Military Gatherings and Ceremonies

Photos from various military events and ceremonies, showcasing personnel in formal settings, celebrating accomplishments, and fostering community within the armed forces.

57th Director of the Army Staff Lt. Gen. Walter E. Piatt departs the Pentagon for the last time during his clap-out ceremony, Arlington, Va., Jan. 5, 2024.

041207-A-6882A-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Cmdr. Matthew Mulcahey, the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) prospective executive officer, speaks with Sailors assigned to Fords air department during a Division in the Spotlight uniform inspection for V-3 division, Sept. 23, 2022. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications and workups for a scheduled deployment this fall.

57th Director of the Army Staff Lt. Gen. Walter E. Piatt departs the Pentagon for the last time during his clap-out ceremony, Arlington, Va., Jan. 5, 2024.

U.S. Air Force MSgt Dwayne Ivey, 56 Air Communications Squadron first sergeant, speaks with Col. Michele Lo Bianco, 15th Wing commander, and U.S. Navy Capt. Mark Sohaney, Joint Base commander, during a cake cutting ceremony to celebrate the 75th Air Force birthday Sept. 15, 2022, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. During the event, Lo Bianco spoke with Joint Base Airmen and the significant role they play not only at JBPHH but for the Air Force and Department of Defense.

051009-A-5679R-002. Base: Kandahar Airfield Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

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

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

220913-N-UB993-2067VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.(Sept. 13, 2022) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea listens as a Sailor asks him a question during an all-hands call at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek/Fort Story, Sept. 13, 2022. Honea conducted his first fleet visit to answer questions and discuss his priorities of warfighting competency, professional and character development, and quality of life.

U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Andrew Korous, the 8th Marine Corps District Training Team Chief, retires after 30 years of service to the U.S. Marine Corps at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 30, 2022. Korous has served at multiple levels from Production Recruiter, Staff Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge, Recruiter Instructor, Chief Instructor of the Marine Corps Recruiters School and Training Team Chief while serving the Marine Corps Recruiting Command for the last 24 years.

U.S. Army CW5 Timothy Shrewsbury gets promoted from chief warrant officer 4 to chief warrant officer 5 on Fort Drum, NY Jun 24, 2022. The U.S. Army rank of chief warrant officer 5 is called a "unicorn" rank because it is rarely seen in the Army.

041010-F-5586B-223. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. David Wilson, the sergeant major of 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV), and Maj. Gen. Roger B. Turner, the commanding general of 1st MARDIV, tour Marines' living spaces at Robertson Barracks, Darwin, NT, Australia, April 21, 2022. The 1st MARDIV commanding general and sergeant major visited Marines and Sailors in Darwin to gain insight into Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22s current operations, capabilities, and living conditions.

050725-A-7003S-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naray Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

030428-F-0558K-045. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

050829-F-6911G-101. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army CW5 Timothy Shrewsbury gets promoted from chief warrant officer 4 to chief warrant officer 5 on Fort Drum, NY Jun 24, 2022. The U.S. Army rank of chief warrant officer 5 is called a "unicorn" rank because it is rarely seen in the Army.

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

Governor Gretchen Whitmer reviews the formation of Michigan National Guard troops as their commander-in-chief along with U.S. Army Major General Paul D. Rogers, adjutant general and director of the Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, at Camp Grayling Maneuver Training Center, Mich., for the 2022 Pass and Review Ceremony on June 17, 2022. (Army National Guard photo by 2nd Lt. Ashley Goodwin) The Pass in Review Ceremony comes at the end of the Michigan National Guards annual training. Annual training is the two-week yearly training period conducted by all National Guard members to ensure mission-readiness by improving the skill level of Soldiers and Airmen with military duties.

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

050904-F-9085B-018. Base: Grand Rapids State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHWEST

PEARL HARBOR (July 8, 2022) Capt. Amy Bauernschmidt, commanding officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), answers questions from international news outlets during a press conference aboard Abraham Lincoln while moored at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam 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 the safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

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

PEARL HARBOR (June 28, 2022) Fleet Master Chief James Honea, command senior enlisted leader at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks with Sailors aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, June 28, 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 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.

