Military Official Activities

Images of military officials and ceremonies, showcasing leadership roles and official engagements in diverse contexts.

Chinese soldiers on drill duty in the parade area located next to Meridian Gate in the Forbidden City, Beijing, China.

Tech. Sgt. Ben Hinderman, an Air National Guardsman with the 105th Airlift Wing, speaks with Swedish defense delegates at Stewart Air National Guard Base, New York, Feb. 7, 2024. The New York National Guard hosted a Swedish defense delegation in various parts of New York to introduce them to the many capabilities of the National Guard and deepen bilateral ties between the National Guard and Sweden. Air National Guard

Military dispatcher in control center relays information from army intelligence analysts to troops on front lines. Radio communications operator in camouflage uniform talking in headset mic, camera A

North Korea, Pyongyang. A mural depicting Kim Il Sung surrounded by senior military figures at the Oun Revolutionary Site.

DA-SC-85-00542. Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldier leaning against the statue of Ho Chi Minh or "Uncle Ho" with a child, Saigon, Ho-Chi-Minh-Stadt, Suedvietnam, Vietnam, Asia

Checkpoint Charlie ,Berlin, Alemania, europe.

DF-ST-86-11868. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

Officers in white uniforms standing guard on a side entrance to the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.

Overall view of memebers of the Four Party Joint Military delegations in a conference room. The South Vietnamese delegation with backs to camera, the U.S. delegation on left, the Viet Cong delegation facing the camera and the North Vietnamese delegation on the right. The conference held at Tan Son Nhut Airbase will finalize details on the release of prisoners of wars held by the four parties. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Saigon Country: South Vietnam

World war 2 monument in Ust-Nera. Road of Bones, Sakha Republic, Yakutia, Russia, Europe

A political poster was glued to several of the barriers in front of the Implementation Forces Headquarters. During the days leading up to the national elections of Bosnia and Herzegovina, people were free to attach posters such as this to any available vacant wall, pole, or in this case, tank barrier, thanks in part to Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. Election day was what some officials termed "boring" since voting was very peaceful. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Members of the Republic of Korea Marine Corps fold the South Korean flag during a combined evening colors ceremony with U.S. Marines from 1st Marine Division during Freedom Shield 24 in Pohang, South Korea, Feb. 29, 2024. Freedom Shield 24 is a defense-oriented exercise designed to strengthen the ROK-U.S. Alliance, enhance the combined defense posture, and further strengthen security and stability on the Korean peninsula. Marine Corps

Troopers assigned to 1-12 Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division participated in a WWII Commemoration Wreath Laying Ceremony at Drawsko Pomorskie Municiple Cemetery in Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland Sept. 1, 2022. Participating in events like these promote partnership between U.S. and Polish forces and the civilian population.

Members of the Viet Nam Red Cross greet crew members of the US Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo plane carrying a water purification system into Tan Son Nhat, Viet Nam. (sub-standard). Base: Tan Son Nhat Country: Viet Nam (VNM)

Airmen in the 90th Munitions Squadron fire a cannon during Cheyenne Frontier Days Military Monday opening ceremonies, July 23, 2022, at Frontier Park in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Fort D.A. Russell and F.E Warren Air Force Base have supported Cheyenne Frontier Days since its inception in 1897, and CFD continues to honor the military by dedicating a day to all service members.

The crew return bus pulls away from the Gargarin Cosmonaut Training Center's airplane in Star City, Russia. The Soyuz capsule carrying Expedition 9 Flight Engineer Michael Fincke, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka and Russian Space Forces cosmonaut Yuri Shargin landed approximately 85 kilometers northeast of Arkalyk in northern Kazakhstan, Sunday, October 24, 2004.

Veterans in Naval Martyrsí Day for the deceased in the Dardanelles Campaign of WW1, Canakkale, Turkey

Vertical shot of brave Ukrainian soldier at war, Ukrainian soldier with flag, remember the war

Thailand: Thai army personnel celebrating Chulalongkorn Day with a portrait of former Thai King Chulalongkorn, Rama V.

