Military Leadership Engagements

Interactions among military leaders and delegations, showing the importance of collaboration, leadership, and strategic discussions in military contexts.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts Danish Defense Minister Morten Bodskov for a bilateral exchange meeting at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 1, 2022.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes Paraguayan General Brigadier Néstor Daniel Zalazar Echauri, Incoming Chief of Delegation of Paraguay to the Inter-American Defense Board for a campus Tour on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 22, 2022. During the visit, The General attended an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 22, 2022) Vice Adm. Yancy Lindsey, Commander, Navy Installations Command, speaks with Abreu Esteban, housing director onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) during his visit to Ajisai Heights, one of CFAYs newly renovated residential buildings for families, during a base tour. For more than 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleets forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.

Paratroopers from across the 82nd Airborne Division participated in the fourth day of the Divisions Best Squad Competition at Fort Bragg, N.C. on June 10, 2022. Today they participated in a 14-mile ruck march and a knowledge-based board.

Mark Boulware, right, the Itinerant Acting Chief of Mission with the U.S. Department of State, speaks with U.S. Marine Corps Col. Dennis Sampson, left, the commanding officer of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), during an Amphibious Ready Group and MEU Staff Planning Course (AMSPC) at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, Virginia, Nov. 17, 2022. Boulwares visit provided U.S. Marines and Sailors participating in the AMSPC knowledge on interacting with foreign personnel. AMSPC enhances staff integration, planning and preparation for follow on training and subsequent deployments.

220724-N-VJ326-1025 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 24, 2022) - Sailors sing during divine services in the ships chapel aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) July 24, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes General Mario Bueso Caballero, Incoming Chief of Delegation of Honduras to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Aug. 10, 2022. During the visit, General Bueso attended an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership welcomed General de Ala DEMA Miguel Eduardo Hernández Velazquez,Incoming Chief of Delegation of Mexico to the IADBfor a visit to the IADC Campus on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Jan. 27, 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.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts Danish Defense Minister Morten Bodskov for a bilateral exchange meeting at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 1, 2022.

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall tests different equipment during an innovation display briefing while visiting Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, part of the National All-Domain Warfighting Center in Northern Michigan during exercise Northern Agility 22-2/Northern Strike 22, Aug. 11, 2022. Northern Strike is a multi-component, multinational exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability with allied forces to fight and win. Northern Strike 22-2, Michigans largest and longest exercise designed to validate readiness of the joint reserve force at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center.

U.S. Army Soldiers with the Vermont National Guard compete in the annual Best Warrior Competition, in Jericho, Vermont, April 2, 2022. The Vermont National Guard hosts two non-commissioned officers and two junior enlisted soldiers for a chance at becoming the state representatives at regional Best Warrior Competition events.

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Andre Heags, 334th Training Squadron air traffic control training superintendent, briefs members from the German Military Aviation Authority on how the MaxSim Tower Simulator is utilized on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Feb. 12, 2024. The GMAA visited the 334th TRS to gain a deeper understanding of the training controllers undergo and to collaborate on innovative ideas to enhance the training pipeline for both countries. Air Force

U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, Space Operations Command commander, right, greets German Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Traut, German Space Command commander, right, at the NATO Allied Air Command at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, September 12, 2022.

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Kwajalein Atoll, of the Republic of Marshall Islands

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

FRA - POLITIQUE - CYBERDEFENSE - Florence Parly, ministre des Armées, à RennesFlorence Parly, ministre des Armées, se rend jeudi 3 octobre 2019 à Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande ( 35 ), où elle inaugure la Cyberdéfense Factory, lieu unique en France permettant aux PME et universitaires de travailler au contact des experts de la Direction générale de larmement (DGA) et des opérationnels des armées sur les sujets de cybersécurité.FRA - POLITICS - CYBERDEFENSE - Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, in RennesFlorence Parly, Minister of the French Armed Forces, will visit Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande on Thursday, October 3, 2019 ( 35), where she will inaugurate the Cyberdefense Factory, a unique place in France allowing SMEs and academics to work in contact with experts from the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) and the operational operations of the armies on cybersecurity issues.

