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Images depict military personnel interacting with leadership. Subjects include discussions, inspections, and formal meetings in various uniforms, emphasizing camaraderie and duty.

030207-F-7372R-017. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

970615-D-2987S-177. Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Wasington, DC, May 20, 2008 FEMA Administrator R. David Paulison, spends time at the National Guard communication display booth. The display was one of many open to public at FEMA Headquartes as part of National Hurricane Awareness Day. Barry Bahler/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

030430-A-7317P-013. Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Hurricane Katrina, Bay St. Louis, Miss., November 7, 2005 -- Jesse Munoz of FEMA, Col. Vesay of USACE and Tom Taylor of MEMA (r to l) speak with a representative of North Bay Elementary School on the day of its re-opening. Waveland/Bay St. Louis schools have been closed since the landfall of Hurricane Katrina on August 29th.

050710-A-6108G-849. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece (Jan. 6, 2024)Lt. Joshua Korver, training officer, assigned to Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bay, shakes hands with Secretary of State Antony Blinken before his departure from Greece, Jan. 6, 2024. Secretary Blinken arrived to Chania, Crete, Greece, as part of a multi-country trip, to meet with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for an exchange of views on the U.S.-Greece bilateral relationship, the Eastern Mediterranean region, and the NATO alliance. NSA Souda Bay is an operational ashore installation which enables and supports U.S., Allied, Coalition, and Partner nation forces to preserve security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility.

051221-N-0696M-214. Base: Muzaffarabad Country: Pakistan (PAK)

011001-F-3397P-006. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Rickenbacker Ang Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Operation Uphold Democrcy - Presidential Visit for United Nations Transition. President William Jefferson Clinton talks with a soldier of the 3/2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, during a tour of their encampment at Warrior Base Camp in Port-au-Prince. Presdient Clinton flew to Haiti to address and meet with troops of the Joint Task Force and attend the United Nations transition ceremony. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port-Au-Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)

010605-A-9369L-016. Base: Camp Bondsteel (CBS) State: Kosovo Country: Serbia (SER)

030318-M-0175R-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: USS Nassau (LHA 4)

020924-F-9032T-004. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, where he toured facilities, viewed aircraft, and met with personnel of the Air Force's Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds

040830-F-1936B-040. Base: Eagle Base State: Tuzla Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

030113-A-9999K-003. Base: Yongsan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: Korea

020427-D-9880W-203. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050623-A-6108G-145. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Sulaymaniyah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

The Adjutant General of Georgia, Maj. Gen. William T. Nesbitt meets with Georgia Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security Director Charley English to discuss how the National Guard can assist GEMA in the winter storm.

Civilian and military officials pose for a group photograph prior to discussing U.S. military intervention in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield. Dignitaries include, from left: P. D. Wolfowitz, under sec. of defense for policy; GEN. C. Powell, chrm., Joint Chiefs of STAFF; R. Cheney, sec. of defense; GEN. N. Schwarzkopf, cmdr-in-chief, USCENTCOM; LT. GEN. C. Waller, dep. chief of staff, USCENTCOM; and MAJ. GEN. R. Johnston. Back row: LT. GEN. C. Horner, cmdr., 9th AF, TAC; LT. GEN. J. Yeosock, cmdr., 3rd Army; Vice-Adm. S. Arthur, cmdr., Seventh Flt. and COL. Johnson.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

060825-N-8298P-006. Complete Scene Caption: On board the bridge of the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke Class (Flight I) Guided Missile Destroyer, USS CARNEY (DDG 64), SEAMAN Dave Bishop (left) shakes hands with Colombian Navy Officer Sierra Henao David, from the Colombian Navy Almirante Padilla Class (Type FS 1500) Class Corvette; ARC CALDAS (CM 52), after completing a simulated Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) boarding on Aug. 25, 2006, while underway in the Pacific Ocean participating in the at-sea portion of the Panamax 2006 Exercise. Panamax is a multinational training exercise tailored to the defense of the Panama Canal, involving civil and military forces from the region. (U.S. Navy PHOTO by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 2nd Class Christopher Perez) (Released) Base: USS Carney (DDG 64)

GEN. Colin Powell, chairman, Joint Chiefs of STAFF, shakes hands with a member of the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing as he visits with the unit during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

Officers clap after the name of the last graduate is read during the Army War College graduation ceremony at the Carlisle Barracks in Pennsylvania June 7, 2008. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen was the keynote speaker during the ceremony.

