Military Meetings and Operations

Images depict military personnel engaging in discussions and ceremonies in various locations, showcasing uniforms, formal settings, and a serious atmosphere.

030430-D-2987S-045. Base: Basra Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040403-M-8683D-008. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bamian University Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

041202-F-8293W-007. Base: Camp Butmir State: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

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Major General (MGEN) Herbert A. Altschuler, Commander, US Army (USA) Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (USACAPOC), shakes hands with a local Afghan man during a tour at the Artificial Insemination Complex in Kabul, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

LT. GEN. Khalid Bin Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz, commander of Joint Forces in Saudi Arabia, speaks with Secretary of Defense Richard Cheney as GEN. Norman H. Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, consults with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF GEN. Colin Powell. The men are taking part in a meeting regarding the Allied military coalition during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, visits with Shaikh Isa Bin Sulman Al-Khalifa, the emir of Bahrain. Schwarzkopf is visiting the various coalition countries that assisted in ousting Iraqi forces from Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Manama Country: Bahrain(BHR)

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry reviews his notes before a meeting with Egyptian Minister of Defense General Abdul Fatah Khalil al-Sisi in Cairo, Egypt, on November 3, 2013.

041224-F-5276B-038. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030430-D-2987S-045. Base: Basra Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040513-F-7203T-017. Base: Korat Country: Thailand (THA)

U.S. Army Central hosted leaders from the United Arab Emirates Land Forces at Patton Hall on Shaw Air Force Base, SC on September 26, 2022. The key leader engagement was vital to maintaining strong relationships with partner nations which shape future regional defense and bilateral cooperation.

031004-F-7685H-087. Base: Kirkush Country: Iraq (IRQ)

020607-O-9999M-014. Base: Geinlenkirchen Air Base State: Nordrhein-Westphalen Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Vice-Almirante Chagas Vianna Braga (Vice Admiral Brazilian Marine Corps), left, Brazilian fleet marine force commander, escorts U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, right, to the reviewing stand to observe a multinational amphibious assault demonstration at Ilha do Governador, Rio de Janeiro, on the official opening day of UNITAS LXIII, Sept. 8, 2022. For the last 63 year, UNITAS has developed and sustained relationships that improve the capacity of our reemerging and enduring maritime partners to achieve common objectives. Additionally, the military-to-military exchanges foster friendly, mutual cooperation and understanding among participating navies and marine corps.

(left to right) President Momcilo Krajisnik, US Army General George A. Joulwan, Supreme Allied Commander Europe, President Alija Izetbegovic, Secretary General of NATO, the Honorable Javier Solana, and President Kresimir Zubak, pose for a news media photo. They, along with US Army General William W. Crouch (not shown), commander-in-chief of NATO-led Peace Implementation Forces (IFOR), met at the French Brigade, Air Detachment, Sarajevo Airport, Bosnia and Herzegovina during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

050708-A-1566H-022. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM State: Babil Province Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030724-D-2987S-055. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020418-F-2326L-003. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE 2002 Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

060322-A-7969G-015. Base: Bayji State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AB DIVISION

Secretary of Defense William Perry walks with an unidentified civilian and the Supreme Allied Commander Europe, U.S. Army GEN George A. Joulwan after arriving at Kigali Airport to assess the relief situation for Rwanda. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Kigali Country: Russia (RUS)

Members of Congress and the Senate take time to talk to the troops deployed in support of Joint Task Force Shining Hope, Apr. 17, 1999 during their tour of the American campsite at Rinas Airport, located near Tirana, Albania. Representative John Conyers, Democrat from Michigan's 14th District and US Senator Charles Robb, Democrat from Virginia, are seen in the frame. This mission is in direction support of Operation Sustain Hope. Subject Operation/Series: SUSTAIN HOPE Base: Rinas State: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB)

020723-F-0201H-015. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

In this photo provided by ISAF Regional Command (South), Secretary of the Army John McHugh meets with members of the Afghan Local Police in the village of Tabin, Thursday, May 5, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Saudi Arabia's King Fahd and LT. GEN. Khalid Bin Sultan Abdul Aziz, commander of Joint Forces in Saudi Arabia, review troops of the Royal Saudi Landing Force as GEN. Hammond, chief of staff of the Saudi armed forces, looks on. Saudi forces played a part in reclaiming Kuwait from Iraqi occupation during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

