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.

Special Agents from the Office of Special Investigations confer with a member of the 633d Security Forces Squadron during a base-wide active shooter exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, June 28, 2022. Well planned exercises help ensure that when a real-world crisis develops, service members can respond quickly and precisely to contain the threat, secure base assets and protect our most valuable resource, Airmen and their families.

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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.

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.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership greeted Uruguayan dignitaries for a Uruguayan Independence Day event hosted by students at the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 2, 2022. IADC students celebrate the Independence Day of all nations represented by students with a presentation about the country and food from the same.

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

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.

Vice Admiral Yancy B. Lindsey, commander, Navy Installations Command, right, is greeted at the USS Triton recruit barracks during a visit to Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, Illinois. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp.

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Brig. Gen. John Raymond, 5th Air Force vice commander, greets Airmen at the consolidated collocated club Mar 23. General Raymond and Chief Master Sgt. Andy Kaiser, U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force command chief, paid a brief visit to check up on the morale and welfare of the Airmen and Sailors here.

Members of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity

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101012-N-0696M-087Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff speaks with U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class George J. Kirkpatrick at the 60th Annual Association of the U.S. Army Meeting and Exposition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C. on Oct. 27, 2010. (DoD

220828-F-BL637-1274 PATRICK SPACE FORCE BASE, Fl. (Aug. 28, 2022) Army Gen. James Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander speaks to members of the media during a USSPACECOM leadership visit to Patrick Space Force Base. Dickinson visited with First Air Force Detachment 3, who under the direction of USSPACECOM, is the DoDs manager for human space flight support operations for NASAs crewed space flight missions.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jacob C. Johnson, incoming commander, 191st Air Refueling Squadron, gives his mom a hug at a change of command ceremony June 12, 2022 at Roland R. Wright Air National Guard Base, Utah. Change of commands are rooted in rich military history which allows subordinates to witness the formality of command change from one officer to another.

Educators, media, and influencers from Recruiting Stations Dallas and San Antonio participate in WRR's Educators' Workshop Program aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton from Aug. 1, 2022 to Aug. 5, 2022.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes dignitaries from the Brazilian Ministry of Defense to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 21, 2022. During the visit, the dignitaries 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 General Joseph Lengyel, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, speaks during a press conference at the South Carolina Emergency Management Division. Lengyel traveled to South Carolina to speak with Henry McMaster, the Governor of South Carolina, as well as S.C. National Guard Soldiers and Airmen following Tropical Storm Florence, September 18, 2018. More than 3,400 South Carolina National Guard Airmen and Soldiers have been mobilized to prepare, respond and participate in recovery efforts as Tropical Storm Florence caused flooding and damage to the state.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brian S. Robinson, commander of Air Education and Training Command, coins Staff Sgt. Nia Defreitas, 56th Medical Support Squadron microbiology non-commissioned officer in charge at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, July 21, 2022. During the visit, Robinson gained first-hand insight into how Luke AFB develops empowered multi-capable Airmen, and contributes to enhanced partner capabilities.

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.

Dr. Mara Karlin, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategies, Plans, and Capabilities, shakes hands with Royal Australian Navy Captain Mitchell Livingstone, commander of Headquarters Northern Command, at Larrakeyah Defence Precinct, Northern Territory, Australia, June 28, 2023. Dr. Karlins visit highlighted U.S. commitments to the Indo-Pacific region.

Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr. (left), Ohio adjutant general, exchanges military challenge coins with Maj. Gen. Tibor Bozó, Hungarian Defence Forces chief of staff, June 8, 2022, in Budapest, Hungary. The meeting was part of the annual State Partnership Program capstone event to highlight the pairing between Ohio and Hungary, which began in 1993.

Retired Chief Master Sgt. Larry Smith prepares to cut the ribbon during a conference room renaming ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 30, 2022. The conference room was renamed the Larry Smith Mission and Planning Room in honor of Smiths 44 years of service in the Air Force and decades of support to the 15th Operations Group.

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.

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. speaks with recipients of the 2019 to 2022 Lance P. Sijan USAF Leadership Awards before a ceremony at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., April 3, 2023. The award is named for Medal of Honor recipient Capt. Lance Sijan, who died while being held as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War.

