Military Leadership Conferences

Scenes of military leaders engaging in discussions and presentations, highlighting collaboration and training within defense organizations.

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, give a capabilities brief to senior delegation members during an MV-22 Osprey static display, as part of the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium 2022, Camp Kisarazu, Japan, June 16, 2022. PALS consisted of discussions, presentations and demonstrations which were conducted in effort to promote regional security and enhance amphibious operational concepts and capabilities. The 2022 symposium brought together senior leaders from 18 participating delegations who are committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific, with the objective of strengthening and developing regional relationships.

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, give a capabilities brief to senior delegation members during an MV-22 Osprey static display, as part of the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium 2022, Camp Kisarazu, Japan, June 16, 2022. PALS consisted of discussions, presentations and demonstrations which were conducted in effort to promote regional security and enhance amphibious operational concepts and capabilities. The 2022 symposium brought together senior leaders from 18 participating delegations who are committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific, with the objective of strengthening and developing regional relationships.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership welcomes Brazilian General Sergio Negraes, Brazilian Armys Secretary of Finance and Economics to the IADC campus at Ft. Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Aug. 11, 2022. During the visit General Novaes spoke to students and was inducted into the IADC Hall of Honor. Additionally, he participated in an office call with leadership, received a college briefing and took a tour of the campus.

030424-M-9892R-022. Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2003 Base: Fort Magsaysay State: Luzon Country: Republic Of The Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd Battalion 7th Marines

A U.S. Air Force Fiesta Ambassador speaks with royal court members of the former King Antonio during the Investiture of King Antonio at the Alamo Plaza in downtown San Antonio, Texas, April 2, 2022. King Antonio is a Fiesta dignitary selected from the ranks of the Texas Cavaliers, an organization of 600 businesses, civic and community leaders, who volunteer their time and talents in support of San Antonio area charities.

PANAMA CITY, FL (June 10, 2022) 220610-N-OT328-0254 Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center Change of Command ceremony. Commander Erich Frandrup was relieved by Commander Troy Lawson during a change of command ceremony.

030515-A-4962B-042. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Polycharky Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Maj. Mike Sterling, North Carolina National Guard State Partnership Director, greets Uganda Peoples Defense Forces Brig. Gen. Godard Busingye at the African Military Law Forum Advisory Council at NCNG Joint Force Headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, April 26 - 28, 2022. The conference, created by the United States Africa Command, brought African military legal advisors from several nations including Botswana, one of the NCNG State Partnership Program peers, and Nigeria, Cameroon, Namibia, Burkina Faso, Uganda, Tunisia, Niger, Malawi, Burundi, and NCNG leaders including U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jeffery Copeland, the NCNG Director of Joint Staff and retired Col. Rick Fay, NCNG Chief Counsel, to share their expertise in International, Operational, Administrative, and Civil law and to announce the formation of the Womens Peace and Security component to the ongoing forum.

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.

050817-F-6911G-081. Base: Asuncion Country: Paraguay (PRY)

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John Lamontagne, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa deputy commander, speaks with African delegates during the Africa Aersopace and Defence Exhibition 2022 opening ceremonies, Sept. 21, 2022, at Waterkloof Air Force Base in Centurion, South Africa. Fostering regional relationships among African partners allows for the opening of dialogue and helps build regional solutions that we can help our African partners implement to address regional concerns.

Belize Defence Force Commander, Brigadier General Azariel Loria, addresses the 23 participating nations' parade members, during Exercise TRADEWINDS opening ceremony in Belize City, Belize on May 7, 2022. Photo: Cpl Alevtina Ostanin - Visual Communications Support (VCS)

020508-F-5701K-009. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Peter J. Ganci Jr. Air Base State: Chuskaya Oblast Country: Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)

U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro speaks to multinational marines and sailors while visiting a training area at Ilha do Governador, Rio de Janeiro during exercise UNITAS LXIII, Sept. 8, 2022. UNITAS is the worlds longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that 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.

A member of the French Armed Forces receives a plaque for his country's participation in Tradewinds 2022 in Belize City, Belize, on May 20, 2022. Tradewinds is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored, combined, joint, Caribbean-focused exercise held annually since 1984.

