Modern Military Training

Images of military training exercises and ceremonies involving soldiers, focusing on teamwork and skills development.

Kentucky's Holistic Health and Fitness team partners with Bravo Company Recruiters SSG Evan Jones and SSG Angel Martinez to conduct the sprint-drag-carry portion of the ACFT and provide students of Great Crossing High School the opportunity to get their baseline body composition using the InBody Scan.
Kentucky's Holistic Health and Fitness team partners with Bravo Company Recruiters SSG Evan Jones and SSG Angel Martinez to conduct the sprint-drag-carry portion of the ACFT and provide students of Great Crossing High School the opportunity to get their baseline body composition using the InBody Scan.
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040720-M-5865P-001. Base: Al Asad Air Base State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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020709-F-0148C-100. Base: Tulsa International Airport State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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8th Medical Group personnel brief Brig. Gen. Ryan P. Keeney, 7th Air Force deputy commander (left), at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 5, 2022. 7th Air Force leadership was briefed on the base's operational support team and multi-capable Airmen within the 8th MDG.
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University of Colorado Denver students receive a United States Space Force mission brief from Guardians in one of the radomes on Buckley Space Force Base, Colo. Oct. 14, 2022. During their visit, they received a brief from the Space Delta 4 commander Col. Miguel Cruz where they learned about the U.S. Space Force mission and toured the Mission Control Station where they had a first hand look into the Space operators daily tasks.
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Holocaust survivor Paul Sved, right, speaks to Airmen from the 501st Combat Support Wing Airmen inside the base theater at RAF Alconbury, England, April 28, 2022. Sved was a guest speaker for a Holocaust Remembrance Day event, which was held to reflect on and honor the six million Jewish victims and millions of other victims of Nazism.
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Pilots assigned to the 535th Airlift Squadron attend a 15th Operations Group Professional Development event at the Hickam Theater on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Hawaii, Oct. 21, 2022.Gumataotao briefed about Geopolitical Megatrends and Regional Pressure Points within the Indo-Pacific theater.
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New Hampshire Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. David Mikolaities, welcomes attendees to a State Partnership Program workshop on June 8, 2022, at the state military reservations Heritage Room in Concord, New Hampshire. Cabo Verde Minister of Defense Janine Lélis and delegates from the African archipelagic country visited June 8 - 10 to discuss NHNG capabilities and potential opportunities to work together. The Department of Defense program links state National Guards and foreign countries to facilitate military, government, and civilian exchanges.
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Brig. Gen. Patrick R. Michaelis, Fort Jackson commanding general, welcomes Col. Jason T. Edwards and his family to the Fort Jackson community during his assumption of command ceremony reception Aug. 2. At the Soldier Support Institute. Edwards assumed command of the institute from Col. Cort J. Hunt, acting commander.
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Northwest Machining and Manufacturing tour the 124th Fighter Wings aircraft maintenance hanger, Gowen Field, ID, April 6, 2023. Assistant Adjutant General-Air, Brig. Gen. Tim Donnellan spoke during the tour emphasizing the local partnerships contributions to global mission effectiveness.
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The command auditorium at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) San Diego was filled with 1st. Class Petty Officers eagerly standing by to hear the results of the 2023 active duty Navy E7 advancement selection board, Sep. 6, 2022. Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jose Barte, NMRTC San Diego biomedical equipment technician, celebrates his selection for advancement to the rank of U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer. NMRTC San Diego's mission is to prepare service members to deploy in support of operational forces, deliver high quality healthcare services and shape the future of military medicine through education, training and research. NMRTC San Diego employs more than 6,000 active duty military personnel, civilians and contractors in Southern California to provide patients with world-class care anytime, anywhere.
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Guests and Fort McCoy staff members participating in a Community Leader Engagement event visit the History Center at the Commemorative Area on July 6, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Nearly two dozen community leaders from Tomah, Sparta, Black River Falls, Volk Field, La Crosse, and other nearby municipalities gathered at Fort McCoy to see the posts mission first-hand and learn more about the Army mission at the installation.
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Norfolk (September 21, 2022) Chief Petty Officer selectees from various commands in the Hampton Roads, Virginia region participate in history and heritage training facilitated by Force Master Chief (FORCM) Jason Knupp, FORCM at Naval Surface Force Atlantic. The presentation was held in the Chiefs Mess aboard the decommissioned Iowa-Class Battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64), and was part of the Hampton Roads Naval Museums 21st Annual Chief Petty Officer Heritage Days event. The three-day event allows CPO selectees to receive history and heritage training at the museum and aboard the Battleship Wisconsin, and is hosted by the museum and area commands. The event is the largest and longest running of its kind in Virginia. (US Navy Photo by Max Lonzanida/Released).
