Leadership and Team Engagement

Images depict military leaders greeting and engaging with personnel during visits and training exercises. The environment is collaborative and focused on teamwork and development.

Participants for MREP 2022 work together on team building exercises at Camp Nymindegab July 4, 2022. MREP is a program that houses almost 130 participants from 6 different nations, to increase interoperability, strengthen partnerships, and to enhance professional development between allies.

Airmen from the 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron stand on the wing of an F-15E Strike Eagle at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Sept. 19, 2022. Due to the courage showed by these four Airmen, personnel in the area were able to avoid serious injury or death as a result of the aircraft fire, earning them an Air Combat Command safety award.

Maj. Gen. David H. Tabor, outgoing commander of Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) shakes hands with Maj. Gen. (Select) Steven G. Edwards, incoming commander of SOCEUR, during the SOCEUR change of command ceremony held at Stuttgart, Germany, June 28, 2022.Tabor served as the SOCEUR commander for the last two years and will move on to serve as a director in the department of the Air Force.

U.S. Army Capt. Eric Cruz, company commander of Viper Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), greets Finnish army Lt. Col. Jussi Annala, chief of staff of the Jaeger Brigade, at the start of a combined situational training exercise at Sodankyla, Finland, July 20, 2022. The 2nd BCT is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), under command and control of V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe, working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces.

Soldiers of the 289th Engineer Company receive a briefing from U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command (TACOM) contractor at the Logistics Readiness Center at Camp Shelby Joint Force Training Center, Mississippi, April 13, 2022. The advanced technology included in the heavy dump trucks play a vital role to the Mississippi Army National Guard's current and future engineer operations.

Leadership from the Wisconsin National Guard, including Maj. Gen. Paul E. Knapp, Wisconsin's Adjutant General, visited soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery and 132nd Brigade Support Battalion, both a part of the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, during Northern Strike 23-1 on Jan. 25 in Camp Grayling, Mich. Northern Strike is a winter exercise hosted by the Michigan National Guard, and took place at Northern Michigans National All-Domain Warfighting Center from Jan. 20-29.

Soldiers with the 287th Engineer Company, 168th Engineer Brigade, 184th Sustainment Command, recently conducted field demolition training at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on June 11, 2022. The training allows the engineers to fulfill expected tasks of their profession.

U.S. Soldiers with the 42nd Military Police Brigade pose for a photo during a shooting competition in honor of National Police Week at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, May 18, 2022. Police Week consisted of various events such as an opening ceremony, a shooting competition and a five-mile ruck for military police and defenders.

Spc. Brock Cerneka of Youngstown, Ohio, a Military Police with the Ohio National Guards 838th Military Police Company prepares for the stress shoot event during the Region IV Best Warrior Competition on May 12, 2022. He is one of twelve National Guard Soldiers competing in the Region IV Best Warrior Competition May 11-15, 2022, at Camp Ripley, Minnesota. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from the Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio National Guards. The winners will move on to compete in the National Guards competition on July 20-30, 2022, at Camp Smyrna, Tennessee. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Sydney Mariette.)

Chief Master Sgt. Jerry Ratliff, 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron fire chief, gets promoted during a ceremony at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait. He was promoted by Lt. Col. Sylvester dAgrella, 386th ECES commander, on Sept. 17, 2022. Ratliffs family was able to watch his promotion ceremony via cellphone streaming. Nearly 100 firefighters, friends, fellow chiefs and leaders took part in the ceremony. Ratiff, who is deployed from the 132nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Iowa Air National Guard, joined the top 1-percent of enlisted members upon promoting to his new rank.

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Thomas Shu, a critical care flight nurse with Navy Medical Readiness and Training Battalion Portsmouth, explains the site layout to U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joe Robinson, Commanding General, 3rd Medical Command, during Appalachian Care Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) 2022 at Wise, Va., Aug. 19, 2022. IRT is a Department of Defense (DoD) military training opportunity, exclusive to the United States and its territories, that delivers joint training opportunities to increase deployment readiness. Simultaneously, IRT provides key services (health care, construction, transportation, and cybersecurity) with lasting benefits for our American communities.

U.S. Army Pfc. Patrick Scully, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, Division Artillery, 1st Armored Division, stands with Maj. Gen. Sean C. Bernabe, commanding general of 1st Armored Division, while making phone call to his father after being recognized as the Iron Soldier during the award ceremony at the conclusion of the Iron Squad Competition at Fort Bliss, Texas, April 22, 2022.The Iron Squad Competition is a four-day event designed to test each squad and individual competitors physical stamina, Warrior Tasks and Battle Drill skills and military knowledge. The winning squad will advance to compete in the III Corps Best Squad Competition later this year at Fort Hood.

