Air Force Group Engagements

Group photos of U.S. Air Force personnel highlight team spirit, recognition of contributions, and training events at various military installations.

USACE, FEMA and Florida Division of Emergency Management pose for a photo at the Lee County Emergency Operations Center in Fort Myers, Florida, Oct. 12, following a meeting to discuss ongoing Hurricane Ian recovery efforts. USACE currently has more than 280 people deployed in Florida that are actively supporting the state recovery operations.

The 192nd Wing hosts a Boss Lift event on June 4, 2022, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. Airmen nominated supervisors from 14 civilian employers for exceptional support of their Virginia Air National Guard careers. The employers flew in an Ohio Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker and witnessed aerial refueling of F-22 Raptors. The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) presented awards to the employers. ESGR is a U.S. Department of Defense program promoting cooperation and understanding between civilian employers and their Guard and Reserve employees.

The 8th Theater Sustainment Command's Commanding General, Maj. Gen. Jered P. Helwig, hosted Staff Delegates Mr. Tim Nelson, Ms. Alexia Sikora, Rep. Steve Womack, Mr. Ryan Keating, Rep. Tim Ryan, Mr. Andrew Noh, Rep. Marilyn Strickland, Ms. Shiouyu Theresa” Lou, Mr. Semaj Martin-Redd, and Rep. Trent Kelly, on a tour aboard Logistics Support Vessel 4 (LSV4), the LT. Gen William B. Bunker, on August 23, 2022 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii. During the tour, the delegation received a "capabilities, operations, and activities brief" from the 130th Engineer Brigade, and the 7th Engineer Dive Detachment - U.S. Army. Maj. Gen. Helwig discussed Army Watercraft Systems, as well as sustainment operations in support of the Joint Force and throughout the Pacific region.

USACE, FEMA and Florida Division of Emergency Management pose for a photo at the Lee County Emergency Operations Center in Fort Myers, Florida, Oct. 12, following a meeting to discuss ongoing Hurricane Ian recovery efforts. USACE currently has more than 280 people deployed in Florida that are actively supporting the state recovery operations.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Thomas Hensley, 16th Air Force deputy commander, and 95th Reconnaissance Squadron Airmen pose for a group photo at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Jan. 29, 2024. Hensley visited intelligence and cyber squadrons across the installation to get first hand insight on their missions and to recognize outstanding Airmen.

Attendees tour the National Guard Readiness Center after the ribbon cutting ceremony at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Jan. 4, 2024. The nearly $16 million military construction project, 40,762 square foot state-of-the-art facility will provide the Soldiers of Bravo Company, 250th Brigade Support Battalion, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard, with classroom training, administration, maintenance operations, and equipment storage. The project achieves the U.S. Green Building Councils Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Silver Certification, a globally recognized symbol of sustainability achievement. (New Jersey National Guard

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Maj. Gen. Daniel Tulley, U.S. Transportation Command J3 Director of Operations, welcomes LNOs from across USTRANSCOM to a LNO Conference at the USTRANSCOM headquarters at Scott Air Force Base, IL.

The 139th Airlift Wings first sergeants hosted an Additional Duty First Sergeant Symposium Aug. 10-12, 2022 at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Missouri. Airmen from the Missouri, Kansas and Maryland Air National Guard were in attendance. The training focused on issues relating to Airman morale, welfare, and conduct.

From left, Cabo Verde Minister of Defense Janine Lélis and New Hampshire Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. David Mikolaities, pose with delegates from the African archipelagic country and NHNG leaders at the conclusion of a State Partnership Program workshop June 10, 2022, in Concord, New Hampshire. The Department of Defense program links state National Guards and foreign countries to facilitate military, government, and civilian exchanges.

U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center celebrates its 10th anniversary with a ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Oct. 12, 2022. This event honors the AFCEC mission to deliver civil engineering expertise and services to strengthen installations and enhance combat power.

Arnold Engineering Development Complex annual award winners pose for a photo Feb. 15, 2024, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., with AEDC Commander Col. Randel Gordon, left, AEDC Senior Enlisted Leader Chief Master Sgt. Jennifer Cirricione, right, Senior Technical Director Ed Tucker, second from left, Chief of Complex Support Sarah Beth Morgan, fourth from left, and AEDC Deputy Director Kevin Muckerheide, fifth from left. Award winners pictured from left are Alexis Holloway, Bethany Hill, 1st Lt. Camden Dammeyer, Maj. Justin Ong, Senior Master Sgt. James Jordan, Joshua Anders and Matthew Clear. Air Force

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Ronald J. Place, DHA director, and his wife, Carol, meet with DHA employees during a farewell event with the workforce Dec. 9 at Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia. Place will depart the Agency Jan. 3, 2023 after serving as the agencys third director and retire following 36 years of service to the nation, the Army and the military health system.

U.S. Air Force Installation & Mission Support Center change of command ceremony, Aug. 12, 2022, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. USAF Maj. Gen. John Wilcox relinquishes command of AFIMSC to USAF Maj. Gen. John Allen.

