Military Leadership Conferences

Images from military leadership events and discussions, focusing on education, inclusivity, and strategic dialogues in diverse settings.

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Michael Conley, Combined Force Space Component Command deputy commander, gives opening remarks during Operations Support Squadron (OSS) Symposium 2022 at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. April 26, 2022. The Operations Support Squadron Symposium enabled Squadron Commanders and Senior Enlisted Leaders to communicate with Functional Managers from Air Force Special Operations Command and Headquarters Air Force to solve complex issues affecting their multifaceted aviation support mission sets.
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Michael Conley, Combined Force Space Component Command deputy commander, gives opening remarks during Operations Support Squadron (OSS) Symposium 2022 at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. April 26, 2022. The Operations Support Squadron Symposium enabled Squadron Commanders and Senior Enlisted Leaders to communicate with Functional Managers from Air Force Special Operations Command and Headquarters Air Force to solve complex issues affecting their multifaceted aviation support mission sets.
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Col. Bryce Silver, 4th Fighter Wing vice commander, briefs Airmen at a quarterly first term officer course held at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, June 9, 2022. FTOC is a professional development course that is intended for officers who have been serving for less than three years and who are not prior-enlisted in the United States Air Force.
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040328-F-1312M-007. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)
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Tech. Sgt. Jammie Catoe, a project manager assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and a Sexual Assault Prevention and Response victim advocate, speaks at a Storytellers event, September 21, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Storytellers was created to encourage Airmen to share stories, to get their stories out in the open and to watch them change lives.
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DA-ST-85-01505. Subject Operation/Series: CORONET PACKER Base: Gioia Del Colle Air Base Country: Italy (ITA)
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050831-F-8769P-018. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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061219-N-6106R-101. Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63)
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Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Aftermath - 26-HK-372-26. Hurricane Katrina
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U.S. Airmen from the 81st Training Wing watch the year in review video during the 81st Training Wings 2023 Annual Awards Ceremony at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Feb. 29, 2024. During the ceremony, base leadership recognized outstanding Airmen and civilians from across the installation for their accomplishments throughout 2023. Air Force
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Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-173-16. Hurricane Katrina
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U.S. Marine Astronauts and NASA Personnel speak during the Journey to Space: Stories of Marines panel discussion at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Va., August 13. The panel discussion was orchestrated so they could describe their journey from the U.S. Marine Corps to NASA.
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150726-N-VC599-003CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (July 26, 2015) - Lt. Cmdr. Dan Reardon from Meridian, Miss., holds Catholic Mass at the Tennessee Air National Guard building. Services were offered to support those affected by the shootings at Navy Operational Support Center Chattanooga July 16.
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120801-N-MF949-022HUNTINGTON, W.V. (Aug. 1, 2012) William Deligne, executive director and Program Executive Officer of Aircraft Carriers, center, and ElectricianÕs Mate 2nd Class Ronald Anthony, assigned to the ballistic missile submarine USS West Virginia (SSBN 736), conduct a radio interview with WVHU 800 AM morning drive-time talk show host Tom Roten, left, and Melanie Asbury during a 50/50 community outreach visit to Huntington and Charleston, W.V. The NavyÕs 50/50 program is designed to raise awareness among Americans in cities across the country.
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U.S. Marines with Marine Forces Reserve participate in table top exercises at the Inspector-Instructor (I&I) Orientation Training in New Orleans, Aug. 31, 2022. To keep the Marine Corps Reserve relevant, ready and responsive, this annual training provides guidance and best practices to recently assigned I&I staff by addressing key functional areas and emphasizing policies and procedures necessary for mission success. The Marine Corps is the only branch of service that assigns active duty service members to serve with Reserve units to help maintain a continuous state of readiness for mobilization.
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Lt. Col. Bryan Shoupe, 425th Air Base Squadron commander, greets new members of the 425 ABS during a newcomers brief in the Izmir Consolidated Center in Izmir, Turkey, Oct. 13, 2022. The 425th ABS provides administrative agent support to U.S. personnel at NATO Allied Land Command Headquarters and six other associated units in Izmir. The 425th is a geographically separated unit under the 39th Air Base Wing at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The 425th ABS supports the partnership between the U.S. and its allies in their mission to defend NATOs southern flank.