Veterans Day ceremony and aftermath at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne delivered the opening remarks, and joined participating dignitaries including the former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Colin Powell, along with Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Founder and President Jan Scruggs, Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation Founder and President Diane Carlson Evans, Mary "Edie" Meeks of the Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation, William Hansen of Lockheed Martin, and William Murdy of Comfort Systems. Ceremony, co-hosted by the Memorial Fund and the National Park Service, highlighted the 25th anniversary of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

White-uniformed soldiers from the Honor Guard of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Command walk next to the mausoleum and a Vietnamese flag, Hanoi, Vietnam.

Dachau, concentration camp, main camp gate, sign slogan 'Arbeit macht frei' ('Work will make you free.'), Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

COL Teimah Kineto a medical officer from the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, is on site to learn medical procedures of the United States Navy while deployed with 3D Marine Division, 12th Marine Regiment (3/12), Charlie Battery's artillery unit. Charlie Battery is deployed in support of the units cold weather training at Camp Hijudai, Oita, Japan. Base: Camp Hijudai State: Oita Country: Japan (JPN)

The changing of the guard takes place at the Soviet Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Base: West Berlin Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Portugal, Azores, Terceira Island, Angra do Heroismo. Military museum interior (Editorial Use Only)

The Wall decorated with roses at the central commemorative event at the Berlin Wall Memorial to mark the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Wall in Berlin, 9 November 2024

COL. George H. Sheldon Jr., 31st Air Defense Artillery Brigade commander, and Jack W. Stout, father of SGT. Mitchell W. Stout, Vietnam Medal of Honor awardee (posthumously), pose beside the unveiled marker erected in Stout's honor in front of the new unit headquarters. The headquarters, in turn, have been named in Stout's memory. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Women from the first graduating class of the Afghan National Army Female Officer Candidate School stand for the playing of the national anthem during their graduation ceremony, Sept. 23, 2010. Twenty-nine Afghan women completed 20 weeks of training, which included 8 weeks of basic training and 12 weeks of advanced training in logistics and finance.

Members of the 3rd Infantry (The Old Guard) stand by and salute as the casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era is lowered into a crypt at the Tomb of the Unknowns, Arlington National Cemetery. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

China, Beijing, Tiananmen Square, Gate of Heavenly Peace, Member of the Chinese Army honor guard stands watch at the entrance to the Forbidden City with a portraint of Mao hanging above.

Artwork: "AP1C Guard" Germany, 1987. Artist: Gregg Davis. Catalog Number: 1.9.88. Country: Unknown

China, Beijing, Tiananmen Square, Gate of Heavenly Peace, Members of the Chinese Army honor guard stand watch at the entrance to the Forbidden City.

Expedition 42 commander Barry Wilmore of NASA is carried from all terrain vehicle (ATV) into a medical tent shortly after he and Alexander Samokutyaev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), and Elena Serova of Roscosmos landed in their Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Thursday, March 12, 2015. NASA Astronaut Wilmore, Russian Cosmonauts Samokutyaev and Serova are returning after almost six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 41 and 42 crews.

Marshal Kim Il Sung receives a military parade after the end of the war. July, 1953.

Graffiti depicting revolutionary hero Jose Marti and others, Havana, Cuba, Caribbean, Central America *** IMPORTANT: Editorial Use ***

Netherlands, The Hague on 23/02/2022. NATO seminar with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands MArk Rutte and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in the background. The main topic was the current situation between Russia and Ukraine. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.Pays-Bas, La Haye le 23/02/2022. Seminaire de l'OTAN en presence du Premier Ministre des Pays-Bas MArk Rutte et en distanciel le Secretaire General de l' OTAN Jens Stoltenberg. Le principal point aborde a ete l'actualite entre la Russie et l'Ukraine. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Dachau Concentration Camp. Nazi camp of prisoners opened in 1933. Site where the barracks were. Concrete-fundament marking the position of barrack 16. Germany.

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - SEPTEMBER 30: Soldiers of a guard of honour on Red Square on a march September 30th, 2008 near Kremlin Wall , Russia.