Puerto Rico National Guard leadership and key representatives for the project pause during the contingency response and communications groundbreaking ceremony at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico, June 8, 2022. These modern facilities are the first congressionally authorized military construction projects the Puerto Rico Air National Guard has executed since 2002, with an estimate cost of $34.6 million and will support the contingency response group and communications flight with office, deployment processing, and warehouse space.

Military and civilian personnel from the 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command pause for a photo with Holly Campa, Church Creek Senior Assisted Living Center staff member, during their Veterans luncheon, November 9, 2022, in Arlington Heights, Illinois.

San Antonio Chamber of Commerce tour the exercise site and are given a chance to see the extent of Army South's efforts to partner with Latin American security forces through professional exchanges and by working side-by-side with other nations' armies during the Panamax exercise.

Jacqueline S. Janning-Lask, Headquarters Air Force Life Cycle Management Center director of Engineering and Technical Management and chief engineer, stands for a picture with AFLCMC personnel and their supervisors following a coin presentation at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Oct. 12. Janning-Lask coined the following individuals for accomplishments in their respective areas: Tech. Sgt. Yesenia Benjamin, Master Sgt. Cameron Couball, Jocelyn Foo, Julia Hines, Abdul Koukou, Andrew Lane, Michael Milligan, Alexandria Swope, Master Sgt. Donovan Wall and William Walsh

U.S. Marine Col. Karl R. Arbogast, second from right, commanding officer, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, takes part in a tour of the new hangar with key personnel after a ribbon cutting ceremony at Hangar 3090 at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, July 7, 2022. Hangar 3090, will be the new home of Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 and will set the standard for future F-35B Lightning II hangars.

SILVERDALE, Wash. (Apr. 26, 2022) -Trident Refit Facility, Bangor (TRFB), leadership and TRFBs Leadership Development Program graduates pose for a group photo. The TRFB Leadership Development Program provides extensive training encompassing fleet maintenance functions for current and future leaders at the command.

220714-N-RB283-0004Captain Joe Rings meets with Historic Hawai'i Foundation members Kiersten Faulkner, Rosemary Fazio, and Allen Hoe and NAVFAC member Jeff Pantaleo at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 14, 2022.

220406-N-TT639-2071 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 6, 2022) - Distinguished visitors from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Headquarters Marine Corps, 1 Marine Expeditionary Force, Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Three (ESG-3), F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO), and Lockheed-Martin pose for a group photo aboard amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), April 6. The distinguished visitors were aboard Tripoli for a tour and to observe the U.S. Marine Corps Lightning carrier concept demonstration. The Lightning carrier concept demonstration shows Tripoli and other amphibious assault ships are capable of operating as dedicated fixed-wing carrier platforms, capable of bringing fifth generation Short Takeoff/Vertical Landing aircraft wherever they are required

Royal Air Force Mildenhall senior leaders start Fire Prevention Week by signing a fire safety proclamation at RAF Mildenhall, England, Sept. 27, 2022. The proclamation is signed annually to kick-off Fire Prevention Week, spreading awareness for fire safety.

Beth Ann Shuttlesworth, executive assistant to eight of Pennsylvanias adjutants general during her 35-year career, marked her retirement with a ceremony March 31 at Fort Indiantown Gap. Four former TAGs, the widow of a former TAG, and the current TAG attended the ceremony and shared memories of their time working with Shuttlesworth. From left to right: Maj. Gen. (ret.) William B. Lynch, Maj. Gen. Mark Schindler, Pennsylvanias current adjutant general, Maj. Gen. (ret.) Wesley Craig, Helen Sajer, the widow of Maj. Gen. Gerald T. Sajer, Beth Ann Shuttlesworth, Maj. Gen. (ret.) Jessica Wright, and Air Force Maj. Gen. (ret.) Anthony Carrelli.

Elizabeth Simpson, Headquarters, Department of the Army Protocol Program Training Manager, center, poses for a group photo with New Jersey Army and Air National Guard personnel at the Joint Training and Training Development Center on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Sept. 22, 2022. The protocol seminar covers events such as military ceremonies, retirements, promotions, changes of command, and community events.

U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Todd Kirby, a Blacksville, West Virginia native and senior enlisted advisor of Joint Staff J6, and friends with Joint Staff J6 pose for a photo after his retirement ceremony at the Semper Fidelis Chapel, Triangle, Virginia, Jan. 12, 2023. Kirby served for 30 years and held four military occupational specialties during his career.

A team from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pose for a photo after federal, state, and local leaders joined JAXPORT and the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District to celebrate the completion of the Jacksonville Harbor Deepening Project through JAXPORTs Blount Island Marine Terminal. The project deepened 11 miles of the federal shipping channelfrom the sea buoy to Blount Islandto a depth of 47 feet from its previous depth of 40 feet.