JAKARTA, Indonesia (July 22, 2022) - U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Rick Seif, commander, Submarine Group 7/Task Force 74, and Indonesian National Military-Naval Force First Adm. Indra Agus Wijaya, commander, Submarine Operation, IDN Fleet, place a wreath aboard the Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) during a remembrance ceremony for the Indonesian Cakra-class diesel-electric attack submarine KRI Nanggala (402), that sunk April 21, 2021, off the coast of Bali. Frank Cable is currently on patrol conducting expeditionary maintenance and logistics in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.

Robert Godec, U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand, answers questions from Thai media during a visit to a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery mission site in the Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 15, 2024. For those personnel missing-in-action from previous conflicts, the accounting community is charged with locating, recovering and identifying their remains. Air Force

Ex-POW and U.S. Air Force COL James Helms Kasler (Captured 8 Aug 66) stands at the flight line microphones and thanks the people of Clark and the Press for their hospitality. Standing behind is13th Air Force Commander, LGEN William G. Moore Jr. To the left rear is COL John W. Ord, Commander, Clark Hosptial and COL Raymond G. Lawry, Deputy Site Commander, Joint Homecoming Reception Center. COL Kasler was released in Hanoi by North Vietnam on 4 Mar 73. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

MAJ. GEN. Muhammed Said Al-Badi, chief of staff, U.A.E. armed forces, escorts GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, upon his arrival for a ceremony during which he will present the Legion of Merit to the U.A.E. commander. Schwarzkopf is visiting the U.A.E. and other coalition countries that assisted in ousting Iraqi forces from Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: United Arab Emerites(UAE)

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Guam, U.S. Territory

Indonesian Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Rudy Sulistyanto, Commander of the 3rd Indonesian Marine Force, sits in a V-22 Osprey during a capabilities demonstration as part of the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium, Camp Kisarazu, Japan, June 16, 2022. This iteration of PALS brought senior leaders of allied and partnered militaries together to discuss amphibious force readiness, expeditionary advanced base operations, intermediate force capabilities, and ways to improve interoperability between partners within the Indo-Pacific region. A total of 18 participating delegations from Asia, Australia, Europe, South America, and North America participated in the symposium.

Jordanian Brig. Gen. Raed Saod Al-jbour, left, and British Army Brig. Karl Harris (right) talk before a defense attaché forum July 19, 2022, in Baghdad, Iraq. The defense attaché forum brought together defense attachés from several Global Coalition countries as well as representatives from Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) and interagency partners to discuss topics including the need for increased repatriation and reintegration of displaced persons from northeast Syria to reduce ISIS influence in those vulnerable populations; the threat of ISIS members in detention centers operated by Syrian Democratic Forces in northeast Syria; and the need for greater international action to address these ongoing security and humanitarian challenges. Al-Jbour is the Defense Attaché from Jordan. Harris is the deputy commanding general of CJTF-OIR.

Japanese Self-Defense Force Col. Takahiro Yoshida, Japanese installation commander, shakes hands with a member of the Djiboutian Ministry of Education at an opening ceremony for a Library at the Balbala 7 School in Balbala, Djibouti, Oct. 4, 2022. The Library was built and furnished through collaborative support from U.S. partners and allies. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns)

SUVA, Fiji (Sept. 15, 2022) Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, visits and speaks with recruits and staff assigned to Republic of Fijis Force Training Group during a visit to Suva, Fiji. The visit to Fiji emphasized the U.S. commitment to strengthening partnerships for an enduring free and open Indo-Pacific.

New Zealand Army Col. Grant Morris, the New Zealand Defence attache to Indonesia and Timor-Leste, addresses a multinational audience during the exercise Harii Hamutuk 22 opening ceremony Metinaro Military Base, Dili, Timor-Leste, Aug. 24, 2022. Harii Hamutuk is a multinational exercise that focuses on engineer-skill based training and subject matter exchanges.