010730-F-2369R-001. Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030530-M-8539K-016. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 3D AABN

The honorable Kathleen Hicks, Deputy Secretary of Defense, is briefed by Col. Andrew Saslav, Deputy Commander of Operations for the 82nd Airborne Division during her visit to Project Convergence 2022, on October 17, at Camp Pendleton, California.During her visit, Hicks was able to view and discuss future technology, command and control capabilities, and the ability to implement it with all-service multi-national partners.

The U.S. Secretary of the Navy the Honorable Ray Mabus addresses Marines in Ubaydi, Iraq, Aug. 5, 2009. The secretary traveled for a three-day visit to see firsthand the jobs Marines and sailors are doing today in Anbar province.

The President poses with Soldiers at Fort Campbell, KY during his Nov. 25 visit to the installation. Bush congratulated Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, and 5th Special Forces Group for a "job well done."

060822-N-4965F-002. Base: Nctamspac State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Soldiers and Airmen with the Pennsylvania National Guard provide information to members of the state legislature and general public about their units during Pennsylvania National Guard and Veterans Day at the state capitol.

230330-N-XK462-1084 BUSAN, Republic of Korea (March 30, 2023) U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) tour Hong Beop Sa Buddhist Temple during a community outreach event. Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jason Rueschhoff, 56th Fighter Wing commander, addresses attendees of the 2022 honorary commander induction ceremony, Oct. 14, 2022, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The honorary commander program seeks to help build relationships with the surrounding communities by connecting local and civic leaders with various unit commanders.

Air Force Gen. Craig R. McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, right, and Army Capt. Shannon Dean Holiday, commander for Multi-National Task Force East, Thunder Bravo battery, walk the streets of downtown Pristina, Kosovo, during a presence patrol with the Missouri Army National Guard. The Guard Soldiers patrol one of the more populated areas of the American NATO peacekeeping missions in Kosovo.

020729-F-0881Z-008. Base: Suffolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS AFGHANISTAN TRIP

President Barack Obama and Brig. Gen. Erik Kurilla view photos of fallen military personnel at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sunday, May 25, 2014.

031114--M-2900S-042. Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Natasha Franceschi, charge d'affaires of the U.S. Embassy, Tunisia, helps promote and congratulate members of the Tunisian Armed Forces after 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 with the goal of strengthening interoperability among participants and setting the theater for strategic access.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer reviews the formation of Michigan National Guard troops as their commander-in-chief along with U.S. Army Major General Paul D. Rogers, adjutant general and director of the Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, at Camp Grayling Maneuver Training Center, Mich., for the 2022 Pass and Review Ceremony on June 17, 2022. (Army National Guard photo by 2nd Lt. Ashley Goodwin) The Pass in Review Ceremony comes at the end of the Michigan National Guards annual training. Annual training is the two-week yearly training period conducted by all National Guard members to ensure mission-readiness by improving the skill level of Soldiers and Airmen with military duties.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer reviews the formation of Michigan National Guard troops as their commander-in-chief along with U.S. Army Major General Paul D. Rogers, adjutant general and director of the Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, at Camp Grayling Maneuver Training Center, Mich., for the 2022 Pass and Review Ceremony on June 17, 2022. (Army National Guard photo by 2nd Lt. Ashley Goodwin) The Pass in Review Ceremony comes at the end of the Michigan National Guards annual training. Annual training is the two-week yearly training period conducted by all National Guard members to ensure mission-readiness by improving the skill level of Soldiers and Airmen with military duties.

061103-N-2908O-001. Base: Little Rock State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines from the Marine Security Guard Detachment Djibouti pose with Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command; the Honorable Jonathan Pratt, U.S. ambassador to Djibouti; and Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, command senior enlisted leader, U.S. Africa Command, during an engagement at the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti Aug. 28, 2022. The engagement was part of a four-day trip to Djibouti, Somalia, and Manda Bay, Kenya, from August 28-31, 2022, to meet with host nation leaders, senior interagency officials, and deployed troops to better understand the political and military situation in East Africa, discuss shared concerns and priorities, and see ongoing operations firsthand. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Daryl Knee)

A U.S. Marine assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron (HMLAT) 303, Task Force Los Angeles, answers questions about the UH-1Y Venom at the Los Angeles Fleet Week exposition site, San Pedro, California, May 27, 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.

Maj. Gen. Michael McCurry, U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker commander, welcomes country music singer Riley Green to Fort Rucker, Alabama, August 29, 2022.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with U.S. Marine Security Guards at the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem on April 8, 2013.

