Military Meetings and Briefings

Various scenes of military personnel engaged in discussions in both formal settings and relaxed environments, reflecting collaboration and strategy.

DESERT SHIELD - Colin Powell in desert fatigues in Saudi Arabia.

070109-M-8299S-008. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-5

Straight on, medium shot of US Air Force CHIEF of STAFF, General Michael Ryan, as he visits with personnel from the 7th Supply, Fuels Management Branch of the 7th Wing, Dyess AFB, Texas. Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220613-N-ZA692-1061 DOHA, Qatar (June 13, 2022) Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces, meets with leaders from Qatar Emiri Naval Forces during a visit to Qatars naval headquarters in Doha, Qatar, June 13.

040909-M-7719F-030. State: An Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DESERT SHIELD - Colin Powell in desert fatigues in Saudi Arabia.

020116-A-2682N-006. Base: Fort Mcpherson State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

030820-M-7837W-021. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ)

041113-M-0173F-012. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William Blaylock, Task Force Spartan and 35th Infantry Division Commanding General, watches the culminating event during Exercise Eager Lion in Jordan, Sept. 14, 2022. Eager Lion 22 is a multilateral exercise hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise, and improve interoperability among partner nations.

070207-A-1985S-066. Base: Forward Operating Base Shield State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Albanian special operations forces soldiers and U.S. Green Berets assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) enjoy some down time following a joint combined exchange training (JCET) near Tirana, Albania, Feb. 27, 2024. JCET enhances interoperability with partner nations and strengthens military readiness, teamwork, and joint confidence while promoting peace and stability in Europe. Army

980228-F-4116M-003. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

050201-A-4487O-020. Base: Fort Buchanan, San Juan State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: SOUTHEAST

U.S. troops participating in Operation Desert Shield laugh and applaud during the Bob Hope Christmas Eve USO Show.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

Netherlands Armed Forces Maj. Dennis Reijerse and Hungarian Defence Forces Maj. Laszlo Farkas, assigned to Military Advisor Group - North, Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, conduct a key leader engagement with members of the Peshmerga for the distribution of weapons and ammunition to the 21st and 22nd Regional Guard brigades, Kurdistan, Iraq, Nov. 27, 2022. MAG-N personnel continue to advise, assist, and enable partners to maintain the enduring defeat of ISIS and set conditions for long-term security.

U.S. Army Soldiers with the New Jersey National Guard meet with Albanian Armed Forces leadership at the Bunavi Individual Training Center, April 6, 2022, in Vlorë, Albania. New Jersey Army National Guard soldiers selected to Officer Candidate School, along with their leadership cadre, traveled to Albania to participate in combined leadership and tactical familiarization with AAF OCS cadets, strengthening the more than 20 year New Jersey-Albania Partnership, which is one of 22 European partnerships that make up the U.S. European Command State Partnership Program and one of 65 worldwide partnerships that make up the National Guard State Partnership Program.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Adam Howes, chief of the medical staff, speaks with Thomas Daley, U.S. Embassy chargé daffairs, during a tour of the health services outreach site in support of Pacific Angel 22-4 in Baucau, Timor-Leste. The operation, scheduled Sept. 12-17, focuses on capacity building through health services outreach, engineering civic action program construction projects and subject matter expert exchanges. Pacific Air Forces participate in PAC ANGEL operations in order to advance interoperability and build upon established partnerships between our military forces and our allies and partners.

In a closed meeting attended by members of Police Transition Team 13, Col. Khalid Kharbit, the district chief of police for Habbaniyah, Iraq, questions a prisoner July 29, 2009. U.S. forces provide training, information and support to Iraqi leaders, like Kharbit, who are taking an active role in Iraqs future.

Natasha Franceschi, charge d'affaires of the U.S. Embassy, Tunisia, receives a tour and briefings by U.S. and Tunisian senior military officials before a joint combined arms live-fire exercise during African Lion 22 at the Ben Ghilouf Training Area, June 26, 2022. African Lion 2022 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.

