Military Leadership and Operations

Photos display military personnel in discussions and training settings, illustrating leadership interactions and preparation for operations in various locations.

050125-F-4230F-087. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Charles C. Krulak, interacts with Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary unit, (MEU), during a recent visit to Camp Pendleton. The MEU is preparing to leave on a six month deployment to the Western Pacific. Subject Operation/Series: URBAN WARRIOR Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030217-M-8539K-005. Base: March Air Reserve Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Marine Division

Implementation Forces (IFOR) Allied Rapid Reaction Command chief engineer, Brigadier General Moore-Bick and Swedish Brigadier General Bergstrom jointly cut a ceremonial ribbon and declare the newly completed bridge open. Subject Operation/Series: Joint Endeavor Base: Doboj Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

990204-M-8476B-005. Base: Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030402-F-1631A-019. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Bulgaria (BGR)

020808-F-0981H-097. Base: Southern Calif Logistics Airport State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020127-D-2987S-095. Base: Camp X-Ray State: Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

General Joseph P. Hoar, USMC, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, is shown greeting the Pakistan General commanding part of the troops involved in the UN peacekeeping effort. To the right is a U.S. Army Brig. General and to the right is a U.S. Marine Corps major general, all unidentified. In the background is an unidentified UN peacekeeper. Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

970820-L-2319L-088.JPGMGEN Amos Malka, commanding general, Israeli Ground Corps, and GEN William Hartzog, commanding general, Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), visit during a break at the Future Battlefield Conference. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-87-13044. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '87 Base: Camp Humphreys State: Gyeonggi-Do Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

MAJ. GEN. John W. Hendrix, commander, 3d Infantry Division (M), and MAJ. GEN. Mohamed Abdelwahab el Deweik, commanding general, 4th Armored Division, Egypt, shake hands following the presentation of a momento. MAJ. GEN. Deweik is visiting the 3d Infantry Division (M) and Ft. Stewart. Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of Defense William Perry and General Shalikashvili tour the port area at Cap Haitien. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Cap Haitien Country: Haiti (HTI)

LT. COL. Scheurman (left) promotes MAJ. Stinnette to LT. COL. They are outdoors despite the snow and cold temperature. CAPT. Jarboe holds a blood chit to represent the American flag. LT. COL. Stinnette is the 39th Airlift Squadron Operations Officer. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Sarajevo International Airport Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

020529-F-9085B-005. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

(Left to right) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) Secretary General Dr. Javier Solana, GEN William E. Clark, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), GEN William W. Crouch, outgoing Stabilization Force (SFOR) Commander and GEN Eric K. Shinseki incoming SFOR Commander salute during the change of command ceremony at Ilidza Compound with other members of the command also in attendance. GEN Shinseki is replacing GEN Crouch as the SFOR commander. SCREEN RESOLUTION ONLY. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

010723-M-6537L-018. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST MARDIV

990628-M-5696S-006. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Zegra State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th Marine Expedtionary Unit

020330-F-6318N-002. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

Sergeant Major of the Army, Gene McKinney, discusses possible problems with soldiers of the LEN 46 Signal Site around the dining table. Subject Operation/Series: Joint Endeavor Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the U.S. Air Force's Ramstein Air Base, Ramstein, Germany

010605-D-9880W-270. Base: Mijak State: Kosovo Country: Serbia (SER)

050812-A-9419D-017. Base: Camp Grayling State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

021109-F-4649H-014. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

US Army General George A. Joulwan (left), Supreme Commander, Allied Forces Europe, addresses soldiers and dignitaries at the change of mission ceremony in the Ilidza compound in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. With GEN Joulwan is GEN William W. Crouch (right), USA, Commander-in-CHIEF United States Army Europe, Seventh Army and Commander, NATO Implementation Force (IFOR). The IFOR mission is now changed from implementing the peace process to stabilizing the changes that have been brought about by the Dayton Peace Accords, Stabilizing Force (SFOR). Operation JOINT GUARD, 20 December 1996. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Ilidza, Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

General Charles C. Krulak, 31st Commandant of the Marine Corps, stops to give a Marine outside the shopette a Marine Corps T-shirt while touring Marine Forces Pacific Headquarters at Camp Smith Hawaii. Base: Camp Smith State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030213-F-1472B-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Salt Lake City State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The crowd of distinguished visitors watch as the participating countries take their places on W.P.T. Hill Field as the exercise commences. Cooperative Osprey '96 is a United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic. Under the Partnership for Peace program this exercise will provide combined training in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations along NATO/IFOR standards, with an emphasis on individual and collective skills. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050114-F-8767G-002. Base: Schriever Air Force Base State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force Technical Sergeant James M. Risse (Right), of the 66th Command STAFF, 336th Training Group, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, shows the first CHIEF MASTER Sergeant of the Air Force, Paul W. Airey, retired, pictures of Survival Evasion Resistance Escape (SERE) instructor training areas. Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of State Madelaine Albright listens as Colonel Kenneth J. Glueck, Commanding Officer of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (SOC) as he explains the U.S. tent building operation in Dogu Kisla, during Operation AVID RESPONSE (OAR). OAR is the US European Command contribution to relief efforts following the earthquake that struck about 65 miles east of Istanbul near the town of Izmit. Turkish officials estimate about 600,000 people are homeless. Subject Operation/Series: AVID RESPONSE Base: Dogu Kisla Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: SIXTH FLEET

