Military Leadership Meetings

Images of military leaders engaged in discussions. Meetings focus on operational readiness and strategy, highlighting collaboration across different branches of the armed forces.

Attendees of the Mobility Air Force Data Link Users Group discuss community airframe updates and future data link capabilities during break-out sessions at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, Missouri, February 8, 2024. During the event, hosted by the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center, more than 100 subject matter experts gathered to discuss tactical data link and attend briefings from some of the top leaders in the field. Data Link provides the capability for air and ground crews to be able to establish and maintain tactical coordination anywhere in the world. Air National Guard

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. David S. Nahom, Commander of Alaskan NORAD Region, Alaskan Command and 11th Air Force, visits the 168th Wing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, September 30, 2022. Nahom meets and discusses operational readiness and securing the homeland with 168th Wing leadership.

Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jim Kilby, left, speaks with leadership from the Navy Recruiting and Orientation Unit and Naval Education and Training Command during a visit to Naval Air Station Pensacola, Jan. 31, 2024. Kilby visited Pensacola to engage with Sailors and meet with leadership to discuss recruiting and manning challenges and initiatives, pay and personnel, and supporting our Sailors. NETCs mission is to recruit, train and deliver those who serve our nation, taking them from street-to-fleet by transforming civilians into highly skilled, operational and combat ready warfighters.

Attendees of the Mobility Air Force Data Link Users Group discuss community airframe updates and future data link capabilities during break-out sessions at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, Missouri, February 8, 2024. During the event, hosted by the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center, more than 100 subject matter experts gathered to discuss tactical data link and attend briefings from some of the top leaders in the field. Data Link provides the capability for air and ground crews to be able to establish and maintain tactical coordination anywhere in the world. Air National Guard

Brig. Gen. Sarah Russ, mobilization assistant to the Director of Strategy, Plans, Programs, and Requirements, Headquarters, Pacific Air Forces, tours the 624th Regional Support Group, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 3, 2022. Here, she meets with Lt. Col. Rudolph Bartley and members of the groups Civil Engineer Squadron to learn how they are preparing for the future fight.

220729-N-OX321-1026 NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy (July 29, 2022) - Chief Master-at-Arms Jordyn Japec, from Charlotte, N.C., answers questions during the Naval Security Force Master Specialist oral board as one of Naval Air Station Sigonellas initial qualifiers for the new NSF insignia qualification pin, July 29, 2022. The new NSF insignia qualification program establishes performance standards that can be used to assist in the assignment; promotion and officer selection processes, and provides a visual recognition of the Sailors professional expertise with a pin designating the qualification level as a NSF specialist, senior specialist, master specialist or officer. NAS Sigonellas strategic location enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to deploy and respond as required, ensuring security and stability in Europe, Africa and Central Command.

Ms. Kristin French, deputy director of logistics operations (J3), Defense Logistics Agency, meets with Brig. Gen. (P) Paula Lodi, commanding general, 18th MEDCOM (Deployment Support), to discuss medical challenges in the Indo-Pacific region in the 18th MEDCOM (DS) headquarters at Fort Shafter Flats, Hawaii, Jan. 12, 2023. French is responsible for the end-to-end supply chain management of DLA's nine supply chains, providing logistics and materiel process management policy, guidance, oversight, and monitoring of supply chain performance.

Lt. Gen. John Lamontagne, center, United States Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa deputy commander, prepares to receive a wing leadership brief in the 39th Air Base Wings conference room at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Oct. 3, 2022. During his first visit to the 39th ABW as deputy commander, Lamontagne met with several Airmen and received briefings about the wings mission and readiness capabilities while speaking with members about how their role supports the mission of USAFE-AFAFRICA. The wing takes deliberate actions to develop Airmen; confronts global challenges in support of the National Defense Strategy to defend our country and our allies; and utilizes dedicated efforts to deliver peace to our nation and its allies by fostering stability and deterring aggression throughout Europe and Africa.

Alabama Air National Guard Col. Mike Adams, Lt. Col. Roseman Deas, from the 117th Air Refueling Wing, and Lt. Col. Brian Baltz, Bilateral Affairs Officer, stands with Romanian Air Force Lt. Col. Epuran Gabriel, Maj. Vlad Pop, and Capt. Dragos Secareanu at the closing remarks of the joint Air Refueling training missions, Bucharest, Romania, May 19, 2022. The Alabama National Guard and Romania train for interoperability through the State Partnership Program.

