Military Leadership Engagements

Troops interacting with military leaders during briefings and discussions, showcasing leadership dynamics within various military units across different locations.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Derek France, Third Air Force commander, speaks to 409th Air Expeditionary Group Airmen at Air Base 201, Niger, Aug 26, 2022. France communicated the importance of AB 201 and its importance in the United States' goals of building partnerships with African nations and answered Airmen's questions.

Soldiers from the 75th Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Battalion, 18th Field Artillery Regiment redeployed at Fort Sill Feb. 5 and 7 after they spent about a month at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California for an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise.

Recruits with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, complete the night movement course during Basic Warrior Training (BWT) aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., May 5, 2022.BWT serves as a test of the field and combat skills that recruits have learned throughout their time in recruit training.

Georgia Congressman Saxby Chamliss, on stand at right, addresses members of the Georgia Air National Guard, 116th Bomb Wing at Robins Air Force Base Georgia. The congressman was answering questions about the decision of the Department of Defense that was made public Tuesday to withdraw flying funds from the unit effective Oct. 1. Essentially de-activating the 116th after 50 years of service. The unit had been flying the B-1 since 1996 after relocating the wing from Marietta, Georgia near Atlanta to Robins Air Force Base in central Georgia. Base: Warner Robins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Drill instructors with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, practice drilling on the parade deck on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., March 30, 2023. During recruit training, drill instructors and their platoons are graded on how well they perform during the two drill events, initial and final drill.

U.S. Marines with Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, Marine Forces Command, Marine Forces Northern Command, Headquarters Marine Corps Intelligence School Training Command and Expeditionary Warfare Training Group, Atlantic graduate Lance Cpl. Leadership and Ethics Seminar 1-22 at Hopkins Hall Gymnasium, Virginia, May 20, 2022. This week-long course consists of knowledge assessment, physical training and open leadership discussions. The Lance Cpl. Leadership and Ethics Seminar is designed to reaffirm the values, ethos, and principles of small unit leadership and is required training for Marines prior to achieving the non-commissioned officer rank of Corporal.

060224-M-7403H-031. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Hurricane Point State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 40609

Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, holds a regimental relief ceremony for Sgt. Maj. Marcos Cordero, on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 21, 2022.

980225-F-4116M-001. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade wait to load an aircraft in the 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons Hangar Five on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 7, 2022. The paratroopers used the nearby hangar to prepare equipment which allowed for closer proximity to the aircraft, expedited the airborne timeline, and mitigated jumper fatigue prior to follow-on Saber Junction 2022 operations. Saber Junction is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations.

Members from the 90th Missile Wing stand fora moment of silence to during the 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, September 9, 2022. The ceremony was in honor of those who lost their lives 21 years ago.

060403-A-2403G-004. Base: Buedingen Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 51st Medical Group participate in a mass casualty training event during Beverly Midnight 24-1 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Feb. 1, 2024. The mission of the 51st MDG is to maintain and ensure medical readiness for contingencies by providing high-quality, trusted care for approximately 8,000 enrollees and 20,000 beneficiaries. BM24-1 is a routine training event that tests the military capabilities across the peninsula, allowing combined and joint training at both the operational and tactical levels. Air Force

221017-N-UB993-1096KINGS BAY, Ga. (Oct. 17, 2022) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea asks a question during an all-hands call at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Oct. 17, 2022. Honea is conducting fleet visits to answer questions and discuss his priorities of warfighting competency, professional and character development, and quality of life.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron pose for a group photo, Oct. 23, 2022, at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The mission of the 79th "Tigers" is to project combat airpower across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, support personnel, improve force movement, and show U.S. and partner nations resolve in the region.

220401-N-ZS023-1057 NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (April 1, 2022) Gunners Mate Chief Petty Officer Hugo Hernandez speaks to chief petty officers assigned to Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron ONE (COMLCSRON ONE) during a ceremony celebrating the Chief Petty Officer 129th birthday. LCS is a fast, agile, mission-focused platform designed to operate in near-shore environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. LCS is capable of supporting forward presence, maritime security, sea control, and deterrence.

Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, holds a regimental relief ceremony for Sgt. Maj. Marcos Cordero, on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 21, 2022.

070129-N-8907D-001. Base: USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Cvn 69

A formation of Soldier from the Officer Candidate School march together towards the finish line of the six-mile ruck march on the track at Talladega Superspeedway, Jan. 23, 2024. This is just one of the many mental and physical challenges that test our future leaders.

040605-M-5555L-032. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Hurricane Point State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, La., September 10, 2005 -- At New Orleans airport were recovery workers and response workers have set up operations.

