Military Leadership Engagements

Captured moments of leadership discussions among military officials, showcasing strategic planning and inspections at various bases.

Members of the New Jersey Governors cabinet, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, the 177th Fighter Wing and the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs participate in a tour of the New Jersey Air National Guard base, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, Sept. 28, 2022. The cabinet members, members of the NJEDA, and leaders from NJ DMAVA received a briefing from the Wing commander and then toured the 177th FW, viewing several operational demonstrations, and trying out one of the units F-16 Fighting Falcon flight simulators.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Leonard J. Kosinski, the Fifth Air Force deputy commander, talks to 354th Air Expeditionary Wing leadership during a visit at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 6, 2022. Kosinski visited to see first-hand how the 354th AEW operationalized the agile combat employment concept and how it could be codified into a repeatable and understandable process for other Airmen.

230324-N-OX847-1182 TYRRHENIAN SEA (March 24, 2023) Lt. Cmdr. Russell Huff, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 maintenance officer, talks with Capt. Alex Hampton, commander, CVW-7, U.S. Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, commander, Supreme Allied Commander Europe and commander, U.S. European Command, center, and Adm. Stuart Munsch, commander Allied Joint Force Command Naples and commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and Vice Adm. Thomas Ishee, commander, Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO and commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet, aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), March 24, 2023. 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.

Members of the New Jersey Governors cabinet, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, the 177th Fighter Wing and the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs participate in a tour of the New Jersey Air National Guard base, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, Sept. 28, 2022. The cabinet members, members of the NJEDA, and leaders from NJ DMAVA received a briefing from the Wing commander and then toured the 177th FW, viewing several operational demonstrations, and trying out one of the units F-16 Fighting Falcon flight simulators.

Ohio Air National Guard leadership from around the state attend a change of command ceremony at the Toledo Air National Guard Base, Ohio, Oct. 15, 2022. During the ceremony, Col. Chad Holesko assumed command of the 180th Fighter Wing from Col. Michael DiDio.

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment Christopher Lowman visits AFSC, headquartered at Tinker AFB.

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. David Camacho Jr., right, a maintenance control chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, endorses Lance Cpl. Ethan Tracy, second from right, a CH-53 helicopter mechanic with VMM-265 (Rein.), 31st MEU, to Maj. Gen. Eric Austin, center, the commanding general of 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, for Tracys superior work throughout the patrol aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 13, 2024. Austin oversaw the training and welfare of the Marines from 1st MAW attached to the 31st MEU. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations, the U.S. Navys largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Marine Corps

From right, U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Duke A. Pirak, deputy director, Air National Guard, speaks to Staff Sgt. Lewis Peacock, aerospace propulsion craftsman, and Brig. Gen. Patrick Kennedy, assistant adjutant general-air, New Jersey National Guard, at the 177th Fighter Wing, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey September 10, 2022. During a base tour, Pirak discussed long-term fleet readiness with Airmen and provided mentorship to future leaders of the wing as part of the Air National Guards First Production Assessment Team visit.

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Patrick D. Frank, commanding general of U.S. Army Central (right), meets Task Force Rough Rider Soldiers of 3-142nd Assault Helicopter Battalion, attached to 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, at an aircraft hangar in Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Sept. 17, 2022. 36th CAB, mobilized as Task Force Mustang, is deployed in support of the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve mission to advise, assist, and enable partnered forces in the enduring defeat of Daesh, the common Arabic term for IS or ISIS, within designated areas of Iraq and Syria.

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Patrick D. Frank, commanding general of U.S. Army Central (right), meets Task Force Rough Rider Soldiers of 3-142nd Assault Helicopter Battalion, attached to 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, at an aircraft hangar in Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Sept. 17, 2022. 36th CAB, mobilized as Task Force Mustang, is deployed in support of the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve mission to advise, assist, and enable partnered forces in the enduring defeat of Daesh, the common Arabic term for IS or ISIS, within designated areas of Iraq and Syria.

Lt. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, Space Operations Command Commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jacob C. Simmons, Space Operations Command Senior Enlisted Leader, received a tour of the Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) while visiting Clear Space Force Station to hear from the Clear Team members on their operations and wellbeing. Whiting had a Space Command Chaplain Team and Space Command Guardians visiting along with him for them to have a chance to see the mission and hear from counterparts. The Clear Space Force members provide strategic missile warning, missile defense, and Upgraded Early Warning Radar as an integral part of deterrence in support of Homeland Defense. Clear SFS is home to Arctic Airmen, and Guardians assigned to the 13th and 213th Space Warning Squadrons and 268th Security Forces, providing 24/7 missile warning, missile defense, and space domain awareness.