220427-N-TP834-1006Retired Air Force Gen. Douglas Fraser and retired Army Command Sgt. Maj. Patrick Alston pose with General Officers from all branches of the armed services for a photo during a U.S. Space Command capstone event, April 27, 2022, at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo. Fraser and Alston are senior mentors during the capstone five-week course focusing on the employment of U.S. forces in joint and combined operations. The curriculum examines major issues affecting national security decision making, military strategy, joint and combined doctrine, interoperability and key allied nation issues. USSPACECOM strengthens our integrated deterrence by providing space warfighting options that preserve the competitive advantage of the U.S. and our allies while promoting security and stability in space.

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation leaders met with their DLA Land and Maritime counterparts Sept. 19 at the Defense Supply Center Columbus.

Members of Congress pose with leadership of an Air Expeditionary Wing during their visit Jan. 7, 2024 to an undisclosed location in the U.S. CENTCOM area of responsibility. The bi-partisan group, containing eight congressional members, visited troops in the USCENTCOM area of responsibility.

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Ronald J. Place, DHA director, and his wife, Carol, meet with DHA employees during a farewell event with the workforce Dec. 9 at Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia. Place will depart the Agency Jan. 3, 2023 after serving as the agencys third director and retire following 36 years of service to the nation, the Army and the military health system.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Melissa Juchniewicz, 535th Airlift Squadron Squadron Aviation Resource Management journeyman, and her family celebrate after her reenlistment ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, June 30, 2022. Juchniewicz, originally from the To'hajiilee Navajo Reservation, joined the Air Force on March 10, 2009.

The Utah National Guard held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new Special Operations Forces Live-Fire Shoot House (SOF LFSH) at Camp Williams, Utah, July 11, 2022.Soldiers from the 19thSpecial Forces Group (Airborne) perform a demonstration of advanced urban combat during the opening of the SOF LFSH.The SOF LFSH will primarily support U.S. Army Special Operations Forces in initial and advanced training related to close-quarter battle and urban combat scenarios. It will also support Utah Army National Guard Soldiers, as well as law enforcement agencies, in training on advanced urban combat skills to include advanced marksmanship techniques, close-quarter battle, and urban movement techniques. This live-fire shoot house facility will give Soldiers a premier facility to improve and hone combat techniques which will allow them to fight and win in any environment they are deployed.

Fort McCoy Garrison Commander Col. Stephen Messenger is pictured with new team members Dec. 5, 2022, during an onboarding session at Fort McCoy, Wis. The session was coordinated by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Human Resources (DHR) and is part of renewed onboarding process at the installation to better welcome new installation team members that reflects with Army Installation Management Command's Service Culture Campaign. New team members welcomed Dec. 5 by Messenger included William Almquist, Jeffery Remy, Alexander Scholten, Brian Vieth, Edward Van Ravenstein, Jessica Clark, Paul Confer, and Reginald Jefferson. Also shown are Jamie Gular and Michael Modawell with DHR and Layna Waege with the Fort McCoy Civilian Personnel Advisory Center.

The family of fallen Illinois Army National Guard Spc. Jeremy Ridlen, mother, Cheryl, sister, Amanda and twin brother, Jason, are joined by U.S. Congressman Rodney Davis, Brig. Gen. Rodney Boyd, Assistant Adjutant General - Army and Commander of the Illinois Army National Guard, and Sgt. 1st Class Phillip Tuttle, during the unveiling of the plaque, dedicating the Maroa, Illinois, post office in honor of Ridlen, during a ceremony Oct. 25 at the Maroa Fire Department. Ridlen, who served in the 1544th Transportation Company, based in Paris, Illinois, was killed in action May 23, 2004, in Iraq.

Fort McCoy Garrison Commander Col. Stephen Messenger is pictured with new team members Dec. 5, 2022, during an onboarding session at Fort McCoy, Wis. The session was coordinated by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Human Resources (DHR) and is part of renewed onboarding process at the installation to better welcome new installation team members that reflects with Army Installation Management Command's Service Culture Campaign. New team members welcomed Dec. 5 by Messenger included William Almquist, Jeffery Remy, Alexander Scholten, Brian Vieth, Edward Van Ravenstein, Jessica Clark, Paul Confer, and Reginald Jefferson. Also shown are Jamie Gular and Michael Modawell with DHR and Layna Waege with the Fort McCoy Civilian Personnel Advisory Center.

Rear Adm. Pete Garvin, right, commander, Naval Education and Training Command

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass tours the Imperial War Museum in Duxford, England, July 24, 2022. The tour provided Bass the opportunity to meet with U.S. and Royal Air Force Airmen, U.S. representatives, as well as U.K. counterparts.

220406-N-VQ947-1112 NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (April 6, 2022) Sailors aboard amphibious transport dock USS Portland (LPD 27) pose for a photo on the quarterdeck with the Navy Talent Acquisition Group from Portland, Ore., following a shipboard tour, April 6, 2022. Portland is a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock homeported in San Diego.

