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Images of military leaders during discussions and briefings, emphasizing strategy sharing and collaborative efforts within military operations.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Anderson, 411th Contracting Support Brigade contracting officer, works on a project at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 26, 2022. Andersons duties as the 8th Fighter Wing contracting officer puts him in charge of more than 25 requirements, valued over $1.6M.

Police Officer Andrew Schwartz and Conservation Law Enforcement Officer Jesse Haney with the Police Department, and Aaron Demarte, public safety dispatcher with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services (DES) 911 Communications/Security Center, discuss operations Oct. 5, 2022, in the center at Fort McCoy, Wis. The center, also referred to as DES Dispatch Center at the installation, maintains its coverage and support 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Dispatchers use a variety of emergency communications and electronic equipment to complete their duties. This includes equipment that is commonly used by police, fire, ambulance, rescue, or hazardous materials units. Dispatchers can also provide emergency medical dispatching assistance to callers with medical emergencies. Demarte is a native of Wakefield, Mich.

031031-M-5993H-002. Base: USMC Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The U.S. Army Parachute Team prepares for a demonstration at the 2022 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, California, Sept. 24, 2022. Nicknamed the Golden Knights in 1962, Golden signifies the gold medals the team won in international competitions, and Knights alludes to the teams ambition to conquer the skies. The Golden Knights perform in more than 100 events per year. The theme for the 2022 MCAS Miramar Air Show, Marines Fight, Evolve and Win, reflects the Marine Corps ongoing modernization efforts to prepare for future conflicts.

On 18 July 2022, the Adjutant General of the Montanna National Guard, Maj. Gen. John P Hronek explored the many commodities that Camp Ripley Training Center offers.

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (November 16, 2022) Navy wounded warriors assigned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam attend a resource and resiliency fair sponsored by the Navy Wounded Warrior program. In 2008, the Secretary of Defense designated November as Warrior Care Month in order to inform members of the military and their families and communities about the programs and initiatives currently being provided through the Warrior Care system and the forthcoming improvements.

Fox Sports celebrities Howie Long and Terry Bradshaw autograph ballcaps for crewmembers assigned to Flight Deck Control on board USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75). The Fox Sports hosts are on board to tape their popular NFL Pre-Game Show aired on the FOX Network. TRUMAN is on a scheduled six-month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and Arabian Gulf. Base: Uss Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

030130-M-1852W-001. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3/12 HQ Btry

230325-N-OX847-1016 TYRRHENIAN SEA (March 25, 2023) Capt. Dave Pollard, commanding officer, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), welcomes Blanco Brown, performing artist, aboard, March 25, 2023. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

GREAT LAKES, Il. (Oct. 31, 2022) Players and staff from the Chicago Bears visited the USS Whitehat on Naval Station Great Lakes for a meet and greet event to sign autographs and take pictures with service-members, staff and their families. Opened in 1911, NSGL is the Navys largest training installation and the home of the Navys only Boot Camp. Located on over 1600 acres overlooking Lake Michigan, the installation includes 1,153 buildings with 39 on the National Register of Historic Places. NSGL supports over 50 tenant commands and elements as well as over 20,000 Sailors, Marines, Soldiers, and DoD civilians who live and work on the installation.

Admiral Collins Visit - 26-HK-3-74. Admiral Collins with BM3 Jeffrey Catanzarite and CAPT Frank Paskewich (SECNOLA) in JFO-type building. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Air Force Capt. Philip Vincent, 332d Air Expeditionary Squadron Chaplain, leads a discussion group on the five love languages at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, August 27, 2022. Cultivating good relationships with loved ones at home is vital to the well-being of deployed airmen.