U.S. Army National Guard Gen. Daniel Hokanson, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, prepares to board the Arkansas National Guard's 77th Aviation Brigade's Blackhawk, Camp Robinson, North Little Rock, Ark., on April 2, 2022. Before leaving, Hokanson discussed aircraft operations with Lt. Col. Eric Ladd, State Army Aviation Officer, Arkansas National Guard.

Chief of Naval Operations ADM Mike Gilday meets with NAVFAC and base leadership and views one of the MILCON projects during his visit to Naval Air Station Lemoore in California on Sept. 12, 2022.

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Patrick D. Frank, commanding general of U.S. Army Central (center), meets with Task Force Rough Rider Soldiers of 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment, Assault Helicopter Battalion, attached to 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, at an aircraft hangar in Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Sept. 17, 2022. 36th CAB, mobilized as Task Force Mustang, is deployed in support of the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve mission to advise, assist, and enable partnered forces in the enduring defeat of Daesh, the common Arabic term for IS or ISIS, within designated areas of Iraq and Syria.

Col. Bryan M. Bailey, 911th Airlift Wing commander, Lt. Col. Kathleen LeBahn, 911th Mission Support Group commander, Lt. Col. Jamie Akers, 911th Operations Group commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Dennis Jendrzejewski, 911th Airlift Wing command chief, attend a promotion ceremony for Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Mikan, 911th Maintenance Group quality assurance superintendent, at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Oct. 2, 2022. Chief induction ceremonies are rare as only one percent of the enlisted force may achieve the rank of chief master sergeant.

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Eric Austin, left center, the commanding general of 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, commends Cpl. Bryce Worley, right center, a CH-53 aircraft avionics technician with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, for his superior work throughout the patrol aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 13, 2024. Austin oversaw the training and welfare of the Marines from 1st MAW attached to the 31st MEU. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations, the U.S. Navys largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Marine Corps

Staff Sgt. Steven Lapp (right), 735th Air Mobility Squadron, briefs U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. Ricky N. Rupp on the squadrons maintenance fly away kit at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii on April 4. The fly away kit is designed to add agility and versatility to maintenance capabilities.

230403-N-LK647-1721 NAVAL STATION NORFOLK (April 3, 2023) Lt. (j.g) Wyatt Moore, assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), right, hosts a tour for students from the Virginia Military Institute while the ship is in home port with the Ford Carrier Strike Group, April 3, 2023. The Ford Carrier Strike Group returned to home port after completing its Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), an intense, multi-week exercise designed to fully integrate a carrier strike group as a cohesive, multi-mission fighting force and to test their ability to carry out sustained combat operations from the sea. As the first-in-class ship of the Ford-class aircraft carriers, CVN 78 represents a generational leap in the U.S. Navys capacity to project power on a global scale.

Airmen from the U.S. Air Force participate in a joint training session with Belgian firefighters on the Hungarian JAS 39 Gripen aircraft June 23, 2022 at Chièvres Air Base, Belgium.

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

Team Kirtland members share a conversation at the Groundwater Treatment Facility at Kirtland Air Force Base, NM, July 21, 2022. The Groundwater Treatment Facility cleans ethylene dibromide (EDB) from the drinking water supply.

The 19th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, JoAnne S. Bass, visited Roland R. Wright Air National Guard Base on Jan. 6-7, 2024. Chief Bass participated in a base tour where she heard from subject matter experts about the mission capabilities and accomplishments of the 151st Wing. Afterward, she attended the Utah Air Guard Airmen of the Year Banquet, where Bass gave the keynote speech and celebrated with the Airmen of the Year award winners.

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (Aug. 10, 2022) U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger, 38th Commandant of the Marine Corps, is welcomed to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti (CLDJ) by U.S. Navy Capt. Brian R. Iber, commanding officer of CLDJ, while his wife, Donna Berger, shakes hands with Andrea Tomaszewicz, chargé d'affaires a.i. of U.S. Embassy Djibouti as introduced by U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Stephen Case, the deputy commander of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA). CLDJ serves as an expeditionary base for U.S. military forces providing support to ships, aircraft and personnel that ensure security throughout Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia.

Foreign Navy attachés receive a brief from Cmdr. Jim Fish, left, USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) gun boss, about Fords Advanced Weapons Elevators (AWE) in the hangar bay, April 19. 2021. The Navy attachés visited Ford to meet with senior leadership, interact with service members and acquaint senior foreign Navy diplomats with Fords capabilities. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications and strike group integration as part of the ships tailored basic phase prior to operational deployment.