011025-F-7203T-002. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01/02 Base: Mubarak Military City Country: Egypt (EGY)

Apisit Plashi, a translator and native of Phuket, shows U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Sterling Howell, a combat engineer officer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, and native of New Jersey, where the pillar blessing ceremony will take place at the Ban Prakaet school in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 11, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year will be the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and will be held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. Marine Corps

ZHANJIANG, China (May 31, 2013) Adm. Cecil Haney, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, right, receives a briefing on capabilities and equipment at the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's South Sea Fleet (SSF) Marine Corps 1st Brigade headquarters. Haney visited Zhanjiang as part of a wider introductory visit to China to meet with PLA officials to discuss issues of mutual concern and identify areas of further cooperation and coincides with a port visit by the guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67).

060908-N-4856C-019. Base: USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7)

Inter-American Defense College Leadership welcomes Brazilian General Sergio Negraes, Brazilian Armys Secretary of Finance and Economics to the IADC campus at Ft. Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Aug. 11, 2022. During the visit General Novaes spoke to students and was inducted into the IADC Hall of Honor. Additionally, he participated in an office call with leadership, received a college briefing and took a tour of the campus.

Major General Todd Wasmund, commander of the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa thanks Ghanaian soldiers from the 48th Engineer Regiments honor guard Dec. 6, 2022 during a visit to Accra, Ghana. Wasmund and the SETAF-AF command team visited Ghana to discuss mutual land forces cooperation.

GEN Colin Powell, chairman, Joint Chiefs of STAFF, left, and GEN J. A. Joulan, commander in chief, U.S. Southern Command, right, meet with Crecencio Arcos, U.S. ambassador to Honduras. Powell is visiting Honduras as part of exercise Fuertes Caminos '91. Subject Operation/Series: FUERTES CAMINOS '91 Country: Honduras(HND)

DN-ST-86-01688. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060704-N-9851B-001. Base: USS Salvor (ARS 52)

Maj. Gen. Paul Knapp, Wisconsins adjutant general, delivers remarks at the National Guard State Partnership agreement ceremony between the Wisconsin National Guard and the Papua New Guinea Defence Force Dec. 2 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The Wisconsin National Guard conducted a senior leader National Guard State Partnership Exchange visit to Papua New Guinea Nov. 30 to Dec. 6. Wisconsin National Guard photo by Maj. Brian Faltinson

Ex-POW and U.S.Navy CMDR James Glenn Pirie (Captured 22 Jun 67), at the flight line microphone, thanks the crowd of well wishers and press before departing for the United States on the C-141 Starlifter in the background. 13th Air Force Commander, LGEN William G. Moore Jr., stands in background near the ambulance bus that brought the ex-POWs to the flight line. CMDR Pirie was released in Hanoi by North Vietnam on 18 Feb 73. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

Doctor Colonel Major Garba Hakimi, Director of army health services and social action, addresses Indiana National Guard translator, Sgt. Desiree Demercedes, before exchanging gifts with Indiana Guardsmen, Sept. 22, 2022. The Indiana National Guard state partnership medical team spent more than two weeks in Niamey, Niger during the month of September working alongside the Niger armed forces first combat medic team to provide instruction in tactical combat casualty care and behavioral health.

NCC cadets are seen celebrating the 76th NCC Day in the presence of the Governor of Tripura, N. Indrasena Reddy, and the Sports Minister of Tripura, Tinku Roy, in association with the 13 Tripura Battalion NCC in Agartala. Tripura, India.

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 11, 2022) Royal Malaysian Navy Adm. Tan Sri Mohd Reza Mohd Sany, Chief of the Royal Malaysian Navy, addresses the crew of Royal Malaysian Navy corvette KD Lekir (F-26) before they begin the at-sea phase of RIMPAC 2022, July 11. 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. (Royal Malaysian Navy Photo by Petty Officer Communication Thasaratan Veeramuthu)

DESERT SHIELD - Colin Powell in fatigues in Saudi Arabia greets Major Fox.