Fort McCoy Garrison Commander Col. Stephen Messenger is pictured with new team members Dec. 5, 2022, during an onboarding session at Fort McCoy, Wis. The session was coordinated by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Human Resources (DHR) and is part of renewed onboarding process at the installation to better welcome new installation team members that reflects with Army Installation Management Command's Service Culture Campaign. New team members welcomed Dec. 5 by Messenger included William Almquist, Jeffery Remy, Alexander Scholten, Brian Vieth, Edward Van Ravenstein, Jessica Clark, Paul Confer, and Reginald Jefferson. Also shown are Jamie Gular and Michael Modawell with DHR and Layna Waege with the Fort McCoy Civilian Personnel Advisory Center.

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-1-R) pose for a photo with constituents from Iowa during a lunch held Jan. 6, 2024, at an undisclosed location. The bi-partisan group, containing eight congressional members, visited troops in the USCENTCOM area of responsibility.

Kristyn E. Jones, middle white dress, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller poses for a photo with the 502d Comptroller Squadron during her recent visit to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, 28 July, 2022. As the Department of the Air Forces Comptroller and Chief Financial Officer, she serves as the principal adviser to the Secretary, Chief of Staff of the Air Force and Chief of Space Operations on all financial matters.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, where he toured facilities, viewed aircraft, and met with personnel of the Air Force's Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds

Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) Commanding Officer Capt. James Belmont, center, recognizes Thomas McKeel, FRCE CH-53 sheet metal mechanic, and Robert Waits, FRCE locksmith, for their efforts to repair a damaged HH-46D Pedro search and rescue helicopter that is on permanent display outside the Havelock Tourist and Event Center. McKeel and Waits spent 12 years working together on the CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter line at FRCE and enthusiastically volunteered to fix the landmark aircraft.

The ladies of Mu Gamma Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., showed appreciation by presenting care packages to VI National Guard personnel on orders supporting COVID-19 operations during their Global Impact Day, St. Croix, April 8, 2022.The VING continues to support the VI Department of Health in its efforts to slow the spread of the COVID-19.

U.S. Marines and families pose for a photo during a Service Members of the Quarter Honoree Luncheon at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Aug 31, 2022. The Armed Services YMCA held the luncheon to congratulate the honorees on their outstanding service.

The Utah National Guard FEMA Region VIII Homeland Response Force held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Collapsed Structure Venue Site May 10, 2022. The CSVS is one of only three military owned Urban Search and Rescue training venues west of the Rocky Mountains. This CSVS will allow both military search and extract and civilian search and rescue teams the opportunity to train together and build those necessary partnerships needed in an all hazards response.

The US Army Corps of Engineers combined team poses for a photo before San Pedro Harbor, at the California Marine Affairs and Navigation Conference May 18-20 at San Pedro. San Pedro Harbor was the first project undertaken by the Corps Los Angeles District. CMANC is a consortium of California harbors, ports and marine interest groups with the purpose of optimizing California maritime benefits by providing advocacy for the maintenance and improvement of California harbors, ports and navigation projects.

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall stands for a photo with members of the workforce following a listening session at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Aug. 5. Kendall met with military and civilian personnel during the hour-long lunch meeting to discuss emerging topics and answer questions from attendees.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ammar Shigri, 15th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, and his family join Maj. Gen. Corey J. Martin and Chief Master Sgt. Chad W. Bickley, 18th Air Force commander and command chief, at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Jan. 4, 2023. Ammar earned the medal for his heroism during the largest non-combatant evacuation in American history, Operation Allies Refuge.

Members of the U.S. Army Installation Management Command-Pacific team attended an award ceremony and farewell event for Master Sgt. Herinah Asaah, the religious support noncommissioned officer in charge from July 2017 until July 2022, at Fort Shafter, Hawaii on July 6, 2022.

U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Russell D. Driggers, Joint Base San Antonio and 502nd Air Base Wing commander, greets Michael Carpenter (left), and Kevin Hadas (center), civilian honorary commanders at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, Feb. 2, 2024. The program informs and promotes civic engagement between the military service and community leaders. Air Force

Gerald Sticker, the former police chief of the City of Mandeville, left, City of Mandeville police Chief Todd Schliem, center, and U.S. Marine Corps Col. Justin Ansel, the assistant chief of staff for the Marine Forces Reserve G-3/5, right, pose for a photo after the unveiling of a permanent memorial to Mandeville Police Captain Vincent Liberto Jr., in Mandeville, Louisiana, Sept. 14, 2022. Liberto served 10 years in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve before being honorably discharged as a sergeant. He was shot and killed in the line of duty, Sept. 20, 2019. We as officers owe it to America to give back someone whos better physically, mentally, morally. Thats what we do in the Marine Corps, said Ansel. We make Marines; we make them better mentally, physically, and morally, and then they go back into their communities. Vinnie Liberto is just a perfect example of this. His irrational call to serve continued from his Marine Corps service to public service as a Mandeville police officer.

