Military Training and Operations

Military personnel engaged in training sessions, emphasizing collaboration and preparation among various U.S. forces and international partners, depicted in formal settings with neutral tones.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Inha Kim, a human resources sergeant with the 369th Sustainment Brigade, provides guidance to his Soldiers during post mobilization training, Sept. 24, 2022, North Fort Hood, Texas.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sarah Zaragoza, 603rd Air Operations Center airspace management technician, left, conducts airspace management familiarization training with Ukrainian military members at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 15, 2022. Airmen from the 603rd AOC showed Ukrainian partners the process the U.S. Air Force uses to effectively deliver aircraft, assets and supplies to Allies and Partners.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Inha Kim, a human resources sergeant with the 369th Sustainment Brigade, provides guidance to his Soldiers during post mobilization training, Sept. 24, 2022, North Fort Hood, Texas.

U.S. Air Force Col. Brian Bergren, Washington ANG Joint Force Headquarters director of staff, instructs an academic course in preparation for Yama Sakura 83 at Camp Asaka, Japan, Nov. 30, 2022. This exercise focuses on the development of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Army Pacifics bilateral planning and increases their interoperability through shared experiences and tough, realistic training.

Lt. Col. Daniel Guy, 110th Wing Mission Support Group commander, addresses attendees of the 110th Security Forces Squadron change of command ceremony for relinquishing commander, Lt. Col. Thomas Gawrych and assuming commander, Maj. John Wilkinson at the Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, Mich., June 5, 2022.

220705-N-MR124-1005 PEARL HARBOR (July 5, 2022) Servicemembers from partner nations participate in a helicopter operations safety brief at Ford Island Conference Center for all helicopter-capable ships involved in 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.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bradley Haywood, Equal Opportunity non-commissioned officer in charge, briefs a First Sergeant Symposium at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 27, 2022. The symposium was a week-long event where enlisted members in the grades of E-6 and above and officers could attend to learn about the duties and responsibilities of being a first sergeant.

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert Whittle, deputy commanding general of U.S. Army North, speaks during a class discussion at the Defense Support to Civil Authorities Phase II Course on Joint Base San Antonio - Fort Sam Houston, Texas, April 6, 2022. The Defense Support of Civil Authorities Phase II Course, taught by training instructors from U.S. Army North, is a training workshop that provides both federal and military personnel the opportunity to learn more about how the Department of Defense conducts disaster response in support of civil authorities.

Sgt. Maj. Jackie S. Mims assumed responsibility as the 1st Area Medical Laboratory senior enlisted leader from Sgt. Maj. Erin L. Trudden during a change of responsibility ceremony on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, Sept. 9. The 1st Area Medical Laboratory deploys worldwide to perform surveillance, confirmatory analytical laboratory testing and health hazards assessments of environmental, occupational, endemic and CBRNE threats in support of force protection and Weapons of Mass Destruction missions. U.S. Army photo by Marshall R. Mason.

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Staff Sgt. Jessica Foster, a geospatial intelligence Observer, Coach, Trainer (OC/T) assigned to 3-364th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 189th Infantry Brigade, First Army Division West provides an overview of OC/T uniform standards for brigade personnel during Cold Steel Academy at the U.S. Army Reserve Training Center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington August 16, 2022.

221201-N-OW182-041VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia (December 1, 2022) - Lt. John-Rex Spivey, Navy Junior Officer Counsel surface warfare officer lead, answers questions during the inaugural Naval Surface Force Atlantic Junior Officer Training Symposium (JOTS), Dec. 1. 126 junior officers attended JOTS, and had the opportunity to network with, learn from, and listen to senior U.S. Navy leaders.

The Adjutant General of the U.S Army, BG Gregory Johnson, meets with key leaders of the Integrated Personnel and Pay System - Army program to disucss upcoming release events and issues, Dec. 1, 2022 in Arlington, Virginia.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Raynard Spence, 422nd Air Base Squadron section chief of postal operations, speaks during a change of command ceremony at Royal Air Force Croughton, England, June 6, 2022. The ceremony is a military tradition that represents a formal transfer of a units authority and responsibility from one commander to another.