From the left, Col. Daniel Voorhies, 341st Missile Wing vice wing commander; Senior Airman Monica Figueroa Santos, 341st MW command post senior nuclear command and control emergency actions controller; and Master Sgt. Rachel Thomas, 341st MW command post superintendent, standby for a video call with Gen. Anthony Cotton, Air Force Global Strike Command commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Melvina Smith, AFGSC command chief April 13, 2022, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. After winning Airman of the Year at the wing and Numbered Air Force levels, Figueroa Santos was announced as one of the twelve Outstanding Airmen of the Year in AFGSC.

Air Force Recruiting Service commander Maj. Gen. Edward W. Thomas Jr. speaks with members of the 347th Recruiting Squadron at their headquarters office in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, September 28, 2022. The general discussed a range of topics and recognized top performers in the unit.

Lt. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, Space Operations Command Commander, Brig. Gen. Samuel C. Keener, Deputy Director Space Operations, National Guard Bureau, and Chief Master Sgt. Jacob C. Simmons, Space Operations Command Senior Enlisted Leader, visited 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, providing 24/7 missile warning, missile defense, and space domain awareness.

Brig. Gen. Joseph Kunkel asks Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall a question during the Senior Leader Orientation Course at Joint Base Andrews, Md., April 11, 2022. The course provides training for newly selected brigadier generals and senior executive service members.

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Maurice L. Williams, center left, command chief, Air National Guard, speaks with members of the 114th Fighter Wings First Sergeant Council at Joe Foss Field, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, April 4, 2022. Williams traveled to South Dakota to meet with Airmen, provide national-level leadership insight and to gain a better understanding of the units mission.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Jeremy Beaven, commanding officer of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, holds a meeting with members of the Hawaii Military Affairs Council (MAC) during a visit at MCBH, Feb. 21, 2024. The Hawaii MAC advocates and liaisons with military commands to support and emphasize the militarys role and relevance in Hawaii, while identifying potential impacts to the defense industry, Hawaiis businesses and surrounding communities. Marine Corps

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Patrick D. Frank, commanding general of U.S. Army Central (center), conducts an office visit with the command group of 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, "Task Force Mustang," and command teams of 449th Aviation Support Battalion, "Force Dark Horse," and 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment, General Support Aviation Brigade, "Task Force Roosevelt," at the Ragsdale Hall 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.

Chief of Staff of the Army, General Randy George talks to the NETCOM team for specifics related to NETCOMs Bring Your Own Device initiatives

U.S. military and Royal Canadian Air Force personnel conduct a staff exchange at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 27, 2022. Each year, leadership hosts an annual staff exchange between ALCOM and JTFN to enhance collaboration and better address the growing safety, security, and defense operations challenges within the North American Arctic.

The Air Force Reserve command sent The Assistant of the Secretary of the Air Force, Honorable Alex Wagner, and the Deputy to the Chief of Air Force Reserve Maj. Gen. Matthew J. Burger to March Air Force Base, California. Among the topics covered during the visit was the importance of the MQ-9 Reaper to the 163d Attack Wing and the enterprise, manpower and resources.

PENSACOLA, Fla. (Sept. 28, 2022) Rear Adm. Pete Garvin, commander, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC), second from left, speaks during the NETC fall leadership off-site at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Sept. 28, 2022. Leaders from throughout the NETC Force Development domain attended both in-person and online to discuss issues ranging across the "street to fleet" mission to recruit, develop and deliver combat-ready warfighters to the fleet.

The Inter-American Defense College and United States Northern Command hosts the inaugural North American Defense Framework for Women, Peace, and Security Workshop at IADC Kennedy Hall on Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 27-29, 2024. The event brought together military and civilian experts from Canada, Mexico, the United States, and the Bahamas. The collaborative event focused on integrating gender perspectives into military education, addressing gender-based violence, and enhancing gender equality in military operations. Participants, representing diverse ranks and branches, formulated actionable recommendations and formed partnerships, signifying a transformative shift toward a more inclusive defense framework. Air Force

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Prince Sultan Air Base, and members of the Royal Saudi Land Forces listen in during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care training, Oct. 18, 2022. Soldiers with Task Force Americal's Medical Platoon hosted the coalition medical engagement platoon immersion to share combat life saving techniques and care under fire procedures.

