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Strategic Military Meetings

Photos depicting high-level military discussions and meetings between nations, focusing on collaboration and defense strategies in various global contexts.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III invited ministers of defense and senior military officials from more than 40 countries to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 26, 2022, to discuss the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and various issues facing U.S. allies and partners during the Ukraine Defense Consultative Group event. The United States continues to uphold the principles of democracy, territorial integrity, sovereignty, and respect for the international rules-based order.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III invited ministers of defense and senior military officials from more than 40 countries to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 26, 2022, to discuss the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and various issues facing U.S. allies and partners during the Ukraine Defense Consultative Group event. The United States continues to uphold the principles of democracy, territorial integrity, sovereignty, and respect for the international rules-based order.
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Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Dr. Celeste Wallander; and Air Force Gen. Tod D. Wolters, commander, U.S. European Command, and NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe, provide testimony at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on national security challenges and U.S. military activity in Europe, 2118 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
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President George W. Bush meets with sheiks and tribal leaders from the Al Anbar province of Iraq at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 3, 2007.
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Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. speaks to U.S. Rep. Pat Fallon while testifying before the House Armed Services Committee on the Department of the Air Forces fiscal year 2023 budget request, Washington, D.C., April 27, 2022.
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Employees of the National World War II Museum carry the Congressional Medal of Honor flag during a remembrance ceremony for the 81st anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans Dec. 7, 2022. Civilians, veterans and service members came together to honor the courage and sacrifice of those who perished during the attack on Dec. 7, 1941, and to thank the service members who fought bravely during WWII.
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051019-F-5586B-410. Base: Beijing State: Beijing Municipality Country: China (CHN)
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VICENZA, Italy - Soldiers from U.S. Army Garrison Italy returned a birthday cake to Meri Mion April 28, 2022 - 77 years after American troops fighting near Vicenza ate the cake made for her thirteenth birthday. Mion, 89, of Vicenza, was the guest of honor at the midday event, held together with Vicenza officials at Giardini Salvi, very close to where the 88th Infantry Division fought its way into the city on April 28, 1945.
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Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo visits the Patton Museum commemorating the U.S. role in liberating Czechoslovakia, in Pilsen, Czech Republic, on August 11, 2020.
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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Shigeo Kaida, director general, policy and programs department, Ground Staff Office, speaks as a panelist in a discussion about amphibious forces during the eighth iteration of the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium, Tokyo, Japan, June 14, 2022. PALS brings together allied and partnered amphibious force leaders, experts and practitioners from around the Indo-Pacific to share ideas, best practices and recent experiences with amphibious operations. The 2022 symposium hosted senior leaders from 18 participating delegations who are committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific, with the objective of strengthening and developing regional relationships.
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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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Local, state and federally elected officials join with the Bellevue, Omaha and Sarpy County chambers representatives and members from across Team Offutt for a photo following a community partnership event at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., Feb. 9, 2024. The local leaders signed a community partnership memorandum, which was mostly a symbolic gesture that highlights the past, while pledging to continue working together to build upon what is already established. Air Force
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Keesler Senior Noncommissioned Officer promotees pose for a group photo during the Keesler Senior NCO Recognition Ceremony inside the Bay Breeze Event Center at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Oct. 21, 2022. Over 25 Airmen were recognized for their promotion to master sergeant.
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VICENZA, Italy - Italian business leaders take part in Vendors Day May 11, 2022, the first event of its kind coordinated by Vicenza officials, with support from the 414th Contracting Support Brigade and U.S. Army Garrison Italy. They discussed current contractual activities and future opportunities in the Stucchi Room” of Palazzo Trissino, a 16th-century palace in downtown Vicenza that houses the town hall.
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At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, the Expedition 38/39 prime and backup crewmembers pose for pictures in front of the statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to fly in space, October 22, 2013 following a news conference and traditional ceremonies. Front left to right are prime crewmembers Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin and Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA and backup crewmembers Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency, Max Suraev and NASAs Reid Wiseman. Wakata, Tyurin and Mastracchio will launch Nov. 7, Kazakh time from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz TMA-11M spacecraft for the start of a six-month mission on the International Space Station.NASA/Stephanie Stoll
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Maj. Gen. Reginald Neal of United States Army Pacific Command gives a closing speech to conclude Bangladeshs Pacific Resilience Disaster Response Exercise and Exchange (DREE) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Nov. 2, 2022. This multinational DREE focuses on civil-military collaboration for disaster preparedness and response between the U.S. Army Pacific Command, the Bangladesh Armed Forces Division, the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief and other organizations and countries.
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Secretary of the U.S. Army Christine E. Wormuth and Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army Gen. Randy A. George host a retirement ceremony in honor of Lt. Gen. Walter E. Piatt at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Arlington, Va., Jan. 5, 2024. Piatt retired after serving more than 40 years in the U.S. Army.