DD-SD-07-15532. Base: Ankara Country: Turkey (TUR)

Task Force Spartan and 35th Infantry Division Command Sgt. Maj. Steven Stuenkel met with Command Sgt. Maj. Khaled Kameil of the Kuwait Land Force, for a tour and meeting with Soldiers of the 6th Liberation Mechanized Brigade. The discussions focused on the importance of NCO leadership across the ranks of both of our forces.

040513-F-6655M-203. Base: Abu Ghurayb (ABU GHRAIB) State: Baghdad Province Country: Iraq (IRQ)

The Secretary of Defense, the Honorable William J. Perry walks with the Commanding Officer of the Civil Military Cooperation Detachment (CIMIC), Colonel Voneree Deloatch, and the Commander of IFOR, Admiral Leighton Smith as they leave the Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps Headquarters in the Sarajevo suburb of Ilidza. COL. Deloatch will be promoted to Brigadier General by the Secretary of Defense. Subject Operation/Series: Joint Endeavor Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

A released Kuwaiti prisoner of war is welcomed home by an officer upon his arrival at Kuwait International Airport. The POWs were held by Iraqi forces during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Kuwait City Country: Kuwait(KWT)

050304-A-6854T-003. Base: Villanueva Country: Nicaragua (NIC)

040730-F-0193C-015. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030915-F-8678S-003. Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Secretary of Defense William Perry and Brig. GEN. Jack Nix visit the refugee camps at Goma. Subject Operation/Series: Support Hope Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR)

040810-F-0193C-023. Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

050817-F-6911G-083. Base: Asuncion Country: Paraguay (PRY)

031203-F-0981H-008. Base: Coalition Provisional Authority State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CPA/Strategic Communications

050921-A-0527A-011. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Shir Zai State: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

US Marine Corps General Whitlow, Joint Task Force Kenya Commander (right), escorts Hajib Balalab, Mayor of Mombasa (center), and General Kibwana, Commander of Kenya Navy (left), to the briefing room after their arrival at the Kenya United States Liaison Office (KUSLO) facility during Operation NOBLE RESPONSE '98, JTF Kenya. (Duplicate image, see also DM-SD-01-06038 or search 980302-M-5083B-004). Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE RESPONSE '98 Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN)

U.S. Air Force Gen. James B. Hecker, left, U.S. Air Forces in Europe Air Forces Africa commander and Association of African Air Forces co-chairman, and Tunisian Air Force Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hajem, right, Tunisian Air Force chief of staff and AAAF chairman, lead a group of African Air Chiefs, and guests during a salute pass-by with TAF who greet them upon arrival at Sfax Air Base, Tunisia, Feb. 27, 2024. The AAAF aims to identify primary challenges amongst African Air Chiefs while strengthening partnerships within Africa. Air Force

040228-A-8359B-181. Base: Fort Buchanan, San Juan State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: SOUTHEAST

040323-M-5753Q-004. Base: Rawah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

South Korean President Roh Tae Woo greets a member of 5th Bn., 14th Inf., 25th Inf. Div. (Light), during the joint South Korean/U.S. exercise Team Spirit '89. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '89 Base: Ichon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

120327-N-WL435-075 DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia (March 27, 2012) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert talks with Royal Saudi Naval Forces Chief of Naval Operations Vice Adm. Dakheel Allah Al-Wagdani at the King Abdul Aziz Air Base.

