Military Briefings and Training

Images of military leaders briefing personnel and conducting training exercises with allied forces in various locations.

Deputy Secretary of Defense John P. White chats with LT. COL. James F. Laufenberg and a Korean military policeman while visiting the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Base: Panmunjom State: Demilitarized Zone Country: Korea

A Marine officer gestures to GEN. John M. Shalikashvili, Supreme Allied Commander/Europe, as Adm. Jeremy M. Boorda, commander-in-chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe/Allied Forces, Southern Europe, at Boomer's right, stands by. The dignitaries are on base to observe a special warfare demonstration. Base: Naval Station, Rota Country: Spain (ESP)

US Marine Corps CHIEF Warrant Officer E.R. Sobieranski, a CHIEF Primary Marksmanship Instructor, briefs Distinguished Visitors who taking part in COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96 on the Known Distance Course, the rifle qualification course for recruits at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina. Cooperative Osprey is a United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise that's conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Cooperative Osprey, under the Partnership for Peace program, will provide interoperability training in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations along NATO/IFOR standards, with an emphasis on individual and collective skills. The three NATO .... Complete Scene Caption: US Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer E.R. Sobieranski, a Chief Primary Marksmanship Instructor, briefs Distinguished Visitors who taking part in COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96 on the Known Distance Course, the rifle qualification course for recruits at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parr

030430-D-2987S-114. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

GEN Wesley Clark, Supreme Allied Commander of Europe, visits the Navy and Marine maintainers of the of the EA-6B Prowlers (aircraft not shown), deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy, on May 9, 1999, in support of NATO Operation Allied Force. GEN Wesley Clark, Supreme Allied Commander of Europe, visits the Navy and Marine maintainers of the of the EA-6B Prowlers (aircraft not shown), deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy, on May 9, 1999, in support of NATO Operation Allied Force.

COL Schwartz takes COL Mirus of Special Operations Command, Atlantic and COL Stankovich of the 3rd Special Forces on a tour of the Air Force Special Operations, Atlantic area during the joint service exercise Ocean Venture '92. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '92 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Deputy Secretary of Defense John P. White chats with LT. COL. James F. Laufenberg and a Korean military policeman while visiting the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Base: Panmunjom State: Demilitarized Zone Country: Korea

960611-A-9384H-004. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Ilidza, Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

961223-M-3983O-007. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GEN. Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, speaks with a U.S. Air Force officer while visiting military facilities during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

COL Clifton Bray, American Task Force commander for Joint Task Force Shining Hope, greets Congressman Bill Young, Republican from Florida's 10th District, Apr. 17, 1999, during their tour of the American campsite (not shown) at Rinas Airport, located near Tirana, Albania. This mission is in direct support of Operation Sustain Hope. Subject Operation/Series: SUSTAIN HOPE Base: Rinas State: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB)

960628-F-9184G-001. Base: Dhahran Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

DA-ST-88-06924. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK / BRIGHT STAR Base: Amman Country: Jordan (JOR)

GEN Wesley Clark, Supreme Allied Commander of Europe, visits the Navy and Marine maintainers of the of the EA-6B Prowlers (not shown), deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy, on May 9, 1999, in support of NATO Operation Allied Force. GEN Wesley Clark, Supreme Allied Commander of Europe, visits the Navy and Marine maintainers of the of the EA-6B Prowlers (not shown), deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy, on May 9, 1999, in support of NATO Operation Allied Force.