Staff Sgt. Patrick Gleaton, 8th Communication Squadron network systems operations supervisor, briefs Lt. Gen. Scott Rolls Pleus, 7th Air Force commander, at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 4, 2022. 7th Air Force leadership was briefed on improvements to the Base Wi-Fi and the Uninterruptible Power Supply installation upgrade project.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership welcomes General André Luis Novaes Miranda, Head of the Brazilian Armys Department of Education and Culture to the IADC campus at Ft. Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., March 28, 2022. During the visit General Novaes spoke to students and was inducted in to the IADC Hall of Honor. Additionally, he participated in an office call with leadership, received a college briefing and took a tour of the campus.

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221023-N-VQ841-1132 MIAMI (Oct. 23, 2022) Gen. Laura J. Richardson, commander of U.S. Southern Command, speaks with the crew on the mess decks of the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), Oct. 23, 2022. Comfort is deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Continuing Promise 2022, a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Corey Martin, 18th Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. ChadBickley, 18th AF command chief, speak to 62d Airlift Wing Airmen during their visit on JointBase Lewis-McChord, Washington, Sept. 7, 2022. Senior leadership from the 18th AF toured the62d AW to ensure mission alignment and cohesion.

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Ms. Donna MacKenzie, Naval Medical Center San Diegos (NMCSD) legendary Executive Assistant to the Commander, closed out a distinguished 52-year career of Federal Service, Sep. 30, 2022. MacKenzie spent an amazing 50 of these years at NMCSD where she has become an institution. Mr. Mark Boman, Chief of staff, Naval Medical Forces Pacific and Director, Civilian Corps, Navy Medicine, delivers remarks in front of NMCSD staff and visitors who turned out to wish MacKenzie well as she retires. NMCSD San Diego's mission is to prepare service members to deploy in support of operational forces, deliver high quality healthcare services and shape the future of military medicine through education, training and research. NMCSD employs more than 6,000 active duty military personnel, civilians and contractors in Southern California to provide patients with world-class care anytime, anywhere.

STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Mississippi (Aug. 4, 2022) - Junior officers from Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command were given a tour of the Naval Oceanographic Library to better understand the history of the Meteorology and Oceanography community at NASA Stennis Space Center, Mississippi Aug. 4, 2022. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command directs and oversees more than 2,500 globally-distributed military and civilian personnel who collect, process and exploit environmental information to assist Fleet and Joint Commanders in all warfare areas to make better decisions faster than the adversary.

Brig. Gen. Daniel Gabrielli, Minnesota Air National Guards Assistant Adjutant General and former commander for Task Force Holloman during Operation Allies Welcome, visits Airmen assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing who deployed in support of OAW and talks about their successes during the operation at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, May 20, 2022. 4th FW Airmen deployed to Holloman AFB, New Mexico in support of OAW to resettle Afghan nationals after the evacuation of Afghanistan took place in early August.

Stephen Sullivan, the Chief Financial Officer and Director for Resources, Installations, and Materiel for the Office of the Chief of the Army Reserve, sits in on a briefing April 25, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., as part of an official visit. Sullivan visited Fort McCoy from April 25-27 to learn more about the installation and see facilities throughout the post. The visit included an initial overview briefing by Garrison Commander Col. Michael Poss with other members of the Fort McCoy Garrison command team as well as several Fort McCoy workforce leaders and members. The visit also included tours of barracks buildings and dining facilities used for the Operation Allies Welcome mission at Fort McCoy between Aug. 15, 2021, and Feb. 15, 2022. And Sullivan received an aerial tour aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk that showed him the entire installation from north to south and in between.

220523-N-DE439-1085 OSLO, Norway (May 23, 2022) Cmdr. Christopher Petro, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78), signs a visitors log during an office call with Chief of Police E.J. Berkke in Oslo, May 23, 2022. Porter 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.

Unit ministry teams assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, met with the ministry team of West Pierce Fire and Rescue and received a tour of the station at Station 31, University Place, Wash., Nov. 10, 2022.

Capt. Brandon Crank Pape, 35th Fighter Squadron, F-16 instructor pilot (left) and Lt. Gen. Scott Rolls Pleus, 7th Air Force commander receives a flight brief at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 5, 2022. Gen. Pleus commanded the 8th Fighter Wing from 2011 to 2012 where he was the 52nd commander to hold the title, Wolf. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Dischinat)

U.S. Air Force Airmen Leadership School graduates prepare for the presentation of diplomas at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 1, 2022. The graduation was a joint service event including coastguardsmen from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater and Airmen assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing. ALS is designed to prepare current service members for their role as future leaders in their respective branch.