Gerald Sticker, the former police chief of the City of Mandeville, left, City of Mandeville police Chief Todd Schliem, center, and U.S. Marine Corps Col. Justin Ansel, the assistant chief of staff for the Marine Forces Reserve G-3/5, right, pose for a photo after the unveiling of a permanent memorial to Mandeville Police Captain Vincent Liberto Jr., in Mandeville, Louisiana, Sept. 14, 2022. Liberto served 10 years in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve before being honorably discharged as a sergeant. He was shot and killed in the line of duty, Sept. 20, 2019. We as officers owe it to America to give back someone whos better physically, mentally, morally. Thats what we do in the Marine Corps, said Ansel. We make Marines; we make them better mentally, physically, and morally, and then they go back into their communities. Vinnie Liberto is just a perfect example of this. His irrational call to serve continued from his Marine Corps service to public service as a Mandeville police officer.

Jacqueline Benningfield , Air Force Deputy Auditor General, and auditors with the Air Force Field Activities Directorate pose for a photo at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Aug. 18, 2022. Ms. Benningfield visited Kirtland AFB during a mission familiarization tour with her teammates.

On June 30, 2022 Garrison Commander Colonel Mario A. Washington presented Commander's Choice awards to garrison civilian employees.

The 108th Wing's honorary commanders pose with a KC-135R on April 21, 2022 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The honorary commander program allows members of the community to become wing and squadron commanders for the year. The program builds morale, informs the community of the wings operations, and highlights notable state figures who deserve recognition.

U.S. Navy Capt. Dave Guluzian, center, Commodore, Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), poses with Cmdr. Elizabeth Nelson, commanding officer, USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), left, and Capt. Moises Navas, commander of troops, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, right, aboard Gunston Hall May 11, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

Fort McCoy Garrison Commander Col. Stephen Messenger is pictured with new team members Dec. 5, 2022, during an onboarding session at Fort McCoy, Wis. The session was coordinated by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Human Resources (DHR) and is part of renewed onboarding process at the installation to better welcome new installation team members that reflects with Army Installation Management Command's Service Culture Campaign. New team members welcomed Dec. 5 by Messenger included William Almquist, Jeffery Remy, Alexander Scholten, Brian Vieth, Edward Van Ravenstein, Jessica Clark, Paul Confer, and Reginald Jefferson. Also shown are Jamie Gular and Michael Modawell with DHR and Layna Waege with the Fort McCoy Civilian Personnel Advisory Center.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Edwin Lobos, left, the sexual assault prevention response victim advocate for Wounded Warrior Battalion - West, Heather Guerrero, center, the sexual assault response coordinator for Marine Corps Installations West, and Brig. Gen. Jason G. Woodworth, the commanding general for MCI-West, pose for a group photo after a coin ceremony at Wounded Warrior Bn. on Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 11, 2022. Lobos showed exemplary leadership and tact while helping a Marine who was in need of assistance during a sensitive situation. SAPR has a 24/7 resource line that provides aid and support to victims and families who have experienced any form of sexual assault.

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Ronald J. Place, DHA director, and his wife, Carol, meet with DHA employees during a farewell event with the workforce Dec. 9 at Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia. Place will depart the Agency Jan. 3, 2023 after serving as the agencys third director and retire following 37 years of service to the nation, the Army and the military health system.

Members of the New Jersey Governors cabinet and Adjutant General and Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Lisa J. Hou, D.O., pose for a group photo during a tour of the New Jersey Air National Guard base, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, Sept. 28, 2022. The cabinet members, members of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, and leaders from NJ DMAVA received a briefing from the Wing commander and then toured the 177th FW, viewing several operational demonstrations and trying out one of the units F-16 Fighting Falcon flight simulators.

Members of the New Jersey Governors cabinet and Adjutant General and Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Lisa J. Hou, D.O., pose for a group photo during a tour of the New Jersey Air National Guard base, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, Sept. 28, 2022. The cabinet members, members of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, and leaders from NJ DMAVA received a briefing from the Wing commander and then toured the 177th FW, viewing several operational demonstrations and trying out one of the units F-16 Fighting Falcon flight simulators.

U.S. staff delegation members of the House Appropriations Committee visit a C-17 Simulator during a base visit at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug. 23, 2022. The members visited with Airmen from the 15th Wing, toured and operated a C-17 Globemaster III simulator.

Heres a scene where Fort McCoy workforce members Tyson Todd, Brenda Downing, Karla Rynes, and Kaleen Holliday were recognized for excellence July 13, 2022, by Brenda Lee McCullough, Director of Installation Management Command Directorate-Readiness at Fort McCoy, Wis. All four workforce members were recommended by their supervisors for going above and beyond in their jobs. These are photos of each of them being presented a special coin by McCullough and Fort McCoy Garrison leadership also was on hand to thank and congratulate them.

The official party gets ready to cut the ribbon at the William Beaumont Army Medical Center Script Center ceremony on July 12, 2022. This new kiosk system is the first of its kind to be used by the Fort Bliss community.

