Pentagon Briefings

Images of military and government officials at the Pentagon, indicating formal discussions and presentations related to defense matters.

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031021-F-2828D-079. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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031125-D-9880W-111. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

031106-F-2828D-054. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

H. Lawrence Garrett III, secretary of the Navy, speaks during the commissioning ceremony of the guided missile destroyer USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG-51), one of the few U.S. Navy ships named after a living person. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040604-M-5523R-023. Base: USS Essex (LHD 2)

031117-F-2828D-237. Base: Seoul Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

060309-F-0193C-012. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

031121-F-2828D-075. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010508-F-3050V-003. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050627-F-7203T-106. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041026-F-0082H-001. Base: Houston State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020204-D-9880W-084. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060112-N-0696M-121. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

061115-F-7203T-004. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Sec. of Defense Donald Rumsfeld appears at an Arms Services Hearing

060217-N-0696M-436. Base: Harold Pratt House State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060127-N-0696M-179. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

031223-D-9880W-080. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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010508-F-3050V-004. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

011008-D-9880W-019. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Dr. Mark W. Fishback retired from the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command as the deputy to the commanding general and senior U.S. Army civilian after 43 years of combined uniformed and service civilian, Aug. 18. Fishback is a retired U.S. Marine Corps chief warrant officer 4 who was wounded twice and recognized for valor five times. U.S. Army photo by Marshall R. Mason.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - ASSUMPTION OF COMMAND CEREMONY AND RECEPTION

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. 6, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza)

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - 14th National Marine Sanctuary President George W. Bush and Secretary Gutierrez

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

Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder conducts a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Dec. 13, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders)

060411-D-9880W-036. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a bilateral exchange at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Feb. 8, 2023.

Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder speaks during a press conference at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Jan. 10, 2023.

030417-D-9880W-101. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010508-F-3050V-006. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060224-N-0696M-054. Base: Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060411-D-9880W-105. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Pentagon Press Secretary U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder addresses members of the press during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Jan. 4, 2024.

050623-F-7203T-272. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

120305-N-WL435-412 NORFOLK (March 5, 2012) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus answers a question from a Sailor during an all-hands call aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) announcing the 21st Century Sailor and Marine initiative designed to maximize Sailor and Marine Corps readiness, resiliency and combat effectiveness. The initiative incorporates objectives, policies and programs to emphasize safety, alcohol deglamorization, zero tolerance drug use, suicide reduction, family and personal preparedness, and financial and family stability to prepare Sailors, Marines and their families for challenges they may face and to reinforce healthy alternatives while off-duty.

Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, conducts a press briefing, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Aug. 31, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders)

030911-F-3050V-089. Base: Arlington National Cemetery State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060323-N-0696M-154. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder and Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (RUE) Laura Cooper conduct a joint press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Oct. 4, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders)

Reportage: Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper hosts Israeli Defense Minister Benjamin Benny Gantz at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 22, 2020.

WASHINGTON (Sept. 11, 2012) Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) Leon E. Panetta speaks to a crowd of Department of Defense and military personnel in the courtyard of the Pentagon on the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

060519-N-0696M-143. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder and Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (RUE) Laura Cooper conduct a joint press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Oct. 4, 2022.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III conducts a press briefing after the release of the unclassified National Defense Strategy, Nuclear Posture Review, and Missile Defense Review at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Oct. 27 2022.

060517-N-0696M-234. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060504-N-0696M-240. Base: Atlanta State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Chief of the National Guard Bureau Air Force Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel speaks to members of the press during a press briefing about the National Guard support to DoD's COVID-19 efforts at the Pentagon Briefing Room, Washington D.C., March 19, 2020.

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., Oct. 25 2022.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (January 31, 2024) Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez meets with leadership from Defense Health Network (DHN) Atlantic during a visit to learn more about current and future medical requirements in the region that can better serve military medicine patients. DHN Atlantic is one of nine military health system networks established by the Defense Health Agency (DHA) to strengthen the management of health care delivery, combat support, and support to military health enterprises worldwide.

