Pentagon Press Briefings

Images of press briefings held at the Pentagon, featuring military officials addressing the media. The setting conveys a formal government atmosphere.

Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder conducts a press briefing in the Pentagon Press Briefing room at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 27 2022.
Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder conducts a press briefing in the Pentagon Press Briefing room at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 27 2022.
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Under Secretary of the Army, Gabe Camarillo, hosts an office call with the Uruguayan Minister of Defense, Dr. Javier Garcia, at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., March 29, 2023.
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General David Petraeus and Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker testify before Congress about the situation in Iraq
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks at a ceremony inducting six Medal of Honor recipients into the Pentagon Hall of Heroes, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Arlington, Va., July 6, 2022. The ceremony was held in honor of Army Spc. Five Dwight W. Birdwell; Army Maj. John J. Duffy; Army Spc. Five Dennis M. Fujii; Army Staff Sgt. Edward N. Kaneshiro; Sgt. Maj. Thomas P. Payne; and Army Col. Ralph J. Puckett, Jr. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza)
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(22 March 1978) --- These eight men have been named on four two-man crews who will fly the space shuttle orbiter vehicle during orbital flight tests (OFT) scheduled to begin in 1979. Pictured during their press conference, right to left, astronauts John W. Young, Robert L. Crippen, Joe H. Engle, Richard H. Truly, Fred W. Haise Jr., Jack R. Lousma, Vance D. Brand and C. Gordon Fullerton. Young and Crippen are commander and pilot, respectively, for the first OFT mission. Other crews are comprised of Engle, commander, and Truly, pilot; Haise, commander, and Lousma, pilot; Brand, commander, and Fullerton, pilot.
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Inter-American Defense College Leadership hosts a hail and farewell ceremony on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Aug. 24, 2022. During the ceremony arriving team members were greeted and departing members received awards, parting gifts and shared a few words with fellow staff members, students and faculty.
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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in a signing ceremony with Slovak Foreign Minister Ivan Kor_ok and Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad� at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 3, 2022.
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Senators Hagel, Biden and Levin propose symbolic opposition to President Bush's surge plan for Iraq
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Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-121-142. Hurricane Katrina
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg for talks at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., June 2, 2022. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
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The VA Under Secretary for Health Dr. Shereef Elnahal, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez, the VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System Executive Director Daniel L. Dücker, and the Blanchfield Army Community Hospital Commander Col. Sam Preston spoke to Blanchfield Army Community Hospital and VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System leaders, personnel, and special guests, officially announcing the new extended partnership during a Ribbon Cutting ceremony at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, February 23, 2024. The new agreement allows Veterans to receive care at the Fort Campbell VA Clinic within Blanchfield Army Community Hospital on Fort Campbell, Kentucky.Cutting the ribbon (from left to right), the Blanchfield Army Community Hospital Command Sgt. Maj. Gary Petty, Col. Sam Preston, Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez, Dr. Shereef Elnahal, Daniel L. Dücker, Michael Renfrow, the Deputy Executive Director for Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, and Gregory Goins VISN 9 Ne
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau in Rzeszow, Poland, on March 5, 2022.
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Foreign Affairs Day 2005 ceremonies, speeches, award presentations. Events included a ceremony at the American Foreign Service Association's (AFSA) Memorial Plaque, in the Harry S. Truman Building's C Street Lobby, honoring foreign service officers who died in the line of duty. AFSA President John Limbert, Under Secretary for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns, and other officials delivered remarks, as three new entries on the plaque the names of James Mollen and Edward Seitz, of U.S. Embassy Baghdad, and John O'Grady, of U.S. Consulate in Brisbane were unveiled.
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Netherlands, The Hague on 23/02/2022. NATO seminar with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands MArk Rutte and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in the background. The main topic was the current situation between Russia and Ukraine. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.Pays-Bas, La Haye le 23/02/2022. Seminaire de l'OTAN en presence du Premier Ministre des Pays-Bas MArk Rutte et en distanciel le Secretaire General de l' OTAN Jens Stoltenberg. Le principal point aborde a ete l'actualite entre la Russie et l'Ukraine. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III holds an office call with Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and Chief Medical Advisor to the President Dr. Anthony Fauci at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Oct. 24, 2022.