A group of U.S. Army Paratroopers, assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division and Warrior Training Center, waits in formation to board the aircraft with their T-11 parachute during Exrcise Falcon Leap on Eindhoven Air Base, Eindhoven, Netherlands., Sep. 13, 2022. More than 1000 Paratroopers from all over the world, 13 different nationalities, multiple airdrops per day, and training with each other equipment for two weeks. this is NATO's largest technical airborne exercise

Spc. Nate MacDonald, a crew chief with the 169th Aviation (MEDEVAC) Regiment and member of the New Hampshire National Guard Volunteer Search and Rescue Team, looks at a map during an annual training event with Fish and Game, State Police and other VSAR teams from throughout NH, at Cannon Mountain, in Franconia, NH, Sept. 10. Photo by Staff Sgt. Courtney Rorick, 114th PAD NCOIC

Spc. Nate MacDonald, a crew chief with the 169th Aviation (MEDEVAC) Regiment and member of the New Hampshire National Guard Volunteer Search and Rescue Team, looks at a map during an annual training event with Fish and Game, State Police and other VSAR teams from throughout NH, at Cannon Mountain, in Franconia, NH, Sept. 10. Photo by Staff Sgt. Courtney Rorick, 114th PAD NCOIC

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. greets U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Christopher R. Norrie, commanding general for the 3rd Infantry Division, on Camp Kosciuszko, Poland, Jan. 20, 2024. Camp Kosciuszko is the site of the U.S. Army Garrison Poland, the Army's home on NATOs eastern flank.

The Joint Base MDL conducted a Postal Warrior Training Mission on 10 August 2022 which was conducted by the 78th Training Division. This training event was on Fort Dix Site IR3C. Multiple Army Reserve Units from the states of New York, Georgia and California were on-site for this training. The U.S. ASA Fort Dix Commander COL Mitchell Wisniewski, Joint Base Commander COL Wes Adams (AF) and the Army Reserve CSM, CSM Andrew Lombardo were in attendance. They all had observed the training from the ground and also in-flight during the soldiers training. The flights were provided by the 773rd Marine Light Attack Helicopter on a UH1 Cobra Helicopter. Postal Warrior is a task-focused exercise for Postal Units to support Postal Operations in a combat area when needed. During this training Units are being prepared for delivering mail during possible small arms or sniper fire from enemy while carrying out their mission. (Images provided by the Fort Dix (TSC) Training Support Center / Dan Amburg /

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Alex Sturm, a platoon sergeant with Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, receives the United States Army Pacific (USAPAC) coin for excellence from Maj. Gen. Reginald G.A. Neal, deputy commanding general, mobilization, and reserve affairs USAPAC, during the closing ceremony of Exercise Cartwheel, Nadi, Fiji, September 23, 2022. Exercise Cartwheel is a multilateral military-to-military training exercise with the United States, Republic of Fiji Military, Australian, New Zealand, and British forces that builds expeditionary readiness and interoperability by increasing the capacity to face a crisis and contingencies by developing and stressing units at the highest training levels.

The Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. addresses Basic Military Training trainees April 9, 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The general spoke about his five life lessons and shared personal stories of success and failures with the more than 3,000 trainees. Brown also met with San Antonio community leaders, military training instructors and participated in the San Antonio Fiesta Flambeau parade.

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Zachary Lockwood, an air traffic controller with the 260th Air Traffic Control Squadron, looks down range while in between stages of fire on a rifle range at Fort Devens, Mass., Sep 11, 2022. Lockwood participated in an intra-squadron weapons qualification course as part of an on-going effort to increase mobility readiness.

220906-N-BR419-1005 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sep. 6, 2022) Service members assigned to the United Nations Security Council Resolutions Enforcement Coordination Cell tour the flight deck of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), Sep. 6. 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.

JBLM, Wash. - Col. Hank Barnes (right), commander of the 189th Infantry Brigade (CATB) greets Brig. Gen. William A. Ryan, the deputy commanding general of I Corps in front of 189th Inf. Bde. headquarters during the general's visit at JBLM, Washington June 22, 2022.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen L. Davis, the Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force, left, listens to U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Tom James, commander of the Joint Task Force-Space Defense at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, Sept. 30, 2022. During the visit, Davis, as well as Lee M. Russ, member of the Senior Executive Service and the executive director for the Office of Special Investigations Office of Special Projects, received a capabilities briefing and a tour of the SMSgt H. Robert Mosley II operations floor.

Paratroopers from across the 82nd Airborne Division participated in the third day of the Divisions Best Squad Competition at Fort Bragg, N.C. on June 9, 2022. Today they participated in the 82nd Airborne Divisions Unbeatable LGOP Range and a mystery physical training event.