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Commandant Thomas H. Collins and President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-304-71. Hurricane Katrina

961003-F-6019H-008. Subject Operation/Series: CABANAS '97 Base: Fort Sherman Country: Panama (PAN)

010919-D-8415D-007. Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Forces Command (FORSCOM) Commander, General Dennis J. Reimer, presents the Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant General Horace G. Taylor during his retirement and change of command ceremony. LT. GEN. Taylor's wife, Mary Jane Taylor looks on. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CDR Clifford A. Skelton (left) describes the capabilities of some of the armaments used by Carrier AirWing 3 to Israeli Minister of Defense Yitzhak Mordechai (center) who received executive briefings and a ship familiarization tour. Country: Unknown

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the U.S. Air Force's Ramstein Air Base, Ramstein, Germany

At the end of the change of command ceremony, MGEN Ernest C. Cheatham Jr. the new commanding general, 1ST Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, shakes hands with Army LGEN Robert C. Kingston, commanding general, Rapid Deployment Force. Standing to his right is MGEN James L. Day. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060427-N-0696M-382. Base: International Zone State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

020501-A-6897K-004. Base: Yongsan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

020911-D-4578-001. Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President William Jefferson Clinton with A1C Robert Britton, member of the 623 Air Mobility Support Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, during a dinner held at the base, on May 5, 1999. The President visited Ramstein Air Base to thank the troops for their support of Operations Allied Force and Sustain Hope. Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCESUSTAIN HOPE Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

020221-F-3886C-004. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

DF-ST-88-08066. Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

07/22/2013. Madrid. Spain. Meeting of His Majesty the King of Spain Don Juan Carlos at the Defense Staff. Photo: Saint Bernard. Archdc of San Bernardo.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the U.S. Air Force's Ramstein Air Base, Ramstein, Germany

981010-F-9082S-003. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

041207-N-5608F-020. Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

060427-N-0696M-243. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine embraces Capt. Kevin Welsh, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1-102nd Cavalry Squadron, 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard at Camp Bucca, Iraq, Jan. 6. The pair first met during the governor's visit to Balad, Iraq during Welsh's prior deployment there from 2006 to 2007.

041125-M-0036Y-039. Base: Camp Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. President, Joe Biden shakes hands with a 142nd Wing Guardsman following a press conference held at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. on April 21, 2022. During the event, the President spoke of upcoming infrastructure improvements coming to the Portland area in the near future.

070113-A-2224C-074. Base: Camp Vistory State: Al Faw Palace Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: EUROPE

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Principal Federal Official - 26-HK-370-90. File Unit includes photographs of Admrial Allen on CNN and Visits by Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton among others. Hurricane Katrina

A personal photo of Sergeant 1st Class Jared C. Monti, the first Soldier recipient for actions in Afghanistan/Operation Enduring Freedom.

050213-N-3019M-005. Base: Aloha Stadium State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050904-F-9085B-012. Base: Keesler Air Force Base State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Marine Expeditionary Brigade Afghanistan Commanding General Brig. Gen. Larry D. Nicholson speaks to a crowd of approximately 800 people during a shura in Garmsir district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 19, 2010. Marines from 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, along with Afghan national security forces provided security for a shura held in the school that was burnt during the Garmsir protest just a week before.

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Randall L. Brawner, a member of the Mobility flight, assigned to the 437th Aerial Port Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, receives an immunization from SENIOR AIRMAN Jennifer G. Icenhour, an Immunization Journeyman, assigned to the 437th Medical Group, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina. SSGT Randall is proceeding through the base mobility processing line, prior to deploying in support of the humanitarian relief effort Operation PHOENIX TUSK, under Operation GUARDIAN ASSISTANCE. Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX TUSKGUARDIAN ASSISTANCE Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-6-42. Hurricane Katrina

DA-SC-86-08974. Base: Hongchon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

061221-N-5330L-245. Base: USS Anzio (CG 68)