LTC Dasher, along with MG Phil Brooks and CSM Neil Sartain of FCOE, review C-RAM live fire completed by the 1-118th FA from the review stand of the control tower at Thompson Hill Range Complex at Fort Sill.

As a Blackhawak helicopter rumbles overhead, Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter is speaks with BGen Ron Lewis, right, at Gambrei during a visit to forward bases in Afghanistan, May 13, 2013. DoD

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ian Coye, 56th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, describes the fire departments role to guests during the 56th Operations and Maintenance Group Open House, Dec. 2, 2022, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Coye described the fire departments role at Luke AFB, to include protecting U.S. Air Force assets and all parts of the base. The open house showcased both past and present technologies used by the U.S. Air Force to base personnel, honorary commanders, and residents from the surrounding community.

Maj. Alexander Barnett, right, 436th Maintenance Squadron commander, briefs Maj. Gen. Linda Hurry, left, Director of Logistics, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, and Col. Bary Flack, second from left, 436th Mission Generation Group commander during a visit to the 436th MXS C-5 Isochronal Inspection Dock at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, March 20, 2023. Hurry is responsible for organizing, training and equipping more than 201,000 logisticians who maintain and support mission generation and the aerospace weapons system inventory.

220922-N-N0443-1007 PENSACOLA, Fla. (Sept. 22, 2022) Rear Adm. Pete Garvin, commander, Naval Education and Training Command, speaks with first class petty officers, selected for promotion to chief petty officer, during an all-hands call at Naval Air Station Pensacola. Garvin discussed leadership and expectations as the Sailors prepare to join the Chiefs Mess.

FORT CARSON, Colo. Mitchum Van Dyke, deputy fire chief for Fort Carson Fire Department, briefs Michael Reheuser, director of installation services and deputy chief of staff for G-9 headquarters for the Department of the Army, during a tour of the fire department main headquarters at Butts Army Heliport Sept. 14, 2022.

Senior Master Sgt. Lyle Sharkey, a member of the New York Air National Guard's 174th Attack Wing Maintenance Group, talks about the MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft to local clergy members and the role his element plays in maintaining the aircraft on June 14, 2022. This was part of the Clergy Day event held at the base. The purpose of the event was to show the clergy community what we do and to thank them for their support to our members.

U.S. Air Force Col. Keagan McLeese, 56th Fighter Wing vice wing commander (far left), CMSgt. Darnell Walls, 56th Civil Engineer Squadron fire chief (center left), and CMSgt. Jason Shaffer, 56th FW command chief (far right), listen to Jason Haddock, 56th CES assistant fire chief (center right), at the start of Fire Prevention Week Oct. 7, 2022, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. This event celebrated the 100th anniversary of Fire Prevention Week with the theme Fire wont wait. Plan your escape, and promotes fire safety across the country annually.

A new helicopter training landing pad at Muir Army Airfield is dedicated to Chief Warrant Officer 3 Matthew Ruffner and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jarett Yoder during a ceremony in the Aviation Maintenance Instruction Building here.The two pilots were killed April 9, 2013 when the AH-64 Apache helicopter they were flying crashed during a flight mission in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. They were serving on a combat deployment with Bravo Company, 1-104th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 28th Combat Aviation Brigade during Operation Enduring Freedom.

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Benjamin Hedden, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa command chief, listens to aircraft function brief during a command senior enlisted leader three-day tour of installations in Romania, May 11, 2022. The command senior enlisted leaders from the U. S. Air Force, NATO Allied Air Command and the Belgian Air Force toured several installations throughout Romania to see firsthand the strategic impact the bases have on the overall mission of NATO.

The Colombian Chief of Defense, GEN Helder Geraldo, visits McEntire Joint National Guard Base SC, Feb. 29, 2024. GEN Geraldo met with members of the Army and Air National Guard to discuss the State Partnership Program. Air National Guard

Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak speaks with Polish tank crewmen during the opening ceremony of the Abrams Tank Training Academy at Biedrusko, Poland, Aug. 10, 2022. The Abrams Tank Training Academy was established to teach Polish tank crewmen on operations, tactics and maintenance of the M1 Abrams tanks, bringing the U.S. and Poland closer as allies.

David Westmacott, Network Operations Manager, Mescalero Apache Telecom Inc., left, gives a tour of MATI to Brig. Gen. Jamison Herrera, deputy adjutant general, New Mexico National Guard, right, and Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Sandoval, State Command Chief Master Sergeant, New Mexico Air National Guard, center, during the Cyber Innovative Readiness Training in Ruidoso, N.M. June 13-17, 2022. The training brought cyber experts from the military and private sector together to work on network vulnerabilities.