TECH. SGT. Kevin W. Saunders, Academic Instructor, 737th Training Support Squadron and Medal of Honor recipient, John Levitow, talk to each other after 737th Training Group building dedication to Mr. Levitow. Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GEN. John M. Shalikashvili, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, meets and greets the troops working at Moi International Airport. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN)

GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, talks with MAJ. GEN. Barry McCaffrey, commanding general, 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized), while at the tent city of the XVIII Airborne Corps. Schwarzkopf is visiting Allied units that took part in Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

DM-SD-03-06135. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Foster State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

030203-M-2081S-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Commando Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: Hq Bn, 1ST Marine Division

020416-F-4814D-002. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH 2002 Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: Combined Task Force

DA-ST-87-13006. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '87 Base: Itaewon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DA-SC-89-07292. Country: Unknown

DF-ST-85-04815. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '83 Country: Netherlands / Holland (NLD)

US Army General Dennis J. Reimer, CHIEF of STAFF, US Army, talks to troops of 1-23rd Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington, during his visit to Fort Lewis, Washington. GEN Reimer observed a Platoon Live Fire conducted by 1-23 IN, 3rd Brigade, 2nd ID at a Fort Lewis Training Area. Base: Fort Lewis State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

South Africa's President, Nelson Mandela, talks with other distinguished visitors on the flight line after his arrival. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-SC-88-09387. Base: Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GEN. John M. Shalikashvili, Supreme Allied Commander/Europe, and LT. COL. Berlijn, Dutch operations commander, converse during Shalikashvili's visit to the base during Operation Deny Flight, the enforcement of a United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: Vicenza Air Base Country: Italy (ITA)

GEN. Dennis J. Reimer, US Army CHIEF of STAFF, is interviewed by the base news media. Country: Panama (PAN)

LGEN Daniel Schroeder, U.S. Army, Commander Combined Task Force (CTF) discuss the relief mission with JTF Bravo Commander, COL James R. McDough from the SEATAF Infantry Brigade, Vicenza, Italy at the Kigali Airport. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Kigali Country: Russia (RUS)

030416-F-0365G-003. Country: Unknown

GEN. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, boards the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS MERCY (T-AH-19) to visit the first coalition prisoners of war released by the Iraqi government during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Usns Mercy(T-AH 19)

GEN. John R. Galvin, supreme allied commander, Europe, takes part in the farewell ceremony in honor of the troops of the 1ST Infantry Division. The division is being deactivated in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Goeppingen Country: Deutschland / Germany(DEU)

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Katrina Sector - 26-HK-306-97. Hurricane Katrina

010327-D-2987S-082. State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040606-F-3886C-024. Base: Utah Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA)

DN-ST-85-04094. Subject Operation/Series: INTENSE LOOK Base: USS Shreveport (LPD 12) Country: Gulf Of Suez

United States President William J. Clinton is greeted by US military personnel during his visit to Chejudo. Base: Chejudo Country: South Korea

Colonel Sullivan 512th Airlift Wing Commander, General Ryan Michael E. Ryan, CHIEF of STAFF, Headquarters US Air Force (CSAF), Mrs. Ryan, 21st Air Force Commander Lieutenant General John W. Handy, Director of Mortuary Affairs at Dover Air Force Base Mr. Mike Tocchetti. Mr. Tocchetti gives a briefing of procedures done in the Dover Port Mortuary. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Navy Adm. John C. Aquilino, Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, is greeted at his arrival for a site visit during Shanti Prayas IV at the Birendra Peace Operations Centre on Feb. 25, 2024. During his visit, Adm. Aquilino met with Nepali Army Vice Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ashok Raj Sigdel, Directorate General of Military Training, Maj. Gen. Santosh K. Dhakal, and Director of Peace Operations, Brig. Gen. Prem Bahadur Pun. Shanti Prayas IV is a multinational peacekeeping exercise sponsored by the Nepali Army and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and is the latest in a series of exercises designed to support peacekeeping operations. Marine Corps

US Navy Admiral Leighton Smith, Implementation Forces (IFOR) Commander, listens to a question as he accompanies the honorable William J. Perry (not seen), Secretary of Defense, through Camp McGovern, Bosnia and Herzegovina, as Perry takes a moment to answer some questions from national and international media during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Camp Mcgovern Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

President William Jefferson Clinton (left) is escorted by CINCUSAFE, General Robert Oaks across the flight line upon arrival. A display of Air Force aircraft serves as a backdrop for the event. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

