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Military Briefings and Collaborations

Photos of military personnel engaging in briefings and collaborative meetings, highlighting partnerships and formal military interactions.

Tripler Army Medical Center Command Team and Staff gathered in the Kyser Auditorium to observe the Awards presentation.

Brig. Gen. Mohammad Hiyasat, third from left, commander of the Royal Jordanian Air Force, poses with Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. and other officers after a meeting at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., June 30, 2022. Hiyasat and Brown discussed partnership between their services.

220803-A-YK067-2348 ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Aug. 3, 2022) Leaders from U.S. 5th Fleet, Combined Maritime Forces and the Egyptian Navy meet at the Egyptian Navy headquarters in Alexandria, Egypt, Aug. 3. While in Alexandria, U.S. 5th Fleet and CMF leaders met with Egyptian Navy leaders, reflecting strong ties between the Egyptian Navy and U.S. 5th Fleet.

Members of the Qatar Emiri Corps of Engineers watch U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Nicholas Cap, Air Force Civil Engineer Center project manager/engineer, right, demonstrate digital twin capabilities in the fitness center at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, June 9, 2022. The implementation of this technology supports maintenance and project management.

Maj. Gen. Isaac Johnson, Jr., commanding general, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), and Ambassador David M. Satterfield, director, Rice Universitys Baker Institute for Public Policy, shake hands after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) November 28, 2022. The MOU is aimed at providing additional training opportunities to the U.S. Army Reserves Military Government Specialists (38G).

220607-N-LN285-2029 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (June 7, 2022) -- Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Force Master Chief Jason Avin from Long Island, N.Y. addresses Sailors assigned to Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet during a Battle of Midway recognition ceremony at the USS Parche Submarine Park and Memorial at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, June 7. The Battle of Midway, fought over and near the Midway atoll, approximately 1,500 nautical miles northwest of Hawaii, represents the strategic high water mark and turning point of the Pacific war.

Soldiers with the N.J. Army National Guard teamed up with Soldiers from the U.S. Army Security Force Assistance Brigade to advise and prepare the Albanian Armed Forces for a critical NATO Validation Exercise which took place in Bize, Tirana, Albania on September 15, 2022. The New Jersey National Guard continues an over 20-year state partnership with Albania, while the SFAB Soldiers have been in country since April, embedded with the Albanian Light Infantry Battalion Group.

GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, shakes hands with Brig. GEN. Muhammed Bin Abdullah Al-Attiyah after presenting him with the Legion of Merit for his role in liberating Kuwait from occupying Iraqi forces during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Qatar(QAT)

SINGAPORE - U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Matthew McFarlane, deputy commanding general of U.S. Army Pacific Command, walks alongside senior officers of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) prior to the opening ceremony for Exercise Tiger Balm 2022 here, June 6, 2022. Tiger Balm builds readiness and and demonstrates U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.

United States Army Garrison Yongsan-Casey Command Sgt. Maj. Wayne Butterbrodt, 1-17th Infantry Battalion Command Sgt. Maj. Joshua Weiss, 31 soldiers and KATUSAs participate in the Noncommissioned Officers Corps Induction Ceremony held at the Camp Casey Theatre, March 30, 2023. The inductees were soldiers and KATUSAs from USAG Caseys Headquarters and Headquarters Company, the Charlie Detachment of the 176th Financial Management Support Unit, and the 2nd Battalion2nd Aviation Regiment of the 2nd Infantry Division. The NCO Induction Ceremony celebrates newly promoted soldiers joining the noncommissioned officer corps.

Chief Master Sgt. of the Romanian Air Force Daniel Simpetru, provides a logistics overview brief to NATO Enlisted Senior Advisors at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, on May 10, 2022. The NATO Senior Enlisted Advisors traveled to Romania in order to gain a better understanding of logistics support within the theater and ensure that necessities get to the right place at the right time.