Members of the Kazakhstan Army compete in a tug-of-war competition during a sporting event held at Central ASian Peacekeeping Battalion (CENTRASBAT) 2000, Almaty, Kazakhstan (KAZ), Wednesday 13 September 2000. The tug-of-war competition was one of many sports played between participating countries. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (US CENTCOM) and hosted by the former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, 11-20 September 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 US troops including personnel from US CENTCOM, the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th.... Complete Scene Caption: Members of the Kazakhstan Army compete in a tug-of-war competition during a sporting event held at Central ASian Peacekeeping Battalion (CENTRASBAT) 2000, Almaty, Kazakhstan (KAZ), Wednesday 13 September 2000. The tug-of-war competition was one of many sports played betwe

Hunters, hunting guides and hunting horn blowers blowing the shot hares (Lepus europaeus) and pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) after the end of the hunt, tradition, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Police officers act with water cannons against demonstrators protesting against the reform of the infection protection law in Berlin, 18.11.2020. Among the demonstrators are Reichsbuerger, neo-Nazis as well as Corona deniers. The reformed Infection Protection Act is to be passed today in the Bundestag and Bundesrat, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Germany, Berlin. Berlin Wall, Check-point Charlie monument, the American sector. Guards. (Editorial Use Only)

050622-A-6017M-005. Subject Operation/Series: RED DRAGON Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAR

In the election campaign for the 1969 Bundestag elections, the neo-Nazi NPD also took part, here with a rally in Dortmund in 1968; the police had every effort to avoid a confrontation with the counter-demonstrations, as the dozen or so neo-Nazis were confronted by more than a thousand opponents, Germany, Europe

US Astronauts and Russian Cosmonauts pose in front of a monumental statue of Yuri Gagarin. The International Space Station Expedition 14 crew are in Baikonur, Kazakhstan to prepare from their Sept. 18, 2006 launch.

030312-M-8337G-028. Base: Iwo Jima Country: Japan (JPN)

People visiting the artillery of the WWII on the Palace square ST.PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - AUGUST 08, 2017: People visiting the artillery of the WWII on the Palace square Copyright: xZoonar.com/MaximxMitsun:xmaxim-mmail.rux 16550519

After marching from Ramstein Village to Ramstein Air Base on September 14, 2001, German citizens place wreathes, flowers, and candles, as a show of support and empathy for the victims and those who mourn them, of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers Twin Towers and at the Pentagon. Hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the buildings, killing themselves, the passengers and thousands on the ground, on September 11th. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Seoul, South Korea. Members of the Korean Imperial Guard standing outside the Gyeongbokgung Palace during a change of the guard ceremony

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 38/39 Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (foreground) prepares to lay flowers at the statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first man to fly in space, during a ceremony October 22, 2013. Looking on in the background are backup crewmembers Flight Engineer Reid Wiseman of NASA (back left) and Flight Engineer Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency (back right). Wakata, Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin and NASA Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio will launch Nov. 7, Kazakh time from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz TMA-11M spacecraft for the start of a six-month mission on the International Space Station.NASA/Stephanie Stoll

changing of the guards, Imperial Palace, Beijing, China, Asia

Deagwallyong museum of history of skiing, Alpensia, Gangwon-do, South Korea

Poland, Oswiecim, Auschwitz Concentration camp, Firing squad wall

A wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Brussels, Belgium, is held Nov. 11, 2021, to honor those who served during World War I. This Armistice Day marked the 100th anniversary of the burial of five unknown Belgian solders in the tomb at Colonne du Congrès.

Mexico, Chiapas, Aguas Calientes, Guadalupe Tepeyac. Commander in the Zapatista National Liberation Army

Ukraine. Sevastopol. Memorial to the Heroic Defense of Sevastopol 1941-1942. Alley of the hero-city. Detail.

Checkpoint near Chernowitz, cars are stopped and checked by volunteers

040213-F-4037P-006. Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFMC

DF-ST-87-09795. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Base: Chongju Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

jsc2019e052246 - Inside the Kremlin in Moscow, spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates (left) and Expedition 61 crewmembers Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos (center) and Jessica Meir of NASA (right) pose for pictures in front of the Tsar Cannon Sept. 5 after laying flowers at the Wall where Russian space icons are interred. They will launch Sept. 25 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft for a mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

ASTRONAUT JIM HALSELL AND MSFC DIRECTOR PATRICK SCHEUERMANN LIGHT MEMORIAL CANDLE AT REMEMBRANCE DAY EVENT AT USSRC

Cuba, Havana, La Rampa, Plaza Anti-imperialista José Marti

The Idaho National Guard participated in Boise's downtown Idaho Veterans Parade on Nov. 5, 2022 to honor veterans, past and present.

