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Military Ceremonies and Engagements

Capturing various military ceremonies, meetings, and events, highlighting interactions between military personnel and officials.

Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth and U.S. Army Gen. Darryl Williams, Commander, U.S. Army Europe and Africa, walk down the red carpet on their way into the U.S. Army Europe and Africa Headquarters building Sept. 20, 2022, on Clay Kaserne in Wiesbaden, Hessen, DE. U.S. Army Europe and Africa Headquarters is the first stop on a tour that includes several countries across the European theater.

Lieutenant General Leon Laporte III Corps and Fort Hood Commander, and the Honorable Mahlon Apgar, IV, talk to press about the Residential Communities Initiative (RCI) Partnership Declaration following the official signing ceremony. The landmark ceremony appropriately took place under a large Texas live oak in front of residential housing Building 5721-2, Fort Hood, Texas on 8 August 2000. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., the U.S. Marine Corp's oldest post and a National Historic Landmark

Tour of the Naval vessel, USS Normandy, by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides during the Secretary's visit to Virginia

New Jersey Army National Guard State Command Sgt. Maj. Mark Leonard, welcomes The Honorable Philip D. Murphy, Governor of NJ to the 44th IBCTs farewell ceremony at the Cure Insurance Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, Jan. 14, 2024. More than 1,500 NJARNG Soldiers will deploy in support of U.S. Central Commands Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve. CJTF-OIR advises, assists, and enables partnered forces until they can independently defeat Islamic State of Iraq and Syria - ISIS - in designated areas of Iraq and Syria, in order to set conditions for long-term security cooperation frameworks. It is the largest deployment of New Jersey Army National Guard Soldiers since 2008.

020116-A-2682N-007. Base: Fort Mcpherson State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

Public officials, members of the the Alabama National Guard, and others attend a, aircraft arrival ceremony where the 187th Fighter Wing unveiled the new Alabama Air National Guards F-35 Lightning II fighter jet at Montgomery, Ala., February 9, 2024. Key leaders spoke about the heritage of the Red Tails and the importance of being a ready force. Air Force

030402-M-5865P-006. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010605-A-9369L-005. Base: Camp Bondsteel (CBS) State: Kosovo Country: Serbia (SER)

031211-M-9019H-001. Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN)

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks speaks at the National Capital Region ROTC Detachment commencement at Fort Myer, Virginia, May 20, 2022. The class of 2022 had 87 cadets with 14 of them commissioning as Distinguished Military Graduates, the top 20% of cadets in the nation.

040225-F-3859M-006. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Paul C. Merida, left, commanding officer of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), speaks with Ladislav Babcan, U.S. ambassador to Slovakia, during a key leader engagement aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in Riga, Latvia, Sept. 7, 2022. The engagement included representatives Canada, Czech Republic, Georgia, Greece, Hungry, Latvia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Ukraine, and the United States. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

040127-F-1646R-083. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Natasha Franceschi, charge d'affaires of the U.S. Embassy, Tunisia, receives a tour and briefings by U.S. and Tunisian senior military officials before a joint combined arms live-fire exercise during African Lion 22 at the Ben Ghilouf Training Area, June 26, 2022. African Lion 2022 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, 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 to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.

030416-M-9902V-146. Base: Camp Schwab Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: HQMC

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U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Darius Banaji, deputy director for operations for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), right, welcomes Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, left, during a tour at the DPAA Headquarters on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 18, 2022. Del Toro received a tour from DPAA leadership to highlight the many roles and responsibilities the agency serves. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken tours evacuation operations at Ramstein Air Base in Germany on September 8, 2021.

220727-A-KS490-1059 BEIRUT, Lebanon (July 27, 2022) U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Trent Moon, commanding officer of fast response cutter USCGC John Scheuerman (WPC 1146), greets U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy C. Shea while pierside in Beirut, Lebanon, July 27. John Scheuerman is one of the newest additions to a slate of Coast Guard ships supporting U.S. 5th Fleet.

Members of the U.S. Congress speak with Finnish soldiers assigned to the Guard Jaeger Regiment, following a multinational training at Santahamina, Finland, June 30, 2022. The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division and the Guard Jaeger Regiment of the Finnish army trained in Finland to strengthen relations and help build interoperability between the two nations.

040127-F-1646R-053. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

NAS Lemoore commanding officer CAPT Douglas M. Peterson hosted the California Governor's Military Council on May, 4, 2022, and highlighted all the great things that are being done on base.

