Military Briefings and Training

Service members engaged in briefings and training exercises, highlighting teamwork and military operations in varied environments.

Col. Andrew Garcia, 15th Maintenance Group Commander, briefs members from the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility during a tour at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 6, 2024. The tour showcased the capabilities of each shop in the maintenance squadron. Air Force

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Marc McLawyer, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron hydraulic technician craftsman, explains the next steps of preparing a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft for takeoff on the flightline, Jan. 18, 2023, at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. Multiple 100th AMXS Airmen, regardless of specialty, are qualified to guide KC-135 aircraft which enhances the readiness of Team Mildenhall during mission critical periods.

Colonel Russ Zajtchuk a surgeon with the 41st Combat Support Hospital, shakes hands with a Honduran soldier after presenting him with a certificate of graduation from medical training course during the Ahuas Tara II (Big Pine) operation. Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA IIBIG PINE Base: Comayagua Country: Honduras (HND)

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 426th Civil Affairs Battalion, 351st Civil Affairs Command, USACAPOC, discuss operational orders and role player scripts during a comprehensive simulated training exercise designed to test civil affairs teams ability to assess a village and engage key leaders August 27, 2022, in Junction City, a part of the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. Role players, dressed in garb and armed with elaborate scripts designed to challenge their peers, moved throughout the large village of Unjen (Junction City) and set up shop in buildings that mimicked an internet cafe, mosque, hotel and school, in order to provide the teams with realistic engagements and unique problems to solve that would mimic a real-world mission.

060414-A-5745M-031. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MTN

GREAT LAKES, Il. (Oct. 31, 2022) Players and staff from the Chicago Bears visited the USS Whitehat on Naval Station Great Lakes for a meet and greet event to sign autographs and take pictures with service-members, staff and their families. Opened in 1911, NSGL is the Navys largest training installation and the home of the Navys only Boot Camp. Located on over 1600 acres overlooking Lake Michigan, the installation includes 1,153 buildings with 39 on the National Register of Historic Places. NSGL supports over 50 tenant commands and elements as well as over 20,000 Sailors, Marines, Soldiers, and DoD civilians who live and work on the installation.

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Patrick Nelligan, command chief warrant officer, U.S. Army Reserve Command, conducts an interview about the importance of realistic multi-domain operations involving cross components of the National Guar, Reserves and active Army, Aug. 13, 2022 during Northern Strike at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center in Grayling, Mich. Northern Strike is designated to challenge over 7,400 service members with multiple forms of training that advances interoperability across multicomponent, multinational and interagency partners.

050112-F-0523M-146. Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

CAPT A.L. Heisig, commanding officer, Naval Ship Repair Facility, gives an interview at the completion of a scheduled routine maintenance period performed on the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19). Base: Naval Repair Facility, Yokosuka Country: Japan (JPN)

Sgt. Maj. Joshua Horsager, 25th Infantry Division, listens to the presentation on July 20 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, during the my squad presentation board for the 2022 U.S. Army Pacific Best Squad Competition. The 2022 U.S. Army Pacific Best Squad Competition consists of multiple 5-Soldier squads from USARPAC units competing for the opportunity to represent USARPAC at the Department of the Armys competition. stations. The non-commissioned officers and junior enlisted will be assessed together in their ability to execute warrior tasks and battle drills, marksmanship and land navigation, and will be challenged to complete a mission as a squad.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District Commander James L. Booth, and 1Lt. John E. Nikas, project engineer and the colonel's aide, observe helicopter flights out of the Lee County Emergency Operations Center. Officials fly out over the devastated areas to make assessments of the damage. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) works in partnership with the local, state,and federal response to Hurricane Ian. More than 800 USACE personnel and contractors are deployed and engaged, coordinating with local, state, and federal partners in the affected areas. Our number one prioritycontinues to be the life, health, and safety of all who are affected by Hurricane Ian.