Airmen from across the 39th Air Base Wing attend the 39th Communications Squadron assumption of command ceremony at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, June 29, 2022. During the ceremony, Col. Christopher Robinson, 39th Mission Support Group commander, who then charged Lt. Col. Marc Aurilio with leading the squadron. The assumption of command ceremony is a long-standing military tradition that represents the formal transfer of responsibility from one officer to another.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. John Klein Jr., U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, speaks with Airmen assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing Sept. 14, 2022, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. The Executive Leadership Summit was an opportunity for CRW leaders from both coasts to come together and discuss their focus over the next year, as well as how the CR fits into the strategic outlook of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center.

Maj. Gen. Robert Burke (right), deputy commanding general-support, V Corps, receives an update brief from Lt. Col. David Roman (second from right), commander, 1-3rd Attack Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, during a visit to Lielvārde Air Base, Latvia on May 3, 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

U.S. Air Force Col. Jason Pavelschak, 97th Air Mobility Wing (AMW) vice commander, addresses 97th AMW leaders during their training at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, April 7, 2022. The leaders walked through a sexual assault scenario to solidify their roles and responsibilities during the process, as well as answer related questions.

Defenders with the 91st Missile Security Forces Group teach members of the Department of State about the duties at Missile Alert Facility Oscar-01 near Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Jan. 18, 2024. Defenders with the 91st Security Forces group are responsible for ensuring the safety and security of the 91st Missile Wings Airmen and assets.

Michigan Air National Guard service members attend the 110th Security Forces Squadron change of command ceremony for relinquishing commander, Lt. Col. Thomas Gawrych and assuming commander, Maj. John Wilkinson, at the Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, Mich., June 5, 2022. Here, Lt. Col. Gawrych addresses his family, commanders, Wing members and 110th Security Forces Squadron members in attendance.

U.S Air Force Capt. Thomas De Maio, assistant judge advocate general from the 23rd Wing, provides legal council to other A-staff members in the wing operations center at the Air Dominance Center, a Combat Readiness Training Center, in Savannah, Georgia, July 26, 2022 during Agile Flag 22-2. This iteration marks a significant milestone in standardizing the way ACC organizes, trains, and equips for ACE after a period of experimentation.

Gen. Glen VanHerck, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, addresses attendees at the U.S. Special Operations Command North Arctic Symposium Oct. 18, 2022, on Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. General VanHerck, discussed the importance of the Arctic region as it pertains to homeland defense with the special operations forces leaders. (Department of Defense photo by MSgt Ben Wiseman)

Maj. Gen. Michael C. McCurry, U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker commander, provides a branch update to leaders enrolled in the Aviation Pre-Command Course at Fort Rucker, Alabama, September 26, 2022.

Command Sgt. Maj. Jose A. Escobedo, Joint Task Force 136th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, greets this years warriors with words of encouragement at the opening of the Texas Military Department Best Warrior Competition at Camp Swift, Texas, May 3, 2022. The three-day competition challenges service members on professional military knowledge, marksmanship, obstacle course and land navigation. The Army winners of this event will move on to represent Texas at the National Guards Region V Best Warrior Competition. (Photo by Warrant Officer 1 Gregory Illich, Texas State Guard)

Brigadier General Joseph Lestorti, Deputy Director of Operations, U.S. Northern Command, addresses a gathering of more than 200 attendees at the Counter Transnational Criminal Organization Operations (CTCO) Conference Aug. 2, 2022, at the North American Aerospace Defense Command and USNORTHCOM headquarters on Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. The conference, spanning three days, brought together members from USNORTHCOM components, subordinate commands, law enforcement partners and CTCO stakeholders to discuss disruption of transnational criminal organizations and the development of a collaborative framework that supports the national drug control strategy. (Department of Defense photo by SrA Anthony Clingerman)

Airmen and Guardians from the 501st Combat Support Wing, stand at attention during an assumption of command ceremony at RAF Croughton, England, June 27, 2022. An assumption of command is a military tradition that represents the formal gaining of a units authority and responsibility by a commander.

NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, Ca. (June 28, 2023) Cmdr. Ryan Robertson, from the Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Surface Analytics Group, speaks at the Junior Officers Training Symposium held at the Island Club on Naval Air Station North Island, June 28. This is the second annual symposium which fosters discussion on a wide range of topics impacting the surface warfare community.