Participants in a Community Leader Engagement event stop for a photo April 19, 2022, in front of Garrison Headquarters at Fort McCoy, Wis. More than a dozen community leaders from Tomah, Sparta, and other nearby municipalities gathered at Fort McCoy to see the posts mission first-hand. During their visit, the community leaders received a driving tour of the installation and made stops at the Combined Arms Collective Training Facility on South Post, Fort McCoy Commemorative Area, Fort McCoy Simulations Training Complex in the 200 block on the cantonment area, Garrison Headquarters, and McCoys Community Center where they received a lunch.

Gen. Randy George, Army Chief of Staff, promotes Maj. Gen. Mary K. Izaguirre to lieutenant general in a ceremony on Joint Base San Antonio - Fort Sam Houston Jan 25.

U.S. Army Col. John Morris, commander of the Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division stands with the polish military during an AH-64 Apache training summit Oct. 24-25 2022. Brigade leadership participated in the training summit to discuss the future of aviation within the Polish military. U.S. Army photo by Cpt. William Stroud

Several members of the National Hockey League's Buffalo Sabres organization stopped by the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. The 914th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron was presented a team signed hockey stick and Sabres Forward Jeff Skinner and Goalie Eric Comrie posed for photos and signed autographs with base personnel and family members. The 914 AMXS presented Skinner and Comrie with military maintenance uniforms complete with unit patches. Air Force

U.S. Air Force Lt Col Eric Chapital, U.S. Southern Command security cooperation officer in Honduras, U.S. Army Col Carl Hennemann, Army Support Activity Commander, Command Sgt Major Eduardo Fernandez, Joint Task Force-Bravo senior enlisted leader, Honduran Secretary of Defense José Manuel Zelaya and Col Steven Gventer, JTF-Bravo commander, pose for a photo at the JTF-Bravo headquarters at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, May 24, 2022. The Secretary Zelaya visited Soto Cano Air Base to know more about how the U.S. military partners with Honduran service members and civilians in the region.

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Roger S. Giraud, the commanding general of Medical Readiness Command, Europe-Africa and the command surgeon, U.S. Army Europe-Africa, stands with his medical command team on Camp Kosciuszko, Poland, Feb. 21, 2024. Giraud visited with medical teams around Europe including our team here. Army Reserve Photo By Staff Sgt. Brian D. Jones)

The 192nd Wing hosts a Boss Lift event on June 4, 2022, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. Airmen nominated supervisors from 14 civilian employers for exceptional support of their Virginia Air National Guard careers. The employers flew in an Ohio Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker and witnessed aerial refueling of F-22 Raptors. The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) presented awards to the employers. ESGR is a U.S. Department of Defense program promoting cooperation and understanding between civilian employers and their Guard and Reserve employees.

Heres a scene where Fort McCoy workforce members Tyson Todd, Brenda Downing, Karla Rynes, and Kaleen Holliday were recognized for excellence July 13, 2022, by Brenda Lee McCullough, Director of Installation Management Command Directorate-Readiness at Fort McCoy, Wis. All four workforce members were recommended by their supervisors for going above and beyond in their jobs. These are photos of each of them being presented a special coin by McCullough and Fort McCoy Garrison leadership also was on hand to thank and congratulate them.

The U.S. Army South Administrative, Civil, and National Security Law Team pose in front of the U.S. Army South Headquarters with the 2022 Alamo Federal Executive Board Excellence in Government Award for Teamwork on May 24, 2022 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. This award recognizes a group of individuals dependent upon one another to exceed expectations through self-generated initiatives and innovations that resulted in significant tangible benefits to the organization and customers.

Representatives from Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head (NSWC IHD), Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC), NAVFAC Public Works Department (PWD) and John C. Grimberg Co., Inc. participate in the Advanced Energetics Research Laboratory Phase II military construction (MILCON) for building P-190 groundbreaking ceremony on August 19, 2022. The MILCON will construct a 21,000 square foot building that will co-locate research, development, test & evaluation (RDT&E) personnel and create a research and development laboratory complex. The building will support the production and development of high-energy systems from novel molecules to small-scale formulations, provide innovative RDT&E mixing bays and a large oven for material curing. Pictured from left: NAVFAC PWD Officer Cmdr. Tate Metlen, NSWC IHD RDT&E Department Head Dr. Heather Hayden, NSWC IHD RDT&E Principal for Safety Karrie Sandagger, John C. Grimberg Co., Inc. Quality Control Manager Gregg Rees, NSWC IHD Technica

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Timothy P. Herrington was recognized for more than 28 years of service to the Mississippi Army National Guard during a retirement ceremony held at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Mississippi, August 6, 2022. Herrington previously served as a commissioned officer obtaining the rank of colonel. Herrington was present the Legion of Merit, the Mississippi Magnolia Cross and was promoted to the rank of brigadier general. His wife, Carmen, was presented the Mississippi Magnolia Necklace and a certificate of appreciation. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Sgt. Jovi Prevot)

221111-N-N3764-1006BILLINGS, Montana (Nov. 11, 2022) - Sailors assigned to the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) visited their ships namesake city November 08-13, and participated in Veterans Day celebratory events. The Sailors are on a visit to their ships namesake to improve community relations and meet with local officials, students and media.

