Military Homecomings

Emotional reunions of military personnel with families and loved ones, capturing the joy and relief of returning home after deployments.

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Carl Beierl, a pilot assigned to the Aviation Combat Element, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), holds his daughter during a deployment homecoming aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Oct. 9, 2022. Marines and Sailors assigned to the 22nd MEU returned home after completing a seven-month deployment with the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. Naval Sixth Fleet area of operations.

The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, known as the Thunderbirds, perform at their last air show for the 2022 show season, Aviation Nation 2022, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, November 6, 2022. The Thunderbirds represent the pride, precision, and professionalism of nearly 700,000 total force American Airmen around the globe.

STAFF Sergeant Gary Ekdahl from the 48th Component Repair Squadron is greeted by his family upon his return to RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom. Ekdahl was deployed in support of the Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) 4-lead wing, which completed a historic first-ever deployment to Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia this week. Lakenheath's 48th Fighter Wing served as the AEF4-lead wing contributing leadership and the bulk of all deployed forces over the past 90 days. The AEF enforced the United Nations No-Fly/No-Drive Zone over southern Iraq, an air occupation that has continued since the end of Operation DESERT STORM. Remaining AEF 4 members and deployed F-15E Strike Eagles and .... Complete Scene Caption: Staff Sergeant Gary Ekdahl from the 48th Component Repair Squadron is greeted by his family upon his return to RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom. Ekdahl was deployed in support of the Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) 4-lead wing, which completed a historic first-ever deployment to

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-121-190. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Soldiers with 1st Squadron, 104th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team arrive home after a year-long deployment to Egypt as part of the Multinational Force & Observers and Task Force Sinai.

U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Ashly Zambrano with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, awaits further instruction during receiving at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 19, 2022. Receiving is the recruits first day at MCRD San Diego, where they were checked for contraband, given haircuts, made phone calls home, and issued gear. Zambrano was recruited out of Riverside, California, with Recruiting Substation La Puente.

Search and Rescue Operations - Helicopter - 26-HK-261-144. Hurricane Katrina

220911-N-ZG822-1397 ADRIATIC SEA (Sep. 11, 2022) Sailors move cargo during a replenishment-at-sea aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), Sep. 11, 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.

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at ceremonies at the War Correspondents Memorial, Burkittsville, Maryland, featuring unveiling of plaque honoring fourprominent journalists killed during war and war-related coverage in Iraq and Pakistan

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Carl Beierl, a pilot assigned to the Aviation Combat Element, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), holds his daughter during a deployment homecoming aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Oct. 9, 2022. Marines and Sailors assigned to the 22nd MEU returned home after completing a seven-month deployment with the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. Naval Sixth Fleet area of operations.

031003-A-6634T-001. Base: Fort Gordon State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030426-F-4866S-002. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USS Paul Hamilton

HÅGATÑA, Guam (July 25, 2022) - Gold Star mother Aurora Carbullido offers remarks during the Gold Star Families Memorial Monument unveiling ceremony in Hågatña, July 21. Military leaders, government officials, and local residents gathered for the ceremony, which honored Gold Star families and service members who lost their lives in the line of duty.

040304-F-4289G-018. Base: Gowen Field State: Idaho (ID) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220414-N-N3764-0501PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago - (April 14, 2022) - Chief Mate Douglas Carter, assigned to the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10) discusses the ships operational capabilities to Dr. Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs and Megan Kelly, Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy, Port of Spain, during a tour of the ship, April 14, 2022. Burlington is deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations to maintain access, enhance interoperability, and build enduring partnerships to enhance regional security and promote peace, stability and prosperity in the Caribbean, Central and South American region.

Ceremony at Department of Interior South Building marking adoption by Department employees of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division and the 10th Mountain Division as wartime focal points for volunteer activities on behalf of military families

Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-435-34. Hurricane Katrina

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-122-29. Hurricane Katrina

Search and Rescue Operations - Helicopter - 26-HK-261-141. Hurricane Katrina

Staff Sgt. Jvon Jones, a unit supply specialist for the 785th Military Police Battalion, 300th Military Police Brigade, 200th Military Police Command, acts as a notional unruly detainee during a training exercise as part of Spartan Warrior III June 20, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Spartan Warrior III gave the 300th MP Brigade the opportunity to practice multiple levels of military police procedures across two weeks.