The 168th Wing host a recreational hockey team from the Mustang Hockey Association in Eagle River, Alaska, December 10, 2022. The house hockey team players and parents toured a KC-135 Stratotanker at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, where they learned about the aircraft and the Alaska Air National Guard. (Alaska Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Julie Avey)

050122-F-2869F-081. Base: Utapao Naval Air Station Country: Thailand (THA)

U.S. Air Force Col. Amy Boehle, left, Senior Air Reserve Component advisor for Ninth Air Force (AFCENT), and Lt. Col. W. Sterling Anderson II, Deputy ARC advisor, talk with maintainers assigned to the 179th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, during a visit to the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing, at Prince Sultan Air Base, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, April 26, 2022. During the visit Boehle briefings across the base where she explained specific processes, benefits and entitlements available to Reserve and Air National Guard members. ARC advisors are responsible for advising commanders and staff on Reserve and Guard related issues and advocating for deployed ARC personnel.

Members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force talk about emergency rescue procedures on a JASDF Mitsubishi F-2 as part of a trilateral firefighter training during Cope North 24 on Pacific Regional Training Center-Andersen, Feb. 14, 2024. During the training the JASDF firefighters discussed hazards, aircraft entry, engine shut-down procedures and emergency rescue procedures on an F-2 and F-15, all of which are vital to secure agile combat employment operations. Air Force

U.S. Air Force Capt. Melissa Cecil, a Mission Sustainment Team member, speaks with Dr. Sandeep Mulgund, senior advisor to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations of the U.S. Air Force at Hurlburt Field, Florida, July 20, 2022. The MST works to establish forward operating bases in austere locations by providing initial site security, receiving cargo and personnel and setting up shelter.

1st Lt. Paul McCormack, left, speaks to cadets and cadre from Air Force ROTC Detachment 218 about the mission of the 717th Test Squadron at Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, as the detachment tours the base Oct. 14, 2022. The 717 TS is responsible for testing aeropropulsion systems of aircraft and missiles across a suite of test cells at Arnold AFB and the McKinley Climatic Laboratory at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Detachment 218 serves Indiana State University, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, DePauw University and Ivy Tech Community College.

040730-F-5833N-004. Base: Buckley Air Force Base State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

221210-N-DF558-1049 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 10, 2022) Command Master Chief Joel Rodriguez, addresses the crew during a frocking ceremony in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

President Mario Abdo Benítez of the Republic of Paraguay participates in a demonstration of Air Force Special Operations and 1st Special Operations Wing capabilities during his visit to Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 31, 2023. The United States is a trusted partner to Paraguay, with shared threats and concerns posed by challenging geopolitical competition. The displays included special tactics, Special Operations Forces Medical Element, an MQ-9, an A-29, a PC-12, a C-146, an MC-130J, and an AC-130J.

U.S. Air Force Gen. James B. Hecker, U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa commander, receives a briefing on a Tactical Air Party Control Command and Control vehicle at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 31, 2022. Hecker toured multiple units under the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing to learn more about their capabilities.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Manlee Herrington, commanding officer, Marine Aircraft Group 24, speaks to Professional Staff Members during a visit to Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Oct. 2, 2022. The purpose of the visit was to inform Professional Staff Members on the bases progression towards Force Design 2030 and the ongoing construction aboard MCBH.

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Brian Carroll, the 115th Fighter Wing command chief (right), describes ongoing construction throughout the wing with Chief Master Sgt. Mikael Sundin (left), the Command Chief Master Sergeant of Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and Master Sgt. Tiffany Taylor (center), the executive assistant to theCommand Chief Master Sergeant during a visit to Truax Field, Madison, Wisconsin Nov. 22, 2022.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kristopher Minter, ramp operations supervisor with the 62d Aerial Port Squadron, briefs former Air & Space Force Associations Legends at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 8, 2022. The five Legends held esteemed positions during their time in service; ranging from chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, chief of staff, Air Education and Training commander, and serving as chief master sergeants of the Air Force.

102nd Civil Engineer Squadron commander, Lt. Col. Christian Leighton, promotes Tech. Sgt. Morgan Marconi to the rank of Master Sgt. while in flight on the way to Montana to participate in this years Air National Guard Civil Engineer Innovative Readiness Training.

U.S. military personnel assigned to United States Central Command speak with Samantha Power, USAID Administrator, after delivering equipment in support of a USAID-led humanitarian mission at Sukkur Airport, Pakistan, Sep 8, 2022. USAID leads the U.S. Government's international development and disaster assistance, helping people emerge from humanitarian crises, such as the catastrophic flooding currently plaguing Pakistan. This USAID-led delivery was the first of many to be distributed at several locations throughout the country.