050910-A-6004S-006. State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

BIZERTE, Tunisia (May 24, 2022) Biometric operations specialist Ian Hernly, assigned to Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Technical Services Field Office - Identity Activities branch, Headquarters Quantico, Virginia, has his iris scanned by Tunisian Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jihed Ben Salah using an Ares Javelin+ biometric capture device during an information exchange on the use of biometric information between the NCIS team, Navy Sailors, representatives from Spanish Maritime Interdiction, and Tunisian Navy Sailors during exercise Phoenix Express 2022 in Bizerte, Tunisia, on May 24,2022. Phoenix Express 22, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is a maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the Mediterranean. (Photo by Public Affairs Specialist Yvonne Levardi/Released)

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

U.S. Coast Guard pilot Lt. Cmdr. Casey Corpe (right) and co-pilot Lt. Suzanna Peters brief the crew and passengers of the HC-130 Hercules airplane prior to departing for the joint service Search and Rescue Exercise, May 17, 2022, at Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The Search and Rescue Exercise is an annual event that prepares the Coast Guard, Navy, and Air Force for search and rescue situations that may arise that involve coordination among the services.

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. Air Force Lt. Gen. David Nahom, commander of Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, Alaskan Command, U.S. Northern Command; and 11th Air Force, Pacific Air Forces, sits with Royal Canadian Air Force Brig. Gen. Pascal Godbout, commander of Joint Task Force North, during a briefing 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.

U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Andrew Pate, right, Commanding Officer of the Famous-class medium endurance cutter USCGC Mohawk (WMEC 913), presents Honorable Sering Modou Njie, Minister of Defense of The Gambia, with a Mohawk plaque during his visit on the Mohawk in Banjul, The Gambia, July 26, 2022. USCGC Mohawk is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

220613-N-TO573-1163 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 13, 2022) Electronics Technician 3rd Class Ryan Thurmon, from Nashville, Tennessee, performs during a ship-wide talent show in the hangar bay of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), June 13, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

170630-N-ES994-020CHICAGO (June 30, 2017) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Steven Giordano talks with athletes, families and sponsors of the Department of Defense Warrior Games in Chicago during a reception at the Fisher House. The Warrior Games are an annual Paralympic-style event designed to showcase the resilient spirit of our nation's wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans.

NMCCL Commander and Director, U.S. Navy Captain Kevin Brown, visits with retirees at the annual Retiree Appreciation Day on September 24, 2022 at Camp Lejeune. The event is hosted by NMCCL's Health Promotion and Wellness Department and Camp Lejeune's Retired Affairs Office and serves to provide retirees with health care information and resource sharing.Hundreds of retirees attended the event which had not been held since 2019 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

PHILIPPINE SEA (May 16, 2022) Lt. Cmdr. Dana Flieger, ships nurse for the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), trains members assigned to the Medical Training Team (MTT) aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) during a training evolution in conjunction with Abraham Lincoln. 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.

220411-N-LI114-1084 YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 11, 2022) Force Master Chief H. Trenton Schmidt, Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, meets with Capt. Fred Goldhammer, commanding officer of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during a visit to the ship. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

Junior officers work in the Air Force Systems Command. Country: Unknown

U.S. Air Force Col. Trena Savageau, former 944th Fighter Wing Vice Commander, celebrates with her husband after she exited an F-16C Fighting Falcon on the flight line after her final flight with the 944th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Aug. 25, 2022. Final flight, also known as fini flight, is a tradition for pilots and some aircrew members who are retiring or moving on to another base. Savageau, who also is a command pilot with more than 2,300 flying hours, including 80 combat hours, is moving on to an Individual Mobilization Augmentee role with Air Force Reserve Command.

U.S. Coast Guard Ens. Peyton Bowler, a commissioned officer aboard USCGC Bear (WMEC 901), shares a laugh with his shipmates from the enclosed bridge of a New England commercial fishing vessel, Atlantic Ocean, Sep. 7, 2022. Bowler was serving as the boarding officer for a living maritime resources (LMR) boarding.

U.S. Marines from various units receive a safety brief during a Martial Arts Instructor Course (MAIC) at Naval Base Dam Neck, Virginia on Jan. 18, 2023. MAIC is a course that certifies Marines as Martial Arts Instructors (MAIs) with the additional military occupation specialty of 0916. The MAIC certifies Marines to instruct and monitor future Marine Corps Martial Arts Program courses.

