Military Community Engagement

Scenes of military members engaged in community events, training seminars, and social gatherings, emphasizing teamwork and support.

Family of Master Sgt. John E. Allen unveiled his plaque during a dorm memorialization ceremony at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. Master Sgt. Allen was a member of the Tuskegee Airmen and worked as a civilian in the Weapons Safety Division here at Kirtland. June 14, 2022.

The 2022 Minnesota National Guard Women's Leadership Forum was held at General Mills headquarters in Golden Valley, Sept. 17, 2022. Throughout the day, Minnesota National Guard service members participated in professional development, education and mentorship."A priority for the Minnesota National Guard is partnerships," said Maj. Gen. Shawn Manke, Adjutant General of the Minnesota National Guard. "And General Mills' support demonstrates our shared partnership and the depth of our shared partnership and common goal of diversity and inclusion and the desire to really lift women up." (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

Soldiers from 10th Mountain Division Sustainment Brigade and Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, participate in the annual Thanksgiving Dining Facility Competition at Muleskinner DFAC, Fort Drum, NY, November 22, 2022. For the annual Thanksgiving DFAC competition, the Division Commander and Division Sergeant Major visit all of the DFACs on post to assess which brigades DFAC has the best food and themed decorations, and Soldiers and Leaders alike serve food and show off the talents of the cooks and DFAC management team.

U.S. Air Force Reserve Citizen Airmen attend the Spring Into Wellness Information Fair in the Heat Seeker room, on Luke Air Force Base, Arizona on May 15, 2022. Airmen were provided resources for mental health and self care to look out for themselves and their wingmen.

Staff Sgt. Aviana Genovesi, 635th Materiel Maintenance Squadron cargo movement supervisor, dishes a plate of food during Diversity Day at the Basic Expeditionary Airfield Resources Base April 8, 2022, on Holloman Air Force Base. The event featured traditional cuisines from multiple cultures including Peruvian, Korean, Japanese and Mexican food.

Members of the Idaho National Guard visit a job fair hosted by the Idaho Air National Guard Airmen and Family Readiness Program, June 5, 2022, Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho. The AFRP provides a variety of different services for Airmen, military families and civilian employees in need of assistance.

A Q&A takes place during a Chaplain Open House event hosted by the Maryland Army National Guard at Camp Fretterd Military Reservation in Reisterstown, Maryland, on May 26, 2022. The event's purpose was to share information about becoming a chaplain in the MDARNG.

Distinguished visitors gather to observe members of joint service components as they provide dental, medical, optometry, physical and mental health, nutrition and pharmaceutical services during a medical mission centered between Meigs, Hamilton and Rhea counties in support of Birchwood Cares, Innovative Readiness Training at the Birchwood Community Center and Rhea County Middle School, Tenn., June 3, 2022. Birchwood Cares, Innovative Readiness Training is a Department of Defense sponsored training event that links community partners with joint force partners to provide medical care for surrounding communities while simultaneously providing hands-on training to joint members.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Task Force Provider form a line to grab hamburgers and hotdogs during the Martin Luther King Jr. barbecue in Powdiz, Poland on Jan. 15, 2024. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, observed on the third Monday of January each year, marks the birthday of the civil rights leader and activist. In 1994, Congress designated Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a national day of service. The theme of the day, A Day On, Not a Day Off, encourages individuals to dedicate the day to community service in remembrance of Dr. Kings remarkable legacy and to instill his principles of unity and equity throughout the world.

Family of Master Sgt. John E. Allen unveiled his plaque during a dorm memorialization ceremony at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. Master Sgt. Allen was a member of the Tuskegee Airmen and worked as a civilian in the Weapons Safety Division here at Kirtland. June 14, 2022.

The United States Army's most qualified uniformed interrogation teams met at Fort Bragg, North Carolina to compete in the inaugural Army Interrogation Olympics to determine the Army's Best Interrogation Team of the Year. Military Intelligence Soldiers from Regular Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard components met and thrived in an austere field environment while refining and improving individual and collective HUMINT, analytical, leader, and Soldier skills. The competition was hosted by the 525th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade from August 8 to 10, 2022.

