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Images depicting military personnel engaged in various operational tasks, such as training and equipment handling, set in different military environments.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dequelle Condry, 23rd Maintenance Group training manager, watches the line for Combat Arms Training at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, July 13, 2022. Line officials ensure Airmen safely handle their weapon and assist with any questions.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dequelle Condry, 23rd Maintenance Group training manager, watches the line for Combat Arms Training at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, July 13, 2022. Line officials ensure Airmen safely handle their weapon and assist with any questions.
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061205-N-8148A-028. Base: USS Howard (DDG 83)
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041125-F-7564C-064. Base: Forward Operating Base Cobra State: Abu Ghraib Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 2nd Class Dominique Dykes, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61), takes photos during a Visual information Personnel training exercise as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, Oct. 17, 2022. The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is on its inaugural deployment conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navys commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict free Atlantic region.
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230331-N-OG286-1303 NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan (Mar. 31, 2023) Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Harris Rohan, from Germantown, Maryland, takes on spray in an Auxiliary Security Force Academy Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) Spray training course provided by the Security Department onboard Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi. NAF Atsugi supports the combat readiness of Commander, Carrier Air Wing FIVE (CVW 5), Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron FIVE ONE (HSM-51) and 30 other tenant commands and provides logistic support, coordination, and services to units assigned to the Western Pacific.
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Staff Sgt. Richard Hutchinson, a decontamination noncommissioned officer with the Minnesota National Guards 55th Civil Support Team, participates in a training briefing near Como Regional Park in St. Paul, Minnesota, September 22, 2022. The unit participated in an exercise with several interagency partners including St. Paul Fire Departments Hazardous Material Response Teams. (Minnesota National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)
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WEWAK, Papua New Guinea (June 15, 2013) Lt. Cmdr. Brian ONeil examines a patient during a Pacific Partnership 2013 health fair. Working at the invitation of each host nation, Pacific Partnership is joined by partner nations that include Australia, Canada, Colombia, France, Japan, Malaysia Singapore, South Korea and New Zealand to strengthen disaster response preparedness around the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
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A Djioubtian Coast Guard service member listens to a torniquet application demonstration during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care course held by members of the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa during Cutlass Express 2024 at Camp Doraleh, Djibouti Feb. 27, 2023. CJTF-HOA partnered with members of the U.S. Coast Guard to go over a series of combat medical procedures. Army National Guard
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Africa, Uganda, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and National Park. UNESCO World Heritage Site. Mountain guide with machete.
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A scout swimmer from the Malawian Maritime Force signals for the rest of the team to move on to the beach during a Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Monkey Bay, Malawi, June 22, 2022. JCETS enhance U.S. relationships with partner nations by developing and maintaining critical military-to-military connections and improving joint and allied readiness and interoperability.
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DF-ST-88-05524. Subject Operation/Series: FUERZAS UNIDAS PERU Base: Pisco Air Base Country: Peru (PER)
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AS2(AW) Enrique Whittaker, assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 14, pauses for photos with members of his command and family during his re-enlistment ceremony aboard the decommissioned Iowa-Class Battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64). The ceremony was facilitated and hosted by the Hampton Roads Naval Museum, one of ten U.S. Navy Museums within the Naval History and Heritage Command. The museum is located next door to the battleship in Downtown Norfolk, Virginia and hosts military ceremonies without cost for area commands.
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980620-F-9580Z-005. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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220530-N-VQ947-3083 LOS ANGELES (May 30, 2022) Quartermaster 3rd Class Allison Armstrong, left, and Boatswian’s Mate 1st Class Timothy Okwuosa, right, dance at the Cabrillo Yacht Club during Los Angeles Fleet Week, May 30, 2022. LAFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience America’s sea services. During Fleet Week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of Los Angles and its surrounding areas.
