Military Training and Leadership

Images depicting military personnel engaged in various training and leadership activities, emphasizing skill development, teamwork, and mental health support.

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, learn how to conduct Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. The class was taught to inform soldiers what to do in case of an emergency where CPR would be needed.
U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, learn how to conduct Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. The class was taught to inform soldiers what to do in case of an emergency where CPR would be needed.
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220928-N-FB203-0009 MANAMA, Bahrain (September 28, 2022) Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain Naval Security Forces Training Team receive a safety briefing as part of an Integrated Training Team exercise. NSA Bahrain enables the forward operations and responsiveness of U.S. and allied forces in support of Navy Region Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia's mission to provide services to the fleet, warfighter and family.
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041019-F-4905S-118. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin hold a Meet and Greet with U.S. Military and Interagency Team, in Doha, Qatar, on September 7, 2021.
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U.S. service members take the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 28, 2024. The naturalization ceremony was conducted to performed to welcome and celebrate the accomplishment of MCAS Iwakuni military members becoming citizens of the United States. The ceremony included service members from Mexico and Colombia. Marine Corps
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Elijah Allen, left, 423d Security Forces Squadron flight sergeant, speaks with a simulated suspect during a field training exercise at RAF Molesworth, England, April 27, 2022. The exercise was designed to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of 423d SFS members' response to various scenarios including domestic disturbances, drunk driving and other base security incidents.
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Inter-American Defense College Leadership welcomed General de Ala DEMA Miguel Eduardo Hernández Velazquez,Incoming Chief of Delegation of Mexico to the IADBfor a visit to the IADC Campus on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Jan. 27, 2023. During the visit, the distinguished visitor 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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Cpl. Seung Ho Huh, a Korean Augmentee to the United States Army (KATUSA) Soldier assigned to United States Forces Korea (USFK), receives a coin from U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Benjamin Lemon, the U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys senior enlisted leader, at the KATUSAs Got Talent preliminary show at the Flightline Tap Room, U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys, South Korea, Dec. 7, 2022. The talent show showcases the creativity and artistic ability of Korean Augmentees to the United States Army (KATUSA) Soldiers within the command.
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NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY, BAHRAIN (Oct. 12, 2022) - A Marine assigned to Naval Amphibious Task Force 51/5th Expeditionary Brigade (TF 51/5) gives a call for fires class to Marines assigned to Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Central Command (FASTCENT) aboard Naval Support Activity , Bahrain October 12. During the class, the Marines covered grid and polar missions, target identification, target location and radio etiquette. TF 51/5 responds to crises and contingencies; coordinates, plans, and executes operations; conducts theater security cooperation; and advances emerging Naval concepts at sea, from the sea, and ashore in order to support CENTCOM, 5th Fleet, and Marine Corps Forces Central Command theater objectives.
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Sgt. First Class Elena Chung rates participants in Agile Sparrow, a multinational tactical combat casualty care competition held in Tartu, Estonia. The competition had 50 medical response teams participating, and cadres from Estonia and U.S. ran the event.
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220517-N-PI330-1054 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain- Fleet Master Chief Derrick Walters, the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Fleet Master Chief, talks with the medical department while visiting Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133, May 17, 2022. NMCB 133 is currently forward deployed to provide an adaptable and scalable Naval Construction Force as a vital component of the U.S. Maritime strategy in executing quality construction in combat, humanitarian assistance or disaster recovery operations.
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GEN. Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, greets U.S. Air Force personnel while visiting military facilities during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)
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U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Special Training Company, Support Battalion, tour the Command Museum at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Dec. 13, 2022. Special Training Company assists recruits who have been injured during training by physical reconditioning, medical rehabilitation and Marine Corps education.
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MISAWA, Japan (April 19, 2022) - Chief Machinists Mate Jason Smith, assigned to Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Yokosuka Detachment Hachinohe Fuel Terminal presents information to Capt. Paul A. Hockran, commanding officer of Naval Air Facility (NAF) Misawa and Lt. Gen. Shinji Kameyama, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force9th Division Commander, and their teams. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss communication efforts and fueling distribution. NAF Misawa provides aviation and ground logistics support and services to all permanent and transient U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps forces in Northern Japan.
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US Air Force General Charles "Tony" Robertson Jr. (Standing), Commander, Air Mobility Command, talks to the troops who are deployed to Budapest Hungary, during his visit to one of seversal sites in Europe supporting Operation Allied Force. US Air Force General Charles "Tony" Robertson Jr. (Standing), Commander, Air Mobility Command, talks to the troops who are deployed to Budapest Hungary, during his visit to one of seversal sites in Europe supporting Operation Allied Force.