221005-N-VX158-1012 SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 5, 2022) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Dejanae Hairston, left, a native of Richmond, Calif., conducts a tour of the littoral combat ship USS Kansas City (LCS 22) at Pier 35 in support of San Francisco Fleet Week (SFFW). SFFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience Americas Sea services. During Fleet Week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of the city and its surrounding areas.

NAVAL BASE GUAM (Oct. 24, 2022) Sailors, civilians, and military families gathered to witness the initiation of several of the regions newest chief petty officers during a pinning ceremony at Top o the Mar onboard U.S. Naval Base Guam (NBG) in Nimitz Hill Oct. 21. The 13 newly pinned chiefs, represented the following commands: - NBG - Commander, Joint Region Marianas- Naval Hospital Guam- 30th Naval Construction Regiment- Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11 - Naval Recruiting Office Guam- Priority Management Office- Naval Munitions Command East Asia Division Unit Guam and - Maritime Prepositioning Ships Squadron 3/Military Sealift Command GuamAs chief petty officer selectees they endured six weeks of chief formation, which included physical training, naval heritage education, honing of the Navys core values, and leadership and teamwork training sessions. (U.S. Navy Photos by LSSCS Christian Dadino)

Department of the Interior-hosted dinner event honoring wounded veterans, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and other senior officials presiding

VICENZA, Italy - Soldiers from U.S. Army Garrison Italy returned a birthday cake to Meri Mion April 28, 2022 - 77 years after American troops fighting near Vicenza ate the cake made for her thirteenth birthday. Mion, 89, of Vicenza, was the guest of honor at the midday event, held together with Vicenza officials at Giardini Salvi, very close to where the 88th Infantry Division fought its way into the city on April 28, 1945.Sgt. Peter Wallis, of Seabeck, Washington, who recently won Installation Management Command - Europe Best Warrior contest, presented the cake to Mion, with Col. Matthew Gomlak, commander of U.S. Army Garrison Italy. Hundreds of people, to include Italian soldiers, carabinieri, U.S. veterans, Italian veterans, plus many local residents watched on. The sun was shining in Giardini Salvi during the brief ceremony, where Gomlak spoke of the combat that occurred on nearby Corso SS. Felice e Fortunato.

US Army SPC Keller shakes hands with Cuban migrants as they board a plane at the US Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for a flight to the United States during exercise Uphold Democracy. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Riz Escobar, B52 navigator, assigned to the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, prepares to board the B-52H Stratofortress at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as part of a routine Bomber Task Force mission, Feb. 14, 2024. BTF enhances readiness, to include joint and multilateral, to respond to any potential crisis or challenge in the Indo-Pacific. Air Force

KINGS BAY, Ga. (May 26, 2022) Chief of the Boat Master Chief Electronics Technician (Navigation) Jason Gregory reunites with his family on the pier after the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Maryland (SSBN 738) (Blue) returned to its homeport at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia, following a routine strategic deterrent patrol. Strategic deterrence is a top priority of the Department of Defense. The ship is one of six ballistic-missile submarines stationed at the base and is capable of carrying up to 20 submarine-launched ballistic-missiles with multiple warheads.

LOS ANGELES (May 30, 2022) Damage Controlman Fireman Zoey Taylor, a native of Valley Center, Kansas, discusses damage control with a tour group aboard amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during Los Angeles Fleet Week, May 30, 2022. Los Angeles Fleet Week is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience America's sea services. During fleet week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of Los Angeles and its surrounding areas.

031115-M-4066S-001. Base: Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MCAS/ YPG

SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 9, 2022) - Girl Scouts of California prepare to present the colors during a Blessing of the Fleet Interfaith Service at Presidio Chapel as a part of San Francisco Fleet Week 2022, Oct. 9, 2022. SFFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience Americas sea services. During fleet week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of the city and its surrounding areas.