Gilbert Cisneros Jr., the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, and U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Air Station Miramar and 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing pose for a photo at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Dec. 2, 2022. During his visit, Cisneros was shown Miramars microgrid, power plant, and also discussed how social media can be used to mitigate issues in recruiting.

U.S. Marine Corps Pvt. Samantha M. Grove (center), a Marine with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, takes a group photo following a graduation ceremony at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego, Dec. 2, 2022. Grove is the fourth and final Grove sibling to earn the title United States Marine at MCRD San Diego. She was recruited out of Recruiting Station Fort Worth, Texas.

Fire inspectors assigned to the 23rd Civil Engineer Squadron visit members from the 23rd Mission Support Group during Fire Prevention Week at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Oct. 13, 2022. The Fire Prevention team visited offices around base spreading fire prevention awareness. This years theme is “Fire wont wait. Plan your escape.” which reinforces the critical importance of developing a home escape plan with all members of the household and practicing it regularly. In addition, this October represents the 100th anniversary of Fire Prevention Week, the nations longest-running public health observance on record.

GREAT LAKES, Il. (Aug. 25, 2022) Educators and local community leaders with Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) Pacific pose for a photo during a tour of Recruit Training Command and Naval Station Great Lakes as part of the Educator Orientation Visit (EOV) to familiarize teachers and community leaders with different aspects of the Navy. Opened in 1911, NSGL is the Navys largest training installation and the home of the Navys only Boot Camp. Located on over 1600 acres overlooking Lake Michigan, the installation includes 1,153 buildings with 39 on the National Register of Historic Places. NSGL supports over 50 tenant commands and elements as well as over 20,000 Sailors, Marines, Soldiers, and DoD civilians who live and work on the installation.

Participants in a Community Leader Engagement event stop for a photo May 24, 2022, in front of Garrison Headquarters at Fort McCoy, Wis. More than a dozen community leaders and local law enforcement professionals from Tomah, Sparta, Monroe County, and other nearby municipalities gathered at Fort McCoy to see the posts mission first-hand. During their visit, the community leaders received a driving tour of the installation and made stops at the Combined Arms Collective Training Facility on South Post, training areas on North Post, the Commemorative Area, Garrison Headquarters, and McCoys Community Center where they received a lunch.

Brigadier General Renea Dorvalls family pinned her with her current rank at a promotion ceremony held in the Helena Armed Forces Reserve Center auditorium on Jan. 6, 2023.Dorvall serves as the Assistant Adjutant General - Army and as commander of the Montana Army National Guard.

Key Volunteers stand with 301st Fighter Wing leadership during the Key Volunteers Program introduction at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas on May 1st , 2022. The Key Volunteers Program introduction brings old and new volunteers together to inform them of the 301st FW's mission to train and deploy combat ready Airmen.

Lt. Col. Robert W. Green, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, presents the Rocking It Trophy Jan. 25, 2024, to the team at Old Hickory Dam and Lake and Electronic Service Section that has been working tirelessly in response to a Tornado that struck the area Dec. 9, 2023. Green made the presentation at the Old Hickory Dam Power Plant on the Cumberland River in Hendersonville, Tennessee. The commander presents the Rocking It trophy to work centers and teams for various initiatives and accomplishments to recognize excellence and build stronger morale.

Public officials, members of the the Alabama National Guard, and others attend a, aircraft arrival ceremony where the 187th Fighter Wing unveiled the new Alabama Air National Guards F-35 Lightning II fighter jet at Montgomery, Ala., February 9, 2024. Key leaders spoke about the heritage of the Red Tails and the importance of being a ready force. Air Force

(From left) Army Reserve Ambassador Steve Kenyon, Maj. Gen. Matthew Baker, 88th Readiness Division commander, Dan West, Livonia Chamber of Commerce President/CEO and Command Sgt. Maj. Gregory Betty following their meeting on Jan. 19, 2023, Livonia, Mich.

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Airmen pose for a group photo at JBER, Alaska, Aug. 24, 2022. During his visit, Kendall engaged with installation leadership, Airmen and Guardians to express his appreciation for the contributions of Airmen, Guardians and family members in the Indo-Pacific region to the success of the U.S. Air Force and Space Force missions.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. David S. Rainey, and Sgt. Maj. Jaqueline Y. Townsel, the commanding officer and sergeant major of Security Battalion, pose for a group photo with members of the Quantico Fire Department at Firehouse 531 after signing the Fire Prevention Week Proclamation on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Oct. 5, 2022. This year's theme is "Fire Won't Wait, Plan Your Escape.", celebrating the 100th anniversary of Fire Prevention, and runs from Oct. 9-15. Recognized across the country, FPW highlights the importance fire safety awareness to educate families and students on MCBQ and the surrounding communities.

