Military Leadership Engagements

Images of military leaders from different nations meeting, discussing strategies, and fostering international partnerships.

Philippine Air Force Col. Joel Inacay, left, 15th Strike Wing deputy commander, introduces U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. David Eaglin, 18th Wing commander, to the rest of his team at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 6, 2023. Inacays visit reinforced the U.S. and Philippines commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific, promoting both nations interests in the region.

Outgoing Croatian army 1st Sgt. Goran Kovač, 10th Croatian contingent, passes the Croatian flag to Croatian Maj. Nenad Vecenaj, outgoing commander of the 10th Croatian contingent, Thunder, NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Poland, 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.

220614-N-PX557-0580MECHANICSBURG, Pa.(June 14, 2022)Capt. Gene Cash, commanding officer, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Business Systems Center (BSC), greets delegates from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Ministry of Defense (MOD) to NAVSUP BSC, June 14. The KSA MOD visit served as an opportunity to discuss and demonstrate NAVSUP BSC information technology (IT) and information management solutions with the KSA MOD and Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF). For more than 40 years, NAVSUP BSC has maintained a strong partnership with RSNF to support the modernization of business information systems. RSNF currently utilizes Computerized, Provisioning, Allowance and Supply System (COMPASS), an IT system joint-developed between NAVSUP BSC and the RSNF. COMPASS is a fully automated and integrated logistics system that includes supply, maintenance, technical, and financial processes. It is a single repository for data and supports logistical users at all RSNF locations. NAVSUP BSC pro

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U.S. Air Force Col. Andrew Roddan, left, 374th Airlift Wing commander, accepts a gift from Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Maj. Gen. Junya Wakamatsu, 1st Airborne Brigade (AB) commander, following the annual New Year's Jump exhibition at Camp Narashino, Japan, Jan. 7, 2024. Hosted by the JGSDF 1st AB, the event showcased the prowess of airborne forces, fostering interoperability and shared understanding within the joint airborne community.

Zaragoza, 10/30/2015. HM King Felipe Vi, attends the Trident Juncture exercise, at the Cenad de San Gregorio Maneuver Field. Photo: Fabian Simón Archdc.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John Lamontagne, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa deputy commander speaks with Gen. Mohamed Hajjem, Tunisian Air Force Chief of Staff at the Tunisia International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition 2022 in Hammamet, Tunisia, Oct. 12, 2022. The Department of Defense works with partners to strengthen regional relationships and uses event like the Tunisia IADE to share ideas and develop positive working relationships with our African and international partners.

U. S. Army Maj. Gen. Mike Wickman, U.S. Army Europe and Africa Deputy Commanding General for Army National Guard, welcomed Secretary Siemtje Möller, Parliamentary State Secretary for the German Ministry of Defense to U.S. Army Europe and Africa Headquarters on Clay Kaserne in Wiesbaden, Germany, Aug. 16, 2022. She visited the headquarters to receive command briefings and become familiar with U.S. Army Europe and Africa mission and current operations.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo visits Prince Sultan Air Base and meets with Installation Commander MG Khalad al-Shablan, in Saudi Arabia, on February 20, 2020.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership hosts a hail and farewell ceremony on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Aug. 24, 2022. During the ceremony arriving team members were greeted and departing members received awards, parting gifts and shared a few words with fellow staff members, students and faculty.

Japan, Philippines and U.S. leaders reiterate their shared commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific at the Japan-Philippines-U.S. Land Forces Summit press conference at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 11, 2022. During the summit, the leaders exchanged views on landpower in the region and discussed opportunities for future collaboration.

221209-N-YG104-0005 DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory (December 09, 2022) Adm. Samuel Paparo , Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, shakes hands with Cmdr. Colvin Osborn, the Commander of British Forces at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia. During his visit Paparo engaged with members of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, the Royal Navy, and Royal Marines from the United Kingdom, as well as civilians, and contractors who support the installation. The site visit was an opportunity to learn how the U.S. Pacific Fleet can best support personnel assigned, while also maximizing strategic output.

Distinguished guests for the U.S. Africa Command change of command ceremony included international and partner-nation chiefs of defense, German officials and fellow service and component leadership.

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.

U.S. Air Force Gen. James B. Hecker, right, U.S. Air Forces in Europe Air Forces Africa commander and Association of African Air Forces co-chairman, and a Tunisian Air Force airman engage during a social break at Sfax Air Base, Tunisia, Feb. 27, 2024. The TAF showcased education, training opportunities provided to African partners during the 13th African Air Chiefs Symposium. Air Force

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo is greeted by U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan John Bass and General John Nicholson upon arrival to Bagram Airfield on July 9, 2018.