Members of the 113th Wing, District of Columbia National Guard said goodbye to loved ones before deploying in support of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), Jan. 17, 2024. The team, comprised of F-16 pilots, crew chiefs, maintenance personnel, logistics, medical and more, continually train throughout the year for tasks such as these.

220830-N-PC620-0006JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. (Aug. 30, 2022) Joint Task Force Civil Support commanding general, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jeffrey P. Van, left, greets Commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, U.S. Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, during a visit to JTF-CS headquarters on Fort Eustis, Virginia, Aug. 30, 2022. Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, JTF-CS conducts CBRN response and all-hazards DSCA operations in support of the lead federal agency in order to save lives, mitigate human suffering, and prevent further injury.

1st Lt. John Christiansen, a platoon leader with B-Battery, 1st Battalion, 145th Field Artillery, Utah National Guard, briefs his Soldiers on enemy activities and operations before starting Situational Training Exercises during Western Strike 22 at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, June 7, 2022. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Utah National Guard, that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a Combat Training Center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality.

Polish Land Forces Maj. Gen. Adam Joks, deputy commanding general for interoperability of V Corps, speaks with U.S. Army Col. John B. Mountford, deputy commanding officer for maneuver of the 1st Infantry Division, during the opening ceremony of the Abrams Tank Training Academy at Biedrusko, Poland, Aug. 10, 2022. The Abrams Tank Training Academy was established to teach Polish tank crewmen on operations, tactics and maintenance of the M1 Abrams tanks, bringing the U.S. and Poland closer as allies.

Paratroopers from across the 82nd Airborne Division participated in the first day of the Divisions Best Squad Competition at Fort Bragg, N.C. on June 7, 2022. Today they conducted an Army Combat Fitness Test, M4 rifle qualification, and ran through several lanes that tested their Army Warrior Tasks.

Florida National Guard (FLNG) Col. Robert Bob” Carruthers (left), FLNG’s director of the joint staff, reviews the plans for a COVID-19 drive-thru test site at the Hard Rock Stadium, March 18, 2020. FLNG leadership is working with local and state agency to open the location within the next few days.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael Loh, director, Air National Guard, presents a coin of excellence to Master Sgt. Ezra Pitzer of the Aircrew Flight Equipment, 168th Operations Support Squadron, 168th Wing, Alaska National Guard, during a unit visit at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, August 9, 2022. Pitzer played a crucial role in fighting the Alaska wildfires, delivering equipment and supplies to fire service workers via personal watercraft, ensuring the safety and wellbeing of those directly engaged in fire suppression of critical assets at Clear Space Force Station.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tyler Neff, left, 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron training validation operations supervisor, briefs U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. John Allen, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center commander, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Feb. 8, 2024. Instructors from the 52nd LRS schoolhouse briefed the AFIMSC team on training innovations and efforts to increase the readiness of the transportation fleet. Air Force

Master Sgt. Emmanuel Reyes-Fernandez watches and assists Chaplain Col. David Stauffer during services at the Vicksburg Reserve Center on 15 October 2022. Photo by Maj. William C. Allred, 412th TEC Public Affairs

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Stephen Dey, acting first sergeant of Viper Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), and Finnish Army 1st Lt. Sami Sailynkangas, executive officer of Combat Support Company, Jaeger Battalion, Jaeger Brigade, discusses plans for the upcoming situational training exercise at Sodankyla, Finland, July 18, 2022. 101st (AASLT) is part of V CorpsAmericas Forward Deployed in Europewhich works alongside regional security partners to provide combat-ready forces, execute joint and multinational training exercises, and retain command and control for the airborne division, and all rotational and assigned units in the European theater. The ability of U.S. Soldiers and systems, and those of other countries like Finland, to work side-by-side is critical to bolstering an extended network of alliances and partnerships capable of decisively meeting the challenges of today and tomorrow.

New York Army National Guard Command Sergeant Major Sean Goodridge, the senior noncommissioned officer assigned to 152nd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, sets up a tent with his Soldiers during a Homeland Response Force validation exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, PA on September 10, 2022. The tent was used as a command post for the senior NCOs and officers of the unit during the exercise. (New York National Guard photo by SSG Matthew Gunther)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Derek France, Third Air Force commander, is briefed on the Ground Surgical Team's mission at Air Base 201, Niger, Aug. 27, 2022. The GST provides on-location surgeries and stabilizes patients so they can be medically evacuated to Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

U.S. Army Soldiers and U.S. Air Force Airmen practice parachute landing procedures at the Airborne Sustainment Training Area, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 14, 2022, during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-2. RF-A provides realistic combat training by integrating joint, coalition and multilateral forces into simulated forward operating bases. The Soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, and the Airmen are assigned to the 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, both at JBER and 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida.