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From left, Australian Army Major General Scott Winter, Commander 1st Division, receives a gift from Lt. Gen. Tadao Maeda, Commanding General, Ground Component Command, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, during Exercise Yama Sakura 83 at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 4, 2022. As a part of U.S. Army Pacific Operation Pathways, Yama Sakura 83 is the largest and most complex U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force bilateral command post Exercise to date.

Gen. Hee Hyun Shin, Commander of Republic of Korea Army 2nd Operations Command, visited the 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade on July 22, 2022 to receive a capabilities brief on the AH-64E v6 and the MQ-1C Gray Eagle. Brig. Gen. Nam Hoon Kim, Deputy Commanding General of Korean Forces in the 2nd Infantry Division ROK/U.S. Combined Division, greets Gen. Shin as he arrives to Desiderio Army Airfield.

STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Mississippi (Nov. 29, 2022) - Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command hosted a visit by the Naval Research Labs (NRL) Research Advisory Council to give their members an understanding of the historic and ongoing direct impact of NRL research on Naval Oceanography operations. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command directs and oversees more than 2,500 globally-distributed military and civilian personnel who collect, process and exploit environmental information to assist Fleet and Joint Commanders in all warfare areas to make better decisions faster than the adversary.On the tour were Capt. Gregory Petrovic, NRL Commanding Officer; Dr. Bruce Danly, NRL Director of Research; Mr. Todd Schafer, NRL Associate Director of Research, Business Operations; Dr. Douglas Todoroff, NRL Associate Director of Research, Ocean and Atmospheric Science and Technology; Dr. Steven Meier, NRL Associate Director of Research, Naval Center for Space Technology; Dr. Peter Matic, NRL As

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From left Col. Marek Gmurski, outgoing commander of Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area (DPTA) watches as Lt. Col. Andrzej Negmanski officially signs a document to receive the command position at DPTA during a change of command ceremony at Bucierz Tactical Assault Course Training Area, Poland, Jan. 25, 2022. The change of command ceremony was held in conjunction with Col. Mareks retirement ceremony after 40 years of service with the Polish Armed Forces. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Tara Fajardo Arteaga)

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Army Brig. Gen. Jason Benson, the Assistant Division Commander - Maneuver of the Minnesota National Guards 34th Red Bull Infantry Division, is promoted during an event at the Minnesota State Capitol on January 13, 2024. The promotion comes as Benson and more than 500 fellow Red Bulls prepare for an upcoming deployment to the Middle-East later this year.We do not promote people to brigadier general because that of which they have already done, said Army Maj. Gen. Charles Kemper, 34th Infantry Division Commander. "We promote them based on the potential they have to lead.

Standing amid United Nation's vehicles are, (2nd from left) LTC Wayne Hopfer, SENIOR Operations Officer, 615th AMCS, Travis AFB, California, (center) COL Michael M. Ferguson, Defense and Army Attache, U.S. Embassy, and (right) U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia Ervin Hicks. They are discussing the airlift of United Nation's Ethiopian troops to Kigali, Rwanda. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Addis Ababa Country: Ethiopia (ETH)

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U.S. Army Maj. Joe Jeppson, Col. Tahar Fouad a doctor with the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces , U.S. Army Col. Marcus Wisner, Moroccan Col. Abderrahmane Jemmouj, Col. Saïd Semlali, pause for a photo after an inspection of the Humanitarian Civic Assistance (HCA) center in Taliouine, Morocco June 21, 2022. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, combined annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal, and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner-nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.

Philippine and U.S. government and military members stand and salute for the Philippine and U.S. national anthems at the beginning of the Balikatan 23 opening ceremony at Camp Aguinaldo, Manila, Philippines, April 11, 2023. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, improve ca-pabilities, and reinforce the shared security relationship built over decades of training and cooper-ation. More than 17,600 troops are participating in Balikatan 23, the 38th iteration of the exercise.