030910-F-1789V-001. Base: Vaziani Military Base State: Tiblisi Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Navy Commander Barbara Ford, Executive Officer to Admiral Leighton Smith Commander Implementation Force, provides the Transfer of Authority Certificate to Admiral Smith, during the Transfer of Authority Ceremony in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

030820-F-2828D-168. Base: Tegucigalpa Country: Honduras (HND)

010508-D-9880W-003. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060926-F-5586B-203. Base: Podgorica Country: Montenegro (MNT)

Returnee roll call of the Sudan evacuation unit, Bundeswehr deployment at the air base in Wunstorf. Here, Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius, SPD, with Inspector General Carsten Breuer, Wunstorf, Germany, Europe

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Whiskeytown Base in the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area in northern California, where he joined California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and other officials, National Park Service personnel, and firefighters at a briefing on the Whiskeytown Complex fires and the status of firefighting efforts throughout the state

040313-F-2828D-558. Base: Port-Au-Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)

010605-A-1985S-003. Base: Camp Bondsteel (CBS) State: Kosovo Country: Serbia (SER)

Mr. Alija Izetbegovic (left), President of the Republic of Bosnia Herzegovina and US Navy Admiral T. Joseph Lopez (right), Commander of the Peace Implementation Forces (COMIFOR), meet at the Presidency regarding concerns over destruction of abandoned buildings in and near the Zone of Separation (ZOS) throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, with Pakistani Chief of Army Staff Raheel Sharif, participates in a wreath laying ceremony at the General Headquarters (GHQ), the headquarters of Pakistan Army, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on January 13, 2015.

061121-D-9880W-003. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060508-A-0527A-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Shir Zai State: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

CAPT. W. H. Ide, commanding officer of the miscellaneous flagship USS LASALLE (AGF-3), welcomes dignitaries aboard the ship as Rear Adm. Raynor Taylor, commander, Middle East Force, stands by at right. The officials are visiting the LASALLE to celebrate the reopening of Ash Shuaybah's harbor following removal of Iraqi mines by a multinational explosives ordnance disposal team. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Ash Shuaybah Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Iraqi LT. Gens. Mohammd Abdez Rahman Al-Dagitistani and Sabin Abdel-Aziz Al Douri discuss cease-fire conditions with GEN. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, and LT. GEN. Khalid Bin Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz, commander of Joint Forces in Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Safwan Country: Iraq(IRQ)

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Defense Minister of Afghanistan Abdul Rahim Wardak ride on a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter to the Combined Fielding Center at Camp Blackhorse, Afghanistan, March 10, 2010.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with a group of dignitaries on November 13, 2016, as he arrives at the Pukeahu National War Memorial Park at Anzac Square in Wellington, New Zealand, to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior, present U.S. medals to members of New Zealand�s armed forces who served alongside American troops, and to dedicate the site of a new U.S. memorial in the park.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi walk through an honor guard on November 15, 2016, before the Secretary departed from Muscat International Airport in Muscat, Oman, following a bilateral visit to the country.

041207-F-5586B-249. Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

The Emir of Bahrain , Shaikh Isa Bin Sulman Al-Khalifa, presents the Bahrain Medal to Lt. Gen. Charles Horner, commanding general, U.S. Central Air Force. Horner is visiting the emir at his private residence in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm.

Korean President Chun Doo Hwan (centre) is escorted by Major General (MGEN) Claude M. Kicklighter, Commander, 25th Infantry Division, upon his arrival at division headquarters during the joint U.S./South Korean Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '85. 22 March 1985.

DD-SD-07-17643. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020607-O-9999M-037. Base: Geinlenkirchen Air Base State: Nordrhein-Westphalen Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

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.

030206-F-6701P-015. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, presents MAJ. GEN. Shaikh Khalifa Bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa, minister of defense, with the Legion of Merit for his efforts during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Bahrain(BHR)

DF-SC-85-12043. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060126-A-6365W-018. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST

02/27/1996. Camilo José Cela receives the flag of Spain from the Chief of the Army Staff, José Faura.

nhq201704100053 (April 10, 2017) --- Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA, left, and Flight Engineers Sergey Ryzhikov, center, and Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos are seen at a Karaganda Airport welcome ceremony in Kazakhstan on Monday, April 10, 2017. 2017 (Kazakh time). Kimbrough, Ryzhikov, and Borisenko are returning after 173 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 49 and 50 crews onboard the International Space Station.