MASTER CHIEF PETTY Officer of the Navy (MCPON) John Hagan and US NAVY Admiral (ADM) Jay Johnson CHIEF of Naval Operations (CNO) speak to sailors during their recent visit to Mayport, FL. Base: Mayport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the U.S. Air Force's Ramstein Air Base, Ramstein, Germany

The CHIEF of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral Jeremy M. Boorda addresses the crew on board the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CV-64)(Exact date unknown). Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

051021-F-5586B-691. Base: Yongsan Garrison State: Seoul National Capital Area Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

040811-F-8757F-009. Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GEN. Hansford T. Johnson, commander-in-chief, Military Airlift Command, meets an officer from the 37th Tactical Airlift Squadron as Brig. GEN. Frederic N. Buckingham, vice commander, 21st Air Force, Military Airlift Command, stands by during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Recruits pass through the serving line in the mess hall. Base: Fort Jackson State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GEN. John R. Galvin, supreme allied commander, Europe, answers questions for the media regarding Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq. Galvin is visiting Silopi, site of Provide Comfort's Humanitarian Service Support Base staging area. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Silopi Country: Turkey (TUR)

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States Military, Admiral Michael G. Mullen, is welcomed to Israel by General Gadi Shamnii on July 18, 2011.

051102-A-1526R-048. Base: Buenos Aires Country: Argentina (ARG)

041103-F-0335M-006. Base: Fresno Air National Guard Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050211-N-8796S-062. Base: Banda Aceh State: Sumatra Country: Indonesia (IDN)

US Army Lieutenant General Commander, I Corps and Fort Lewis, Washington, and Mrs. George A. Crocker, and Colonel Ray Johns, Wing Commander, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, salute US Army General Dennis J. Reimer, CHIEF of STAFF, US Army, on his departure from McChord Air Force Base, Washington, following a visit to Fort Lewis, Washington. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CAPT. Mike Sherman of the Joint Information Bureau briefs media pool correspondents covering Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Dhahran Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Military delegation visiting Main Interior for Toys for Tots promotional event, meetings with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and other senior officials

US Air Force Major Ed Thoele (2nd from left), 436th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Commander, Dover AIr Force Base, Delaware, discusses C-5 Galaxy maintenance issues in the Isochronal Dock on Wednesday, December 15, 1999 with Congressman Mike Castle (Left), Senator Joseph Biden (2nd from right) and William Cohen, Secretary of Defense. Mr. Cohen, toured the ISO Docks during his recent visit to Dover AFB, Dover, DE. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

061202-F-4925S-043. Base: Dire Dawa Country: Ethiopia (ETH)

970615-D-2987S-219. Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

051224-N-0696M-195. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

020719-A-4519W-004. Base: Fort Drum State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

US Air Force CHIEF Clara Duhond (center) celebrates another victory for the 11th Wing, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington DC, during the closing ceremonies of DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness, base defense, and policing skills over six days. Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE 00 Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030905-M-7837W-008. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)

President William Jefferson Clinton addresses soldiers of the First Armored Division about their participation in Operation Joint Endeavor. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Baumholder Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

010412-F-1690S-008. Subject Operation/Series: VALIANT RETURN Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne receiving visit at Main Interior from U.S. Army officers Jon Frye and Soto, and family members

061209-D-7203T-016. Base: Al Asad Air Base State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Department of Defense's Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany

Secretary of Defense, the Honorable William J. Perry, talks informally with soldiers at the Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps Headquarters in the Sarajevo suburb of Ilidza. Subject Operation/Series: Joint Endeavor Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

980925-N-0669D-001. Base: Uss Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69)

US Marine Corps Lieutenant General C.E. Wilhelm, Commander, Marine Forces Atlantic, and Kyrgystani Prime Minister Otubayeva pose for a photo while she tours Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, during COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96. Cooperative Osprey '96 is a United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise, that will be conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic, in August 1996 at Camp Lejeune, NC. Cooperative Osprey, under the Partnership for Peace program, will provide interoperability training in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations along NATO/IFOR standards, with an emphasis on individual and collective skills. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060508-N-2568S-176. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Major General Alfred A. Valenzuela, US Army South Commanding General, takes notes during a briefing at PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS (PKO) NORTH 2000 exercise at the Honduran Military Academy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The exercise, which runs from 14-25 August 2000, is sponsored by US Southern Command in Miami, Florida, and executed by US Army South in Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico. Subject Operation/Series: PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS (PKO) NORTH 2000 Base: Tegucigalpa Country: Honduras (HND) Scene Major Command Shown: MACOMS