While in Las Vegas for Super Bowl LVIII the Joint Armed Forces Color Guard and drummers from The U.S. Navy Band visited with over 200 JROTC students from Sierra Vista High School and Bonanza High School. The color guard shared their experiences in the military and why they continue to choose to serve. Students also had the chance to ask the service members questions and get some tips and tricks about presenting the colors.

U.S. Soldiers and Airmen observe the Pennsylvania National Guards 275th birthday during a ceremony in Edward Martin Hall here Dec. 4, 2022. The Pennsylvania National Guard traces its lineage to 1747, when Benjamin Franklin organized a militia known as The Associators. The Pennsylvania National Guard's birthday is Dec. 7 but the observance was held during a duty weekend to allow soldiers and airmen to participate.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes General William Arnulfo López Chay, Chief of Staff of the Ministry of National Defense of Guatemala and other dignitaries to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 28, 2022. During the visit, General López attended an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, spoke with Class 62 students and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus.

Mr. Donald P. Baldwin, chief of staff for Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Blaz, left, gives an orientation brief to U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Jay M. Bargeron, commanding general for 3rd Marine Division, right, during a visit to Guam, July 20, 2022. MCB Camp Blaz is currently under construction and will allow the Marine Corps to maintain a forward presence in the Indo-Pacific region.

041127-M-2583M-009. Complete Scene Caption: The Honorable Dr. Hajim al-Hasani (left, at the lectern), Minister, Iraqi Ministry of Industry and Minerals (MIM), speaks at a press conference while visiting the U.S. Marine Corps 4th Civil Affairs Group Civil Military Operations Center, in the city of Fallujah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on Nov. 27, 2004. Dr. al-Hasani, the Honorable John D. Negroponte (center), U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, and the Honorable William B. Taylor, Jr. (to the right of Ambassador Negroponte), Director, Iraq Reconstruction Management Office, are touring the city of Fallujah to assess the damage at the end of the week-long battle by Multinational Forces against insurgents in the city of Fallujah, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. Theresa M. Medina) (Released) Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Lt. Col. Paul Goossen, 608th Air Operations Center Combat Operations Division chief, left, Staff Sgt. Kyle Snedeker, 608th AOC data link manager, center, and Tom Diviney, an Outerlink representative, track and assess communication from an IRIS-equipped B-52 during an aerial demonstration in Shreveport, La., June 22, 2022.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership welcomed General Laerte de Souza Santos, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the Brazilian Armed Forces and other distinguished guests for a visit to the IADC Campus on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Oct. 17, 2022. During the visit, the guests conducted an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus.

220428-N-WF272-1290 PHILADELPHIA (April 28, 2022) Junior Sailor of the Quarter (JSOQ) board members, assigned to Navy Talent Acquisition Group Philadelphia, score junior Sailors performance and nomination packages after the JSOQ boards. The Sailor of the Quarter Program was established by the Chief of Naval Operations to recognize Navy personnel, E-6 and junior, who embody the Navy professionalism and personal dedication through sustained superior performance, leadership, self-improvement, command and community involvement, military bearing and appearance. NTAG Philadelphia encompasses regions of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and West Virginia, providing recruiting services from more than 30 talent acquisition sites with the overall goal of attracting the highest quality candidates to ensure the ongoing success of Americas Navy.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jacob Nenneman, 97th Operations Group chief boom operator, speaks with community members about the KC-46 Pegasus simulators at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 18, 2022. Nenneman spoke about the air refueling operating system and the boom operators role on the KC-46.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes Paraguayan General Brigadier Néstor Daniel Zalazar Echauri, Incoming Chief of Delegation of Paraguay to the Inter-American Defense Board for a campus Tour on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 22, 2022. During the visit, The General attended an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus.

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Maurice Williams, center left, command chief, Air National Guard meets with all the unit first sergeants from the 178th Wing, Ohio National Guard, Oct. 15, 2022, in Springfield, Ohio. Each first sergeant introduced themselves and was provided the opportunity to ask questions and speak candidly with the command chief.