Col. Jeremy Ford, 152nd Airlift Wing commander, completes his "fini flight" or final flight at the Nevada Air National Guard base in Reno, Nev. July 26, 2022. The fini flight is an Air Force tradition which marks a pilot's departure from a unit, or last time they fly an aircraft, which is often followed by a champagne-and-water shower following landing

FRA - POLITIQUE - CYBERDEFENSE - Florence Parly, ministre des Armées, à RennesFlorence Parly, ministre des Armées, se rend jeudi 3 octobre 2019 à Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande ( 35 ), où elle inaugure la Cyberdéfense Factory, lieu unique en France permettant aux PME et universitaires de travailler au contact des experts de la Direction générale de larmement (DGA) et des opérationnels des armées sur les sujets de cybersécurité.FRA - POLITICS - CYBERDEFENSE - Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, in RennesFlorence Parly, Minister of the French Armed Forces, will visit Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande on Thursday, October 3, 2019 ( 35), where she will inaugurate the Cyberdefense Factory, a unique place in France allowing SMEs and academics to work in contact with experts from the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) and the operational operations of the armies on cybersecurity issues.

040531-F6414K-053. Base: Selfrige Air Force Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 127th Wing

DF-ST-86-03820. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Moments before getting into line for out processing for deployment in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, members of the 128th Air Refueling Wing, General Mitchell Field, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, embrace and say goodbye to loved ones. Once in line they will not see each other until they return from their mission, that could be a couple of months. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: General Mitchell Angb, Milwaukee State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060826-F-0193C-021. Base: Fort Wainwright State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Friends and family welcome 55th Fighter Generation Squadron maintainers, 55th Fighter Squadron pilots and supporting personnel home from deployment at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, April 29, 2022. The 55th Fighter Squadron and Fighter Generation Squadrons returned from a six-month deployment supporting U.S. Central Commands area of responsibility.

U.S. Soldiers with 1st Squadron, 104th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team arrive home after a year-long deployment to Egypt as part of the Multinational Force & Observers and Task Force Sinai.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Anthony Lopez, a network administrator with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312, takes a picture with his family after returning home from deployment at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, June 9, 2022. VMFA-312 returned home from a deployment in support of NATOs enhanced Air Policing mission in Eastern Europe. The deployment was conducted in coordination with host nations and military authorities and was a prudent measure to increase readiness and enhance Eastern Europes collective defense. VMFA-312 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

The 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment of the 72nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army National Guard held a deployment ceremony on April 16, 2018 at Joint Base San Antonio - Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Task Force Alamo is set to deploy to the Horn of Africa to take over duties from their Texas sister, the 3rd Battalion, 144th Infantry Regiment of the 56th IBCT. Friends and family said farewell for the unit set to deploy later this month. (Texas Army National Guard

U.S. Army Sgt. Opal Mitchell, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, listens to the museum tour guide at the memorial and museum at Auschwitz-Birkenau in Oświęcim, Poland, Sept. 16, 2022. Soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division on rotation in Europe visited the site as part of an effort to develop a better understanding of significant historical events.

Missouri National Guards Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) program hosted a week-long refresher course to the states Victim Advocates at the Ike Skelton Training Site, Jefferson City, Mo., Sept. 15, 2022. The training consisted of lesson seminars, interactive activities, communication assessments and much more. (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Rose Di Trolio)

040302-F-0194C-001. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

After participating in the Surgery Desert Storm and Operation Phalanx in the Persian Gulf, the supply ship Hr.Ms. Zuiderkruis (A 832), the L-FREGAT HR.MS. Jacob van Heemskerck (F 812) and the S-Fregat Hr.Ms. Philips van Almonde (F 823) On 19 April 1991 back in the home port Den Helder. Here the welcoming home front for the Heemskerck.

Spc. Lacreshia Jackson, of Co. I, 106th Brigade Support Battalion, is welcomed home at Thompson Field in Flowood, Mississippi, Feb. 26, 2019. Jackson, of Yazoo City, was part of a contingent of the Mississippi Army National Guards 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team returning home after serving in Kuwait in support of Operation Spartan Shield for approximately one year. The arrivals, with Soldiers from various brigade subordinate units, are a portion of a series of flights that will return brigade Soldiers home through the end of March.