060928-N-8623S-003. Base: Camp Lemonier Country: Djibouti (DJI)

030617-F-9753B-002. Base: Kuwait (KWI) Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

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

Charge dAffaires, U.S. Embassy Kuwait, James Holtsnider, and Lt. Col. Joel Kassulke, Task Force Summit, share a laugh during a visit to Camp Beuhring, Kuwait, Aug. 25, 2022.

Military delegation visiting Main Interior for Toys for Tots promotional event, meetings with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and other senior officials

120120-N-FN215-260 LOS ANGELES (Jan. 20, 2012) Vice President Joe Biden greets Sailors previously assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 3, Platoon 342, in the G4 Studio before the taping of the "Bomb Patrol: Afghanistan" reunion special. The show will air on G4 in March.

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) hosts an OR (operating room) construction project groundbreaking ceremony, Jan. 18. Cmdr. Gregory Capra, NMCPs Director of Surgical Services (DSS) directorate head, takes a swing with a sledgehammer to add to the efforts to kickoff construction.

010605-D-9880W-355. Base: Camp Bondsteel State: Kosovo Country: Serbia (SER)

General Charles C. Krulak, Commandant of the Marine Corps, is greeted by Mrs. Libbutti during his visit. State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

U.S. Congressman Chip Roy, representative, 21st district of Texas, center, listens as Capt. John Maitha, center right, describes the autologous blood transfusion training occurring in the 68W Combat Medic training lab, at the Medical Education and Training Campus, during a familiarization tour of Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, July 6, 2022. During his tour of U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence (MEDCoE), Roy received command overview briefs, with visits to the Critical Care Flight Paramedic Program, the EMT Simulation Center, the Control Bleeding lab, and had lunch with MEDCoE Soldiers.

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James Amos and Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Carlton Kent congratulate veteran Marine and 2011 Warrior Games recurve archery gold medalist Daniel Govier after shooting his final three shots May 19, 2011, at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. Amos presented the gold medal to Govier, a native of Boscobel, Wis., and the bronze medal to Sgt. Stephen Lunt, a native of Charleston, S.C., in the Warrior Games recurve archery event.

031220-F-9871C-009. Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

US Navy Lieutenant Commander Steve Brown, Operations Officer from USS TUCSON (SSN 770) meets with Chilean submarine officers aboard the Chilean vessel BLANCO ENCALADA (DLH 15) as Exercise TEAMWORK SOUTH '99 kicks off in Valparaiso, Chile. Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK SOUTH '99 Base: Blanco Encalada (DLH 15)

A Security Forces NCO from the 103rd Airlift Wing escorts a U.S. Marine Corps veteran into a ceremony at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, CT on June 5, 2022. The event, organized by Honor Flight Connecticut, took 44 veterans of either World War Two, Korea, or Vietnam to visit the war memorials in Washington D.C.

Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom greet U.S. service members at Wright-Paterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, March 13, 2012.

The Honorable Gina Ortiz Jones, Under Secretary of the Air Force, visits the 621st Contingency Response Wing Airmen Nov. 29, 2022, at the Global Readiness Deployment Center at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The 621st CRW is highly-specialized in training and rapidly deploying personnel globally to quickly open airfields and establish, expand, sustain, and coordinate air mobility operations in any environment.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks to uniformed attendees at the Military Womens Memorial 25th Anniversary Ceremony at the Military Womens Memorial in Arlington, Va., Oct. 15, 2022.

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 58th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, 33rd Fighter Wing, are recognized as the winners of the 3rd quarter weapons load competition at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 28, 2022. Airmen from the 58th and 60th AMU showcased their attention to detail, teamwork, precision and bomb loading proficiency during the load competition.