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Mullinax, command sergeant major of the 1st Infantry Division, attends a ceremony at the Charles Shay Indian Memorial at Saint Laurent Sur Mer, France, June 4, 2022. The event honored Mr. Shay and all other Native-American soldiers who fought on D-Day.

KGB Border Guard Force Concentration. Courtesy of Soviet Military Power, 1984. PHOTO No. 6, (Page 15, bottom). Country: Unknown

Rear Adm. Raynor A.K. Taylor, commander, Middle East Force, points out strategic areas on a map while conducting a news conference prior to a ceremony marking the re-opening of Ash Shuaybah's port facility during Operation Desert Storm. The port is being reopened after a multinational effort to clear the mines laid by Iraqi forces during their occupation of Kuwait. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Ash Shuaybah Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Russia, 1900. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Russia

A mural depicting a protest against policies by the British. A protester is wearing a gas mask. Free Derry was a self-declared autonomous nationalist ...

África de las Heras, militante comunista española y espía de la KGB.

A child pours bourbon on a B-29 Monument to honor the fallen during a U.S.-Japan Joint Memorial Service June 11, 2022, at Mt. Shizuhata in Shizuoka city, Japan. The memorial service provided participants the opportunity to honor those who lost their lives during a World War II air raid on June 20, 1945. During the raid, two U.S. Army Air Forces B-29 Superfortresses collided mid-air over Shizuoka City, resulting in the death of 23 Airmen on board the aircraft. Representatives of the U.S. Air Forces Yokota Air Base, Japan Self Defense Force, and Shizuoka City rendered their respects to the Airmen and Japanese civilians who lost their lives as a result of the tragedy, and reflected on the strong alliance the U.S. and Japan have forged since the end of World War II.

Climate Rally on Königsplatz Climate Rally on Königsplatz is Guarded and Protected by Police

illustration of Ukraine gaining ground in the war with Russia

Marathon team members from the U.S. and British Royal Marines gather in front of the Marine Corps Memorial with the Commandant of the Marine Corps, GEN Alfred M. Gray, following the 1987 Marine Corps Marathon. GEN Gray has his hand on the Challenge Cup trophy won by the British. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A member of the Chinese Honor Guard, Beijing, China.

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. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo visits the Gate of Freedom Memorial in Bratislava, Slovakia, on February 12, 2019.

220725-N-HP061-0110BRUNEI (July 25, 2022) Deputy Chief of Mission of Japan to Brunei Suda Atsushi transits the aft missile deck aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) as part of a ship tour during a scheduled port visit to Brunei, July 25. Higgins is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navys largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleets principal surface force.

DF-ST-86-06561. Base: Florennes Air Base Country: Belgium (BEL)

A chart showing missile production for the Soviet Union and NATO. "Soviet Military Power," 1983, Page 79. Country: Unknown

France, Brittany, Medreac on 31/03/2022/ Official posters of the presidential campaign in the commune of Medreac in Brittany.France, Bretagne, Medreac le 31/03/2022/ Affiches officielles de la campagne presidentielle dans la commune de Medreac en Bretagne.

Missile production - USSR and NATO. Courtesy of Soviet Military Power, 1984. PHOTO No. 114, page 98, bottom right. Country: Unknown

U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration highlighting the amphibious landing during the Battle of Inchon (Operation Chromite) as part of the Korean War, Sept. 15, 1950. The landing was a demonstration of the strength of the United States' naval forces in littoral operations, and allowed Marines to seize Kimpo Air Base and progress into Seoul.

NATO/Warsaw Pact combat aircraft in place in Europe. Courtesy of Soviet Military Power, 1984. PHOTO No. 78, page 74, center right. Country: Unknown

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