Military Leadership and Ceremonies

Images of military officials and dignitaries engaging in ceremonies, meetings, and support activities, emphasizing military collaboration and command transitions.

Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius, SPD, bids farewell to the 20 or so soldiers of the Lithuanian brigade pre-commando at BER Airport. Here during a press statement. The pre-commando is set to grow to a deployment force of around 150 members of the German Armed Forces by the fourth quarter of 2024. The army brigade will be reorganised in Lithuania with the name Panzerbrigade 45. Following the official commissioning of the brigade in 2025, the other forces will be deployed starting in 2025. The Lithuanian brigade should be operational by the end of 2027. Berlin, 08.04.2024

Secretary of Defense Frank C. Carlucci transfers the rein of command of US Central Command from General George B. Crist (USMC) to General H. Norman Schwarzkopf (USA). Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo participates in the Counter Terrorism Ministerial in Bogot�, Colombia, on January 20, 2020.

U.S. Army Col. Richard J. Ikena, commander of 1st Infantry Division Artillery, greets U.S. Rep. Rubén Gallego, Arizona's 7th congressional district representative and member of the House Armed Services Committee at Forward Operating Site Adazi, Latvia, May 23, 2022. The 1st Infantry Division is among other units assigned to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces.

Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius, SPD, bids farewell to the 20 or so soldiers of the Lithuanian brigade pre-commando at BER Airport. Here during a press statement. The pre-commando is set to grow to a deployment force of around 150 members of the German Armed Forces by the fourth quarter of 2024. The army brigade will be reorganised in Lithuania with the name Panzerbrigade 45. Following the official commissioning of the brigade in 2025, the other forces will be deployed starting in 2025. The Lithuanian brigade should be operational by the end of 2027. Berlin, 08.04.2024

040313-F-2828D-247. Base: Port-Au-Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)

From left, Latvian Lt. Gen. Leonīds Kalniņš, Commander of the Joint Headquarters of the Latvian National Armed Forces, Latvian Col. Sandris Gaugers, Commander of the Latvian Mechanized Infantry Brigade, Latvian Minister of Defense Artis Pabriks, and Danish Minister of Defense Morten Bødskov, make their way down the parade field for the welcoming ceremony of Danish troops at Forward Operating Site Adazi, Latvia, May 06, 2022. Danish soldiers were received at a welcoming ceremony, as part of NATOs enhanced Forward Presence in Latvia, strengthening ties within the alliance.

050817-F-6911G-066. Base: Asuncion Country: Paraguay (PRY)

Polish army Brig. Gen. Piotr Fajkowski, commander of the 15th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, speaks to the Croatian soldiers during the Hand Over, Take Over ceremony in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, Jan. 24, 2023. The Croatian army is proudly working alongside the 1st Infantry Division, NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, under America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

030908-F-1789V-005. Base: Vaziani Military Base State: Tiblisi Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Military and civilian leaders stand during the playing of the national anthems of the nine nations that participated in CABANAS 2001. The multinational peacekeeping exercise took place in Salta, Argentina. This exercise is the largest joint and combined service exercise held in the region and it focuses on a variety of N.N. peacekeeping tasks including: tactical troop movement, food distribution, identification and marking of mines, civil-military, security and police operations. Subject Operation/Series: CABANAS 2001 Base: Camp General Belgrano State: Salta Country: Argentina (ARG) Scene Major Command Shown: SOCSOUTH

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Daniel B. Shapiro prepares to present his credentials to Israeli President Shimon Peres at the President's residence in Jerusalem on August 3, 2011.

Trip to Western States: Visit to the Pacific Fleet, President Kennedy aboard the USS Oriskany, 4:00PM. View of guests standing left of reviewing platform aboard the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CVA-34) as ships from the task force perform a 21-gun salute in honor of President John F. Kennedys visit to the U.S. Pacific Fleet, at sea off the coast of San Diego, California. Those pictured include: Special Assistants to President Kennedy, Kenneth P. O Donnell and Dave Powers; Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger; Secretary to the Press Secretary, Sue Mortensen Vogelsinger; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Senator Clair Engle (California); Governor of California, Edmund G. Pat Brown.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III is welcomed to Prague, Czech Republic, Sept. 9, 2022. by Czech Minister of Defense Jana Cernochova. Austin is visiting the NATO ally after hosting the Ukraine Defense Contact Group with other NATO and international counterparts at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. This is the the fifth such meeting of defense leaders from around the world since Russias unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine.