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Jason Woodworth, center, the commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, speaks with members of the San Diego Military Advisory Council during a breakfast at the Admiral Kidd Catering & Conference Center on Naval Base Point Loma, California, August 17, 2022. SDMACs mission is to support and promote the mutual business and other interests of the military, their quality of life, and the defense community in the San Diego area. Woodworth is a native of Suffield, Connecticut.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership welcomed General Laerte de Souza Santos, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the Brazilian Armed Forces and other distinguished guests for a visit to the IADC Campus on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Oct. 17, 2022. During the visit, the guests conducted an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus.

President Barack Obama meets with Military Senior Leadership at the Pentagon on October 6, 2014

Members of the Lebanese Army are briefed on the history of U.S. Army Central by Mike Clauss, USARCENT command historian, during a key leader engagement September 28 at Patton Hall. During the visit the delegation met with key leaders, discussing partnerships and interoperability.

U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Gen. Matthew Baker, left, commander, 88th Readiness Division, and Division Command Sgt. Maj. Gregory Betty share a laugh with U.S. Air Force Cols. Daniel Diehl and Matthew Calhoun who are assigned to Whiteman Air Force Base in Johnson County, Mo., before the Hollywood Casino 400 presented by Barstool Sportsbook at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Sept. 11, 2022. Diehl is the base commander. The speedway hosted a military appreciation day and honored 9/11.

ARBAIAN GULF (Dec. 19, 2015) Vice Adm. Kevin Donegan, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, confers with (from left) French Navy Rear Adm. Rene-Jean Crignola, Commander Task Force (CTF) 50, and French Navy Rear Adm. Antoine Beaussant, ALINDIEN commander, aboard the French aircraft carrier FS Charles De Gaulle (R 91). ALINDIEN is a French naval acronym describing the admiral in charge of the maritime zone of the Indian Ocean, and of the French forces there. Charles De Gaulle is serving as the flagship of U.S. Naval Forces Central Commands CTF 50, the premier carrier strike force leading naval strike operations for Operation Inherent Resolve, the fight to degrade and ultimately destroy the ISIL terrorist organization. Crignola assumed command of CTF 50 Dec. 7, the first time the French Navy has commanded a U.S. task force in the region.

MILLINGTON, Tennessee (October. 24, 2022)- Vice Adm. Rick Cheeseman, Chief of Naval Personnel, and Rear Adm. Stu Satterwhite, Commander, MyNavy Career Center, observe a demonstration of MNCCs Human Resource Service Center operations from Marcus Richardson, Workforce Management Traffic Analyst Supervisor. Cheeseman visited Navy Personnel Command and MNCC during a swing through Millington to unveil MyNavyHRs Strategic Design, which focuses on personnel readiness as MyNavy HRs primary mission.

Kristyn Birkeland and Raymond Torp, staff members at Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS) Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC), provide support to Fireman Recruit Cedric Gray at a simulated emergency family assistance center in the CFAS FFSC during Exercise Citadel Pacific 2022 (CP22) Aug. 18, 2022. CP22 is an annual exercise that is not in response to any specific real-world threat but is used to evaluate the readiness of fleet and installation security programs.

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.

Members of Team Minot Air Force Base have lunch the Military Affairs Committee and with community leaders at the Armed Forces Reserve Center, Minot, North Dakota, on May, 12, 2022. This lunch allows community leaders to engage and discuss important topics that are happening both on Minot Air Force Base and the City of Minot.

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Cedar Rapids, IA, June 19, 2008 Marine Helicopter Squadron-1 (HMX-1) pilots, Maj. Wade Dunford (L) and Capt. Brian Gahgan chart the route they will fly the President Bush; DHS Secretary Chertoff; Iowa Governor Culver and FEMA Administrator, Paulison when they take an aerial tour of flooded areas of Iowa with FEMA Region VII Administrator, Dick Hainje. Barry Bahler/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Inter-American Defense College Leadership greeted Major General Germán Lopez, Colombian Defense Attaché for a visit to the IADC Campus on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Oct. 6, 2022. During the visit, the visitors conducted an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus.