Chaplin Edward L. Milliner 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines Regiment, presents Major General Sang Kee Bae 1ST Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, with a token of all the Marines appreciation for his cooperation with Korean Intergrated Training Program (KITP). KITP is a one and a half month joint training in conjunction with the Republic of Korea (ROK) Marines that takes place in Pohang, Korea, Marine Expeditionary Camp Pohang (MEC-P). Base: Mec-Pohang Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. and partner nations exchange gifts at the close of the exercise Regional Cooperation 22 Aug. 19, 2022, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. RC 22 is an annual, multi-national U.S. Central Command-sponsored exercise conducted by U.S. forces in partnership with Central and South Asia nations.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Adrian Evangelista, commanding officer of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, gives a tour of a hangar to Mr. Shinya Ito, director general of the Okinawa Defense Bureau, at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 27, 2024. The director generals visit fostered communication regarding VMM-262 operations around Okinawa. Marine Corps

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes Brazilian Ministry of Defense Curso de Política, Estratégia e Alta Administração do Exército (CPEAEx) Leadership, Students and Staff to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Oct. 4, 2022. During the visit, the students were briefed by leadership and received a class by a college faculty, and toured the IADC Campus.

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.

Right U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa Commanding General Maj. Gen. Todd R. Wasmund and U.S. Army Col. Matthew J. Gomlak, Garrison Italy Commander, left, turn on the Christmas tree lights during the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at Camp Darby, Italy, Dec. 2, 2022.

000522-F-4884R-010. Complete Scene Caption: Army Warrant Officer (WO) Ib Burge Nielson, (rear), Local-Area Network/Wide Area Network (LAN/WAN) Technician, Denmark, and Army Major (MAJ) Edmar Knies, LAN/WAN Technician, Germany, discuss the proper connections between data and phones to be used for Phase 3 testing during COMBINED ENDEAVOR (CE) 2000 held at Lager Aulenbach, Germany. CE 2000, currently hosted by Germany, is the largest information and communication systems exercise in the world. This exercise is the sixth in a series of multinational communication interoperability workshops where military personnel from 35 nations get together for 14 days to focus on Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (C4) interoperability testing and documentation and to meet and interact on a personal level. Subject Operation/Series: COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2000 Base: Lager Aulenbach State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Col. Hiroyoshi Ooura (left), Japan Air Self-Defense Force Air Staff Office, gives Wing Command David Howard (right), Royal Australian Air Force, a token of deep appreciation here March 19 for supporting the relief effort after the earthquake and tsunami.

Brig. Gen. Kevin G. Collins, deputy commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, left, and Contra-Almirante Nelio De Almeida (Rear Admiral, retired) of the Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais (Brazilian Marine Corps), sign a commitment to solidify the bi-lateral training schedules for the next two years and set a path forward on engagements over the next five years, in conclusion of the annual Operational Naval Infantry Committee at the Marine Corps Support Facility in New Orleans, Dec. 2, 2022. The ONIC is a key forum for leaders and planners from the two Marine Corps to discuss and reaffirm mutual security objectives and plan future security cooperation engagements.

Gen. Glen VanHerck, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, views a gift from Julie Kitka, President of the Alaska Federation of Natives, May 6, 2022, while on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The general, along with NORAD and USNORTHCOM Command Senior Enlisted Leader, Sgt. Maj. James Porterfield, and the Alaskan Command leadership team of Lt. Gen. David Krumm and Chief Master Sgt. Kristopher Berg, met with Ms. Kitka and other native Alaskan representatives to discuss the importance of the Arctic region. (Department of Defense photo by Chuck Marsh)

Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the U.S. Military, shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu, in Jerusalem on July 19.

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Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro speaks to members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) during a tour at the DPAA Headquarters on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 18, 2022. Del Toro received a tour from DPAA leadership to highlight the many roles and responsibilities the agency serves. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

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Lt. General Takemoto, Commanding General of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Western Army, Maj. General Stephen G. Smith, 7th Infantry Division Commanding General and U.S. Marine Corps Brigadier General Michael A. Brooks, Assistant Commanding General of 3rd Marine Division, participate in a luncheon to further strengthen the bonds of partnership at Yama Sakura 83 at Camp Kengun, Japan on Dec 4th, 2022. The Yama Sakura exercise builds regional peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific.