LT. GEN. Carl E. Mundy Jr., commanding general, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic and Europe/II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF), talks Marines waiting to embark aboard Navy ships. Elements of the 2nd Marine Division are leaving the U.S. to participate in Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Air Force survival, evasion, resistance, and escape specialist, answers questions from members of the 15th Airlift Squadron after a SERE demonstration during an Air Force Force Generation certification event at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5th 2022. This AFFORGEN certification event showcased the 15th Airlift Squadrons ability to deploy as a force element of multi-capable Airmen.

Gen. Cristopher Cavoli (right), United States Army Europe and Africa commanding general, and Maj. Gen. James Smith (center), 21st Theater Sustainment Command commanding general, and Col. Douglas LeVien, 21st Theater Sustainment Command deputy commander, talk with a Soldier and his family from the 16th Sustainment Brigade after a coin presentation at Rhine Ordnance Barracks in Kaiserslautern, Germany on April 26, 2022. Gen. Cavoli thanked them for all the hard work and sacrifices they have made during the past few months.

Staff Sgt. Neil Wise, an Observer/Coach/Trainer with the 1/340th Training Support Battalion trains Pvt. Andrew Sladky (right), a military policeman from the 79th Military Police Company on the proper way to search a suspect here in Ft. McCoy, Wisconsin. Soldiers from the 300th Military Police Brigade spent two weeks in Ft. McCoy, Wisconsin participating in Spartan Warrior. Soldiers were able to train on their job specific tasks and Army Warrior tasks.

Brigadier General Denise Donnell, commander of the New York Air National Guard, met with the airmen assigned to the New York Air National Guards 274th Air Support Operations Squadron based in Syracuse, part of the 107th Attack Wing, during a tactical air control party training procedure in Upstate N.Y., Aug. 6, 2022. The training was a part of an operation run by the Air Force Research Lab to test experimental technology and its uses in tactical situations.

Ambassador Herro Mustafa, U.S. Embassy Sofia, discusses the capabilities of the Stryker with U.S. Army 1st Lt. Donovan Mascarenas, assigned to Eagle Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, during the opening day of the HEMUS International Defense Equipment and Services Exhibition at International Fair Plovdiv, Bulgaria, June 1, 2022. The U.S. Armys participation in HEMUS 2022 allows the development of security cooperation and strategic engagement to advance modernization and interoperability with the other U.S. agencies, allies and foreign partners. Bulgaria is a steadfast and gracious host, and the U.S. is honored to continue our long-term cooperation through engagements such as bilateral exchanges to improve partnership.

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., meets with Air Force Recruiting Service Airmen at the Classic Tailgate Party Air Force Recruiting Booth in the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium parking area, Sept. 10, 2022, in Memphis, Tennessee.Brown also met with Airmen from Air Force Recruiting Service, Detachment 1, 345th Recruiting Squadron, 318th Recruiting Squadron, 116th Operation Support Squadron, United States Air Force Academy, 164th Memphis National Guard Air Airlift Wing, 16th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, and 330th Recruiting Squadron. Air Force Recruiting Service, Detachment 1, was established in October 2018 to conceive and implement innovative programs supporting Air Force Total Force recruiting efforts. It is the tactical execution arm of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force's Rated Diversity Improvement initiative. Its mission is to inform, influence, and inspire tomorrow's leaders through innovative outreach opportunities.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Conniff, an avionics mechanic instructor in 1st Battalion, 210th Aviation Regiment, briefs Maj. Gen. Michael McCurry, U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence commander, on how the avionics mechanics maintain and repair systems on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Fort Eustis, Virginia, September 6, 2022.

U.S. Army Soldiers 1st Lt. Brandon Hebert, executive officer, Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Field Artillery Brigade, center, and 1st Sgt. Dustin Elser, B BTRY, 1-94th FAR, 17th FAB, right, have a short meeting on the tarmac before boarding their return flight to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 28, 2022. Bravo Battery was in Guam rehearsing High Mobility Artillery Rocket System vehicle rapid infiltration drills to prepare for contingencies across the Indo-Pacific region.

220711-N-NR343-1136 NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN (July 11, 2022) Cmdr. Scott Whitworth, commanding officer of littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11), discusses the capabilities of the rolling airframe missile launcher with Brigadier General Mathew Reid, commanding general of Naval Amphibious Force, Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Expedition Brigade, during a tour aboard the Sioux City, pierside at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, July 11. Sioux City is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region.

We had a great time supporting the Change of Command Ceremony of the DISA Army Reserve Element. This ceremony was officiated by U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Royce P. Resoso, Deputy Commanding General, 335th Signal Command (Theater) as we fare-welled LTC. Kevin Sturm and welcomed LTC Tomas D. Filipiak.

