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Images of formal military meetings and discussions with defense officials, featuring diverse settings and elaborate decor, capturing a serious and diplomatic atmosphere.

Memoria e Luce, 9/11 Memorial, Padova, Italy. Architect: Daniel Libeskind, 2005. Opening day.
Memoria e Luce, 9/11 Memorial, Padova, Italy. Architect: Daniel Libeskind, 2005. Opening day.
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Deputy Secretary of State Antony "Tony" Blinken enjoys a meal with members of the U.S. and South Korean Armed Forces at Camp Bonifas during his tour of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on October 6, 2015.
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Italian Ambassador to the U.S. Mariangela Zappia (left) and Karen Durham-Aguilera (right), executive director, Office of Army Cemeteries and Army National Military Cemeteries, speak in the Memorial Amphitheater Display Room at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., March 28, 2023. Zappia was at ANC for a Public Wreath-Laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Italian Air Force. The event included a flyover of four T6 aircrafts.
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III is welcomed to Prague, Czech Republic, Sept. 9, 2022. by Czech Minister of Defense Jana Cernochova. Austin is visiting the NATO ally after hosting the Ukraine Defense Contact Group with other NATO and international counterparts at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. This is the the fifth such meeting of defense leaders from around the world since Russias unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine.
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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in NATO Session 1: Arms Control, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation, in Riga, Latvia, on November 30, 2021.
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Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr. (left), Ohio adjutant general, talks about the foundation laid by the Ohio and Serbian military partnership during the Day of America in Belgrade conference at the House of the National Assembly Sept. 9, 2022, in Belgrade, Serbia. Harris led an Ohio National Guard delegation for a capstone visit to mark the 16th year of the State Partnership Program pairing between Ohio and Serbia.
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur during a bilateral exchange at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Oct. 18, 2022.
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts Somali President Hassan Sheikh for a meeting at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 15, 2022.
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Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III testifies with a panel of Defense Department witnesses on Capitol Hill during a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, in Washington, about the potential impact of sequestration and a full-year continuing resolution. During the hearing, Welsh said sequestration undermines the Air Force's readiness and responsiveness, jeopardizing the strategic advantages airpower provides. Other witnesses who testified with Welsh were Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, Undersecretary of Defense Robert Hale, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, National Guard Bureau Director Army Gen.Frank Grass, Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Raymond Odierno, Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James Amos and Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mark Ferguson.
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts Somali President Hassan Sheikh for a meeting at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 15, 2022.
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Ambassador John Mark Pommersheim, the U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Tajikistan, delivers opening remarks at the start of Regional Cooperation 22 Aug. 10, 2022, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Regional Cooperation 22 is an annual, multi-national U.S. Central Command sponsored command post exercise conducted by U.S. National Guard units in partnership with Central and South Asia nations.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau deliver statements to the press in Rzeszow, Poland, on March 5, 2022.
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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, in Brussels, Belgium on April 14, 2021.
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Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner with members of the special unit Zentrale Unterstuetzungsgruppe Zoll (ZUZ) during the welcoming ceremony of the new ZKA President Tino Ingelmann in Berlin, 03.05.2023. Leon Kuegeler photothek.de, Berlin, Germany, Europe
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Madrid, 06/27/2023. C/ Guzmán el Bueno. Headquarters of the General Directorate of the Civil Guard. Inauguration ceremony of Leonardo Marcos as the new general director of the Civil Guard. Ministers Grande Marlaska, Margarita Robles and civil and military authorities attend. Photo: Guillermo Navarro. ARCHDC.
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Latvian Minister of Defense Artis Pabriks, and Danish Minister of Defense Morten Bødskov, answer interviews for the media shortly after the conclusion of the welcoming ceremony of Danish troops at Forward Operating Site Adazi, Latvia, May 06, 2022. Danish soldiers were received at a welcoming ceremony, as part of NATOs enhanced Forward Presence in Latvia, strengthening ties within the alliance.
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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is greeted by Chief of Army Staff Qamar Javed Bajwa at the Prime Minister's House in Islamabad, Pakistan on October 24, 2017.
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U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Susan Rice, visits soldiers at Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti on July 8, 2011.
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III holds a meeting with Israeli Defense Minister Benjamin Gantz at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 19, 2022.
