Military Engagements and Training

Images depict military personnel interacting in various settings, including classrooms and meetings in locations like Haiti, Iraq, and Syria. The mood is professional, highlighting collaboration in mi

Northeast Syria - The Chief Administrator of the internally displaced persons camp in Areesha, Syria discusses the situation in the camp with Combined Special Operations Joint Task Force - Levants Civil Affairs Team during a key leader engagement and site survey, June 9, 2022.

040415-M-6553M-029. Base: Port-Au-Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)

050402-N-6501M-004. Base: Kuffa State: An Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Northeast Syria - The Chief Administrator of the internally displaced persons camp in Areesha, Syria discusses the situation in the camp with Combined Special Operations Joint Task Force - Levants Civil Affairs Team during a key leader engagement and site survey, June 9, 2022.

060416-A-6365W-018. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Remagen State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST

A pre-flight briefing is given for members of the 2nd Airlift Squadron, 23 AW ACC, from Pope AFB, N.C., along with members of the 2nd Squadron Ramstein AFB, Germany. An exploding mortar round hit the market killing 63 people and wounding 206 others. At the request of the United Nations, aircraft from Rhein-Main AB, Germany, were sent into Sarajevo to airlift the wounded to Ramstein AB, Germany. Once at Ramstein AB, Germany the wounded were transported by medical bus to the Army Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl. Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

030422-F-0193C-005. Complete Scene Caption: US Ambassador to Mauritania John Limbert (second from left), and members of the US Army (USA) 308th Civil Affairs Brigade (CAB) and the Office of Resource and Humanitarian Assistance (ORHA) meet with Dr. Jebar Khalil (left), Chairman of the State Board of Antiquities, and Dr. Donny George (right center), director of research, and another director of the Iraqi National Museum to discuss plans to recover stolen artifacts and rebuild and reopen the museum in Baghdad. This was the initial meeting between the Iraqi museum officials and the US government and US military. The officials toured the museum to assess the damage caused by looters and to inventory the remaining artifacts during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ)

With NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe, far left, looking on, the prime and backup crews for the Expedition 8 mission to the International Space Station and the prime and backup European Space Agency astronauts receive final well-wishes from Russian and U.S. space officials at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, before heading to the launch pad. Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and the ESA's Pedro Duque of Spain were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle, arriving at the ISS on Oct. 20.

020111-F-5872L-005. Subject Operation/Series: COPE TIGER 2002 Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

LT. COL. Stephen S. Summers, 302nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, briefs Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) officers taking part in during Cope North 89-2, a quarterly, joint JASDF and U.S. Air Force exercise. Base: Tsuiki Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

LCDR Darlene M. Iskra, commanding officer of the salvage ship USS OPPORTUNE (ARS-41), conducts a meeting aboard the ship. Iskra's recent appointment as the vessel's commanding officer represents the first time that a woman has been assigned to command a U.S. Navy ship. Base: USS Opportune (ARS 41) Country: Italy (ITA)

Rear Admiral Larry G. Vogt, center right, and other senior members of the United Nations Command face their North Korean counterparts across the negotiating table during the 458th Military Armistice Commission meeting. The meeting is being held in the Joint Security Area between North Korea and South Korea. Base: Panmunjom State: Demilitarized Zone Country: Korea

Inter-American Defense College Leadership welcomes the Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs Americas and Africa Division to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2022. During the visit, the guests conducted an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus. The SAF/IARA creates, advocates for, and facilitates US Air Force policies and programs that support US national security objectives throughout the Americas and Africa, through international politico-military affairs, foreign military sales, education and training, cooperative research and development, and related endeavors.

Iraq, Mosul on 2022-10-19. The city of Mosul and the heritage of its historic city centre under reconstruction after being the capital of the Islamic State and following the destruction caused by the war with Daech. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. Irak, Mossoul le 2022-10-19. La ville de Mossoul et le patrimoine de son centre ville historique en reconstruction apres avoir ete la capitale de l' Etat Islamique et suite aux destruction engendres par la guerre avec Daech. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

040329-F-2902B-012. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DF-ST-86-09189. Base: Raaf Williamtown Country: Australia (AUS)

041201-M-0036Y-019. Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

China, Shanghai. Shanghai Police in a Subway under the Bund

COL. John Andrew Hamel IV (US Army), COL. Jorge W. Rosales, LTC. Ramon Malave (US Army), and MAJ. Fernando Ramos meet with one of the Nations leaders. Subject Operation/Series: Peacekeeping Operation 96 Country: Uruguay (URY)

Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers stretch before taking part in water polo practice at Camp Shorebak on Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, April 7, 2010. U.S. Marines and the ANA are creating the first water polo team in Helmand province to improve morale, bridge cultural gaps and support the International Security Assistance Force.