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 18, 2022) - John Hennessey-Niland, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Palau, is welcomed aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) while participating in a tour in support of Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Brian W. Cavanaugh, Commander, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, Marine Forces Command, Commanding General, Marine Forces Northern Command, left, answers questions from an attendee of the mentoring sessions at the 38th annual Becoming Everything You Are (BEYA) conference, Baltimore, Feb. 16, 2024. During the conference, Cavanaugh participated in mentoring sessions for STEM (science, technology, math, engineering) students and represented the Marine Corps to present the BEYA organizations Stars and Stripes Honors award for outstanding leadership in STEM to U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Ahmed Williamson. Each year BEYA hosts over 2,500 college-bound K-12 students for three days of learning, networking, celebrating excellence, and showcasing STEM career opportunities. Marine Corps

040220-A-1526R-079. Base: Puerto Cortes Country: Honduras (HND)

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf meets with representatives from the Pennsylvania National Guard, including Maj. Gen. Mark J. Schindler, Adjutant General of Pennsylvania, during a ceremony at the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency to honor PA NG Soldiers and Airmen for their efforts running COVID-19 vaccination clinics for school teachers during the height of the pandemic.What you did was a really big deal, said Wolf.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Speros Koumparakis, commanding officer, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, greets Congressman KaialiI Kahele, 2nd District of Hawaii, during a tour of MCBH, April 21, 2022. The purpose of the tour was to provide Kahele with a broader perspective on Marine Corps operations, concepts, and force design on MCBH.

050911-N-6204K-001. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE (JTF) KATRINA Base: USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vice Adm. Yancy Lindsey, Commander, Navy Installations Command, speaks with Capt. David Adams, Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS), Delfin Espiritu, manager at CFAS Unaccompanied Housing, and Michael Bryant, housing manager at Sasebo Housing Service Center during a tour at CFAS Sept. 21, 2022. Lindsey visited CFAS to tour its facilities, meet with personnel assigned to area commands, and increase his familiarity with CFAS mission and relationships with host nation counterparts. For 75 years, CFAS has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services to empower forward-deployed U.S. and Allied Forces while providing superior support to their families and the community.

Roger Winter, Executive Director of Immigration and Refugee Services of America, and SGM Steven Woods, of the U.S. Army Reserve Command, field questions from the local and national media concerning the status and morale of the 453 Kosovar refugees (not shown) who were flown into Fort Dix, New Jersey, on May 5, 1999. Both individuals are at Fort Dix to aid Joint Task Force Open Arms which is responsible for ensuring the refugees are properly processed and taken care of until sponsor families can be found for them. Open Arms is part of Operation Sustain Hope, the U.S. effort to bring in food, water, medicine, relief supplies, and to establish camps for the refugees fleeing from the Former.... Complete Scene Caption: Roger Winter, Executive Director of Immigration and Refugee Services of America, and SGM Steven Woods, of the U.S. Army Reserve Command, field questions from the local and national media concerning the status and morale of the 453 Kosovar refugees (not shown) who were flown

Cyber Protection Brigade validates 1st Cyber Battalions ability to deploy and mission command multiple Cyber Protection Teams during the 2022 Exercise Grungy Zion (EGZ) in West Virginia. EGZ is a training exercise, where the Legendary Defenders conduct defensive cyberspace operations. The exercise brings a variety of distinguished visitors to see firsthand the Legendary Defenders on the hunt.

Cpl. Beom Su Park, a Korean Augmentee to the United States Army (KATUSA) Soldier assigned to Eighth Army, receives a coin from U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Benjamin Lemon, the U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys senior enlisted leader, at the KATUSAs Got Talent preliminary show at the Flightline Tap Room, U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys, South Korea, Dec. 7, 2022. The talent show showcases the creativity and artistic ability of Korean Augmentees to the United States Army (KATUSA) Soldiers within the command.

WEST MONROE, La. - Jack N. Humphries, state chairman of the Louisiana Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, shakes hands with Louisiana National Guard Capt. Wynn G. Nugent of Bossier City, La., company commander of the 1022nd Vertical Company, 527th Engineer Battalion at a recent ESGR Patriot Award ceremony at the unit's West Monroe, La., armory. Humphries, along with local ESGR members and Soldiers from the 527th, presented awards to three local employers.

010605-A-9369L-012. Base: Camp Bondsteel (CBS) State: Kosovo Country: Serbia (SER)

031213-F-9753B-015. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

The Assistant Secretary of Defense, left, walks alongside Lieutenant General Charles C. Krulak, right, at the Quantico Marine Corps, Research Center. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GREAT LAKES, Il. (Dec. 9, 2022) Fleet and Family Support Center hosted a Gold Star family tree ceremony at the Great Lakes Burkey Mall Navy Exchange. 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.

