adm. Stephen Tedford at Naval Air Systems Command headquarters. During the visit, Yang toured different facilities, received demonstrations on a variety of capabilities, and conducted meetings with senior U.S. Navy leaders to discuss maritime security cooperation, interoperability, and readiness.

The Inter-American Defense College and United States Northern Command hosts the inaugural North American Defense Framework for Women, Peace, and Security Workshop at IADC Kennedy Hall on Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 27-29, 2024. The event brought together military and civilian experts from Canada, Mexico, the United States, and the Bahamas. The collaborative event focused on integrating gender perspectives into military education, addressing gender-based violence, and enhancing gender equality in military operations. Participants, representing diverse ranks and branches, formulated actionable recommendations and formed partnerships, signifying a transformative shift toward a more inclusive defense framework. Air Force

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes Ecuadorian Air Force Brigadier General, Celiano Cevallos Calderón, Military and Aerospace Education Command, Commander and Ecuadoran Air War College students to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Aug. 23, 2022. During the visit the students were briefed by leadership and received an orientation class by a college faculty member.

U.S Air Force Brig. Gen. Russell D. Driggers (center), 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio commander, listens during an honorary commanders program tour of the 99th Flying Training Squadron, Aug. 17, 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The honorary commanders program enhances the knowledge of community leaders regarding the missions, policies, programs and people of the U.S. military, while fostering a supportive relationship between the military and the community.

Col. Ray Phariss, deputy chief of staff, U.S. Army Reserve Command, commends the U.S. Army Reserve Command Continuous Process Improvement Office team, the U.S. Air Force and UiPath for conducting this challenge and applauds the competitors for their participation during the awards ceremony and recognition of competitors for the Rise of the Digital Soldier Challenge on May 10, 2022, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes General Mario Bueso Caballero, Incoming Chief of Delegation of Honduras to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Aug. 10, 2022. During the visit, General Bueso attended an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus.

240117-N-HG389-1032 Rear Adm. Mark A. Melson, Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific/Task Force 73 (COMLOG WESTPAC/CTF 73) of DuBuque, Iowa, left, and Chief Hospital Corpsman Robert OKane, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1-5 from Hopkinton, Iowa meet at Melsons office in Singapore and reflect on their upbringing in Iowa. COMLOG WESTPAC supports deployed naval forces along with regional allies and partners, to sustain patrols in the Indo-Pacific, participation in naval exercises and responses to natural disasters.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks hosts South Korean Vice Minister of National Defense Shin Beom-chul at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 15, 2022.

021206-A-1526R-020. Base: Buenos Aires Country: Argentina (ARG)

A Chilean Admiral addresses US Navy participants at the opening brief aboard the Chilean flagship BLANCO ENCALADA (DLH 15) in Valparaiso, Chile, as Exercise TEAMWORK SOUTH '99 kicks off. Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK SOUTH '99 Base: Blanco Encalada (DLH 15)

The Honorable John P. Coffey, head of the office of the General Counsel, Department of the Navy, attends a brief during a visit to MCBH, July 21, 2022. The purpose of the visit was to inform the Mr. Coffey on the bases progression toward Force Design 2030.

Col. Jason Clarke, Fort Irwin garrison commander, and Dr. Eva Bagg, superintendent-president of Barstow Community College, sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) Jan. 13, at garrison headquarters on Fort Irwin, Calif. The MOU is to codify our partnership with Barstow Community College in order to build different academic programs that translate into work-related opportunities here at Fort Irwin, Clarke said. The MOU will help create a streamlined process for two Barstow Community College programs, child development education program and cosmetology, to onboard child youth assistants and barbers on Fort Irwin.

Dr. Randi Cosentino, right, president of the United States Navy Community College (USNCC), speaks with Rear Adm. Pete Garvin, commander, Naval Education and Training Command (NET), duringa visit to NETC headquarters in Pensacola, Florida, July 26, 2022. The USNCC was introduced to support enlisted Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen in achieving professional certificates and associate degrees that will enhance operational readiness and improve warfighting capabilities while putting them on a path to lifelong learning. NET's 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 combatready warfighters.

230203-N-EH998-1176 ISTANBUL, Turkey (Feb. 3, 2023) The Triad of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94), hosts the United States Ambassador to Turkey Jeffry Flake and members of his delegation for a meeting in the wardroom, Turkey, Feb. 3, 2023. 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.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Department of Defense's Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Yocelin Vertiz, an Allen, Texas native, and an administrative specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, gives an onboard brief to new Marines at MCAS Iwakuni, on Dec. 6, 2022. Vertiz currently serves as the H&HS Primary Single Marine Program Representative, where she helps coordinate events for her Marines.

010912-F-9827Q-034. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Hector Field State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060119-F-0193C-011. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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

Dominican Republic army Col. Manuel Carrasco, director of DIGECEM, speaks during a State Partnership Program meeting with leadership of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico, Aug. 24, 2022. The SPP meeting served to strengthen relationships between the 156th Wing and the Dominican Republic armed forces.

PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 28, 2022) Commander, Task Force 70 Rear Adm. Michael Donnelly speaks during an interview by Okinawan press in the commanding officers in-port cabin during a ship tour of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, Oct. 28, 2022. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

Members of the U.S. and El Salvador medical teams break down the days medical simulation and how they can improve for tomorrow at the Hospital Militar Central in San Salvador, El Salvador, June 7, 2022. Resolute Sentinel 22 is an exercise designed to prepare military medical professionals to deploy and conduct joint operations under austere conditions.

Rear Adm. Lex Walker, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, meets with the Honorable Jim Strickland, the Mayor of Memphis during Memphis Navy Week. Navy Weeks are designed to show Americans the investment they have made in their Navy and increase awareness in metropolitan areas that do not have a significant Navy presence.

CAPT. Douglas C. Bauer, center, a U.S. Navy historian, talks with the commanding officer, left, and the executive officer of the Spanish frigate Vencedora (F-36) during a visit to the ship. The Vencedora is one of the ships of the Maritime Interdiction Force (MIF), which was formed during Operation Desert Shield to enforce U.S. trade sanctions against Iraq.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Red Sea

220712-N-CH260-1205 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 12, 2022) Leaders from the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group welcome leaders from the Republic of India aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 12. 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 to safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

William W. Popp, the U.S. Ambassador to Guatemala, poses for a photo during the Health Engagements Assistance Response Team 2022, (HEART 22), closing ceremony on August 30, 2022 inside Unidad Nacional de Oftalmología, Guatemala. During HEART 22, the U.S. military and partner nation medical professionals operated side-by-side in three specialties: Ophthalmology (general and cornea transplant surgeries), Orthopedic (general and spinal surgeries) and Dental (restorative dental surgeries).

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Pima County, Arizona's border area with Mexico, where he joined U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel for meetings, tours, flights, inspections

Col. Jason Clarke, Fort Irwin garrison commander, and Dr. Eva Bagg, superintendent-president of Barstow Community College, shake hands after signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) Jan. 13, at garrison headquarters on Fort Irwin, Calif. The MOU will help create a streamlined process for two Barstow Community College programs, child development education program and cosmetology, to onboard child youth assistants and barbers on Fort Irwin.

Royal Canadian Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. Eric Kenny, second from left, speaks with Air Force foreign policy advisor Nicholas Dean before a meeting at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Jan. 24, 2024.

Air Force recruiter MSGT James A. Warren discusses educational and training opportunities with prospective recruit Maurice Garcia. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

031105-F-2828D-034. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May Command Staff meet with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services personnel from Field Office Mt. Laurel in preperation for graduation of Foxtrot-204 where one graduate will be naturalized and formally recognized, Sept. 1, 2023. In partnership with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the U.S. Coast Guard offers eligible residents the opportunity to become naturalized upon completion of basic training.

030730-M-2917M-012. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

From left, Maj. Gen. David Mikolaities, New Hampshire adjutant general; Dr. Harold Tavares, Cabo Verde prime minister's chief of staff; Janine Lélis, Cabo Verde minister of defense; and Commissioner Taylor Caswell, New Hampshire Business and Economic Affairs; meet at the New Hampshire State House on June 8, 2022, in Concord. The New Hampshire National Guard hosted Lélis and delegates from the Republic of Cabo Verde, an African archipelagic country, June 8 - 10 for a State Partnership Program workshop. The Department of Defense program links state National Guards and foreign countries to facilitate military, government, and civilian exchanges.

050210-F-3050V-007. Complete Scene Caption: Members of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, (from right-to-left), U.S. Air Force CHIEF of STAFF, GEN. John P. Jumper, Marine Corps Commandant GEN. Michael W. Hagee, CHIEF of Naval Operations Adm. Vernon E. Clark and U.S. Army CHIEF of STAFF GEN. Peter J. Schoomaker, listen to a question from Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) (bottom left) during a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Feb. 10, 2005. Chaired by Sen. John Warner (R-Va.), the committee heard testimony from each of the armed services chiefs of staff on the fiscal year 2006 Defense Authorization Request and the Future Years Defense Program. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Jim Varhegyi) (Released) Base: Capitol Hill State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Army Materiel Commands Command Sgt. Maj. Alberto Delgado, left, and Master Sgt. Daniel Castanon visit the ESPN Sports studio at Disney World, Orlando, Florida, where Delgado was interviewed about the Department of Defense Warrior Games. With them is Allen Lastinger, an AMC multimedia production specialist who took on a special assignment as the streaming manager for the DOD Warrior Games website and as a liaison officer working to provide wounded warrior-athlete content for ESPN and other broadcast platforms. (U.S. Army Photo)

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