Military Planning and Briefings

Engagements and briefings among military personnel discussing operational strategies, logistics, and training at various command centers.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Army Leadership in Grafenwoehr, Germany, on November 7, 2019.

Pilots with the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (AFBiH) create flight plans to support exercise Brutalist Tornjak, a joint training exercise with the Special Support Units (SSU) of Bosnia-Herzegovina State Investigation Protection Agency (SIPA) and U.S. Army 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Oct. 17, 2022. The SIPA SSU and the U.S. Army 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) trained together with elements of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina in an interagency joint exercise focusing on direct action in close environments to secure high value targets

Financial officers from units around the Indo-Pacific Command area of operation to include the 25th Infantry Division, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, and the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command gathered at the United States Pacific Command (UARPAC) building for a Finance Symposium at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, July 25, 2022. The Finance Symposium is an event that helps bring knowledge of the financial state of the United States Army and the operational advantage of knowing how to properly use each of the finance options that are supplied to each unit over the course of the fiscal year.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Utah Army National Guard, and Soldiers from the Royal Moroccan Army train together in a Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force operations center as part of exercise African Lion 2022. AL22 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, combined annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal, and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner-nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Donovan, the commander of Task Force 61/2 (TF-61/2) speaks to Marines of the command element about upcoming events in support of Sixth Fleet in the USEUCOM area of operations, Naples, Italy, April 25, 2022. Task Force 61/2 aligns multiple existing deployed forces under the Naval Amphibious Force commander; deployed amphibious ready groups (ARG), Marine expeditionary units (MEU), and reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance (RXR) forces.

Minnesota National Guard Army Maj. Bryce Erickson (right) provides a battle update brief to Croatian Army Brigadier General Siniša Jurković (center) and several other military leaders at the Croatian Military Academy (CMA) in Zagreb, Croatia during Immediate Response 2014.

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Col. Calvin Powell, 39th Air Base Wing commander, talks with First Term Airman Course (FTAC) students on Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, August 22, 2022. One of the first stops for all junior enlisted Airmen once they have arrived at their first duty location is to attend FTAC. The program is meant to give new operational Airmen information that is specific to their base and community, but also to teach the Airmen a baseline on overall Air Force culture and guidance.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Army Leadership in Grafenwoehr, Germany, on November 7, 2019.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes Brazilian Ministry of Defense Curso de Política, Estratégia e Alta Administração do Exército (CPEAEx) Leadership, Students and Staff to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Oct. 4, 2022. During the visit, the students were briefed by leadership and received a class by a college faculty, and toured the IADC Campus.

040324-M-9259G-016. 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)

Rear Adm. Patrick S. Hayden (second from right), Logistics, Ordnance and Engineering director, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (N4), listens to discussions between U.K. Ministry of Defense (MOD) officials and Naval Supply Systems Command leaders at Defense Munitions (DM) Crombie, Scotland, U.K. As director, Hayden is responsible for providing logistical support to the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and US. Sixth Fleet area of operations to U.S. and allied naval forces.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes Brazilian Ministry of Defense Curso de Política, Estratégia e Alta Administração do Exército (CPEAEx) Leadership, Students and Staff to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Oct. 4, 2022. During the visit, the students were briefed by leadership and received a class by a college faculty, and toured the IADC Campus.

Commander Argenis Contreras Burgoa, Secretaría de Marina (SEMAR), addresses the group of more than 40 senior military and civilian members from the U.S. and Mexico gathered to participate in the Security Cooperation Synchronization Workshop (SCSW) Feb. 26-28, 2024, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The SCSW is a binational and Mexico) and trilateral (USNORTHCOM, Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional SEDENA, and Secretaría de Marina SEMAR) forum chaired by the USNORTHCOM Director of Strategy, Policy and Plans, the SEDENA Chief of Strategic Planning, and the SEMAR Chief of the Strategic Planning and Coordination Unit. It provides principals at the O-7 level a forum to articulate a mutual vision and discuss their institutional priorities, guiding multi-year security cooperation programs. (Department of Defense

NORFOLK - Vice Adm. Daniel Dwyer, commander, Joint Force Command Norfolk, hosted a commander's conference with leaders from across the NATO Alliance at JFC Norfolk Headquarters, Dec. 8, 2022. JFC Norfolk is the only operational NATO Command in North America and was established to project stability, deter aggression and defend NATOs Allies in the North Atlantic and Arctic regions, from seabed to space.

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass speaks with students of the Romanian Air Force during a visit to Boboc Air Base, Romania, Oct. 4, 2022. The CMSAF visited Boboc Air Bases training school to meet with the RoAFs newest enlisted trainees to get an understanding of the enlisted development process.

Republic of Albania Kolonel Ardian Lulaj, Commander of the Support Battalion of the General Staff, meets with members of the New Jersey National Guards 63rd Army Band at the Battalion Support of General Staff in Tirana, Albania, Nov. 17, 2022. The 63rd Army Band performed with the Albanian Armed Forces Band to mark the 78th Liberation Day of Tirana.

3d Marine Littoral Regiment leadership conduct a conference with U.S. National Security personnel at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 27, 2023. The leadership met to discuss lessons learned about survivability and lethality against a near-peer in multiple contested domains and expand understanding of how logistical support is provided to the Stand-In Force.

Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Prosser, deputy command sergeant major forward, V Corps and Maj. Gen. David Womack, deputy commanding general-maneuver, had lunch with Soldiers assigned to the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade at the Katterbach Army Airfield, Germany, (date). 12 CAB is among other units assigned to V Corps, America's Forward Deployed Corps in Europe. They work alongside NATO Allies and regional security partners to provide combat-ready forces, execute joint and multinational training exercises, and retain command and control for all rotational and assigned units in the European Theater.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Kimberly Barton, a company first sergeant with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, hosts a leadership symposium during KAMANDAG 6 at Camp Rodolfo Punsalang, Palawan, Philippines, Oct. 4, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

Rear Adm. Pete Garvin, left, commander, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC), speaks to leadership at the Navy Leadership and Ethics Command San Diego as part of a visit to San Diego area NETC commands, Oct. 31, 2022. NETCs mission is to recruit, train and deliver those who serve our nation, taking them from street-to-fleet by transforming civilians into highly skilled, operational and combat ready warfighters.

U.S. Air Force Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, Pacific Air Forces commander, dines with Dynamic Force Employed service members at the Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal Officer Mess Facility, Northern Territory, Australia, Sept. 4, 2022. PACAF Airmen are trained and empowered to make disciplined decisions at subordinate levels, ensuring the air component commander's intent is met and the initiative is taken in a contested environment.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes Chiefs of Delegation and Alumni from 36, 41, 43, 46, 47, 49, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 and 61 for a 60th anniversary Celebration on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Oct. 7, 2022. During the celebration visitors participated in a campus tour, a Panel on Ethics and Strategic Leadership, a BBQ and an Alumni Recognition Ceremony, including the release of the 60th Anniversary Book Strengthening Strategic Leadership in the Americas.

Leaders of the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Nighthawk, meet with leaders of their ally and partner coalition forces in preparation for KFOR 31 in Hohenfels Training Area in Germany on Oct. 4, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East.

GIZO, Solomon Islands (Sep. 2, 2022) Capt. Jeffrey Feinberg, commanding officer of Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), right, gives remarks during the 2022 Solomon Islands Western Provincial Health Conference 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.

Participants from the Command Post Exercise (CPX) at Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia, listen to a brief on Negotiations in Peacekeeping Operations.Lt. Col. Rafael Pacheco of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 297th Regional Support Group and 1st Lt. Altantulga Jargalan of 1st MONBATT (Mongolian Battalion) discuss peacekeeping operations. The class was interactive with the multinational staff splitting up into groups to answer questions to frequently asked questions. Exercises like Khaan Quest 2022 contribute to enhancing regional peacekeeping capabilities in the Indo-Pacific, thus fostering the importance of peacekeeping operations worldwide.The multinational exercise is co-sponsored by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and hosted annually by the Mongolian Armed Forces.

Lt. Col. Brett Rhodenizer with the 1-111th General Support Aviation Battalion briefs Col. Richard Ferguson, commander of the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade, on operations during Northern Strike 22 at Camp Grayling, Michigan, on Aug. 7, 2022. The 29th CAB, from the Maryland Army National Guard, provides all domain command and control over the 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion from the Tennessee Army National Guard, the 1-111th General Support Aviation Battalion from the Florida Army National Guard, and the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 from Jacksonville, North Carolina during Northern Strike 22.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes Brazilian Ministry of Defense Curso de Política, Estratégia e Alta Administração do Exército (CPEAEx) Leadership, Students and Staff to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Oct. 4, 2022. During the visit, the students were briefed by leadership and received a class by a college faculty, and toured the IADC Campus.

Members of the Qatar Emiri Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force and Tyndall Air Force Base rebuild partners discuss logistics during a tour at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, June 9, 2022. The briefings contained valuable information to help members better understand the complex rebuilding process.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes Brazilian Ministry of Defense Curso de Política, Estratégia e Alta Administração do Exército (CPEAEx) Leadership, Students and Staff to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Oct. 4, 2022. During the visit, the students were briefed by leadership and received a class by a college faculty, and toured the IADC Campus.

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Raymond Posey, assigned to the U.S. Special Operations Command, and Air Force Capt. Andrew Auerbach, assigned to the Air Force Medical Readiness Agency, leads a Medical Planning class for Moroccan soldiers during the African Lion 22 Academics, June 07, 2022, at the Southern Zone Headquarters in Agadir, Morocco. These students received instruction in the U.S. Joint Planning Process ahead of their participation in the Combined Joint Task Force during the exercise. African Lion 2022 is U.S. Africa Commands largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.

Airmen sit as panelists during the Air Force Research Laboratory Scholars Program Warrior Panel at the Doolittle Institute, Niceville, Florida, June 29, 2022. The AFRL Scholars Program selects undergraduate and graduate-level students to work as interns with U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force scientists and engineers developing cutting-edge military technology.

From left, Albanian Armed Forces Capt. Elton Cuka, a cyber specialist, Sgt. Klodiana Dou, a J6 CiS security specialist, Lt. Roland Plaka, a cyber specialist, and civilian Anxhela Hoxha, a cyber analyst, conduct a briefing for U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 140th Cyber Operations Squadron, 108th Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, during a cyber defense operations planning workshop at the Ministry of Defence in Tirana, Albania, April 4, 2022. The New Jersey-Albania Partnership is one of 22 European partnerships that make up the U.S. European Command State Partnership Program and one of 65 worldwide partnerships that make up the National Guard State Partnership Program.

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2204026-N-JO245-1261 NORFOLK, Va. (April 26, 2022) - Flag officers speak with junior officers about undersea warfare during a Junior Officer Undersea Warfare Symposium and Training (JOUST) flag officer panel onboard Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads. JOUST is an annual symposium led by junior officers designed to address challenges to future undersea warfare (USW) operations and leverage and maximize strengths in the USW community.

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. speaks with Air Force and Space Force ROTC cadets and newly commissioned officers during a meeting at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., July 18, 2022. The group is part of a summer internship program at the Pentagon.

Deputy Head of the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center and cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, left, Head of the Search-and-Rescue Department of Rosaviatsiya (Russian Federal Air Transport Agency) Aleksey N. Lukiyanov, second from left, and other Russian Search and Recovery personnel are seen during a readiness review for the landing of Expedition 53 Commander Randy Bresnik of NASA and Flight Engineers Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency) and Sergey Ryazanskiy of the Russian space agency Roscosmos Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017. Bresnik, Nespoli and Ryazanskiy are returning after 139 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 52 and 53 crews onboard the International Space Station.

Staff Sgt. Troy Smith, and other members of the 908th Program Integration Office listen to the meeting participants via phone in the weekly PIO planning meeting, May 19, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The PIO is one of the organizations responsible for the 908th Airlift Wings transition from the C-130H Hercules to the MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter. Their weekly team meetings brought together members from Air Education and Training Command, Air Force Reserve Command and the 22nd Air Force.

US Army (USA) soldiers and local Afghans meet with the Minister of Agriculture, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Felipe Gomez participates in a subject matter expert exchange focused on chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear hazards and detection techniques during KAMANDAG 6 at Naval Education, Training and Doctrine Command in Zambales, Philippines, Oct. 5, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual, bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Gomez, a Dallas native, is a CBRN defense specialist with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.

U.S. service members and Malaysian Armed Forces personnel work together during the eighth annual Bersama Warrior exercise in Kuantan, Malaysia, June 7, 2022. Bersama Warrior is an annual joint and bilateral exercise sponsored by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and hosted by the Malaysian Armed Forces. (National Guard photo by Lt. Col. Alyson Teeter)

A Philippine Marine with 3rd Marine Brigade illustrates a course of action for a fire support scenario during a bilateral call-for-fire exchange conducted with U.S. Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit during KAMANDAG 6 on Marine Base Rodolfo Punsalang, Palawan, Philippines, Oct. 7, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral training exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

Team Mildenhall leaders give a round of applause for participants during the Royal Spark innovation event at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Jan. 30, 2024. A leadership panel evaluated Airmen and civilian innovations in a Shark Tank style competition to decide the winner of the innovation of the quarter event.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Aselia Isakova participates in a subject matter expert exchange focused on chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear hazards and detection techniques during KAMANDAG 6 at Naval Education, Training and Doctrine Command in Zambales, Philippines, Oct. 5, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual, bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Isakova, a Philadelphia native, is a CBRN defense specialist with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.

Sgt. Maj. of the U.S. Army Michael A. Grinston speaks to competitors during the 2022 Best Squad Competition at the Pentagon Library and Conference Center in Arlington, Virginia, Oct. 7, 2022. The competition tests the squads proficiency in their warrior tasks and battle drills and identifies the most cohesive, highly trained, disciplined and fit team - ready to fight and win - while demonstrating commitment to the Army Values and Warrior Ethos.

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U.S. Army Soldiers and Japan Ground Self Defense Force members participate in an afternoon training brief during Yama Sakura 83 at Camp Kengun, Japan, Dec. 9, 2022. This exercise strengthens bilateral partnerships that contribute to the defense of Japan and regional stability in the Indo-Pacific. (Proprietary information redacted)

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U.S. Marine Corps leaders with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, virtually participate in the opening ceremony for KAMANDAG 6 from Camp Rodolfo Punsalang, Palawan, Philippines, Oct. 3, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes Brazilian Ministry of Defense Curso de Política, Estratégia e Alta Administração do Exército (CPEAEx) Leadership, Students and Staff to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Oct. 4, 2022. During the visit, the students were briefed by leadership and received a class by a college faculty, and toured the IADC Campus.

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Mark Miles, Indo-Pacific Command director for command, control, communications and cyber directorate, has a meeting with Australian Army Col. Daniel Anderson, Deployable Joint Force Headquarters J6, during Exercise Yama Sakura 83 at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 7, 2022. As a part of U.S. Army Pacific Operation Pathways, Yama Sakura 83 is the largest and most complex forward U.S. Army and Japan Command Post exercise to date.

220616-N-PW480-0163 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (June 16, 2022) - Damage Controlman 1st Class Manuel Jimenez, a firefighting and damage control instructor at Recruit Training Command (RTC), leads Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates in a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) training, June 16. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals - firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship - to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval acces

Students from participating nations in Exercise Shanti Prayas IV, conduct a classroom scenario in the Staff Training Exercise (STE) during Exercise Shanti Prayas IV at the Birendra Peace Operations Training Center on Feb. 27, 2024. STE classes are designed to develop instructors who improve readiness of United Nations officers, classes include operations, logistics, planning, and civil military coordination. Shanti Prayas IV is a multinational peacekeeping exercise sponsored by the Nepali Army and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and is the latest in a series of exercises designed to support peacekeeping operations. Marine Corps

040611-M-8530M-023. Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7-Mar

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 2, 2022) - Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Andrew Hiller, from Moreno Valley, California, leads a trauma response training course at Hell's Point 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

US Navy Lt. Corey Grey and his TNI partner discuss the operational picture of the Gema Bhakti 2022 scenario presented to their planning group KOGABWILHAN 3, September 12, 2022, Jakarta Indonesia. Gema Bhakti 22 is a USINDOPACOM Joint Exercise Program event, utilizing US Joint forces partnering with TNI Armed Forces working together to increase interoperability and enhance regional stability and security through bilateral and multilateral partnerships.

030909-F-7418E-003. Base: Krtsanisi Training Camp Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

040319-M-8683D-050. Base: Jalalabad State: Nangarhar Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Sailors assigned to Recruit Training Command (RTC), Great Lakes, IL take the Navy wide advancement exam for petty officer first class. Boot camp is approximately 10 weeks long and all enlistees into the U.S. Navy begin their careers at the command. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp.

030117-F-5281B-020. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Mrs Maria Wrobel, director of Konin hospital greets and thanks U.S. Army soldiers and medics after the successful scenario of a mass casualty event and medical evacuation which took place earlier that day.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Jonathan Wagner, right, the Operations Officer with Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia (MRF-SEA), I Marine Expeditionary Force, and Indonesian Marine Corps Lt. Col. Alex Zuirnain, commanding officer of 7th Infantry Battalion, 4th Marine Brigade, attend a rehearsal of concept brief during Keris Marine Exercise (MAREX) 23, on 7th Infantry Battalion Base, Lampung, Indonesia, Nov. 22, 2022. Keris MAREX is a bilateral exercise hosted by the Indonesian National Military between the Korps Marinir Republik Indonesia and U.S. Marine Corps focused on promoting military interoperability, maritime domain awareness, strengthening relationships, and expanding capabilities among participating forces. MRF-SEA is an operational model developed by Marine Corps Forces Pacific that postures scalable I Marine Expeditionary Forces west of the International Date Line, conducts a series of planned subject matter expert exchanges and enablers, and advances security objectives shared

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Frank Stanco, the acting senior commander of Fort Riley, gives his remarks on Fort Riley, Kansas, on April 22, 2022. Stanco spoke during a renaming ceremony for the Fort Riley bluffs and a recognition ceremony recognizing 14 Big Red One Families for their strength and resiliency.

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Soldiers of 2-151st Infantry Battalion Task Force Nighthawk attend a service conducted by Chaplain Cpt. Richard Wolfe Jr. at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 9, 2022. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Anna Pongo)

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Kofie B. Primus (left) of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Maj. Gen. James M. Smith (center-left), commanding general of the 21st TSC, Retired Maj. General Edward F Dorman III (center-right), and Brig. Gen. Wanda N. Williams (right), deputy commanding general of the 7th Mission Support Command, attended "The Defender 2022 Table Top Exercise" (M3 TTX) June 10, at the Rhine ordnance Barracks, Germany. The exercise was conducted to discuss task organization, security, mobility, support, operations and more, with several units. Soldiers were recognized for doing an outstanding job by being awarded 21st TSC coins, Certificates of Achievements, and Army Achievement Medals.

Students and instructors from the Global Peace Operations Initiative participate in the Staff Training Exercise (STE) at Garuda Canti Dharma II / Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise 22 at Pusat Misi Pemeliharaan, Indonesia, July 27, 2022. STE classes are designed to develop instructors who improve readiness of United Nations officers, classes include operations, logistics, planning, and civil military coordination. Exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II enables instructors from multiple countries to integrate and provide cross education, strengthening cohesion between allies and partners.

220602-N-YD328-0001 NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece (June 2, 2022) Navy Capt. Rafael C. Facundo, commanding officer, Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Greece, hosts NATO Missile Firing Installation Commander, Major General Stavros Tzoumerkiotis, June 2, 2022, to discuss mission capabilities and provide a tour of NSA Souda Bay. Naval Support Activity Souda Bay is an operational ashore base that enables U.S., Allied, and Partner nation forces to be where they are needed when they are needed to preserve security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility.

Mr. Giorgi Gigauri, the Chief of Mission for International Organization for Migration (IOM) spoke at the defense attaché forum about the strategic and operational framework for durable solutions of individual displaced persons on July 19,2022 in Baghdad, Iraq. The defense attaché forum allowed the Global Coalition member and invited guest to discuss topics pertaining to repatriation and reintegration of displaced persons.

A conversation from Officers of 42 (NL) Battlegroup SFIR-3.

During Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR US Navy Admiral T. Joseph Lopez (fifth from left), commander-in-chief of NATO-led Peace Implementation Forces (IFOR), attends his last morning meeting in the video-tele conference at the Annex building of the Residency Compound, Headquarters Peace Implementation Forces (IFOR) Bosnia and Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Sgt. 1st Class Phillip Meade, NATO Rapid Deployable Corps-Spain, leads a discussion on Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention during Regulator Week in Valencia Spain. Dozens of U.S. Soldiers assigned to NATO units in Spain and Portugal participated in the week-long event to get up to date on Army training, medical and administrative requirements Jan. 23-26. The training was provided by Soldiers, Airmen and civilian employees from Italy, Germany and Spain.

Lithuanian Vice Minister of Defense, Mr. Margiris Abukevičius, his advisor, Mr. Tadas Sakunas, Ms. Monika Koroliovienė, Defense Counselor, Embassy of Lithuania, joined Brig. Gen. Michael Regan Jr., Deputy Adjutant General - Air, Col. Donald OShell Jr., Director of Staff, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, and Chief Master Sgt Paul Frisco Jr., State Command Chief, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, met to discuss strategic planning, cyber defense and areas of future cooperation Oct. 28 at Fort Indiantown Gap.

German soldiers with the Bundeswehr Medical Academy, U.S. Soldiers, and civilians participated in the Combined Arms Training Center-hosted Leader Resiliency Training in Vilseck, Germany, Feb. 27, 2024. CATC provides an average of 600 training events and 85 mobile-training team courses per year, for approximately 13,500 military and civilian personnel, including 325 Allies and partners from 20 different countries. Army

220521-N-MW880-1035 NAVAL STATION NORFOLK (May 21, 2022) Capt. Dave Pollard, Commanding Officer of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), speaks with Airmen assigned to the 22nd Air Force Command during a tour of the ship, May 21, 2022. George H.W. Bush provides the national command authority flexible, tailorable war fighting capability as the flagship of the carrier strike group which maintains maritime stability and security in order to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

Enlisted leaders from across the U.S. Marine Corps tour the Pentagon during the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Symposium in Arlington, Virginia, Aug. 9, 2022. The symposium is designed to provide an educational summit for sergeants major and master gunnery sergeants serving at a general officer command and Navy senior enlisted advisors serving at the Marine Forces level on important and emerging topics in the Marine Corps. The symposium provides a platform for the attendees and presenters to share insights and experiences, which is a key tool for shaping the future of the Marine Corps. (Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Karis Mattingly)

Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Amy Noble, Fort McCoy Garrison chaplain, provides the benediction Oct. 20, 2022, during the Fort McCoy observance of Disability Employment Awareness Month at McCoy's Community Center at the installation. Dozens of people attended the event. Don Weber, CEO and founder of Weber Health Logistics and the founder Logistics Health Incorporated (LHI now OptumServe Health Services) of La Crosse, Wis., was the guest speaker for the event.

On 5 October 2022, during their culminating training event, 131As in Warrant Officer Basic Course, Class #004-22 facilitated a target decision board for Col. Victor Scharstein, the 428th Field Artillery Brigade Commander.Warrant Officer Basic Course (WOBC) is 30 weeks long ending with a two-week culminating training exercise where they will receive a brigade OPORD, conduct MDMP, FS planning and lead a target working group and target decision board chaired by brigade and battalion commanders.

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031206-F-2828D-320. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

020409-A-8359B-004. Base: Camp Blizard Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM

U.S. Army Gen. Richard Clarke visited Hurlburt Field and interacted with Air Force Special Operations Command Airmen on Aug. 24, 2022. During the visit Clarke provided guidance to air commandos on staying ready today, relevant tomorrow, and resilient always.

Greywolf trooper, Cpl. Seth Lerma, assigned to Brigade Support Medical Company, 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, interacts with Polish students from Kalige High School, Dec. 9, 2022. Events like these continue to strengthen the bonds between the Polish community and the U.S. Army.

Service members from the Netherlands and the U.S. Air Force discuss topics relating to Explosive Ordnance Disposal at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 19, 2022. The 786th Civil Engineer Squadron EOD flight hosted U.S. Air Forces in Europes first EOD symposium to provide joint training with U.S. allies and, highlight topics such as the future of EOD and air base recovery.

Brigadier General Ousman Gomez, Land Forces Commander of The Gambia listens to a virtual training simulation brief during The African Land Forces Colloquium 2022, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 13, 2022. ALFC 22 brought African Land Force Commanders together along with select U.S. Army and allied and partner army leaders to address land force security challenges. ALFC22 emphasized U.S. Army institutional training and ways to "Train to Fight."

Army 2nd Lt. Michael Page (center), a platoon leader with 563rd Military Police Company, 91st Military Police Battalion, attends a board at the 91st Military Police Battalion headquarters on Fort Drum, N.Y., March 7, 2023. This event was conducted as part of a best squad competition designed to assess Soldiers on technical and tactical proficiency and teamwork.

Soldiers from the U.S. and Colombian Armies review a terrain model of of the training area prior to receiving the initial brigade operations order brief during Exercise Southern Vanguard 23 on Nov. 7, 2022 at Tolemaida Military Base, Colombia. Exercise Southern Vanguard is U.S. Army South's premier training exercise taking place at the operational and tactical levels intended to increase interoperability between the United States and Western Hemisphere forces. This year's iteration, Exercise Southern Vanguard 23, involves Soldiers from U.S. Army South and the U.S. Army National Guard training alongside Colombian Army soldiers in varying terrain while conducting weapon familiarization lanes culminating in a bilateral military training operation.

PEARL HARBOR (June 28, 2022) Fleet Master Chief James Honea, command senior enlisted leader at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks with sailors aboard amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, June 28, 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

Leadership representatives from the Homeland Security Task Force-Southeast unified command met with executives from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health to discuss the Operation Vigilant Sentry posture on irregular migration, humane care for migrants and other maritime security initiatives at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, Florida, Jan. 8, 2024. Adm. Rachel Levine, M.D., Assistant Secretary for Health, Rear Adm. Denise Hinton, Deputy Surgeon General and Dr. Herbert Wolfe, Deputy Director of the Office of Health Security and Acting Chief Medical Officer toured Coast Guard Base Miami Beach and Sector Miami units to discuss operations with Coast Guard crews and medical personnel. HSTF-SE was established in 2003 and frequently coordinates efforts across multiple federal, state, and local agencies to maximize readiness under the 2004 OVS plan to respond to maritime migration events throughout the Caribbean Sea.

CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait -U.S. Soldiers attend a Passover Seder hosted by the Religious Services Office at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait on April 15, 2022. The Passover Seder is conducted throughout the world on the eve of the 15th day of Nisan in the Hebrew calendar, falling in late March or early April.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes Chiefs of Delegation and Alumni from 36, 41, 43, 46, 47, 49, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 and 61 for a 60th anniversary Celebration on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Oct. 7, 2022. During the celebration visitors participated in a campus tour, a Panel on Ethics and Strategic Leadership, a BBQ and an Alumni Recognition Ceremony, including the release of the 60th Anniversary Book Strengthening Strategic Leadership in the Americas.

U.S. Army and Malaysian Army personnel collectively plan to conduct operations against a fictitious enemy during the eighth annual Bersama Warrior exercise in Kuantan, Malaysia, June 12, 2022. Bersama Warrior is an annual joint and bilateral exercise sponsored by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and hosted by the Malaysian Armed Forces. (National Guard photo by Lt. Col. Alyson Teeter)

061215-N-3228J-090. Complete Scene Caption: U.S. Navy L.Y. Spear Class Submarine Tender USS FRANK CABLE (AS 40) Command MASTER CHIEF Mark Fiorey meets with members of the ship's chief's mess on Dec. 15, 2006, to discuss the status of Sailors who suffered severe steam burns during a Dec. 1 boiler explosion aboard the ship. Command MASTER CHIEF Fiorey recently returned from an eight-day visit with the Sailors and their families at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. Of the six Sailors who were sent there for care, one has been released for out patient treatment and one passed away Dec. 8. The four remaining Sailors are in critical condition. The FRANK CABLE is forward deployed to Guam in support of submarines deployed to 7th Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST First Class Jeremy Johnson) (Released) Base: USS Frank Cable (AS 40) State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040927-F-4905S-008. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Senior leaders from the Israel Defense Force, including Brig. Gen. Guy Levy and his staff, visit II Marine Expeditionary Force staff on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. Nov. 16, 2022. II MEF showcased its commands and their unique capabilities and engaged in collaborative conversations with IDF leadership, strengthening the longstanding relationship between II MEF and the IDF.

NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy (Jan. 23, 2024) - Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti has lunch with Naval Air Station Sigonella Sailors of the Year, at the base galley in Sigonella, Italy, Jan. 23. Franchetti and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea traveled to Italy to meet with Sailors and communicate the CNOs strategic priorities of warfighting, warfighters and the foundation that supports them with the fleet.

Disaster response experts from the United States and Bosnia and Herzegovina discuss disaster preparedness during a 3-day workshop in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Jan. 30 - Feb. 2. The U.S. team, comprised of five members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, two members of the Maryland Department of Emergency Management and a member of the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service, provided a holistic overview of disaster response activities within the United States to members of the Bosnia and Herzegovina army and various other civilian ministry officials. The workshop provides an opportunity for everyone to share lessons learned during previous disasters as they prepare for the future events.

AIR BASE 201, Niger - U.S. Congressman Jimmy Panetta and U.S. Congressman Austin Scott along with their delegation team are briefed on the 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion's mission at Air Base 201, Niger, Oct. 5, 2022. Panetta and Scott will travel throughout Africa to conduct engagements with senior officials from United States Africa Command to examine Department of Defense equities and ongoing security efforts to stabilize the region. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alexandra M. Longfellow)

Maj. Parker Nelson, civil affairs officer, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, briefs during the Joint Implementation Committee meeting, Kuwait City, Aug. 16, 2022. Members of the Kuwait Ministry of Defense, KMOI, and U.S. Armed Forces met during a two-day event to discuss joint ventures. The meetings, held throughout the year, ensure the continuous dialogue and strengthening of our relationships.

More than 70 leaders from military training centers across Europe discussed ways to further enhance multinational training during the annual Conference of European Training Centers (CETC) 23 at the NATO Joint Force Training Centre (JFTC) in Bydgoszcz, Poland, March 28, 2023. This years CETC is co-hosted by 7th Army Training Command and NATOs JFTC, and is meant to provide an opportunity for leaders from various nations to discuss modern strategies and innovations, reinforce bonds, and improve training across the joint-force across in Europe.

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