President George W. Bush visited the 3d Infantry Division (mechanized) soldiers, their families and civilians on 12 February 01. President Bush (right); Major General Walter L. Sharp (2d from right); The Honorable Donald Rumsfeld (2D FROM LEFT) and Command Sergeant Major (CSM) George J. Ruo, Jr. (left) review the troops on Cottrell Field on Fort Stewart, Georgia. Major General Sharp is the Commanding General of 3d Infantry Division, The Honorable Rumsfeld is the Secretary of Defense and CSM Ruo is the 3d Infantry Division Command Sergeant Major. Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth and U.S. Army Gen. Darryl Williams, Commander, U.S. Army Europe and Africa, salute the colors during the playing of the national anthem after Wormuths arrival to U.S. Army Europe and Africa Headquarters Sept. 20, 2022, on Clay Kaserne in Wiesbaden, Hessen, DE. U.S. Army Europe and Africa Band performed live for the occasion.

Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) welcomes Emmanuel Macron, President of France, and Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of Poland, to the Federal Chancellery with military honours in Berlin, 15.03.2024

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Polish Defense Minister Tomasz Siemoniak pose for photographers before a meeting at the Lask Military Airbase in Poland on November 5, 2013.

031004-F-7685H-139. Base: Kirkush Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Chaplains, U.S. Marines and family members stand at attention during memorial services for the 241 Marines killed during the terrorist bombing of the barracks at Beirut International Airport. The Marines have been deployed in Lebanon as part of the multi-national peacekeeping force following confrontation between Israeli forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

221014-N-DK722-1014 NAVAL SUPPORT FACILITY DEVESELU, Romania (Oct. 14, 2022) Romanian Military Leadership renders a hand salute to sideboys during a U.S. Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System Romania (USAAMDSRO) change of command ceremony on Naval Support Facility (NSF) Deveselu, Romania, Oct. 14, 2022. AAMDS is under the operational control of the U.S. Naval Forces Europe, based in Naples, Italy, and is part of the European Phased Adapted Approach (EPAA), which protects European NATO allies and U.S. deployed forces in the region.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets members of a special forces team during a counter-narcotics tour in Bogota, Colombia, on August 12, 2013.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Gregory M. Guillot, center, commander, Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central), presents a certificate to Royal Air Force of Oman leadership, at Thumrait Air Base, Oman, during Accurate Test 22, May 15, 2022. U.S. participation in exercises such as Accurate Test reassures our coalition and regional partners and allies of our commitment to the security and stability of the Middle East.

U.S. Army Central hosted leaders from the United Arab Emirates Land Forces at Patton Hall on Shaw Air Force Base, SC on September 26, 2022. The key leader engagement was vital to maintaining strong relationships with partner nations which shape future regional defense and bilateral cooperation.

Federal Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, SPD, and the Inspector of the Army, Lieutenant General Alfons Mais, bid farewell to the 20 or so soldiers of the Lithuanian brigade's preliminary command at BER Airport. Here during a press statement. The preliminary command is to grow to a deployment staff of around 150 members of the German Armed Forces by the fourth quarter of 2024. The army brigade will be reorganised in Lithuania with the name Panzerbrigade 45. Following the official commissioning of the brigade in 2025, the other forces will be deployed starting in 2025. The Lithuanian brigade should be operational by the end of 2027. Berlin, 08.04.2024

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken thanks Commander of U.S. Forces Japan Kevin B. Schneider before departing Tokyo, Japan en route to Seoul, Republic of Korea, on March 17, 2021.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson prepares to lay a wreath at Anitkabir, Mausoleum of the founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, in Ankara, Turkey, on March 30, 2017.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken thanks Commander of U.S. Forces Japan Kevin B. Schneider before departing Tokyo, Japan en route to Seoul, Republic of Korea, on March 17, 2021.

050412-F-7203T-506. Base: Salahuddin State: Arbil Country: Iraq (IRQ)

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (Oct. 26, 2012) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus is rendered honors by service members of the Royal Cambodian Navy during an arrival ceremony in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Mabus met with senior U.S. and Cambodian officials to discuss the importance of the region, ongoing cooperation and maritime security. The U.S. Navy is constantly deployed to preserve peace, protect commerce, and deter aggression through forward presence. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting.