220922-N-OX321-2014 NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy (Sept. 22, 2022) Lt. j.g. Hilliard Kelley, from Orlando, Fla., writes down his pledge on a 1 Small Act card stating what he will do to combat mental stress and bring awareness during Suicide Prevention Month at the Ristorante Bella Etna galley on Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sept. 22, 2022. NAS Sigonellas strategic location enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to deploy and respond as required, ensuring security and stability in Europe, Africa and Central Command.

Sgt. Maximiliano Wong provides a family with infant formula as Soldiers from the 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard, mobilized for Hurricane Sandy provide assistance to displaced residents at an emergency shelter at the Livingston Recreation Center, Piscataway Township, N.J., Oct. 29, 2012.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, serve food at a Logistics Support Area established in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during exercise Native Fury 22, Aug. 20, 2022. Native Fury 22 is vital for strengthening the United States long-standing relationship with Saudi Arabian Armed Forces. The exercise enhances combined tactics, maritime capabilities and promotes long-term regional stability.

Red Tail Shield, the Chapel Corps, and Mental Health personnel at the 332d Air Expeditionary Wing host a 2.2 kilometer or 22 lap fun run for Suicide Prevention Awareness Month at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Sept. 22, 2022. The run is being held to connect airmen to agencies that seek to address the causes of suicide before it is too late. Airmen run either 2.2 kilometers or 22 laps around the track to memorialize the 22 veterans who commit suicide daily on average.

Red Tail Shield, the Chapel Corps, and Mental Health personnel at the 332d Air Expeditionary Wing host a 2.2 kilometer or 22 lap fun run for Suicide Prevention Awareness Month at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Sept. 22, 2022. The run is being held to connect airmen to agencies that seek to address the causes of suicide before it is too late. Airmen run either 2.2 kilometers or 22 laps around the track to memorialize the 22 veterans who commit suicide daily on average.

First customers shop and buy items in the Army and Air Force Exchange Service's after it's grand opening on Chabelley Airfield, Sept. 14, 2022. The new exchange offers personnel a variety of items that were previously inaccessible such as personal hygiene products, laundry detergent, batteries, workout supplements, energy drinks, snacks and more. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Branden Rae)

GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Oct. 06, 2022) Vice Adm. Yancy B. Lindsey, commander, Navy Installations Command, left, speaks with recruits at "Pizza Night" during a visit to Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, Illinois, Oct. 06, 2022. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp.

Sgt. Maj. of the Army, Michael C. Grinston, (right) and Command Sgt. Maj. Anthony K. Forker Jr., senior enlisted advisor, Tripler Army Medical Center, make their way through the mess hall line at TAMC, May 19, 2022.

Service members participate in the 2022 Fort McCoy Military Appreciation Lunch on May 12, 2022, at McCoy's Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. Dozens of service members and military retirees participated in the event. The event was organized by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation and was part of the installation observance of May as Military Appreciation Month.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Terrance Earl, left, and Lance Cpl. George Bussey, center, food service specialists with Food Service Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, serve food to Marines with 1st Maintenance Battalion, 1st MLG during CLR-17's field mess evaluation. This evaluation was part of I Marine Expeditionary Forces Major General William Pendleton Thompson Memorial Awards for Food Service Excellence evaluation on Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 19, 2022. If selected as the winners from I MEF, the CLR-17 field mess Marines will compete in a final evaluation against II MEF and III MEF nominees for the winner of Best Field Mess in the Marine Corps.

Ohio Air National Guard leadership from around the state attend a change of command ceremony at the Toledo Air National Guard Base, Ohio, Oct. 15, 2022. During the ceremony, Col. Chad Holesko assumed command of the 180th Fighter Wing from Col. Michael DiDio.

U.S. Army Capt. Garan Wilson, from Middlebury, Vermont, gives local children high fives during a community health engagement in Fefan, Federated States of Micronesia, as part of Pacific Partnership 2024-1, Jan. 12, 2024. Pacific Partnership, now in its 19th iteration, is the largest multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific and works to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships.