FORT WORTH, TEXAS (Nov. 03, 2022) - F-35 Joint Program Executive Officer Lt. Gen. Michael S Schmidt listens to input from around the table during a Defense Contracts Management Agency F-35 briefing in Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 03, 2022. The F-35 Joint Program Office is the Department of Defense's focal point for the 5th generation strike aircraft for the Navy, Air Force, Marines, and our allies. The F-35 is the premier multi-mission, 5th-generation weapon system. Its ability to collect, analyze and share data is a force multiplier that enhances all assets in the battle-space: with stealth technology, advanced sensors, weapons capacity, and range. The F-35, which has been operational since July 2015, is the most lethal, survivable, and interoperable fighter aircraft ever built.

U.S. Army Col. Heath McCormick, Joint Multinational Simulations Center, talks with Irish Defense Force Brig. Gen. Tony Cudmore and Brig. Gen. Brendan Mc Guinness during a visit to Grafenwoehr Training Area Oct. 26, 2022. The Irish Defence Forces visited the United States Army Europe & Africa and 7th Army Training Command from to discuss possible support to the modernization plan for the Irish Defence Forces and Irish Reserve Defence Force. (US Army photo by SSG Ashley Low)

Engineer representatives from U.S. Army South, Peru, Chile, and Columbia receive a briefing at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters in Washington D.C. on June 14, 2022. U.S. Army South, alongside army engineer representatives from Peru, Chile, and Columbia, gathered at the USACE HQ during National Level Exercise 22 to strengthen relationships through the sharing of best practices based on planning and past experiences.

Maj. Gen. Todd R. Wasmund, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa commanding general, welcomes nine U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets as they begin the Cadet Troop Leader Training program at Caserma Del Din on July 22, 2022. The CTLT program is designed to offer real-world lieutenant-level leadership experience in an active duty unit, where cadets assume leadership positions outside the college classroom to prepare for operations in the Army following their commission. (Army photo by Staff Sgt. Solomon Abanda)

Leadership across the 23rd Wing and local community members prepare for a Spark Tank competition at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, March 24, 2023. This spin-off of the popular business venture show allowed Airmen to present their ideas for change and improvement that will drive innovation starting at the squadron level and, potentially, Air Force wide.

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. James Kirk, center left, the commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 3, talks to U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. Benjamin T. Watson, center right, the commanding general of 1st Marine Division, and a group of Navy and Marine officers during Steel Knight 23 at the Joint Expeditionary Warfighting Lab on Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, California, Dec. 8, 2022. Steel Knight is an annual combined arms live-fire exercise involving the major subordinate commands of I Marine Expeditionary Force and the U.S. Navys ESG 3. Steel Knight ensures 1st MARDIV is optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in contested spaces, and is purpose-built to facilitate future operations afloat and ashore.

Maj. Gen. Phillip Stewart (center), 19th Air Force commander, receives a mission briefing from Col. Kyle Goldstein (left), 340th Flying Training Group commander, during a visit to the Avengers” group at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph on Sept. 8, 2022. Both Stewart and Chief Master Sgt. Justin Apticar, 19th AF command chief master sergeant, were briefed on the group’s support to Air Education and Training Command's Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training, Joint Primary Pilot Training, Pilot Instructor Training, Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals, Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training, Basic Military Training and the United States Air Force Academy's Airmanship Programs. Stewart assumed command of the 19th AF on Aug. 19, 2022, at JBSA-Randolph who now oversees top level instruction and flying operations manning, contracts, logistics and maintenance trends.

221003-N-KY668-1039NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (Oct. 3, 2022) Rear Adm. Wesley R. McCall, commander, Navy Region Southeast, attends a Fight the Base brief onboard Naval Station Mayport. McCall visited various commands while touring Naval Station Mayport.

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Maurice Williams, left, command chief, Air National Guard, speaks to the 108th Wings Diversity and Inclusion Council during his visit at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Dec. 3, 2022. This council, the first of its kind that Williams has encountered during his time as command chief, discussed their mission, importance, and upcoming initiatives to acknowledge, celebrate, and incorporate underserved and underrepresented groups within the wing. (U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Airman Andrea A. S. Williamson)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joseph Arriza, right, 18th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, briefs flight safety instructions to Fifth Air Force and 18th Wing leadership at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 18, 2024. Fifth Air Force leaderships visit provided U.S. Air Force leadership with a forum to discuss military quality of life issues, the global security environment, and increasing threats throughout the Pacific theater.

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Fort Hunter Liggett Chief of Training Division Paul Lewis conducting a staff huddle. Juanito Bautista is in center, in white shirt.

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Robert Fulford, left, the deputy commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, listens to an orientation brief from 1st Marine Division staff at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, June 27, 2023. The brief was held in order to familiarize Fulford with the divisions current and future operations.