U.S. Air Force Col. Matthew Powell, the 354th Fighter Wing deputy commander, speaks to civic leaders with the Department of the Air Force during the DAF civic leader tour at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 23, 2022. The group of civic leaders learned about the strategic importance of Alaska for the U.S. military, as well as the unique set of challenges faced by units in the state.

Team Little Rock Honorary Commanders tour the HERKWERX Innovation Lab during an immersion tour at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Dec. 1, 2022. The Honorary Commander Program provides an avenue to build upon relationships and work together on areas of shared interest and concern.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III meets with outgoing U.S. Strategic Command Commander U.S. Navy Adm. Charles Chas A. Richard, incoming USSTRATCOM Commander U.S. Air Force Gen. Anthony J. Cotton and family members before the USSTRATCOM change of command ceremony, Omaha, Neb., Dec. 9, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza)

Maj. Gen. Bob D. Harter and Mr. Sam Brick share a laugh after the assumption of command ceremony yesterday for Maj. Gen. Harter, who officially assumed command of the 81st Readiness Division on September 20, 2022, at Ft. Jackson, South Carolina. Harter most recently served as the Deputy Chief of the Army Reserve at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.Distinguished guests at this event included Lt. Gen. Jody J. Daniels, Chief of the Arm Reserve and Commanding General of U.S. Army Reserve Command; the Honorable Kevin Shwedo, Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army, South Carolina; Maj. Gen. Van McCarty, South Carolina Adjutant General; Mrs. Jennifer Harding, South Carolina State Chair, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve; Mr. George Sharpe, Staff Representative from the office of U.S. Senator Tim Scott; Mr. Sam Brick, United States Army Reserve Ambassador; Brig. Gen. Jason Kelly, Commanding General, U.S. Army Training Center and Fort Jackson; Brig. Gen. (Ret) Jan Haigler; Mr. Dan Be

GREAT LAKES, Il. (Sep. 22, 2022) Capt. (ret.) John White tours the USS Whitehat, during his visit to the Aubrey H. Gunn building on Naval Station Great Lakes. The building was dedicated to White's grandfather, Lt. Cmdr. Aubrey H. Gunn who joined the Navy in 1919 as a boatswain's mate, commisioned as an ensign in 1941, and served as a commanding officer on three ships in WWII.

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Victor Bockman, commanding officer of Recruiting Station Harrisburg presents a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal to U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Nicholas Newell, a canvassing recruiter with Recruiting Substation Oxford Valley, RS Harrisburg, during All Hands training in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, Jul. 27, 2022. Newell earned this award through his hard work and dedication to the recruiting mission.

Cmdr. Richard Rosenbusch, from New Baltimore, Michigan, USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) assistant air officer, speaks with members of the Albion community during a panel with Ford's Sailors for a Gerald R. Ford Institute for Leadership in Public Policy and Service event at Albion College in Albion, Michigan, September 2, 2022. Twelve Ford Sailors traveled to Michigan for the ships annual namesake visit to learn about the legacy of President Gerald R. Ford and connect with local community members in Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor and Albion.

Geir Gunderson, supervisory archivist of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum, presents the personal library office of late president Gerald R. Ford to Sailors assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) at Ford's presidential library in Ann Arbor, Michigan, September 2, 2022. Twelve Ford Sailors traveled to Michigan for the ships annual namesake visit to learn about the legacy of President Gerald R. Ford and connect with local community members in Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor and Albion.

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.

Mike Doty, electrical engineer, USACE Alaska District, points out how congested the area is above the ceiling beams in the Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) power plant during a tour of the facility at Clear Space Force Station with Bret Styers, senior program manager for the Ballistic Missile Defense Mandatory Center of Expertise at the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, and Col. Sebastien P. Joly, Huntsville Center commander, on August 16. The additional structural supports needed to protect the building and its mechanical and electrical components from blasts created an engineering challenge for USACE during the design phase, said Doty. (Photo by Kristen Bergeson)

YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 1, 2022) Rear Adm. Carl Lahti, Commander, Navy Region Japan (CNRJ)/Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Japan (CNFJ) addresses a command group after awarding Navy Career Counselor 1st Class Mona Morris a certificate for being named the Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education (MPT&E) Command Career Counselor of the Year for 2021 at the CNRJ/CNFJ headquarters onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY). For more than 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th fleet's forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.