Air Marshall Panieng Karntarat of Thailand talks with GEN Lew Allen, U.S. Air Force chief of staff, after his arrival in the United States for a visit. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of Defense Lloyd. J. Austin III and Gen. Laura Richardson, Commander, U.S. Southern Command arrive at USSOUTHCOM, July 25, 2022. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

GEN. Jaber Khalid Al Sabon of Kuwait cuts the ribbon at the reopening ceremony for the beach at Kuwait City in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Kuwait City Country: Kuwait(KWT)

050308-A-6854T-041. Base: La Mesa Country: Panama (PAN)

HÅGATÑA, Guam (July 25, 2022) - Marines unveil the new Gold Star Families Memorial Monument 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.

050921-A-0527A-008. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Shir Zai State: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

The STS-84 crew, with Commander Charles J. Precourt in front, gets instruction in Launch Pad 39As emergency egress system from Ken Clark, at right, a training instructor with United Space Alliance (USA). The sevenmember crew is participating in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. From left, are Pilot Eileen Marie Collins, and Mission Specialists Carlos I. Noriega, Edward Tsang Lu, Jean-Francois Clervoy of the European Space Agency, C. Michael Foale and Elena V. Kondakova of the Russian Space Agency. NASA astronaut Mario Runco Jr., next to Kondakova in a blue flight suit, is assisting the crew during TCDT. STS-84 will be the sixth docking of the Space Shuttle with the Russian Space Station Mir. After docking, Foale will transfer to the space station and become a member of the Mir 23 crew, replacing U.S. astronaut Jerry M. Linenger, who will return to Earth aboard Atlantis. Foale will live and work on Mir until mid-September when his replacement is expected to arriv

A portrait of a Malaysian military officer with a mustache.

DA NANG, Vietnam (May 18, 2017) Capt. Stanfield Chien, mission commander of Pacific Partnership 2017, receives a wreath from Da Nang locals during the departure ceremony for Pacific Partnership 2017 in Da Nang, Vietnam. Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Asia-Pacific and aims to enhance regional coordination in such as medical readiness and preparedness for manmade and natural disasters.

President George H.W. Bush prepares to shake hands with Adm. Frank B. Kelso II, chief of naval operations, as Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III stands by during the National Victory Celebration which is being held in honor of the Allied forces' liberation of Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia(DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

RIO DE JANEIRO (Sept. 23, 2022) Rear Adm. Jim Aiken, commander of U.S. Naval Southern Forces Command/U.S. 4th Fleet visits Brazilian Naval School, following UNITAS LXIII (63) Sept. 23, 2022. Hosted this year by Brazil, it brings together multinational forces from Belize, 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 conducting operations in and off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The exercise trains forces to conduct joint maritime operations through the execution of anti-surface, anti-submarine, anti-air, amphibious and electronic warfare operations that enhance warfighting proficiency and increase interoperability among participating naval and marine forces.

220830-F-LN908-0066CAPE TOWN, South Africa (Aug. 30, 2022) Rear Adm. Bubele Kitie Mhlana, left, the South African National Defence Force Chief of Staff, Joint Operations Division, is welcomed aboard the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), Aug. 30, 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.

Mr. Kevin J Bostnick, Director of SC Exercises and Coalition Affairs speaks to representatives from the United States and partering nations close out Tradewinds exercises in final ceremony May 20, 2022 at British Army Training and Support Unit Belize for Tradewinds 2022. Tradewinds 2022 is a multinational exercise designed to expand the Caribbean regions capability to mitigate, plan for, and respond to crises; increase regional training capacity and interoperability; develop new and refine existing standard operating procedures (SOPs); enhance ability to defend exclusive economic zones (EEZ); and promote human rights and adherence to shared international norms and values; fully integrate women into defense, peace and security missions; and increase maritime domain awareness to deter illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing activities.

DF-ST-90-04066. Subject Operation/Series: COMMANDO WEST 89-1 Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA)

220413-N-XC372-1049 CAMP H. M. SMITH, Hawaii (Apr. 13, 2022) Adm. John C. Aquilino, Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, left, introduces The Honorable Rajnath Singh, Indian Minister of Defense, to Lt. Gen. Stephen Sklenka, Deputy Commander of USINDOPACOM, right, following 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.