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EAST CHINA SEA (April 10, 2022) Lt. Cmdr. Colby Torres, from Oceanside, Calif., preaches at a Palm Sunday Gospel Worship service in the focsle aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
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Inter-American Defense College Leadership hosts a Convocation Ceremony for Class 62 students on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Aug. 2, 2022. The event is a college tradition symbolizing the coming together of students from the Western Hemisphere to a unified body as Class 62.
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070313-M-0948M-047. Base: Camp Blue Diamond State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7TH IRAQI ARMY DIVISION
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - PHOTOS OF BRIGADIER GENERAL JACK KELLY AND CHINESE DELEGATION
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000906-A-1526R-002. Base: San Jose Country: Costa Rica (CRI) Scene Major Command Shown: USARSO
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040804-F-0193C-007. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM
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Ms. Seileen Mullen, the acting secretary of defense for health affairs, makes opening remarks during the Military Health System Research Symposium at the Gaylord Hotel in Kissimmee, FL on Monday, September 12, 2022. Other opening speakers were: Dr. Terry Rauch, acting deputy assistant secretary of defense for Health Readiness, Policy and Oversight; Jonathan Woodson, President of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; Lt. Gen. Ronald J. Place, director of the Defense Health Agency; and Brig. Gen. Katherine A. Simonson, transitioning assistant director of support for the DHA. MHSRS provides a collaborative setting for the exchange of information between military providers with deployment experience, research and academic scientists, international partners, and industry on research and related health care initiatives, such as Combat Casualty Care, Operational Medicine, Clinical and Rehabilitative Medicine, Medical Simulation and Information Sciences, and infectious Dise
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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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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, hosted by U.S. Navy Admiral Harry Harris, Commander of Pacific Command, receives a briefing from Pacific Theater Combatant Commanders after arriving at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, on May 25, 2016, amid his travels back to Washington, D.C., from joining President Obama's trip to Vietnam.
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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 then visits SABENA TECHNICS, a company specialising in aeronautical maintenance, aircraft conversion and cabin fittings. Half of this company's turnover is in the military sector. SABENA TECHNICS will benefit from the government's aeronautics support plan with, in particular, the anticipation of the order for a light surveillance and intelligence aircraft (ALSR). Saint-Lunaire 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 Armées visite ensuite la societe SABENA TECHNICS, spécialisee dans la maintenance aeronautique, la transformation davions et laménagement des cabines. La moitie du chiffre daffaire de cette entreprise concerne lactivite militaire. SABENA
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US Air Force Chaplain, Captain Bruce Mashall gives the race invocation for the MBNA Palladian Travel 200 Craftsman Truck series race held on September 22, 2000 at Dover Downs International Speedway, Delaware. Base: Dover State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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220427-N-XC372-1134 NEW DELHI (Apr. 27, 2022) Adm. John C. Aquilino, Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, responds to a question during a panel discussion at the Raisina Dialogue 2022. Aquilino visited New Delhi to meet with regional partners and to discuss collaborative approaches to security challenges at the Raisina Dialogue 2022.
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Ms. Zoja Bazarnic, the U.S. Consulate Milan, Political-Economic Section Chief, 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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000915-N-0872M-507. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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A distinguished guest speaks during the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL (SSN 708) at General Dynamics (Electric Boat). Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Dott. Pierpaolo Zanchetta, from Department of Environmental Protection Region Friuli Venezia Giulia, 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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DF-ST-87-08317. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DF-ST-86-00418. Base: Belfast Harbor Airport Country: Ireland (IRL)
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031004-F-7685H-107. Base: Kirkush Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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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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Reportage: U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan speaks to UK Defense Minister Gavin Williamson at the defense ministerial at NATO headquarters, Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 14, 2019.
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Minister of Defence of Lithuania, Laurynas Kasciunasdie, Vilnius, 08.04.2024
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NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (May 17, 2016) Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) Ash Carter speaks during a luncheon at the 2016 Sea-Air-Space Expo, the first time in six years that SECDEF has attended the exposition. The Sea-Air-Space Exposition is an annual event that brings together key military decision makers, the U.S. defense industrial base and private-sector U.S. companies for an innovative and educational maritime based event.
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Secretary of the Navy, Honorable Carlos Del Toro, gives a speech at the Modern Day Marine event at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C., May 10, 2022. Modern Day Marine is an annual gathering of senior leaders, foreign allies, and industry partners that displays the latest technologies, equipment, and concepts needed to support the United States Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps digital illustration by Cpl. Karen Amaro and Cpl. Audrey S. Schmitt Alves)(This illustration was made using adobe illustrator 2022)