060526-A-3749Z-058. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Charikar State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST

Secretary of the Army Michael Stone, center, is escorted by two senior non-commissioned officers from the 25th Infantry Division (Light) after arriving for a visit to the base. Base: Schofield Barracks, Kaneohe Bay State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., to view Marine Corps Evening Parade, deliver remarks, and attend reception at the site, a National Historic Landmark

GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, visits with Shaikh Isa Bin Sulman Al-Khalifa, the emir of Bahrain, and other Bahraini dignitaries. Schwarzkopf is visiting the various coalition countries that assisted in ousting Iraqi forces from Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Manama Country: Bahrain(BHR)

The Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Department of Defense (DOD), Honorable Paul Wolfowitz, addresses the media after touring the Rabia Balkhi Hospital in Kabul, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Rose Gottemoeller greets Pakistani Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif before his meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on November 18, 2015.

030429-D-2987S-151. Base: Riyadh Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

German police patrol in the old town of Gjakova, the police operations are part of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo, UNMIK, Kosovo, Europe

Haji Abdullah Jan, the Garmsire district governor, and British Royal Marine Lt. Gen. Jim Dutton, International Security Assistance Force deputy commander, meet for the first time at a local ice-cream shop in the little town of Garmsire Sept. 3, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with the Taliban Delegation in Doha, Qatar, on September 12, 2020.

060912-N-2468S-004. Base: Fleet Activities Yokosuka Country: Japan (JPN)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Christopher Steele, the commanding officer of Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) 22, presents the U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro a plaque in appreciation for his leadership, during a visit with MRF-D 22 at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, NT, Australia, June 18, 2022. Secretary Del Toro visited Marines and Sailors with MRF-D 22 and Australian Defence Force personnel as part of the Indo-Pacific battlefield circulation.

060503-A-0527A-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Shir Zai State: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Returnee roll call of the Sudan evacuation unit, Bundeswehr deployment at the air base in Wunstorf. Here, Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius, SPD, with Inspector General Carsten Breuer, Wunstorf, Germany, Europe

GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, visits with SA'ad Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, the crown prince of Kuwait. Schwarzkopf is also in Kuwait to present awards to military officials in recognition of their contributions to coalition efforts during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT)

MAJ W.E. Garrett, pilot and team leader of the West Virginia Air National Guard 167th Tactical Airlift Group, talks with Archbishop Manuel Salvador on the flight line at Mactan Airport. The archbishop is accepting the first shipment of medical supplies delivered by the combined training and humanitarian missions of Garrett's group. Filipino doctors living in West Virginia led an effort of the Charleston Area Medical Center to donate over 49,000 pounds of medicine, equipment and hospital beds. Base: Cebu Country: Philippines

070313-M-0948M-031. Base: Camp Blue Diamond State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7TH IRAQI ARMY DIVISION

An officer of the Kuwaiti police force, armed with a 5.56mm M-4 Colt rifle, checks a building accompanied by other members of the force. The force is functioning with half of its total membership one month after the liberation of Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Kuwait City Country: Kuwait(KWT)

051221-N-0696M-238. Base: Muzaffarabad Country: Pakistan (PAK)

020128-D-9880W-022. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

070313-M-0948M-035. Base: Camp Blue Diamond State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7TH IRAQI ARMY DIVISION

Navalcarnero (Madrid), 12/22/2016. Release from prison of Miguel Bernard, leader of the Clean Hands union. Photo: De San Bernardo ARCHDC.

041013-F-5276B-014. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Sen. Robert Dole of Kansas, left, and Sen John Warner of Virginia, right, talk with some of the troops while visiting a military facility during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

041013-F-5276B-028. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

SAN DIEGO (Aug. 16, 2022) Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro greets Ambassador Taranjit Singhu Sandhu, ambassador of India to the United States, ahead of a reception aboard the Indian Shivalik-class frigate INS Satpura (F48) in San Diego Aug. 16, 2022. Del Toro is visiting San Diego and Monterey to visit with Sailors and Marines at installation commands, engage with leadership at the Surface Warfare Flag Officer Training Symposium, and to discuss strategic initiatives at the Naval Postgraduate School.

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