The 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Wisconsin Army National Guard, conducted a change-of-responsibility ceremony, August 7, 2022 at its headquarters company at Camp Douglas, WI. During the ceremony, Command Sgt. Maj. John L. Dietzler relinquished responsibility of the brigade to Command Sgt. Maj. Aaron J. Johnson.

A sailor's wife waits on the pier for the arrival of her husband's ship. Five ships of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) battle group are returning to Mayport today following deployment to the Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD DESERT STORM Base: Naval Station, Mayport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Tech. Sgt. Lucas Drake, Air Force Global Strike Command Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year recipient, is presented with a medal from Gen. Anthony Cotton, AFGSC commander during the Outstanding Airmen of the Year Medallion Ceremony May 9, 2022 at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. Drake is one of six AFGSC Outstanding Airmen of the Year recipients who will go on to compete at the Air Force level.

040606-F-8752S-012. Base: Middletown State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Sailor assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) reuintes with her family on pier at Naval Station Everett, Washington, Sept. 6. The Momsen, assigned to Carrier Strike Group Three, returned following a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleets in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

More than 500 Airmen assigned to the 331st Training Squadron graduated from Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, August 17-18, 2022. Maj. Gen. Michele C. Edmondson, Commander, Second Air Force, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, reviewed the ceremony.

September 11th remembrance ceremony held in front of NASA Research Park Bldg-17 (Lunar Science Institute) hosted by the American Legion, Post 881, Moffett Field.

At prayer service held at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey on 14 September, military members gather to mourn the loss of lives taken in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers Twin Towers in New York City and at the Pentagon. Hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the buildings, killing themselves, the passengers and thousands on the ground on 11 September 2001. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

Ceremony at Department of Interior South Building marking adoption by Department employees of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division and the 10th Mountain Division as wartime focal points for volunteer activities on behalf of military families

A U.S. Army Sgt. Lucas Risley, assigned to the 142nd Area Support Medical Company, Connecticut Army National Guard, reunites with his wife Casey Jones and his daughter, Ariella, after deplaning at the Connecticut Army National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, Sept. 8, 2022. The 142nd ASMC previously spent the past nine months deployed to Poland providing medical care in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve.

A U.S. Airman with the 480th Fighter Squadron out of Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, returns from a deployment to Kadena AB, Japan, April 8, 2023. The 480th FS deployed to Kadena AB to ensure a steady U.S. Air Force presence in the region to support the ongoing return of Kadenas fleet of F-15 Eagles to the United States.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes Mr. Michael Jones, Implementation Agency for Crime and Security Executive Director to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., July 27, 2022. During the visit, the guest conducted an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus with.

230628-N-ZQ263-2086 SAN DIEGO (June 28, 2023) Friends and family hold up signs as the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) returns from deployment. Nimitz arrives in San Diego concluding a seven-month deployment to U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of operations (AO). Nimitzs presence in U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet AOs reinforced the United States commitment to fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Middle school students pose with a sign during a Month of the Military Child parade at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 15, 2022. Each year, the Department of Defense joins national, state, and local governments, schools, and military-serving organizations to celebrate military children. This year marked the first time in two years the event was held on the installation due to COVID-19 .

U.S. Army Capt. Sarah Skelton, aeromedical and SERE psychologist assigned to 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, 36th Infantry Division (center), gives a class over methods of suicide intervention to groups of Soldiers during an eight-hour, ACE Suicide Intervention program held in Kuwait City, Kuwait, Sept. 16, 2022. September is designated as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month to help Soldiers identify warning signs and prevention of suicide during an overseas deployment.

020813-M-9578B-009. Base: Gotemba Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: Marine Wing Support Squadron 171

Col. Ken Humphrey, 507th Operations group commander, celebrates with his spouse Julie after his final flight as an 507th Air Refueling Wing Okie Sept. 29, 2022, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.