050727-F-6911G-001. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Polish senior leaders standby before U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors fly alongside Polish Air Force F-16s over the Westerplatte Monument in Gdańsk, Poland during a ceremony to commemorate the beginning of World War II on Sept. 1, 1939. Westerplatte honors the courage and patriotism of those who resisted the German invasion 83 years ago. Today, Poland is one of the U.S.s strongest Allies and we share a commitment to freedom and stability throughout the European theater. (Polish Air Force photo by Kapral Wojciech Król, Operational Center of the Ministry of National Defence)

Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, left, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy, center, and Pyotr Dubrov talk with Roscosmos and NASA mission management prior to their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Friday, April 9, 2021 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.

U.S. Air Force Col. Beth Lane, Association of African Air Forces secretary general, gives remarks during the AAAFs 2022 LNO Working Group opening ceremonies in Kasane, Botswana, Aug. 22, 2022. This LNO working group focused on the topics of membership contribution and LNO familiarization.

020412-D-9880W-006. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

FRA - POLITICS - MOUNIR MAHJOUBI AND FLORENCE PARLY VISIT MANAGEMENT GENERAL ARMAMENT. On Monday, October 2nd, Mounir Mahjoubi, Secretary of State for Digital, and Florence Parly, Minister of Armed Forces, visit the Directorate General of Armaments - Information Management (DGA - MI) in Bruz.FRA - POLITIQUE - MOUNIR MAHJOUBI ET FLORENCE PARLY VISITENT LA DIRECTION GENERALE DE L'ARMEMENT. Le Lundi 2 Octobre, Mounir Mahjoubi, Secrétaire d'Etat chargé du Numérique, et Florence Parly, Ministre des Armées, visitent la Direction Générale de l'Armement - Maîtrise de lInformation ( DGA - MI ) à Bruz en Ille-et-vilaine.

POZNAN, Poland - U.S. Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski and German Ambassador to Poland Freytag von Loringhoven attend a briefing at V Corps headquarters (forward) in Poznan, Poland, Monday, April 11. The ambassadors were briefed on the corps mission in Europe. V Corps is America's forward deployed corps in Europe and works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat ready forces, execute joint and multinational training exercises, and retains command and control for all rotational and assigned units in the European theater.

U.S. GEN. Robert C. Kingston, right, commander in chief, Central Command, and a foreign military official attend a combined arms live fire demonstration during the multinational joint service exercise Bright Star '85. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '85 Base: Wadi Natrun Country: Egypt (EGY)

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson poses for a photo with members of the Italian Air Force at Pisa Military Airport before departing Italy en route to Moscow, Russia, on April 2017.

Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni escorts U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry past an honor guard member at the Italian Foreign Ministry in Rome, Italy, on December 13, 2015, before they and regional counterparts arrived for a meeting about the future of Libya.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs from Cairo, Egypt on May 26, 2021. Before departing, the Secretary took a photo with the Marine Security Guard serving at U.S. Embassy Cairo.

.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Steven Basham, U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa deputy commander, attends the Future Generation Fighter Symposium at the Innovation and Leadership in Aerospace Tradeshow in Berlin, June 24, 2022. Basham gave the keynote speech on "Implications and challenges for 5th generation fighters in a Joint All Domain Operation (JADO) environment" which was held at the Berlin Expo Center Airport, Berlin Brandenburg International Airport. U.S. military participation in ILA Berlin plays an important role in supporting U.S. European Commands theater strategy by demonstrating U.S. commitment to European Allies and Partners, and highlighting U.S. capabilities to diverse audiences. NATOs strength lies in its unity, which has never been greater than it is today. Together with our Allies and Partners, the U.S. continues to transform and modernize our military forces to enable alliance and coalition operations.

Gen. Maj. Khushbakht Miravar, first deputy chief of general staff for the Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan, delivers opening remarks at the start of Regional Cooperation 22 Aug. 10, 2022, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Regional Cooperation 22 is an annual, multi-national U.S. Central Command sponsored command post exercise conducted by U.S. National Guard units in partnership with Central and South Asia nations.