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Maurice L. Williams, center left, command chief, Air National Guard, prepares to coin Staff Sgt. Drew Harper, medic, 139th Medical Group, Detachment 1, 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri National Guard during an enlisted all-call at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Missouri, Sept. 10, 2022. The all-call focused on readiness, taking care of Airmen and the health of the force.

Members of the 117th Air Refueling Wing participate in Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) training during drill weekend at Sumpter Smith Joint Air National Guard base, April 09, 2022.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Mark Paranto, 104th Cyber Operations Squadron superintendent, 108th Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, gives a presentation to Albanian Armed Forces cyber specialists, 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.

U.S Marine Corps Capt. Stuart Blomgren, an intelligence officer with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), leads a discussion on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 19, 2022. The 26th MEU conducted an intelligence interoperability exercise to enhance understanding of multi-discipline intelligence functions across the Navy-Marine Corps enterprise. Intelligence interoperability is a part of pre-deployment training program facilitated by Expeditionary Operations Training Group. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nayelly Nieves-Nieves.)

U.S. Air Force Airmen and U.S. Army Soldiers attend a professional development seminar at an undisclosed location within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Feb. 21, 2024. Installation leadership led a seminar to help Airmen better understand the role of a leader in a team, as well as understand the Air Force promotion board process. Air Force photo)

19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command holds Senior Gunner Courseat locations across the Republic of Korea in late Oct 2022. Command Sgt. Maj. Chad Peters of 19th ESC congratulates graduates of the course which is the first of its kind conducted by 19th ESC. The course is designed to teach soldiers to be mounted machine gun gunnery subject matter experts.

Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force Roger A. Towberman hosts an all-call with Space Force Airmen and Guardians at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., May 31, 2022. Some of the topics Chief Towberman discussed were the Space Force core values, updates to dress and appearance regulations, communication of information throughout the ranks and much more.

Col. Deane E. Thomey, 111th Attack Wing commander, briefs Air Combat Inspector General team members during an in-brief for a Unit Effectiveness Inspection of the 111th ATKW prior to beginning their inspections at Biddle Air National Guard Base in Horsham, Pennsylvania on Dec. 2, 2022. The 111th ATKW was rated overall "effective" during the inspection.

U.S. Air Force Col. John Ethridge, 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing vice commander, encourages Airmen and Guardians to reach out to mental health during a suicide prevention panel event at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Sept. 9, 2022. The panel emphasized the importance of mental health and encouraged Airmen and Guardians to utilize the resources available to them to help them thrive in their daily lives.

Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle, the U.S. Army Surgeon General and Commanding General of U.S. Army Medical Command, recently visited Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, on Sept. 23, 2022, during a battlefield circulation. He also met with Soldiers of 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) and the 531st Hospital Center, to discuss operational readiness and partnerships with surrounding medical centers.

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Maj. Gen. Joseph Edwards (center right), commanding general of Division West - First Army, alongside Command Sgt. Maj. William Justice, senior enlisted advisor of Division West (middle right), receives an operations brief from leadership and staff of 189th Infantry Brigade during the 40th Infantry Divisions Command Post Exercise II at Fort Hood, Texas, April 6, 2022.

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Joshua Moore, center right, senior enlisted leader, Wyoming National Guard, and Enlisted Field Advisory Council chair, smiles while providing feedback to Airmen during a group presentation at the 2022 Air National Guard (ANG) Enlisted Leadership Symposium (ELS), Camp Shelby, Mississippi, September 13-15, 2022. More than 170 Airmen representing ANG units from each state, territory, and the District of Columbia attended the symposium, a three-day event, hosted by Chief Master Sgt. Maurice Williams, ANG command chief, focused on the theme Empowering Airmen to Accelerate.