Maj. Gen. Bob Harter receives a standing ovation after his speech for his assumption of command ceremony yesterday. Harter, who officially assumed command of the 81st Readiness Division on September 20, 2022, at Ft. Jackson, South Carolina, 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 Beatty, Chairm

Active duty volunteer LS2(SW) Charles Fowler, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), presents a commemorative pin and coin to Virgil Greene, who served aboard USS Newport News (CA 148) as a Second Class Boiler Technician from 1969-1973 during the Vietnam War. Greene was visiting the Hampton Roads Naval Museums exhibit, The Ten Thousand-Day War at Sea: The U.S. Navy in Vietnam, 1950-1975. The museum is located on the second floor of the Nauticus building in Downtown Norfolk, Virginia

Fort McCoy Installation Safety Office Manager Randy Eddy displays the sixth U.S. Army Excellence Safety Streamer Award on Oct. 27, 2022, during the Garrison Commander Town Hall event in building 60 at Fort McCoy, Wis. The installation received the award in September 2022 from the Director of Installation Management Command Directorate-Readiness. Standing with Eddy is Dale Marsolek, also with the Fort McCoy Installation Safety Office.

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

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A member of the Kadena Town Fire Dept., left, thanks U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Matthew Schlittler, right, 31st Rescue Squadron commander, and Senior Airman Shane Pentkowski, center, 31st RQS pararescueman, for rescuing a local citizen and discusses training opportunities for the future during a press conference at the Kadena Town Fire Dept., Japan, Dec. 1, 2022. Our mission is to save lives, and as the commander of the squadron it makes me happy to see that the team is ready to do the job at any time, said Schlittler.

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.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

Colonel Steve Hicks, Commander of the 192nd Fighter Wing (FW), take a moment to pray with others before he gives a speech and slide presentation to the Hanover Ruritan Club about the 192 FW unit history and it's role in Operation NOBLE EAGLE. The 192 FW is located just outside of Richmond in Sandston, Virginia. NOBLE EAGLE is a partial mobilization of the reserves for homeland defense and civil support missions in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Byrd Field State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Wyoming Army National Guard, Simon, and Colas leadership gathered at the Joint Force Readiness Center in Cheyenne, Wyo., on June 28, 2023, for a momentous ceremony. The Wyoming Army Guard celebrated the signing of its first corporate sponsor, Simon, a Colas Co., to the Army Partnership for Your Success Program.

Aviation Electrician's Mate 1st Class Frank Weyer, right, from Jonesville, Michigan, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) aircraft intermediate maintenance department, and Machinery Repairman 2nd Class Bowen Kincaid, from Battle Creek, Michigan, assigned to Ford's engineering department, speak with a member of the local Boy Scouts of America troop at the DeVos Family Center for Scouting, Adventure Point in Grand Rapids, Michigan, as part of a namesake visit, September 1, 2022. Twelve Ford Sailors traveled to Michigan for the ships annual namesake visit to learn about the legacy of former President Gerald R. Ford and connect with local community members in Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor and Albion, Michigan.

Philippine Marine Corps Commandant Maj. Gen. Nestor C. Herico speaks as a panelist in a discussion about contested logistics during the eighth iteration of the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium, Tokyo, Japan, June 15, 2022. PALS consists of discussions and presentations which aim to deepen cooperation, confront common threats, protect shared resources and uphold sovereignty. The 2022 symposium brought together senior leaders from 18 participating delegations who are committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific, with the objective of strengthening and developing regional relationships.

Tina Greene, Friends of the Fallen vice president, briefs the Dover Air Force Base Honorary Commanders on the role of the Friends of the Fallen volunteers at the Center for the Families of the Fallen at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, July 22, 2022. The Dover AFB Honorary Commanders program helps members of the community understand the importance of the bases and the Air Force's mission.

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.

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220803-A-YK067-2387 ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Aug. 3, 2022) Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces, and Egyptian Navy Rear Adm. Ashraf Ibrahim Atwa Megahed, commander in chief of the Egyptian Navy, observe a monument at the Egyptian Navy headquarters in Alexandria, Egypt, Aug. 3. While in Alexandria, Cooper met with Egyptian Navy leaders, reflecting strong ties between the Egyptian Navy and U.S. 5th Fleet.