Vice-Almirante Chagas Vianna Braga (Vice Admiral Brazilian Marine Corps), left, Brazilian fleet marine force commander, escorts U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, right, to the reviewing stand to observe a multinational amphibious assault demonstration at Ilha do Governador, Rio de Janeiro, on the official opening day of UNITAS LXIII, Sept. 8, 2022. For the last 63 year, UNITAS has developed and sustained relationships that improve the capacity of our reemerging and enduring maritime partners to achieve common objectives. Additionally, the military-to-military exchanges foster friendly, mutual cooperation and understanding among participating navies and marine corps.

031004-F-7685H-001. Base: Kirkush Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Commander in CHIEF of Pacific Air Forces, LGEN Arnold W. Braswell, greets South Korean Minister of National Defense, Choo Young Bock at the reviewing stand, prior to the arrival of the new A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft to be assigned to the 25th Tactical Fighter Squadron. The assignment takes place during exercise Commando Vulcan. Subject Operation/Series: COMMANDO VULCAN Base: Suwon Air Base Country: Korea

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

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo poses for a photograph with members of law enforcement, as he departs Mexico City, Mexico, July 13, 2018.

Iraqi Security Forces officials preside over a meeting with a delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government Ministry of the Peshmerga to discuss joint border security operations and enhanced intelligence coordination June 23, 2022, in Baghdad, Iraq. The meeting brought together representatives from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense, the KRG MOPE, members of ISFs Joint Operations Command - Iraq as well as leaders and military advisors from Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve. Participants discussed joint operations in areas of mutual security interest and joint counterterrorism operations in areas where ISIS remnants remain.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, at the Poland-Ukraine Border, on March 5. 2022.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Zahorodnyuk in Kyiv, Ukraine, on January 31, 2020.

Soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) participate in Flags-In”, where Soldiers placed U.S. flags at the headstones and niche of service members buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Va. Over 250,000 flags were planted at the final resting place of our Nation's fallen.

Alcalá de Guadaria (Seville), 06/17/2020. The Secretary of State for Defense, Ángel Olivares, visits the Santa Bárbara Blindados factory to learn about the progress of the VCR 8x8 Dragon demonstrators. Photo: JM Serrano. ARCHSEV.

220413-N-XC372-1025 CAMP H. M. SMITH, Hawaii (Apr. 13, 2022) Adm. John C. Aquilino, Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, right, and The Honorable Rajnath Singh, Indian Minister of Defense, salute during an honors ceremony at USINDOPACOM Headquarters. While in Hawaii, Aquilino and Singh discussed how to advance the India-U.S. Major Defense Partnership in accordance with the objectives agreed to at the fourth India-U.S. Ministerial Dialogue.

070313-M-0948M-026. Base: Camp Blue Diamond State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7TH IRAQI ARMY DIVISION

040730-F-0193C-007. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Expedition 31 backup crew members Kevin Ford, Oleg Novitskiy and Evgeny Tarelkin salute senior officials before their final qualification test in preparation for flight, Monday, April 23, 2012 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. Expedition 31 prime crew members commander Gennady Padalka, flight engineers Joe Acaba and Sergei Revin practiced similar scenarios nearby in advance of their final approval for launch to the International Space Station, scheduled for May 15, 2012.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade participate in a memorial ceremony of the Battle of Monte Casale in Ponti sul Mincio on May 1, 2022. Ponti sul Mincio is known for being the location of the last battle of World War II on Italian soil, the Battle of Monte Casale, and each year the community invites the 173rd Airborne Brigade to remember the sacrifices of those who fought and died there.The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs New Dehli, India, en route to Kuwait City, Kuwait, on July 28, 2021.

110909-N-XR278-056NEWPORT, R.I. (Sept. 9, 2011) Rear Adm. John Christenson, president of the U.S. Naval War College, and retired Navy Lt. Kevin Shaeffer place a wreath at the college's Patriot Memorial during a ceremony commemorating the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Shaeffer was working in the Navy Command Center at the Pentagon when the plane hit the building. The event paid tribute to the three Naval War College students and seven alumni who were killed that morning.

Expedition 49 crew members Shane Kimbrough of NASA, left, Sergey Ryzhikov, center, and Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos, left, exit the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) aircraft after arriving in Baikonur, Kazakhstan on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. The trio are preparing for launch to the International Space Station in their Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on October 19, 2016.