Soldiers and Airmen under the Patient Care Augmentation Detachment, 4-person carry a wounded practice dummy during exercise Global Medic at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin on Aug. 15, 2022. The Medical Readiness Training Command conducts Global Medic as part of the Army Reserve Medical Command's larger mission to provide trained, equipped and combat ready units and medical personnel to support the total force on the battlefields of today and tomorrow.

Chaplain (Maj.) Desmond Nelson (center), brigade chaplain, 653rd Regional Support Group, leads a morning prayer with three Soldiers following first formation, Sept. 18, brigade headquarters, Mesa, Ariz. The 653rd RSG is a part of the 311th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) headquarters and provides military and logistical support to the Army Reserve.

Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Airmen carry a training transfer July 29, 2022 at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Ground training allows carry teams to run through dignified transfers on multiple types of aircraft.

Soldiers assigned to the 258th Movement Control Team, Division Sustainment Troops Battalion, 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, inspect equipment during the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd ID, Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise April 25-27, 2022, on Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia. The 258th MCT personnel will be helping perform inspections of vehicles and containers in addition to ensuring that documentation is properly prepared for their movement to Camp Atterbury, Indiana, and future deployments.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Patrick Donnelly, Task Force Powderhorn senior leader, addresses Airmen during the TF Powderhorn awards ceremony at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, May 14, 2022. Fifty four Barnestormers were awarded Army Achievement Medals for their outstanding performance during TF Powderhorn, an activation where members supported state medical facilities.

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael R. Weimer visits with Soldiers of Task Force Talon, Guam, Feb. 7, 2023. Talon is comprised of both Active Duty and Guard Soldiers from the 38th Air Defense Artillery and Guam National Guard, respectively, and operates the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system on Guam. National Guard

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jeremy Wheeler, middle, 169th Engineer Battalion commander, Capt. Astin Villarreal, right, outgoing Delta Company 169th EN BN commander, and Capt. Jarred Howell, left, incoming D CO 169th EN BN commander, stand in formation during their change of command at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, July 15, 2022. The 169th EN BN contributes instructors and students to the mission held at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy.

U.S. Soldiers with the 228th Engineer Company, 337th Engineer Battalion, 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, arrive home after a nine-month deployment to the Middle East. They arrived at Harrisburg International Airport and were driven to Fort Indiantown Gap where they were reunited with their loved ones. They were also greeted by senior Pennsylvania National Guard leaders including Maj. Gen. Mark McCormack, commander of the 28th Infantry Division, and Brig. Gen. Laura McHugh, Deputy Adjutant General-Army.

U.S. Soldiers, assigned to Palehorse Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, familiarize themselves with newly received radios, part of the Integrated Tactical Network, during a situational training exercise at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Oct. 13, 2022. 2CR provides the 7th ATC with a lethal and agile force capable of rapid deployment throughout the European theater in order to assure allies, deter adversaries, and when ordered, defend the NATO alliance.

Maj. Dennis LeMaster, U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence (MEDCoE) Commanding General, awards Staff Sgt. Kenneth Cavender, a 68W combat medic assigned to the 32d Medical Brigade, MEDCoE the Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB). Cavender was the honor graduate and top scorer, or Top Doc, of all the awardees, during the MEDCoE EFMB Award Ceremony, at the Joint Base San Antonio- Camp Bullis Parade Field, April 1, 2022.

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Col. Michael Rothstein, 35th Fighter Wing commander, shakes hands with Chief Master Sgt. Andy Kaiser, U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force command chief upon his arrival Mar. 23. Chief Kaiser traveled to Misawa Air Base for a brief base tour to see how the base is supporting Operation Tomodachi.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. X White (left) assigned to the 721st Aerial Port Squadron, briefs U.S. Army Col. Kevin Jackson (center), 19th Battlefield Coordination Detachment commander, and U.S. Air Force Col. Sean Lowe, 603rd Air and Space Operations Center commander, on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 15, 2022. Commanders from the 19th BCD and 603rd AOC visited the unit to recognize Airmen who were critical partners during recent joint operations in support of Ukraine and to learn about Air Mobility Commands en route aerial port capabilities.

U.S. Army Col. Richard J. Ikena Jr., commander of the 1st Infantry Division Artillery, gives a speech about the history of the 1st DIVARTY on its 105th birthday to his Soldiers at Forward Operating Site Adazi, Latvia, May 24, 2022. The 1st Infantry Division is among other units assigned to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces.

Oklahoma National Guard Lt. Col. Tonia Toben relinquishes her command of the 345th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion to Lt. Col. Darrin Fox in a change of command ceremony held at Camp Gruber Training Center, near Braggs, Okla., May 14, 2022. Toben deployed to Iraq in 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as the logistics and forward operating base mayor for two bases in Baghdad, Iraq. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Spc. Caleb Stone.)