U.S. military personnel assigned to United States Central Command speak with Samantha Power, USAID Administrator, after delivering equipment in support of a USAID-led humanitarian mission at Sukkur Airport, Pakistan, Sep 8, 2022. USAID leads the U.S. Government's international development and disaster assistance, helping people emerge from humanitarian crises, such as the catastrophic flooding currently plaguing Pakistan. This USAID-led delivery was the first of many to be distributed at several locations throughout the country.

Col. Jörn Rohmann, commander, Air Mobility Training and Exercise Center, Bundeswehr, and Col. Heinz Claus, chief of staff, AMTEC, listen intently as Sgt. Matthew Cullen, CH-47 helicopter repairer, discuss the CH-47F Chinook helicopter capabilities, Katterbach Army Airfield, Germany, June 9, 2022. Being the only enduring aviation brigade in USAREUR-AF, 12 CAB continuously fosters trust and understanding with allied partners. 12 CAB is among other units assigned to V Corps, America's Forward Deployed Corps in Europe. They work alongside NATO Allies and regional security partners to provide combat-ready forces, execute joint and multinational training exercises, and retain command and control for all rotational and assigned units in the European Theater.

Chief Master Sgt. Jacob C. Simmons, Space Operations Command Senior Enlisted Leader, visits with the Clear Space Force Station Fire Department while visiting Clear SFS with Lt. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, Space Operations Command Commander to hear from the Clear Team members on their operations and wellbeing. The Clear Space Force members provide strategic missile warning, missile defense, and Upgraded Early Warning Radar as an integral part of deterrence in support of Homeland Defense. Clear SFS is home to Arctic Airmen and Guardians assigned to the 13th and 213th Space Warning Squadrons and 268th Security Forces, providing 24/7 missile warning, missile defense, and space domain awareness.

U.S. Navy Chief Aviation Electronics Technician Joseph Welborn, Electronic Attack Squadron 131, laughs with Royal Australian Air Force airmen as he talks to them about the EA-18 Growler during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-3 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Aug. 3, 2022. RF-A serves as an ideal platform for international engagement, and the exercise has a long history of including allies and partners, ultimately enabling all involved to exchange tactics, techniques and procedures while improving interoperability.

Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen helps to welcome home 10 Nebraska Army National Guard Soldiers with Headquarters, Headquarters Troop, 1-134th Cavalry Squadron, Jan. 13, 2024, at Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Nebraska. The Soldiers returned from a 10-month overseas deployment to the U.S. European Command area of responsibility where they were stationed at Grafenwoehr, Germany, as part of the Joint Multinational Training Group - Ukraine, supporting training for Ukrainian Armed Forces counterparts. The Nebraska Soldiers were part of Task Force Bowie - made up of around 160 soldiers in total - which directly trained or supported training for approximately 7,500 Ukrainian troops.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Major Liam D. William, Sgt. Major of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265, reads Lt. Gen. John A. Lejeunes birthday message in honor of the 247th Marine Corps Birthday during exercise Keen Sword 23 on the flightline at Kumamoto airport, Kumamoto, Japan, Nov. 10, 2022. Keen Sword exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Japan Self Defense Force (JSDF). This bilateral field-training exercise between the U.S. military and JSDF strengthens interoperability and combat readiness of the U.S.-Japan Alliance.

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 17, 2022) U.S. Marines explain the functions of an embarked MV-22B Osprey to representatives of the United States Senate and personnel of the Royal Australian Navy aboard Royal Australian Navy landing helicopter dock HMAS Canberra (L02) as part of a guided tour during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three 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. (Photo by Royal Australian Navy Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall)

221102-N-OT701-1140 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (Nov. 2, 2022) Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environmental, the Honorable Ms. Meredith Berger, tours an electrical substation at Barbers Point with leaders from Navy Region Hawaii and Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

Honorary Commander of the 189th Airlift Wing John Burgess is briefed leadership of the 189th Maintenance Squadron at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, July 19, 2022. Burgess is the co-founder and president of Mainstream Technologies and chair of the board of directors at the Little Rock Technology Park. (Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Samuel Zang)

Maj. Gen. Michael Gerock, Air National Guard Readiness Center Commander, speaks to Airmen at the 134th Air Refueling Wing in the new aircraft hangar as they stand under a KC-135R Stratotanker refueling aircraft. Maj. Gen. Gerock was on hand to tour the new $31 mill. aircraft hangar during a recent visit to McGhee Tyson ANG Base.

Space Delta 4 members receive challenge coins from the Honorable Gina Ortiz Jones, Under Secretary of the Air Force, for their exemplary work at the Mission Control Station lobby on Buckley Space Force Base, Colo., April 4, 2022. During her visit, Jones was able to see how members of Buckley SFB work together seamlessly as an integrated total force war-fighting team.