Inter-American Defense College Staff, Faculty and Students welcome dignitaries and sponsors during a Class 62's orientation on Sept. 28, 2022. The event provides the students a chance to meet with their representatives regarding the upcoming school year and the challenges of completing a demanding Master's Degree curriculum while living with their families in a new country.

At Chkalovsky Airbase outside Star City, Russia, Expedition 23 Commander Oleg Kotov is assisted down the stairs of the plane that brought him home from Kazakhstan June 2, 2010 after he and Flight Engineers T.J. Creamer and Soichi Noguchi landed in the Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft earlier in the day to wrap up 163 days in space. Kotov is flanked by Chief Cosmonaut Yuri Gidzenko (L) and Alexei Krasnov (R), the head of Piloted Programs for the Russian Federal Space Agency.

220912-F-LN908-0330Pointe-Noire, REPUBLIC OF CONGO (Sept. 12, 2022) Armed Forces of the Republic of Congo Gen. Jean Olessongo Ondaye, military and defense zone commander, salutes as he is welcomed aboard the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), Sept. 12, 2022. Hershel "Woody" Williams is rotationally deployed to the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

040720-M-4419R-001. Base: Fob Blue Diamond State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060424-N-9380A-134. Base: Manama Country: Bahrain (BHR)

U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro stands with Brazilian Navy leadership during the opening ceremony of exercise UNITAS LXIII in Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 8, 2022. The opening ceremony recognized the official start of exercise UNITAS LXIII. UNITAS is the world's longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that brings together forces from 19 countries to include Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Namibia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the United States. The exercise focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.

060711-A-5679R-002. Base: Qalat State: Zabul Province Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

070113-A-1985S-006. Base: Forward Operating Base Rustamiya State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Yuri Kim, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Albania, and Brig. Gen. Arben Kingji, Republic of Albania chief of defense, answer questions from local media following an assurance flyover in Skanderbeg Square, Tirana, Albania, Aug. 22, 2022. The flyover demonstrated the United States' commitment and assurance to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies and partners located in southeastern Europe.

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

Commemorative event on the occasion of Holocaust Remembrance Day, in memory of the victims of National Socialism, at the Memorial to the Homosexuals Persecuted under National Socialism in Berlin, 31 January 2024

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs from Amman, Jordan on May 27, 2021. Before departing, the Secretary took a photo with local police.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs from Amman, Jordan on May 27, 2021. Before departing, the Secretary took a photo with local police.

Israeli Minister of Defense Yitzhak Mordechai (left) is greeted on board the nuclear powered aircraft by VADM Charles Abbot, Commander, Sixth Fleet. Country: Unknown

040525-F-6244S-003. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

FRA - POLITIQUE - CYBERDEFENSE - Florence Parly, ministre des Armées, à RennesFlorence Parly, ministre des Armées, se rend jeudi 3 octobre 2019 au quartier Stéphant à Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande ( 35 ), où elle inaugurere le premier btiment du Commandement de la cyberdéfense ( COMCYBER ), spécifiquement conçu pour répondre aux besoins techniques et opérationnels du COMCYBER et accueillir ses différentes unités.FRA - POLITICS - CYBERDEFENSE - Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, in RennesFlorence Parly, Minister of the French Armed Forces, will visit the Stéphant district in Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande ( 35) on Thursday, October 3, 2019, where she will inaugurate the first building of the Cyber Defence Command (COMCYBER), specifically designed to meet the technical and operational needs of the COMCYBER and accommodate its various units.

040207-F-6655M-076. Base: Munich Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro meets with Israeli Air Force Air Defense Forces Commander Brig Gen. Doron Gavish, battery commander Capt. Revital Uzan, and battery soldiers during his visit to the site of the newly-deployed Iron Dome battery in southern Israel on April 5, 2012.

Her Majesty's Lord Leftenant of Cambridgeshire, Mr. James Crowden, addresses the attendants of the Madingley Memorial Day Commemorative Service. The ceremony was held at Cambridge American Military Cemetery, Coton, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

041013-F-5276B-040. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030914-F-2185F-042. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Upon her arrival in Baghdad, Iraq on April 25, 2009, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is greeted by newly arrived U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher R. Hill, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen, and Iraqs Minister of Foreign Affairs Hoshyar Zebari. Deputy Secretary James Steinberg (to the far right) looks on.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, with Pakistani Chief of Army Staff Raheel Sharif, participates in a wreath laying ceremony at the General Headquarters (GHQ), the headquarters of Pakistan Army, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on January 13, 2015.