Ziyad Kareem, whose restaurant was destroyed a car bomb explosion Nov. 10 in Baghdad's Adhamiyah district thanks and shakes the hand of Capt. Patrick Soule, who serves as the commander of Company D, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, currently attached to 3rd BCT, 4th Inf. Div., Multi-National DivisionóBaghdad, when he went to sign the final paperwork for a micro grant at Combat Outpost Apache in Baghdad's Adhamiyah district, Nov. 18. Kareem, along with other business owners, went to Combat Outpost Apache to receive a micro grant from MNDóB Soldiers to help them rebuild their businesses. The micro grant program is funded by the Coalition Forces with the aim of helping local businesses prosper by giving them up to $5,000 in capital to improve their businesses.

Lt. Gen John S. Kolasheski, commanding general of V Corps, right, receives a plaque from Brig. Gen. Krzysztof STANCZYK, Territorial Defense Forces commander, in OLSZTYN, Poland, Feb. 12-15, 2024. The third warfighter symposium included military leaders and subject matter experts from eleven nations to discuss and share insights and strategies focused on understanding the roles and capabilities of Territorial Defense Forces to create interoperability between the U.S., Poland, and other NATO forces. (Polish Territorial Defense PA

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes the Brazilian Defense Ministrys Escola Superior de Defesa Leadership, Students and Staff to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 14, 2022. During the visit the students were briefed by leadership and received an orientation class by a college faculty member.

U.S. service members and Saudi Arabian Armed Forces members take a group photo during exercise Native Fury 22 at the Combined Exercise Coordination Center, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 13, 2022. Native Fury 22 is a biennial exercise focused on the demonstration of the rapid offload and integration of a Maritime Prepositioned Force in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of regional security, crisis response, and contingency operations.

060618-N-3003C-012. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: US NAVAL FORCES CENTRAL COMMAND

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes the Brazilian Defense Ministrys Escola Superior de Defesa Leadership, Students and Staff to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 14, 2022. During the visit the students were briefed by leadership and received an orientation class by a college faculty member.

020413-F-5701K-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2002 Base: Peter J. Ganci Jr. Air Base State: Chuskaya Oblast Country: Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III recognizes Marines and Sailors of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar for hard work and exceeding expectations at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Sept. 28, 2022. Secretary Austin had an open conversation with Marines and Sailors on the topic of taking care of people, pay, retention, and the future of the Marine Corps.

Karen Durham-Aguilera, executive director, Office of Army Cemeteries and Army National Military Cemeteries presents an ANC Medalliion to Gen. Carsten Breuer, chief of defense, German Armed Forces in the Memorial Amphitheater Display Room at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., April 3, 2023.

The Honorable Javier Solano, NATO Secretary General, and GEN George A. Joulwan (USA), Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), (seated left to right) look on as William W. Crouch (USA), Commander Allied Land Forces Central Europe, speaks from the lectern during ceremony transferring IFOR command authority from Allied forces Southern Europe to Allied Land Forces Central Europe held at the International Airport in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, during Operation Joint Endeavor. Operation Joint Endeavor is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords. The Honorable Javier Solano, NATO Secretary General, and GEN George A. Joulwan (USA), Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), (seated left to right) look on as William W. Crouch (USA), Commander Allied Land Forces Central Europe, speaks from the lectern during ceremony transferring IFOR command authority from A

220427-N-XC372-3153 NEW DELHI (Apr. 27, 2022) Adm. John C. Aquilino, Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, signs a guest book following a meeting at Indias Ministry of Defence headquarters. Aquilino visited New Delhi to meet with regional partners and to discuss collaborative approaches to security challenges at the Raisina Dialogue 2022.

General Carsten Breuer, Inspector General of the Bundeswehr, at a press conference on the structural reform of the Bundeswehr in Berlin, 4 April 2024

Inter-American Defense College Leadership welcomed Mr. Kevin J. Bostick,U.S. Southern Command Exercises and Coalition Affairs Directorate Director for a visit to the IADC Campus on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Feb. 8, 2023. The Joint Staff's J7/9 Exercises and Coalition Affairs directorate utilizes partnerships across society, including exercises, civil affairs operations and humanitarian assistance activities, to improve the capacity of both USSOUTHCOM and partner nations to quickly respond to emergencies and neutralize threat networks. The J7/9 strives to develop a highly trained workforce that is focused on creative and cooperative solutions. As a result, the J7/9 strengthens partnerships between the U.S. government, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, businesses, academia and all elements of civil society. During the visit, Mr. Bostickconducted an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of th