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DAYTON, Ohio -- Museum Historian Dr. Doug Lantry being interviewed by local media in front of the 75th Anniversary of the U.S. Air Force exhibit inside the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
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Wisconsin Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition competitors participate in an Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) town hall, April 7, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. In addition to the ACFT, qualifying events include a 12-mile ruck march, land navigation, essay writing, and more. (112th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment photo by Staff Sgt. Amber Peck)
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The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Ambassadors Rock Band performs at the Przemyskie Centrum Kultury i Nauki Zamek in Przemyśl, Poland, Oct. 20, 2022. The USAFE Band partnered with the U.S. Consulate-Krakow to travel across southern Poland from Oct 11-20, 2022, conducting performances that celebrated the shared spirit of freedom and enduring friendship between the U.S. and Poland. By transcending language and cultural barriers through the universal power of music, military bands promote peace, build relationships, and strengthen unity among people.
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050209-A-8359B-131. Base: Fort Buchanan, San Juan State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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021211-F-8170B-016. Base: St. Paul Island Loran C Station State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DN-SC-88-03664. Base: Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Museum Art Culture Science Air Force Museum Berlin
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Dan Miller, retired U.S. Marine Corps sergeant major shares past life experiences during a Storytellers event at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 26, 2022. The Storytellers event is held every September at Ramstein during suicide awareness month.
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031022-A-5011J-003. Base: Hunter Army Air Field State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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special forces soldiers team in urban environment making tactical assault action
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020703-F-8425S-003. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)
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220816-N-IX644-1034 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 16, 2022) Master-at-Arms 1st Class Holly Barber, from WInston-Salem, North Carolina, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77), poses for a cruisebook portrait, Aug. 16, 2022. George H.W. Bush provides the national command authority flexible, tailorable warfighting capability as the flagship of a carrier strike group that maintains maritime stability and security to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests.
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041125-F-0859C-020. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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221006-N-VX158-1131 SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 6, 2022) From the left, Lt. Jarred Reid-Dixon, Public Affairs Officer for San Francisco Fleet Week (SFFW), Justin J.D. Dillard, director of the film "Devotion," and Bruce Dillard, a native of Philadelphia, Penn., answer service member questions after a private screening of Dillards new film. 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.
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Wildlife Biologist Kevin Luepke speaks with people planning to deer hunt in the 2022 gun-deer season at Fort McCoy, Wis., while they attend a special Meet and Greet event Nov. 18, 2022, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at the installation. The event was organized by Luepke and the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works Environmental Division Natural Resources Branch and included support from the Fort McCoy Permit Sales Office, Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services, and the Fort McCoy Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation. The event gave hunters an opportunity to register firearms. get any permits needed, and talk with post officials about any concerns prior to the season. Dozens of people attended.
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A retiree reads one of many posters displayed in the halls of the Antler Hotel during a Special Forces Association Convention (SFACON), where 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Green Berets, Soldiers and retirees attended a four-day event held from September 21-24, 2022, in the Colorado Springs area including Fort Carson. SFACON is held to honor, remember and recognize Green Berets and enablers with multiple special events, panels of speakers and Special Forces Medal of Honor guests.
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030822-M-7837W-025. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Blaire Airfield, Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with delegation from the National Guard
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Retired U.S. Army Maj. William Hammac takes aim at his target during the shooting event at the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games at the Orange County Convention Center, in Orlando, Florida, Aug. 20, 2022. Hosted by the U.S. Army at the Walt Disney World Resort, this years Warrior Games sees service members and veterans from across the DoD competing in a variety of adaptive sports alongside armed forces athletes from Canada and Ukraine.
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220605-N-CM110-1009 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 5, 2022) - Lt. Paul Song, a Navy Chaplain, leads a prayer during an Evangelical Christian Divine service aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), June 5, 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.