The newly retired Lieutenant General Frank Libutti, Marine Forces Pacific, gives a speech during his change of command ceremony at Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Base: Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vice Adm. Bill Galinis, Commander of Naval Sea Systems Command, visited Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility in May, to assess the commands alignment and progress on implementing the U.S. Navys Naval Sustainment System - Shipyard performance improvement initiatives while conducting a review of shipyard operations in Hawaii. (Official U.S. Navy photo by Marc Ayalin)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Sean M. Castilla, commander of Battlegroup Poland and the commander of the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division (3-1 ABCT), delivers a speech during the Romanian Army contingent Hand Over, Take Over ceremony in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, Oct. 18, 2022. The 3-1 ABCT 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.

Secretary of Defense Richard B. Cheney watches as Command SGT. MAJ. Roberto Rivera passes the command color to GEN. H. Norman Schwarzkopf during the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) change of command ceremony. Marine GEN. Joseph P. Hoar will be relieving Army GEN. H. Norman Schwarzkopf as commander-in-chief, USCENTCOM. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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The Jubilaris, Sergeant-Major Venema, is congratulated by Commander Contco, Colonel Kuil.

Maj. Gen. Antonio V. Munera (left), the commanding general of 20th CBRNE Command, met with Republic of Korea Army Brig. Gen. Chang Ho Kang, the commanding general of the ROK Army Ammunition Command, at the 20th CBRNE Command Headquarters on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. American and South Korean Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians are forging stronger bonds to confront and defeat explosive devices in support of military operations on the Korean Peninsula. U.S. Army photo by Andrew D. Monath.

220912-F-LN908-1505Pointe-Noire, REPUBLIC OF CONGO (Sept. 12, 2022) Capt. Chad Graham, right, commanding officer of the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), exchanges gifts with Armed Forces of the Republic of Congo Gen. Jean Olessongo Ondaye, military and defense zone commander, Sept. 12, 2022. Hershel "Woody" Williams is rotationally deployed to the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

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Major Gen. Todd Wasmund (left), commander of U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa signs the guest book of Ghana Armed Forces Chief of Army Staff Maj. Gen. Thomas Oppong-Peprah Dec. 6, 2022 during a visit to Accra, Ghana. Wasmund and the SETAF-AF command team visited Ghana to discuss mutual land forces cooperation.

Royal Brunei Lt. Col. Aldi bin Haji Hassan, acting deputy joint force commander, speaks during the opening ceremony for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2022 at the Ministry of Defense, Brunei, Oct. 24, 2022. CARAT Brunei 2022 highlights the 28th anniversary of CARAT among allies and partners as a way to demonstrate long-term commitment to strengthening relationships throughout South and Southeast Asia and to highlight U.S. Navy commitment to key Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) partners to reinforce ASEAN centrality.

Planners conduct various site surveys during the Tradewinds 24 main planning conference in Barbados, Jan. 30, 2024. These site surveys are intended to understand the landscape, environment, and terrain in preparation for TW24. Tradewinds is an annual, combined, joint exercise aimed to enhance regional security cooperation and interoperability among participants from over 23 partner nations, primarily from the Caribbean Basin, U.S., Canada, France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

On Thursday, Sept. 1, Hawaii's Lieutenant Governor Josh Green; Gen. Charles Flynn, Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific, Brig. Gen. Edward Bailey, Commanding General, Regional Health Command-Pacific, Col. Bill Soliz, Commanding Officer, Tripler Army Medical Center; and leadership and staff from the Hawaii Market, Tripler Army Medical Center, Naval Health Clinic Hawaii, Desmond T. Doss Health Clinic- Schofield Barracks, and AFMS Hickam 15th Medical Group visited the bone marrow drive at the Navy Exchange. They met with potential bone marrow donors and recipients at the event and showed their support for the cause!