Senior Airman Kennedy Bennett, 5th Security Forces Squadron training instructor, demonstrates cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a mannequin during a CPR class at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 12, 2022. CPR is a by-law certification for all security forces personnel and is used to resuscitate individuals in emergency situations until medical personnel arrive.

Major Gregory Speirs, the Staff Judge Advocate of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Judge Advocate office, pulls an Airman's name from a hat, to award them a "Desert Legal" morale patch, May 17, 2022 at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The drawing was to advertise the monthly JA newsletter which contains information necessary for Airmen stationed at Al Dhafra Air Base.

Airman 1st Class Hiba Khan, a 105th Medical Group medical technician, checks guardsmen pre-deployment vitals before they enter a mock hot-zone disaster area during a New York National Guard joint training exercise and external evaluation of the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Task Force and Homeland Response Force for FEMA Region II, in Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, September 12, 2022.

220414-N-TH560-0144 SASEBO, Japan (April 14, 2022) Sailors taking part in the Professional Apprenticeship Career Tracks (PACT) program speak to Rear Adm. Alvin Bull Holsey, commander of Navy Personnel Command (NPC), via video teleconference call during a Fleet Engagement Team event at Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo. Enlisted community managers, rating specialists and detailers from NPC met with PACT Sailors forward-deployed to the 7th Fleet to provide career counseling, designate ratings and negotiate orders on site.

221116-N-TR141-1213 CARTAGENA, Colombia (Nov. 16, 2022) Rear Adm. Bruce L. Gillingham, Surgeon General, Chief Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, visits with Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Alexia Ramos, from Miramar, Florida, during a tour aboard hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) during Continuing Promise 2022 in Cartagena, Colombia, Nov. 16, 2022. Comfort is deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Continuing Promise 2022, a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

Janet Nelson, 319th Force Support Squadron work life specialist, serves a plate of food to U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Terrick Wilson, 319th Comptroller Squadron financial operations technician, June 24, 2022, during the Juneteenth block party at the Prairie Rose Chapel on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota.The block party was a celebration which highlighted the history and importance of Juneteenth.

U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Andrea Blaine, a motor vehicle operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 6 (CLB-6), receives a piece of birthday cake during the U.S. Marine Corps 247th birthday celebration in Dragsvik, Finland, Nov. 10, 2022. U.S. Marines with CLB-6 invited Finnish soldiers to participate in the U.S. Marine Corps 247th birthday celebration and cake cutting ceremony.

Sailors attached to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency participate in a ceremony for the 247th Navy birthday at the DPAA Facility on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Oct. 13, 2022. The ceremony was held to commemorate the Navys birthday honoring 247 years of rich history and defense of the nation. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Genevieve Tang, a platoon leader assigned to the 61st Quartermaster Battalion, briefs two ROTC Cadets from Sam Houston State University about the duties of an officer in the Quartermaster Corps during the Texas A&M Meet Your Army Day Event Feb. 8, 2024, in College Station, Texas. During meet your army day, ROTC Cadets, JROTC Cadets, as well as Texas A&M students can meet with Soldiers and learn more about the jobs and opportunities offered to Army officers once they commission. Army

Master Sgt. Christian Navarro Salazar, 423d Security Forces Squadron logistics and readiness section chief, shows components of a M9 Baretta handgun to a local UK student at RAF Molesworth, England, May 10, 2022. The 423d SFS taught students from Huntingdons St. Peters school about weapons safety and self defense techniques as part of a mentorship program aimed at strengthening the relationship between the 501st Combat Support Wing and local community.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Collin D. Barry, sergeant major, Marine Corps Base Quantico, left, and U.S. Marine Corps Col. Michael L. Brooks, base commander, MCB Quantico, right, bow their heads in prayer with Vietnam War veterans during the National Vietnam War Veterans Day commemoration ceremony at MCB Quantico, Virginia, March 29, 2023. In 2017, President Donald Trump declared National Vietnam War Veterans Day because on this day in 1973, U.S. combat troops departed the Republic of Vietnam.