Chief Master Sgt. Denise Jelinski-Hall, senior enlisted advisor, takes notes as Army Gen. Frank Grass, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, conducts a conference call at the Pentagon on Oct. 29, 2012, with the adjutants general of states affected by Hurricane Sandy. The National Guard is responding to Hurricane Sandy as part of the federal, state and local team.

Multinational Forces go over the Fire Support Inbrief for exercise Summer Shield 22 with commanders of the participating fire teams at Forward Operating Site Adazi, Latvia, May 15, 2022. Summer Shield is one of U.S. Army Europe and Africas multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe that make up Defender Europe 22. Defender demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael Loh, center left, director, Air National Guard, looks over the 168th Wing, Alaska National Guards campus map with wing leadership while discussing Arctic operations, Eielson Air Force Base, August 9, 2022. During Lohs visit to the 168 WG he had the opportunity to speak with Alaska Guardsmen who serve in the Arctic and recognize them for their work.

The Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center Command Team discusses future partnerships with a team from the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Washington D.C., at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Mississippi, July 29, 2022. The German team led the first Camp Shelby hosted German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge event.

Dr. Richard Rick Spinrad, Deputy Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, left, U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. David Nahom, Commander of Alaskan NORAD Region, Alaskan Command and 11th Air Force, center, and retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Randy Church Kee, Ted Stevens Center senior advisor, right, focus their attention to U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Leanne Lusk, Commander of Sector Anchorage, during a meeting with NOAA at the Alaskan NORAD Region, Alaskan Command and 11th Air Force combined headquarters on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 16, 2022. This engagement highlights the importance of fostering interagency relationships with federal partners to address Arctic national security.

Cryptologic Technician Interpretive Sailors in the rates of E-4 to E-6 participated in a panel discussion about the on-the-job training and learning taking place outside of school within their occupation, as well as the professional, technical, and managerial skills used each level with the American Council on Education (ACE) team during the ratings ACE review, where recommended college credits are assessed for nontraditional learning, on Dec. 7, 2022, at Information Warfare Training Command Corry Station.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gabriel Herrera, aviation operations specialist, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, answers questions during a meritorious corporal promotion board at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, Feb. 1, 2024. H&HS held a meritorious promotion board that uses physical fitness, service record and a meritorious panel interview to recognize Marines whose performance is superior to that of their peers. Marine Corps

U.S. Air Force senior enlisted leaders and Army and Air Force Exchange Service representatives talk during a meeting at the 673d Mission Support Group headquarters conference room at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 5, 2022. During a visit to JBER, Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Osby toured Exchange facilities and met with senior enlisted leaders from JBER to focus on how the Department of Defense retailer can improve the quality of life for the community.

Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle, the U.S. Army Surgeon General and Commanding General of U.S. Army Medical Command, recently visited Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, on Sept. 23, 2022, during a battlefield circulation. He also met with Soldiers of 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) and the 531st Hospital Center, to discuss operational readiness and partnerships with surrounding medical centers.

Col. Taona Enriquez, installation commander, speaks to senior military and civilian leaders from installations throughout New England during a commander and senior leader conference at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Feb. 6, while Command Chief Master Sgt. Sean Sullivan, left, Massachusetts Air National Guard, and Chief Master Sgt. Alan Weary, installation command chief, listen. The conference brought representatives from all six branches together for an in-depth look at Hanscoms capabilities and available services.

220415-N-KR702-1033 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (April 15, 2022) U.S. Coast Guard consolidated chiefs mess participated in a meet and greet hosted by the Oahu U.S. Navy chiefs mess at the Beeman Center onboard Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, April 15. This event is part of this years Coast Guard Chiefs Call To Initiation (CCTI), a voluntary process that mirrors that of the Navys Chief Petty Officer (CPO) initiation season following advancement to the paygrade of E7.

NEWPORT, RI. (Aug. 31, 2022) Rear Adm. Pete Garvin, commander, Naval Education and Training Command, center, listens to Capt. Jason Warner, commanding officer, Navy Supply Corps School (NSCS), left, and Cmdr. Monica Tate, executive officer, NSCS, on Naval Station (NAVSTA) Newport, Aug. 31, 2022. Garvin visited NAVSTA Newport Aug. 31-Sept. 1 to speak with the staff and students of Center for Service Support, Surface Warfare Schools Command, Senior Enlisted Academy, Officer Training Command Newport, Naval Chaplaincy School, Naval Leadership and Ethics Center, and NSCS.

