Military Operations Greetings

Photos of military personnel greeting officials during operations, capturing moments of camaraderie and formal introductions in various locations such as Iraq and the U.S.

Meeting and press conference in Atlanta, Georgia concerning inter-state water issues arising from the drought affecting the southeastern U.S., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue and Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle, Georgia Senators Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James Connaughton, and the Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lieutenant General Robert Van Antwerp, among other officials

060307-A-3760M-046. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE SHEPHERD Base: Hohenfels State: Bavaria Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION

030705-D-0405B-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-SC-93-03567. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030914-F-2185F-038. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Meeting and press conference in Atlanta, Georgia concerning inter-state water issues arising from the drought affecting the southeastern U.S., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue and Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle, Georgia Senators Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James Connaughton, and the Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lieutenant General Robert Van Antwerp, among other officials

030907-F-2828D-142. Base: Gardez Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

030418-F-3217C-011. Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AETC

030320-F-0876R-049. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM, SOUTHERN WATCH, IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

With Polish Defense Minister Tomasz Siemoniak looking on, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry awards a U.S. medal to Lieutenant Colonel Wojciech Bagan as the Polish Special Forces member was recognized for valor in Afghanistan during a ceremony at the Lask Military Airbase in Poland on November 5, 2013.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates thanks Army Medevac Soldiers for their service and dedication on Kandahar Airfield before loading a C-17 aircraft heading to Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 8, 2010.

970508-F-0208S-002. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense shakes hands with U.S. Air Force Brig. GEN. V. Wayne "Speedy" Lloyd, as he arrives at a deployed site in Kyrgyzstan, during the Secretary's tour of Central Asia, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by MASTER SGT. Jerry King) (Released). The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense shakes hands with U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. V. Wayne "Speedy" Lloyd, as he arrives at a deployed site in Kyrgyzstan, during the Secretary's tour of Central Asia, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jerry King) (Released)

020317-F-2719U-002. Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT)

030620-F-5586B-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska, on August 30, 2015, to meet with foreign ministers and high-level leaders from the seven other Arctic nations, as well as countries in intergovernmental bodies with strong interest in the Arctic, at the Global Leadership in the Arctic: Cooperation, Innovation, Engagement, and Resilience (GLACIER) Conference.

President William Jefferson Clinton shakes hands with Brig. GEN. Campbell. CAPT. Parish, Commander Naval Coastal Systems Station, salutes. Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030905-A-2262B-012. Base: Camp (FOB) IRONHORSE State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

020724-F-6701P-010. Base: Tbilisi Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO)

041224-F-5586B-289. Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

GEN Wesley Clark, Supreme Allied Commander of Europe, fields questions from NATO personnel deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy, on May 9, 1999, in support of NATO Operation Allied Force. Unidentified NATO pilots stand behind the General. GEN Wesley Clark, Supreme Allied Commander of Europe, fields questions from NATO personnel deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy, on May 9, 1999, in support of NATO Operation Allied Force. Unidentified NATO pilots stand behind the General.

040409-F-0848C-003. Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with delegation from the Idaho National Guard

030428-D-2987S-098. Base: As Saliya Military Camp State: Doha Country: Qatar (QAT)

US Air Force Colonel Stephen Spencer, Vice Commander, 31st Fighter Wing (FW), Aviano Air Base, Italy, welcomes Under Secretary of the Air Force (USECAF), the Honorable Carol DiBattiste. COL Spencer is flanked by (L-R) Aviano Airport Commander, Italian Air Force Colonel Messandro Tudini and USAF Captain Stuart Wolthuis, 31st FW Protocal Office. The USECAF made a visit to meet with Air Force personnel and tour the Aviano 2000 project. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

Brig. GEN. Michael Moffitt, Director of Logistics for the Air Mobility Command, shakes hands with airman during his visit to the base. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041219-F-8946M-005. Base: Camp Victory, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

041224-F-5276B-007. Base: Baghdad State: Baghdad Province Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Biloxi, Miss. , April 29, 2010 Administrator Fugate aboard a Hurricane Hunter aircraft speaking with Jon Talbot during his visit with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron (Hurricane Hunters) at Keesler Air Force Base. The Hurricane Hunters provide valuable weather data used by FEMA and other partners to evaluate active weather situations. David Fine/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

011129-F-5453T-002. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

US Marine Corps Major General Thomas A. Braaten (left), Commander, Air Bases Eastern Area, awards US Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class David C. Clipson (right) a search and rescue inflight corpsman of Marine Transport Squadron One, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his performance of duty during hurricane Floyd. US Marine Corps Major General Thomas A. Braaten (left), Commander, Air Bases Eastern Area, awards US Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class David C. Clipson (right) a search and rescue inflight corpsman of Marine Transport Squadron One, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his performance of duty during hurricane Floyd.