Retired Master Sgt. Andrea Motley Crabtree converses with Maj. Gen Mark T. Simerly; CASCOM and Fort Lee commanding general; Col. Beth A. Behn, Army Chief of Transportation; and Command Sgt. Maj. Randy T. Brown, Trans. Corps CSM, following the Martin Luther King Observance Jan. 19 at Fort Lee.

011121-A-2511W-043. Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

Service members participate in a live broadcast with the hosts of Fox NFL Sunday during their Salute to Veterans broadcast, Nov. 13, 2022 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. FOX Sports held its Veterans Day broadcast from the U.S. Naval Academy-Annapolis, Maryland in 2021.

220402-N-GR655-0895 WILMINGTON, Delaware (April 2, 2022) - President of the United States Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden are greeted by Petty Officer 1st Class David Jaimeruiz following a commissioning commemoration ceremony for the Virginia-class submarine USS Delaware (SSN 791), and his family in Wilmington, Delaware April 2, 2022. The initial commissioning took place administratively in April 2020 due to COVID restrictions at the time and is the first submarine to be commissioned while submerged. Delaware, the seventh U.S Navy ship and first submarine named after the first U.S. state of Delaware, is a flexible, multi-mission platform designed to carry out the seven core competencies of the submarine force: anti-submarine warfare; anti-surface warfare; delivery of special operations forces; strike warfare; irregular warfare; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; and mine warfare.

Army National Guard members Staff Sgt. Maygen Matson, left, and Spc. Taylor Anonson pose for a photo with National Basketball Association superstar Shaquille O'Neal during NBA All-Star Weekend in Phoenix, Feb. 15, 2009.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty meets with Minnesota National Guard troops serving with the Kansas National Guard's 35th Infantry Division in Kosovo during a visit to the world's newest country on April 12, 2008. Kosovo declared independence from Serbia on Feb. 17, 2008.

Billy Ray Cyrus, host of NBC's "Nashville Star," and U.S. Army Sgt. Sean Bennett, a Soldier Cyrus met during a USO tour, have some fun after Bennett's audition for the show aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) April 12, 2008, while in port in Norfolk, Va. Footage from the event will air during the "Nashville Star" opening episode.

970326-F-7910D-502. Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Brazzaville Country: Congo (COG)

030206-F-6701P-024. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

DM-SC-88-09229. Base: Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

April 7, 2009 President Obama fist-bumps a U.S. soldier at Camp Victory in Baghdad. The President was treated to an overwhelming reception by the troops.”

NEW YORK, NY - Sgt. 1st Class Leroy A. Petry, 75th Ranger Regiment Medal of Honor recipient, with wife Ashley and their children, conduct an interview with Brian Kilmeade from Fox & Friends morning show in New York City, July 15.

U.S Marines, with Headquarters and Service Battalion (HQSVCBN), Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, take a photo during a HQSVCBN holiday party at MCRD San Diego, Dec. 3, 2022. HQSVCBN hosted a holiday party for Marines, Sailors, and families to strengthen family bonds, foster esprit de corps and celebrate the holiday season.

U.S. Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Charmaine Kelley, the 86th Airlift Wing Command Chief, hosts a radio show alongside Staff Sgt. Christian Conrad, AFN Kaiserslautern broadcaster, at Vogelweh Air Base, Germany, September 12, 2022. Kelley and Conrad cohosted the radio segment Popping In With The Chief.

U.S. Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Charmaine Kelley, the 86th Airlift Wing Command Chief, hosts a radio show alongside Staff Sgt. Christian Conrad, AFN Kaiserslautern broadcaster, at Vogelweh Air Base, Germany, September 12, 2022. Kelley and Conrad cohosted the radio segment Popping In With The Chief.

060524-N-2555T-145. Base: USS Kearsarge (LHD 3)

Army Night at Nationals Stadium

Marines with 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) takes a photo with actor Mark Wahlberg during Wahlberg's visit of 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Dec. 19. Wahlberg shook hands and took pictures with service members while thanking them for their service. More than 100 anxious fans waited in line to meet Wahlberg.

Col. Matt Husemann, 436th Airlift Wing commander, interacts with band and audience members after the concert, at Delaware State University in Dover, Delaware, March 31, 2023. Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, partnered with Rhythm in Blue ensemble to host this event for Delaware State University and the community of Dover to highlight the importance of diverse backgrounds in the Air Force.

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