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 164, Task Force Los Angeles, and U.S. Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), stock grocery bags with food for the unhoused at the Los Angeles Saint Francis Center during LA Fleet Week, May 26, 2022. The purpose of Fleet Week is to showcase the capabilities of the Navy-Marine Corps team and give back to the community with events, static displays, and personal interactions between service members and the public.

220523-N-TT639-2020 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 23, 2022) - Sailors and Marines select personal care items donated by the United Service Organizations (USO) on the mess decks aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), May 23, 2022. Tripoli is conducting routine operations in U.S. 7th Fleet.

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Airmen assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing attend a food festival in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Oct. 14, 2022. Hispanic Heritage month celebrates diverse cultures from Latin America from 15 September to 15 October.

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Julio Baez instructs recruits at the Defense Language Institute English Language Center as part of the Army's Echo Company at Joint Base San Antonio on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 31, 2022.The Coast Guard started the new program, established by a memorandum of agreement between DLIELC and the Army, to assist recruits who could struggle in recruit training due to language barriers as well as to incorporate an Enlish Languarge Training Program as a diversity initiative.The length of the program is at minimum 10 weeks dependent on the recruits academic progress but can be up to 24 weeks. Upon completion of the DLIELC program, recruits will return to Training Center Cape May and progress through the follow-on weeks of the normal recruit training process.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Cmdr. Katie Shveda

050120-F-4201N-014. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GREAT LAKES, Il. (June 1, 2022) Educators with Navy Talent Acquisition Group Southwest and Navy Recruiting Command tour Recruit Training Command and Naval Station Great Lakes as part of the Educator Orientation Visit (EOV) to familiarize teachers with different aspects of the Navy. 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.

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. - Team Robins Airmen talk with vendors during Industry Day at the Support Equipment and Vehicles Modernization and Innovation Summit at the Museum of Aviation at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Aug. 24, 2022. The three-day technology and conference event was an opportunity for service members to learn and see the latest tools and gadgets that could make their work lives more productive.

U.S. Air Force Airman Haleigh Hoffman and Senior Master Sgt. Karla Lewis, both assigned to the 139th Medical Group, Missouri Air National Guard, wrap gifts at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Mo., Dec. 20, 2018. The gifts were purchased by the Rosecrans Chiefs Association and will be donated to Specialty Industries in St. Joseph.

U.S. service members and their families meet Atlanta Falcons team members during their visit to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Sept. 20, 2022. The National Football League players showed their appreciation for JBLM service members by participating in military demonstrations, touring the units on base and meeting service members.

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

U.S. Navy Sailors, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), pass out popsicles to Sailors on the floating accommodation facility as part of a suicide prevention event, in Newport News, Virginia, July 7, 2022. The John C. Stennis is in Newport News Shipyard working alongside NNS, NAVSEA and contractors conducting Refueling and Complex Overhaul as part of the mission to deliver the warship back in the fight, on time and on budget, to resume its duty of defending the United States.

Airmen from the Illinois Air National Guard's 182nd Airlift Wing prepare personal hygiene kits while serving in a logistics support role at an alternate care facility for COVID-19 patients in Schaumburg, Ill. April 16, 2020.

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 21, 2022) U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Mike Gilday speaks with Sailors aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three 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 world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

AZNG Soldiers prepare deli sandwiches for patrons at a foodbank in Flagstaff, Ariz., 30 April, 2021. More than 900 Arizona National Guardsmen continue to assist at vaccination sites, testing locations and food banks throughout Arizona.

GREAT LAKES, Il. (Nov. 17, 2022) Morale, Welfare and Recreation held a luncheon at the to announce the winners of the 2022 Naval Station Great Lakes Captian's Cup. 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.