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040403-F-9927R-006. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: STRATCOM
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A soldier watches as state-employed gardeners wait in Ba Dinh Square outside the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi on a hazy and badly polluted day. The city is being decorated ready for the 14th Vietnam Communist Party Congress 19-25 January 2026.
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040322-D-2987S-002. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Charles Cuvelier, (left) george washington memorial parkway superintendent, National Park Service, greets French President Emmanuel Macron (center right) and his wife, Brigitte (center left), upon their arrival to the gravesite of Pierre Charles LEnfant at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Nov. 30, 2022. Born in Paris in 1754, LEnfant left to fight in the American Revolution. Afterwards, he was appointed by President George Washington to plan the new federal city that would be the new nations capital - Washington, D.C. Macron and his wife laid roses at the gravesite of L'Enfant.
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Deputy Secretary Anthony Blinken tours the Hoa Lo Prison in Hanoi, Vietnam on May 18, 2015.
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050816-F-6911G-023. Base: Asuncion Country: Paraguay (PRY)
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Charles Alexander, Jr. (left), superintendent, Arlington National Cemetery; U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Patrick Thomas (second from left), senior enlisted advisor, Arlington National Cemetery; Bob Quackenbush (center back), deputy chief of staff, Arlington National Cemetery; and U.S. Army Col. (ret.) Gregory Gadson (center front), walk through the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Oct. 4, 2022. Gadson was at ANC to speak to employees as part of the National Disability Employment Awareness Month. He also participated in a Public Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Gadson has dedicated himself to the work of Wounded Warriors, veterans, and other groups who support employment and betterment of person with disabilities.
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Ukrainian Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov at the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at NATO headquarters, Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 12, 2022. This is the the sixth such meeting of defense leaders from around the world since Russias unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine.
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Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass meets with Romanian Army Command Sgt. Maj. Flores Sas, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of Defense, during a visit to Romania, Oct. 3, 2022. This is the first time the CMSAF has visited Romania.
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FRA - POLITICS - MOUNIR MAHJOUBI AND FLORENCE PARLY VISIT MANAGEMENT GENERAL ARMAMENT. On Monday, October 2nd, Mounir Mahjoubi, Secretary of State for Digital, and Florence Parly, Minister of Armed Forces, visit the Directorate General of Armaments - Information Management (DGA - MI) in Bruz.FRA - POLITIQUE - MOUNIR MAHJOUBI ET FLORENCE PARLY VISITENT LA DIRECTION GENERALE DE L'ARMEMENT. Le Lundi 2 Octobre, Mounir Mahjoubi, Secrétaire d'Etat chargé du Numérique, et Florence Parly, Ministre des Armées, visitent la Direction Générale de l'Armement - Maîtrise de lInformation ( DGA - MI ) à Bruz en Ille-et-vilaine.
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Office of the Deputy Secretary (David Sampson) - Deputy Secretary with Marine Corp Visiting Majors
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U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg host a meeting with the foreign ministers of select members of the Coalition to Defeat ISIS on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium on July 12, 2018.
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050406-F-1631A-012. Base: The Green Zone, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III greets Finnish Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen and Swedish Minister of Defence Peter Hultqvist at the NATO Defense Ministerial in Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 13, 2022. Austin met with NATO defense leaders to discuss the implementation of decisions made at the Madrid Summit in June and steps the Alliance is taking to meet evolving security needs.
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U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro shakes hands with a Brazilian service member while visiting a training area in Ilha do Governador, Rio de Janeiro during exercise UNITAS LXIII, Sept. 8, 2022. UNITAS is the worlds longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.
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Rod Gainer (left), historian, Arlington National Cemetery, gives a tour to Lee Jong-sup (right), minister of national defense, Republic of Korea and others, of the Memorial Amphitheater Display Room at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., July 26, 2022.
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060711-A-5679R-001. Base: Qalat State: Zabul Province Country: Afghanistan (AFG)
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Vice Adm. Yoshihisa Inui, commandant of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Yokosuka District
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur during a bilateral exchange at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Oct. 18, 2022.