221003-N-YG104-0001 PEARL HARBOR (October 03, 2022) U.S. Pacific Fleet Master Chief James Smitty Tocorzic speaks with Chief Petty Officer selectees at U.S. Pacific Fleet headquarters. He spoke to them about the importance of warfighting readiness, resilience, and their role toward that end.

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Chadd Wheelington, a corpsman for Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, Marine Forces Command, Marine Forces Northern Command, explains the objectives of Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course at Marine Corps Community Services Hampton Roads, Virginia, May 13, 2022. The TCCC course certifies Marines in basic first aid to reduce combat casualties and maintain a high state of readiness in a forward-deployed environment. The course teaches evidence-based, life-saving techniques and strategies for providing the best trauma care on the battlefield.

Col. Micah Hutchins, commander of the 1st Armored Division Sustainment Brigade, discusses some of the logistics requirements needed during large-scale mobilization operations during a mobilization tabletop exercise at the Fort Bliss, Texas, Mission Training Center Nov. 22, 2022. The exercise goal was to identify the requirements needed to increase mobilization capacity to ensure smooth and efficient operations in the event the Army must conduct large-scale combat operations anywhere in the world.

Striker Stripe facilitators and attendees listen to an instructor at a leadership-focused class during Strike Week May 11, 2022 at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The leadership class expanded on communication skill development through team-building exercises.

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (Feb. 5, 2024) - Vice Adm. Scott Gray, commander, Navy Installations Command, left, meets with Rear Adm. Steve Barnett, commander, Navy Closure Task Force - Red Hill, right, and Rear Adm. Jeff Kilian, commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH), Feb. 5, 2024. Gray is in Hawaii to stand up a senior medical working group and ensure focused attention, information flow, and response to the community to address public concerns with the Navys water system at JBPHH. Navy

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. David S. Nahom, Commander of Alaskan NORAD Region, Alaskan Command and 11th Air Force, visits the 168th Wing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, September 30, 2022. Nahom meets and discusses operational readiness and securing the homeland with 168th Wing leadership.

Retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Randy Church Kee, Ted Stevens Center senior advisor, holds an open discussion with Dr. Richard Rick Spinrad, Deputy Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. David Nahom, Commander of Alaskan NORAD Region, Alaskan Command and 11th Air Force, during a meeting at the Alaskan NORAD Region, Alaskan Command and 11th Air Force combined headquarters on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 16, 2022. This engagement highlights the importance of fostering interagency relationships with federal partners to address Arctic national security.

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Hector Garcia, Command Chief, 156th Wing, briefs leadership, to include U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. James Porterfield, Command Senior Enlisted Leader, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, during a meeting at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico, Sept. 14, 2022. During Porterfields visit, wing leadership presented him with the organization's mission sets, capabilities, future projects and a tour of the installations airfield.

Col. Elba Villacorta, commander of Public Health Command-Pacific, and Sergeant Maj. Danny Hailey, sergeant major of PHC-P, address the Brigade over Microsoft Teams for Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM) on April 5, 2022. The leader led messaging kickoff focused on this years theme, Prevention Starts with You, and culminated in the signing of the 2022 SAAPM Proclamation.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Aug. 15, 2022) Lt. Cmdr. Roel Rosalez, the security officer for Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), delivers a brief for Citadel Pacific 2022. Citadel Pacific is an annual exercise to evaluate command and control capabilities, and to ensure the readiness and effectiveness of antiterrorism programs throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. For 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.

142nd Wing leadership convene with the Production Assessment Team (PAT) at the beginning of an on-site survey during which the team will observe maintenance and logistics processes to determine effectiveness and offer solutions for improvement, July 26, 2022, Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. The PAT's mission is to explore ways to increase aircraft availability through the optimization of maintenance and supply practices and procedures.

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Hector Garcia, command chief, 156th Wing, discusses Puerto Ricos strategic value to Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass during a chiefs council briefing at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico, May 14, 2022. CMSAF Bass engaged with Airmen during her visit to the 156th Wing and emphasized the importance of total force integration and overcoming challenges to more effectively accomplish the Air Force mission and be ready for the ever-evolving battlefield that future conflicts may hold.