JOINT EXPEDITIONARY BASE LITTLE CREEK-FORT STORY (Aug. 5, 2022) Military Sealift Command (MSC) Director, Ship Management Thomas Kiss listens to a brief on Joint Logistics Over-The-Shore (J-LOTS) operations at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story Aug. 5. JLOTS is an expeditionary capability utilized by the Department of Defense (DoD) to transport military vehicles and cargo from roll-on/roll-off ships at sea to the shore via an improvised port when traditional infrastructure, such as bare beaches or austere ports, is unavailable. (Photo By Hendrick Dickson/Released).(Photo By Hendrick Dickson/Released).

060131-A-5043I-063. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Honor State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: MND-B

031118-F-5942K-092. Base: Lsa Anaconda State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

Soldiers of the 2-151st Infantry Battalion Liaison Monitoring Teams (LMTs) meet with actors portraying local residents as part of a training exercise during KFOR 31 in Hohenfels Training Area in Germany on Oct. 15, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Anna Pongo, 111th Public Affairs Detachment, Nebraska National Guard)

U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Jason Zander and Petty Officer 2nd Class Gabe White conduct weapons retention and gun manipulation open discussions with Caribbean partner nations during Tradewinds 2022 in Belize City, Belize, on May 10, 2022. Tradewinds 2022 is focused on foreign military interaction, maritime interdiction, ground security, and field training exercises supporting U.S. SOUTHCOM's Campaign Plan.

030308-M-5753Q-012. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT)

A military police Soldier with 16th MP Brigade speaks with school children from the local North Carolina community Sept. 15, 2022, about what it is like to patrol on base at Fort Bragg, N.C. This was part of Fort Braggs Meet Your Army Day that showcased different aspects of Army life to the public.

Soldiers assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade competed in the unit's 2022 Best Warrior Competiton at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April 6-7, 2022. 16th CAB conducted the competition to identify the best Soldier and NCO to represent the unit at the 7th Infantry Division Best Warrior Competition April 20-22, 2022.

U.S. Navy Ensign Spencer Ward, electronic material officer, Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, works with U.S. Marines a part of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) supporting George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Groups Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX). The purpose of COMPTUEX is to assess the units ability to conduct military operations at sea, project power ashore through joint planning and execution of challenging and realistic training scenarios. The 26th MEU focused on naval integration and enhancing proficiency across warfighting domains to remain capable in conducting distributed maritime operations.

Kyle Brislan, 48th Fighter Wing base historian, lectures U.S. Air Force and Royal Air Force personnel about some of the Liberty Wings history at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, May 12, 2022. The day consisted of a historical briefing along with a catered luncheon for cross-service dialogue and discussion.

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin talks to Soldiers assigned to 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) during a visit to Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, July 7, 2022. The delegation traveled to Romania to engage with U.S. forces, gain a better understanding of U.S. strategic efforts in Europe and engage with Soldiers from Wisconsin.

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Alfred K. Flowers, Jr., right, Air Force Medical Service Manpower, Personnel and Resources director, and Chief of the Medical Service Corps, Office of the Air Force Surgeon General, speaks with Col. Derek Salmi, 60th Air Mobility Wing commander, at Travis Air Force Base, California, Oct. 12, 2022. Flowers completed a tour at David Grant USAF Medical Center where he met with Airmen at various clinics and learned about the 60th Medical Groups current operations and capabilities.

051221-A-4952E-002. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Sergeant D. L. Garcia and Corporal J. A. Bivens show a Paraguayan sailor their collection of music. Marines from Small Craft Company, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, demonstrated their capabilities to Paraguayan Marines in the Joint Training exercise Unitas. The exercise was conducted in Asuncion, Paraguay. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS Base: Asuncion Country: Paraguay (PRY)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicholas Spangler, 71st Rescue Generation Squadron dedicated crew chief, and Senior Airman Clark Ivey, 71st RGS assistant dedicated crew chief, await the take-off of the Black Letter flight on July 12, 2022, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The last documented Black Letter flight at Moody was in 2020 by the 41st Helicopter Maintenance Unit.