DF-SC-85-11582. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Col. Ray Graham, commander of U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden, Germany, salutes during the playing of the national anthem for ceremonies marking the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift. Graham, wearing a 1940s-era Army uniform, shared the stage with the city of Wiesbaden's Lord Mayor Helmet Mueller during a flightline observance June 26, 2008, on Wiesbaden Army Airfield.

U.S Army Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Randy A. George hosts the promotion ceremony for Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2, Maj. Gen. Anthony R. Hale, in the Patriot Room at the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, Jan. 03, 2024. Hale is promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the U.S. Air Force's Ramstein Air Base, Ramstein, Germany

Mr. John Keast, minority staff director, senate armed forces committee, speaks to Aviation Maintenance Administrationman 3rd Class Montavious Brown, from Southaven, Mississippi, during a meet and greet on the flight deck of the US Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), while in-port Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Feb. 16. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

Natasha Franceschi, charge d'affaires of the U.S. Embassy, Tunisia, receives a tour and briefings by U.S. and Tunisian senior military officials before a joint combined arms live-fire exercise during African Lion 22 at the Ben Ghilouf Training Area, June 26, 2022. African Lion 2022 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, 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 to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in a meet and greet with U.S. Mission Afghanistan personnel in Kabul, Afghanistan on April 15, 2021.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is greeted by Colombian military officials in Bogot�, Colombia, on June 9, 2010.

(From left to right) Dr. Sheila Peel, Diagnostics and Countermeasures Branch (DCB), Director at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), Rear Adm. Brandon L. Taylor, Defense Health Agency, Public Health Director, Col. Kirsten Smith, Center for Enabling Capabilities, associate director, Capt Samuel Emmerich, Veterinary Public Health officer, Dr. Nelson Michael, Center for Infectious Disease Researcher, director, Col. Chad Koenig, WRAIR commander, all visit the DCB lab, August 8th, 2022. Dr. Peel discussed the DCB capabilities during an immersion brief with Taylor.

030430-F-7203T-008. Base: Baghdad International Airport State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

051010-N-9274T-015. Base: Naval Air Station, New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030426-M-1132B-041. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MCB Camp Lejeune

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, left, walks with U.S. Air Force Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command, on the flight line at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Sept. 23, 2022. ACC organizes, trains and equips Airmen to control the air, space and cyberspace and is responsible for providing the combat power and the support that ensures mission success for America's warfighting commands.

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U.S. Rep. Jerry L. Carl, Alabama 1st Congressional District, stands with Maj. Gen. Michael C. McCurry, U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Novosel commander, following a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter aerial tour of Fort Novosel Jan. 4, 2024.

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus speaks with U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 1, 2010.

061218-A-3155B-006. Base: Mosul State: Ninawa Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060209-N-0696M-028. Base: Unknown

U.S. Army Col. John B. Mountford, Deputy Commanding Officer - Maneuver for 1st Infantry Division, salutes President Gitanas Nausėda of Lithuania, during Defender Europe 2022 at Kaunas, Lithuania, May 27, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters supporting NATO.

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Lisa J. Hou, the Adjutant General of New Jersey, and New Jersey Gov. Philip D. Murphy attend the 2022 New Jersey National Guard Military Review in Seagirt, New Jersey, Oct. 16, 2022. New Jersey National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are reviewed annually by New Jerseys governor in this 130-year-old event.

040521-F-6701P-006. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN) Scene Major Command Shown: Special Operations Command Europ

Lt. Col. Perry Sarver (right), Commandant of the Patriot Academy, located at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Butlerville, shows Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, along with Indiana National Guard Adjutant Gen. R. Martin Umbarger, the Academy facilities still under reconstruction. Daniels was at Muscatatuck to check on progress of the facility and to speak to local civic leaders.

The Minnesota National Guard conducted a swearing-in ceremony on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol for Rabbi Kamil, the first Rabbi ever to join the ranks of the organization.I have always wanted to join the military, remarked Rabbi Frederick Kamil. To serve those who serve, thats how I want to be a Rabbi.The Minnesota National Guard places a high value on the rights of our personnel to exercise their rights to religious freedom, said Army Colonel Buddy Winn, the Minnesota National Guards State Chaplain. Our unit ministry teams strive to provide timely and effective religious support to all our service members, regardless of faith tradition or affiliation. Adding Rabbi Kamil to the chaplaincy helps us to reach an even more diverse audience, which enhances the spiritual resilience of the force.The Minnesota National Guard has just under thirty chaplains in the state, representing more than 20 denominations. One of the Guards priorities is people, and diversity in the chaplains

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with military delegation

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John V. Meyer III, Commanding General of the 1st Infantry Division, gives a speech during the Charles Shay memorial ceremony at Omaha Beach, France, June 4, 2022. This ceremony recognizes Charles Norman Shay, a Native American of the Penobscot Tribe and combat medic, who earned the Silver Star for his heroism on June 6, 1944.