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Veronica Williams, 690th Cyberspace Control Squadron commander welcomes the 16th Air Force command team, Sept. 8, 2022 at Port San Antonio, Texas.

From left, U.S. Army Lt. Gen. John S. Kolasheski, V Corps commanding general, and Col. Brian McCarthy, commander of 1st Armored Brigade Combat, 1st Infantry Division, laugh with other senior leaders in attendance after watching a demonstration of U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams tanks during the Abrams Operation Summit at Bucierz Range, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, April 25, 2022. The 1st Infantry Division is among other units assigned to V Corps, America's forward-deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide command-and-control for rotational and set units in the European theater.

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Matthew Haywood, 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron deputy operations flight commander, learns how to properly hold a fire hose during a First Responder Day demonstration at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Nov. 11, 2022. The Company Grade Officer Council got multiple demonstrations from different units around the base throughout the day.

233d Space Group Commander Col Thomas H. McKenna (right) shakes U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General David L. Goldfeins hand after a short discussion while Goldfien visited Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. and toured several static displays while there. The 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard took the opportunity to showcase assets from their various missions to include the F-16C+ Fighting Falcon aircraft, the Mission Vehicle and Communications Vehicle from the 233d Space Group's Mobile Ground System, the 140th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight's Bomb Squad Emergency Response Vehicle and Total Containment Vessel, the 200th Airlift Squadron's C-21 aircraft and the 140th Medical Group's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High Yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package truck with associated equipment.

Maj. Gen. Stanislaw Czosnek, the Division Commander for the 11th Armored Cavalry Division(Left), recognizes Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, for their efforts during Defender Europe 2022, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 26, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters supporting NATO.

Chief Master Sgt Raymond Fitzpatrick, 107 Operations Group, speaks to 107 ATKW members during the 107 Attack Wing's September 11th Remembrance Ceremony, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, Sept. 9, 2022. Fitzpatrick was a member of one of the few air crews authorized to fly immediately after the attack. Air National Guard photo, 1st Lt Jason Carr.

U.S. Marines assigned to of Marine Air Control Squadron (MACS) 4 brief Lt. Gen Masahito Yajima, commanding officer of the Southwestern Air Defense Force (SWADF), right, during a tour of MACS-4, at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 9, 2023. MACG-18 and MACS-4 hosted SWADF leadership to discuss integrated air and missile defense and the multi-mission capabilities of the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar.

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command (left), speaks with 1st Lt. Aaron DeCremer, an air battle manager for the 225th Air Defense Squadron (center), about the responsibilities of the weapons section during a visit to the Western Air Defense Sector operations floor, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Dec. 4, 2022. WADS is an Air National Guard unit assigned the mission of defending Americas skies 24/7/365 as part of Operation Noble Eagle.

Col. John Lubas, the Deputy Commanding Officer of Operation for the 101st Airborne Division Air Assault (Air Assault), speaks to the Soldiers before they board their Plane. Col. Lubas spoke on the importance of discipline and honor for your country to inspire self discipline and integrity before giving the Soldiers their farewell. (U.S. Army Photos and cutline by Spc. John Simpson)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. DA Sims, left, commanding general of 1st Infantry Division, speaks with U.S. Army Col. Richard J. Ikena, commander for 1st Infantry Division Artillery, after the conclusion of Command Sgt. Maj. Rickey G. Jacksons Relinquishment of Responsibility Ceremony at Forward Operating Site Adazi, Latvia, April 27, 2022. The 1st Infantry Division is among other units assigned to V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces.

U.S. Soldiers conduct a medical evacuation training brief during Exercise Combined Resolve 17 (CbR 17) at Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany, May 26, 2022. CbR 17 is a United States Army Europe- Africa directed, 7th Army Training Command executed exercise that takes place at JMRC from May 20 to June 19, 2022. The event is designed to evaluate and assess a unit's ability to conduct operations in a complex, multi-domain simulated battle space. The focus of the rotation is to exercise combined arms operations in a multinational environment.

Paratroopers across the 82nd Airborne Division finish the 12 mile road march, complete a weapons test, and recieve their E3B on Fort Bragg, NC, April 7, 2023. 371 Paratroopers and Soldiers across multiple units and locations successfully completed E3B.

The Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. addresses Basic Military Training trainees April 9, 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The general spoke about his five life lessons and shared personal stories of success and failures with more than 3,000 trainees. Brown also met with San Antonio community leaders, military training instructors and participated in the San Antonio Fiesta Flambeau parade.