The commander of U.S. Africa Command, Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, speaks in a meeting with Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks, at AFRICOM Headquarters, Stuttgart, Germany, May 25, 2022. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

U.S. Space Force Sgt. Brianna Vincent, 18th Space Defense Squadron (18 SDS) Space Situational Awareness (SSA) coordinator and lead planner for the COSMOS exchange, speaks with French space operators from the Operational Center for Military Surveillance of Space Objects (COSMOS) during an Operator Exchange event at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Oct. 4, 2022. The 4-day event aimed to advance global space domain awareness between the two groups by exchanging common practices, spotlighting mission capabilities, and explaining methodologies of their respective programs.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. David Nahom, right, commander, Alaskan NORAD Region, Alaskan Command and Eleventh Air Force, receives a briefing from Col. Fara Buss, 354th Medical Group commander, during a base visit at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 1, 2024. During his visit, Nahom received briefings from base leadership and met with Airmen across the installation. Air Force

Mr. Patrick Nevins, a staff member of the House Armed Services Committee, discusses unit capabilities and readiness with leaders of 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, during a house armed services committee staff member visit aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 31, 2023. Mr. Patrick Nevins and Ms. Sapna Sharma, professional staff members of the House Armed Services Committee, visited II MEF and major subordinate commands to discuss amphibious readiness and shipping, force posture and other topics related to the Commandant Force Design 2030.

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Kevin Gaiser, the senior enlisted advisor to the commander of the 1st Theater Sustainment Command, speaks to Command Sgt. Maj. Jennifer Boynton with the 82nd Finance Battalion, and other senior enlisted advisors assigned to Task Force Hellfighter, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Nov. 18, 2022.

From left U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier, of California, speaks with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Broadwater, deputy commanding general for V Corps, at Forward Operating Site Adazi, Latvia, May 27, 2022. The 1st Infantry Division is among other units assigned to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces.

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (Aug. 10, 2022) Donna Berger, wife of the 38th Commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks military personnel assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 and Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force, Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), both units tenants on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti (CLDJ), during a meeting held in the loft of 11 Degrees North on CLDJ. 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.

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Katrina J. Rollins (middle), Air Education and Training Command functional manager for the health services management career field, speaks with Airmen from the 97th Medical Group working in health services management at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Jan. 10, 2024. Rollins held professional development sessions to answer questions, offer guidance and build camaraderie.

U.S. Marine Corps leadership with 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, attend a suicide prevention discussion and panel on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 6, 2022. Mental health support is always just a phone call away. For help, dial 998 and press 1 or call the crisis line at (800)273-8255 and press 1.

The honorable Kathleen Hicks, Deputy Secretary of Defense, is briefed by Col. Andrew Saslav, Deputy Commander of Operations for the 82nd Airborne Division during her visit to Project Convergence 2022, on October 17, at Camp Pendleton, California.During her visit, Hicks was able to view and discuss future technology, command and control capabilities, and the ability to implement it with all-service multi-national partners.

Rear Adm. Rick Freedman, Navy Deputy Surgeon General and Deputy Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and Force Master Chief PatrickPaul Mangaran, Director of the Hospital Corps, visited the Navy Medicine Operational Training Command (NMOTC), on Feb. 7, 2024. NMOTC is comprised of six nationwide detachments that offer specialized medical training in the fields of aviation, aviation survival, surface and undersea warfare, expeditionary and special operations medicine.

Oberstleutnant Heiko Radermacher, a German Air Force officer, gives a briefing to 109AW leadership about the German Air Force at Stratton Air National Guard Base, Scotia N.Y. MREP enables Guard and Reserve Airmen and Soldiers, both officers and enlisted, to train with select allied nations. It helps participants increase their knowledge of foreign Reserve Forces and demonstrates continued support of NATO members and their militaries.

Members of the Qatar Emiri Corps of Engineers (QECE) listen to a presentation conducted by airmen from the 99th Civil Engineer Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, June 15, 2022. Modeled after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the QECE leads planning, design, and construction for military projects for Qatar. The partnership with Nellis will educate the QECE in Air Force maintenance and operations strategies.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Nathan Willis, the commanding officer of 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division (MARDIV), I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) (left), Jim Truxel, the chief executive officer of UVision-USA (middle), and Lt. Col. George Fleming, the air officer of 1st MARDIV, I MEF (right) discuss the capabilities of the Hero system during the Hero Aerial Loitering Munitions and Effects (ALME) Introductory Training Course on Camp Pendleton, California, April 20, 2022. The ALME course provided Marines with hands-on training utilizing simulation equipment and further knowledge of the potential for aviation and maritime employment. This training ensured that 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing remains modern, lethal and ready.