111016-N-HM829-068 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 16, 2011) Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sandi L. Grimnes instructs Sailors during command indoctrination aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility on its first operational deployment conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.

Mr. John Burgess, 189th Airlift Wing honorary commander, Dr. Angela Kramer, 189th Mission Support Group honorary commander, and David Valovich, 189th Maintenance Group honorary commander receive a mission brief as part of their introduction to the 189th Airlift Wing mission on July 19, 2022, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. The honorary commander program offers military leadership and civilian community leaders the opportunity to share best practices and build beneficial relationships for Guardsmen. (Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Samuel Zang)

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Adrian Vigil, an expeditionary firefighting and rescue specialist with Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, speaks with educators from Indianapolis and Minneapolis during the 2022 Marine Corps Educators Workshop on MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Aug. 18, 2022. The Educators Workshop gives high school teachers an opportunity to witness recruit training and interact with Marines stationed at three installations in California during a five-day all-expense paid trip. While visiting Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, MCAS Miramar and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, the teachers gain knowledge that they can share with high school students interested in Marine Corps Service.

Mrs. Anne W. Patterson, US Ambassador to El Salvador and GEN. Wesley Clark, front row, gets briefed on the progress made during the exercise. Subject Operation/Series: CENTAM 97 Base: San Salvador Country: El Salvador (SLV)

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. Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Task Force Los Angeles, and Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), prepare to paint a retired veterans home during a Habitat for Humanity event in support of Los Angeles Fleet Week, May 27, 2022. The purpose of Fleet Week is to showcase the capabilities of the Navy-Marine Corps team and give back to the community with events, static displays, and personal interactions between service members and the public.

220513-N-WF272-1106 PHILADELPHIA (May 13, 2022) U.S. Navy Lt. Kwazel Bertrand, a native of Nashville, Tenn., admissions counselor assigned to the United States Naval Academy, speaks to a John Bartram High School student about becoming a naval officer during a Navy Promotional Day (NPD) Philadelphia, May 13, 2022. The purpose of an NPD is to build and sustain strategic networks with high schools, universities and colleges, to promote Navy awareness within diverse and under-represented communities while building a pool of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) talent, and showcasing opportunities for both military and civilian careers.

Capt. Jason Ingram (right) awards Petty Officer Second Class Hunter Tittle with the Sector Key West's Enlisted Person of the Quarter award. Petty Officer Tittle is the lead Yeoman, overseeing personnel and administration issues and assistance for Sector Key West.

Chief of the Department of Defense Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office Randy Resnick, and DoD Acting Principal Deputy Chief Information Officer for Cybersecurity and DoD Senior Information Security Officer, David McKeown, hold an off-camera, on-the-record virtual press briefing on the release of the DoD Zero Trust Strategy and Roadmap at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Nov. 22, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders)

221114-N-UI066-1030 ADRIATIC SEA (Nov. 14, 2022) Rear Adm. John Meier, commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic, talks with Yeoman 2nd Class Matthew Hallman, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) during breakfast with the crew, Nov. 14, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

U.S. Air Force civil engineers work on an elecrtical structure in a school as part of Pacific Angel 22-4 in Baucau, Timor-Leste, Sept. 10, 2022. The operation is scheduled for Sept. 12-17 and will focus on capacity building through health services outreach, engineering civic action program construction projects and subject matter expert exchanges. Pacific Air Forces participates in PAC ANGEL 22-4 in order to advance interoperability and build upon established partnerships between our military forces and our allies and partners.

Col. Bryan Preece, 130th Airlift Wing Commander, speaks at the Summer U.S. Air Force Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps Flight Academy Graduation on July 29, 2022, at the Fairmont State Aviation Center of Excellence Fairmont, West Virginia. The Air Force sponsored program targets High School Juniors, JROTC members, and Air Force Academy cadets, teaching them to fly in about six and a half weeks and awarding them private pilot certifications. Preece spoke about his journey as an Air Force Aviator and pinned the wings on the graduates.