Vermont Governor Phil B. Scott, The Republic of Austria Minister of Defense Klaudia Tanner and Maj. Gen. Gregory Knight Adjutant General of the Vermont National Guard met together at the State House to recognize the formal beginning of their military partnership during a signing ceremony in Montpelier, Vermont, May 11, 2022. The National Guard Bureaus State Partnership began in 1993 and now includes over 90 countries and state National Guards. Vermont also began partnerships with North Macedonia in 1993 and Senegal in 2008.

060408-A-5745M-005. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Constitution State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 4TH ID

jsc2019e052235 - Inside the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow, the prime and backup crewmembers for the next launch to the International Space Station pose for pictures in front of the Tsar Cannon Sept. 5 as part of pre-flight activities. From left to right are the backup crewmembers, Tom Marshburn of NASA, Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos and spaceflight participant Sultan Al-Neyadi of the United Arab Emirates and the prime crewmembers, spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates, Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos and Jessica Meir of NASA. Meir, Skripochka and Almansoori will launch Sept. 25 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft for a mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs from Keflavik Air Base, in Reykjavik, Iceland, en route to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, on May 20, 2021.

040321-F-9927R-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Inter-American Defense College Leadership welcomed General Laerte de Souza Santos, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the Brazilian Armed Forces and other distinguished guests for a visit to the IADC Campus on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Oct. 17, 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.

030108-A-8024C-007. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2003 Base: Kandahar Air Base Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Federal Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, SPD, with the Inspector General of the German Armed Forces, Carsten Breuer, on board an Airbus 321 of the BMVg Air Force, on the flight to Vilnius. Among other things, Pistorius will visit the troops of the eVA Brigade in Lithuania during the GRIFFIN STORM exercise in Pabrade. Vilnius, 26.06.2023., Vilnius, Lithuania, Europe

060711-A-7588H-278. Base: Kabul State: Kabul Province Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Inter-American Defense College Leadership greeted Uruguayan dignitaries for a Uruguayan Independence Day event hosted by students at the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 2, 2022. IADC students celebrate the Independence Day of all nations represented by students with a presentation about the country and food from the same.

Madrid, 02/22/2018. Ministry of Interior. Inauguration of the new police commanders: Germán Rodríguez Castiñeira (General Commissioner of Information); Carlos Antonio Vázquez, head of the International Cooperation Division; Jorge Manuel Martí Rodríguez (chief executive of Madrid); José AntonioPérez (senior chief of Western Andalusia) and Jesús Redondo Sanz (senior chief of Eastern Andalusia). Photo: De San Bernardo. ARCHDC.

050403-F-1631A-016. Base: The Green Zone, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

221129-N-IE405-1041 NAPLES, Italy (Nov. 29, 2022) Adm. Stuart Munsch, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and Allied Joint Forces Command Naples, Italy, delivers keynote remarks during a reception for local military and civilian leaders honoring the U.S.-Italian relationship aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) whileanchored in the Bay of Naples, Nov. 29, 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. NAVEUR-NAVAF operates U.S. naval forces in the U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) and U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) areas of responsibility. U.S. Sixth Fleet is permanently assigned to NAVEUR-NAVAF and employs maritime forces through the full spectrum of joint and naval operations.

Reunification Day on April 30. Military celebrating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. Ho Chi Minh city. Vietnam.

220517-N-MD802-1311 TOKYO (May 17, 2022) - Lt. Gen. James Bierman, commanding general, III Marine Expeditionary Force, left, greets Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi, right, during an office call at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo, Japan, May 17, 2022. Bierman and Kishi discussed the strength of the U.S.-Japan alliance, the close relationship between III MEF and their Japan Self-Defense Force counterparts, and ways to further enhance bi-lateral training and capabilities.

Madrid, 05/04/2015. Press conference by Minister of Defense Pedro Morenés and United States Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter. Photo: Isabel Permuy ARCHDC.

040628-F-1351B-009. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: Iraqi Military

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