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Christopher Leonard, U.S. Air Forces in Europe director of logistics, engineering and force protection, listens to a briefing from Tech. Sgt. Francisco Natalimunera, 86th Materiel Maintenance Squadron armament flight chief, at the Warehouses Service Agency in Sanem, Luxembourg, Feb. 8, 2024. Leonard familiarized himself with the facility to better understand the warehouse and its significance to regional and global posturing and allies. Air Force

Providers assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division discuss and prepare for convoy on Fort Bragg, NC, March 28, 2022. The Field Training Exercise ensures Paratroopers stand ready to fight, win, and meet the 18 hour deployment standard.

General Glen VanHerck, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, center right, speaks with Cmdr. Ryan Heineman, commanding officer of the Virginia-class attack submarine USS John Warner (SSN 785), center left, while touring the boat during a visit to Naval Station Norfolk, Aug. 29, 2022. Sergeant Maj. James Porterfield, NORAD and USNORTHCOM Command Senior Enlisted Leader, joined the commander in learning the capabilities and contributions to the commands mission by the Virginia-class, also known as the VA-class or 774-class, nuclear-powered fast attack submarine.

000509-F-3050V-036. Subject Operation/Series: COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2000 Base: Lager Aulenbach State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: United States European Command

U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Gallagher, 23rd Mission Support Group commander, left, recognizes Staff Sgt. Grace Evenson, 823rd Base Defense Squadron member, for her outstanding service and dedication to the team at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Aug. 10, 2022. Evenson was testing new female body armor usability and comfort during routine and tactical maneuvers.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Jonathan Schaafsma, executive officer, Marine Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 1, is awarded the Meritorious Service Medal at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, April 22, 2022. Schaafsma is retiring after serving 20 years in the Marine Corps.

Maj. Gen. Mark Schindler, Pennsylvania's Adjutant General, greets one of approximately 200 Soldiers with the 252nd Quartermaster Company, 728th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, departed the Commonwealth June 5 to deploy to the Middle East. The 252nd Quartermaster Companys mission includes providing both perishable and semi-perishable general supply, retrograde support, petroleum supply, water supply support and shower and laundry services to supported units. It is based at the Southampton Roads Armory in Philadelphia.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Edwin Pierce, Public Affairs Mass Communication Specialist, mentors Spc. Tippit in recording techniques before a safety award ceremony at Fort Hood, Texas, 11 May, 2022. Public Affairs Mass Communication Specialists provide written, photo and video journalistic coverage for print and online releases, telling the Army story.

Chief Master Sgt. Jerry Ratliff, 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron fire chief, gets promoted during a ceremony at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait. He was promoted by Lt. Col. Sylvester dAgrella, 386th ECES commander, on Sept. 17, 2022. Ratliffs family was able to watch his promotion ceremony via cellphone streaming. Nearly 100 firefighters, friends, fellow chiefs and leaders took part in the ceremony. Ratiff, who is deployed from the 132nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Iowa Air National Guard, joined the top 1-percent of enlisted members upon promoting to his new rank.

U.S. Soldiers with the 228th Engineer Company, 337th Engineer Battalion, 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, arrive home after a nine-month deployment to the Middle East. They arrived at Harrisburg International Airport and were driven to Fort Indiantown Gap where they were reunited with their loved ones. They were also greeted by senior Pennsylvania National Guard leaders including Maj. Gen. Mark McCormack, commander of the 28th Infantry Division, and Brig. Gen. Laura McHugh, Deputy Adjutant General-Army.

Throughout the days and nights of Oct. 24th through Oct. 26th, 2022, four planes full of National Guard Soldiers arrived at Fort Bliss, Texas, after a yearlong deployment overseas. Leadership from Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Florida, shook the hands of more than 1,000 Soldiers to welcome them home upon their arrival. The majority of the Soldiers are from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team headquartered in Boise, Idaho, with components in Montana, Nevada and Oregon. Soldiers from the Florida National Guard joined the deployment as an augmentation. The Soldiers returned home from Southwest Asia in support of Operation Spartan Shield and were part of Task Force Griz, which deployed last November.

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Patrick D. Frank, commanding general of U.S. Army Central (center), concludes his visit with Col. Scott P. Nicholas, commander of 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, "Task Force Mustang" (left), and Command Sgt. Maj. Robert W. Hartzog, command sergeant major of Task Force Mustang (right), at the Udairi Landing Zone in Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Sept. 17, 2022. 36th CAB, mobilized as Task Force Mustang, is deployed in support of the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve mission to advise, assist, and enable partnered forces in the enduring defeat of Daesh, the common Arabic term for IS or ISIS, within designated areas of Iraq and Syria.