MAJ. GEN. John W. Hendrix, commander, 3d Infantry Division (M), greets the Honorable Benjemino Andreatta, Italian Minister of Defense, upon his arrival for a visit to the 3D Infantry Division (M) and Ft. Stewart. Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

981012-F-0352L-016. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

041224-F-5276B-003. Base: Baghdad State: Baghdad Province Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030402-M-5834A-061. Base: Naha State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: III MEF

030312-M-8337G-033. Base: Iwo Jima Country: Japan (JPN)

040322-M-8683D-007. Base: Golbahar State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

030419-F-2454T-004. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Deputy Secretary of Defense John P. White visits the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). US and Korean military police and others accompany the secretary. Base: Panmunjom State: Demilitarized Zone Country: Korea

U.S. Special Envoy Philip C. Habib meets with French, Italian and U.S. ambassadors to greet the first Marines to land as part of a multinational peacekeeping force. The force was sent here after a confrontation took place between Israeli forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

011014-F-3961R-008. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Uzbekistan (UZB) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Secretary of Defense William Perry receives a security brief at the Joint Security Police Law Enforcement Desk from MAJ. Kevin Kilengenburg, Commander 65th Security Police Squadron. Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT)

A Kuwaiti media representative interviews an officer from the command ship USS LA SALLE (AGF-3), command center for all mine countermeasures units during Operation Desert Storm, is moored at a pier prior to a ceremony marking the re-opening of Ash Shuaybah's port facility. The port is being reopened after a multinational effort to clear the mines laid by Iraqi forces during their occupation of Kuwait. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Ash Shuaybah Country: Kuwait (KWT)

011025-F-7203T-001. Complete Scene Caption: General (GEN), Tommy R. Franks (seated front row second from the left), USA, Commander-in CHIEF, US Central Command shares a laugh with distinguished military visitors from various countries, inside the VIP section during a fire power demonstration at Mubarak Military City in Egypt, during Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01/02. A large picture of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak hangs inside the VIP section. BRIGHT STAR 01/02 is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the forces needed to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and regional partners. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01/02 Base: Mubarak Military City Country: Egypt (EGY)

President William Jefferson Clinton meets with deployed troops in the Life Support area dinning facility while visiting Taszar AB, Hungary in support of Operation Joint Endeavor. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Taszar Country: Hungary (HUN)

030222-F-7875T-010. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

Vice President Richard B. Cheney shakes hands with a service member prior to addressing the audience at Logistics Support Area Anaconda, Iraq, March 18, 2008. Cheney paid a surprise visit to the installation while in the country to meet with top U.S. and Iraqi officials.

In a hangar, at the podium and with other VIPs seated behind him, Secretary of Defense William Perry talks to and answers questions from U.S. military personnel about the June 25 bombing at the Khobar Towers complex. Nineteen U.S. service members were killed and many others were injured in the bombing of the billeting facility in Dhahran. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Dhahran Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

USAF Brigadier General Sullivan (Right), Commander of the 512th Airlift Wing, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, and Colonel S. Taco Gilbert III, Commander of the 436th Airlift Wing, bid farewell to Secratary of Defense William Cohen, on Wednesday, December 15, 1999, after his visit to Dover AFB. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Marine Corps Colonel O'donovan, Joint Task Force Kenya Mission Commander, talks with Hajib Balalab, Mayor of Mombasa, during his visit to the Kenya United States Liaison Office (KUSLO) warehouse, during Operation NOBLE RESPONSE '98, JTF Kenya. (Duplicate image, see also DM-SD-01-06036 or search 980302-M-5083B-002). Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE RESPONSE '98 Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN)

COL. Burton Quist, U.S. Marines, Commander Joint Task Force Provide Promise (JTFPP) (Forward) passes the Unit Colors to COL. Alan Gardner, U.S. Army, incoming Commander JTFPP (Forward), Camp Pleso. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Base: Camp Pleso State: Zagreb Country: Croatia (CRO)