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040304-F-3886C-017. Base: Sembach Annex Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)
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U.S. Army Lt. Col. David W. Griffith, commander of the 3rd Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division observes a group of Soldiers studying, with Lithuanian Speaker of Parliament Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen and Tamir Waser, Lithuanias chargé d'affaires, during a tour of Camp Herkus, Lithuania, Jan. 4, 2024. The 3rd Infantry Divisions mission in Europe is to engage in multinational training and exercises across the continent, working alongside NATO Allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe.
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U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, learn how to conduct Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. The class was taught to inform soldiers what to do in case of an emergency where CPR would be needed.
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020724-F-6701P-014. Base: Tbilisi Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO)
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U.S. Marines with Support Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, conduct a mock senior drill instructor oath for spouses taking part in the "In Their Boots" event at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Feb. 16, 2024. In Their Boots is designed to inform Marine Corps spouses about the duties of their significant others and give them a peek into the rigors of recruit training. Marine Corps
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Newly promoted U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Lavasia Taylor, the training noncommissioned officer for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 7th Mission Support Command sings The Army Song with attendees at her promotion ceremony, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, at Kleber Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, Germany. Sgt. 1st Class Taylor serves as an Active Guard-Reserve program Soldier, handling the day-to-day operations of Americas Army Reserve in Europe, where shes been assigned since 2021. Taylors family and friends celebrated with her virtually and offered their congratulations. The 7th MSC is Americas Army Reserve presence in Europe. Comprised of 26 units across Germany and Italy, the 7th MSC provides logistical and sustainment support for U.S. Army Europe-Africa missions across the theater.
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040106-F-7418E-003. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE
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Airmen of the 31st Fighter Wing participate in a small group discussion during Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Day at Aviano Air Base, June 3, 2022. Airmen held small group discussions about diversity and inclusion and participated in team-building activities during DEI&A Day.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations MG Butch Graham along with USACE South Atlantic Division Commander BG Daniel Hibner stopped by the Emergency Operations Center - Forward in Sarasota, FL while they circulated the areas in southwest Florida recovering from Hurricane Ian, October 11, 2022. During their stop at the EOC they heard about how the Corps of Engineers team is supporting the unified response, how technology is being leveraged to help respond more quickly, and recognized a few individuals who have went above and beyond to help the residents of Florida recover.
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Angela Garza, Ph.D., Cougaar Software senior operations research engineer, discusses capabilities of the Configured Air Load Building Tool at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, April 8, 2022. The software company developed the CALBT, as part of the "Aerial Port of the Future" initiative to maximize pallet space utilization within Air Mobility Command.
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Inter-American Defense College Leadership greeted dignitaries for a Central American Independence Day Celebration hosted by students at the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 15, 2022. IADC students celebrate the Independence Day of all nations represented by students with a presentation about the country, food and a 5k run.
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Tanzanian Army Maj. Lawama Numbi provides insight to participants during a group exercise in the Women, Peace and Security class at Justified Accord 2024. JA24 is U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise in East Africa, running from February 26 - March 7. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), and hosted in Kenya, this year's exercise will incorporate personnel and units from 23 nations. This multinational exercise builds readiness for the U.S. joint force, prepares regional partners for UN and AU mandated missions, and increases multinational interoperability in support of humanitarian assistance, disaster response and crisis response. Army
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2nd Cavalry Regiment hosts a military-to-military engagement with Macedonian allies at Rose Barracks, Vilseck, Germany, Sept. 28, 2022. This engagement familiarized Macedonians with Stryker maintenance.
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SAN DIEGO (Sept. 29, 2022) - William Nesbitt, a Navy Junior Reserves Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) Instructor, informs sailors from Amphibious Squadron 7 about NJROTC, at Coronado High School, Sept. 29. Commissioned and enlisted Sailors joined the students for a period of their class to discuss their backstories, jobs and experiences in the military, then the service members and the students participated in an athletic activity. Amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport docks USS John P. Murtha (LPD 23) and USS Anchorage (LPD 26), currently a part of Commander, Amphibious Squadron SEVEN (CPR 7), are home ported in San Diego
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Col. Leslie Hauck, 52nd Fighter Wing commander (right), presents General James Hecker, U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa commander, a map of Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Sept. 27, 2022, here. Hecker visited Spangdahlem AB to tour the 52 FW and learn more about its support to USAFE/AFAFRICA and its allied NATO partners.