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (Feb. 26, 2024) Vice Adm. Dan Cheever, Commander, Naval Air Forces, middle right, speaks with Sailors assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 79, at Naval Station Rota, Spain, Feb. 26, 2024. This visit commenced a week-long tour engaging with naval bases in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations and key international leaders to emphasize the critical role of Naval Aviation in the region. Navy

U.S. Air Force Col. Kirsten Aguilar, commander of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and the 673d Air Base Wing, receives food at an Asian-American and Pacific Islander celebration at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 17, 2022. The 673rd Force Support Squadron hosted a celebration to commemorate Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (May. 24, 2022) - Sailors onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) gathered at the commands headquarters auditorium to participate in an Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebration event hosted by the commands Multicultural Committee. The event recognized and honored the contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the country through dishes rooted in their heritage. 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Calvert Worth Jr., right, commanding general, 2nd Marine Division (MARDIV), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, speaks with Cpl. Ernesto Sanchez, center, a rifleman, and Sgt. William Mabee, left, an anti-tank gunner, both with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd MARDIV, during the Warfighter Training Symposium event at Marston Pavilion on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 7, 2022. The Warfighter Training Symposium educated unit leaders across MCB Camp Lejeune on range modernization efforts, development of new ranges and highlighted other training opportunities and systems available on the installation.

(Right) US Air Force Master Sgt Damaris Hall and Tech Sgt Robert Gibson, 70th Aerial Port Squadron process Red Cross volunteers headed to Haiti, Jan 21, 2010. Over 100 volunteers were loaded onto two C-9 aircraft at Homestead Air Reserve Base in route to Haiti in support of earthquake victims. (USAF

U.S. service members deployed to Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, participate in a PSAB club mixer, Aug. 6, 2022. The mixer was held by several professional organizations and morale clubs on base, to inform newcomers of their off-duty community opportunities.

Members of the 134th Air Refueling Wing, organize gifts in a local children's hospital lobby with hospital staff in Knoxville, Tennessee, Dec. 3, 2022. Airmen and volunteers from the 134th Air Refueling Wing 'Santa Cops' program delivered $10,300 worth of gifts to hospitalized children and their families at the East Tennessee Children's Hospital. The annual event is in its 21st year and gives Airmen a great chance to strengthen community relationships. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Nancy Goldberger)

U.S. Air Force Col. Derek Salmi, 60th Air Mobility Wing commander, delivers remarks before signing this years Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month proclamation at Travis Air Force Base, California, April 10, 2023. The Department of the Defense recognizes several awareness observances during the month of April, including Month of the Military Child, and Child Abuse Prevention Month.

During The Great Minnesota Get-Together's, Military Appreciation Day, Maj. Gen. Shawn Manke visited various veteran focused booths, August 30, 2022, near Dan Patch Park in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. This years focus was to honor the thousands of employers of members of the Minnesota National Guard, reserves and their families. Employer Support of the Guard and Reserves, known as ESGR, is celebrating their 50th year of promoting cooperation and understanding between Reserve Component service members and their civilian employers and to assist in the resolution of conflicts arising from an employee's military commitment. (Minnesota National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Sydney Mariette)

U.S. service members, veterans and civilian employees attend the Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1) 75th Anniversary Reunion on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, June 3, 2022. The reunion commemorates the squadrons accomplished history and lineage, as well as offering an opportunity for prior members to connect with old friends and new members. HMX-1 was established Dec. 1, 1947 as an experimental unit tasked with testing and evaluating military helicopters when rotary wing flight was still in its infancy.

041125-M-4711R-001. Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: DOD

221116-N-OL611-1034 SAN DIEGO (Nov. 16, 2022) Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Shelley Levy, right, a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., demonstrates how to fold the California state flag after evening colors in the hangar bay of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Vinson is currently pierside in its homeport of San Diego.

Norfolk (September 19, 2022) Chief Petty Officer selectees from various commands in the Hampton Roads, Virginia region participate in history and heritage training facilitated by Museum Educator Zach Smyers of the Hampton Roads Naval Museum. The presentation centered around the U.S. Navys involvement in the Vietnam War, and occurred in the museums exhibit The Ten Thousand-Day War at Sea: The U.S. Navy in Vietnam, 1950-1975. The presentation was part of the museums 21st Annual Chief Petty Officer Heritage Days event. The three-day event allows CPO selectees to receive history and heritage training at the museum and aboard the Battleship Wisconsin, and is hosted by the museum and area commands. The event is the largest and longest running of its kind in Virginia. (US Navy Photo by Max Lonzanida/Released).