020724-A-2901G-003. Base: Redstone Arsenal State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: NETCOM-SE

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Guam, U.S. Territory

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.

Chuck Hagel the US Defence Secretary , listens to a question from a U.S. soldier in Jalalabad, Afghanistan 2013

020221-A-2217B-047. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Southwest

060915-A-1526R-011. Base: Chiclayo Country: Peru (PER)

060426-N-0696M-293. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030721-F-3231D-023. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

The Mayor of Los Angeles Eric Garcetti, center right, and the Honorable Erik K. Raven, center left, the 34th Under Secretary of the Navy, speak to Marines assigned to Task Force Los Angeles during a Defense Support to Civil Authorities exercise at Cabrillo Beach, California, in support of Los Angeles Fleet Week, May 24, 2022. The DSCA exercise strengthens relationships between Department of Defense and Civil Authorities in the event support is needed for real-world natural disaster and emergency relief scenarios. The purpose of Fleet Week is to showcase the capabilities of the Navy-Marine Corps team and give back to the community with events, static displays, and personal interactions between service members and the public.

Three of the US Navys (USN) top Command MASTER Chiefs (CMC) observe an all hands call held aboard the Wasp Class: Amphibious Assault Ship, USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3), during their trip to the Persian Gulf focusing on Sailors issues in regards to training, equipment, and manning. Pictured left-to-right, MASTER CHIEF PETTY Officer (MCPO) Terry Etherton, 3rd Fleet CMC; MCPO Don Kultti, 2nd Fleet CMC and MCPO Kelly Schneider, 5th Fleet CMC. Base: USS Kearsarge (LHD 3)

011123-F-1631A-009. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

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

030402-M-5834A-130. Base: Naha State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: III MEF

General Charles C. Krulak, Commandant of the Marine Corps, poses with a corporal at the Camp Kinser sub shop. State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

040628-M-3031H-007. Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: IMEF

VIP Visitors - 26-HK-18-2. Army Brig. Gen. Graham with CG personnel indoors. Hurricane Katrina

040308-M-2950A-007. Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN)

930331-D-2987S-083. Base: Seymour Johnson State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Hellenic Republic of Greece Army Gen. Ioannis Veryvakis, Chief of the Hellenic General Staff, is greeted by U.S. Army General Colin Powell.

030430-A-7317P-011. Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ)

COL. David Eberly, senior prisoner of war, speaks during a ceremony honoring former POWs upon their return to the United States after being held captive by Iraqi forces during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland(MD) Country: United States Of America(USA)

US Navy Admiral Dennis C. Blair (In black jacket), Commander in CHIEF, United States Pacific Command, is greeted by US Air Force General Richard Meyers, Commander in CHIEF, North American Aerospace Defense Command, and his wife Mary Jo at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, on May 7th, 1999. Base: Peterson Air Force Base State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Air Force COL Gary Dills, commander of the 377th Air Base Wing, escorts President William Jefferson Clinton upon his arrival to the waiting crowd. Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Department of Defense's Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany

040811-M-5901F-001. Base: Mcas, New River State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Forces Somalia PAO and Joint Information Director, COL. Steve Rausch, USA, is asked quaestions at the Mogadishu International Airport about the March 25th troop withdrawal from Somalia as redeploying troops board USAF aircraft to leave the country. Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., to view Marine Corps Evening Parade, deliver remarks, and attend reception at the site, a National Historic Landmark

030402-M-5834A-073. Base: Naha State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: III MEF

Commanding general of Multi-National Force-Iraq, U.S. Army General David Petraeus talks with Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) at Sather Air Base, Iraq on Monday, July 21, 2008. Senator Obama is traveling with senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and Chuck Hagel (R-NE).

US Air Force (USAF) Commander Air Force Space Command (AFSC), General (GEN) Lance Lord, left, greets CHIEF of STAFF of the Air Force (CS) GEN John Jumper, right, as Air Warfare Center Commander (AWCC), from Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada, Major General (MGEN) Stephen Wood, looks on, during a Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment (JEFX). Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

021105-D-2987S-004. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060712-A-7588H-592. Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., to view Marine Corps Evening Parade, deliver remarks, and attend reception at the site, a National Historic Landmark

021014-F-4649H-020. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

021001-D-9880W-002. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., the U.S. Marine Corp's oldest post and a National Historic Landmark

GEN John Shalikashvili, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, and Mrs. Mary "Tipper" Gore, wife of Vice President Gore during a briefing on the Departure/Arrival Control Group operation in support of humanitarian relief airlift to Rwanda. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

New Jersey Gov. Phillip D. Murphy, right, and Brig. Gen. Lisa J. Hou, D.O the Adjutant General of New Jersey, left, observes New Jersey National Guard Soldiers and Airmen at the National Guard Training Center in Sea Girt, New Jersey, Oct.16, 2022. The Military Review is a 130-year-old tradition that allows the governor as commander-in-chief to review the Soldiers and Airmen of the New Jersey National Guard.