On Inauguration Day an Air Force security policeman stands guard on the side of one of the presidential helicopters (VH-3A). Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Honorable Dr. William Perry, U.S. Secretary of Defense, General John J. Sheehen, Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic, Commander U.S. Atlantic Command, and Lieutenant General Charles E. Wilhelm, Commander, Marine Forces Atlantic, return honors rendered during the pass and review of the closing ceremony of COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96. COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96 is a United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise, that will be conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic, in August 1996 at Camp Lejeune, N.C., COOPERATIVE OSPREY, under the Partnership for Peace Program, will provide interoperability training in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations along NATO/IFOR standards, with an emphasis on .... Complete Scene Caption: The Honorable Dr. William Perry, U.S. Secretary of Defense, General John J. Sheehen, Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic, Commander U.S. Atlantic Command, and Lieutenant General Charles E. Wilhelm, Commander, Marine Forces Atlantic, return honors rendered during the pass and rev

BGEN James L. Vick is greeted by a group of officers as he arrives with the inspector general team for a conventional operational readiness inspection. Base: Loring Air Force Base State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040127-F-0981H-135. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060825-N-9662L-064. Base: Naval Base, Guam State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-86-08937. Base: Hongchon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

030416-M-8658H-056. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Basrah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: I MEF

040307-F-3118K-003. Base: Las Vegas State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LT. GEN. Charles Horner, commanding general, U.S. Central Air Force, chats with the Emir of Bahrain , Shaikh Isa Bin Sulman Al-Khalifa, following his arrival for a visit at the emir's private residence in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Bahrain(BHR)

040405-M-1132B-004. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MCB Camp Lejeune

040811-M-5901F-004. Base: Mcas, New River State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Major General H. Steven Blum, Commanding General, 29th Infantry Division, discusses his concerns for the soldiers that will be deploying to Bosnia through Fort Dix in August 2001. The General spoke to a crowd of 150 advance soldiers that are here to see that all loose ends are tied up before the troops arrive at Fort Dix for processing. Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS AFGHANISTAN TRIP

050103-N-0057P-438. Base: Banda Aceh State: Sumatra Country: Indonesia (IDN)

Adm. Leon A. Edney, commander in chief, U.S. Atlantic Command, is interviewed by a television reporter. Edney is aboard the air station to visit with members of Marine Attack Squadron 311 (VMA-311), which is deploying to Saudi Arabia to support Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

General Whitlow, Joint Task Force Commander, talks with Hajib Balalab, Mayor of Mombasa, left, and Major General Kibawana, Commander Kenya Navy, right, about the United States role in the flood relief during Joint Task Force Kenya, operation Noble Response. (Duplicate image, see also DM-SD-02-04671 or search 980302-M-5083B-001). Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE RESPONSE Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN)

Commandant of the Marine Corps GEN Robert H. Barrow speaks to Marines and sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock USS NASHVILLE (LPD-13). Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

Secretary of the Air Force The Honorable F. Whitten Peters gets a tour of the Fest Tent in the Tendopoli TDY Favilities at Aviano Air Base, from USAF Lieutenant Colonel Schneider, Commander of the Tendopoli Facilities, during his visit to Aviano Air Base, Italy. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

041229-A-4487O-001. Base: Fort Buchanan State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Marine Corps General Whitlow, Joint Task Force Kenya Commander, talks with Hajib Balalab, Mayor of Mombasa, left, and Major General Kibawana, Commander Kenya Navy (right), about the US role in flood relief during Operation NOBLE RESPONSE '98, JTF Kenya. (Duplicate image, see also DM-SD-01-06035 or search 980302-M-5083B-001). Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE RESPONSE '98 Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN)

010608-M-1573L-017. Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Army desert training at Fort Irwin

African Lieutenant General Jackson Munyao, Vice CHIEF of General STAFF, sits with US Marine Corps Colonel O'donovan, Joint Task Force Commander, during a brief of the concept of operations during his visit to the Kenya US Liaison Office (KUSLO) warehouse during Operation NOBLE RESPONSE '98. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE RESPONSE '98 Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN)

040220-A-1526R-086. Base: Puerto Cortes Country: Honduras (HND)