U.S. Army Pfc. Kenneth Bonn, a combat engineer with the 753rd Engineering Brigade, directs Mary Roler through road closures during Hurricane Ian relief efforts in Sarasota, Fla., Sept. 30, 2022. Army and Air Guard assets were activated in order to serve the community through their time of need. Rescue teams, road clearing services and distribution of resources were some of the duties troops carried out throughout the state. Over 6,000 service members were activated in response to the natural disaster along with both military and civilian support from out of state locations.

030402-M-5834A-078. Base: Naha State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: III MEF

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant John Leger, a radiology technician from the 89th Medical Group, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, prepares to perform a hand ex-ray on a patient at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia. SSGT Leger is a part of the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing that enforces the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

040914-F-5040D-009. Base: Andersen Air Force Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050831-A-2018D-560. Base: Gulfport State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Capt. Omar Cotto, Battery Cmdr. 1-265th Air Defense Artillery (ADA), is coordinating with the Charlotte Sheriff's Department to identify the needs of communities decimated by Hurricane Ian, Oct. 3, 2022. Were covering the gap between the Federal Emergency Management Agency and our resources so they can get supplies right now, said Cotto. Over 6,000 service members were activated in response to the natural disaster along with both military and civilian support from out-of-state locations.

020221-M-5023T-023. Subject Operation/Series: COLD DAWN Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: HQSvcBn

Guam National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Celso Leonan talks to service members about their hard work and dedication as North Carolina National Guard Spc. Gabriel Lucero listens during Cyber Shield 2022. Cyber Shield 2022 is at the Army National Guards Professional Educational Center on Camp Robinson, Arkansas on June 5-17. Cyber Shield 2022 is the DODs largest unclassified inter-agency and joint national level training cyber defense exercise which includes representation from 20 states plus Guam.

030312-M-8337G-040. Base: Iwo Jima Country: Japan (JPN)

220406-N-PC065-1256 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 6, 2022) - Royal Marines 42 Commando officer in charge, right, and U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Ryan Hilgendorf, center, oversee the embarkation of Royal Marines on the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) in support of exercise Northern Viking 2022, April 6, 2022. Arlington with embarked 22nd MEU is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6nd Fleet area of operation. Northern Viking 22 strengthens interoperability and force readiness between the U.S., Iceland and Allied nations, enabling multi-domain command and control of joint and coalition forces in the defense of Iceland the Sea Lines of Communication in the Greenland, Iceland, United Kingdom (GIUK) gap.

041213-M-3658J-002. Base: Camp Taqaddum State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1FSSG

030129-M-5972A-007. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Al Jaber Air Base Country: Kuwait (KWT)

U.S. Army Capt. Christian Enriquez, company commander, 386th Transportation Detachment, 39th Transportation Battalion, left, talks with Slovenian Army Capt. Pertuska Vogelnik, host nation planner, Slovenian Army Force Command, right, prior to a key leader engagement between their two units at the port of Koper Oct. 10 in Koper, Slovenia. U.S. Forces partnership with Slovenia demonstrates the value of infrastructure investments, which benefit the local and national economies, increase U.S. mobility and capability in the region, as well as security and stability in Europe.

221011-N-XU073-1145YOKOSUKA, Japan (Oct. 11, 2022) Capt. Les Sobol, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), converses with Japanese safety representatives during the National Night Out event onboard CFAY. National Night Out is an annual event that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie across thousands of communities in the U.S. and worldwide. For 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of U.S. 7th Fleet's forward deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.