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Air Force Chief of Staff General CQ Brown, Jr. delivers testimony during a House Appropriations Committee hearing in the Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., March 28, 2023.
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U.S. Central Command Chief Technology Officer Schuyler Moore and U.S. Army Sgt. Mickey Reeves, the winner of CENTCOMs 2022 Innovation Oasis, conduct a press briefing on artificial intelligence and unmanned systems at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Dec. 7, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza)
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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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Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo chairs a meeting on the Democratic People�s Republic of Korea with members of the UN Security Council at the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City on September 27, 2018.
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The Honorable David Y. Ige, Governor of Hawaii, makes remarks during the return of Honor Flight veterans from Washington D.C. at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, Hawaii, Nov. 11, 2022. The Honor Flight Networks mission is to fly U.S. veterans to Washington D.C. to visit the memorials and monuments dedicated to honoring their service and sacrifice.
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III welcomes Australian Minister of Defense Richard Marles and Japanese Minister of Defense Yasukaza Hamada to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp Smith, Hawaii, Oct. 1, 2022. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III welcomes Australian Minister of Defense Richard Marles and Japanese Minister of Defense Yasukaza Hamada to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp Smith, Hawaii, Oct. 1, 2022.
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Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall speaks at the 2022 Air and Space Forces Associations Air, Space & Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Md., Sept. 19, 2022. The ASC Conference is a professional development seminar that offers the opportunity for Department of Defense personnel to participate in forums, speeches and workshops.
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Tallahassee, FL, September 26, 2022 - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis giving a briefing on Hurricane Ian updates along with FDEM Director Kevin Guthrie, National Guard Major General James O. Eifert and FEMA Region 4 Administrator Gracia Szczech. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA
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Deputy Chief of Mission Andrea Brouillette-Rodriguez, U.S. Embassy in Sofia, talks about the importance of building relationships and civil-military cooperation during a ceremony for the combined Bulgarian Red Cross training between U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 407th Civil Affairs Battalion and Bulgarian Land Forces soldiers assigned to the Civil-Military Cooperation Company, 78th Support Battalion at Lozen, Bulgaria, May 11, 2022. The coordination between U.S. Army Civil Affairs, Bulgarian Civil-Military Cooperation, and local civilian organizations is crucial in supporting humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in the region, and is necessary to protect and promote humanitarian principles. Bulgaria is a steadfast and gracious host, and the U.S. is honored to continue its long-term cooperation through engagements such as bilateral exchanges to improve partnership interoperability.
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Celeste Wallander, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs speaks to allied ministers and chiefs of defense discussing the war in Ukraine during the fourth Ukraine Defense Contact Group, July 20, 2022. Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark A. Milley hosted the virtual meeting from the Pentagon. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)
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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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State Department Spokesperson and Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, Admiral John Kirby delivers remarks at the 2016 Chief of Missions Conference in Washington, D.C., on March 14, 2016.
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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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Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. speaks to the audience during the Accelerating the Legacy 2023 banquet in Charleston, South Carolina, Feb. 16, 2023. Accelerating the Legacy is an aviation heritage event that honors the Tuskegee Airmens legacy, offers professional development and networking opportunities to Total Force Airmen, and inspires the next generation of aviation professionals.
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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. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
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Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear (at podium) and Philip Miller, Kentucky chairman of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) presents the Secretary of Defense Freedom Award to Flemingsburg Police Chief Brian Bowling, at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky. on Sept. 29, 2022. The Freedom Award is given to civilian employers of the Guard and Reserves by the ESGR for exceptional commitment to servicemembers' military careers.
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110608-N-UH963-051NEWPORT, R.I. (June 11, 2011) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus delivers a keynote speech at the U.S. Naval War College's 62nd annual Current Strategy Forum.
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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.