GEN. Wesley K. Clark, Commander in CHIEF US Southern Command, transfers Key to the City to President Ernesto Perez Balladares. To President Balladares' right is Dr. Nicolas Ardito Barlette, ARI Administrator. Base: Fort Amador Country: Panama (PAN)

040324-M-9259G-017. Complete Scene Caption: US Army (USA) General (GEN) Leon J. LaPorte (center), Commander, United Nations Command (UNC), Combined Forces Command (CFC), United States Forces Korea (USFK) (UNC-CFC-USFK); Republic of Korea (ROK) Marine Corps (ROKMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Kim In Sik (left), Commandant, ROKMC; and US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel Michael ONeal (right), CHIEF of STAFF, Marine Forces Pacific (MARFORPAC); listen to a briefing in the Video Teleconferencing Center (VTC) Room at Headquarters (HQ), UNC-CFC-USFK Combat Operations Center (COC), Yongsan Army Garrison, Republic of Korea (KOR), during Reception Staging Onward Moving and Integration 2004 (RSO&I 04), a theater-level training exercise conducted annually by US military forces to test their ability to rapidly deploy various unit command and control functions to the Korean Peninsula. Base: Yongsan Army Garrison Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

050211-F-7203T-031. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ)

020521-F-1740G-004. Base: Air Force Station Agra Country: India (IND)

Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan poses for a photo with U.S. Ambassador to India Ken Juster and Marine Security Guards at U.S Embassy New Delhi, in New Delhi, India, on August 14, 2019.

The Honorable Carol DiBattiste, Under Secretary of the Air Force, accepts a squadron coin from US Air Force Major Dorothy Silvanic, 31st Maintenance Commander, Aviano Air Base, Italy. Ms DiBattiste stopped at Aviano Air Base to meet with troops and families and talk about recruiting and retention. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

Deputy Secretary of State Antony "Tony" Blinken enjoys a meal with members of the U.S. and South Korean Armed Forces at Camp Bonifas during his tour of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on October 6, 2015.

DA-SN-87-08931. Subject Operation/Series: YAMA SAKURA XI Base: Camp Sendai Country: Japan (JPN)

020606-F-0558K-004. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050915-N-5345W-148. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE (JTF) KATRINA Base: USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

USMC GYSGT Turner gives newly arriving personnel directions on where to report for inprocessing to the Armed Forces Inaugural Committee. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Maj. Gen. Michael Oates, commanding general, Multi-National Division - South, 10th Mountain Division, fields a question from an Iraqi reporter at a ceremony marking the transfer of the Zigguart of Ur from U.S. to Iraqi control as Maj. Chad Carroll, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division public affairs officer from Cleburne, Texas, monitors the interview. The Ziggurat had been closed to the public since 2003. The Ziggurat was constructed in 2100 B.C. by Sumerian King Ur-Nammu.

In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the 21st Theater Sustainment Command in Kaiserslautern, Germany, shines a spotlight on Albert Cruz-Bianchi (left in portrait photo) and his family. His family roots are in Jayuya, Puerto Rico, where his mother and father were born and raised. Cruz is on his 47th year serving in federal service, 24 years of those were on Active Duty in the U.S. Army. He has been both an enlisted Soldier as well as an Officer and retired as a Major. Americas diversity is a great strength, as people of different backgrounds, cultures, and heritage contribute their unique perspective, skills and talents. Our Army is stronger because of this diversity and we work to ensure that every member of the force has the opportunity to reach his or her full potential.

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton discusses the relief efforts with Col. Buck Elton, Commander, Special Operations Command South Forward-Haiti, Port au Prince, Haiti, Jan. 18, 2010. As the U.S envoy to Haiti, President Clinton surveyed the damage and relief efforts caused by the earthquake Jan. 12, 2010.

051221-F-2729L-005. Base: Muzaffarabad State: Azad Kashmir Country: Pakistan (PAK)

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