020207-F-9796L-001. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Vice Admiral (VADM) James Hogg, Commander of the Seventh Fleet, (left) and Rear Admiral James Austin, Commander Fleet Air, Western Pacific, enters the COMFAIRWESTPAC building during VADM Hogg's tour of the facility. Base: Naval Air Facility, Atsugi Country: Japan (JPN)

The Joint Armed Forces Color Guard and drummers from The U.S. Navy Band spent the day at the NFL Experience February 10, 2024 in Las Vegas. While at the NFL Experience the team got one on one time with the Lombardi Trophy, tested their quarterback skills, and met NFL stars Rob Gronkowski, former tight end for the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Aidan Hutchinson, a defensive end for the Detroit Lions. The JAFCG and drummers also stopped by the U.S. Air Force booth to test out their virtual reality experience. They finished their afternoon at the NFL Experience with a stop at the USO booth to check out their gaming truck and sign a USO flag that will be sent to Service Members overseas.

LOS ANGELES (May 26, 2022) Members of the Los Angeles Lakers cheerleading team greet Sailors assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during Los Angeles Fleet Week, May 26, 2022. Los Angeles Fleet Week is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience America's sea services. During fleet week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of Los Angeles and its surrounding areas.

220607-N-EJ241-1017DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory (June 7, 2022) - Cmdr. Robert E. Bulatao, executive officer of U.S. Navy Support Facility (NSF) Diego Garcia, speaks to Sailors assigned to NSF Diego Garcia and several tenant commands during an 80th anniversary commemoration of the Battle of Midway. Our remembrance of Midway illustrates how our battle achievements in innovation, intelligence, and courage serve as a model and as inspiration as we face the challenges of the future.

Master Sgt. David Brauner, NCOIC of the 442d Logistics Readiness Squadron petroleum, oil, and lubricants flight, got "arrested" as part of a charity event hosted by off-duty members of the 100th Security Forces Squadron May 19, 2022, on Royal Air Force MIldenhall, England. "Prisoners" were asked to stay in "jail" - a bouncy castle - for one minute per dollar paid to have them arrested.

Alexander Narruhn, governor of the state of Chuuk, right, presents U.S. Navy Capt. Jeffrey Feinberg, commanding officer of the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), left, a gift during the Chuuk closing ceremony aboard Mercy, anchored off Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, as part of Pacific Partnership 2024-1, Jan. 20, 2024. Pacific Partnership, now in its 19th iteration, is the largest multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific and works to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes Major-Brigadeiro do Ar Edson Fernando da Costa Guimaraes Outgoing Chief of Delegation of Brazil and General de Brigada Giovani Moretto Incoming Chief of Delegation of Brazil to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., July 18, 2022. During the visit, the guest conducted an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus with.

Capt. David Adams, Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS), speaks with Dr. Christopher Racek, principal of Jack N. Darby Elementary School, during a visit to the school at CFAS Nov. 21, 2022. For 75 years, CFAS has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services to empower forward-deployed U.S. and Allied Forces while providing superior support to their families and the community.

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Otis C. Jones, left, 86th Airlift Wing commander, signs a Fire Prevention Week proclamation with Staff Sgt. Craig Deacon, center, 86th Civil Engineer Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of fire prevention, and Sparky the Fire Dog, right, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 6, 2022. Fire Prevention Week is observed yearly beginning on October 9th in commemoration of the Great Chicago Fire, which destroyed over three square miles of the city.

040719-F-7564C-094. Base: Charlotte State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Kyle G. Phillips, commanding officer, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations East, talks to U.S. service members and civilians from Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune prior to the start of the 2022 Suicide and Awareness 5k run on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 23, 2022. MCB Camp Lejeune hosted the event to raise awareness about suicide and show support for those affected. The Marine Corps Community Services Behavioral Health Branch Community Counseling Center hosted a variety of events throughout September to show support for Suicide Prevention and Awareness month.