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U.S. Marine Corps Col. Quintin Jones, commanding officer of Marine Air-Ground Task Force 23, addresses Marines from 4th Marine Aircraft Wing supporting Integrated Training Exercise 4-22 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., on July 21, 2022. With participating units in different locations, MAGTF-23 is testing its command and control and ability to conduct distributed operations in the future operating environment.
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Douglas R. Lempereur, left, a member of Defense Orientation Conference Association, and 1st Lt. Chris Aliperti, right, assigned to the Marne Innovation Center, discusses an invention at the Marne Innovation Center in Fort Stewart, Georgia, Jan. 24, 2023. The members encourage heightened awareness of how our military forces, and they contribute to the safety and security of the United States of America and its allies globally.
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More than 200 Airmen from the Vermont Air National Guard's 158th Fighter Wing returned from a three month deployment to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, in support of ongoing NATO missions over Europe, Vermont Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vt., Aug. 6, 2022. This marked the return of all Vermonters who were deployed to Europe over the the previous three months.
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Members of the Wing Inspection Team with the 151st Air Refueling Wing prepare the control center in a readiness exercise on Nov. 4-6, 2022 at Roland R. Wright Air Base. Training exercises reinforce readiness and strengthen Utah Air National Guards warfighting culture in order to provide unrivaled Rapid Global Mobility capable of protecting and sustaining the Joint Force.
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SILVERDALE, Wash. (Aug. 8, 2022) - U.S. Navy Capt. Michael D. Eberlein (center), commanding officer, Trident Refit Facility, Bangor (TRFB), and Cmdr. Zachary D. Harry (right), executive officer, TRFB, listen as Travis Brayton (left), training supervisor for shop 57A, also known as the insulator shop, discuss shop productivity. Shop 57A provides insulation and lagging on submarines. Each week, TRFB leadership personnel visits a different production area of the facility for a first-hand look, which is referred to as a gemba.”
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Chief Warrant Officer 3 Sean McClenachan, Directorate of Intel Capabilities Integration and Development at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, explains a new radio system to DoD Civilians and Soldiers at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Jan. 8, 2024. Soldiers of all ranks; both enlisted and officer, utilize radio systems in the military intelligence field.
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Members of the 17th Training Wing, family and friends gathered in a memorial service held for U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Bryce Rudisell, at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 7. The memorial service was held for U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Bryce Rudisell, Fire Training Instructor at the Louis F. Garland DoD Fire Academy, who was killed Oct. 2.
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Lt. Col. Melissa Vessar, 51st Medical Group chief nurse, reads the proclamation memorandum to registered nurses and medical technicians of the 51st MDG in recognition of National Nurses and Technician Week at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 6, 2022. In accordance with the American Nursing Association, National Nurses and Technicians Week will be observed from May 6 to May 12 for the year 2022.
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Graduates of Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor Course (MAIC) 43-24, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, listen to a guest speaker during their graduation ceremony on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 16, 2024. The MAIC is designed to test and strengthen the decision making, warfighting skills, leadership qualities and mental and physical fitness of students, who may graduate and become Marine Corps MAIs. Marine Corps
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Gen. Randy George, 38th Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, visited Fort Jackson Sept. 19 to get a firsthand look at the Future Soldier Preparatory Course. The course helps civilians interested in joining the Army to achieve the aptitude battery test score and physical readiness needed to meet eligibility requirements to enlist. While touring the heart of the program, located within 1st Battalion, 61st Infantry Regiment, George asked trainees attending the program how they feel the program is helping them achieve their ultimate goal of enlistment as well as any suggestions they may have had to improve the program.George also toured the 120th Adjutant General Battalion (Reception) where trainees get their initial military issue uniforms, equipment and inprocess the Army before continuing on to their Basic Combat Training units. The 120th is currently undergoing multiple construction projects to improve the living and working environment, George viewed the ongoing projects and was briefed
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Israeli Defense Force Brig. Gen. Doron Gavish (left), Lt. Col. Moshe Levy (middle), and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Greg Brady (right) speak during lunch after a museum tour on 26 June in Tel Aviv, Israel. The 10th AAMDC and IDF work together consistently to strengthen the interoperability necessary for maintaining and improving Israel's air and missile defense capacity.
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U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 459th Airlift Squadron and the 374th Operational Support Squadron assigned to Yokota Air Base meet the commander of Hofu-Kita Air Base, Japan Air Self-Defense Force Col. Kitamura Yasuji at Hofu-Kita Air Base, Japan, June 3, 2022. Airmen from the 459th Airlift Squadron and the 374th Operations Support Squadron attended the Hofu Air Festival to promote bilateral relations with their Japanese counterparts and the greater Hofu community.