The United States delivers 336,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Tunisia on November 23, 2021.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Guillermo Rosales, commander of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII, sits with Brazilian Navy leadership for a press conference after the opening ceremony of exercise UNITAS LXIII in Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 8, 2022. The opening ceremony recognized the official start of exercise UNITAS LXIII. UNITAS is the world's longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that brings together forces from 19 countries to include Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Namibia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the United States. The exercise focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes Major-Brigadeiro do Ar Edson Fernando da Costa Guimaraes Outgoing Chief of Delegation of Brazil and General de Brigada Giovani Moretto Incoming Chief of Delegation of Brazil to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., July 18, 2022. During the visit, the guest conducted an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus with.

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U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Jacob D. Schwinghammer, commanding officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron reviews scheduled scenarios to Mayor Yoshihiko Fukuda, mayor of Iwakuni City, and members of the Chugoku Shikoku Defense Bureau at the base defense operations center during Exercise Active Shield, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 14, 2022. Exercise Active Shield is a bilateral exercise conducted annually with the Japan Self-Defense Force to better prepare the air stations incident response procedures during base defense operation.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Pakistani Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa Nishan-i-Imtiaz, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington D.C., on July 23, 2019.

US Air Force Col. Kristoff Sills, Hawaii Air National Guard, and Lt. Col. Fajar Catur, TNI, discuss the 2nd round of academic lectures for day 2 of Gema Bhakti, September 10, 2022, Jakarta Indonesia. Gema Bhakti 22 is a USINDOPACOM Joint Exercise Program event, utilizing US Joint forces partnering with TNI Armed Forces working together to increase interoperability and enhance regional stability and security through bilateral and multilateral partnerships.

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240222-N-WM182-1018 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Feb. 22, 2024) Vice Adm. ITO Hiroshi, commandant, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Yokosuka District, talks with Vice Adm. Fred Kacher, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet at the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Yokosuka District office Feb. 22. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Navy

Military and diplomatic leaders from various participating nations attend the opening ceremony of Cutlass Express 2024. Exercises like Cutlass Express foster trust between participating nations by promoting mutual understanding and cooperation. Exercise Cutlass Express (CE) is one of three African regional "Express" series exercises sponsored by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet.While it primarily focuses on counter-piracy and maritime security operations, it also addresses other maritime threats such as smuggling, illegal fishing, and maritime terrorism. Djibouti, being strategically located at the entrance to the Red Sea, often serves as a key hub for this exercise due to its significance in regional maritime security efforts. The exercise typically involves participation from various countries, including those in the region, as well as international partners such as the United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) and other allied

Col. Jay Brooke, Special Operations Command South Deputy commander, speaks during the opening ceremony of Fuerzas Comando 2022 on June 13, 2022, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Honduras hosts the event from June 13-24. Over 110 security forces personnel from 17 countries, including the United States, participated in the challenging contest, promoting military-to-military relationships, increasing training knowledge, and improving regional security. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Lionel Castellano)

Maj. James Lantz, Infrastructure Coordination Element Team, assigned to the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, attached to the 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division ñ Baghdad, speaks to local leaders at the opening of the Doura Refinery Kindergarten School Aug. 24, 2008 in the Rashid District of southern Baghdad. Lantz, a native of Cranford, N.J., and the ICE Team work to synchronize reconstruction efforts and initiatives between coalition forces and Iraqi leaders.

Lt. Col. Klaus Bomgaard of Denmark addresses senior military leaders from NATO and Partner nations during the 7th Army Training Commands (7ATC) annual Conference of European Training Centers (CETC) at the Sennelager Training Area, Germany, June 14, 2022. The 7ATC-hosted CETC provides an opportunity for NATO allies and partner nations from across Europe to build relationships, discuss approaches to multinational training procedures, and ultimately improve training across the joint force in Europe.

U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. Benjamin T. Watson, right, the commanding general of 1st Marine Division, poses for a photo with Youngwan Kim, the consulate general of the Republic of Korea in Los Angeles, during a ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 28, 2022. The ceremony was held to commemorate the 72nd anniversary of the Inchon landing and Operation Chromite.