SEAC Ramón Colón-López, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses Airmen during an All-Call Aug. 5, 2022 at Hurlburt Field, Florida. During his visit, the SEAC attended the Talon 13 Remembrance Ceremony, visited AFSOC Headquarters and 24th Special Operations Wing, had lunch with Airmen, and hosted an All-Call. The SEAC serves as the 4th Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the most senior enlisted service member, by position, in the United States Armed Forces, and the principal military advisor to the Chairman on all matters involving joint and combined total force integration, utilization, health of the force, and joint development for enlisted personnel.

U.S. Sailors with 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, stand in formation during a 1st Medical Battalion change of command ceremony at Camp Pendleton, California, July 8, 2022. The change of command marked the passing of command from U.S. Navy Capt. Jeffery J. Repass to U.S. Navy Capt. Sean M. Hussey.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., to view Marine Corps Evening Parade, deliver remarks, and attend reception at the site, a National Historic Landmark

Drill Instructors with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, recite the Drill Instructor Creed before taking charge of the recruits they are entrusted with on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Mar. 31, 2023. Drill Instructors spend 3 months turning their recruits into United States Marines.

PEARL HARBOR (July 17, 2019) U.S. service members from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC), and guests stand as Taps” is played during an honorable carry for the possible remains of unidentified service members lost in the Battle of Tarawa during World War II conducted by DPAA and MARFORPAC at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 17, 2019. The remains were recently recovered from the Republic of Kiribati by History Flight, a DPAA partner organization, and will be accessioned into DPAA's laboratory facility in Hawaii to begin the identification process in support of DPAA's mission to provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing personnel to their families and the nation.

U.S. Soldiers with the Washington National Guard participate in the first-ever Rainier Stampede at Yakima Training Center, Wash., on Nov. 5, 2022. More than 3,700 Soldiers mobilized from throughout the state to attend leadership training, a barbecue, and a three-mile run led by Brig. Gen. Daniel Dent, commanding general of the Washington Army National Guard.

Guests and Fort McCoy staff members participating in a Community Leader Engagement event board a bust after a visit to garrison headquarters on July 6, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Nearly two dozen community leaders from Tomah, Sparta, Black River Falls, Volk Field, La Crosse, and other nearby municipalities gathered at Fort McCoy to see the posts mission first-hand and learn more about the Army mission at the installation.

United States Marines assigned to the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, pose for a photo at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Sept. 22, 2022. More than 200 U.S. Marines were deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy, for approximately two months to integrate and train with the 510th Fighter Squadron as part of a dynamic force employment.

DF-ST-85-12618. Subject Operation/Series: NIGHT TRAIN/GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Participants in the 1ST Annual Battle of the Badges fire competition pause for a group photo on a self-propelled passenger stairway. In descending order is SMSGT Darryl Lopes, SMSGT Steven Summer, MAJ Carlon, LT James Bondine, LTC K.C. McClain, unknown, A1C James Johnson, unknown, SRA David Olson, SRA Michelle Graves, unknown, AMN Daniel Bedregal, A1C Brad Hummel, A1C Zaldy Dispo, SRA Robert McKinnly, A1C Scott Tarwater, A1C Summer Barber, A1C Spot (firehouse mascot), McGruff the Crime Fighter Dog (A1C Juan Perez). Participants in the 1st Annual Battle of the Badges fire competition pause for a group photo on a self-propelled passenger stairway. In descending order is SMSGT Darryl Lopes, SMSGT Steven Summer, MAJ Carlon, LT James Bondine, LTC K.C. McClain, unknown, A1C James Johnson, unknown, SRA David Olson, SRA Michelle Graves, unknown, AMN Daniel Bedregal, A1C Brad Hummel, A1C Zaldy Dispo, SRA Robert McKinnly, A1C Scott Tarwater, A1C Summer Barber, A1C Spot (firehouse mascot), McGru

030523-M-0646L-001. Base: USMC Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, the commanding general for 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), speaks to guests at a change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 29, 2022. During the ceremony, Col. Jeffrey R. Kenney, the outgoing regimental commander of 6th Marine Regiment, 2d MARDIV, relinquished command to Col. Gregory P. Gordon.

030415-F-5712B-009. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. service members walk toward a training tower during an informational meeting regarding the Airstream program, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, April 19, 2022. The Airstream program seeks to prepare service members to transition into careers in the energy and hazardous duty industrial sectors. The purpose of the meeting was to provide senior enlisted leaders, from installations around the island of Oahu, with information about opportunities for service members looking to further their education upon exiting the military service. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Isaiah Hill)

Navy chief petty officers from across Naval Station Newport gathered for Morning Colors at the installation headquarters on Apr. 1, 2022 to commemorate the 129th birthday of the establishment of the CPO rank. The installation headquarters was also the former home of the Chiefs' Club at NAVSTA Newport.

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 21, 2022) - Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday tours the Republic of Korea Navy ship ROKS Marado (LPH 6112) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 21. 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.