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Joshua Moore, center right, senior enlisted leader, Wyoming National Guard, and Enlisted Field Advisory Council chair, smiles while providing feedback to Airmen during a group presentation at the 2022 Air National Guard (ANG) Enlisted Leadership Symposium (ELS), Camp Shelby, Mississippi, September 13-15, 2022. More than 170 Airmen representing ANG units from each state, territory, and the District of Columbia attended the symposium, a three-day event, hosted by Chief Master Sgt. Maurice Williams, ANG command chief, focused on the theme Empowering Airmen to Accelerate.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan. 16, 2017) Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm. Robert Burke, right, discusses future policy changes with Sailors during the Career Development Symposium at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka. The symposium, hosted by Navy Personnel Command, is visiting Japan to reach out to Sailors and inform them of the benefits available from the personnel modernization initiatives of the Sailor 2025 program.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Steven Carpenter, a human resources specialist assigned to Joint Forces Headquarters, Connecticut Army National Guard, speaks to service members of the Connecticut National Guard during the Connecticut Adjutant Generals Joint Leadership Symposium at Camp Nett, Niantic, Connecticut, Sept. 17, 2022. Carpenter gave a personnel security brief pertaining to foreign travel.

932d Airlift Wing, Airman and Family Readiness and the USO hosted a breakfast for 932d members that returned from deployment, May 15, 2022, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The breakfast was hosted to welcome back members and inform them of the resources available after returning home.

U.S. Army Maj. Quin Rogers, Michigan National Guard range operations officer, places a unit placeholder on a training area map before Northern Strike 22-2 at Camp Grayling, Mich., July 28, 2022. Northern Strike is a cost effective way for building responsive, ready and lethal formations through validation of readiness requirements. (Michigan Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan D. Viglianco)

Soldiers from across the 10th Mountain Division prepare for the upcoming annual D-Series event by participating in leader professional development designed to promote and reinforce the divisions culture and history at the Fort Drum Multi-Purpose Auditorium on January 16, 2024. Fostering an environment that encourages self-reliant Soldiers in an Alpine environment is critical to the mission set of the 10th Mountain Division, and D-Series provides an opportunity for that development.

A panel of chief master sergeants speak to a class during a flight leadership course at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Oct. 7, 2022. Senior noncommissioned officers offered perspectives on how to address complex problems as flight-level leaders in order to communicate with Airmen within their units.

Senior leaders from across the coalition participate in a town hall with the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve command team at Erbil Air Base, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, Oct. 15, 2022. CJTF-OIR leaders utilize forums to boost collective resolve and increase unit cohesion during coalition efforts to advise, assist, and enable partnered forces in the enduring defeat of ISIS.

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, attend a Tactical Casualty Combat Care class during exercise Eagle Wrath 22 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, May 11, 2022. Eagle Wrath is an annual MWSS-171 exercise at CATC Camp Fuji, Japan, designed to increase squadron proficiency in conducting real-world contingency missions while in a forward operating environment.

Tripler Army Medical Center Command Team and Staff gathered in the Kyser Auditorium to observe the Awards presentation.

Senior Master Sgt. Jarrod Best, unit conversion mission program manager, Air National Guard Readiness Center, briefs the Site Activation Task Force (SATAF) on the steps of the SATAF process for the Hawaii National Headquarters Det 1 which will be the 293rd Electronic Warfare Squadron), Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii, May 23, 2022. A SATAF brings together experts from a multitude of agencies and allows them to convene specific working groups that deal with issues such as maintenance, personnel, operations, facilities and communication.

SAN DIEGO (May 6, 2022) - Vice Adm. Roy Kitchener, Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, speaks with junior officers at the Mariner Skills Training Center, Pacific (MSTCPAC). Kitchener discussed the results of the Surface Warfare Officer junior officer survey that gathered opinions on retention, perspectives on the Warfare Tactics Instructor program, leadership development and warfighting readiness from more than 2,500 officers O1 to O4.

Missouri Adjutant General Levon Cumpton visits the 139th Airlift Wing to address Airmen about the future of the wing on Sept. 21, 2022, Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Missouri. Cumpton took a flight on a C-130 H with Kansas City's East High School JROTC students.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Rebecca Corbin, 635th Materiel Maintenance Group deputy commander, gives a briefing to the U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Stacey Hawkins, Air Force Sustainment Center commander and his team at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Dec. 6, 2022. The 635th MMGs primary goal is to provide equipment, training and fuel support to both the Department of Defense and civilian partners on a global scale.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, director, Air National Guard (ANG), addresses Airmen at the 2022 ANG Enlisted Leadership Symposium (ELS), Camp Shelby, Mississippi, September 13-15, 2022. More than 170 Airmen representing ANG units from each state, territory, and District of Columbia attended the symposium, a three-day event, hosted by Chief Master Sgt. Maurice Williams, ANG command chief, focused on the theme Empowering Airmen to Accelerate.