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DF-ST-86-11223. Base: Jever Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)
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HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 5, 2022) -Capt. Hank Kim, Pacific Partnership 2022 mission commander, right, speaks with John Koloni, son of World War II hero Eroni Kumana, center, to talk about the history of the United States and Solomon Islands working together in support of the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercys (T-AH 19) visit to Solomon Islands 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.
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Team members with the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity
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Norfolk (September 19, 2022) Chief Petty Officer selectees from various commands in the Hampton Roads, Virginia region participate in history and heritage facilitated by Museum Educator Zach Smyers of the Hampton Roads Naval Museum. The presentation centered around the U.S. Navys involvement in the Vietnam War, and occurred in the museums exhibit The Ten Thousand-Day War at Sea: The U.S. Navy in Vietnam, 1950-1975. The presentation was part of the museums 21st Annual Chief Petty Officer Heritage Days event. The three-day event allows CPO selectees to receive history and heritage training at the museum and aboard the Battleship Wisconsin, and is hosted by the museum and area commands. The event is the largest and longest running of its kind in Virginia. (US Navy Photo by Max Lonzanida/Released).
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Dr. Debra Zinni, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) deputy laboratory director, addresses attendees during the scientific summit held at DPAA headquarters, Sept. 20, 2022, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. DPAA aimed to strengthen ties with host-nation partners and share knowledge within the archeological/anthropological field for the purpose of driving the mission forward.
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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Aaron Turturro, 11th Logistics Readiness Squadron mission generation vehicle technician, takes a photo of Lady Justice in the Old Supreme Court Chamber in the U.S. Capitol, Nov. 15, 2022. Service members of Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling toured the U.S. Capitol and met with a U.S. House representative during their visit.
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060320-N-2468S-001. Base: Busan Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK)
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U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), held a Town Hall ceremony to recognize several members of the SETAF-AF Civilian Workforce for their outstanding support and service to the SETA-AF mission at Casrerma Del Din on June 09, 2022. The following awardees received the commanders coin:Mr. Josh Glow - SCDMr. Christopher Pollard - G2Mr. Michael Schiesl - G2Mr. Michael Sheldon - G4Mr. Anthony Spadorcia - FMDFor the civilian length of service, the awardees were: 15 years of service, Mr. Ronnie Dettmer - 173rd and Mr. Willie cox - G330 years of service, Mr. Michael Toolin - G735 years of service, Mr. Gianfranco Bertacco - protocol, Mr. Robert Cunningham - G3, and Mr. Gianni Lurassich - SCDSETAF-AF supports competition, provides command and control in the land domain, strengthens partnerships, sets the theater, and conducts security force assistance to achieve U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Army Campaign Plan objectives. Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Solomon Abanda
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Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Randy A. George visits with 2022 DoD Warrior Games athletes during the closing ceremony at ESPN Wide World of Sports complex in Orlando, Florida on Aug. 28, 2022. The DoD Warrior Games are composed of over 200 wounded, ill and injured service members and veteran athletes, competing in 12 adaptive sporting events Aug. 19-28, 2022 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.
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YOKOSUKA, Japan (Dec. 11, 2022) Sailors and their families onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) attend a watch party for the annual Army-Navy football game at the CFAY Officer's Club. For 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleet's forward deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.
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Jason MacDonald, an ocean safety program manager with Marine Corps Installations Pacific gives a speech to Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group as part of a water safety brief at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 7, 2022. The brief was conducted to bring awareness of the dangers of open water swimming and to provide service members with the knowledge to keep themselves safe. III MIG functions as the vanguard of III MEF, operating in the Indo-Pacific regions information environment, and supports Marine Air Ground Task Force operations with communications, intelligence, and supporting arms liaison capabilities.
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U.S. Navy Lt. John Mallory, an operational stress control and readiness coordinator with 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, speaks about mental health during a non-commissioned officer resource day on Camp Pendleton, California, July 19, 2022. 1st Maintenance Battalions NCO resource day was implemented to equip Marine leaders at every level with the skills and resources to enhance their leadership abilities.