020912-F-9586S-001. Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 155th Air Refueling Wing, Nebraska Air National Guard, fill out forms during pre-deployment briefings. Nebraska Air National Guard members were deploying in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Lincoln Municipal Airport State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC/ANG

During an Air Mobility Command (AMC) and US Transportation Command (USTC) Commander's Call, hundreds of military officers and numerous general officers from assignments throughout the world, respectfully salute while the National Anthem plays, on September 11, 2002, at Scott Air Force Base (AFB), Illinois. Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Walt You and First Lieutenant Glen Mecier discuss transportation concerns at the mission Command Post at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, during Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFX) 98-1. Subject Operation/Series: JTFX 98-1 Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

960709-F-2829R-012. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

051007-A-9718B-017. Complete Scene Caption: Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Justin Hewett (left), Signal Intelligence SPECIALIST, A Battery (BTY), 1ST Battalion (BN), 160th Field Artillery Brigade (FA BDE), leads an audience of 300 Soldiers in the University of Oklahoma's fight song: Boomer Sooner. The Christian Life Academy, a private school in Baton Rouge invited the Soldiers to attend a tailgate party and football game to show their appreciation for the hard work the Soldiers did to assist in the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. After USA SPC Hewett proudly belted out Boomer Sooner the Soldiers were treated to a recorded OU (Oklahoma University) football game expressed shipped in overnight from the OU Athletic Department just for them. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Coast Guard Structures - Air Stations - New Orleans - 26-HK-95-141. AIRSTA NOLA--CG personnel meeting in front of building2. Hurricane Katrina

051221-F-2729L-006. Base: Muzaffarabad State: Azad Kashmir Country: Pakistan (PAK)

Pilots of Attack Squadron 66 (VA-66) converse before a briefing in the ready room aboard the nuclear-powered carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). The squadron insignia is on the wall. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

020830-F-1443F-030. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

(Izilad Base, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina) 960209-A-9384H-002--Prince Charles of the United Kingdom is escorted into the Allied Command, Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC), Main Headquarters building by Lieutenant General Michael Walker, Commander of the ARRC. Prince Charles was in Bosnia-Herzegovina to view operations in Operation Joint Endeavor. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Izilad Base State: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

STAFF SGT. Dina Fristas checks STAFF SGT. Kelly Britton's shot records as she processes through the mobility line. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Base: Los Angeles Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GEN. Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, walks with a Saudi Arabian pilot while touring military facilities during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

As the national anthem plays, GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, and MAJ. Richard Holley stand at attention during an awards ceremony at the U.S. Embassy. The ceremony is honoring the U.S. Office of Military Cooperation, Bahrain, by awarding its members the Joint Meritorious Unit Award for their efforts during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Manama Country: Bahrain(BHR)

Major General Richard F. Timmons, Miss Nina Castro, Official U.S. Army Southern Command translator, gives functional instructions to General Campos, Mr. Victor Cruz, and General Escobar, Paraguayan Army, on the M-60 Machine gun and the 50cal M2HB Machine gun. Base: Fort Clayton Country: Panama (PAN)

040825-F-3208M-059. US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Thomas Brown (left), 355th Civil Engineering Squadron (CES), 355th Wing (WG), briefs the Disaster Control Group Commander, USAF Colonel (COL) Ceasar Rodriguez, Commander, 355th Mission Support Group (MSG) during a Major Accident Response Exercise (MARE) at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona (AZ).

US Marine Colonel Mark A. Costa (Right), Base Commander, Marine Corps Logistics Base (MCLB), Barstow, California, presents a Certificate of Appreciation to Sandra Hathaway, wife of Base Sergeant Major John D. Hathaway (Center), at his retirement ceremony on December 22nd, 2000. Base: Usmc Logistics Base, Barstow State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army SPC. Tim Chappell checks the identification of a civilian entering into surrounding buildings in downtown Oklahoma City. The U.S. Army is providing around-the-clock support of personnel, equipment and supplies during rescue and relief efforts. SPC. Chappell is attached to the 745th Military Police, Oklahoma City. Base: Oklahoma City State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LGEN Helmut Willmann, CHIEF of STAFF, German Army, and MGEN Morris, Deputy Commanding General, III Corps, take a tour of one of the many fitness centers on the post during a recent visit. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President William Jefferson Clinton dines with airmen from the 86th Airlift Wing at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on May 5, 1999. The President visited Ramstein Air Base to thank the troops for their support of Operations Allied Force and Sustain Hope. Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCESUSTAIN HOPE Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