A group of U.S. Army Paratroopers, assigned to the Warrior Training Center, help one another rig up into their T-11 parachute during Exrcise Falcon Leap on Eindhoven Air Base, Eindhoven, Netherlands., Sep. 13, 2022. More than 1000 Paratroopers from all over the world, 13 different nationalities, multiple airdrops per day, and training with each other equipment for two weeks. this is NATO's largest technical airborne exercise

Norwegians in the Norwegian Home Guard Rapid Response Force and Home Defense Youth complete M4A1 Rifle live-fire range qualification ranges during the 51st Norwegian Reciprocal Troop Exchange at Camp Ripley Training Center in Little Falls, Minnesota, on February 5th, 2024. The Norwegians previously learned about the weapon system on Camp Ripleys Engagement Skills Trainer ranges before beginning live-fire exercises (Minnesota Army National Guard

U.S. Air Force Col. Jason Chambers, incoming commander of the 449th Air Expeditionary Group, talks with 776th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (EABS) medical personnel during a base tour at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, May 28, 2022. Chabelley Airfield, operated by the 776th EABS, provides intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance for AFRICOM and CENTCOM.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Romel Volveras tosses the old rank of U.S. Army Sgt. Jamil Joe, both assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Infantry Division Artillery, during Joe's promotion ceremony at Forward Operating Site Adazi, Latvia, July 1, 2022. The 1st Infantry Division Artillery is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

Two U.S. Army Soldier, assigned to the 25th Infantry Division, assist an Indonesian Service Members on how to use a SKED litter during Exercise Super Garuda Shield on Dodiklatpur Rindam V, East Java, Indonesia., September 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 combined and joint event, highlighting the 6 participating and 12 observing nations' commitment to partnership and a free and open indo-pacific.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jason Yunker, right, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels quality and compliance section chief, explains his spark tank invention to U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., left, during his visit to Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 11, 2022. Yunkers project, which won first place in the Pacific Air Forces Spark Tank 2022, repurposed pieces of unused equipment to create an additive injector which converts commercial fuel into military-grade fuel acceptable for aircraft.

The Demon Brigade celebrated Chief Warrant Officer 5 Anthony Nwafor's final flight as the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade's Command Chief Warrant Officer. CW5 Anthony Nwafor will relinquish responsibility to CW5 Brad Ash on Feb 6, 2024 in Poland.(

220518-N-AB188-1055NORFOLK, VA. (May 18, 2022) - Chief Master-At-Arms Matthew Fusco, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), encourages Sailors in preparation for a Force Protection drill, May 18, 2022. Bataan is homeported at Naval Station Norfolk.

U.S. Army Soldiers with 416th Civil Affairs Battalion speak to a group of U.S. Marines with 1st Civil Affairs Group, about the events that took place during a simulated patrol during a field exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, May 21, 2022. 1st CAG Marines must receive realistic and challenging civil affairs training in a field environment to maintain unit readiness. One of the prioritized objectives is to have reserve integration with active duty forces to support I Marine Expeditionary Force operations.

Staff Sgt. Garrett Troutt, with General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital, Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo., is pinned with the Expert Fiend Medical Badge at Fort McCoy, Wis., May 13, 2022. Soldiers competed in vigorous physical and mental activities and medical tasks over the two-week Expert Field Medical Badge Competition.

U.S. Army Second Lieutenant, Emmanuel Gonzalo, officer to Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard, rehearses convoy maneuvers as part of the eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise on July 21, 2022, at Ft. Drum, N.Y. More than 2,500 Soldiers are participating in the training event, which enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win.

Major General Charles D. Costanza and Command Sergeant Major Quentin V. Fenderson, command team of 3rd Infantry Division, recently visited U.S. Soldiers of 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. Marne 6/7 took time to visit each Battalion area of operation and talk with the Dogface Soldiers about their mission and accomplishments since arriving in Germany. They also recognized some outstanding Soldiers with 3ID Coins. The 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division is part of the 1st Infantry Division and V Corps, Americas Forward Deployed Corps in Europe which works alongside NATO Allies and regional security partners to provide combat-ready forces, execute joint and multination training exercises, and retain command and control for its rotational and assigned units in the European Theater.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Roberto Alviso, Sgt. Maj. of Marine Air-Ground Task Force 23, addresses Marines with 4th Marine Aircraft Wing at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., on July 21, 2022. Col. Quintin Jones, commanding officer of MAGTF 23, and Sgt. Maj. Alviso visited 4th Marine Aircraft Wing Marines participating in Integrated Training Exercise 4-22 and thanked them for their continued dedication to duty and the Marine Corps Reserve.

U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. Joshua McCullion, U.S. Space Forces Korea inaugural commander, stands at attention while waiting to receive the USSFK guidon during the units activation ceremony at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Dec. 14, 2022. The newly activated USSFK will be tasked with coordinating space operations and services such as missile warning, position navigation and timing, and satellite communications within the region.

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