040607-F-2270A-089. Base: Bolling Air Force Base State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: DRU

060924-N-8623S-079. Base: Camp Buehring Country: Kuwait (KWT)

RASEBORG, Finland (May 18, 2022) Capt. Juha Kilpi, commanding officer of Nyland brigade, holds discussions at the Nylands Brigade Headquarters with Col. Robert Hallett, deputy commander of Task Force 61/2, about future integration opportunities between the Finnish Uusimaa Brigade, the Swedish Amphibious Corps, the U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Navy. Raseborg, Finland, May 18, 2022. Task Force 61/2 aligns multiple existing deployed forces under the Naval Amphibious Force commander; deployed amphibious ready groups (ARG), Marine expeditionary units (MEU), and reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance (RXR) forces. Task Force 61/2 is deployed in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., Allied and Partner interests.

030828-M-5578G-010. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Bn, 1ST Marines

220510-N-AH609-1003-GR NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece (May 10, 2022) The Naval Support Activity Souda Bay Safety Office in Crete, Greece, hosted a Summer Safety Stand Down event at the base softball field May 10, 2022. Sailors and Civilian employees participated in the safety stand down by attending multiple resource stations to learn how to stay safe while participating in summertime activities. Naval Support Activity Souda Bay is an operational ashore base that enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to be where they are needed when they are needed to ensure security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility.

U.S. Army ROTC Cadets assigned to the U.S. Army Cadet Command 2nd Brigade accept awards for placing first overall during the Ranger Challenge at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on Oct. 23, 2022.The competition is conducted over two days on a non-tactical course. The mission is to challenge Cadets' mental and physical toughness and to develop leadership while fostering teamwork and esprit-de-corps. Teams participate in nine graded events, each team is awarded points based on how well they perform in each event. The best team in each event is awarded a trophy for being the first, second, and third place teams. The number one team is The Ranger Challenge Winner for that year.

Amanda Clarke and Army Capt. Gavin McCulley participate in the filming of Lifetime Network's "Army Wives," on May 5, 2008, on Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. The cast and crew of the show, which normally films on an inactive military base, spent the day working on an episode for season two. Clarke and McCulley were two of nearly 200 extras.

U.S. Soldiers with the 252nd Quartermaster Company train on the safe operation and maintenance of a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle. The Soldiers are in Fort Hood preparing for a deployment to the Middle East.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Eric Smack, the acting sergeant major of 3rd Landing Support Battalion, gives his remarks during a relief and appointment ceremony on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, June 22, 2022. During the ceremony, Sgt. Maj. Erick Cortes, outgoing sergeant major, introduced the new sergeant major, Sgt. Maj. Eric Smack for 3rd LSB, Combat Logistics Regiment 3. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Forces comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

Maj. Gen. Michael Lutton, 20th Air Force commander, discusses base defense protocol with Col. Steve Bauman, 341st Security Forces Groupcommander, Nov. 14, 2022, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. Lutton visited the base shoot house for a Tactical Response Force team demonstration and a brief on base defense protocol.

Two attendees visit a weapons display at the Arctic Thunder Open on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 30, 2022. This biennial event hosted by JBER is one of the largest in the state and one of the premier aerial demonstrations in the world. The event features multiple performers to include the JBER Joint Forces Demonstration Team, U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team, Pacific Air Forces C-17 Demonstration Team and U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration team.

Senior Airman Caleb Spencer, A-10C Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team engines specialist, performs pre-flight inspections at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, July 14, 2022. The A-10 Demonstration Team performed a capability demonstration of the A-10 Thunderbolt II in front of cadets from the U.S. Air Force Academy as part of a routine practice sortie.