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Portrait of African American male US Marine Corps soldier with father over brown background
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230324-N-LN782-1703 (Mar. 24, 2023) U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command's Pass in Review in Great Lakes, Illinois, Mar. 24, 2023. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp
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220722-N-CM110-2010 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 22, 2022) - Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Jamire Harvey, from Fayetteville, North Carolina, looks at officer programs during the Commissioning Career Day event in the ships classroom aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), July 22, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
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221202-N-TC847-1486 ADRIATIC SEA (Dec. 2, 2022) Cryptologic Technician (Collection) 3rd Class Mark Ramsarran, assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), performs a takedown with a baton during security reaction force basic training, Dec. 2, 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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240205-N-OM737-1057MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 5, 2024) Aviation Boatswains Mate (Fuels) 3rd Class Tivon Howard, assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), logs fueling information in the ships flight deck control, Feb. 5. Bataan is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. 6th Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. Navy
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221021-N-MH811-1027JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (October 21, 2022) -- Twenty-eight new chief petty officers from Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Naval Submarine Training Center Pacific, Submarine Readiness Squadron 33, USS Tucson (SSN 770), USS Hawaii (SSN 776), USS North Carolina (SSN 777) and USS Minnesota (SSN 783) were promoted during a pinning ceremony held at the USS Bowfin Museum in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Oct. 21.
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LTC James Brown (USA Reserve), 2122nd Garrison Support Unit Chaplain, preaches during a gospel religious service for US service members stationed in IIidza, a suburb of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, during Operation Joint Guard. Operation Joint Guard is part of Operation Joint Endeavor, which is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDJOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Ilidza, Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)
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BOSTON (Nov. 22 2022) U.S. Navy Seaman, Ashley Grant, from Charlotte, North Carolina, decorates USS Constitution in preparation for the holiday season. USS Constitution, is the worlds oldest commissioned warship afloat, and played a crucial role in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812, actively defending sea lanes from 1797 to 1855. During normal operations, the active-duty Sailors stationed aboard USS Constitution provide free tours and offer public visitation to more than 600,000 people a year as they support the ships mission of promoting the Navys history and maritime heritage and raising awareness of the importance of a sustained naval presence. USS Constitution was undefeated in battle and destroyed or captured 33 opponents.
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MIAMI (Feb. 23, 2024) Chief Religious Program Specialist Kevin Grier with Navy Region Southeast (NRSE), right, speaks with Port of Miami Public Information Officer, Alfredo Freddy Pereira, left, and Lt. Netetia K. Walker with Navy Recruiting Command (NRC), during a site visit. Sailors with NRC, NRSE, and Navy Talent Acquisition Group Miami, met with other agencies to confirm events and locations in preparation for the citys Navy Fleet Week on May 6-12. Navy
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040630-F-8156G-008. Base: RAF Fairford State: Gloucestershire Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE
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Guests of the new U.S. Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, participate in a graduation ceremony at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Dec. 2, 2022. Graduation took place at the completion of the 13-week transformation including training for drill, marksmanship, basic combat skills and Marine Corps customs and traditions.
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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kisahn Hobley, left, a geospatial intelligence specialist with Task Force Koa Moana 22, I Marine Expeditionary Force, conducts a subject matter exchange with Inosencio Meteolechol, a sergeant with the Bureau of Maritime Security, during a boarding drill on the PSS Kedam patrol boat in Koror, Republic of Palau, July 26, 2022. U.S. service members are committed to fostering relationships with Palauan law enforcement agencies and supporting an international rules-based order that promotes a mutual vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific.
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U.S. Army Pfc. Sufyaan Brown, quartermaster and chemical equipment repairer with the 252nd Quartermaster Company, trains on moving equipment and other supplies with a forklift. The 252nd QM CO is in Fort Hood preparing for a deployment to the Middle East.
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A notional victim receives a simulated facial injury, applying moulage techniques, during a mass casualty decontamination exercise at the Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pa., July 27, 2022. Task Force 46 and over 600 personnel from its federal, state, local, private and academic partners collaborated to successfully complete the most recent Dense Urban Terrain (DUT) exercise. The DUT series of exercises began in 2018 and has become one of the Nations premier all-hazard and homeland defense exercises designed to enhance interagency interoperability in the event of “Americas worst day.”