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 9, 2022) - Honiara City Mayor Israel Maeoli, right, and Lt.j.g. Charles Pitchford, from Norfolk, give remarks during the ribbon cutting ceremony in celebration of the newly renovated playground, constructed by Amphibious Construction Battalion One, on at Rove Park during 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. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia.

DN-SC-89-03233. Base: Accra Country: Ghana (GHA)

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Guam, U.S. Territory

Governor Ricardo J. Bordallo of Guam pins a medal on one of the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during a Veterans Day memorial service at Skinner Plaza. Colonel J. Karl Miller looks on. State: Guam Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

Royal Visit - Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles - 26-HK-10-42. Hurricane Katrina

Staff Sgt. Kiari Mhoon, 1st Cavalry Division band vocalist, sings the national anthem at the Killeen Rodeo before rodeo activities began May 19 in Killeen, Texas. The Killeen Rodeo also celebrated Military Appreciation Night and showed their appreciation for those in the military service.

050103-N-0057P-297. Base: Banda Aceh State: Sumatra Country: Indonesia (IDN)

060211-N-0696M-445. Base: Tunis Country: Tunisia (TUN)

Tech. Sgt. Jesse Sengsouk, a member of the 502nd Security Forces Squadron who is preparing to become an OSI Agent, practices taking photos at a simulated investigation scene at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Oct. 21, 2022.

Aki Nichols, public affairs officer for Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo, translates site information for Sailors assigned to Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo, local tenant commands and the mine countermeasures ship USS Warrior (MCM 10) during a tour of an Imperial Japanese Navy WWII underground command center at Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Sasebo District Headquarters in Sasebo, Japan May 25, 2022. The tour was part of Fleet Week Japan 2022, a Commander, Navy Region Japan-wide event that aims to foster relationships between U.S. Navy installations in Japan, JMSDF partners, and members of the Japanese public.

Observers listen to a brief at a tsunami evacuation drill during Exercise Constant Vigilance 2022 on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 18, 2022. The annual drill was held to convey the readiness and capabilities of various installations and first responders in the event of an emergency. CV22 is a Force Protection Condition and crisis response evaluation to validate regional installations, camps, and tenant antiterrorism plans and policies.

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (July 8, 2022) Commander, Indonesian Navy 2nd Fleet Rear Adm. T.S.N.B. Hutabarat meets and briefs Indonesian Sailors aboard Indonesian Navy frigate KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai (332) during his visit to 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 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.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III greets U.S. Navy Lt. Andrew Couillard after a briefing and tour of unmanned surface vehicle technology at Naval Station Point Loma, Calif., Sept. 28, 2022. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

DF-ST-87-11817. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Mrs. pratibha patil inspects guard of honour Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India NOMR Copyright: xHemangixNakwe/DinodiaxPhotox

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes Ecuadorian Air Force Brigadier General, Celiano Cevallos Calderón, Military and Aerospace Education Command, Commander and Ecuadoran Air War College students to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Aug. 23, 2022. During the visit the students were briefed by leadership and received an orientation class by a college faculty member.

DN-ST-90-00643. Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA)

Rudy A. Paco, Mayor of Mongmong-Toto-Maite, Guam, speaks during the Hasso Monmong-Toto-Maite Marine Depot Memorial Ceremony in Maite, Guam on July 7, 2022. Guam was liberated on July 21, 1944, which ended the Japanese occupation that had begun in 1941.

230330-N-KU796-1013 BUSAN, Republic of Korea (March 30, 2023) U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Christopher Sweeney, commander, Carrier Strike Group 11, participates in a wreath-laying ceremony at the United Nations Memorial in Busan, Republic of Korea. The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) is in the 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.

230330-N-KU796-1017 BUSAN, Republic of Korea (March 30, 2023) U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Christopher Sweeney, commander, Carrier Strike Group 11, participates in a wreath-laying ceremony at the United Nations Memorial in Busan, Republic of Korea. The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) is in the 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.

DESERT SHIELD - Colin Powell in fatigues in Saudi Arabia walks with a Saudi Arabian pilot.

(220901-N-ET093-1007) ADRATIC SEA (Sep. 1, 2022) A commanders combination cover sits on a receiving table during a promotion ceremony aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), Sep. 1, 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.