Chief Reyes of the U.S. Coast Guard Maintenance Augmentation Team and Weapons Augmentation Team (MAT/WAT) Guam discusses capabilities with Guam partners following a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Cmdr. Carlton S. Skinner Building located at U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam on July 14, 2022. MAT/WAT Guam, a detached duty sub-unit of Base Honolulu, under the Director of Operational Logistics, comprises 23 personnel from various rates who conduct depot-level maintenance aboard the three Guam-based 154-foot Sentinel Class Fast Response Cutters.

Vice Adm. Yancy B. Lindsey, Commander, Navy Installations Command, discusses program services and successes at the Child and Youth Programs (CYP) Child Development Center with CYP Director Gina Petrone during a visit to Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island, Aug. 9.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes Paraguayan General Brigadier Néstor Daniel Zalazar Echauri, Incoming Chief of Delegation of Paraguay to the Inter-American Defense Board for a campus Tour on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 22, 2022. During the visit, The General attended an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus.

221013-N-XK462-1002 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 13, 2022) U.S. Navy Chaplain Lt. Lee Ye, holds a volunteer bible study for the crew aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108). Wayne E. Meyer is currently operating with Nimitz Carrier Strike Group in preparation for an upcoming deployment.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Mike McCord, Under Secretary of Defense (comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, provide testimony before the House Committee of Apropriations, Subcommittee on Defense (HAC-D) on the President's Fiscal Year 2023 budget request for the Department of Defense, 2118 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. May 11, 2022.

Inter-American Defense College Staff, Faculty and Students welcome dignitaries and sponsors during a Class 62's orientation on Sept. 28, 2022. The event provides the students a chance to meet with their representatives regarding the upcoming school year and the challenges of completing a demanding Master's Degree curriculum while living with their families in a new country.

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Lt. Cmdr. Ryan Takeda, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) forensic odonatologist, discusses how personnel detect military members by using dental identifications during a DPAA scientific summit at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, Sept. 23, 2022. During the summit, personnel were able to discuss and exchange scientific best practice methodologies in research, investigation and human identification.

U.S. Air Force Col. Matthew Calhoun, 131st Bomb Wing commander, greets U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Mark Murphy, member with the Combat Logistics Regiment 4, at the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, Sept. 11, 2022. Leaders and Airmen accompany ground crews to flyovers to represent Team Whiteman and tell the Air Force story.

Captain Anthony Roach, at right, commanding officer in the U.S. Navy, speaks with NASA's Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1) Mission Manager Mike Sarafin during a familiarization tour with the Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) recovery team on Oct. 29, 2018, as they prepare for Underway Recovery Test-7 (URT-7) onboard a U.S. Navy ship. The team is responsible for recovering the Orion crew capsule after it flies farther than any human-rated spacecraft has flown, with EM-1. EGS and the U.S. Navy will use a test version of the Orion crew module, several rigid hull inflatable boats and support equipment to verify and validate processes, procedures, hardware and personnel during recovery of Orion in open waters. URTs are a series of tests to ensure all systems are go when recovering the Orion crew capsule and astronauts onboard in the future. Orion will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities.

On Thursday 8th October 2020, Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, visits two defence companies essential to the economic fabric of the Brittany region. The Minister of the Armed Forces then visits SABENA TECHNICS, a company specialising in aeronautical maintenance, aircraft conversion and cabin fittings. Half of this company's turnover is in the military sector. SABENA TECHNICS will benefit from the government's aeronautics support plan with, in particular, the anticipation of the order for a light surveillance and intelligence aircraft (ALSR). Saint-Lunaire on 2020-10-08.Le jeudi 8 octobre 2020, Florence Parly, ministre des Armees, visite deux entreprises de defense essentielles au tissu economique de la region Bretagne. La ministre des Armées visite ensuite la societe SABENA TECHNICS, spécialisee dans la maintenance aeronautique, la transformation davions et laménagement des cabines. La moitie du chiffre daffaire de cette entreprise concerne lactivite militaire. SABENA

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. - U.S. Rep. Jake Ellzey, of Texas, shakes hands with Airman 1st Class Keith Brothers, 30th Intelligence Squadron geospatial analyst, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Nov. 29, 2022. Brothers is one of many native Texans at the 30th IS who met Ellzey.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Pima County, Arizona's border area with Mexico, where he joined U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel for meetings, tours, flights, inspections

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith, the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks at the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Summit at Marine Corps Base Quantico, V.A., May 3, 2022. The assistant commandant, former and current Sergeant Majors of the Marine Corps attended Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps summit. The summit, through open discourse of opinions and discussion, aimed to further augment and improve the lives of the enlisted men and women currently serving in the Marine Corps.