Coast Guard Cutters - Dauntless (WMEC 624) - 26-HK-73-193. CGC Dauntless-- Coast Guardsmen and civilian crew members at tables on ship ---050928. Hurricane Katrina

050215-N-5319A-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

020820-F-3805C-003. Base: Baku Country: Azerbaijan (AZE) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

(left to right) Doctor Mohammed AdulRedha, veterinarian, Kuwait Military Equestrian Center, speaks with Maj. Kyle Johnson, operations officer, 169th Medical Detachment Veterinary Service Support, and Capt. Jeffrey Helfrich, officer in charge of veterinary services, Area Support Group - Kuwait, at the Kuwait Military Equestrian Center, Kuwait City, Oct. 4, 2022. The trio discussed treatment of a mare they were examining.

Coast Guard Cutters - Dauntless (WMEC 624) - 26-HK-73-192. CGC Dauntless --Coast Guardsmen and civilian crew members at tables on ship ---050928. Hurricane Katrina

VARNA, Bulgaria (July 18, 2022) Bulgarian Navy Capt. Daniel Todorov, commander, Auxiliary Ships Squadron, takes notes during a knowledge exchange portion of exercise Breeze 2022, July 18, 2022. Breeze 2022 enhances interoperability among Bulgaria and participating nations, with an emphasis on anti-submarine warfare, search and rescue, force protection/anti-terrorism operations, maritime interdiction operations, and anti-piracy mission areas.

050621-A-1566H-015. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Echo State: Al Diwaniyah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040611-M-8530M-038. Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7-Mar

Lieutenant Mark F. Morris, Navy ROTC program recruiter at Prairie View A&M University. Base: Prairie View State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050626-A-1566H-014. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Charlie State: Babil Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Members of the United Nation's International Commission of Control and Supervision discuss the pending release of American and South Vietnamese prisoners to the U.S. and South Vietnam military and the release of Viet Cong and North Vietnamese prisoners to their military services with Viet Cong and North Vietnamese personnel. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Loc Ninh Country: South Vietnam

Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling, commanding general for U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, presents Certificates of Appreciation for Patriotic Civilian Service to Giancarlo Lotto and Andrea Palumbo May 18, 2022. Lotto and Palumbo are volunteer members of Croce Verde Vicenza. Croce Verde is an organization that carries out ambulance transport, care for the elderly and disabled as well as other services.

021125-F-6701P-051. Complete Scene Caption: US Air Force (USAF) General (GEN) Richard B. Myers (left), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF (JCS), answers questions during an interview with USAF First Lieutenant (1LT) Jemal Singleton, Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP) Public Affairs. General Myers is touring the Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP) complex and training grounds along with meeting top military officials and the Georgian President to discuss GTEP. GTEP is a flexible, time phased training initiative that builds upon a strong military-to-military relationship developed between the US and Georgia since the end of the Cold War, and further underscores US support for Georgia's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity. Base: Krtsanisi Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO)

MSgt Miguel Sarria, team leader for the Air Force Academy Wings of Blue Parachute Demonstration Team show his Chilean Air Force Counterparts from the Boinas Azules (Blue Berets) Parachute Team footage from their last jump together. Four cadets, one instructor team lead and one drop zone control officer make up the Wings of Blue team performing daily at FIDAE.

060315-A-5745M-039. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MTN DIV

ENDURING FREEDOM.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership welcomes the Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs Americas and Africa Division to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2022. During the visit, the guests conducted an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus. The SAF/IARA creates, advocates for, and facilitates US Air Force policies and programs that support US national security objectives throughout the Americas and Africa, through international politico-military affairs, foreign military sales, education and training, cooperative research and development, and related endeavors.