DF-ST-86-11695. Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay Country: Philippines (PHL)

DF-ST-85-13136. Subject Operation/Series: GRANADERO I Base: Puerto De Cortez Country: Honduras (HND)

Mongolia National Emergency Management Agency Brig. Gen. B. Uuganbayar, deputy director of NEMA, officially announces the commencement of exercise Gobi Wolf 2022 in his opening remarks during the opening ceremony for the exercise in Bayankhongor, Mongolia, Sept. 5. Gobi Wolf is a multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief engagement between military components of the government of Mongolia and U.S. Army Pacific. Participating countries also include Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the United Kingdom and Vietnam. (Alaska National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)

050224-A-8359B-509. Base: Fort Buchanan, San Juan State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: SOUTHEAST

060420-N-2568S-039. Base: Obock Pier Facility Country: Djibouti (DJI)

Norfolk Naval Shipyard's Veteran Employee Readiness Group President Josh Wannemacher led the annual Memorial Day Fall-In for Colors May 25 to honor the fallen service members who sacrificed their lives in service to the United States Armed Forces. The final Monday in May is officially recognized as the day we honor our fallen service members - our heroes who died in the line of duty or due to injuries sustained while defending our Nation,” said Wannemacher. The ones who paid the cost for our Nation’s continued freedom.”

060829-N-6501M-016. Base: Flores Sea

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the Uganda Peoples Defense Force (UPDF) Kasneyi military base with Minister of State for Defense Jeje Ondongo and U.S. Army Major Jason “Brad” Nicholson in Kampala, Uganda on August 3, 2012.

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Secretary Hector Manuel Zelaya speaks during the Fuerzas Comando opening ceremony, June 13, 2022, during Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Fuerzas Comando is a Special Operation skills competition and a senior leader seminar supported by SOCSOUTH. The competition enhances SOF regional cooperation and exchanges best practices to combat transnational crime and counter illicit activities.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. George W. Smith Jr., right, commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, meets with the Honorable Erik K. Raven, Under Secretary of the Navy, at the Maritime Leadership Symposium during Los Angeles Fleet Week, May 24th, 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.

020508M-9902V-015. Country: Brunei Darussalam (BRN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF

050206-N-1450G-052. Complete Scene Caption: Dr. Robin Nandy (blue vest) of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention, explains current conditions in Banda Aceh on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, to a group of health care providers from Project HOPE (a civilian organization of medical volunteers) and US Navy medical personnel aboard the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19). Dr. Nandy, SENIOR Service Fellow working in the Global Immunization Division, is helping organize immunizations in Banda Aceh and the surrounding areas. The MERCY is currently off the waters of Indonesia in support of Operation UNIFIED ASSISTANCE the humanitarian relief effort to aid the victims of the Tsunami that struck Southeast Asia on December 26, 2004. Base: Usns Mercy (T-AH 19) Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)

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

Desert Storm Victory Military Parade, Washington DC

Royal Brunei Lt. Col. Aldi bin Haji Hassan, acting deputy joint force commander, and U.S. Navy Capt. Walter C. Mainor, commander of Destroyer Squadron 15, ring the gongs for the opening ceremony for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2022 at the Ministry of Defense, Brunei, Oct. 24, 2022. CARAT Brunei 2022 highlights the 28th anniversary of CARAT among allies and partners as a way to demonstrate long-term commitment to strengthening relationships throughout South and Southeast Asia and to highlight U.S. Navy commitment to key Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) partners to reinforce ASEAN centrality. (U.S. Marine Corps Photos by Sgt. Jailine L. AliceaSantiago)

030520-M-5266H-006. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 25-Feb

020827-A-7315T-001. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

120309-N-IT566-048PEARL HARBOR (March 9, 2012) Adm. Cecil Haney, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet and Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) Leon Panetta prepare for a moment of silence during a wreath laying ceremony at the USS Arizona Memorial. Panetta is in Hawaii to participate in U.S. Pacific Command change of command ceremony.

Two soldiers taking a selfie with a street performer, Tehran, Iran, Middle East

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Guam, U.S. Territory

030508-M-9124R-137. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

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