PEARL HARBOR (July 3, 2022) Indonesias contingent to the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) led by the Commanding Officer of Indonesian Navy frigate KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai (332) Capt. Lewis Nogot Nainggolan, visited the Philippine Navy frigate BRP Antonio Luna (FF 151). Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel areparticipating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands andSouthern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides aunique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships amongparticipants 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. (Philippine Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Kenny Turco)

U.S. Army Chief of Chaplains Maj. Gen. William "Bill" Green Jr. talked with Stephen Jones on Feb. 2, 2024, at the Fort Hamilton Chapel in Brooklyn, N.Y. Jones and his wife, Sofia, received the Order of Aaron and Hur for their dedicated service to the chapel community. The award is the Chaplain Corps' highest recognition for supporting soldiers' spiritual welfare. Army

190113-N-ES994-0002 BEIJING (Jan. 13, 2019) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson meets with senior Chinese defense officials at the People's Liberation Army

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Pierce Draper, right, the Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) Thailand team leader with Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, presents a letter of attendance to Royal Thai Marine Corps Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Sommit Nenthoranee, left, a student with Thailand Mine Action Center (TMAC), during the graduation ceremony for the HMA Thailand EOD level 1-2 course at Fort Bhanurangsi, Ratchaburi, Thailand, Feb. 9, 2024. Royal Thai and American Armed Forces work together to train TMAC students in EOD level 1-2 in order to develop an EOD capacity to assist TMACs mission of becoming landmine free. This partnership is aligned with the U.S. Department of Defenses HMA Program, which assists partnered nations affected by landmines, explosive remnants of war and the hazardous effects of unexploded ordnance. Marine Corps

Gen. Darryl Williams, commander of U.S. Army Europe & Africa addresses the audience during the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa Change of Command Ceremony at Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy, July 14, 2022.

Republic of Korea Marine Corps Col. Ji Eunkoo tours a UH-1Y Venom with Marine Light Attack Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft group (MAG) 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, May 16, 2022. The visit served to strengthen the relationship between the Republic of Korea Marines and 3rd MAW. During the tour, Col. Ji Eunkoo and Capt. Kim Seok-ho visited the Light Attack Helicopter platform and logistics element of MAG-39.

LA VENTA, Honduras - Minister of Defense of Honduras Juan Manuel Zelaya talks with the Honduran military during a visit to the Fuerzas Comando competition June 21, 2022, in La Venta, Honduras. Fuerzas Comando (FC) is a Foreign Military Interaction exercise designed to enhance multinational and regional cooperation, mutual trust and confidence and improve the training, readiness, interoperability, and capability of regional Special Operations Forces (SOF).

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

220429-N-UD000-1001 NAVAL STATION NORFOLK (April 29, 2022) Leadership from the Protestant Military Chaplaincy, pose for a photo during a visit to the ship April 29, 2022. The visit provided a better understanding of the mission and capabilities an aircraft carrier brings to a region and how it operates, exercises, and interacts with regional partners while on deployment and to further foster cooperation and communication among national element chaplains. George H.W. Bush provides the national command authority flexible, tailorable war fighting capability as the flagship of the carrier strike group which maintains maritime stability and security in order to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

Maldives Chief of Defence Lt. Gen. Abdul Raheem, U.S. Ambassador to the Maldives Hugo Yon, Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Adm. John C. Aquilino, and senior military members and staff take a photo at a ceremony at Maldives National Defence Forces Headquarters in Malé, Maldives on Jan. 21. The event transferred U.S. grant-funded equipment to Maldives Special Forces to enhance safety and capabilities during maritime security and counterterrorism operations and underscored USINDOPACOMs dedication to fostering cooperation and enhancing the partnership between the two nations. USINDOPACOM is committed to enhancing stability in the Indo-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression and, when necessary, fighting to win.

ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Paolo Nespoli, left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Ryazanskiy, center, and NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik are seen during a Karaganda Airport welcome ceremony in Kazakhstan on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. 2017. Nespoli, Bresnik, and Ryazanskiy are returning after 139 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 52 and 53 crews onboard the International Space Station.

Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, meets with Jacqui McCrum, secretary general of Irelands Department of Defence, Dublin, Ireland, Jan. 16, 2024.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson stands with Saudi Police Officers before his departure from King Salman Air Base in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on October 22, 2017.

220520-N-CM110-2050 IWAKUNI, Japan (May 20, 2022) - Capt. Joel Lang, commanding officer of amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), left, shakes hands with Yoshihiko Fukuda, mayor or Iwakuni, Japan on the quarterdeck aboard Tripoli, May 20, 2022. Tripoli is conducting routine operations in U.S. 7th Fleet.