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NATO enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battlegroup Poland Soldiers with the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division (3-8 CAV) alongside the Romanian Army Transylvanian Gepards Battery, British Army Black Dragons Troop attended the Teachers Appreciation Day at the Primary School General Jozef Bem in Bemowo Piskie on Oct 12, 2022. The 3-8 Cavalry Regiment is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.
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U.S. Air Force Col. George Downs, commander, 125th Fighter Wing (FW), Florida Air National Guard, signs a proclamation for Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) in recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Prevention Month (SAAPM), Jacksonville, Fla, April 3, 2022. "The signing of the proclamation shows continued support from the commander for both sexual assault prevention and its survivors," said 125th FW Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, Kristin Merrick. SAAPM is recognized in April by both military and civilian communities to raise awareness of sexual assault. "It doesn't matter when, where or the circumstances, we are going to get you help," emphasized Downs, to the members of the 125th FW.
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert Miller, Air Force surgeon general and Chief Master Sgt. Dawn Kolczynski, Air Force Medical Enlisted Force Chief, listen as SrA Shadae Grey (center), 47th Medical Group dental laboratory technician, and Staff Sgt. Sahira Contreras, 47th Healthcare Operations Squadron technician, explain their role in supporting COVID-19 response efforts at the White House during their visit to Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, April 27, 2022. The command team visited Laughlin AFB to see how its Airmen at the Air Forces largest pilot producing base support the mission.
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Washington Air National Guard Master Sgt. Joy Quam, First Sgt. of 141st Civil Engineers, instructs a Mongolia National Emergency Management Agency team on methods of shoring in confined spaces during exercise Gobi Wolf 2022 in Bayankhongor, Mongolia, Sept. 6. The six-day exercise focuses on interagency coordination within Mongolia, as well as foreign humanitarian assistance during a large-scale natural disaster. The Mongolia National Emergency Management Agency is the lead government agent, with support from other government agencies. (Alaska National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)
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The Honorable Gina Ortiz Jones, Under Secretary of the Air Force, receives a brief by Tech. Sgt. Uriel Vargas from the 707th Maintenance Squadron at the Tech Sgt. Joshua Kidds Weapons Load Training Facility during a visit to Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, April 12, 2022. Tech Sgt. Joshua Kidds Weapons Load Training Facility was named after Tech. Kidd, a 2nd Maintenance Group, loading standardization crew chief who was shot and killed outside of his house in Bossier City, Louisiana.
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220407-N-PK180-1007 YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 7, 2022) - Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, speaks with Sailors at the Surface Warfare Officers (SWO) Summit. The SWO Summit is a Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 event focused on professional development sessions that highlight advanced capabilities, techniques, tactics and procedures across the surface force. DESRON 15 is the Navys largest forward-deployed destroyer squadron and the U.S. 7th Fleets principal surface force supporting security and stability in the Indo-Pacific.
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GREAT LAKES, Il. (Oct. 6, 2022) Vice Adm. Yancy Lindsey, Commander, Navy Installations Command, tours the Epicenter at Naval Station Great Lakes. Opened in 1911, NSGL is the Navys largest training installation and the home of the Navys only Boot Camp. Located on over 1600 acres overlooking Lake Michigan, the installation includes 1,153 buildings with 39 on the National Register of Historic Places. NSGL supports over 50 tenant commands and elements as well as over 20,000 Sailors, Marines, Soldiers, and DoD civilians who live and work on the installation.
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BALTIMORE (Sept. 9, 2022) John Pannell, a math teacher at Jemicy Upper School, attempts to squat in a bomb suit at an explosive ordinance disposal demonstration during Maryland Fleet Week and Flyover 2022. Maryland Fleet Week and Flyover Baltimore is the citys celebration of the sea services with this year marking the City of Baltimore's third time hosting Navy Fleet Week.
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120128-N-ZX920-101NORFOLK (Jan. 28, 2012) U.S. and coalition forces gather at the Camp Allen gymnasium to perform a rehearsal of concept drill to enhance the overall situational awareness of units participating in exercise Bold Alligator 2012. Bold Alligator is the largest naval amphibious exercise in the past 10 years and represents the Navy and Marine Corps' revitalization of the full range of amphibious operations. The exercise focuses on today's fight with today's forces, while showcasing the advantages of seabasing. The exercise will take place Jan. 30 through Feb. 12, 2012 afloat and ashore in and around Virginia and North Carolina.
