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Official Visits At Military Bases

Images depict formal visits at military locations, featuring individuals in suits accompanied by military personnel in ceremonial attire. The mood is professional and diplomatic.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Norwegian Defense Minister Bjørn Arild Gram engage in a bilateral exchange at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 16, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders)
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Norwegian Defense Minister Bjørn Arild Gram engage in a bilateral exchange at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 16, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders)
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Secretary of State Atony J. Blinken and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin meet with NATO Secretary General Jans Stoltenberg in Brussels, Belgium on April 14, 2021.
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Event honoring the 186th birthday of Ulysses S. Grant, at the General Grant National Memorial, New York City, New York, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne delivering remarks and joining participating dignitaries incluiding U.S. Army Brigadier General Robert Caslen, Commandant of the Corps of Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy; Adrian Benepe, New York City Commissioner of the Department of Parks and Recreation; Maria Burks, Commissioner of the National Parks of New York Harbor; and Ulysses Grant Dietz, the great-great grandson of General Grant. Also on hand for the event, featuring a wreath-laying ceremony, were members of the U.S. Military Academy Corps of Cadets Honor Guard.
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Karen Durham-Aguilera (right), executive director, Office of Army Cemeteries and Army National Military Cemeteries, walks with French President Emmanuel Macron (center) and his wife, Brigitte (left), towards 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 Brigette both laid roses at the gravesite of L'Enfant.
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U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz in Warsaw, Poland on February 12, 2019.
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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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Sen. Dick Durbin (IL), (left front), and Rep. Cheri Bustos (IL-17), (center), view updates and capabilities of the Rock Island Arsenal - Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence Oct. 24 prior to the Jointless Hull commemoration event at RIA-JMTC. Rock Island Arsenal - Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center develops, manufactures and delivers readiness solutions through conventional and advanced manufacturing processes for the U.S. Army and Department of Defense systems globally.
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Inter-American Defense College Leadership greeted Uruguayan dignitaries for a Uruguayan Independence Day event hosted by students at the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 2, 2022. IADC students celebrate the Independence Day of all nations represented by students with a presentation about the country and food from the same.
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yorktown, Virginia to deliver the keynote address at the 225th anniversary celebration of the Battle of Yorktown. Among other dignitaries on hand for the commemorative events were Virginia Senators John Warner and George Allen, former U.S. Army Secretary John Marsh, French Ambassador to the U.S. Jean-David Levitte, and French Defense Minister Michelle Alliot-Marie.
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Kim Moon-Hwan, former Korean Augmentee to the United States Army company commander, assigned to the Joint Security Area during the Ax Murder incident, makes remarks to guests of the Barrett-Bonifas Memorial Ceremony on Camp Bonifas, Aug. 18, 2022. The ceremony was to remember the two officers, Capt. Arthur Bonifas, the Joint Security Force company commander and 1st Lt. Mark Barrett, the 1st Platoon Leader, who lost their lives during the Axe Murder Incident by north Korean soldiers 46 years ago.
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Government of Japan representatives bow during the 2022 Reunion of Honor on Iwo To, Japan, Dec. 10, 2022. The Reunion of Honor is an annual ceremony that commemorates the sacrifices made by both Japanese and American service members who fought during World War II on Iwo To.
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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs from Jerusalem, Israel on May 26, 2021. Before departing, the Secretary took a photo with local security personnel.
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German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, SPD, visits the troops of the eVA Brigade during exercise GRIFFIN STORM in Pabrade. Here together with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. Pabrade, 26.06.2023., Pabrade, Lithuania, Europe
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President Bush Signs the Patriot Reathorization Act
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III greets Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala in Prague, Czech Republic, Sept. 9, 2022. 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. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)
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Protocol Officers greet South African President Nelson Mandela on the flight line.
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Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes Ambassador Otavio Brandelli, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the Organization of American States to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., March 4, 2021. During the visit, the Ambassador Brandelli conducted an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of our campus.
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040704-F-1351B-004. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM
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050407-F-3252P-005. Base: International Zone State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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030416-F-6340W-318. Base: Bolling Air Force Base State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Pentagon
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III delivers the keynote remarks at the 2022 Halifax International Security Forum, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Nov. 19, 2022. The Forum is centered on the efforts to build a more resilient security architecture in concert with Allies and partners across the Indo-Pacific and Europe.(DoD photos by Chad J. McNeeley)
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Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs Chidi Blyden meets with Zambian Foreign Minister Stanley Kasongo Kakubo and his delegation at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 19, 2022.
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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. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III greets the director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Kelly K. McKeague, at the annual POW/MIA recognition ceremony at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 16, 2022.
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On Thursday 8th October 2020, Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, visits two defence companies essential to the economic fabric of the Brittany region. The Minister of the Armed Forces first visits SOCARENAM, a French shipbuilding company, where she will visit the construction site of an overseas patrol boat (POM). The design and construction of the six POMs represent, on SOCARENAM's sites and for its many subcontractors in France, between 500 and 600 highly qualified jobs that cannot be relocated. Saint-Malo on 2020-10-08.Le jeudi 8 octobre 2020, Florence Parly, ministre des Armees, visite deux entreprises de defense essentielles au tissu economique de la region Bretagne. La ministre des Armees se rend dabord au sein de lentreprise SOCARENAM, entreprise française de construction navale, ou elle visite le chantier de la construction dun patrouilleur outre-mer (POM). La conception et la construction des six POM representent, sur les sites de SOCARENAM et pour ses nombreux
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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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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts Japan's Minister of Defense Yasukazu Hamada for talks at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 14, 2022. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III meets with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg 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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A presenter thanks Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. after Brown delivered a keynote address on the state of the Air Force during the 2022 Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Md., Sept. 19, 2022.
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III tours the Virginia-class submarine USS Mississippi (SSN 782) with Australian Minister of Defense Richard Marles at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Oct. 1, 2022. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)
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Rob Gainer (left), historian, Arlington National Cemetery, gives a tour of the Memorial Amphitheater Display Room to U.S. Army Col. (ret.) Gregory Gadson (right) 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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Madrid, 05/04/2015. Press conference by Minister of Defense Pedro Morenés and United States Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter. Photo: Isabel Permuy ARCHDC.
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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.