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Janson D. Boyles, the adjutant general of Mississippi, meets with partner nation Uzbekistan during Southern Strike 2022 at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, April 28, 2022. Southern Strike 2022 is a large-scale, joint and international combat exercise, which features counter insurgency, close air support, non-combatant evacuations, and maritime special operations.

The Honorable Doulgas Bush, U.S. assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics, and technology, answers questions for U.S. Army M1 armor crewman, with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 68th Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, while on top of the M1A2 Abrams main battle tank during the 30th annual International Defense Industry Exhibition at Kielce, Poland, Sept. 7, 2022. Trade shows like MPSO provide a unique opportunity for the U.S. Department of Defense and defense industry to engage with Allies and partners, and demonstrate some of its capabilities.

435th Air Ground Operations Wing leadership receive a briefing from the 1st Air and Space Communications Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 3, 2022. The 1st ACOS highlighted their mobile capabilities during the event and showcased their idea for a new platform to conduct Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance.

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro speaks with Lt. Gen. William Jurney, II Marine Expeditionary Force Commanding General, while at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field (MCALF) Bogue, North Carolina, Jan. 27, 2022. While at MCALF Bogue, Del Toro met with Marine Corps leaders and observed an Expeditionary Advanced Based Operations demonstration. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Australian Secretary of the Department of Defence Greg Moriarty, second from right, and Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Commander Capt. Richard Jones, second from left, tour Fleet Maintenance Submarines work centers Jan. 16 during a familiarization tour of shipyard operations. PHNSY & IMF is supporting the establishment of Submarine Rotational Force-West (SRF-W), which is the first phase of the Australia, United Kingdom, and U.S. (AUKUS) security partnerships Pillar One initiative that is delivering conventionally armed nuclear-powered attack submarines to Australia. Australian maintenance personnel are currently at PHNSY to develop their skills to build and sustain nuclear-powered submarines, building on previous visits to PHNSY and Barrow-in-Furness shipyard in the United Kingdom late last year. PHNSY is the largest, most comprehensive Fleet repair and maintenance facility between the U.S. West Coast and the Far East and provides a capable, ready and "

U.S. Air National Guardsmen from the 151st Maintenance Group hosted students from the Salt Lake Community College Aviation Course on a base tour on 28 Nov at Roland R. Wright Air Base, Utah. Members from the 151st MXG showcased the different sections of aircraft maintenance.

U.S. Air Force Col. Calvin Powell, 39th Air Base Wing commander, greets U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken at Incirlik Air base, Türkiye, Feb. 19, 2023. Secretary Blinken visited Incirlik AB to see firsthand efforts to assist the Turkish authorities responding to the Feb. 6 earthquakes. In the aftermath of the earthquakes, U.S. President Joseph R. Biden directed the heads of Federal agencies across the government to rapidly mobilize to assist the Government of Türkiye and humanitarian partners in Syria. As the president's chief foreign affairs adviser, Secretary Blinken carries out U.S. foreign policies through the Department of State including the Foreign Service, Civil Service, and U.S. Agency for International Development.

Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) Command Operations Department Head David W. Rose, right, briefs retired Marine Corps Col. Gilda Jackson, middle, and retired FRCE leader James Harper, left, on FRCEs initiatives and capabilities while touring the depot Feb. 15. Jackson and Harper, both visiting the depot to speak during the 2024 Naval Air Systems Command National Black History Month Observance, each reflected on their time at the depot and how it has changed.

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jori Robinson, 175th Wing Commander, addresses the audience at the 175th Wing Command Chief Change of Responsibility ceremony at Martin State Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Maryland, April 1, 2023. Robinson spoke on the accomplishments of both Chief Master Sgt. Shane A. Price, outgoing Command Chief, and Chief Master Sgt. James A. Bottorff, incoming Command Chief.

U.S. military personnel assigned to United States Central Command stand for a photo with Samantha Power, USAID Administrator, after delivering equipment in support of a USAID-led humanitarian mission at Sukkur Airport, Pakistan, Sep 8, 2022. USAID leads the U.S. Government's international development and disaster assistance, helping people emerge from humanitarian crises, such as the catastrophic flooding currently plaguing Pakistan. This USAID-led delivery was the first of many to be distributed at several locations throughout the country.

U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Digaeutano, a military police squad leader, assigned to the New York Army National Guards 222nd Military Police company, 102nd Military Police Battalion, 53rd Troop Command, supporting the 4th Infantry Division, demonstrates the Dronebuster, a counter unmanned aerial system, to House Armed Services Committee professional staff members as part of a staff delegation visit at Camp Adazi, Latvia, 27 June. The HASC received a comprehensive overview of the operations and activities carried out by the DIVARTY. The 4th Inf. Div.'s mission in Europe is to engage in multinational training and exercises across the continent, working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe.