NORFOLK, Va. (Sept. 13, 2022) Sailors ask questions to Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea (not pictured) during an all-hands call at Naval Station Norfolk, Sept. 13, 2022. Honea conducted his first fleet visit to answer questions and discuss his priorities of warfighting competency, professional and character development, and quality of life.

Fort McCoy Garrison Commander Col. Stephen Messenger gives a presentation Oct. 27, 2022, discussing the garrison, leadership, and more during a town hall discussion with Fort McCoy, Wis., workforce members at the installation. Messenger held two sessions for workforce members to discuss a recent climate survey and to review his first three months in command, and to give perspective on the way ahead within the garrison.

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Nam Nguyen, senior enlisted leader of the 103rd Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Battalion, gives opening comments to students attending the battalion leadership academy, Feb. 5, 2024. The leadership academy is a week-long course dedicated to preparing Soldiers to be better team leaders. Army

Participants gather at the beginning of a Leading Inclusively Virtual Experience training at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 8, 2024. The L.I.V.E program uses mixed virtual reality to create an immersive learning environment where Airmen can have real-time, authentic conversations with human-controlled avatars and other participants. Air Force

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Narciso Cruz, land component commander of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard, gives a speech during lunch with new Soldiers at Camp Santiago Joint Maneuver Center, Salinas, Puerto Rico, July 12, 2022. The event aims to allow new members and senior leadership to interact in a casual setting while demonstrating to new troops the various career paths they can take during their time in service.

Vice Adm. Kelly Aeschbach, commander of Naval Information Forces, welcomes U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen on their first day of the 2022 Information Warfare (IW) Community Cruise. Midshipmen will tour various commands throughout the week and see first-hand how the IW enterprise broadly impacts the Navy. Naval Information Forces generates, directly and through leadership of the IW Enterprise, agile and technically superior manned, trained, equipped and certified combat-ready Navy Information Warfare forces to ensure our Navy will decisively deter, compete and win in todays strategic competition.

Maj. Gen. Bryan P. Radliff, 10th Air Force commander, addresses Inspector General Inspection (IGI) teams across the Numbered Air Force during the first-ever 10th AF IGI conference in Fort Worth, Texas, July 25-29. Experts from the Department of the Air Force Inspection Agency, Air Force Reserve IGI and 22nd Air Force were also present to answer questions from attendees and glean insight on improving IGI processes.

Force Master Chief Jason Knupp, far left, leads a panel during the first-ever Naval Surface Force Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Summit (DEI) Symposium. The symposium gave leaders information on the value of DEI and how to incorporate it in all levels of leadership and decision-making. Topics and speakers touched on DEI in several areas, including officer accession and recruiting, grooming standards, and work-life balance. (U.S. Navy photo buy Mass Communication 1st Class Jacob Milham/Released)

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Hector Garcia, command chief, 156th Wing, discusses the wings new mission sets to Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass during a chiefs council briefing at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico, May 14, 2022. CMSAF Bass engaged with Airmen during her visit to the 156th Wing and emphasized the importance of total force integration and overcoming challenges to more effectively accomplish the Air Force mission and be ready for the ever-evolving battlefield that future conflicts may hold.

U.S. Army Maj. Harry Lu, the brigade S3 operations officer for the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, leads the staff through a forward passage of lines scheme of maneuver at the NATO Joint Force Training Centre in Bydgoszcz, Poland on Feb. 8, 2024.The 2ABCT 1AD command team and staff conduct staff academics to train and prepare for LOYAL LEDA, a NATO tactical digital exercise. Army

U.S. Air Force Capt. Tanja Clemons, 81st Healthcare Operations Squadron clinic nurse, participates in discussion with base leadership during a company grade officers mentoring session inside Gaude' Lanes at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, May 16, 2022. The session allows CGO's the opportunity to receive guidance and ask questions of senior leaders to help further their growth as officers.