070324-M-7404B-009. Complete Scene Caption: An Iraqi Army Soldier salutes Iraqi Army Brig.GEN. Bassim before receiving his certificate during a graduation of Iraqi Army Soldiers from the School of Infantry (SOI) on Camp Yasser, Al Asad Air Base, Iraq on March 24, 2007. SOI is a ten day training school that teaches advanced fighting techniques and tactics to new Iraqi Army Soldiers before they report to their battalions. 2d Marine Aircraft Wing (fwd) is deployed as a part of MNF-W in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Al Anbar province of Iraq to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. Sheila M. Brooks) (Released) Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: SOI

060126-A-6365W-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST

A group of Syrian Democratic Forces detention facility guards stand in formation during a Law Enforcement training course graduation at the Vetted Syrian Opposition Academy of Excellence in the al-Shaddadi region, March 30, 2023. Coalition Forces advise, assist, and enable SDF to conduct guard force training to increase their capability of maintaining ISIS detainees in detention facilities across northeast Syria.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich, left, Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) commander, meets with Maj. Gen. Bandar Salem Al-Muzayan, right, acting Kuwait Air Force command chief, at the Kuwait Air Force Headquarters, Aug. 17, 2022. During the visit, Grynkewich met with Kuwaiti military leaders to discuss the importance of resolute partnerships within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

041124-M-2583M-031. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

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.

040614-M-5753Q-010. Base: Anah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Iraq Air Defense personnel discuss amongst themselves during a key leader engagement for an operational rehearsal exercise, at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Oct. 30, 2022. The mission of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve is to advise, assist and enable partner forces in the enduring defeat of ISIS.

060412-A-5745M-015. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MTN

A Kuwaiti soldier takes his army's oath of service following his completion of combat training at Fort Dix. Kuwaiti troops have been training in preparation for conflict with the Iraqi forces presently occupying their country. Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey(NJ) Country: United States Of America(USA)

040409-M-8096M-005. Base: Tirin Kot District State: Oruzgan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Dr. John Hamre, the Under Secretary of Defense, shakes hands with SPECIALIST Stacy Brown during his visit to the Tactical Operations Center in Taszar, Hungary. Dr. Hamre came to assess financial/resource management operations in support of NATO and US Forces in the theater of operations. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Taszar Country: Hungary (HUN)

Airmen from the U.S. and various African nations discuss proposal plans during the Air Transport Sharing Mechanism capstone in Kasane, Botswana, Aug. 23, 2022. The working group discussed the creation of the African Air Mobility Coordination Center to enhance the African Unions strategic lift capability.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment and soldiers with the United Arab Emirates Presidential Guard welcome distinguished guests and visitors during exercise Intrepid Maven 22.4, Sept. 28, 2022. Intrepid Maven is a bilateral exercise between U.S. and UAE armed forces to train with and strengthen our relationships with allied nations in the CENTCOM area of operations.

010921-F-3573Z-007. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Army GEN John M. Shalikashvili, Chairman Joint Chiefs of STAFF, poses for a group photograph, with some of the Army personnel supporting the Rwandan relief effort. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Kigali Country: Rwanda (RWA)

SURABAYA, INDONESIA (Dec. 12, 2022) - Leadership from amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines talk with officers from the Indonesian National MilitaryNavy (TNI-AL) during a welcome ceremony for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)/Marine Exercise (MAREX) Indonesia 2022, Dec. 12. CARAT/MAREX Indonesia is a bilateral exercise between Indonesia and the United States designed to promote regional security cooperation, maintain and strengthen maritime partnerships, and enhance maritime interoperability. In its 28th year, the CARAT series is comprised of multinational exercises, designed to enhance U.S. and partner navies abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport dock ships USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD

060527-A-0527A-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagran Airfield Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

960911-F-2907C-003. Complete Scene Caption: General John M. Shalikashvili, United States Army, Chairman Joint Chiefs of STAFF, meets for the first time with the military leaders of the former warring factions. Counter-clockwise from the right is Admiral T. Joseph Lopez, United States Navy, Allied Forces Southern Europe, United States Naval Forces Europe and Implementation Forces (IFOR) Commander; General Shalikashvili; Major General Tim Sulivan, United Kingdom Army, Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) CHIEF of STAFF; Lieutenant General William Carter, United States Army, IFOR Commander CHIEF of STAFF; General Rasim Delic, Commander in CHIEF ARBiH (Islamist faction); General Zirko Budimir, Commander in CHIEF HVO (Bosnian Croat Army); General Zdravko Tolimir, CHIEF of General STAFF VRS (Bosnian Serb Army); and Brigadier General Charleton-Weedy, United Kingdom Army, Head of the ARRC Faction Liaison Office. This meeting was held in the Annex building, Residency Compound, Implementation Forc