Capt. David Adams, Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS), meets with Hitoshi Kawashima, TOA Corporation Kyushu Branch Deputy General Manager, and Norihiko Ueno, TOA Corporation General Manager Nagasaki Office, during a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new fuel pier constructed at the Yokose Fuel Terminal by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the TOA Corporation at CFAS Sept. 22, 2022. For 75 years, CFAS has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services to empower forward-deployed U.S. and Allied Forces while providing superior support to their families and the community.

British Army Lance Cpl. Doherty and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Matthew McFarlane, commander of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, cut a cake dedicated to Queen Elizabeth II, at Union III Forward Operating Base in Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 19, 2022. Coalition members from Great Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand honored Queen Elizabeth II following her death on Sept. 8, 2022, after serving as the British sovereign and head of the Commonwealth for more than 70 years.

U.S. Senator Rob Portman poses for a photo with U.S. Airmen, assigned to the Ohio National Guards 180th Fighter Wing, as part of his Ohio defense tour, Oct. 7, 2022. Portman visited the 180FW as part of his Ohio defense tour aimed at increasing the range of capabilities for military installations throughout Ohio. The 180FW is the states only fighter unit, flying the F-16 Fighting Falcon. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Beth Holliker.

240129-N-FF527-1009MECHANICSBURG, Pa.(January 29, 2024)Capt. David D. Carnal, commanding officer, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Business Systems Center (BSC), speaks with Vice. Adm. John Fuller, Naval Inspector General, during a visit to Naval Support Activity Mechanicsburg. Fuller met with NAVSUP BSC leadership as part of a visit to the area, which included roundtable discussions with employees from across the NAVSUP Enterprise.U.S. Navy

220927-N-OW182-0420 Norfolk, Va. (Sep. 26, 2022) - Lt. Cmdr. Tina Reed, left, gives a presentation on the focsle to the German Deputy Ambassador Mr. Axel Dittman, center right, and other members of his delegation, aboard the Ticonderoga-class, guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64), Sep. 26. Gettysburg is pierside at Naval Station Norfolk conducting routine maintenance.

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Maurice L. Williams, center, command chief, Air National Guard, visits with Col. Stacy Kooistra, left, staff judge advocate, South Dakota Air National Guard, and Brig. Gen. Gregory Lair, right, assistant adjutant general for Air, South Dakota National Guard, at the South Dakota Military Heritage Alliance during Williams visit to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, April 4, 2022. During his visit, Williams met with leadership from the 114th Fighter wing and learned about the innovative ways the unit has fostered military and veteran relationships with the civilian community.

U.S. Marine Col. Karl R. Arbogast, center, commanding officer, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, cuts the ribbon during a ribbon cutting ceremony at Hangar 3090 at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, July 7, 2022. Hangar 3090, will be the new home of Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 and will set the standard for future F-35B Lightning II hangars.

Brig. Gen. Roger Deon, Commanding General of the Army Reserve Aviation Command, engages with Army ROTC Cadets from the University of Louisville on March 31 at Fort Knox, Ky., sharing aviation opportunities offered by the U.S. Army Reserves. | Photo by Sarah Windmueller, U.S. Army Cadet Command Public Affairs

Chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. Raymond T. Odierno is greeted by Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen L. Hoog, commander of Alaskan Command; and U.S. Army Alaska Commander Maj. Gen. Raymond P. Palumbo on his arrival for a Jan. 20 visit to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

Robert F. Godec, U.S. ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand, Royal Thai Armed Forces Gen. Songwit Noonpackdee, chief of Defense Forces, tour the exercise operations center during Exercise Cobra Gold on Camp Red Horse, Utapao, Rayong Province, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 27, 2024. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise involving over 30 participating nations 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 held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. Washington Army National Guard

220809-M-JX780-1041ORANJESTAD, Aruba - (Aug. 9, 2022) - Chief Master-At-Arms Robert Abreu, assigned to the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Burlington (T-EPF-10), briefs Dutch military police while they tour the ship during a theater security cooperation event, Aug. 9, 2022. Burlington is deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations to support expeditionary maintenance to deployed littoral combat ships operating in the region and conduct theater security cooperation engagements to maintain access, enhance interoperability and build enduring partnerships in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

U.S. Air National Guard Col. Randy Saldivar, the commander of the 168th Mission Support Group, Alaska, assumes command in a ceremony, Jan 12, 2023. Saldivar was previously the Logistics Squadron commander with the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard.