220526-N-VP266-1016 WASHINGTON (May 26, 2022) -- U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matthew R. Weber, speaks to military and staff members at the Admiral Gooding Center onboard the Washington Navy Yard during an Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month observance, May 26, 2022. During the month of May, the U.S. Navy continues to honor all of the achievements and contributions of Asian American and Pacific Islanders in the United States.

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Troy E. Black discuses training and readiness with the graduates of the First Sergeants Course on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, July 29. The course educates Marines on how to advise and assist battalion/squadron level commanders, who possess the competencies and ethical grounding to serve in senior leadership positions.

PEARL HARBOR (July 1, 2022) - Service members from partner nations conduct marine mammal lookout training as part of 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 worlds 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 worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

U.S. Air Force Airmen listen to a brief during a First Sergeant Symposium at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 27, 2022. A variety of programs, briefers and first sergeants came to the week-long symposium to explain how they support Airmen, and how they have assisted first sergeants in the past.

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.

Col. James Brady, Fort Bliss garrison commander, brings up a point of consideration during the mobilization tabletop exercise conducted at the Mission Training Center at Fort Bliss, Texas, Nov. 22, 2022. As the garrison commander, Brady is responsible for ensuring Fort Bliss is ready to respond to significant deployment and mobilization requirements as a core mission function. The exercise focused on large-scale mobilization operations.

1st Sgt. Charles L. Johnson Retirement Ceremony, 30th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Air Defense Artillery Commandant's Office, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. 1st Sgt. Charles L. Johnson retired today after 20 over years serving in the U.S. Army. His presence as a senior enlisted Soldier as part of the Air Defense community is one that will not soon be forgotten. Johnson spent over 8 years stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and contributed immensely to the Air Defense mission by serving as a 1st Sgt. for 30th Air Defense Artillery and by leading troops towards careers of excellence while serving in the Commandant's office as the Operations NCO (Non-Commissioned Officer).Johnson served two tours overseas, one to Kuwait and one to Bahrain. His time there was well noted by the various military awards he received and prestigious accolades. Since gearing towards retirement Charles began studies in the hopes of becoming a teacher, but says that he would "still like to work close with Air Defense, just

Chief Master Sgt. David R. Wolfe, U.S. Pacific Air Forces command chief, outlines the goals of the Inter-Pacific Air Forces Academy planning meeting during the Senior Enlisted Leader International Summit 2022 in Arlington, Virginia on August 2, 2022. The two major objectives were to define what a Pacific senior enlisted leader should look like and how the participating nations would determine the initial operating capability of IPAFA.

220603-N-TP834-1008U.S. Army members of the Human Resources Operations Center, 4th Infantry Division G1 team from Fort Carson, Colo., spoke to U.S. Space Command service members, June 3, 2022, at USSPACECOM headquarters at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo. Human Capital directorate hosted the 4 ID G1 team during the first in a series of presentations to how promotion boards operate. During the presentation they focused on the Army non-commissioned officer promotion system. The professional growth and advancement of USSPACECOM service members is instrumental to the rapidly advancing capability of the Joint Force space systems.

Mr. Steve Austin, the Assistant Chief of the Army Reserve, visits the Integrated Personnel and Pay System - Army (IPPS - A) Reserve component cutover team on Dec. 6, 2022 in Arlington, VA. The USAR has approximately 60 in-person participants from every MSC across the Reserve and approximately 300 online assistants with the IPPS - A brownout and cutover tasks. Mr. Austin came to personally recognize their dedicated efforts and how important their roles are as cutover members setting up commands for success. (This photo has been altered to blur out computer screens)

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger, 38th Commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks to Marines assigned to CJTF-HOA during an all call at Camp Lemonnier, Aug. 10, 2022. Gen. Berger spent his time learning about the different CJTF-HOA missions, and speaking to Marines.

Soldiers of the 200th Military Police Command listen intently as their commanding general, Maj. Gen. John F. Hussey, gives guidance on general support and detention operations during the Defender Europe 22 exercise. Held in Kaiserslautern, Germany, Defender Europe 22 hosted United States and allied service members as they focused on challenges in central Europe.