Soldiers of the 2-151st Infantry Battalion Liaison Monitoring Teams (LMTs) meet with actors portraying local residents, as part of a training exercise during KFOR 31, in Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, on Oct. 15, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East.(U.S. Army photos by Sgt. 1st Class Herschel Talley)

US AIr Force MASTER Sergeant Al Guting, Security Forces officer, 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard (CANG), patrols the flight line at Moffett Federal Airfield, California. The 129th is one of only three rescue units in the ANG and is assigned to provide combat rescue and civilian search and rescue while at home station. Base: Moffett Federal Air Field State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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

031211-M-9362G-008. Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 3/7, India 1 plt, 1 squad

The 8th Theater Sustainment Command's Commanding General, Maj. Gen. Jered P. Helwig, hosted Staff Delegates Mr. Tim Nelson, Ms. Alexia Sikora, Rep. Steve Womack, Mr. Ryan Keating, Rep. Tim Ryan, Mr. Andrew Noh, Rep. Marilyn Strickland, Ms. Shiouyu Theresa” Lou, Mr. Semaj Martin-Redd, and Rep. Trent Kelly, on a tour aboard Logistics Support Vessel 4 (LSV4), the LT. Gen William B. Bunker, on August 23, 2022 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii. During the tour, the delegation received a "capabilities, operations, and activities brief" from the 130th Engineer Brigade, and the 7th Engineer Dive Detachment - U.S. Army. Maj. Gen. Helwig discussed Army Watercraft Systems, as well as sustainment operations in support of the Joint Force and throughout the Pacific region.

020829-F-8063B-002. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Members of the African Land Forces Colloquium (ALFC) observed a simulated attack on a town held by North Macedonian Soldiers playing the OpFor during Saber Junction 22 in Hohenfels, Germany, Sep. 15, 2022. ALFC 22 brings together African Land Force Commanders from multiple nations, along with select U.S. Army and Allied and partner army leaders, to 7th Army Training Commands Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas to address land force security challenges and opportunities. Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Armys 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Armys Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas.

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Mark Miller, an ordnance logistics officer assigned to 4th Infantry Division, briefs Mr. Cedric Pelt, a safety manager assigned to Area Support Group Poland, during a joint roadside safety checkpoint inspection at Świętoszów, Poland, March 9, 2023. The Roadside Safety Checkpoint Program supports USAREUR-AF and V Corps efforts to reduce ground vehicle mishaps within the Poland area of responsibility. USAG-Poland provides base support services to tenant and support units that work alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces throughout Europe.

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Green Berets and Soldiers assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) salute fallen Soldiers during the 3rd SFG (A) Rose Laying Ceremony at Fort Bragg, NC, May 25, 2022. Gold star family members, friends and fellow Soldiers gathered today in remembrance of Soldiers who have died while deployed and honored their memory by placing a single rose on top of their memorial stone.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Edward French, assigned to 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), gives advice to Sgt. Quince Lanford at a buddy-team live-fire range at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, June 23, 2022. Combat Camera soldiers regularly train at night to maintain high levels of technical and tactical readiness in order to support missions worldwide.

International press interview U.S. Army Colonel Benjamin Eversen, chief of International Operations Division for U.S. Army Europe, who accompanied the first delivery of 16 pallets containing $1 million in U.S. donated medical supplies, blankets, sleeping bags and bed sheets for the people of the Republic of Georgia. The delivery was a joint service effort between Airmen representing both U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Mobility Command, as well as U.S. Army Europe Soldiers.

A U.S. Air Force Airman speaks with a vendor during the Military Appreciation Picnic at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Nov. 4, 2022. The Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce held the picnic to bring people together and inform service members about local resources available to them in the community.

The outgoing commander of 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, Black Jack, Col. Ian Palmer (right), and incoming commander, Col. Chris Kirkpatrick (left), participate in a change of command ceremony, July 22, 2022, on Cooper Field at Fort Hood, Texas.Palmer, who relinquished his post as brigade commander will remain at Fort Hood and assume the role of III Corps chief of staff.

Lt. Col. Prichard Keely, 4th Fighter Wing, director of plans, programs and exercises, talks with Airmen about scenarios they may encounter during a real-world situation during Exercise Agile Cub 22-2 at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Oct. 26, 2022. Agile Cub 22-2 measures Airmens deployment capabilities and communication strategies in a combat scenario.

