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Military Ceremonies and Briefings

Photographs showcasing various military personnel addressing audiences during change of command and assumption ceremonies, highlighting formal uniforms and official venues.

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jose Reyes, the adjutant general of the Puerto Rico National Guard, delivers his remarks during the 156th Wing change of command ceremony at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico, Dec. 10, 2022. The change of command ceremony is a time-honored tradition, symbolizing the transfer of responsibility from one officer to another and this ceremony was held during the December regularly scheduled drill.

U.S. Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Eric Burke, command chief of the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, talks about resiliency during an all hands meeting, Dec. 3, 2022, at Moffett Air National Guard Base near Mountain View, California.

Col. Andrew Campbell, 374th Airlift Wing outgoing commander, delivers a speech during the 374th AW change of command ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 23, 2022. The change of command ceremony formally transferred command of the 374th AW from Campbell to Col. Andrew Roddan.

U.S. Air Force Col. Steven Thomas, 86th Civil Engineer Group incoming commander, gives a speech during the 86 CEG change of command ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 30, 2022. The 86 CEG supports more than 50,000 people throughout the Kaiserslautern Military Community and provides aid to NATO partners, three wings, three combatant commands and two headquarters.

Brig. Gen. Steven Huber, Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix VIII commander, listens to an interpreter with the aid of an ear piece at the Afghan national army 205th Corps Commander's Conference at Camp Hero near Kandahar Airfield in Southern Afhganistan. The Conference was planned and executed by the ANA.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alexandria Peckyno, an intelligence weapons officer with the 33rd Operational Support Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, participates as a panelist during the Air Force Research Laboratory Scholars Program Warrior Panel at the Doolittle Institute, Niceville Florida, June 29, 2022. The AFRL Scholars Program selects undergraduate and graduate-level students to work as interns with U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force scientists and engineers developing cutting-edge military technology.

Col. Rick Weaver, command of Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, speaks to the audience during the annual Mississippi National Guard Retiree Day at the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Nov. 9, 2022. Retiree Day is held to honor and celebrate the service and sacrifice of retired Mississippi service members and their families.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman John Gebremariam, a services Airman with the 118th Force Support Squadron, Tennessee Air National Guard, poses for a photo at Berry Field Air National Guard Base, Nashville, Tennessee. Gebremariam, a former refugee from Eritrea, gained his U.S. citizenship through the Air Guard.

Activities at the National Park Service Superintendents Summit, Cliff Lodge and environs, Snowbird, Utah, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, and Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. among the officials on hand

Lt. Col. Brandon Nauta, 65th Aggressor Squadron commander, speaks at the activation ceremony of the 65 AGRS at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, June 9, 2022. The 65 AGRS mission is to know, teach and replicate fifth-generation air adversaries to enhance training for U.S. and allied warfighters.

221020-N-AS200-0109 PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Oct. 20, 2022) - Capt. Jason Kranz, chief staff officer, Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC), delivers remarks during an award ceremony for the Port Hueneme Navy Exchange (NEX) which won the 2021 Bingham Award, by the Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM). NBVC is a strategically located Naval installation composed of three operating facilities: Point Mugu, Port Hueneme and San Nicolas Island. NBVC is the home of the Pacific Seabees, West Coast E-2D Hawkeyes, 3 warfare centers and 80 tenants.

FORT SAM HOUSTON, TX -- Col. Deydre S. Teyhen was promoted to Brigadier General July 8, 2022 at a ceremony on Joint Base San Antonio by Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle, U.S. Army Surgeon General and Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command.

U.S. Air Force Col. Kevin Jamieson, commander of the 3rd Wing, shares the 3rd Wings mission during his second all-call on Joint Base Elmendorf-RIchardson, Alaska, Nov. 1, 2022. The mission of the 3rd Wing is to support and defend U.S. interests in the Asia Pacific region and around the world by providing units who are ready for worldwide air power projection and a base that is capable of meeting United States Pacific Command's theater staging and throughput requirements. The whole goal here is to deter, to show our strength to make sure our adversaries know that we have the ability to counter them.

U.S. Army Reserve Capt. David Davis, a chaplain with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 492nd Civil Affairs Battalion, gives an invocation prior to the prior to the Marche Internationale de Diekirch (MID) event in Buckeye, Arizona on September 18, 2022. The 492nd CAB conducted the MID event in order to build camaraderie and foster unit cohesion, and incentivizing completion with the MID award.

PEARL HARBOR (November 22, 2022) Rear Adm. Blake Converse speaks to Sailors during a holiday safety stand-down. Safety is a focal point in Adm. Sam Paparos fleet orders to all Sailors and units within the U.S. Pacific Fleet.

220526-N-GC965-0028 SAN DIEGO (May 26, 2022) Rear Adm. Douglas Small, Commander, Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) discusses Strategic Vector mission during an all-hands held at NAVWAR's Old Town Complex. NAVWARs strategic vector is to identify, develop, deliver, and sustain information warfighting and enterprise capabilities and services to enable Naval, Joint, national, and coalition operations in warfighting domains from Seabed to Space.

Command Sgt. Maj. Raquel DiDomenico, garrison command sergeant major, and other Fort McCoy community leaders participate in a proclamation signing ceremony April 5, 2022, declaring April as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month at McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. The installation held the special proclamation signing ceremony at the center that was organized by the Fort McCoy Army Community Service office and the Fort McCoy Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention program office. Fort McCoy Garrison Commander Col. Michael Poss; DiDomenico, and other unit leaders were on hand for the presentation.

Capt. Steve Aboona, commanding officer of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command, Bethesda, speaks during an awards ceremony in Memorial Auditorium at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Aboona presented 40 individual awards during the award ceremony which recognized various achievements of Sailors assigned to the command.

U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa Commanding General Maj. Gen. Todd R. Wasmund speaks during the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at Camp Darby, Italy, Dec. 2, 2022.

U.S. Army General Richard Clarke, commander, United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) meets with U.S. Army General Paul Funk, commander, Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) during the wheelchair rugby bronze medal match at the DoD Warrior Games on Aug. 23, 2022 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida. General Clarke is making his last visit as SOCOM commander to the DoD Warrior Games to show his support for Team SOCOM and all participants in the games before he relinquishes command on Aug. 30, 2022. (Photo by U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Eric L. Alabiso II)

DF-ST-89-09058. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Comedian, actor, activist, John Stewart, host of the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games, delivers remarks during opening ceremonies at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida, Aug. 19, 2022. Hosted by the U.S. Army, service members and veterans from across the DoD compete in adaptive sports alongside armed forces competitors from Canada and Ukraine.

Maj. Oasis Garcia is a Civil Affairs Officer with 448th Civil Affairs Battalion at JBLM (Masters degree in public administration from Harvard). “Its a honor to have a reliant partner in Japan conducting this real world exercise. Civil Affairs is the crossroads between military and civilian populace. Working alongside my counterpart and the shared knowledge is truly wonderful and strengthens the bonds between our two nations.”

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