Iraq Defense Minister Abdul Qadir presents a gift to U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus during a farewell ceremony in Baghdad, Sept. 15, 2008. Petraeus, the outgoing commanding general will turn over command of Multi-National Forces - Iraq to Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno Sept. 16. Petraeus has served in three command positions in Iraq since 2003. He will now take command of U.S. Central Command.

Vice President of the United States Kamala D. Harris prepares to board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sep. 26, 2022. Vice President Harris will join other dignitaries and world leaders to pay tribute to the life and memory of former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during his state funeral.

Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III, right, speaks to some of the air facility's officers and enlisted men during a stopover at the base. Base: US Naval Air Facility, Lajes Country: Azores(AZR)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. James W. Bierman, left, commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force, Rahm Emanuel, center, the U.S. ambassador to Japan, and Maj. Gen. Stephen E. Liszewski, right, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, speak during the Camp Hansen Farmers Market on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 30, 2022. The Farmers Market was established to provide locally sourced produce to U.S. service members and their families. Events such as the Farmers Market strengthens local community relations by supporting local farmers and businesses.

Edward Gnehm, center, U.S. ambassador to Kuwait, speaks to soldiers and reporters at the embassy following the retreat of Iraqi forces from Kuwait as a result of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Kuwait City Country: Kuwait (KWT)

041224-F-5586B-060. Base: Mosul State: Ninawa Country: Iraq (IRQ)

020610-N-4374S-031. Base: Naval Support Activity, Bahrain State: Al Manamah Country: Bahrain (BHR)

041110-F-2326B-050. Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Tour of the Naval vessel, USS Normandy, by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides during the Secretary's visit to Virginia

Tim Woodall, the joint spectrum manager for the Joint Frequency Management Office, briefs Royal Canadian Air Force personnel on communications equipment at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 28, 2022. Each year, leadership hosts an annual staff exchange between ALCOM and JTFN to enhance collaboration and better address the growing safety, security, and defense operations challenges within the North American Arctic.

U.S. President Joseph R. Biden Jr. addresses Marines and families from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, and Marine Corps Air Stations (MCAS) Cherry Point and New River during a Friendsgiving at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, Nov. 21, 2022. The visit was part of the ongoing White House initiative Joining Forces to support military families, which includes those of veterans, and caregivers and survivors.

Ambassador John Mark Pommersheim, the U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Tajikistan, poses with nation leads for Regional Cooperation 22 Aug. 10, 2022, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Regional Cooperation 22 is an annual, multi-national U.S. Central Command sponsored command post exercise conducted by U.S. National Guard units in partnership with Central and South Asia nations.

040409-F-6318N-003. Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Rahm Emanuel, left, U.S. Ambassador to Japan, laughs with U.S. Navy Sailors during the ambassadors visit at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 22, 2022. Service members were able to share their personal stories with the Ambassador, who expressed his gratitude for the sacrifices they make daily.

Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius, SPD, bids farewell to the 20 or so soldiers of the Lithuanian brigade's preliminary command at BER Airport. By the fourth quarter of 2024, the pre-commando is to grow to a deployment team of around 150 members of the German Armed Forces. The army brigade will be reorganised in Lithuania with the name Panzerbrigade 45. After the brigade is officially commissioned in 2025, the other forces are to be deployed starting in 2025. The Lithuanian brigade should be operational by the end of 2027. Berlin, 08.04.2024

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Francis Evon, left, the Connecticut Adjutant General, visits U.S. Department of State Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Eric Geelan, center, and U.S. Department of State Chargé d'Affaires Karl Rios, right, inside the Chief of Missions Residence, Montevideo, Uruguay, August 8, 2022. The Connecticut National Guard team also met with political, economic, consular and regional security representatives during their country team meeting.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yorktown, Virginia to deliver the keynote address at the 225th anniversary celebration of the Battle of Yorktown. Among other dignitaries on hand for the commemorative events were Virginia Senators John Warner and George Allen, former U.S. Army Secretary John Marsh, French Ambassador to the U.S. Jean-David Levitte, and French Defense Minister Michelle Alliot-Marie.

