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Portraits and working scenes featuring various military personnel and operations, reflecting leadership and training environments.

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Close-up of a senior man in a military uniform
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Sergeant-Major on-board engineer-Savior D. Schuller of the SAR / photo flight Leeuwarden.
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Former Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Ronald L. Green gives advice to Marines on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, April 19, 2022. Marines were given the opportunity to ask questions and learn from Green and Medal of Honor recipient Dakota L. Meyers experiences in the military.
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Indian Mumbai Police Commissioner R S Sharma, India, Asia India Copyright: xJagdishxAgarwal/DinodiaxPhotox -
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Inter-American Defense College Leadership greeted Mexican dignitaries for a Mexican Independence Day Celebration hosted by students at the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 16, 2022. IADC students celebrate the Independence Day of all nations represented by students with a presentation about the country, food and a 5k run.
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Bangladesh, Dhaka, October 2021. Reportage on the fiftieth anniversary of the 1971 Bangladesh War of Independence. Gouranga Dey, war fighter. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.Bangladesh, Dacca, October 2021. Reportage sur le cinquantenaire de la guerre d independance du Bangladesh de 1971. Gouranga Dey, combattant pendant la guerre. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.
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031118-F-1789V-006. Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE
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Soldier in gala uniform; Hanoi, Vietnam
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Serbian residents stare at Russian Soldiers at Checkpoint 34A near the town of Gajevi, Bosnia-Herzegovina. The Serbs are protesting the return of Muslim refugees for resettlement into the town. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Gajevi Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)
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010911-F-7910D-001. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC
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The National Best Warrior Competition kicked off, July 24, 2022 with an opening ceremony aboard the General Jackson Showboat in Nashville, Tennessee. Fourteen National Guard Soldiers are competing in the All-Guard National Best Warrior Competition July 24-29, 2022, primarily at Camp Smyrna, Tennessee. The top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from the New York, Rhode Island, West Virginia, Maryland, Tennessee, Minnesota, Texas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Oregon, Hawaii, and Utah National Guards will compete in more than 30 events that will test their military skills, physical strength and endurance. The annual Army National Guard Best Warrior competition determines which junior enlisted Soldier and NCO from the United States of America's 54 states and territories will represent more than 330,000 guardsmen at the Army Best Warrior competition this fall. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)
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020307-D-5449R-004. Base: Landstuhl Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)
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the bombed village Andriivka
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040605-M-4419R-006. Base: India Base (NASIR WAAL SALAAM) State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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Missouri National Guards Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) program hosted a week-long refresher course to the states Victim Advocates at the Ike Skelton Training Site, Jefferson City, Mo., Sept. 15, 2022. The training consisted of lesson seminars, interactive activities, communication assessments and much more. (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Rose Di Trolio)
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (May 5, 2022) - U.S. Navy Counselor 1st Class Kevin Negron Figueroa, attached to Navy Talent Acquisition Group Miami, is recognized as Navy League Fort Lauderdales Sailor of the Year at a Sea Services Enlisted Person of the Year Awards Reception during Fleet Week Port Everglades festivities, May 5, 2022. Fleet Weeks are designed to show Americans the investment they have made in their Navy and increase the awareness of the Navys role and purpose in our national defense.
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050812-A-9419D-002. Base: Camp Grayling State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Zeller, the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiments senior enlisted leader, addresses members of the battalion during the units annual Makin Dinner, Nov. 26, 2022. The unit, which is currently deployed as part of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, held the event overseas at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Each November Soldiers and veterans of the regiment assemble for the dinner which commemorates the World War II Battle of Makin Island.
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The Pennsylvania National Guard Associations hosts Industry Day at the Keystone Conference Center as part of their annual conference. The event offered a chance for employers and college representatives to network with Soldiers, Airmen and other employees at Fort Indiantown Gap. Pennsylvania National Guard leadership, including Maj. Gen. Mark Schindler, the Adjutant General of Pennsylvania, offered remarks during the event.
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Around 100 riders from various chapters of the Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club honored the legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers by visiting the Buffalo Soldier Monument at Ft. Leavenworth. The monument tour was sponsored by the Ft. Leavenworth chapter.
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041202-F-9624D-003. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Perry Sinclair, 81st Security Forces Squadron days flight chief, grills food for the squadrons morale day at the marina on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Sept. 16, 2022. The squadron used Unite Funds to celebrate their first morale day since the start of COVID-19. (U.S Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Trenten Walters)
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120702-N-ES115-348BOSTON (July 2, 2012) Chief Special Warfare Operator Brad Woodard (SEAL), assigned to the U.S. Navy parachute demonstration team, the Leap Frogs, gives an interview after a demonstration at Boston Common during Boston Navy Week 2012.
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John Basden and his wife, Dolores Basden, watch the lowering of the casket of his great-uncle,U.S. Navy Fire Controlman 1st Class Hubert P. Clement, during an interment ceremony held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct. 12, 2022. Clement was assigned to the USS Oklahoma when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft during World War II. Clement was accounted for on Oct. 1, 2021, nearly 80 years after the attacks on Pearl Harbor.