Cpt. Peter Hawley of the 94th Combat Support Hospital, Bravo Company, speaks at a podium to his soldiers as Sgt. Scott Donley and his wife Lisa are honored in a ceremony, in Seagoville, Texas on June 4, 2022.

Mark Zachos, director, Vehicle Cyber Engineering Laboratory, University of Detroit Mercy, gives a presentation on vehicle cyber security threats to wheeled vehicle mechanic instructors, Regional Training Site-Maintenance, 177th Regiment, Regional Training Institute, Fort Custer Training Center, Michigan Army National Guard, Augusta, Michigan, Sept. 1, 2022. The Michigan National Guard, in partnership with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM), University of Detroit Mercy, and others, is beginning to develop a vehicle field maintainer training curriculum with industryrecognized certification for vehicle cyber fault detection, diagnostics, and remediation.

U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Gen. Darrell Guthrie, commander, 88th Readiness Division, pauses as he listens to a question during the Area Maintenance Support Activity/Equipment Concentration Site Supervisors Workshop at Fort Snelling, Minn., April 28, 2022.

U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Kristopher Dyer, center, assistant director operations and training, National Guard Bureau, speaks with Airmen and Soldiers during a speed mentoring breakout session at the joint senior enlisted leadership conference at Camp Ripley, Minnesota National Guard, Little Falls, Minnesota, Jan. 19, 2024. The speed mentoring session featured over 20 senior enlisted leaders, spanning from the unit, state, and national levels, and offered guidance to junior non-commissioned officers on career aspirations, organizational concerns, and leadership goals.

Garrison Commander Col. Michael Poss addresses event-goers during a Community Leader Engagement on April 19, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. More than a dozen community leaders from Tomah, Sparta, and other nearby municipalities gathered at Fort McCoy to see the posts mission first-hand. During their visit, the community leaders received a driving tour of the installation and made stops at the Combined Arms Collective Training Facility on South Post, Fort McCoy Commemorative Area, Fort McCoy Simulations Training Complex in the 200 block on the cantonment area, Garrison Headquarters, and McCoys Community Center where they received a lunch.

Chief Master Sergeant Jacob Simmons, the senior enlisted leader for Space Operations Command, speaks with 310th Space Wing reservists during their unit training assembly at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, Oct. 15, 2022. The 310th SW is the only Reserve unit with a space-based mission. Its organization augments nearly all U.S. Space Force operations.

U.S. Marines participate in the inaugural Talent Management Strategy Group summit at Liversedge Hall, Quantico, Va., June 14, 2022. Marines participating in the summit discussed Talent Management 2030 as a key enabler of Force Design 2030 efforts, developing more lethal Marines with the intellectual capacity and decision making ability to operate in a degraded and decentralized battlespace.

220705-N-PV401-1063 PEARL HARBOR (July, 5 2022) - U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Michael Boyle, Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 Commander, Combined Task Force addresses the crew of Royal New Zealand Navy auxiliary oiler replenishment ship HMNZS Aotearoa (A 11) in the mess decks. 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 worlds 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 worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

Maj. Gen. Bryan P. Radliff, 10th Air Force commander, addresses seniors leaders from the 11 subordinate wings and six direct reporting units during the Annual Commanders and Command Chiefs management and leadership review event held in Fort Worth, Texas, June 20-23. Radliff sat down with command chiefs and senior leaders to hear specific challenges encountered in their units.

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan (April 13, 2022) Sailors taking part in the Professional Apprenticeship Career Tracks (PACT) program work one-on-one with enlisted community managers, rating specialists and detailers from Navy Personnel Command during a Fleet Engagement Team event at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni. The Fleet Engagement Team met with PACT Sailors forward-deployed to the 7th Fleet to provide career counseling, designate ratings and negotiate orders on site.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Zalika Ajamu, with the 369th Sustainment Brigade leads the discussion during a SHARP briefing on North Fort Hood, Texas, Sept. 25, 2022. Leaders discussed key points of SHARP such as reprisal, which consists of withholding of favorable actions against personnel or imposing negative actions against them; and failure-to-act, which includes insufficient reporting of offenses or not reporting at all.