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Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius, SPD, bids farewell to the 20 or so soldiers of the Lithuanian brigade's preliminary command at BER Airport. By the fourth quarter of 2024, the pre-commando is to grow to a deployment team of around 150 members of the German Armed Forces. The army brigade will be reorganised in Lithuania with the name Panzerbrigade 45. After the brigade is officially commissioned in 2025, the other forces are to be deployed starting in 2025. The Lithuanian brigade should be operational by the end of 2027. Berlin, 08.04.2024
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Federal Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, SPD, visits the troops of the eVA Brigade during exercise GRIFFIN STORM in Pabrade. Here together with Brigadier General Christian Nawrat. Pabrade, 13.02.2013., Pabrade, Lithuania, Europe
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Rabbi Tuvia Teldon provides a few words during the awards ceremony of his father, U.S. Army Air Corps 1st Lt. Gerald Teldon, retired, recognizing his honorable service as a pilot on July 29, 2022, at the Chabad Center for Jewish Life and Learning, San Antonio, Texas. Teldon, born in Bronx, N.Y., in 1924, joined the military in 1944. He completed 62 missions during WWII and the Korean War. Lt. Col. Andrew Stein, 502nd Operations Support Squadron commander, was the presiding officers. The awards presented to Teldon are as follows: the Air Medal; American Campaign Medal; European - African - Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal; National Defense Medal; and the Distinguished Unit Citation.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - PHOTOS OF BRIGADIER GENERAL JACK KELLY AND CHINESE DELEGATION
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 12, 2022. This is the the sixth such meeting of defense leaders from around the world since Russias unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine.
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Italian Minister of Defense Lorenzo Guerini engage in a bilateral exchange at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., July 14, 2022.
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ZHANJIANG, China (May 30, 2013) Capt. James T. Jones, commanding officer of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67), left, speaks with Chen Anming, vice mayor of Zhanjiang, during a port visit and cultural exchange. Shiloh is assigned to Commander, Task Force 70, and is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
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040229-F-2869F-111. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III thanks Japanese Minister of Defense Yasukaza Hamada at the concliusion of tri-lateral meetings with  Australian Minister of Defense Richard Marles at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp Smith, Hawaii, Oct. 1, 2022.
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with 70-year-old Vo Ban Tam - who was part of a team that attacked the Secretary's Swift Boat on February 28, 1969, prompting the Secretary to kill his 24-year-old friend and fellow soldier, Ba Thanh. The Secretary and Vo Ban Tam met on January 14, 2017, at the Nam Can Boat and Bus Station in Nam Can, Vietnam, while the Secretary visited the place where he started his career in public service as a U.S. Navy officer, and learned about war reconciliation efforts and work to curb environmental damage in the broader Mekong River Delta.
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070313-M-0948M-032. Base: Camp Blue Diamond State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7TH IRAQI ARMY DIVISION
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Michel Rentenaar, Netherlands Ambassador to Iraq, and Martin Jäger, Germanys Ambassador to Iraq, speak at the Ambassadors Day conference at Union III forward operating base in Baghdad, Iraq, April 21, 2022. During the CJTF-OIR-hosted event, representatives from more than 25 Coalition countries discussed the CJTF-OIR mission and broad efforts to tackle enduring regional security and stability challenges.
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Mr. Enrico Berti, President of the Udine City Council, addresses members of the Province of Pordenone and Udine, Italian military regional command, U.S. Consulate Milan Political-Economic, U.S. Airmen stationed at Aviano Airbase, U.S. Ljubljana Office of Defense Cooperation, Slovenian Delegation, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa and the 173rd Airborne Brigade, during the Sustainable Training Area Management Workshop, Udine, Italy, September 20, 2022. Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union. It is made up of Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas designated under the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive, respectively. The network includes both terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas. The event dialogue was designed to increase and improve a developing relationship between military and civilian representatives.
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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken poses for a photo with the Marine Security Guards at the U.S. Embassy in Riga, Latvia, on November 30, 2021.
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III greets Indonesian Minister of Defense, Prabowo Subianto at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, June 10, 2022. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)
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Mrs. Fern Winbush, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) principal deputy director, listens to a story by Mr. Ray Kapaun, nephew to Medal of Honor Recipient U.S. Army Capt. Emil Joseph Kapaun, during the National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony hosted by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Sept. 16, 2022. More than 300 U.S. military service members, former prisoners of war, families and veterans attended the ceremony to commemorate service members and families who gave the ultimate sacrifice.
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