Dave Fish, an enlisted community manager at the Bureau of Naval Personnel, checks Professional Apprenticeship Career Track Sailors in during the MyNavy HR Career Development Symposium (CDS) at Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS) April 5, 2023. CDS Japan, conducted by Navy Personnel Command, visited CFAS to reach out to Sailors and inform them of the benefits available from the personnel modernization initiatives of the Sailor 2025 program.

U.S. Marines participate in the Winning within Suicide Prevention and resiliency fair on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Sept. 22, 2022. The fair was used to help equip and connect Marines, Sailors, and Civilians to suicide prevention and resilience resources in a relaxed and interactive environment.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Eric J. Adams, chief of staff, Marine Corps Installations East - Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, serves food at the Headquarters and Support (H&S) Battalion Beach Bash on Onslow Beach, MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 11, 2022. The H&S Battalion Beach Bash is an event coordinated by the leadership to promote a healthy family and command relationship and to boost morale among the warfighters.

031002-M-3166S-041. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220416-N-PC065-1238 REYKJAVIK, Iceland - Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, commander, Task Force 61/2, left, meets with Michelle Yerkin, Chargé d Affaires to Iceland, right, during an in-port visit to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), April 16, 2022. Arlington, assigned to the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, is on a scheduled deployment under the command and control of Task Force 61/2 while operating in U.S. 6th Fleet in support of U.S., allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa.

221124-N-OK195-1053 IONIAN SEA (Nov. 24, 2022) Information Systems Technician 1st Class Donald Brown and Yeoman 1st Class Charmain March, both assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103), prepare gravy for the ships Thanksgiving dinner, Nov. 24, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group 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.

SAN DIEGO (Oct. 5, 2022) Capt. Kim Davis, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command San Diegos commanding officer (right), speaks with NMRTC San Diegos Diversity Committee Team during a Hispanic Heritage Month event at the hospital, Oct. 5 2022. NMRTC San Diego's mission is to prepare service members to deploy in support of operational forces, deliver high quality healthcare services and shape the future of military medicine through education, training and research. NMRTC San Diego employs more than 6,000 active duty military personnel, civilians and contractors in Southern California to provide patients with world-class care anytime, anywhere.

Lake Charles resident Capt. Julian Green (left), commander of the Louisiana National Guards Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, instructs Bridge City volunteer firefighters on how to use a thermometer to vet medical personnel and first responders at a COVID-19 mobile testing center at the Alario Center in Westwego, Louisiana, March 21, 2020.

Sgt. 1st Class Darryl Dangerfield, nutrition care specialist assigned to the 355th Area Medical Support Company serves breakfast to Lt. Col. Geno Herron, chief of anesthesia for Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital during his annual training at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana.

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U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Paul Craft, the Commanding General of Task Force Pickett, serves New Year's dinner to the Marines of Task Force Pickett at Fort Pickett, Virginia on Jan 1, 2022. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan personnel essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, director, Air National Guard, tours the 134th Operations Squadron at the Vermont Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vermont, June 7, 2022. Loh visited within and women of the Vermont Air National Guard, connecting withAirmen and touring the different missions sets of the 158th Fighter Wing.

Sheila Collins, vice chairman of the board, The Health Wagon, helps serve a potluck lunch for U.S. service members with Appalachian Care Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) 2022 at Wise, Va., Aug. 23, 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.

GREAT LAKES, Il. (June 22, 2022) Educators with Navy Talent Acquisition Group Richmond and Navy Recruiting Command tour Recruit Training Command and Naval Station Great Lakes as part of the Educator Orientation Visit (EOV) to familiarize teachers with differnt aspects of the Navy. 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. Marines with Marine Corps Installations Pacific, Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, and local residents participate in a Tsunami Evacuation Drill during Exercise Constant Vigilance 2022 on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 18, 2022. The annual drill was held to convey the readiness and capabilities of the camp to service members and local communities in the event of an emergency. CV22 is a Force Protection Condition and Crisis response evaluation to validate regional installations, camps, and tenant antiterrorism plans and policies.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Gregg Olson, director, Marine Corps Staff, orders food during a tour at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, Jan. 10, 2024. After arriving, Olson and his spouse, Mrs. Dawn Olson, the F-35 simulator, Laurel Bay Military Housing, and other areas around the base.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Riley Brown, an embark specialist with 7th Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, passes out pie slices during a Thanksgiving potluck for 7th ESB on Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 23, 2022. 7th ESB deployment readiness coordinator hosted a potluck for Marines that live in the barracks in order to build camaraderie and unit cohesion during the holiday season.