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece (Nov. 8, 2022) From left to right, Capt. Odin J. Klug, commanding officer, Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bay, Greece; Squadron Leader Shaun Vickers, 51 Squadron Royal Air Force (RAF) detachment commander; Warrant Officer Nicholas Petch, 51 Squadron RAF and Cmdr. Beth Kitchen, Royal Navy defense liaison officer, NSA Souda Bay hold a meeting together on Nov. 8, 2022. NSA Souda Bay is an operational ashore installation which enables and supports U.S., Allied, Coalition, and Partner nation forces to preserve security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility.

NORFOLK - Polish Army Lt. Gen. Janusz Adamczak, left, speaks with British Royal Navy Rear Adm. Timothy Henry while visiting Joint Force Command Norfolk (JFCNF) Headquarters, Dec. 6, 2022. JFC Norfolks mission is to secure the strategic lines of communication between North America and Europe.

220802-N-HG389-0097 PUERTO PRINCESA Philippines (Aug. 2, 2022) Rear Adm. Mark Melson, Commander, Task Force 73 (CTF 73), center left, and Philippine Navy Vice Adm. Alberto Carlos, Commander, Western Command, center right, meet with multinational leadership from the U.S. Armed Forces, the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Royal Navy at Western Command Headquarters during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

Gail Reed-Attoh, 436th Airlift Wing sexual assault response coordinator, leads a discussion about sexual assault awareness with Dover Air Force Base senior leaders at Dover AFB, Delaware, April 1, 2022. During the discussion, volunteer victim advocates shared their experiences with the leaders and provided thoughts on how to increase sexual assault awareness.

Admiral Christopher Grady (second from right), Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joined Gen. Glen VanHerck (center), Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, and other NORAD and USNORTHCOM leaders at the morning Operations and Intelligence briefing in the NORAD and USNORTHCOM headquarters on Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Oct. 17, 2022. Admiral Grady visited the command to discuss Gen. VanHercks strategic vision for an integrated layered defense of the homeland. (Department of Defense photo by MSgt Ben Wiseman)

STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command held a remembrance ceremony to honor the 81st anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7. The ceremony honored the Sailors, Marines, Soldiers, and Airmen who gave their lives that day in defense of the United States, and marked their sacrifice with a bell ringing. 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, April 11, 2022.

Lieutenant General Edward D. Banta, Deputy Commandant, Installations and Logistics (I&L), and the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environmental, the Honorable Ms. Meredith Berger, address the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce during the 18th annual meeting with Marine Corps leadership in Washington D.C. on September 15, 2022. The Albany Area Chamber of Commerce met with Marine Corps leadership and the Georgia congressional delegation to discuss how current and future Marine Corps Logistics Base (MCLB) Albany and Marine Corps Logistics Command (LOGCOM) initiatives align with the global force posture. The visit further reinforces the value of MCLB Albany and LOGCOM to members of Congress and explores ways the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce, local community and members of Congress can support the needs of the base and its tenant commands.

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Minihan, Air Mobility Command commander, listens to a brief from leaders of the 97th Operations Group at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Aug. 25, 2022. Minihan has served as an officer since 1990, where he started as a pilot on the C-130 Hercules.

On 5 October 2022, during their culminating training event, 131As in Warrant Officer Basic Course, Class #004-22 facilitated a target decision board for Col. Victor Scharstein, the 428th Field Artillery Brigade Commander.Warrant Officer Basic Course (WOBC) is 30 weeks long ending with a two-week culminating training exercise where they will receive a brigade OPORD, conduct MDMP, FS planning and lead a target working group and target decision board chaired by brigade and battalion commanders.

060706-A-7356L-001. Base: Aberdeen State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST

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.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Czarina Sanchez, left, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Tyler Peters assigned to 188 MDG Arkansas National Guard, in a state partnership with Guatemala, attend a meeting with local Guatemalan nurses at a women, peace and security conference in support of Continuing Promise 2022, Oct. 27, 2022. USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) 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. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Michael J. Pritchard, the command sergeant major of Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic (FMFLANT), Marine Forces Command (MARFORCOM), Marine Forces Northern Command (MARFOR NORTHCOM), U.S. Navy Master Chief Jeffery A. Barnes, the command master chief of FMFLANT, MARFORCOM, MARFOR NORTHCOM, and Master Chief Jason Knupp, the force master chief of Naval Surface Force Atlantic, lead a guided discussion with Sailors and their leadership aboard the USS San Antonio (LPD 17) during a scheduled tour at Marine Hydraulics International, Virginia, June 17, 2022. The USS San Antonio is moored at Marine Hydraulics International after a successful deployment for ship upgrades and repairs. The tour aboard the USS San Antonio allowed higher echelon leadership a better understanding of ship capabilities, personnel well-being and lethality of joint force operations.