A U.S. Marine Corps Docent with the Command Museum at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego, talks about his career in the Marine Corps` at MCRD San Diego, Sept. 21, 2022. The museums focus is the history of the Marine Corps in the 20th and 21st centuries, as well as the history of the Marines in Southern California.

021209-A-1526R-006. Base: Buenos Aires Country: Argentina (ARG)

030426-F-6655M-007. Base: Irbil State: Arbil Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030621-M-2081S-019. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Hillah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1 Bn, 4th Marines

Flight planning takes place by members of the 183rd Tactical Fighter Group during Exercise Coronet Brave. Subject Operation/Series: CORONET BRAVE Base: Raf Finningley Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

WATERS EAST OF KOREAN PENINSULA (Sept. 30, 2022) Republic of Korea Navy sailor Lt. Taehyung Kim and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force sailor Lt. j. g. Ryou Kato discuss interoperability with U.S. Navy Sailors in the wardroom aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65), Sept. 30. Benfold, and Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5, is conducting a tri-lateral anti-submarine warfare exercise with the JMSDF and ROK Navy. The operations between the Reagan Strike Group, JS Asahi, and ROKS Munmu the Great, involved operating with a U.S. submarine to enhance interoperability between the nations in support of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific.

040805-F-1351B-080. Base: Sadr City State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

Captain Moore, United States Army Civil Affairs, visits with Maurice S.M. Makhanu, Provincial Commisioner for the North Eastern Province, during his visit to Garissa during Joint Task Force Kenya, operation Noble Response. (Duplicate image, see also DM-SD-02-04670 or search 980302-M-4605W-005). Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE RESPONSE Base: Garissa Country: Kenya (KEN)

051221-N-0696M-241. Base: Muzaffarabad Country: Pakistan (PAK)

Dr. Sanchez, M.D., Air Force Maj., 188th Chief of Medical Staff, conducts a tour for Ministry of Health and Civil Affairs personal at a medical site in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, on October 25, 2022. Through the State Partnership Program, Arkansas Air National Guard members participated in Continuing Promise 2022 to build and improve interoperability with military and civilian personnel from the U.S. and Guatemala. The mission increases readiness while providing humanitarian assistance with expeditionary medical care, and reflects the United States' enduring promise of friendship, partnership, and solidarity with the Americas.

960908-F-2907C-004. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Major Command Shown: IFOR

France, Brittany, Coetquidan, Guer on 2021-03-24. Report on the training of the Inter-Arms Military School in Saint-Cyr Coetquidan in Morbihan. The EMIA recruits its students from among active non-commissioned officers and non-commissioned soldiers selected by competition. The cadets follow a two-year training course. At the end of the first year, they are appointed to the rank of second lieutenant, then lieutenant at the end of the second year. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. France, Bretagne, Coetquidan, Guer le 2021-03-24. Reportage sur la formation de l' Ecole militaire interarmes à Saint-Cyr Coetquidan dans le Morbihan. L'EMIA recrute ses eleves parmi les sous-officiers d'active et les militaires du rang selectionnes par concours. Les eleves-officiers suivent une formation de deux ans. A l'issue de la première annee, ils sont nommés au grade de sous-lieutenant, puis de lieutenant a la fin de la seconde annee. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Rear Adm. Carl Lahti, Commander, Navy Region Japan/ Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Japan and Capt. David Adams, Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo, meets with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Vice Admiral Naruto Nishi, Commandant, JMSDF Sasebo District, far left, and JMSDF Rear Admiral Akira Ichida, Chief of Staff, JMSDF Sasebo District at JMSDF Sasebo District Headquarters March 30, 2022. Lahti met with Sasebo City, Saikai City, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force leaders as part of a scheduled visit to CFAS to increase familiarity with the installation and the local area.

030520-M-5266H-013. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 25-Feb

220927-N-IX644-1089 IONIAN SEA (Sept. 27, 2022) Capt. Luis Del D Sola, ships doctor assigned to the Spanish Navy ship ESPS Juan Carlos 1 (LHD 61), provides George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG) Sailors a tour of medical facilities during a visit, Sept. 27, 2022. The GHWBCSG 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.