Team members with the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity (USAMMDA) gather for a pizza lunch before the start of a town hall and awards presentation ceremony at the Fort Detrick auditorium, Fort Detrick, Md., Sept. 22, 2022. During the town hall, USAMMDA leadership spoke about unit priorities and developments, thanked team members for continued mission focus, and presented awards to several current and former members of USAMMDA. USAMMDA leads the Department of Defenses medical product development through contracting, agreements and interdisciplinary and integrated-product teams. (Official U.S. Army Photo by T. T. Parish/Released)

220627-N-FB203-0008 MANAMA, Bahrain (June 27, 2022) Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Justin Williams dyes a t-shirt as part of a Morale, Welfare, and Recreation event celebrating the upcoming 4th of July. NSA Bahrain enables the forward operations and responsiveness of U.S. and allied forces in support of Navy Region Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia's mission to provide services to the fleet, warfighter and family.

A U.S. Soldier hands out free food samples, while promoting healthy and nutritional choices for service members and civilians, at the Pentagon courtyard, in Arlington, Va., June 14, 2022. The event was part of the Army's 247th birthday celebrations.

Active duty volunteer LS2(SW) Charles Fowler, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), presents a commemorative pin and coin to Virgil Greene, who served aboard USS Newport News (CA 148) as a Second Class Boiler Technician from 1969-1973 during the Vietnam War. Greene was visiting the Hampton Roads Naval Museums exhibit, The Ten Thousand-Day War at Sea: The U.S. Navy in Vietnam, 1950-1975. The museum is located on the second floor of the Nauticus building in Downtown Norfolk, Virginia

NFL players Danny Clark from the New York Giants and Larry Fitzgerald from the Arizona Cardinals give the Camp Ramadi and 81st Brigade Combat Team, Washington Army National Guard Commander Col. Ronald Kapral an autographed football at Camp Ramadi, Iraq, March 7, while spending the day with troops as part of a United Service Organization tour through Kuwait and Iraq. Clark and Fitzgerald, along with Will Witherspoon from the St. Louis Rams and Jared Allen from the Minnesota Vikings answered troops questions, posed for photos and signed autographs during their visit.

A service member is networking and exchanging information with an employer during a Hiring Our Heroes event at Joint Base Lewis-McChord Sept. 15.

061002-N-5277R-002. Complete Scene Caption: U.S. Navy CMDR. James K. Selkirk Jr., Naval Air Facility Atsugi Executive Officer, and CHIEF PETTY Officer Tempist Adams, Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas Coordinator, cut a cake during the kick off of the annual Combined Federal Campaign charity drive at the Navy Exchange (NEX) food court at NAF Atsugi, Japan, on Oct. 2, 2006. The drive will run until Dec. 1, offering Navy personnel and Department of Defense civilians the opportunity to donate to their choice of nearly 1,900 charitable organizations. Also pictured from left are PETTY Officer 1ST Class Thomas Aiello, PETTY Officer 1ST Class Sixto Orciga, PETTY Officer 2nd Class Patrick McCurdy, and MASTER CHIEF Wallace Pippen, extreme right. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Apprentice Barry A. Riley) (RELEASED) Base: Naf Atsugi Country: Japan (JPN)

Dozens of new Army recruits and prospects from all over New York, Pennsylvania and New England, visited Fort Drum on Aug. 31 to meet with 10th Mountain Division (LI) personnel, tour facilities and learn more about the Army. (Photo by Pfc. Samuel Bonney, 27th Public Affairs Detachment)