A military spouse skims through the clothing rack at the Airmans Attic at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, July 12, 2022. The Airmans Attic is a community-driven quality of life program that provides various free household essentials and donated goods for Airmen and family members when first arriving on station or when they are dealing with financial limitations due to unforeseen circumstances.

From left: U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jaonte Horden, 375th Security Forces Squadron combat arms instructor, and Master Sgt. John Ortiz, 375th Security Forces first sergeant share a laugh in the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance shooting range on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, May 18, 2022. This light hearted moment was prior to a shooting competition between members of Team Scott and first responders from the local community during Police Week, a presidential proclamation brought into effect by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 honoring the contributions of law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty.

Col. Daniel Mollis, 621st Contingency Response Group deputy commander, left, and Col. Travis Edwards, 621st Contingency Response Wing commander, middle, and Colin Touhey, Pvilion founder, right, review the companys products and capabilities, June 22, 2022, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. The 621st Contingency Response Wing partnered with Pvilion to test their new solar-powered technology and generators.

CLINT EASTWOOD and BRADLEY COOPER in AMERICAN SNIPER (2014), directed by CLINT EASTWOOD.

Sid Greenfeig (right), the president of Live Nation Las Vegas, eats lunch with Pvt. Samuel McCurtain, a driver with 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, June 24 during the Distinguished Visitor Immersion Tour at Fort Irwin, Calif. (Photo by Kimberly Hackbarth/ Fort Irwin Public Affairs Office)

Guardians from Space Operations Command and U.S. Space Command pose for portraits wearing the U.S. Space Force rank insignia, June 10, 2022.

Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Jose Peña, left, Sergeant First Class Modesto Cartagena, second left, and CSM Angel Kuiland, right, Veterans of the Korean war during a ceremony being held at the US Army Reserve center in Puerto Nuevo, Puerto Rico, marking the presentation of a plaque honoring the bravery, and sacrifice of all veterans of the Korean War. Much praise was given to members of the fighting 65th Infantry veterans, who were some of the most highly decorated soldiers of the Korean War. Base: Usarc Puerto Nuevo State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MACOMS

Actor Mark Wahlberg signs a autograph for a sailor at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Dec. 19. Wahlberg shook hands and took pictures with service members while thanking them for their service. More than 100 anxious fans waited in line to meet Wahlberg.

U.S. Congressional Delegate Staffer Alex Velez-Green, left, takes a tour of Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Blaz during a visit to Guam, August 12, 2022. MCB Camp Blaz is currently under construction and will allow the Marine Corps to maintain a forward presence in the Indo-Pacific region.

Secretary of the Air Force, Frank Kendall, coins Staff Sgt. Alicia Thomas, 99th Air Base Wing food service shift leader, during SecAFs visit to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 28, 2022. Kendall and his team visited multiple units at Nellis to meet with Airmen and learn more about current operations and concerns. (Senior Airman Zachary Rufus)

U.S. Marine Corps drill instructor Sgt. Sam Plaskon poses for a photo aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., August 18, 2022.Sgt. Plaskon was originally born in Ukraine; He was adopted and brought to the United States at the age of 8 years old.

Ambassador Bushnell, United States Ambassador to Kenya, looks on as a Kenyan Air Force Officer explains how the Kenyan Air Force will operate the air delivery missions once they take over Operation NOBLE RESPONSE '98. (Duplicate image, see also DM-SD-01-06083 or search 980312-M-5083B-003). Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE RESPONSE '98 Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN)

Cpt Bryan Combs, Family Programs Director for the National Guard Bureau, and Scott Callahan, National Youth Symposium attendee, share stories at the National Youth Symposium in Louisville, Ky July 24. Thousands of dollars worth of supplies were donated by business on behalf of Callahan's request in order to provide young Afghan children the tools needed to learn basic English in village schools across the country.