The 8th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, John Hagan, visits Sailors at Recruit Training Command on the quarter deck of the USS Hopper Recruit Barracks, which was dedicated as MCPON Hagan Quarter Deck. Hagan served as MCPON for nearly six years, serving under three Chiefs of Naval Operations, Admiral Frank Kelso, Admiral Mike Boorda and Admiral Jay L. Johnson. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp.

Service members participate in a live broadcast with the hosts of Fox NFL Sunday during their Salute to Veterans broadcast, Nov. 13, 2022 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. This years show highlighted the 75th anniversary of the United States Air Force, veterans, and units stationed at AUAB.

An HH-60 Pave Hawk commanded by Maj. Howard Palmer, aircraft commander, flew in from the 512th Rescue Squadron at Kirtland Air Force Base into a 344th Training Squadron landing zone July 21, on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, after completing a flyover for the Basic Military Training graduation ceremony here. Students, instructors and staff members across the 37th Training Wing interacted with the aircrew and checked out the airframe. The 344th Training Squadron routinely requests various airframes to visit in order to give students in technical training, who will eventually interact or work on these airframes, an opportunity to see them.

220909-N-N3764-0025SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - (Sept. 9, 2022) - Dominican Republic Rear Adm. Segundo Ventura Garcia, right, and U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Joseph Prado, center, speak with Douglas Casavant, the ships master of the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Burlington (T-EPF-10) at a tour of the ship during a theater security cooperation event in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Sept. 9, 2022. Burlington is deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations to support expeditionary maintenance to deployed littoral combat ships operating in the region and conduct theater security cooperation engagements to maintain access, enhance interoperability and build enduring partnerships in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

U.S. Air Force Maj. John Loveman, commander of the 177th Operations Support Squadron and F-16 pilot at the 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard, center, speaks to members of the New Jersey Governors cabinet at one of the unit's ACA hangars in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, Sept. 28, 2022. The cabinet members, members of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, and leaders from NJ DMAVA received a briefing from the Wing commander and then toured the 177th FW, viewing several operational demonstrations and trying out one of the units F-16 Fighting Falcon flight simulators.

U.S. Air Force Col. Kevin Jamieson, 3rd Wing commander, and other 3rd Wing leadership welcomes back Airmen from the 525th Fighter Squadron Expeditionary team returning from their deployment to Kadena Air Base, Japan, on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 8, 2023. The Expeditionary Fighter Squadron team included 299 active duty and reserve personnel from 8 different JBER squadrons.

Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle, the U.S. Army Surgeon General and Commanding General of U.S. Army Medical Command, recently visited Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, on Sept. 22, 2022. VUMC is one of eight Level 1 trauma centers nationwide to partner in Army Medicine's Military-Civilian Trauma Team Training. These partnerships were developed under the Army Medical Skills Sustainment Program to place military trauma teams in Level 1 civilian trauma centers to optimize real-world training.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Brandon Bader (left) with the 223rd Military Police Company, 149th Manuever Enhancement Brigade describes his unit's new Mine Resistant Vehicle to National Guard Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead at Buechel Armory in Lexington, Ky. on Dec. 4, 2022. Whitehead visited Kentucky to recognize Soldiers for their work throughout the year.

U.S. Marine evaluators with Expeditionary Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, set up a breaching frame in preparation for a visit board search and seizure exercise aboard Expeditionary Mobile Base USS Miguel Keith (ESB-5) in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 17, 2022. The 31st MEU maintains the capability to seize and clear ships while at sea to protect themselves and allies in the Indo-Pacific Region. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the INDOPACOM region.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo visits Prince Sultan Air Base and meets with U.S. service members, in Saudi Arabia, on February 20, 2020.

U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, listens to a strategic presentation at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, on April 21, 2022. The U.S. continues to provide capable strategic assets to Romania in order to deter further Russian aggression.

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, U.S. Lt. Col. Chris Mercado, and U.S. Gen. Paul LaCamera view the border between both Koreas from an observation post at the demilitarized zone in Panmunjom, South Korea, Sept. 29, 2022. This was Harris's first visit to the DMZ.

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne Bass speaks to Airmen of the 48th Fighter Wing during an all-call at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, July 22, 2022. During her visit, Bass received feedback on important topics and learned more about Liberty Wing Airmen, programs and activities.

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Daniel McDonough, right, the Assistant Adjutant General-Air and commander of the Illinois Air National Guard, speaks with U.S. Reps. Cheri Bustos, left, and Darin LaHood prior to a press conference at the General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport in Peoria, Illinois, Sept. 9, 2022. The representatives secured a $15 million grant to build a new air traffic control tower at the airport, which the 182nd Airlift Wing will utilize alongside civilian aircraft.

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