Orange City, Fl. - U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technicians and Navy Divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 12 and Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 explain U.S. Navy EOD and Dive capabilities and display gear to local students from University High School during Daytona Beach Navy Week 2024, Feb. 15, 2024. The Navy Office of Community Outreach hosts week-long Navy weeks in various U.S. cities every year to engage with the public, display navy capabilities, and participate in community relation events. Navy

Norfolk (September 21, 2022) Chief Petty Officer selectees from various commands in the Hampton Roads, Virginia region, receive a presentation from Museum Educator Zach Smyers of the Hampton Roads Naval Museum. The presentation centered around the U.S. Navys involvement in the Vietnam War, and occurred in the museums exhibit The Ten Thousand-Day War at Sea: The U.S. Navy in Vietnam, 1950-1975. The presentation was part of the museums 21st Annual Chief Petty Officer Heritage Days event. The three-day event allows CPO selectees to receive history and heritage training at the museum and aboard the Battleship Wisconsin, and is hosted by the museum and area commands. The event is the longest running and largest of its kind in Virginia.

U.S. Navy Cdr. John Rudd, left, from Laconia, New York, left, receives a gift from a local Palauan minister at a National Prayer Day service at Bethlehem Park in Koror, Palau, as part of Pacific Partnership 2024-1, Jan. 5, 2024. Pacific Partnership, now in its 19th iteration, is the largest multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific and works to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships.

Soldiers with the 1946th Financial Management Support Detachment, District of Columbia National Guard, are greeted by family, friends, senior leadership and D.C. National Guard Family Programs reps at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Feb. 16, 2024. Guard members returned from a nine-month deployment to Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, providing financial management support to Kosovo Forces assigned to the NATO peacekeeping mission. Air National Guard

U.S. Marines and civilians from across III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), engage in a group discussion during a Women in Uniform Symposium at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, April 6, 2023. The Women in Uniform Symposium focused on promoting empowerment and growth amongst active duty service members in Okinawa through guided discussions and workshops.

Soldiers with the 1946th Financial Management Support Detachment, District of Columbia National Guard, are greeted by family, friends, senior leadership and D.C. National Guard Family Programs reps at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Feb. 16, 2024. Guard members returned from a nine-month deployment to Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, providing financial management support to Kosovo Forces assigned to the NATO peacekeeping mission. Air National Guard

Baltic Sea (Aug. 19, 2022) From left to right, U.S. Navy Chief Gunners Mate Joseph Christos, Gunners Mate 2nd Class Branden Haberek, and Gunners Mate Seaman Alexis Kerri, all assigned to the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), prepare targets for a live-fire exercise in the Baltic Sea, Aug. 19, 2022. Gunston Hall is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, 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.

Active duty volunteer LS2(SW) Charles Fowler, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), presents a commemorative pin and coin to Virgil Greene, who served aboard USS Newport News (CA 148) as a Second Class Boiler Technician from 1969-1973 during the Vietnam War. Greene was visiting the Hampton Roads Naval Museums exhibit, The Ten Thousand-Day War at Sea: The U.S. Navy in Vietnam, 1950-1975. The museum is located on the second floor of the Nauticus building in Downtown Norfolk, Virginia

031209-F-8155K-003. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

050704-A-7377C-010. Base: Camp Victory, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Army Food Service Specialists from 2nd Cavalry Regiments Field Feeding Team prepare lunch for evaluators from USARPAC as well as soldiers from their regiment as part of the Philip A. Connelly competition at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, January 25, 2022. U.S. Army culinary teams across the force are evaluated during the Philip A. Connelly competition to determine the top team and ultimately improve dining experiences across all Army food service platforms in garrison and field environments. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Christian Carrillo)

U.S. Army Spouses apart of the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade participate in the brigade spouse flight on Fort Drum, NY May 12, 2022. Spouses had the oppurtunity to fly in UH-60M Black Hawk and CH-47F Chinook helicopters.

041217-F-2435-004. Base: Royal Air Force Mildenhall Country: United Kingdom (UK)

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