Armed Forces of Cote dIvoire Chief of Staff of the Army Maj. Gen. Aly Dem (left) and U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa Commander Maj. Gen. Todd Wasmund (right) discuss preparation Dec. 7, 2022 for the upcoming African Land Forces Summit in Abidjan, Cote dIvoire. ALFS brings together land forces chiefs from across Africa and other partner nations to discuss and identify solutions to transregional and common challenges, and encourage cooperation in addressing them.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Folsom Dam Overlook and surrounding area, Folsom, California, for tours, meetings with Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other personnel on the occasion of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Folsom Dam Joint Federal Project

XII Raid Cataluña 2018, Barbastro, Huesca, Spain.

031218-F-1545M-157. Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

DF-ST-89-01107. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: King Faisal Air Base, Al Jafr Country: Jordan (JOR)

060501-N-6901L-017. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Cooke (TAJI) State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040513-F-6655M-460. Base: Camp Victory, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040429-F-5343T-008. Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

070226-A-2224C-024. Base: Baqubah State: Diyaka Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Army SPC Jaquan Turnbow takes a picture of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry as he and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Stuart Jones pose on April 8, 2016, with members of the Marine Security Guard detachment who protect the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq.

040611-M-0706S-001. Base: Al Nasir Wa Al Slam State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1/5, B Co.

CHIEF Barry Orell, the crew cheif of the Combined Combat Camera Team gives a brief on the operations of their job and equipment at the Combined Combat Camera office in Rockhampton, Australia, during Exercise TANDEM THRUST 2001. TANDEM THRUST is a combined United States and Australian military training exercise. This biannual exercise is being held in the vicinity of Shoalwater Bay training area, Queensland, Australia. More than 27,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines are participating, with Canadian units taking part as opposing forces. The purpose of TANDEM THRUST is to train for crisis action planning and execution of contingency response operations. Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST 2001 Base: Rockhampton State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS)

220818-N-ZA692-2315 MANAMA, Bahrain (Aug. 18, 2022) Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, center, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces, presides over a change of command ceremony for the International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC) in Manama, Bahrain, Aug. 18. Royal Navy Commodore Ben Aldous assumed command of IMSC from Commodore Don Mackinnon who served as commander since November 2021.

050707-A-1566H-052. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM State: Babil Province Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Robert F. Godec, U.S. ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand Royal Thai Armed Forces Gen. Songwit Noonpackdee, chief of Defense Forces, and U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Xavier Brunson, Cobra Gold Multi-National Force deputy commander, receive a briefing during exercise Cobra Gold on Camp Red Horse, Utapao, Rayong Province, Thailand, Feb. 27, 2024. Joint exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise involving over 30 participating nations in mainland Asia and is a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This is the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. Washington Army National Guard

040605-M-5555L-054. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Hurricane Point State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Members of the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, deployed from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, check out their photos published in a Kazakhstan newspaper prior to the start of CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 2000 opening ceremonies on September 13th, 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) and hosted by former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, Sep. 11-20, 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U. S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group.... Complete Scene Caption: Members of the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, deployed from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, check out their photos published in a Kazakhstan newspaper prior to the start of CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 2000 opening ceremonies on September 13th, 2000.

U.S. Army Lt. Col Cory Swanson, Battalion Commander from the 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 163rd Cavalry Regiment and Lt. Col. Youseff Al-Ajarmah of the Jordanian Armed Forces, conducts pre-mission planning during Exercise Eager Lion in Jordan, Sept. 11, 2022. Eager Lion 22 is a multilateral exercise hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise, and improve interoperability among partner nations.

030915-F-8678S-004. Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Forces from Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Italy and the UK, conduct a pre-mission briefing during Exercise Eager Lion in Jordan, Sept. 11, 2022. Eager Lion 22 is a multilateral exercise hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise, and improve interoperability among partner nations.