221129-N-OM737-1050NORFOLK, Va. (Nov. 29, 2022) Boatswains Mate 3rd Class Kristin Rucker, assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), gives a presentation during the ships National American-Indian Heritage Month celebration on the ships mess decks, Nov. 29, 2022. The Bataan also celebrated the event with an invocation and a ceremonial cake cutting.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes General Mario Bueso Caballero, Incoming Chief of Delegation of Honduras to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Aug. 10, 2022. During the visit, General Bueso attended an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus.

U.S. Marines role-play as members of the community seeking shelter during HURREX inside the gymnasium at the Cherry Treehouse, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, May 16, 2022. HURREX is a week-long hurricane preparedness exercise held across the installation thats intended to increase MCAS Cherry Points readiness for the Atlantic hurricane season.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Christopher L. Bopp, commanding officer for Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Blaz, left, gives an orientation brief to Mr. Matthew Fritz” Mihelcic, the 113th Commander-in-Chief for the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) of the U.S., right, during a tour held by the base on Guam, June 30, 2022. The VFW offers veterans and military services congressional advocacy through the testimony of legislative priorities, which includes monitoring of all legislation affecting the services and their veterans.

Capt. Paul Lanzilotta, right, USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) commanding officer, greets Rep. Ted Deutch, Congressional Delegate of Floridas 22nd district, in the COs cabin during a ship visit, Sept. 18, 2022. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications and workups for a scheduled deployment this fall.

Brig. Gen. Rebecca Sonkiss, 618th Air Operations Center commander, gives a tour of the 618th AOC headquarters to Frank Kendall, Secretary of the Air Force, on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Aug 10, 2022. The SecAF took part in multiple engagements that highlighted how mobility is the meaningful maneuver to get the Joint Force to the future fight. Mobility Airmen fuel Joint Force lethality through Rapid Global Mobility, which delivers the right effects to the right place at the right time.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with military delegation

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 22, 2022) Vice Adm. Yancy Lindsey, Commander, Navy Installations Command, speaks with counselors at the Fleet and Family Support Center onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) as part of a base tour. For more than 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleets forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.

U.S.Customs and Border Protection officers with the Office of Field Operations conduct oversight operations at the Region IV Emergency Operations Center in Doral, Fla., Sept. 29, 2022. CBP photo by Glenn Fawcett

A scene is shown May 10, 2022, of a special signing ceremony for a memorandum/agreement between the Ho-Chunk Nation and Fort McCoy in Black River Falls, Wis. The ceremony was held at the Ho-Chunk Nation Tribal Office Building on the east side of Black River Falls and included Fort McCoy Garrison Commander Col. Michael Poss and Command Sgt. Maj. Raquel DiDomenico, garrison command sergeant major, and Ho-Chunk Nation Chief Clayton Winneshiek and Ho-Chunk Nation President Marlon WhiteEagle. This memorandum of understanding between the Ho-Chunk Nation and Fort McCoy represents Fort McCoys assumption of the U.S. Armys legal responsibility under multiple federal laws and presidential executive orders to protect natural, historic, and sacred places with traditional religious and cultural importance to all Native American peoples, but especially those of the Ho Chunk Nation, on whos aboriginal territory the Fort McCoy military installation is now located.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (September 28, 2022) - Rear Adm. Wes McCall, commander, Navy Region Southeast, listens to the weather brief about Hurricane Ian given by Fleet Weather Center Norfolk, Sept. 28. Navy Region Southeast is the largest shore management region within the U.S. Navy, providing shore support for 18 installations across the southeastern United States.