220808-N-DB801-0383MAYPORT, Fla. - (Aug. 8, 2022) -- Gen. Laura Richardson, Commander, U.S. Southern Command, third from right, meets Argentinean navy Lt. Cmdr. Diego Nicolas Dominguez, during a meeting for PANAMAX 2022, at U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command, U.S. 4th Fleet headquarters in Mayport, Fla., Aug. 8, 2022. Exercise PANAMAX 2022 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored exercise that provides important training opportunities for nations to work together and build upon the capability to plan and conduct complex multinational operations. The exercise scenario involves security and stability operations to ensure free flow of commerce through the Panama Canal.

SILVERDALE, Wash. (March 07, 2022) Team members from Trident Refit Facility, Bangor's (TRFB) military personnel office speak with leadership during a gemba. Each week TRFB leadership personnel visits a different production area of the facility for a first-hand look, referred to as a gemba.

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. - U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Gloria JT Thomas, 441st Vehicle Support Chain Operations Squadron, noncommissioned officer in charge of vehicle disposition and lease management, leads a team meeting in the 441st VSCOS conference room at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Aug. 16, 2022. Thomas is the first Airmen from her career field to win the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year award for her dedication to mission success by suppling vehicles needed to assist in humanitarian and warfighting capabilities, all while aiding in her husbands road to leukemia remission.

U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander (center), discussed the ongoing space partnership between the United States and Norway Rear Admiral Nils Andreas Stensønes, Norwegian Intelligence Chief, at Space Symposium 37, Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 6, 2022. Strengthening and expanding relationships contributes to a safe, secure, and sustainable space environment. Space Symposium is an opportunity for spacefaring nations and sectors of the space enterprise to promote dialogue and focus attention on critical space issues.

Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, commander of United States Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force, speaks to members of the Exercise Keen Sword 23 planning and operations cell at the USFJ headquarters on Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 17, 2022. Rupp was joined by GEN Yamazaki Koji, Chief of Staff of Japan Joint Staff, as the pair received a brief on current Keen Sword training evolutions occurring across Japan. Keen Sword is a biennial, joint, and bilateral field-training exercise, involving the U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Forces, designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad Japan-U.S. alliance.

220508-N-GP384-1100 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 8, 2022) From left to right, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa Fleet Master Chief Derrick Walters, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russell Smith and Rear Adm. Curt Renshaw, commander, Carrier Strike Group 8, speak about the strike group mission aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), May 8, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S., allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Todd E. Mahar, the commanding officer of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), greets Marines and Sailors with the Senior Amphibious Warfare Officer Course on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 15, 2024. The 24th MEU and Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) are constantly striving to improve Navy-Marine Corps integration. Together the Wasp ARG and 24th MEU pack an all-domain punch. Marine Corps

221028-N-LP924-1043 PUERTO BARRIOS, Guatemala (Oct. 28, 2022) Capt. Carolyn Currie, a native of Lake George, New York, Conducts a Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) seminar with the Guatemalan service members aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), Oct. 28, 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.

070124-A-7430N-155. Base: Al Bayaa State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Department of Defense's Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany

Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Ioana Wolfinger (New Orleans MEPS) (left) and Navy Senior Chief Brandon Majors (Ft. Jackson MEPS) (right) receive feedback from the Military Members of the Year panel following their formal boards. Wolfinger and Majors were finalists in the MEPS SEA category for the 2022 MMOY.

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Maria R. Gervais, the deputy commanding general and chief of staff for the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, briefs the Mexican Army delegation and U.S. Army delegation upon their visit to the TRADOC headquarters at Fort Eustis, Virginia, for the Fifth Army Inter-American Relations Program, August 30, 2022. FIARP dates back to 1947 and provides an opportunity for senior leaders to come together and exchange ideas to strengthen our defense relationship and enhance our ability to work together.

Mr. Matthew Fritz” Mihelcic, the 113th Commander-in-Chief for the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) of the U.S., left, speaks to U.S. Marine Corps Col. Christopher L. Bopp, commanding officer for Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Blaz, right, about their current legislative priorities during a tour of 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.

Senior military leaders from numerous United States Combatant Commands and NATOs Allied Commands took part in the Allied Warfighter Talks at the General Jacob E. Smart Conference Center on Joint Base Andrews, Md, Nov 8, 2022.

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.

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