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Portrait of an African American US Marine Corps soldier with father over gray background
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Shane Scooter Christensen, left, and Joey Hot Rod De La Rosa, right, members of the Harlem Globetrotters, pose for a photo on the flightline during a base tour with Airman 1st Class Dakota Gross, 50th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, April 6, 2023. The players interacted with servicemembers and gained a better understanding of the Air Force mission during the tour. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lauren Cobin)
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Torpedoman Second Class (TM2) William Morris from the USS UNDERWOOD (FFG-36) takes a few spare minutes to shop at the Navy Exchange. Base: Naval Station, Mayport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Annie Smack, a military spouse, practices Marine Corps Martial Arts Program techniques during a Spouse Warrior Day at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 16, 2022. The purpose of the event was to allow military families to form relationships with one another as well as give back to those who support the unit. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Forces comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.
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Psychiatrist offering support to combat veteran in counseling session, suffering from anxiety and shell shock. Distraught trooper dealing with war flashbacks, traumatic experiences.
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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Edwin A. Garcia, right, a distribution management specialist with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, listens to a guest speaker during his Martial Arts Instructor Course (MAIC) graduation ceremony on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 16, 2024. The MAIC is designed to test and strengthen the decision making, warfighting skills, leadership qualities and mental and physical fitness of students, who may graduate and become Marine Corps MAIs. Marine Corps
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Soldiers from the Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 35th Corps Signal Brigade took part in a Denim Day event on Barton Field at Fort Gordon, Ga. Denim Day is held each year on April 27th, during Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM). Soldiers across the Lion Brigade came together on this day to all sign the SHARP Pledge to eliminate sexual assault and sexual harassment. This year's SAAPM theme is "Prevention Starts with You."
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U.S. Army Sgt. Ibrahim Mkusa, a civil reconnaissance non-commissioned officer with the 95th Civil Affairs Brigade, discusses strategies for approaching Operation Civil Torch with members from the Tanzania Marine Special Forces during a Joint Combined Exchange Training in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Nov. 10, 2022. U.S. engagements with partners reinforce the U.S.s dedication to uphold international values of human rights, representative government, and global prosperity.
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U.S. Army Pfc. Ebony Neal, assigned to 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera) documents service members competing in the 2022 Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P Hill, Virginia, May 19, 2022. The annual multi-day competition tests the physical, tactical and technical proficiency of visual information and public affairs specialists across the DOD and participating international competitors.
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A traditional Fijian Warrior Guard, Fiji, South Pacific
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220511-N-WF272-1293 PHILADELPHIA (May 11, 2022) Members of Navy Recruiting Commands Office of Outreach and Diversity team, speak to George Washington High School students during a Navy Promotional Day (NPD) Philadelphia, May 11, 2022. The purpose of an NPD is to build and sustain strategic networks with high schools, universities and colleges, and to promote Navy awareness within diverse and under-represented communities while building a pool of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) talent, and showcasing opportunities for both military and civilian careers.
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INDIA, Tamil Nadu, Chennai: AVM Studios, Bollywood style film cop (MR)
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Lt. Col. Timothy Wade, 433rd Airlift Wing chief of public affairs, delivers an interview in San Antonio, April 9, 2022, while wearing an authentic World War II Tuskegee Airmans uniform, on loan from the Airman Heritage Museum at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Wade wore the uniform to honor Senior Master Sgt. James Bynum, a local Tuskegee Airman, who couldnt make it out to the Fiesta Flambeau Parade.
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YOKOSUKA, Japan (May 26, 2022) - Nile C. Kinnick High School held a graduation ceremony for the Class of 2022 at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosukas (CFAY) Berkey Field. For 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleet's forward deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.
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Retired U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 5 James T. Averhart Jr., National President of the Montford Point Marine Association, gives a speech about the history of the Montford Point Marines during the 13th Annual Montford Point Marine Day Ceremony at the Lejeune Memorial Gardens in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Aug. 25, 2022. The annual Montford Point Marine Day Ceremony honors the first African Americans to serve in the United States Marine Corps and recognizes their accomplishments, sacrifices and dedication to our country.
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011212-F-4473M-017. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC
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After pinning a hat with the general rank insignia, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael E. Langley presents it to his father, retired Air Force Master Sgt. Willie C. Langley, during a promotion ceremony at the Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., August 6, 2022. Gen. Langley, who began his career in the Marine Corps as an artillery officer in 1985, is the first Black Marine to be promoted to the rank of General.
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220414-N-N3764-0504PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago - (April 14, 2022) -Dr. Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs, is piped ashore following a ship tour of the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10), April 14, 2022. Burlington is deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations to maintain access, enhance interoperability, and build enduring partnerships to enhance regional security and promote peace, stability and prosperity in the Caribbean, Central and South American region.
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HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 2, 2022) - Lt.j.g Donte Brackett, from Virginia Beach, Virginia, left, gives a local child a high five at Naha SDA Primary School during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia.
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A Fijian firewalker demonstrates his determination during the closing ceremony festivities for Exercise Cartwheel at Blackrock Training Camp, Fiji, September 23, 2022. Exercise Cartwheel is a multilateral military-to-military training exercise with the U.S., Republic of Fiji Military, Australian, New Zealand, and British forces that builds expeditionary readiness and interoperability by increasing the capacity to face a crisis and contingencies by developing and stressing units at the highest training levels.
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Portrait of african american security officer posing in studio, wearing a patrolling service uniform equipped with a baton for his own protection. Guard on duty shows his authority.
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111105-N-DU438-039ARABIAN SEA (Nov. 5, 2011) Quartermaster 3rd Class Brandon Shannon writes an entry into the ship's deck log during a quartermaster watch in the ship's pilot house aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64). Gettysburg is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.
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NAVAL BASE GUAM, Guam - Sailors assigned to the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39), demonstrate baton-handling strikes during the oleoresin capsicum portion of the security reaction force basic training, July 22. Land is tasked to provide expeditionary intermediate level maintenance and repairs, as well as provide hotel service and logistics support to deployed guided-missile and fast-attack submarines deployed to U.S. 5th and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of responsibility.
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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jackson Weidner, a civil affairs team leader with the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, assigned to the 409th Air Expeditionary Group, discusses ways to achieve sustainable economic growth for the village of Attimick, Niger, with Mano Ihya, the village chief, May 18, 2022. These engagements serve as a tool used by civil affairs to gather information and build rapport within the local community, strengthening a long-standing partnership between the U.S. and the citizens of Niger.
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A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to the 3rd Division Sustainment Brigades Task Force Provider paints a face on a canvas during the Black History Month celebration on Powidz, Poland, Feb. 17, 2024. During this event, Soldiers enjoyed food from different cultures, hand paintings, and played trivia. The Army is proud to highlight its long-standing commitment to being a diverse, equal, and inclusive organization where all have an opportunity to be all they can be.
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Retired Lt. Col. James Harvey, documented original Tuskegee Airman, and Maj. Saj El-Amin, Accelerating the Legacy moderator, speak during a fireside chat at the Accelerating the Legacy 2023 banquet in Charleston, South Carolina, Feb. 16, 2023. The event was established in 2021 in response to the call from Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., to Accelerate Change or Lose.
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Signal warrant officers from across the 21st Theater Sustainment Command and Europe received a brief from Chief Warrant Officer 3 Randy Nkoulou during a warrant officer professional development focused on data centricity in Ramstein, Germany, on Feb. 12, 2024. More than 20 signal warrant officers and contractors from 21st TSC, U.S. Army Europe and Africa, U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command, 3rd Infantry Division and 2nd Theater Signal Brigade met to discuss what warrant officers do best: be the technical expert. Army