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

The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Ambassadors Rock Band performs at Club 4of the Regional Logistics Basein Wrocław, Poland, Oct. 12, 2022. The USAFE Band partnered with the U.S. Consulate-Krakow to travel across southern Poland from Oct 11-20, 2022, conducting performances that celebrated the shared spirit of freedom and enduring friendship between the U.S. and Poland. By transcending language and cultural barriers through the universal power of music, military bands promote peace, build relationships, and strengthen unity among people.

From left: Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) Chief Logistician Tim Carpenter, Business Deputy Technical Director Bagrat Minasian, Chief Engineer Arman Hovakemian, Acquisitions Readiness Deputy Cmdr. Michael Risik and Program Executive Officer for Integrated Warfare Systems Rear Adm. Seiko Okano pose for a photo in the lobby of Building 445 after Okano arrived at NSWC PHD for a daylong visit on June 10.

Lt. Gen. Charles A. Horner, commanding general, U.S. Central Air Force, presents Air Vice Marshal Talib Bin Miran Bin Zamam Al-Raeesi with a pistol in recognition of his performance during Operation Desert Storm.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes the Mexican Center for superior naval studies (CESNAV) for a visit to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., April 27, 2022. During the visit the students and distinguished guests were briefed by leadership and received an orientation class by a college faculty member.

Royal Thai Army Lt. Col. Saranyoo Sarachai, right, a doctor with Fort Sunpasitthiprasong Hospital, presents a gift to U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Joseph Fox, center, with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, during a landmine casualty care course graduation at Fort Bhanurangsi, Ratchaburi, Thailand, Feb. 2, 2024. Royal Thai and American Armed Forces work together to train students in treating landmine and blast trauma injuries in order to develop a medical capacity to assist Thailands mission of becoming landmine free. This partnership is aligned with the U.S. Department of Defenses Humanitarian Mine Action program, which assists partnered nations affected by landmines, explosive remnants of war, and the hazardous effects of unexploded ordnance. Marine Corps

Thailand Mine Action Center (TMAC) staff, Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) team members, HMA students, and the Golden West Foundation, pose for a photo during an opening ceremony for the HMA Thailand Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) level 1-2 course at Fort Bhanurangsi, Ratchaburi, Thailand, Jan. 8, 2024. Royal Thai and American Armed Forces work together to train TMAC students in EOD level 1-2 in order to develop an EOD capacity to assist TMACs mission of becoming landmine free. This partnership is aligned with the U.S. Department of Defenses Humanitarian Mine Action Program, which assists partnered nations affected by landmines, explosive remnants of war and the hazardous effects of unexploded ordnance.

190109-N-WY954-0462 NEW DELHI (Jan. 9, 2018) Adm. Phil Davidson, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), answers questions during a panel discussion at the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi, India. The Raisina Dialogue is hosted by the Observer Research Foundation in collaboration with the Government of India, Ministry of External Affairs and is a multilateral conference committed to addressing the most challenging issues facing the global community. This is the fourth Raisina Dialogue and the fourth time the USINDOPACOM commander has participated.

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.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo visits Prince Sultan Air Base and meets with Installation Commander MG Khalad al-Shablan, in Saudi Arabia, on February 20, 2020.

Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, meets with Peter Burke, Irelands Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence, at the headquarters of the Government of Ireland, Dublin, Jan. 16, 2024.

221209-N-IY633-1154 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Dec. 9, 2022) - Vice Adm. YUASA Hideki, Commander in Chief, Self-Defense Fleet, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force speaks during Naval Integration staff talks with leadership and staff from U.S. 7th Fleet, III Marine Expeditionary Force and Japan Self-Defense Forces Dec. 9 onboard Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with 35 maritime nations in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Air Force Gen. James Hecker, U.S. Air Forces Europe and Air Forces Africa commander, and Gen. Jarosław, Commander of Polands Armed Forces General Command, pose for a photo in front of the Łask Air Base Heritage Room at Łask Air Base, Poland, Aug. 5, 2022. During his visit, Gen. Hecker met with Gen. Jarosław, Commander of Polands Armed Forces General Command to discuss the U.S.-Poland Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement.