040707-F-9136L-025. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: British Embassy

041005-F-0697K-003. Base: Montevideo Country: Uruguay (URY)

Troops from the United Arab Emirates 11th Mountain Battalion prepare their personal equipment with the multiple integrated laser engagement system (MILES) prior to the beginning of Joint Readiness Training Center rotation 24-03 at Fort Johnson, Louisiana, Jan. 9, 2024. JRTC and Fort Johnson train Brigade Combat Teams to conduct large scale operations on a decisive action battlefield against a near-peer threat with multi-domain capabilities. JRTC and the Combat Training Center platform continue to evolve in order to challenge Soldiers, Leaders, and IBCTs in the most realistic, demanding, rigorous battlefield environment. Last year, UAE became the first partner from the CENTCOM region to have a company level unit participate in a training rotation. This year, UAE returned to conduct air-assault operations alongside the 101st Airborne Division, premier air-assault force in the world.

060508-A-0527A-005. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Shir Zai State: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

070207-A-1985S-058. Base: Forward Operating Base Shield State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

051001-A-3749Z-005. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM State: Nuristan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST BDE 504PIR 82ND ABN DIV

011113-A-6157W-002. Base: Fort Lewis State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

GEN. Norman H. Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, visits with troops from other countries during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

040731-M-4419R-042. Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Sarah Farnsworth, Office of the Secretary of Defense Protocol, greets a member of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 8, 2022. Members of NATO and other nations met to discuss both the current and future defense needs of Ukraine.

Kuwaiti Officers visits the 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) and Fort Stewart. Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Maj. Gen. David Lesperance (left), commander of the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division, greets South Kroea's president elect, Yoon Suk-yeol, at Camp Humphreys, South Korea on Apr. 7, 2022. Yoon visited Camp Humphreys to learn more about the Combined Forces Command's mission, taking a moment to eat lunch with U.S. and South Korean troops during the visit.

Delegates from Botswana, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Mauritius, Morocco, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia, South Africa, and Tanzania pose for a picture during U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africas European-African Military Nursing Exchange conference at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 10, 2022. The EAMNE targets the formation of partnerships and fosters a sharing culture among partners and Allies.

060111-A-5886H-108. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Warhorse State: Diyala Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A Royal Saudi Air Force service member talks at a Bird-Aircraft-Strike-Hazard plan meeting between U.S. Air Force and RSAF service members at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, June 22, 2022. The 378th Air Expeditionary Wings BASH team monitors and helps mitigate wildlife activity around USAF assets. Since USAF aircraft are integrated into RSAFs PSAB airfield, BASH and their Saudi counterparts are working to further develop and strengthen a unified wildlife hazard partnership.

120427-N-AC887-001 AQABA, Jordan (April 27, 2012) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus observes Sailors and Marines conducting visit, board, search and seizure training with their Jordanian counterparts at the Royal Jordanian Naval Force base in Aqaba, Jordan. Mabus is in Jordan to meet with U.S. and Jordanian officials, to enhance our long-standing partnership, and to discuss ways to further stability and peace within the region.

U.S. Soldiers from the Virginia Army National Guard and the 3rd Security Force Assistance Brigade thank troops assigned to the the Tajikistan Ministry of Defense following the field training exercise portion of the exercise Regional Cooperation 22 Aug. 18, 2022, at a training site near Dushanbe, Tajikistan. RC 22 is an annual, multi-national U.S. Central Command-sponsored exercise conducted by U.S. forces in partnership with Central and South Asia nations.

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing, and Royal Saudi Air Force service members have a Bird-Aircraft-Strike-Hazard plan meeting at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, June 22, 2022. The 378th AEWs BASH team monitors and helps mitigate wildlife activity around USAF assets. Since USAF aircraft are integrated into RSAFs PSAB airfield, BASH and their Saudi counterparts are working to further develop and strengthen a unified wildlife hazard partnership.

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

Newly appointed Maj. Gen. Abdull Ameer, commander of the Iraqi Army 12th Infantry Division, talks about his recent promotion with Col. Matthew Russell, 18th Engineering Brigade Commander, before a ceremony commemorating the annual Iraqi Army Day, Jan 6, 2009. Iraqi Army Day is a celebration of the Iraqi forces and all they have sacrificed, and accomplished in the rebuilding of Iraq.