011008-F-3873G-038. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

The family of U.S. Army Lt. Col Kristie Roy, outgoing commander of the 110th Information Operations Battalion, 58th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade, is presented with gifts at the change of command ceremony marking the conclusion of her leadership, in Annapolis, Md. on June 4, 2022. From the company level through the highest ranks of leadership, the military change of command ceremony is an important and longstanding tradition.

070111-A-0354S-002. Base: Forward Operating Base Speicher State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

New U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, conduct pushups before the motivational run at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 13, 2022. Before running the three-mile company run, Marines conducted warm up exercises to prevent injury.

Family members attend the Puerto Rico Air National Guard assistant adjutant general-air change of command ceremony at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico, Sept. 17, 2022. The change of command ceremony took place during the September regularly scheduled drill.

The 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade makes their way down Desiderio airfield during Col. Aaron Martin's final brigade run as his tenure as commander slowly comes to a close.

220927-N-YQ181-1248 WATERS EAST OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA (Sept. 27, 2022) Sailors assigned to the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), render honors to Republic of Korea (ROK) Gen. Seung Kyum Kim, front left, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Gen. Paul LaCamera, Commander, United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command/United States Forces Korea, on the flight deck in waters east of the Korean peninsula, Sept. 27. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is participating with the ROK Navy in Maritime Counter Special Operations Exercise (MCSOFEX) to strengthen interoperability and training. The U.S. routinely conducts CSG operations in the waters around the ROK to exercise maritime maneuvers, strengthen the U.S.-ROK alliance, and improve regional security.

STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. -- The Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School (NAVSCIATTS) hosts formal graduation ceremony for Semester 23-1 at command facilities located on the Stennis Space Center in South Mississippi, Dec. 8.The ceremony featured 48 security force professionals from Colombia and Costa Rica who participated in the security cooperation schoolhouses Diesel Systems Overhaul and Maintenance, International Tactical Communications, Outboard Motor Maintenance and Overhaul, Technical Welding and Applied Repairs, Patrol Craft Riverine, and UAS Operations and Planning courses.NAVSCIATTS currently operates under U.S. Special Operations Command in support of Foreign Security Assistance and geographic combatant commanders' theater security cooperation priorities. To date, more than 13,000 students from 125 partner nations have trained with this Naval Special Warfare command. (Photo by Michael Williams)

060325-A-7969G-021. Base: Forward Operating Base Summerall State: Salah Ah Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AB DIVISION

030714-M-5578G-011. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Marine Division

Family, fellow squadron and other Team Dover members wait for deployed personnel to deplane at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Oct. 3, 2022. Personnel were greeted upon their return to Dover after being deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.

220615-N-ZW825-0101 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (June 15, 2022) NROTC New Student Indoctrination (NSI) Cycle 1 midshipman candidates demonstrate proper arm crossing form during a safety brief prior to their second class swim qualification at Recruit Training Command (RTC), June 15. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals - firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship - to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navys new officers and enlisted Sailors.

404th Aviation Support Battalion, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, stand ready after receiving the 2024 Lt. Gen. Ellis D. Parker Award for best combat Service Support in the Department of the U.S. Army at 404th ASB Hangar, Fort Carson, Colorado on Feb. 12th, 2024. The Parker Award was divided into four categories which included combat, combat support, combat service support, and table of distribution and allowances. Army

The Artillery Half Section during a U.S. Army ceremony on the historical Old Post Quadrangle, Fort Sill, Ok on July 20, 2022.

020925-F-4177H-001. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Family and friends welcome home Marines returning from Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Oct. 06, 2022) Vice Admiral Yancy B. Lindsey, commander, Navy Installations Command, center, is escorted to USS Chief Recruit Fire Fighter Trainer during a visit to Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, Illinois, Oct. 07, 2022. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp.

Lt. Col. Daniel Hellinger, 65th Airlift Squadron commander, receives his first salute during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 24, 2022. Hellinger has been assigned to JBPHH since Oct. 2020, where he served as the 15th Operations Group Director of Staff.

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Elden E. Engelhard, aviation tactics and mission survivability officer, recites the Oath of Office as administered by Lt. Col. Theresa M. Long, 1st Aviation Brigade surgeon, during his promotion ceremony at Fort Novosel, Ala., Jan. 19, 2024.

980621-F-2907C-020. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Country music singer-songwriter Riley Green performs before a group of Soldiers at the home of Army aviation, Fort Rucker, Alabama, Aug. 30, 2022.

U.S. Air Force Col. Scott Mills, 355th Wing Commander, tours the 563rd Rescue Group during an immersion tour at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, July 7, 2022. The 563rd RQG has seven quadrons that execute a variety of rescue missions to include pararescuemen training and operational capabilities, as well as flying the HC-130J Combat King II and HH-60G Pave Hawk.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership welcomed General Pablo Enrique García Valencia, Colombian Military Attache for a visit to the IADC Campus on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Feb. 3, 2023. During the visit, the distinguished visitor conducted an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus.

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