Team Dover Airmen act as protestors during a major accident response exercise outside of Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Dec. 6, 2022. The exercise tested the capabilities of the 436th Airlift Wing and the 512th AW.

041230-F-7564C-024. Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A local elementary school student embraces her friend while donned in an EOD Advanced Bomb Suit during Fleet Week New York 2022 at Lincoln Park, New Jersey, May 26, 2022. Fleet Week New York has been held nearly every year since 1984 to celebrate the nations maritime services and highlight their innovative capabilities, while providing an opportunity for the citizens of New York City and the surrounding tristate area to meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen.

030517-M-4547R-044. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2003 Base: Camp Red Horse, Utapao Country: Thailand (THA)

Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-435-100. Hurricane Katrina

DM-ST-86-07531. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

More than 500 Airmen assigned to the 323rd Training Squadron graduated from Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Sept 14-15, 2022. Col. Lauren A. Courchaine, Commander, 37th Training Wing, reviewed the ceremony

Lansing, Michigan, Hundreds of protesters showed up at the Michigan state capitol to oppose a rally by the National Socialist Movement, a neo-Nazi group. State police erected chain-link fences and deployed hundreds of police officers to prevent clashes between Nazis and protesters.

U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort attend a free concert, featuring the Lt. Dan Band and the Parris Island Marine Band, Headquarters and Service Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, Feb. 23, 2024. The Lt. Dan Band, part of the Gary Sinise Foundation, honors active duty military and veterans through outreach programs and concerts. Marine Corps

U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswains Mate 3rd Class Cameron Hunter, assigned to the amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6), sings during a karaoke and ice cream social while conducting routine operations in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 10, 2024. The event was held to increase cohesion and strengthen joint-force partnership of Marines and Sailors. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is operating aboard ships of the America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations, the U.S. Navys largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Marine Corps

040805-F-9891G-014. Base: Omaha State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Sgt. Karina Pabonrico a drill instructor with Recruit Processing Company, Support Battalion, instructs new recruits on Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C. Aug. 15, 2022. Recruits abilities to listen and follow directions are tested immediately upon arrival as they fill out their paperwork to get officially checked in to Parris Island.

030717-D-0405B-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Brian W. Cavanaugh, the commanding general of Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, Marine Forces Command, Marine Forces Northern Command, judges in a crab soup cooking competition during Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore in Baltimore, Maryland, Sept. 9, 2022. Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore is an annual public event that celebrates the contributions of the U.S. sea services and maritime capabilities from the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard. More than 2,300 service members participated in Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore 2022 engaging and assisting with ship tours, live bands and static equipment displays.

Gov. Tony Evers, Maj. Gen. Paul Knapp Wisconsins adjutant general and other senior Wisconsin National Guard leaders joined family and friends at the Miller High Life Theater in downtown Milwaukee Sept. 30 for a formal sendoff ceremony for approximately 280 members of the Wisconsin Army National Guards 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade headquarters and the 357th Signal Company. The deploying Soldiers will support Operation Enduring Freedom - Horn of Africa to enhance partnerships and stability in the region. Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs photo by Vaughn R. Larson

Denmark Army Master Sgt. Rikke Rietveld, lead of the intelligence cell for Northern Challenge 22 and head of the explosive ordnance disposal section at NATO Multinational Corps Northeast in Poland, attends a static display of multi-national EOD teams at Northern Challenge 22, Keflavik, Iceland, October 6, 2022. Northern Challenge 22 is a two-week multi-national EOD exercise hosted by the Icelandic Coast Guard in coordination with NATO allies to actively engage EOD operators from 14 nations in real-life scenarios on land and in maritime situations. Experiences, tactics, techniques and procedures acquired are shared amongst intelligence and operators of participating nations to enhance interoperability.

020424-F-6740T-068. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE Base: Kodiak State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

Promotion Ceremony for Sgt. Jordan Knudsen to Staff Sgt.