040412-F-9927R-001. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

(from left to right) US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Nathan Castle, US Air Force CHIEF MASTER Sergeant Carey Castle and US Air Force Major (Ret) Allan Castle pause for a picture on the Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, flightline. A1C Castle is an F-16 Crewchief assigned to the 55th Fighter Squadron while his father, CMSGT Castle, is also a F-16 Crewchief assigned to the 20th Logistics Group. MAJ Allan Castle is a former USAF KC-135 Pilot that retired from service in 1971. A1C and CMSGT Castle had the opportunity to launch a jet together as a team while MAJ Castle and other family members looked on. CMSGT Castle retires tomorrow on Friday Feb. 2, 2001. CMSGT Castle is assigned to the .... Complete Scene Caption: (from left to right) US Air Force Airman First Class Nathan Castle, US Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Carey Castle and US Air Force Major (Ret) Allan Castle pause for a picture on the Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, flightline. A1C Castle is an F-16 Crewchief assigne

011121-D-2987S-086. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Army Major General Barry Bates (left) and Kirby Caddell, Caddell Construction Company (right) pose together at the Army & Air Force Exchange Service/Fort Buchanan community center gound breaking ceremony. Base: Fort Buchanan, San Juan State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030119-A-0363C-040. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Russian CHIEF of STAFF and the 1ST Deputy Director to the Russian Commander in CHIEF, (equivalent to USN CNO), Admiral Kasatonov watches as amphibious assault vehicles (AAV's from the USS DUBUQUE (LPD-8) (not shown) come ashore at an isolated beach near Vladivostok for cross training operations between U.S. & Russian AAV battalions. This is part of the combined American-Russian disaster relief exercise. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATION FROM THE SEA Base: Vladivostok State: Siberia Country: Russia (RUS)

Lt. Gen. Charles Horner, commanding general, U.S. Central Air Force, congratulates Maj. Hamad Bin Abdulla Al-Khalifa, Shaikh Isa squadron commander, after awarding him the Legion of Merit for his efforts in support of coalition forces during Operation Desert Storm.

011214-F-4300H-002. Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Colonel O'donovan, Mission Commander, Joint Task Force Kenya, looks on as a Kenyan Air Force AIRMAN explains how they have been palletizing chow for embarkation onto a C-130 Hercules aircraft (not shown) during Joint Task Force Kenya, operation Noble Response. Colonel O'donovan, Mission Commander, Joint Task Force Kenya, looks on as a Kenyan Air Force Airman explains how they have been palletizing chow for embarkation onto a C-130 Hercules aircraft (not shown) during Joint Task Force Kenya, operation Noble Response.

US Air Force Lieutenant General Donald L. Peterson, Deputy CHIEF of STAFF for Personnel, Headquarters, United States Air Force, listens to a question from USAF STAFF Sergeant Dorlinda Barker, a broadcaster from the Armed Forces Network, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom. LGEN Peterson is currently visiting bases around United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) to give his "Spread the Word" briefing talking to the troops about current events in the United States Air Force. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Straight on medium shot of United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Commander-in-CHIEF, US Army GEN Peter Shoomaker, as he gives a speech accepting the Special Operations Memorial from the US Special Operations Memorial Foundation on May 24th, 1999 at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040723-F-1936B-014. Base: Mostar Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Veterans' Employment and Training Service - Assistant Secretary Veterans Employment Meet and Greet

Edward W. Gnehm Jr., U.S. ambassador to Kuwait, military officers and Kuwaiti dignitaries attend an awards ceremony during which GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, is presenting the Legion of Merit to MAJ. GEN. Jaber Al-Khaled Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, commander of Kuwait military forces. The Kuwaiti officer is receiving the award in recognition of his contribution to coalition efforts during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT)

980620-F-3645W-015. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CAPT. Dennis V. McGinn, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61), center, poses for a group photograph with the crew members of a Russian Ka-27 Helix helicopter following its landing aboard the RANGER. The Helix is the first Russian helicopter to land aboard a U.S. carrier. Country: Northern Arabian Sea

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