Japanese Ministry of Defense representative Tomoku Matsuzawa meets with Indonesian Army Brigadier General Heru Langlang Buana, PMPP-TNI Vice Commander and Colonel Herman Harnas, director of international cooperation, to discuss Women Peace and Security (WPS) initiatives and integration into Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) at Pusat Misi Pemeliharaan, Indonesia, July 19, 2022. WPS reaffirms that womens full, equal, and meaningful participation is essential for effective PKO.

060408-A-5745M-004. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Constitution State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 4TH ID

DF-ST-87-10684. Base: Tel Aviv Country: Israel (ISR)

050117-N-5362F-199. Base: Fajar State: Sumatra Country: Indonesia (IDN)

030614-M-0367H-006. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Karbala Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd BN 7th MAR

Sheiks from all over Kirkuk Province and Coalition Forces personnel gather to discuss a Joint Training Education Reintegration Program held at the Kirkuk Government Building, Iraq, Tuesday, July 15, 2008.

060320-A-5745M-020. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10 MTN DIV

U.S. Navy Sailors test local patients' vision 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.

030621-M-2081S-006. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Hillah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1 Bn, 4th Marines

960630-F-1715B-007. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Mostar Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (Aug. 16, 2022) - Capt. Hank Kim, mission commander of Pacific Partnership 2022, left, speaks to distinguished visitors and guests during the PP22 Philippines closing ceremony aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

050402-A-9144B-014. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: F TROOP 2/278 CAV

In a conference room in Brus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatian Brigadier General Ivan Babic, Serbian Colonel Bosko Kovacic, Serbian LT. COL. Jovan Vukmirica along with members of the United Nations and members of the 10th Special Forces Group discuss training plans and what is expected during the upcoming de-mining training. As part of Operation Joint Endeavor, the U.S. Army's 10th Special Forces Group in cooperation with the State Department RONCO and the former warring factions embarked on a mission of humanitarian de-mining training. The training, includimg leadership, planning, different techniques in mine detection, mine disposal through detonation and medical triage, was accomplished at.... Complete Scene Caption: In a conference room in Brus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatian Brigadier General Ivan Babic, Serbian Colonel Bosko Kovacic, Serbian Lt. Col. Jovan Vukmirica along with members of the United Nations and members of the 10th Special Forces Group discuss training plans and what is

000323-F-6200T-500. Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Beira State: Sofala Country: Mozambique (MOZ)

U.S. Army aviators of Task Force No Mercy - 1-101st Attack Helicopter Battalion, greet Task Force Mustang - 36th Combat Aviation Brigade (36th CAB) in their camps break room at Erbil International Airport in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, on Sept. 14, 2022. The featured Elvis Presley memorabilia are a part of their units morale and shared culture to all visitors. The command team of Task Force Mustang conducted an office visit with Task Force No Mercy to align leadership intent and values required as an aviation task force supporting Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve.

060725-N-9851B-006. Base: Kemaman Country: Malaysia (MYS)

U.S. Marines from various infantry units across the Marine Corps were allotted the opportunity to tour the Pentagon after previously winning the Super Squad competition, in Arlington, Virginia, Aug. 11, 2022. The Super Squad competition tested marksmanship and tactical proficiency during a series of drills to include live-fire evaluation during day and night attacks, employment of weapon systems, ambushes and defense, land navigation and patrolling.

Coast Guard Cutters - Dauntless (WMEC 624) - 26-HK-73-320. CGC Dauntless--Coast Guardsmen talking with civilian crew member on ship ---050928. Hurricane Katrina

Inter-American Defense College Staff, Faculty and Students tour Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pa., Sept. 23, 2022. The Park protects and interprets the landscape of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. There are 43,000 American Civil War artifacts that are displayed in the Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center. The Visit It is an academic field study that is part of the master's program offered by the college.

040611-M-8530M-010. Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7-Mar

030320-F-3715H-016. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

US Navy Admiral T. Joseph Lopez (right), Allied Forces Southern Europe, United States Naval Forces Europe and Implementation Forces Commander and UK Army Lieutenant General Sir Michael Walker (left), Allied Rapid Reaction Corps Commander comments to the news media, on the efforts and resulting benefits of the Implementation Forces regarding the Bosnia and Herzegovina national election. They then responded to questions from the assembled press. The "standing room only" press conference was held at the Coalition Public Information Center, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The press conference was held in support of Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes General William Arnulfo López Chay, Chief of Staff of the Ministry of National Defense of Guatemala and other dignitaries to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 28, 2022. During the visit, General López attended an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, spoke with Class 62 students and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus.