(Left to right) Marta Tomkiw, executive director, Systems Integration & Engineering at U.S. Army Developmental Command Ground Vehicles Systems Center; Representative Cheri Bustos (IL); Senator Dick Durbin (IL); Maj. Gen. Darren Werner, commanding general, U.S. Army Tank-automotive & Armaments Command; and Col. Shari Bennett, commander, Rock Island Arsenal - Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center, display the plaque commemorating the future installation of the Jointless Hull printer during a ceremony Oct. 24 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.

Staff Sgt. Jeremy Allen, 19th Security Forces Squadron military working dog kennel master, briefs Team Little Rock Honorary Commanders at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Dec. 1, 2022. The Honorary Commander Program highlights LRAFBs continued efforts to cultivate partnerships between Airmen, their families, and the local community.

22041-N-TP834-1011U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. John Shaw, U.S. Space Command Deputy Commander, discusses the history of the USSPACECOM flag with Air Vice-Marshal Catherine Roberts, Australia Defence Space Command Commander, April 1, 2022, at USSPACECOM headquarters. The USSPACECOM flag was flown on the International Space Station, August 29, 2019, and was given to the command by U.S. Air Force astronaut Col. Nick Hague and U.S. Army astronaut Andrew Morgan. The Defence Space Command, which stood-up in March 2022, will conduct strategic space planning, assist in the development of refinement of space policy, guide scientific and technological space priorities and define a resilient and effective space architecture. U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, USSPACECOM commander, visited Australia March 20-26, 2022, to reaffirm the importance of space cooperation between the United States and Australia.

Scott Air Force Base leadership proclaims the beginning of Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 6, 2022, at Fire Station 1 on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Fire Prevention Week was started by the National Fire Protection Association in 1922 to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

On 15 July 2022 the U.S. Fort Dix Headquarters Celebrated the 105th Fort Dix Birthday Celebration” which was held at Infantry Park on Fort Dix. The Celebration and Cake Cutting was attended by the Base Commander COL Jon. A. Brierton and the Invocation and Benediction by Chaplain COL Jason B. Logan. During the ceremony Brandon Gilliland from the TBSA/Billeting assisted in the cake cutting as a representative of the Fort Dix Civilian workforce. For those in attendance they were given Official Party Remarks by CSM Anthony Young, USAR Ret. The CSM Anthony Young last duty assignments were in dual roles as the MOB Command Sergeant Major and the ASA-Dix Command Sergeant Major for Fort Dix from 1 April 2006 to 15 Aug 2013. CSM (R) Anthony Young retired with over 37 years of Military Service in the Regular Army and Army Reserves. (Photos taken by the Fort Dix [TSC Training Support Center)

Team members from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District are deployed to the Hawaii Wildfires Recovery Field Office in Kihei, Hawaii, to assist with the wildfire disaster recovery mission on Maui.

U.S. Marines with Recruiting Station Milwaukee and educators from RS Milwaukee pose for a photo at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, Feb. 23, 2024. Participants of the workshop visit MCRD San Diego to observe recruit training and gain a better understanding about the transformation from recruits to United States Marines. Marine Corps

U.S. Marines and Volunteers pose for a group photo during a volunteer appreciation event on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, May 17, 2022. Volunteers were recognized and awarded for improving the living conditions of Marines and Sailors stationed on Camp Kinser during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Space Training and Readiness Command senior leaders pose for a group photo during a conference at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, Aug. 25, 2022. STARCOM leaders to include Delta Commanders, Senior Enlisted Leaders, staff and spouses gathered at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Aug. 24-25, to celebrate the commands first year accomplishments and discuss year two objectives focused on preparing every Guardian to prevail in competition and conflict in the space domain. (U.S. Air Force photo 1st Lt. Charles Rivezzo)

Brig. Gen. Peter T. Green III, Assistant Adjutant General for Air, Massachusetts Air National Guard, retired after 40 years of service in a ceremony held at the 104th Fighter WIng on Sept. 10, 2022. Brig. Gen. Green started his career as a security forces specialist at the 104FW and prior to moving to Massachusetts ANG Joint Force Headquarts was the 104FW Commander. Distinguished guests included Maj. Gen. Gary W. Keefe, The Adjutant General, Massachusetts Air National Guard, Brig. Gen. Virginia Gaglio, Chief of Staff and Air Component Commander, Massachusetts ANG, Col. David 'Moon' Halasikun, 104FW Commander, Massachusetts Senator John Velis, Westfield Mayor Michael McCabe, and other 104FW leaders, members, family and friends. (U.S Air National Guard Photos by Master Sgt. Lindsey S. Watson)

U.S. Ambassador to Australia John Berry poses for a photo with the Embassy�s Marine Security Guards at the Independence Day celebration at the U.S. Embassy in Canberra, Australia, on July 2, 2014.

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