040127-F-5508G-002. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

051222-A-5679R-009. Base: Kandahar State: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

GEN. Henry H. Shelton, United States Army, Special Forces Southern Command, arrives at the Sarajevo Airport. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan meets with U.S. troops in Kabul, Afghanistan on January 30, 2018.

031231-A-6634T-003. Base: Fort Gordon State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030430-F-7203T-004. Base: Baghdad International Airport State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Commanding general of Multi-National Force-Iraq, U.S. Army General David Petraeus talks with Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) at Sather Air Base, Iraq on Monday, July 21, 2008. Senator Obama is traveling with senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and Chuck Hagel (R-NE).

020216-F-9311L-005. Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

061109-F-5586B-584. Base: Fort Riley State: Kansas (KS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of the Army John O. Marsh passes the command flag to GEN John A. Wickham Jr., formally activating the 6th Infantry Division (Light). Base: Fort Richardson State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President George Bush, third from left, attends a prayer service during his visit to the amphibious assault ship USS NASSAU (LHA-4). Among those accompanying the president are his wife, Barbara, third from right, and GEN. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, fourth from right, commander in chief, U.S. Central Command. The president and his party are paying Thanksgiving Day visits to U.S. military personnel deployed to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown

Meeting and press conference, hosted by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at Main Interior, on inter-state water issues arising from the drought affecting the southeastern U.S., with the Secretary joined by Alabama Governor Bob Riley, Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue, Florida Governor Charlie Crist, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James Connaughton, and the Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lieutenant General Robert Van Antwerp

040720-M-4419R-040. Base: Fob Blue Diamond State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Vice President Dick Cheney speaks to U.S. service members at Balad Air Base, Iraq, March 18, 2008. Cheney is at the base as part of a Middle East tour to enhance relations with key partners in the region.

Secretary of the Navy John F. Lehman Jr., and MGEN Robert E. Haebel, commanding officer of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, talk with a group of officers during Lehman's visit to the base. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

930113-D-9880W-048. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010223-A-2682N-020. Base: Fort Mcpherson State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

020325-N-6077T-001. Base: Uss John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Scene Major Command Shown: USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74)

041214-M-9529D-011. Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DESERT SHIELD - Colin Powell in fatigues in Saudi Arabia with General Schwarzkoph.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates coins and shakes hands with Army Ranger trainees at the Ranger Training Area on Eglin Air Force Base, Fl, May 15, 2010. DoD

040712-M-6237R-017. Base: Mcb, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 40606

129th Rescue Wing Command CHIEF MASTER Sergeant David Dunlap, United States Representative Anna G. Eshoo, of the 14th Congressional District, California, Major General Paul D. Monroe, the Adjutant General and Commander of the California National Guard, and Colonel Tommy Williams, Commander of the 129th Rescue Wing discuss a Bronze Star presentation ceremony taking place at Moffett Federal Airfield, California. Representative Eshoo was instrumental in the effort to award Lieutenant Sciaroni the Bronze Star for his actions during World War II. LT. Sciaronis was a navigator on a B-24 that was shot down over Germany, he led three of his fellow air crew member to safety after more than two .... Complete Scene Caption: 129th Rescue Wing Command Chief Master Sergeant David Dunlap, United States Representative Anna G. Eshoo, of the 14th Congressional District, California, Major General Paul D. Monroe, the Adjutant General and Commander of the California National Guard, and Colonel Tommy Will

020719-A-4519W-002. Base: Fort Drum State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

030506-M-9892R-007. Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2003 Base: Fort Magsaysay State: Luzon Country: Republic Of The Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd Battalion 7th Marines

Air Force Surgeon General, LT. GEN. Roadman, being briefed about interactive TV. Left to right: TECH. SGT. Dubski, CAPT. Franklin (aid), LT. GEN. Roadman, STAFF SGT. Kathryn Newham, AIRMAN Tracy Anastasia in building 1020. Base: Sheppard Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Under Secretary of the United States Air Force Robert Deleon is greeted by US Army Major Ralph N. Johnson, of the 4100st Group (Provisional) upon his arrival at Tuzla Air base, Bosnia and Herzegovina, during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

041115-M-3658J-097. Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CSSB-1

At Stewart Air National Guard Base, Vice President Dick Cheney greeting members of the 105th Airlift Wing. The Vice President is returning to Washington DC after attending a private event in Dutchess County NY. Base: Stewart Field State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG/AMC

031212-M-1324H-005. Base: USMC Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: WFTBN

020116-A-2682N-008. Base: Fort Mcpherson State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

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