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070317-A-5406P-003_JPG. - Spc. Steven Priddy of Mesa, Ariz., an infantryman with C Co, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, guards the entrance to a schoolhouse converted into an ad-hoc medical clinic for a joint U.S. - Iraqi medical operation in Sadr City, Baghdad Mar. 17 while women from Sadr City are lined up behind him, witing to be seen by medics.
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221109-N-SI161-1023 DAHLGREN, Va. (Nov. 9, 2022) Surface Combat Systems Training Command (SCSTC) AEGIS Training and Readiness Centers (ATRC) Enlisted Training Department Head, Lt. Greg Yanase, shows students from King George High Schools Navy Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps (NJROTC) how to use equipment fire controlman Aegis (FCA) Sailors work on and employ. Over thirty NJROTC cadets visited SCSTC ATRC, onboard Naval Support Facility (NSF) Dahlgren, as part of an overall SCSTC effort to help potential future warfighters learn more about different careers and opportunities in the U.S. Navy.
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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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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 13, 2022) Australian Consul-General Honolulu, Andrea Gleason thanks Royal Australian Navy amphibious assault ship HMAS Canberra (L02) Commanding Officer Capt. Jace Hutchison as she prepares to depart Canberra landing helicopter dock during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 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. (Photo by Royal Australian Navy Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall)
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Lt. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, Space Operations Command Commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jacob C. Simmons, Space Operations Command Senior Enlisted Leader, receive a tour of the Long-Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) while visiting Clear Space Force Station to hear from the Clear Team members on their operations and wellbeing. Whiting had a Space Command Chaplain Team and Space Command Guardians visiting along with him for them to have a chance to see the mission and hear from counterparts. The Clear Space Force members provide strategic missile warning, missile defense, and Upgraded Early Warning Radar as an integral part of deterrence in support of Homeland Defense. Clear SFS is home to Arctic Airmen and Guardians assigned to the 13th and 213th Space Warning Squadrons and 268th Security Forces, providing 24/7 missile warning, missile defense, and space domain awareness.
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Task Force Dragon members gather for a remembrance ceremony on the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks Sept.11, 2022, in Wiesbaden, Germany. The military members began the ceremony at the exact moment the first plane hit the Twin Towers in New York 21 years ago.
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A combatives instructor gives a safety brief to Soldiers competing in the 2022 Ohio Army National Guard combatives tournament July 23, 2022, at the Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler Armory in Dublin, Ohio. The U.S. Armys combatives program enhances unit combat readiness by building Soldiers' personal courage, confidence and resilience, as well as their situational responsiveness to close quarters threats in the operational environment. (Photo by Spc. Carleeann Smiddy, 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
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U.S. Air Force, Inaugural "Juneteenth Freedom Feast" at March Air Reserve Base, California June 05, 2022. Now officially recognized as a federal holiday, it is the celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.
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Spc. Joseph Broam, an infantryman with the Georgia Army National Guards Company A, 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, stands as he recites the Soldiers Creed to the sergeants major board while competing in the 2016 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Joint Base Cape Cod, Mass., Tuesday, June 21, 2016. The competition is a mentally and physically challenging three-day event that tests Soldiers on a variety of tactical and technical skills to determine the Army Guards Soldier and noncommissioned of the year. The winners move on to compete in the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition, battling it out with Soldiers from throughout the Army to be named the Armys Soldier and NCO of the year.
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Camisha Smith, Army Air Force Exchange Service business manager, speaks with Col. Russ Cook, right, 23rd Wing commander, and Col. Michael Gallagher, 23rd Mission Support Group commander, at the Mini-Mart grand opening at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Feb. 10, 2023. The Mini-Mart was created to give Airmen a 24/7 food option on base.
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Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Grinston answers a question asked by 1st Sgt. Colin Maas, Alpha Company 1st Sgt., 1-3rd Attack Battalion as Pfc. Megan Weir, armament electrical and avionics system repairer, 1-3rd Attack Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, looks on during the SMA town hall at Adazi Military Base, Latvia on May 2, 2022. 12 CAB is among other units assigned to V Corps, America's Forward Deployed Corps in Europe that works alongside NATO Allies and regional security partners to provide combat-ready forces, execute joint and multinational training exercises, and retains command and control for all rotational and assigned units in the European Theater
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COL Kehrle recorded updated for the Vicenza Military Community about the Army Health Clinic Vicenza.
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