U.S. Air Force F-16 pilots from the Air National Guard's 138th Fighter Wing, Detachment 1, suit up and prepare to take-off from Ellington Field, Texas in support of North American Aerospace Defense Command's (NORAD) Operation Noble Defender (OND), June 29, 2022. As a part of OND, which is a recurring operation, the Continental U.S. NORAD Region (CONR) coordinated and conducted joint operations with the U.S. Navy while concurrently launching jets from different locations across the United States' gulf coast and Puerto Rico. OND, is an integrated air and missile defense operation designed to ensure the defense and security of the northern and southern approaches to North America. This particular OND allowed NORAD units to exercise maneuvers designed to defend the southern approach to the United States from simulated cruise missile threats. NORAD is a bi-national Canadian and American command that employs a network of aerial, ground-based, and space-based sensors, air-to-air refueling tan

Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David H. Berger, talks to Team Marine Corps athletes who are participating in the 2022 DoD Warrior Games in Orlando, Fla. on Aug. 20, 2022. The annual event celebrates the resiliency and dedication of wounded, ill, and injured U.S. Service Members and veterans.

Members of the 113th Wing, District of Columbia National Guard said goodbye to loved ones before deploying in support of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), Jan. 17, 2024. The team, comprised of F-16 pilots, crew chiefs, maintenance personnel, logistics, medical and more, continually train throughout the year for tasks such as these.

Members of the Alaska State Defense Force present the colors during a promotion ceremony for Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe, adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard and commissioner of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, at the Alaska Army National Guard armory in Bethel, March 24, 2023. Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy presided over the promotion ceremony where Saxe was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general

Nine firefighters were promoted during a ceremony held at Rhine Ordnance Barracks Jan. 31. From left: Gerald Adams, U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz, Col. Reid Furman, USAG Rheinland-Pfalz, Martin Hofmann, USAG Rheinland-Pfalz, Yves Haas, USAG Rheinland-Pfalz, Thorsten Preyer, USAG Rheinland-Pfalz, Thomas Heinrich, USAG Rheinland-Pfalz, LTC David Castillo, USAG Rheinland-Pfalz, and Terry Dunlap, USAG Rheinland-Pfalz.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes Colonel Pablo De Leon, Guatemala Delegate to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., May 17, 2021. During the visit, the Colonel De Leon conducted an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus.

James Balocki, executive director, Marine Corps Installation Command, speaks with U.S. Marine Corps Col. Mark Bortnem, commanding officer, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, during a housing tour at Laurel Bay Military Housing, South Carolina, Feb. 8, 2024. Laurel Bay provides housing for military personnel for the tri-command region. Marine Corps

Polish army Lt. Col. Bogdan Kobylański, commander of the 14th Military Economic Department, presents a plaque to U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Geoffrey Norman, deputy commanding general for support of the 1st Infantry Division at Poznan, Poland, June 13, 2022. The 14th Military Economic Department of the Polish army recognized U.S. Soldiers stationed in Poznan for their efforts and cooperation with the Polish Armed Forces.

Lt. Col. Robert Harris , commander of the 3rd Battalion, 265th Air Defense Artillery Regiment briefs members of the Orange County Sheriff's Office and Florida's State Emergency Response Team on plans for the next morning's COVID-19 testing.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Jan. 3, 2024) Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) hosted Congressman Scott Peters (CA-50) for a command tour as he proceeds to the Simulation/Bio Skills department. The mission of NMCSD is to prepare service members to deploy in support of operational forces, deliver high quality health care services, and shape the future of military medicine through education, training, and research. NMCSD employs more than 6,000 active-duty military personnel, civilians and contractors in southern California to provide patients with world-class care anytime, anywhere.

The 8th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, John Hagan, speaks with Command Master Chief Nick Wallace, command master chief, Recruit Training Command, on the quarter deck of the USS Hopper recruit barracks at Recruit Training Command, 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.

Lt. Col. Zebulon Philpott, commander of 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance, (LAR), Battalion, 1st Marine Division, speaks on the meaning of the 3rd LAR Battalion plaque he holds during the dedication ceremony of the Michael A. Noline Community Building, honoring Pfc. Michael A. Noline, a fallen member of their battalion at the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation, Arizona, May 14, 2022. Noline, a member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, who served as a light armored vehicle (LAV) crewman for 3rd Light Armored Infantry Battalion, was killed in action in support of Operation Desert Storm, Jan. 26, 1991.

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