041206-F-4109K-001. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020401-F-3715H-001. Base: Incerlik Air Base Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

031203-A-6634T-004. Base: Fort Gordon State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010726-F-1631A-008. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

Maj. Matthew Clouse, 7th Bomb Wing deputy chaplain assistant, poses for a photo inside the 7th Bomb Wing chapel, Dyess Air Force Base, Jul. 14, 2022. Clouse was inspired to join the military while attending seminary school following the events of Sept. 11, 2001.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Garrett Harper, a Mesa, Arizona native, and assault amphibious vehicle crewman 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion (AABn), 2d Marine Division, Lawrence Harper, a Marine Corps veteran, and Gunnery Sgt. Justin Harper, an intelligence specialist with 2d Marine Division poses for a photo during Gator Week on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 6, 2023. Gator Week is an annual field meet with physical team building events that increase unit cohesion and commemorates 2d AABns history.

Navy Talent Acquisition Group Southwest Executive Officer Cmdr. Keith J. Bushey is strapped into a parachute by a member of the U.S. Navy Parachute Team, Leap Frogs, before jumping out of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter prior to a change of command ceremony. Each member of the official party executed a controlled tandem-jump and landed safely onto Turner Field at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, California May 18, 2022.

U.S. Army Spc. Brian Willard, from the 66th Military Police Company out of Ft. Lewis, Washington, teaches a class on vehicle searches to Afghan National Policemen in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan Feb. 12, 2008.

030402-M-5834A-101. Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: III MEF

010511-F-3329S-511. Subject Operation/Series: COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2001 Base: Lager Aulenbach State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Lauren Barrett Knausenberger, Department of the Air Force chief information officer, greets 8th Communications Squadron leadership at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 27, 2022. As chief information officer for the Department of the Air Force, Knausenberger supports 20,000 cyber operations across the United States Air Force and Space Force with a total portfolio value of $17 billion.

U.S. Air Force Col. George Buch Jr., 386th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, kicks off a coalition barbecue Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, October 21, 2022. Every joint and coalition partner at Ali Al Salem Air Base was invited for an event full of barbecue, games and partnership.

020520-M-0175R-014. Base: Macon State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 24 MEU

Today the 10th Mountain Division honored the Soldiers from Task Force 2-14 by participating in the Mogadishu Mile. The original mile was a route taken by Soldiers from a Blackhawk helicopter crash site to a rally point held by the 10th MTN DIV on National Street during the Battle of Mogadishu on October 4, 1993.

From left, Master Sgt. Brad Staggs, of Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Indiana, Public Affairs, Mike Ochs, Mayor of North Vernon, Indiana, and Lt. Col. Stephen Spencer, commander of Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, walk through the mock chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear contamination training area during Guardian Response 22, May 2, 2022. Guardian Response 22 is a homeland emergency response exercise that provides realistic disaster response training to sharpen the skills and increase the capabilities of the U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers.

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Lawrence Ligor, 51st Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, provides security during the Non-Combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) portion of Osan's Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). Evacuees were transported to the Osan American High School to process through various stations and briefings before being able to evacuate the peninsula. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Army Central welcomed members of the Lebanese Army during a key leader engagement at Patton Hall September 28. During the visit the delegation received a tour of Patton Hall and met with key leaders, discussing partnerships and interoperability.

Sergeant Nolan Svoboda, a paratrooper assigned to the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division 2nd Battalion, 505th Infantry Regiment participates in a television interview during the 2024 NASCAR Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024. The Daytona 500 is a 500-mile-long NASCAR Cup Series motor race held annually and is regarded as the most important and prestigious race on the NASCAR calendar.

We remembered and honored the @10thMTN Soldiers from Task Force 2-14 by participating in the Mogadishu Mile on September 30, 2022. The original mile was a route taken by Soldiers from a Blackhawk helicopter crash site to a rally point held by the 10th Mountain Division on National Street during the Battle of Mogadishu on October 4, 1993.

050114-F-2869F-095. Base: Cut Nyak Dien Airfield State: Meulabah Country: Indonesia (IDN)

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