060417-A-6311S-028. Base: Mahmudiya Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST

100115-F-2034C-197Aircrew members from the 2nd Airlift Squadron conduct a post flight briefing Jan. 15, 2010 after returning to Pope Air Force Base, Fayetteville, North Carolina after completing a humanitarian mission to Haiti. U.S. Southern Command is deploying assets to Haiti to conduct search and rescue operations, damage assessments, and transitions sustained Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief operations in order to prevent human suffering and additional loss of life.

021023-F-6701P-015. Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AETC

Members of McChord's 62nd Mission Support Squadron make final checks on evacuees preparing to depart the Military Airlift Command terminal for the Seattle-Tacoma Airport and the final leg of their trip home. McChord is a stopover, during Operation Fiery Vigil, for hundreds of U.S. Air Force and Navy personnel, civilian employees and their dependents and pets being evacuated from the Philippines after fallen ash from the eruption of Mount Pinatubo collapsed buildings and disrupted operations on military bases.. Subject Operation/Series: FIERY VIGIL Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington(WA) Country: United States Of America(USA)

DF-ST-88-02959. Base: San Bernardino State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Muslims exit busses used to take them to polling stations throughout the Bosnia and Herzegovina area to vote for the first time in three years during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Capljina Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

040612-M-5555L-059. Base: Camp Ali (AR RAMADI) State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Dr. Bill Wieninger of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (left) talks with First Admiral Maritime Ahmad Faridi Bin Ferdus of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (center) and Rear Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan, commander of the Maritime Security and Law Enforcement Command of the Philippine Coast Guard (right) during the 8th annual Southeast Asia Maritime Law Enforcement Initiative Commanders' Forum in Tumon, Guam, April 5, 2022. The forum offers an opportunity for senior leaders and policy makers from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, the United States and Vietnam to gather virtually and in person to enhance regional stability by promoting maritime safety, security cooperation, coordination and information sharing.

030404-M-4779G-006. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Madrid, 07/08/2015. Interview with NATO Second Supreme Commander Adrian Bradshaw. Photo: Oscar del Pozo Archdc.

US Navy Commander and Catholic Chaplain Scordo, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) reviews the CNN website from his workspace at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU

KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia (July 15, 2022) - Royal Malaysian Navy Capt. Kamalrulzaman bin Zainul, left, acting Submarine Force Commander and commanding officer of Submarine Training Centre, speaks with U.S. Navy Capt. John Frye, middle, commanding officer of the Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), during a tour of the Submarine Command Headquarters on Sepanggar Naval Base in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, July 15, 2022. Frank Cable is currently on patrol conducting expeditionary maintenance and logistics in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership greeted Mexican dignitaries for a Mexican Independence Day Celebration hosted by students at the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 16, 2022. IADC students celebrate the Independence Day of all nations represented by students with a presentation about the country, food and a 5k run.

Navy reservists stand in line to make sandwiches as they wait for their processing to be completed by the Naval Reserve Readiness Command 20 (REDCOM-20) personnel support detachment. The reservists have just returned from duty in the Persian Gulf region following Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040110-F-0981H-054. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: NA

990709-A-8415D-003. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE REFUGE Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

040718-F-0193C-016. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes the Brazilian Defense Ministrys Escola Superior de Defesa Leadership, Students and Staff to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 14, 2022. During the visit the students were briefed by leadership and received an orientation class by a college faculty member.

U.S. Marines, Sailors and Soldiers participate in a cultural awareness seminar at Basco State College alongside members of the Philippine Armed Forces, in Batanes, Philippines, Oct. 3, 2022. The purpose of the seminar was to teach service members the unique cultural history of the indigenous people of Batanes. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust and shared cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

031016-F-6655M-039. Base: Naes Lakehurst State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

DF-ST-86-11743. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Base: Cannon Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III conducts bi-lateral discussions with His Excellency, Jose C. Faustino, Officer-in-Charge, Philippine Department of National Defense at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp Smith, Hawaii, Sept. 29, 2022. Austin is in Hawaii meeting with key allies in the region and visiting Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.

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