020526-A-6897K-004. Base: Yongsan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

LT. COL. Robert C. Jones, deputy commander, Headquarters I Corps, and COL. Mangsak Yeodolkij look at a map during the joint Thai-U.S. training exercise Cobra Gold '92. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '92 Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA)

LCDR Pete McVety greets U.S. Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen, during the Secretarys visit to the aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). George Washington is deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Country: At Sea

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with members of the flight crew after the final leg of the Secretary's Pacific Islands tour

960628-F-9184G-002. Base: Dhahran Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Captain Robyn McCauley of the 319th Air Refueling Wing, Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota, greets President William Jefferson Clinton upon his arrival to Grand Forks AFB. The President is visiting the city of Grand Forks to view the devasting flood. Base: Grand Forks Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GEN John R. Galvin, supreme allied commander, Europe and commander-in-chief, U.S. European Forces, listens to a question posed by a member of the media during a press conference. The general is answering questions regarding Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the U.S. Air Force's Ramstein Air Base, Ramstein, Germany

MASTER Sergeant Michele Helms (right), 16th Air Force, Logistics, Aviano Air Base, Italy discusses the airfield survey checklist with MASTER SGT. Ed. LaRosa, 616th Regional Planning Flight Services at Timisoara Air Base. They are members of the airfield survey team who, at the request of Romanian officials, will determine if the Romanian bases meet US and NATO standards for use in operations and exercises. Base: Timisoara Air Base State: Timisoara Country: Romania (ROM)

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.

040421-M-5882G-005. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050203-F-8078V-034. Base: Littlew Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030518-M-6881R-008. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: Ban Dong State: Tambol Ban Laeng Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd Battalion 1ST SFG (A)

050623-A-6108G-142. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Sulaymaniyah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

041126-F-1698M-001. Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT)

040520-F-8970C-001. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 15 CES

000717-A-4543J-004. Base: Camp Henry, Taegu Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DF-ST-89-09047. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Brigadier General (Ret) Jack Hemingway talks to Lieutenant Colonel Kyung Song of the Korean Army following the Korean American Cultural Foundation of Seoul, Korea's presentation of WINTER EVENT 2000, at the Palmer Theater, Fort Hood, Texas. The event was a salute to Korean War Veterans on the 50th Anniversary of the war's breakout. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A member of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Mobile Unit One confers with a member of a British EOD team on the pier. U.S. and coalition EOD units are clearing mines and other ordnance from Kuwait's harbors following Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Ash Shuaybah Country: Kuwait(KWT)

COL Brunner, Stabilization Force (SFOR) Site commander kicks off the 4th of July's American style family picnic, with a short speech, at the Ilidza Compound. Over 1500 multi-national personnel participated in the festivities. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

010921-F-3573Z-012. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Rudy Espindola of the 514th Logistic Support Squadron based at Mcguire Air Force Base, New Jersey, swigs down water after he finished the Battle Field Couse during the Air Force Reserve Readiness Competition 2001 held at March Air Reserve Base, California. US Air Force Staff Sergeant Rudy Espindola of the 514th Logistic Support Squadron based at Mcguire Air Force Base, New Jersey, swigs down water after he finished the Battle Field Couse during the Air Force Reserve Readiness Competition 2001 held at March Air Reserve Base, California.

011121-A-2511W-040. Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, poses for a photograph with Shaikh Isa Bin Sulman Al-Khalifa, the emir of Bahrain, and other Bahraini dignitaries. The emir presented Schwarzkopf with the Bahrain Medal in recognition of his role in liberating Kuwait from occupying Iraqi forces during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Manama Country: Bahrain(BHR)

SSGT Pavey (left) shows SGM of the Army, William A. Connelly around the Seventh Medcom testing laboratory, during a visit. Base: Wiesbaden Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

The Honorable Secretary of Defense William Perry talks with US Army Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) James Slayton during the Thanksgiving meal, while visiting with troops at Camp Olden, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Camp Oden Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

International police patrol in the old town of Gjakova, deployment of German police officers in Kosovo, the police operations are part of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo, UNMIK, Kosovo, Europe

British Prime Minister John Major (left), talks with Lieutenant General Michael Walker (right), Commander, Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC), in the Terme Hotel on Ilidza Compound in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Ilidza, Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

041217-A-2702F-009. Base: Fort Drum State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

German police patrol in the old town of Gjakova, the police operations are part of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo, UNMIK, Kosovo, Europe

041231-M-9529D-006. Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040918-F-5276B-039. Base: United States Embassy State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

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