070225-M-4393H-031. Complete Scene Caption: Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq on Feb. 25, 2007, Commanding General of Second Marine Logistics Group Brig. GEN. James A. Kessler and civilian contracter Julian Burns from Virginia discuss parts of a bomb sweeping vehicle at a conference regarding social issues in the Anbar Province organized by Second Marine Expeditionary Forces (II MEF). II MEF (FWD) is deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq Multi-National Forces-West to develop the Iraqi security force, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. Charles Howard) (Released) Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Taqaddum Air Base State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: II MEF (FWD)

031127-F-7392S-009. Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

020705-F-6701P-012. Base: Tbilisi Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO)

050626-A-1566H-020. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Speicher State: Tikrit Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST BRIGADE, 4TH IRAQI ARMY

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS AFGHANISTAN TRIP

Col. Jeffrey Alston, commander of the Wisconsin Army National Guards 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, presents his brigade coin to the land forces commander of the Papua New Guinea Defence Forces on Dec. 1 at Murray Barracks in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The Wisconsin National Guard conducted a senior leader National Guard State Partnership Exchange visit to Papua New Guinea Nov. 30 to Dec. 6. Wisconsin National Guard photo by Maj. Brian Faltinson

040730-F-0193C-017. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030321-F-6449C-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base Country: Romania (ROM) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

030930-F-5586B-009. Complete Scene Caption: US Army (USA) Reserves, STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Todd P. Finley, Facilities Protection Service (FPS) Advisor, A Company (CO), 489th Engineering Battalion, Hot Springs, Arkansas (AR), gives a Facilities Protection Service (FPS) patch and Identification card to an Iraqi woman during the graduation ceremony. Twenty-nine Iraqi women became the first female Facilities Protection Service (FPS) guards in Iraqs Ministry of Water Resources, after completing a three-day training course taught by Iraqi FPS officers. Their training included sessions on ethics, standards of professionalism, search and seizure, and weapons familiarization. The women will serve alongside male counterparts guarding buildings, dams, and other ministry facilities. The classes are taking place during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

020427-M-0428C-002. Base: Kabul State: Kabul Province Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

New York Air National Guard Senior Airman Caleb Lapinel is presented with his new jungle knife after completing the Brazilian Jungle Warfare Center international course on Nov. 11, 2020. Lapinel was the only American in the class of ten.

030902-F-7924J-004. Base: Graf Ignatievo Air Base Country: Bulgaria (BGR)

060508-A-0527A-009. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Shir Zai State: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Gen. Songwit Noonpackdee, chief of defense forces of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, left, and Lt. Gen. Xavier Brunson, commanding general of I Corps, right, salute the flag as the United States national anthem is played during the opening ceremony for Exercise Cobra Gold 2024 held at Utapao Airport, Rayong province, Thailand, Feb. 27, 2024. Cobra Gold demonstrates the U.S. commitment to the region by building interoperability, multilateral cooperative arrangements, advancing common interests, and a commitment to our allies and partners in ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Marine Corps

040924-A-2912C-009. Base: Kandahar Airfield Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Jordanian Armed Forces Maj. Gen. Yousef Al Hnaity, watches the culminating event during Exercise Eager Lion in Jordan, Sept. 14, 2022. Eager Lion 22 is a multilateral exercise hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise, and improve interoperability among partner nations.

Jordanian Armed Forces Maj. Gen. Yousef Al Hnaity, watches the culminating event during Exercise Eager Lion in Jordan, Sept. 14, 2022. Eager Lion 22 is a multilateral exercise hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise, and improve interoperability among partner nations.

U.S. and partner nations exchange gifts at the close of the exercise Regional Cooperation 22 Aug. 19, 2022, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. RC 22 is an annual, multi-national U.S. Central Command-sponsored exercise conducted by U.S. forces in partnership with Central and South Asia nations.

060518-A-3749Z-017. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagran Airfield State: Kunar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS AFGHANISTAN TRIP

In a hangar, the base chaplain addresses the congregation and offers a prayer during a memorial ceremony to remember the victims of the June 25 bombing at the Khobar Towers complex. Nineteen U.S. service members were killed and many others were injured in the bombing of the billeting facility in Dhahran. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Dhahran Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

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