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Dr. Victoria Coleman, Air Force Chief Scientist, learns about the history of the 67th Fighter Squadron in their heritage room at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 26, 2022. Shogun Warriors were given the opportunity to ask Dr. Coleman questions, exchange strategic insights and showcase Kadenas mission operations. While here, Dr. Coleman stressed the importance of innovation within the U.S. Air Force, and recognized 18th Wing Airmen for accomplishments made toward a free and open Indo-Pacific.
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Soldier guarding Tian An Men Tower with Chair Mao's portrait Beijing China
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Jason Michaels, a magician with Operation Magic All Stars, performs a card trick, Oct. 13, 2022, assisted by a U.S. service member deployed to Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Operation Magic All Stars was brought to PSAB by Armed Forces Entertainment in coordination with the 378th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron. AFE and the 378th EFSS share a mission of raising troop morale and mental health within USCENTCOMs area of responsibility.
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Seville. 11/14/11. Interview with Lieutenant Colonel Alarcon Arzugaray. Special Abc Employment forum. Photos: Rocio Ruz. Archsev.
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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.
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060204-N-0696M-119. Base: Munich Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)
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041024-M-3843C-041. Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA)
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030330-M-2176J-116. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Umm Qasr Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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Shanmugalingam Sivashankar, aka Pottu Amman, joined LTTE in 1981 along with Colonel Soosai, and became second in LTTE's military wing after leader Velupillai Prabhakaran. Pottu Amman was trained at a coastal camp in Vedaranyam in Tamil Nadu. He was responsible for training Black Tigers for suicide missions, most notably when former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was killed in 1989. Another attack was against president Ranasinghe Premadasa who was killed when a Black Tiger blew himself up also killing 23 bystanders on May Day 1993. Pottu Amman is also believed to have been in charge of planning the LTTE's covert operations and was the brain behind most of the LTTE's successful military operations. He may have been killed by the Sri Lankan Army at Vellamullivaikkal on May 18, 2009, but his body has never been identified.
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Indian army soldier Ak-47 machine gun in hand mountain in background MR Copyright: xVirenxDesai/DinodiaxPhotox
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Chief Master Sgt. Esteban Salazar, 711th Human Performance Wing and Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine senior enlisted leader, delivers remarks at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base senior NCO induction ceremony Aug. 26, 2022. Salazar was the events guest speaker.
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Max Holloway, UFC Featherweight Champion and Hawaiian native, participates in a guest rider safety brief as part of the Blue Angels VIP Rider Program, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 12, 2022. Holloway was selected as the VIP Rider due to his active role in his community and was the recipient of the UFCs Forrest Griffin Community Award for his exceptional volunteer and charity work. Marine Corps Base Hawaii hosted the 2022 Kaneohe Bay Air Show, Blues on the Bay, on Aug. 13-14.
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Reunification Day on April 30. Military celebrating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. Ho Chi Minh city. Vietnam.
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Spouses of Soldiers assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, take part in flights at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. on May 24 and 25, 2022. They were give a passenger brief and manifested before boarding the UH-60 Black Hawks and flying around the training reservation.
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040913-F-9072P-002. Base: RAF Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: United Kingdom (UK)
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Tech. Sgt. Robert Sneed, an air traffic controller assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, hosts the third quarter awards ceremony, October 4, 2022 at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Embracing the spirit of football season, the theme for the third quarter awards was a tailgating event. Airmen were encouraged to wear their favorite teams jerseys and decorate their sections while they cheered on their Wingmen.
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Tech. Sgt. Robert Sneed, an air traffic controller assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, hosts the third quarter awards ceremony, October 4, 2022 at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Embracing the spirit of football season, the theme for the third quarter awards was a tailgating event. Airmen were encouraged to wear their favorite teams jerseys and decorate their sections while they cheered on their Wingmen.
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Gavin Williamson Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom being interviewed by British Forces Broadcasting in London at Parliament Square.
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221014-N-IX644-4033 ADRIATIC SEA (Oct. 14, 2022) Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) 1st Class Jose Mercado, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), sings Anchors Aweigh during a celebration of the Navys 247th birthday, Oct. 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.
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Indian army soldier taking oath in front of flag of India in background MR 702A Copyright: xVirenxDesai/DinodiaxPhotox
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U.S. Army Col. Andrew Landers, Commander of the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Omar Mascarenas, Command Sergeant Major of LRMC while celebrating the 1st Legacyfest in Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany.
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Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade (ADSB) welcome Brigade Support Battalions from the Division to ADSB on Fort Bragg, NC, April 6, 2022. The welcome ceremony included an award ceremony, brigade run, and PT competition.
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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, commonly known as the LTTE or the Tamil Tigers, is a separatist organization formerly based in northern Sri Lanka. Founded in May 1976 by Velupillai Prabhakaran, it waged a violent secessionist campaign that sought to create Tamil Eelam, an independent state in the north and east of Sri Lanka. This campaign evolved into the Sri Lankan Civil War, which was one of the longest running armed conflicts in Asia until the LTTE was defeated by the Sri Lankan Armed Forces in May 2009.