Lt. Col. Mark A. Piterski, commander, 2-113th Infantry Battalion, 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard meets with the mayor of Safwan, Sabah Hassen Mohammed during a recent Safwan Security Council meeting in Safwan, Iraq.

US Army Major General Alfred A. Valenzuela, new Commanding General of US Army South, Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, at his 1ST press confrence given on the post. Base: Fort Buchanan, San Juan State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220822-N-EJ843-1034 KLAIPEDA, Lithuania (Aug. 22, 2022) U.S. Marine Corps Col. Paul C. Merida, right, commanding officer of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), exchanges gifts with Vytautas Grubliauskas, the mayor of Klaipeda, Lithuania aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Aug. 22, 2022 during a scheduled port visit. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, 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.

A member of the delegation from China receives a gift from a Navy vice admiral. Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Tentara National Indonesia Surgeon General Marsekal Muda Mariano gives remarks during a media availability tour aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during Pacific Partnership 2010 on July 7, 2010. Mercy is en route to its first stop in Indonesia during the fifth in a series of annual U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic assistance endeavors to strengthen regional partnerships.

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro is shown a demonstration of the Peltor headset and hi-cut helmet systems during a live-fire demonstration of range G-36 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 28, 2022. Del Toro's visit to Camp Lejeune provided an opportunity for Marines and Sailors to demonstrate how the U.S. naval force remains the most powerful in the world by continuing to build, train and equip itself to meet the warfighting needs of today. During his visit, Del Toro was briefed on Littoral Exercise I, which had service members experimenting with new tactics and force structures in littoral environments along the East Coast to prepare for future scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

Federal Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, SPD, and Inspector General of the German Armed Forces Carsten Breuer upon their arrival at the airport in Vilnius, Lithuania. Among other things, Pistorius is in Lithuania to visit the troops of the eVA Brigade during exercise GRIFFIN STORM in Pabrade. Vilnius, 26.06.2023., Vilnius, Lithuania, Europe

Yuri Kim, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Albania, answers 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.

U.S. service members from Joint Task Force-Bravo and the U.S. Embassy in Guatemala take a photo with Dr. Francisco José Coma, middle, the Guatemala Minister of Health, prior to the closing ceremony for the Health Engagements Assistance Response Team (HEART) 2022 at Unidad Nacional de Oftalmología (UNO) in Guatemala City, Aug. 30, 2022. During the ceremony, representatives from the U.S. government and military showed their appreciation to the Guatemalan government and the participating hospitals for their partnership during the HEART 22 mission in Guatemala.

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.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes the Honduran Colegio de Defensa Nacional Leadership, Students and Staff to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Oct. 4, 2022. During the visit, the students were briefed by leadership and received an institutional brief by a college faculty member.

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command, meets with Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Somalia on Aug. 29, 2022. The visit came as part of a four-day trip to Djibouti, Somalia, and Manda Bay, Kenya, from August 28-31, 2022, to meet with host nation leaders, senior interagency officials, and deployed troops to better understand the political and military situation in East Africa, discuss shared concerns and priorities, and see ongoing operations firsthand.

070110-A-4520N-107. Base: Forward Operating Base Falcon State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Colonel Uwe Alexander Becker Head of the Army Combat Training Centre in the training town of Schnöggersburg Colonel Uwe Alexander Becker Head of the Army Combat Training Centre in the training town of Schnöggersburg

Air First Marshall Kustono from the Tentara Nasional Indonesia (Indonesian Armed Forces) shakes hands with Brig. Gen. Moses Kaoiwi from the Hawaii National Guard after a gift exchange presentation during the closing ceremony of exercise Gema Bhakti 2022, Sep. 16, 2022, Jakarta, Indonesia. Gema Bhakti 22 is a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command joint exercise program event, utilizing U.S. joint forces and TNI Armed Forces working together to increase interoperability and enhance regional stability and security through bilateral and multilateral partnerships.

German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier says goodbye during farewell address at 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area July 13, 2022. Steinmeier visited to thank U.S. troops for their contributions to the freedom and security of Germany and its NATO allies in Europe, and he paid tribute to the importance of the transatlantic partnership between the U.S. and Germany.

U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Andrew Tiongson, commander of Pacific Area, shakes hands with Gen. Angus J. Campbell, Chief of the Defence Force, Australian Defence Force, in Canberra, Australia, Feb. 6, 2023. Tiongson discussed partnerships with ADF to combine efforts to ensure the region is resilient and prosperous.

Tomislav Vidosevic, Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia, 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.

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Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo departs Boa Vista, Brazil on September 18, 2020.

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