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Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Major General Robert Flowers, adding his signature at signing ceremony for Memorandum of Understanding establishing the Southeast Tourism Policy Council, a private-public partnership promoting tourism and the enhancement of thevisitor experience on public lands

MUSCAT, Oman (Feb. 9, 2014) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus meets with Omani Chief of Staff of the Sultans Armed Forces Lt. Gen. Ahmed bin Harith Al Nabhini during a visit to the countrys capital. Mabus is in the region to meet with Sailors and Marines, and civilian and military officials, as part of a multi-nation visit to the U.S. Pacific, European, and Central Command areas of responsibility.

General Carsten Breuer, Inspector General of the Bundeswehr, at a press conference on the structural reform of the Bundeswehr in Berlin, 4 April 2024

U.S. Army Col. Christopher Church, commander of U.S. Army Garrison Poland, poses with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. as he signs the visitor book in the Hall Of Honor at Camp Kosciuszko, Poland, Jan. 20, 2024. Camp Kosciuszko is the site of U.S. Army Garrison Poland, the Army's home on NATOs eastern flank.

Disaster response experts from the United States and Bosnia and Herzegovina discuss disaster preparedness during a 3-day workshop in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Jan. 30 - Feb. 2. The U.S. team, comprised of five members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, two members of the Maryland Department of Emergency Management and a member of the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service, provided a holistic overview of disaster response activities within the United States to members of the Bosnia and Herzegovina army and various other civilian ministry officials. The workshop provides an opportunity for everyone to share lessons learned during previous disasters as they prepare for the future events.

Colonel Uwe Alexander Becker Head of the Army Combat Training Centre in the training town of Schnöggersburg Colonel Uwe Alexander Becker Head of the Army Combat Training Centre in the training town of Schnöggersburg

Army Brig. Gen. Jason Benson, the Assistant Division Commander - Maneuver of the Minnesota National Guards 34th Red Bull Infantry Division, is promoted during an event at the Minnesota State Capitol on January 13, 2024. The promotion comes as Benson and more than 500 fellow Red Bulls prepare for an upcoming deployment to the Middle-East later this year.We do not promote people to brigadier general because that of which they have already done, said Army Maj. Gen. Charles Kemper, 34th Infantry Division Commander. "We promote them based on the potential they have to lead.

Philippine Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Raul Caldez, exercise director, gives closing remarks to conclude a successful KAMANDAG 6 at Fort Bonifacio, Philippines, Oct. 14, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

Command Sgt. Maj. Yun-yong Eo, senior enlisted advisor to the Republic of Korea Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Command Sgt. Maj. Jack H. Love, command senior enlisted leader for United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, and U.S. Forces Korea, participate in a forum discussing the roles of each ROK military branch in developing service members and noncommissioned officers. Command senior enlisted leaders with the ROK-US Alliance participated in the 2nd Annual Keystone Seminar, a three-day event meant to bring the senior NCOs together to build sprit de corps and learn about Korean military history.

A Tunisian Air Force airman briefs African Air Chiefs about the TAF education and training opportunities program during a base visit at Sfax Air Base, Tunisia, Feb. 27, 2024. African Air Chiefs toured the base during the African Air Chiefs Symposium to learn about foundational pilot training, fighter pilot training, helicopter pilot training and the noncommissioned officer school. Air Force

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.

Capt. David Adams, Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS), poses for a photo with Shingo Miyamoto, deputy director-general North American Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), at CFAS Oct. 17, 2022. While in Sasebo Miyamoto participated in a two-day educational and cultural exchange program conducted by Department of Defense Education Activity-Pacific and MOFA for American and Japanese students at E.J. King Middle High School Oct. 15/16, 2022, met with CFAS leadership and toured the base and USS Green Bay (LPD 20) to expand his understanding of the U.S. Navys mission in Sasebo. For 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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