New York Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Ben Hinderman, a 105th Airlift Wing guardsman of Swedish descent, poses in front of a C-17 Globemaster III with Swedish defense delegates at Stewart Air National Guard Base, New York, Feb. 7, 2024. The NYNG hosted a Swedish defense delegation in various parts of New York to introduce them to the many capabilities of the National Guard and deepen bilateral ties between the National Guard and Sweden. Air National Guard

060822-N-3642E-007. Base: Naval Station, Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220714-N-PC065-1136 RIJEKA, Croatia (July 14, 2022) - Croatian Navy Adm. Robert Hranj, left, chief of defense of the Republic of Croatia, and Mr. Mark Fleming, charge d affairs of the Embassy of the United States, tour the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) while the ship conducts mid-deployment voyage repairs in Rijeka, Croatia, July 14, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro greets Sailors and Marines during a tour at the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 18, 2022. Del Toro received a tour from DPAA leadership to highlight the many roles and responsibilities the agency serves. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

010605-D-9880W-330. Base: Mijak State: Kosovo Country: Republic Of Serbia

Commanders and honorary commanders from the 340th Flying Training Group pose for a group photo, Dec. 12, 2022, inside Building 100, a historic landmark on Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The honorary commander program establishes and maintains personal relationships with local civic leaders, and aids in increasing public awareness of the missions, policies, and programs of the Department of Defense and United States Air Force.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership welcomed Mr. Kevin J. Bostick,U.S. Southern Command Exercises and Coalition Affairs Directorate Director for a visit to the IADC Campus on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Feb. 8, 2023. The Joint Staff's J7/9 Exercises and Coalition Affairs directorate utilizes partnerships across society, including exercises, civil affairs operations and humanitarian assistance activities, to improve the capacity of both USSOUTHCOM and partner nations to quickly respond to emergencies and neutralize threat networks. The J7/9 strives to develop a highly trained workforce that is focused on creative and cooperative solutions. As a result, the J7/9 strengthens partnerships between the U.S. government, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, businesses, academia and all elements of civil society. During the visit, Mr. Bostickconducted an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of th

Deputy Secretary of State Antony "Tony" Blinken receives a briefing from Col. James Minnich, Secretary of the United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission, during his tour of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on October 6, 2015.

011009-F-3354H-006. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Harrisburg International Airport State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

GEN. Alfred M. Gray, commandant of the Marine Corps, prepares to cut a ribbon during a Morales, Welfare and Recreation Division ceremony. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jeramie Brown 99th Air Base Wing public affairs shakes hand with professional bull riders at the Professional Bull Riding Finals at the Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas Oct. 22, 2010. Nellis Air Force Base Airmen were honored for their service to the country during Air Force night at the PBR Finals .

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeiers talks with a 3rd Infantry Division, 1st Armor Brigade soldier, July 13, 2022, during a visit to 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area. Steinmeier visited to thank U.S. troops for their contributions to the freedom and security of Germany and its NATO allies in Europe; he also paid tribute to the importance of the transatlantic partnership between the U.S. and Germany. (Army photo by Sgt. Spencer Rhodes, 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team)

Michigan Senator Deborah Stabenow is greeted by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul D. Rogers, adjutant general of the Michigan National Guard, while visiting Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, part of the National All-Domain Warfighting Center in Northern Michigan during exercise Northern Agility 22-2/Northern Strike 22, Aug. 11, 2022. Northern Strike is a multi-component, multinational exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability with allied forces to fight and win. Northern Strike 22-2, Michigans largest and longest exercise designed to validate readiness of the joint reserve force at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center.

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

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Christopher McGuire, incomming Comanding Officer of Weapons and Field Training Battalion, sits beside his wife, Mrs. Marlena McGuire during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 28, 2023. Col. Jackson relinquised command to Col. Christopher McGuire, who took charge as the Commanding Officer of Weapons and Field Training Battalion, Marine Recruit Depot, San Diego.

First Lady, Mrs. Laura Bush, with an F-15 Eagle as a background, is interviewed by Technical Sergeant Bobby Herron, Air Force Broadcasting Service, Aviano Air Base, Italy. On her first European visit, the First Lady of the United States visited the base to promote the Troops to Teachers program. Mrs. Laura Bush spoke to more than 500 people in Hangar One about the rewards of teaching America's children and the need for qualified teachers nationwide. Currently 4,000 former military members have become teachers through the Troops to Teachers Program. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Mary Ferdon, Mayor, City of Columbus, Indiana, talks with Advisors and roleplayers during a distinguished visitor (DV) review of the Security Force Assistance Commands validation exercise, Operation Combined Victory, on Camp Atterbury, Indiana, Feb. 9, 2024. During a day-long observation of Operation Combined Victory, DVs are granted the opportunity to directly observe the operational dynamics of our Advisors working alongside replicated partner forces. Army

A Soldier with the Florida National Guard's 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team provides direction to a citizen during the 2017 Presidential Inauguration. The FLNG sent approximately 340 Soldiers and Airmen to D.C. in support of this event.