Col. Hugh Atkinson, Naval Safety Command (NAVSAFECOM) deputy commander, addresses attendees during the 247th Marine Corps birthday celebration at NAVSAFECOM on board Naval Station Norfolk, Va., November 10, 2022. The ceremony included the reading of the birthday message from the 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps and the tradition of recognizing the oldest and youngest Marines present.

Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) receive classroom instruction during Day One of Air Assault school on Mihail Kogalniceanu Airbase, Romanian, on November 19, 2022. Soldiers must learn different aircraft capabilities such as speed, weight capacity, and max personnel capacity.

U.S. Navy Sailors, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), participate in a Chief Warrant Officer and Limited Duty Officer training held at Vista Point Center, onboard Naval Station Norfolk, in Norfolk, Virginia, July 13, 2022. The John C. Stennis is in Newport News Shipyard working alongside NNS, NAVSEA and contractors conducting Refueling and Complex Overhaul as part of the mission to deliver the warship back in the fight, on time and on budget, to resume its duty of defending the United States.

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Maurice L. Williams, command chief, Air National Guard speaks to the Rising 6 Council during a visit to the Ohio National Guards 180th Fighter Wing (FW) in Swanton, Ohio, Nov. 6, 2022. Williams visited the 180 FW to share his vision for leadership qualities and gauged the dynamics and unique needs of Airmen and their units.

221129-N-YC738-1078 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Nov. 29, 2022) - Sgt. Maj. Michael Hensley, command senior enlisted leader of the United States Naval Community College, discusses the educational opportunities provided by USNCC with Sailors and Marines at Naval Station Great Lakes. The United States Naval Community College is the official community college for the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. To get more information about the USNCC, go to www.usncc.edu. Click on the Apply Now link to become a part of the USNCC Pilot II program. This infographic was created using photos, graphics, lines, shapes, and text.

Allen Sese, the High Intensity Tactical Training (HITT) coordinator with Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, Marine Forces Command, Marine Forces Northern Command, Headquarters and Service Battalion instructs Marines during a HITT course in the Hopkins Hall Gymnasium at Camp Elmore, Virginia, July 11, 2022. HITT is a comprehensive strength and conditioning program that focuses on maintaining and improving physical resiliency and combat readiness. Marines who graduate from the course are knowledgeable resources for physical training within their respective units.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Medical Department Activity Bavaria (MEDDAC-B) listen to guidance from senior leadership during the MEDDAC-B Mentorship Panel at Tower Barracks, Germany, Feb. 1, 2024. The Mentorship Panel provides an open forum for Soldiers of all ranks, civilians, and local national partners to receive guidance about career development or address any issues. Army

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michele Edmondson, Second Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Kathleen McCool, Second Air Force command chief, deliver welcoming remarks to the Second Air Force Technical Training-101 Seminar inside the Bay Breeze Event Center at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Oct. 25, 2022. TT-101 brought leadership from the different wings to discuss Second Air Force's mission and technical training. An innovation expo also took place, which showcased specific innovations and training projects from the different wings.

Professor Gerald Iguchi, a doctorate holder who serves as a history professor at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, gives his presentation May 19, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The presentation was in support of Fort McCoy's observance of Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The heritage month recognizes the contributions and influence of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States.

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Matthew Martindell, 139th Security Force Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard, is promoted to the rank of chief master sergeant at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base on June 5, 2022. Martindell has served in the Air National Guard for 23 years.

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Matthew T. Good, Deputy Commander, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, Marine Forces Command, Marine Forces Northern Command, addresses Marines, Sailors, and Civilian Marines at a quarterly town hall meeting aboard Navy Reserve Forces Command headquarters, Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Norfolk, Virginia, January 16, 2024. During the town hall, Good thanked everyone for the cohesiveness and camaraderie he observes as the Deputy Commander, describing it as working in an environment where two plus two equals ten. We're greater than the sum of our parts."

U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear, provides an update on force generation to senior leaders at Headquarters, Space Operations Command, at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, April 26, 2022. The audience included senior leaders and delta commanders from both SpoC and Space Training and Readiness Command.

Pensacola, FL - NIOC Pensacola's Diversity and Heritage Committee hosted a Black History Month celebration and screened a movie recognizing the contributions of Black Americans to the U.S. Navy and our country.

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