061208-D-7203T-002. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

031203-F-2828D-137. Base: Baku Country: Azerbaijan (AZE)

Air Force Gen. retired Richard Myers, 15th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, makes opening remarks during the USNORTHCOM 20th Anniversary Ceremony on Sept. 30, 2022, at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. USNORTHCOM was established Oct. 1, 2002 to provide command and control of Department of Defense homeland defense efforts and to coordinate defense support of civil authorities. (Department of Defense photo by Joshua Armstrong)

020320-F-3050V-008. State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Mr. Kelly K. Mckeague, director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), addresses family members during the Korean War and Cold War Annual Government Briefings at Arlington, Virginia, July 26, 2022. Over 400 family members and veterans gathered during the two-day event to recieve updates regarding their loved ones who are still unaccounted. This event marked the first of its kind since 2019, breaking the three-year hiatus and giving families the opportunity to meet in person and hear from the people driving DPAA's mission.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III conducts a press briefing after the release of the unclassified National Defense Strategy, Nuclear Posture Review, and Missile Defense Review at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Oct. 27 2022.

060315-N-2383B-069. State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060201-N-0696M-196. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060131-N-0696M-108. Base: Baltimore State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

031008-F-2828D-057. Base: Colorado Springs State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Top U.S. Military officials appear in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill about conditions at Walter Re

Pentagon Press Secretary U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder conducts a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Jan. 30, 2024.

Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard Adm. Steven Poulin and the director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Kelly K. McKeague, attend the annual POW/MIA recognition ceremony at the Pentagon, hosted by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Washington, D.C., Sept. 16, 2022.

020520-M-0175R-010. Base: Warner Robins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 24 MEU

Senators Hagel, Biden and Levin propose symbolic opposition to President Bush's surge plan for Iraq

DA-SD-05-00603. Base: Arlington National Cemetery State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Admiral Leon A. Edney, Vice CHIEF of Naval Operations, speaks at a Pentagon press conference called to release the findings of the Navy's official investigation into the April 19, 1989, explosion in Turret No. 2 aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61). Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III conducts a press briefing after the release of the unclassified National Defense Strategy, Nuclear Posture Review, and Missile Defense Review at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Oct. 27 2022.

Oregon Air National Guard Brig. Gen. Daniel O'Hollaren, addresses the 131st National Guard Association of the United States Conference on Sept. 12, 2009 in Nashville, TN. O'Hollaren is a NGAUS board member, and serves as deputy commander for Air Force Materiel Command.

Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr., testifies on Capitol Hill before the Senate Armed Services Committee's hearing on the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on Dec. 3, 2010.

Opening ceremony unveiling the new Museum and Visitor Center at Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell, National Park Service officials including Gettysburg Superintendent John Latschar, representatives of The Gettysburg Foundation, and Civil War movie actor Stephen Lang among the dignitaries delivering remarks

Opening ceremony unveiling the new Museum and Visitor Center at Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell, National Park Service officials including Gettysburg Superintendent John Latschar, representatives of The Gettysburg Foundation, and Civil War movie actor Stephen Lang among the dignitaries delivering remarks

Senators Hagel, Biden and Levin propose symbolic opposition to President Bush's surge plan for Iraq

DN-SC-91-04163. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder conducts a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Oct. 6, 2022.

Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS Brett McGurk provides an update on the D-ISIS campaign, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on August 4, 2017.

Georgia Congressman Saxby Chambliss addresses Georgia Air National Guardsmen and women from the 116th Bomb Wing at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. The congressman was answering questions about the recent Department of Defense decision to cut the unit's flying money as of October 1, effectively de-activating the B-1 Lancer Bomber in the Air Guard Unit. The Congressman, a member of the Armed Services Committee, said he was suprised and shocked by the decision. Base: Warner Robins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

US Secretary of Defense Richard B. Cheney (left), looks on as Deputy Secretary of Defense Donald Atwood, responds to question during an Annual Budget Briefing, held inside the Pentagon, in Washington, District of Columbia (DC). OSD PACKAGE #D-1998-OSD-92-010027. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

051021-F-5586B-584. Base: Yongsan Garrison State: Seoul National Capital Area Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Dec. 3, 2019) Retired Vice Adm. Joseph Maguire, acting director of national intelligence, delivers remarks at the memorial service for retired Master Chief Boatswains Mate (SEAL) Rudy Boesch at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Virginia Beach, Va., Dec. 3, 2019. Boesch served 45 years in Naval Special Warfare completing tours in both World War II and Vietnam, as well as serving as command master chief of SEAL Team 2 and United States Special Operations Command.

Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder speaks during a press briefing, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 22, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brittany A. Chase)

The whole nation is looking at us in uniform to do its business. