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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.
Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Army Leadership in Grafenwoehr, Germany, on November 7, 2019.
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Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes the Brazilian Defense Ministrys Escola Superior de Defesa Leadership, Students and Staff to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 14, 2022. During the visit the students were briefed by leadership and received an orientation class by a college faculty member.
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Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Talley, commander of 926th Engineer Brigade, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, speaks to the gathered attendees during Baghdads first environmental symposium, Jan. 5, at the Mansour Hotel in Baghdad. The native of South Bend, Ind., is MND-Bs chief engineer and an associate professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Notre Dame in his civilian profession.
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Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes the Brazilian Defense Ministrys Escola Superior de Defesa Leadership, Students and Staff to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 14, 2022. During the visit the students were briefed by leadership and received an orientation class by a college faculty member.
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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
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin host the fifth Ukrainian Defense Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base, German, Sept. 8, 2022. The world leaders met to maintain close coordination between Allies and partners while continuously reviewing defense forces and making decisions regarding the movement of forces within Europe. This is the second time the UDCG has been held at Ramstein.
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NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (Sep. 28, 2022) U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Fleet Master Chief Johannes J. Gonzalez (right) speaks with mental health professionals at the Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota Sailor Resiliency Center, 28 Sept. 2022. NAVSTA Rota sustains the fleet, enables the fighter and supports the family by conducting air operations, port operations, ensuring security and safety, assuring quality of life and providing the core services of power, water, fuel and information technology.
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German soldiers with the Bundeswehr Medical Academy, participate in an icebreaker before starting a lesson on resilience in Rose Barracks, Germany on Feb. 28, 2024. German soldiers, U.S. Soldiers, and civilians attend the Combined Arms Training Center-hosted Leader Resiliency Training. 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
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Inter-American Defense College Staff, Faculty and Students tour Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pa., Sept. 23, 2022. The Park protects and interprets the landscape of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. There are 43,000 American Civil War artifacts that are displayed in the Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center. The Visit It is an academic field study that is part of the master's program offered by the college.
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041014-F-1646R-008. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)
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Nick Powell, a Master Resilience Trainer and Performance Expert at the Ready and Resilient (R2) Performance Center, leads a resilience class for German soldiers with the Bundeswehr Medical Academy, U.S. Soldiers, and civilians for 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
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GIZO, Solomon Islands (Sep. 2, 2022) Capt. Jeffrey Feinberg, commanding officer of Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), center, 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.
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Inter-American Defense College Leadership welcomed General Laerte de Souza Santos, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the Brazilian Armed Forces and other distinguished guests for a visit to the IADC Campus on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Oct. 17, 2022. During the visit, the guests conducted an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus.
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030628-F-7685H-006. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC
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France, Brittany, Morbihan, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon on 2022-03-29. Students from the Ecole Militaire Interarmes (EMIA), the military academy responsible for training army officers recruited internally, i.e. from the ranks of non-commissioned officers and other ranks, take part in a training course at Fort de Penthievre, a fortified structure on the Quiberon peninsula that has become a training base. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.France, Bretagne, Morbihan, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon le 2022-03-29. Les eleves de l' ecole militaire interarmes ( EMIA ), l' ecole militaire chargee de la formation des officiers de l' armee de Terre issus du recrutement interne, c'est-a-dire issus des rangs des sous-officiers et des militaires du rang, participe a un stage d'aguerrissment au Fort de Penthievre, un ouvrage fortifie sur la presqu'ile de Quiberon devenu une base d'entrainement. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.
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This Weeks Wyvern Fighter Team of the Week is the 31st Fighter Wing Staff Agencies plans and programs (XP) section. This team went above and beyond, leading Avianos number one priority of supporting our NATO allies and defending NATOs eastern flank.The XP team faces every emerging problem set presented to United States Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa and the 31st FW to professionally and deliberately provide commanders with informed, executable options.With determination, they lead the execution of crisis operations and accomplished many different operations in support of NATOs mission.The team led Wing Operational and Crisis Action Planning operations then stood up enduring Wing Operations and established multiple forward operating locations. During which, they supported more than 770 hours of defensive counter air coverage and 24/7 tactical command and control and personnel recovery. Additionally, the plans and programs team created a Distributed Wing Operation Center to i
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STOCKHOLM (May 4, 2022) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russell Smith observes a team-building exercise during the Nordic Nations Senior Enlisted Seminar in Stockholm, May 4, 2022. This is the first time senior enlisted leaders from Nordic navies, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland gathered to share ideas and collaborate on solutions to common leadership challenges. Partnership seminars such as these are important to building partner capacity through subject-matter-expert exchanges, enhancing interoperability and the military-to-military relationship between the U.S. Navy and Nordic navies.
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John Lamontagne, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa deputy commander speaks with Gen. Mohamed Hajjem, Tunisian Air Force Chief of Staff at the Tunisia International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition 2022 in Hammamet, Tunisia, Oct. 12, 2022. The Department of Defense works with partners to strengthen regional relationships and uses event like the Tunisia IADE to share ideas and develop positive working relationships with our African and international partners.
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020428-A-9890P-008. Base: Luzon Country: Republic Of The Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: Pacific
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Senior Enlisted leaders from various African partners, U.S. National Guards, U.S. Africa Command, and its components gathered to discuss the way ahead to build partner capacity, enhance regional cooperation, and increase interoperability. The 2022 Africa Senior Enlisted Leaders Conference serves as a venue for all participating nations to collaborate with and learn from each other while discussing key challenges faced across the continent and avenues to discuss how we can best work together to address those challenges.
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040809-F-6761G-037. Base: Stewart / Newburgh State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility Command
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Vietnam Coast Guard leaders listen to speaker presentations during the 8th annual Southeast Asia Maritime Law Enforcement Initiative Commanders' Forum in Tumon, Guam, April 6, 2022. Together, the U.S. Coast Guard and Philippine Coast Guard co-hosted the forum, which included participants from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, the United States and Vietnam.
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Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) visits an elementary school and talks to the children about their experience while serving in the U.S. Army at Eerde, Netherlands, Sept. 15, 2022. As a part of the 78th year commemoration of Operation Market Garden, the school visit allows Soldiers to share their own personal experience, the history of their predecessors, and assure the local community of our continuous commitment to our European allies and partners.
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William S. Cohen, Secretary of Defense, visits Eagle Base, Tuzla, Bosnia, with The USO Show. After arrIving at Eagle Base, Mr. Cohen had dinner with the soldiers that are deployed here in Bosnia and Herzegovinia. This is Mr. Cohens last visit to Eagle Base before he leaves office. William S. Cohen, Secretary of Defense, visits Eagle Base, Tuzla, Bosnia, with The USO Show. After arrIving at Eagle Base, Mr. Cohen had dinner with the soldiers that are deployed here in Bosnia and Herzegovinia. This is Mr. Cohens last visit to Eagle Base before he leaves office.
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U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Joseph Hilbert addresses senior military leaders from NATO and Partner nations during the 7th Army Training Commands (7ATC) annual Conference of European Training Centers (CETC) at the Sennelager Training Area, Germany, June 14, 2022. The 7ATC-hosted CETC provides an opportunity for NATO allies and partner nations from across Europe to build relationships, discuss approaches to multinational training procedures, and ultimately improve training across the joint force in Europe.
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U.S. Marine Corps MSgt. Matthew Higgins, Operations Chief, College of Enlisted Military Education speaks at the Naval Infantry Leadership Symposium - Africa (NILS-A) 2022 in Dakar, Senegal, July 7, 2022. NILS -A is a multinational, Africa-focused forum, designed to bring together partner nations with marine forces and naval infantries to develop interoperability, crisis response capabilities, and foster relationships which will improve Africas maritime domain security.
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070320-M-2166H-029. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad Air Base State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: VMAQ-1
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Brig. Gen. Mark Thompson, Deputy Chief of Staff for Support, leads a Warrior's Corner discussion on overcoming contested logistics to deliver class VIIIB (blood and blood products) during large-scale combat operations at the AUSA Global Force Symposium Mar. 29.
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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. 28, 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
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Canadian Army Maj. Jayson Geroux talks about historical trends and lessons learned during the first day of the Urban Operations Planner Course hosted by the 40th Infantry Division, California Army National Guard, July 10, 2022, at Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, California. The course brings together an international audience of military personnel to discuss modern warfare in megacity environments.
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MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Mr. Roger Astin, exercise scenario manager of U.S. Army South, briefs a group of multinational officials during PKO North '08.
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Mr. Graziano Pizzimenti, Assessor of Infrastructure and Territory, Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, addresses members of the Province of Pordenone and Udine, Italian military regional command, U.S. Consulate Milan Political-Economic, U.S. Airmen stationed at Aviano Airbase, U.S. Ljubljana Office of Defense Cooperation, Slovenian Delegation, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa and the 173rd Airborne Brigade, during the Sustainable Training Area Management Workshop, Udine, Italy, September 20, 2022. Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union. It is made up of Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas designated under the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive, respectively. The network includes both terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas. The event dialogue was designed to increase and improve a developing relationship between military and civilian representatives.
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221011-N-DB724-2329CEBU, Philippines (Oct. 11, 2022) U.S. Navy Sailors, assigned to commander, Destroyer Squadron 7, and Philippine Navy sailors, assigned to BRP Jose Rizal (FF 150), attend a surface warfare brief aboard Jose Rizal during Exercise Sama Sama-Lumbas 2022, Oct. 11. Sama Sama-Lumbas is a multilateral exercise and includes forces from Philippines, the United States, Australia, France, Japan, and the United Kingdom designed to promote regional security cooperation, maintain and strengthen maritime partnerships, and enhance maritime interoperability.
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U.S. Army Col. Geoffrey A. Norman, 1st Infantry Division Deputy Commanding Officer for Support, briefs Polish military leadership on the last day of the Abrams Operations Summit at Oleszno, Poland, April 28, 2022. The 1st Infantry Division is among other units assigned to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces; execute joint, bilateral, and multinational training exercises; and provides command and control for rotational and assigned units in the European theater.
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The Commanding General of U.S. Army Japan, J.B. Vowell (left), meets with Northern Army Commanding General, Lt. Gen. Yoshihiko Okimura at the Japan Ground Self Defense Force Northern Army headquarters on Camp Sapporo, Japan on August 23 to discuss methods of improving interoperability. Vowell travelled to the Hokkaido region in Japan, Aug. 22-24, to discuss future security cooperation and bilateral training opportunities with the JGSDF. (U.S. Army by Maj. Frank Camara)
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Commander United States Air Forces in Europe, GEN Gregory Martin briefs RAF Lakenheath Officers from the podium at the Officers Mess. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)
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Inter-American Defense College Leadership welcomedAssistant Director Eric Talbot, Office of National Drug Control Policy and other guests for a speaking engagement atthe IADC Campus on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Jan. 24, 2023. Mr. Talbot spoke with students from class 62 about the United States' efforts to save lives by reducing drug overdose deaths, drug use, and associated harms. Additionally, students had the opportunity to engage with the Office of National Drug Control Policy team during a question and answers session.
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EL AOUINA, Tunisia - Capt. Eilis Cancel, director, exercise Phoenix Express 2022 delivers remarks at the closing ceremony for exercise Phoenix Express 2022 in Tunis, Tunisia, June 03, 2022. Phoenix Express 22, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is a maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the Mediterranean.
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Members of the Health Engagements Assistance Response Team (HEART) 2022 and lead administrators of Unidad Nacional de Oftalmología (UNO) pose for a photo in Guatemala City, Aug. 25, 2022. Leadership from UNO were gifted unit patches from HEART 22 to thank them for their support and partnership throughout the operation.
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Italian Army, Col. Francecso Maffei, Commander of Comando Militare Esercito Friuli Venezia Giulia, addresses members of the Province of Pordenone and Udine, Italian military regional command, U.S. Consulate Milan Political-Economic, U.S. Airmen stationed at Aviano Airbase, U.S. Ljubljana Office of Defense Cooperation, Slovenian Delegation, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa and the 173rd Airborne Brigade, during the Sustainable Training Area Management Workshop, Udine, Italy, September 20, 2022. Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union. It is made up of Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas designated under the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive, respectively. The network includes both terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas. The event dialogue was designed to increase and improve a developing relationship between military and civilian representatives.
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220601-N-DB801-0179ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - (June 1, 2022) - Cmdr. Christina Ortega, a foreign area officer assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet, speaks about U.S. and Peru maritime mission objectives at the 28th annual Maritime Staff Talks (MST), in which the U.S. hosted delegates from the Peruvian navy, June 1, 2022. MSTs support the U.S. maritime strategy by building and strengthening working relationships with U.S. and partner nations.
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U.S. Soldiers from the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, assigned to the 409th Air Expeditionary Group, meet with Abdourahamane Touraoua, the mayor of Agadez, to introduce a new civil affairs team from the 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion, Agadez, Niger, June 16, 2022. Meetings like these serve as a platform to discuss current and ongoing issues in and around Agadez city while fostering an enduring partnership between the U.S. and the citizens of Niger.
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Mr. Gary Russ, from U.S. European Command (EUCOM) Climate Change Program, addresses members of the Province of Pordenone and Udine, Italian military regional command, U.S. Consulate Milan Political-Economic, U.S. Airmen stationed at Aviano Airbase, U.S. Ljubljana Office of Defense Cooperation, Slovenian Delegation, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa and the 173rd Airborne Brigade, during the Sustainable Training Area Management Workshop, Udine, Italy, September 20, 2022. Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union. It is made up of Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas designated under the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive, respectively. The network includes both terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas. The event dialogue was designed to increase and improve a developing relationship between military and civilian representatives.
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040611-M-8530M-017. Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7-Mar
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Mr. Enrico Berti, President of the Udine City Council, addresses members of the Province of Pordenone and Udine, Italian military regional command, U.S. Consulate Milan Political-Economic, U.S. Airmen stationed at Aviano Airbase, U.S. Ljubljana Office of Defense Cooperation, Slovenian Delegation, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa and the 173rd Airborne Brigade, during the Sustainable Training Area Management Workshop, Udine, Italy, September 20, 2022. Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union. It is made up of Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas designated under the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive, respectively. The network includes both terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas. The event dialogue was designed to increase and improve a developing relationship between military and civilian representatives.
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A teacher from a local elementary school asks Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) to talk about their experience while serving in the U.S. Army during a school visit at Zijtaart, Netherlands, Sept. 14, 2022. As a part of the 78th year commemoration of Operation Market Garden, the school visit allows Soldiers to share their own personal experience, the history of their predecessors, and assure the local community of our continuous commitment to our European allies and partners.
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Col. Art Dem Heber Channels, Salvadoran Army exercise coordinator, left, Col. Chip Carels, Army South G3/7 director of training and exercises, center, and Luis Alonso Duran, El Salvador General Directorate of Civil Protection, right, take part in the opening ceremony on May 9, 2022, for the CENTAM Guardian 22 Exercise. CENTAM Guardian 22 is a multinational exercise aimed at enhancing interoperability among the participating nations in areas of security as well as humanitarian assistance and disaster response operations during the three-week exercise.
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220503-N-DB801-0125ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - (May 3, 2022) -- U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet Command Master Chief Robert Florentino discusses the Enlisted Leadership Development (ELD) program with delegates from the Brazilian navy at the 27th annual Maritime Staff Talks (MST), May 3, 2022. MSTs support the U.S. maritime strategy by building and strengthening working relationships with U.S. and partner nations.
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Temporary duty personnel play cards during some free time at the ROK Hard Cafe at Marine Expeditionary Camp-Pohang (MEC-P), while deployed during Foal Eagle '98, Oct. 11, 1998. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Marine Expeditionary, Pohang Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)
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220503-N-DB801-0135ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - (May 3, 2022) -- Lt. Kori Elsa Van Heest, assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet, speaks about the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) initiative at the 27th annual Maritime Staff Talks (MST), in which the U.S. hosted delegates from the Brazilian navy, May 3, 2022. MSTs support the U.S. maritime strategy by building and strengthening working relationships with U.S. and partner nations.
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MIAMI, Florida (Dec. 1, 2022) - The commander of U.S. Southern Command, Army Gen. Laura Richardson, gives opening remarks at a ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the commands Human Rights Initiative (HRI). More than 100 participants representing Western Hemisphere militaries, governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and academia gathered at the SOUTHCOM headquarters for the commemoration. Since 1997, HRI has brought together military, public security, government, and civil society representatives from across the hemisphere with the aim of developing comprehensive and effective human rights programs for defense and security forces. (Photo by Jose Ruiz, U.S. Southern Command Public Affairs)
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