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U.S. Army Col. Andrew Gallo, commander of 2-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, speaks with a service member from the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force during the Future Leaders Intensive Program at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. on Feb. 12, 2024. The final event for the day includes a leader professional development lunch where both Japanese and American lieutenants share leadership skills and tips on how to become more efficient leaders. Army
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070129-N-0490C-001. Country: Arabian Sea Scene Major Command Shown: USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69
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U.S. Army Soldiers of B/1-112th, Michigan Army National Guard and Soldiers from the 1/D/1-114th, Virgin Islands National Guard who are stationed in Michigan participated in a departure ceremony before leaving for a yearlong deployment on active duty orders, Grand Ledge, Michigan, Oct. 6, 2022.
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U.S. Air Force Capt. Anthony Maggio, 117th Equal Opportunity Officer, is promoted at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama, Sept. 10, 2022. Maggio recently transferred into the unit and was promoted from first lieutenant to captain.
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Current and retired the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District Data Collection Unit members pose for a group photo with District leadership during an open house at the DCU in Irvington, Alabama, Jan. 10, 2024. The DCU is essential to the Water Management mission, and their expertise ensures high-quality data to support the daily reservoir operation decisions.
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Tech. Sgt. Katrin Zito, Dover Fisher House manager on duty, briefs Col. Rudolph Cachuela, center, Air Mobility Command surgeon general, about the history and role of the Fisher House for Families of the Fallen. Cachuela and his team learned how Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations provides, care, service and support to families of the fallen during the orientation Sept. 20, 2022 at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware.
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Warrant Officer Candidate Jolene Trout salutes the guest of honor at the sign, song and hat ceremony at Fort Indiantown Gap, July 17, 2022.
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010826-D-1162K-012. Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MACOMS
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111206-N-AC887-002 KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (Dec. 6, 2011) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus addresses Sailors and Marines at Marine Corps Base, Kaneohe Bay during an all-hands call. Mabus awarded the Purple Heart, two Navy and Marine Corps Commendation medals with combat distinction, and meritoriously promoted a Marine to Corporal.
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Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass speaks U.S. Air Force Airmen during a visit to Patch Barracks, Germany, Oct. 6, 2022. During her visit, the CMSAF hosted an all-call, visited with Airmen and met with senior U.S. European Command leaders.
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86th Airlift Wing Command Chief Master Sgt. Charmaine Kelley speaks during the Kaiserslautern Military Community Women's Empowerment Summit at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 26, 2022. During the summit, a panel of speakers addressed questions from the audience and shared stories from their experiences as women in the military community.
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Lauren Knausenberger, Department of the Air Force chief information officer, listens to the 18th Wing mission brief during a visit to Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 3, 2022. Knausenberger toured the installations cyber infrastructure and spoke with personnel from the 18th Communications Squadron about their mission, equipment, innovation and capabilities in the region.
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SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill - Army Maj. Gen. William H. Johnson, United States Transportation Command Chief of Staff, left, and Maj. Gen. Mark Solo, 618th Tanker Airlift Control Center (TACC) commander, give a press conference from the 618th TACC, Jan. 14 2010. Maj. Gens. Johnson and Solo spoke with the media regarding Team Scott's involvement with the relief efforts in Haiti.
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040920-F-1075B-027. Base: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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French national television reporters speak with U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Alex Pelbath, 437th Operations Group, about his perspectives on the one-year anniversary of Operation Allies Refuge at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Aug. 16, 2022. Pelbath served as an aerial mission commander at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, during the 17-day evacuation and was aboard the last U.S. C-17 Globemaster III to leave Afghanistan.
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Department of Defense's Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany
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051021-F-5586B-268. Base: Seoul State: Seoul National Capital Area Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)
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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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Triplets John Paul, Jacob Erik and Joshua Clint Temple take the oath of enlistment at the Little Rock Military Entrance Processing Station March 30. The three 17 year olds joined the Arkansas Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 151st Cavalry, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and are scheduled to go to basic training after they turn 18.