EAST CHINA SEA (April 10, 2022) Lt. j.g. Bo Evans, from Pinedale, Wyo., discusses a passage at a Palm Sunday Church of Latter-Day Saints service in the ships chapel aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

New Jersey Governor Christine Whitman, seated in the blue outfit, is given a demonstration from an instructor at the Fort Dix, New Jersey, Distant Learning Center. New Jersey Adjutant General, US Army Major General Paul Glazar and Fort Dix Post Commander, US Army Colonel James Snyder look on. Governor Whitman is visiting Fort Dix, New Jersey as the Fort is housing several Kosovo refugees in connection with Operation Open Arms. Subject Operation/Series: OPEN ARMS Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Stephen Sullivan, the Chief Financial Officer and Director for Resources, Installations, and Materiel for the Office of the Chief of the Army Reserve, participates in a tour of facilities April 25, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., as part of an official visit with Fort McCoy Garrison officials. 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.

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.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership welcomed Monseñor Juan Antonio Cruz,Permanent observer of the Holy See to the OASfor a visit to the IADC Campus on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2023. During the visit, Monseñor Cruz conducted an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus.

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USA, Florida, Riviera Beach, Peanut Island Park, former secret bunker built for President John F. Kennedy, interior.

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Guam, U.S. Territory

Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Randy A. George visits with 2022 DoD Warrior Games athletes during the closing ceremony at ESPN Wide World of Sports complex in Orlando, Florida on Aug. 28, 2022. The DoD Warrior Games are composed of over 200 wounded, ill and injured service members and veteran athletes, competing in 12 adaptive sporting events Aug. 19-28, 2022 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith, the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, meets with exhibitors at Modern Day Marine 2022 at the Walter E. Convention Center, Washington D.C., May 11, 2022. The Modern Day Marine expo brings together Marines, veterans, and industry partners to collaborate on the innovations and capabilities that ensure the Marine Corps remains capable of winning tomorrows battles.

Norfolk (September 19, 2022) Chief Petty Officer selectees from various commands in the Hampton Roads, Virginia region participate in history and heritage training facilitated by Museum Educator Zach Smyers of the Hampton Roads Naval Museum. The presentation centered around the U.S. Navys involvement in the Vietnam War, and occurred in the museums exhibit The Ten Thousand-Day War at Sea: The U.S. Navy in Vietnam, 1950-1975. The presentation was part of the museums 21st Annual Chief Petty Officer Heritage Days event. The three-day event allows CPO selectees to receive history and heritage training at the museum and aboard the Battleship Wisconsin, and is hosted by the museum and area commands. The event is the largest and longest running of its kind in Virginia. (US Navy Photo by Max Lonzanida/Released).

Family and friends gather for the retirement ceremony of U.S. Marine Master Sgt. Pamela Torres at the Semper Fidelis Memorial Chapel, Virginia, May 27, 2022. Torres enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 2002 and served 20 years. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sean Potter)

Geir Gunderson, supervisory archivist of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum, presents materials relating to Gerald R. Ford's athletic career 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 welcomed Monseñor Juan Antonio Cruz,Permanent observer of the Holy See to the OASfor a visit to the IADC Campus on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2023. During the visit, Monseñor Cruz conducted an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus.

Revisiting Vanden High School U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Commander Maj. Gen. Michael Talley looks through his past school yearbook with school Principal Kristen Shields, November 14, 2022. Talley attended his freshmen, sophomore, and part of his junior year at Vanden High School and had the opportunity to visit the campus during a during a hometown recruiting to California. The Army is working to engage with the public and raise awareness of the many opportunities of military service. In that effort senior Army leaders are visiting their hometown to meet with students and educators.

Margaret Zovich, 31st Security Forces Squadron soggiorno liaison, speaks to a family about their documents at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Oct. 18, 2022. When a family departs Aviano AB the soggiorno permit must be turned in, as this office needs to return all soggiornos to the questura.

U.S. Army Col. Janelle Kutter, commander, Eastern Sector, prepares to read the oath of enlistment to Jordan page, son of U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Michael Page, Eastern Sector senior enlisted advisor, at Milwaukee MEPS. Milwaukee MEPS is one of 34 MEPS that Kutter and Page serve at USMEPCOM.