031219-F-2621S-045. Base: Swanton State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

Missouri National Guards Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) program hosted a week-long refresher course to the states Victim Advocates at the Ike Skelton Training Site, Jefferson City, Mo., Sept. 15, 2022. The training consisted of lesson seminars, interactive activities, communication assessments and much more. (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Rose Di Trolio)

Missouri National Guards Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) program hosted a week-long refresher course to the states Victim Advocates at the Ike Skelton Training Site, Jefferson City, Mo., Sept. 15, 2022. The training consisted of lesson seminars, interactive activities, communication assessments and much more. (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Rose Di Trolio)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., to view Marine Corps Evening Parade, deliver remarks, and attend reception at the site, a National Historic Landmark

220724-N-IL330-2036 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 24, 2022) - Airman Toni Martin, from New York, serves herself a piece of cake during a birthday dinner on the mess decks aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), July 24, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

050228-F-0658L-003. Base: Patrick Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Master Sgt. Acie Matthews engaged with protestors to show solidarity and request compliance with the state curfew at the grounds of the Minnesota state capitol on June 1 The Minnesota National Guard stood to protect citizens and infrastructure as people protested on the steps of the capitol building.

120524-N-PO203-125NEW YORK (May. 24, 2012) Dylan Ottman, from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Tech Solutions program, explains an improved flight deck uniform to a visitor aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during Fleet Week New York 2012. The improvements include new, safer head protection; a more durable, quick-drying and comfortable jersey; a coat that acts as a flotation device in emergencies; and trousers with secure pockets and an improved fit. The Tech Solutions program is a rapid-response technology development program that funds government laboratories to produce prototype solutions for problems identified by Sailors and Marines.

060524-N-1161S-016. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

031112-F-9629J-018. Base: Kirkuk Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

A student sits in a diving control station seat aboard the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS LA JOLLA (SSN-701). JROTC members and other high school students are touring the submarine during a Hispanic recruiting effort. Base: Naval Submarine Base, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers from the 27th Infantry Regiment visit the Holy Farm Home Orphanage located in Osaka, Japan, Sept. 3, 2022. The 27th Infantry Regiment 'Wolfhounds' relationship with the orphanage dates back to 1949.

DART Exercise 2002 'Response to Terrorism'

Lt. Tom Krysil, navigator of the USS California (SSN 781), is greeted by his wife Molly and new baby Christopher during a homecoming event at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn., Dec. 8. California returned to homeport after a four-month deployment in support of the chief of naval operations maritime strategy. The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS California and crew operate under Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) TWELVE and its primary mission is to provide attack submarines that are ready, willing, and able to meet the unique challenges of undersea combat and deployed operations in unforgiving environments across the globe.

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Return - 26-HK-118-74. Hurricane Katrina

221021-N-CR158-1125 GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (Oct. 21, 2022) U.S. Navy Chief Master-at-Arms Logan McMichael is pinned by his wife, Nicole, and father, U.S. Navy Senior Chief Master-at-Arms Bobby McMichael, during a chief pinning ceremony on board Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Oct. 21, 2022. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay is the forward, ready, irreplaceable U.S. sea power platform in the Caribbean.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Collin D. Barry, the sergeant major of Marine Corps Base Quantico, gives a speech at Marine Corps Base Quanticos 4th of July Celebration at Lejeune Field on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, July 4, 2022. Activities during the celebration included, performances by the Marine Barracks Washington Silent Drill Platoon, the Quantico Marine Corps Band, food vendors, the playing of colors, and a firework show.

A 5-Soldier team from the Illinois Army National Guard's 6th Battalion, 54th Security Force Assistance Brigade will deploy to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Area of Responsibility. Logistics Advisor Team 6611 will team up with the 5th SFAB at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, before deploying. Pictured is 6-year-old Lexa Juarez, niece of the team's Staff Sgt. Emmanuel Berrios, with her father Diego Juarez at the team's Aug. 7 mobilization ceremony on Rock Island Arsenal, Ill.

A Connecticut resident holds up a welcome home sign for a 142nd Area Support Medical Company soldier at the Connecticut Army National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, Sept. 8, 2022. Family and friends of service members deployed with the 142nd ASMC took to the tarmac and awaited the arrival of their loved ones returning from a nine month deployment to Poland in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve.

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