030718-M-9124R-070. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

221106-N-DW158-1246 SAGAMI WAN (Nov. 6, 2022) The Honorable Rahm Emanuel, left, U.S. ambassador to Japan, greets Adm. Sakai Ryo, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) chief of staff, on the flight deck of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), prior to a ship tour as part of the JMSDF Fleet Review 2022 in the Sagami Wan, Nov. 6. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States Military, Admiral Michael G. Mullen, is welcomed to Israel by General Gadi Shamnii on July 18, 2011.

030506-F-9528H-030. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ)

First Lady Jill Biden greets Air Force military personnel and their families on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England.

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Greg Knight, Adjutant General of the Vermont National Guard, presents Vermont Governor Phil Scott with a photo of Vermont Soldiers at Camp Johnson, Colchester, November 30. The photo was taken inside a C-17 military transport plane taking many NATO Soldiers out of Afghanistan at the conclusion of Operation Allies Refuge, including several Vermont Soldiers.

A group of dignitaries including Robert Irvine, Post Command Sgt. Maj. Erick Ochs and Command Sgt. Maj. Ricky Jackson, Drill Sergeant Academy commandant, cut the ribbon to officially open Victory Fresh, Feb. 28.

From left, incoming KSC Director James W. Kennedy looks on as departing KSC Director Roy D. Bridges Jr. shakes hands with the 45th Space Wing Commander Brig. Gen. J. Gregory Pavlovich. The occasion is the unveiling of the new sign on the NASA Causeway naming the bridge for Bridges who is leaving KSC to become the director of NASA's Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. The bridge spans the Banana River on the NASA Causeway and connects Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

Timothy Barrick, Wargaming Director, Krulak Center for Innovation and Future Warfare, Marine Corps University, demonstrates wargames within the Wargaming Cloud at Warner Hall on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Sept. 23, 2022. The Wargaming Cloud enables faculty and students of MCU to access a wide range of commercial and government wargaming tools using their personal devices from anywhere.

070512-A-3715G-0749. Base: Camp Atterbury State: Indiana (IN) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Virginia Senator Mark R. Warner speaks with U.S. Air Force Capt. Christina Wiskowski, 514th Air Mobility Wing public affairs officer, during his visit to Appalachian Care Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) 2022 at Wise, Va., Aug. 22, 2022. IRT is a Department of Defense (DoD) military training opportunity, exclusive to the United States and its territories, that delivers joint training opportunities to increase deployment readiness. Simultaneously, IRT provides key services (health care, construction, transportation, and cybersecurity) with lasting benefits for our American communities.

040615-M-0367H-009. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs from Jerusalem, Israel on May 26, 2021. Before departing, the Secretary took a photo with local police.

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro poses for a photograph with Sailors during a tour of the Aviation Rescue Swimmer School onboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola Oct. 13, 2022. Del Toro visited NAS Pensacola for a tour of the Naval Education Training Command (NETC) and as the guest of honor for the Navy Ball at the National Naval Aviation Museum. NETCs mission is to recruit, train and deliver those who serve our nation, taking them from street-to-fleet by transforming civilians into highly skilled, operational and combat ready warfighters.

Secretary Gale Norton touring the displays at the debut of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial traveling exhibit, Corps of Discovery II, at Monticello, Virginia

U.S. Air Force personnel pose with the Pointer Sisters after the Bob Hope Christmas Eve USO Show during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

220716-N-CH260-1050 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 16, 2022) U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Chelsea Irish, right, public affairs officer of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), speaks to Rear Adm. (Sel.) Francois Moucheboeuf, Royal French Navy, during a tour of the hangar bay aboard Lincoln during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring to safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Rusnok, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, left, and Yoshihiko Fukuda, the mayor of Iwakuni City, talk during an installation visit at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, July 25, 2022. The purpose of the visit was to discuss the functionalities of the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton, an American high-altitude long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle, and its recent arrival to MCAS Iwakuni.

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