LAKEHURST, N.J. (June 13, 2020) Future Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen take the oath of enlistment at the Military Entrance Processing Station Fort Dix. MEPS process applicants for military service, putting them through a variety of tests and examinations to ensure that they meet the standards required to serve in the United States Armed Forces.

Utah Governor Spencer Cox speaks with members of the 419th and 388th Fighter Wings during a meet the military event at the Utah State Capitol Feb. 1, 2024. The event allowed service members from military units across Utah including the Air and Army National Guard, Hill Air Force Base, Marine Reserve Reserve, Officer Training Corps, and more to engage with state legislators. Air Force

Seconds after the inauguration of the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama, Sgt. 1st Class Theresa Snow, non-commissioned officer in charge of Sports Oasis Dining Facility, Headquarters Support Company, Task Force Dragon, Multi-National Corps-Iraq, hangs the new commander in chiefs photo at the Sports Oasis Dining Facility at Camp Victory, Iraq, Jan. 20.

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.

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.

Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Patuxent River today held a change of command ceremony, during which Capt. Jeremy J. Hawker relieved Capt. David V. Thomas.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Michael L. Brooks, base commander, Marine Corps Base Quantico, left, places a pin on U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sergeant William Gross, retired, the guest of honor, right, during the National Vietnam War Veterans Day commemoration ceremony at MCB Quantico, Virginia, March 29, 2023. In 2017, President Donald Trump declared National Vietnam War Veterans Day because on this day in 1973, U.S. combat troops departed the Republic of Vietnam.

President's Call to Service Award ceremony and reception for volunteers at the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining the National Park Service's Chief Historian for the Memorial, Daniel Martinez, among the dignitaries on hand

240205-N-PN185-1028 - Austin, Texas (Feb. 5, 2024) - Captain Kenneth Collins, a native of Reno, Nevada, speaks with an audience member following the United States Navy Bands 2024 national tour concert at Westlake Community Performing Arts Center. The Navy Band will travel 2500 ground miles over 18 days to 7 states, giving 12 public concerts as well as 5 performances for students in schools. Navy

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U.S. Army General Brig. Gen. Katherine A. Simonson, Deputy Assistant Director, Research and Engineering Directorate, Defense Health Agency (DHA), learns about the Health Readiness and Performance System currently under development at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity (USAMMDA) during the Military Health System Research Symposium, Kissimmee, Fla., Sept. 12, 2022. As the premier developer of world-class military medical capabilities, USAMMDA is responsible for developing and delivering critical drugs, vaccines, biologics, devices and medical support equipment to protect and preserve the lives of Warfighters across the globe.

Christan Bale, an English actor, and U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Wayne Edmiston, the chief of Entertainment and Media Liaison Office, Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, participate in an interview about the new movie, Amsterdam, at the Pendleton Theater & Training Center on MCB Camp Pendleton, Oct. 06, 2022. Amsterdam highlights the importance of camaraderie between service members to overcome adversity.

Soldiers from 10th Mountain Division Sustainment Brigade and Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, participate in the annual Thanksgiving Dining Facility Competition at Muleskinner DFAC, Fort Drum, NY, November 22, 2022. For the annual Thanksgiving DFAC competition, the Division Commander and Division Sergeant Major visit all of the DFACs on post to assess which brigades DFAC has the best food and themed decorations, and Soldiers and Leaders alike serve food and show off the talents of the cooks and DFAC management team.

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Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs Chidi Blyden speaks with Kenyan Cabinet Defense Secretary Eugene Wamalwa and Kenyan Chief of Defense General Robert Kibochi at a conference meeting at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 4, 2022.

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SAN ANTONIO - (April 19, 2022) - Dr. Sylvain Cardin, chief science director of Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio speaks with an attendee during the third Military Medical Industry Day (MMID) hosted by the City of San Antonio, San Antonio Economic Development Department Corporation (SAEDC), and VelocityTX at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. This years MMID featured San Antonio's leading military medical research missions including NAMRU San Antonio, U.S. Air Force 59th Medical Wing (MDW), and U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (ISR). Attendees heard welcoming remarks from Mayor Ron Nirenberg and a keynote presentation from U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Katherine Simonson, Defense Health Agency (DHA) deputy assistant director for Research & Development Directorate (J-9). NAMRU San Antonios mission is to conduct gap driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research to improve survival, operational readiness, and safety of Department of Defense pe

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