Coast Guard Structures - Air Stations - Operations - 26-HK-96-32. AIRSTA OPS-- CG personnel autographing Katrina 2005 fire ax (4). Hurricane Katrina

010801-N-3783H-023. Base: Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Lionel Kone, a Côte dIvoire native and a logistic specialist with Strike Fighter Squadron 195, receives his certificate of citizenship at a naturalization ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Sept. 21, 2022. The naturalization ceremony was held to acknowledge the MCAS Iwakuni service members becoming citizens of the United States. The ceremony included service members from China, Côte dIvoire, Dominican Republic, and Honduras.

Inter-American Defense College Staff, Faculty and Students tour Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pa., Sept. 23, 2022. The Park protects and interprets the landscape of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. There are 43,000 American Civil War artifacts that are displayed in the Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center. The Visit It is an academic field study that is part of the master's program offered by the college.

U.S. Marine Capt. Paul Rispoli, left, an officer selection officer, with Recruiting Station Cleveland, talks to Lance Cpl. Samuel Gwatkin, a Marine Corps reservist and student at Youngstown State University (YSU), about the qualifications of becoming a Marine Corps officer at YSU, Youngstown, Ohio, September 12, 2022. Gwatkin used his benefits of being a reservist to pursue his degree in IT and minor in business.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Brian Nova Kane, 56th Training Squadron F-35A Lightning II aircraft instructor pilot, directs Michael Tree, military and veterans community liaison to U.S. Rep. Debbie Lesko, on the use of an F-35A Hands-On Throttle and Stick simulator May 4, 2022, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The simulator is one of the first steps used to train new U.S. Air Force F-35 pilots at the 56th Fighter Wing and sets the foundation for a more lethal, ready force. Familiarization with Luke AFB equipment allows Tree and the Arizona Congressional Staff Delegation to better understand the 56th Fighter Wings mission, successes and challenges.

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (Oct. 02, 2022) Major General William Graham, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Headquarters deputy commanding general, and Lt. Col. Andrew Johannes, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District commander, met with local elected leaders at North Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach, and Pawleys Island Oct. 2 to survey damage left behind from Hurricane Ian. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working with local, state, and federal partners to conduct post-storm surveys and preliminary damage assessments along the Grand Strand.

Members from Idahos Joint Forces Headquarters and the 124th Fighter Wing tour the Idaho Youth Challenge Academy, Oct. 21, 2022 in Pierce, Idaho. IDYCA is a state-run, quasi-military, in-residence, alternative highschool program focused on rehabilitating at-risk youth.

031030-M-5993H-003. Base: USMC Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Richard Peterson, a Fort Rucker police officer, speaks after receiving the U.S. Army Safety Guardian Award during a ceremony Aug. 9. Photo by Jay Mann.

U.S. Air Force Col. Scott Mills, 355th Wing commander, shares a laugh with Airman 1st Class Eric Stahley, 355th Wing Chapel religious affairs specialist, at the Loft on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, July 24, 2022. Every Sunday, volunteers from the Tucson area serve Airmen a free dinner.

MAJ. GEN. Marcelite Harris, chair for the 1996 NATO Women's Conference, talks with a San Antonio reporter during the Generals visit. Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030128-F-6701P-008. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Anthony Brinkley talks to Airmen about resiliency during one of his presentations in the USO auditorium Oct. 20, 2022, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Brinkley, a retired Air Force chief master sergeant, stressed the importance of self-care for all personnel in the chain of command, including taking advantage of available mental health resources. He conducted five sessions geared for leadership teams, junior enlisted, NCOs, senior NCOs, company and field grade officers.

221005-N-ZZ999-0068 GROTON, Conn. (October 5, 2022) - Cmdr. Scott Bresnahan, commanding officer of the Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Indiana (SSN 789), gives ship stickers and patches to cancer survivor Oban Birmingham, 8, during a pierside tour at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn., Oct. 5. The crew of Indiana welcomed Birmingham for a tour as part of the Kaps4Kids program, a U.S. Submarine Veterans Inc. charitable foundation designed to bring comfort and joy to children with challenging medical conditions.

Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell, Office of the Secretary of Defense South/Southeast Asia Principal Director Brigadier General Richard Simcock, and Pacific Fleet Commander Admiral Patrick Walsh meet with U.S. Army Specialist H.B. Bermanis and his father at Pohnpei International Airport in Palikir, Pohnpei, on July 1, 2011. SPC Bermanis was injured while serving in Iraq in 2003.

Christan Bale, an English actor, interacts with Marines and their families at a special showing of his 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.

Rear Adm. Bradley Rosen, commander, Navy Region Southwest, and Capt. Cory D. Schemm, commanding officer NAVSUP FLC San Diego, received a presentation on the new warehouse technologies during a tour of the 5G warehouse in North Island Coronado FLC, SD.

Christan Bale, right, 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.

Diorama in the Musee Memoire 39-45, WW2 museum in German Graf Spee naval artillery battery command post, Plougonvelin, Brittany, France, Europe

YOKOSUKA, Japan (March 31, 2023) - Command Master Chief Damien Pulvino (center) with Chief Culinary Specialist Jarrod Robinson (left) and Senior Chief Information Systems Technician Shawn Myers cut cake during a Navy Chief Petty Officer birthday celebration aboard U.S. 7th Fleet Flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) March 31, 2023. The rank of chief petty officer was established on April 1, 1893 and this year marks their 130-year-old history and legacy in the Navy.

Fire mascots talk with people about fire safety practices in the Base Exchange at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Oct. 14, 2022. This years Fire Prevention Week campaign is Fire wont wait. Plan your escape.

110526-N-PO203-168NEW YORK (May 26, 2011) Rear Adm. Nevin P. Carr, Chief of Naval Research, speaks with Chris Jansing during an appearance on the MSNBC network news show ÒJansing and Co.Ó Carr discussed the Massive Multiplayer Online Wargame Leveraging the Internet (MMOWGLI) exercise that will recruit online players from across the government to suggest ways of combating piracy off the coast of Somalia.

U.S. Army Soldiers completed an eight-hour, ACE Suicide Intervention program held in Kuwait City, Kuwait, Sept. 16, 2022. Over 40 Soldiers from multiple units and missions attended the training led by Chaplain (Maj.) Christopher T. Montgomery, operations chaplain for Area Support Group - Kuwait (ASG-KU), Capt. Sarah Skelton, aeromedical and SERE psychologist assigned to 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, 36th Infantry Division, and Staff Sgt. William D. McMurray, religious affairs non-commissioned officer from Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve. Soldiers from many different units stationed across the Middle East attended the group training to explore various suicide prevention scenarios and exercise new communication techniques as suicide intervention specialists.

Jay Carr, Joint Munitions Command deputy to the commander, recently acknowledged several members of the Crane Army workforce. Employees were recognized for their achievements and contributions in their efforts to help CAAA continue to support the U.S. Army and its warfighters.

Ethan Dykes, an intern at the Hampton Roads Naval Museum, engages with visitors in the museums Civil War gallery about artifacts and items associated with the USS Cumberland. Cumberland sank during an engagement with the Confederate ironclad ram, CSS Virginia on March 8, 1862. The museum is the official repository for artifacts recovered from the wreck site of USS Cumberland.

Staff. Sgt. Sadie Colbert, 8th Fighter Wing public affairs craftsman, speaks to Senior Airman Spencer Tobler DJ DiSpencer, AFN Kunsan Broadcast journalist, during a radio interview at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 7, 2022. Colbert was recently selected as the Pride of the Pack, a weekly program honoring stellar Airmen for their hard work as part of the Wolf Pack. Their achievements are recognized by leadership and are given a segment on AFN Kunsan.

061208-N-1328C-253. Base: Camp Lemonier Country: Djibouti (DJI)

BILLINGS, Mont. (July 6, 2021) Cmdr. Jeffrey Gerring, executive officer of the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15), left, and command Senior Chief Aaron Davis participate in a live local news morning show in Billings, Mont., July 6, 2021. Crew members are visiting the shipÕs namesake city to participate in a variety of community events. Billings is homeported at Naval Station Mayport, Fla.

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