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Band of the Golden West members rehearse at Travis Air Force Base, California, Feb. 29, 2024. The Band of the Golden West is comprised of 11 of bands to include Concert band, the Mobility popular music group, and Commander Jazz ensemble. Air Force
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U.S. Air Force Gen. Kevin Schneider, Pacific Air Forces commander, receives a briefing from 354th Force Support Squadron about the capability to transform Baker Field House into a temporary hospital at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 29, 2024. During the generals visit he also toured the medical group to better understand access to care challenges, mental health, and physical therapy modifications in Alaska. Air Force
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Sergio Matias Chontal-Harter interviews Fort McCoy Garrison Commander Col. Stephen Messenger on Feb. 12, 2024, at the garrison headquarters at Fort McCoy, Wis. Matias, 6, interviewed Messenger as part of a school project. Matias is the son of a Fort McCoy employee, and he also experienced what it's like to participate in the Army Combat Fitness Test and how to participate in retreat at the end of the duty day. Army
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061221-N-6700F-002. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69)
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U.S. Navy Cmdr. Daniel Fullerton, right, the chaplain of the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), conducts a Roman Catholic Ash Wednesday service with U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Sailors with the amphibious dock landing ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20), aboard the USS Green Bay, in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 14, 2024. Chaplain Fullerton arrived from the USS America to give Marines and Sailors on the USS Green Bay the opportunity to practice their faith and strengthen their spiritual fitness while underway. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations, the U.S. Navys largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Marine Corps
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USS Ronald Reagan's chaplain, Lt. Jacob Meyer, played a game of charades with Japanese civilians during the "Navy Café" community relations event at the Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) Cultural Exchange Center. The event creates a welcoming environment for Japanese and Americans to better understand each other's way of life on either side of the main gate. CFAY has been serving and supporting the U.S. 7th Fleet's forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and numerous military and civilian personnel and their families for 75 years.
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PENSACOLA, Fla. (March 29, 2023) -- Vice Adm. Kenneth Whitesell, Commander, Naval Air Forces, speaks at the Aviation Flag Officer Training Symposium (AVFOTS) held at the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Fla. Attendees discussed a variety of topics related to Naval Aviation, including the future capabilities and support needed to maintain overmatch with evolving adversaries. The symposium series average nearly 3,000 guests annually, including active and retired flag and general officers, executives from the aerospace industry, and U.S. Navy and Marine Corps servicemembers undergoing aviation training. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary Melvin)
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031126-F-6701P-005. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE
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Airman Arianna Allen, from left, Senior Airman Ananieze Shelton, Laura Elovich, 1st Lt. Summerpreet Bali and Tech. Sgt. Yenesia Benjamin, members of the 66th Medical Squadron Public Health Element, pose for a photo during National Public Health Week at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., April 6. Air Force Public Health is responsible for everything from educating members of the workforce on safety procedures and food inspection to investigating hazardous materials and sanitary standards to ensure that Airmen remain healthy at Hanscom AFB and elsewhere.
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STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. Rear Admiral Ron Piret, commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, visited Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) for a curriculum review of the joint masters program and to meet with students, professors and institute leadership. The Joint Program offers a masters degree program for U.S. Naval Officers, and more than 85 officers have received this degree dating back to the first award in 1970. The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is a private, nonprofit research and higher education facility dedicated to the study of marine science and engineering. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command directs and oversees more than 2,500 globally distributed military and civilian personnel who collect, process and exploit environmental information to assist Fleet and Joint Commanders in all warfare areas to make better decisions faster than the adversary, August 10, 2022.
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U.S. Army CW5 Timothy Shrewsbury gets promoted from chief warrant officer 4 to chief warrant officer 5 on Fort Drum, NY Jun 24, 2022. The U.S. Army rank of chief warrant officer 5 is called a "unicorn" rank because it is rarely seen in the Army.
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Col. Chad Caldwell, second from right, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, speaks with Col. James Handura, commander of the USACE South Pacific Division, during Col. Handuras visit to the VA Stockton Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Stockton, California, with other USACE employees and service members February 1, 2024. The interior of the clinic is almost complete, and the district plans to complete construction this spring.
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Doctor Davoud Tehranfar, the Army Oil Analysis Program Laboratory Europe lab chief, briefs key leadership from the 405th Army Field Support Brigade at the AOAP lab at the Kaiserslautern Army Depot Dec. 5 to assist them with gaining a better understanding of the AOAP labs mission, organizational structure, challenges, relationship with the brigade, and more. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Guido Fermin)
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U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Ellen Koseck, left, a physician's assistant with U.S. Civic Action Team 133-30, 30th Naval Construction Regiment, and U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joshua Klayko, a mobility officer with Task Force Koa Moana 2022, I Marine Expeditionary Force, discusses mental health and how to relieve stress during a live interview on the Eco Paradise Radio station in Koror, Republic of Palau, July 7, 2022. Named Koa Moana, after a Hawaiian/Polynesian phrase meaning ocean warrior, the task force fosters peace and security, builds relationships, and supports an international rules-based order that benefits the Indo-Pacific region.
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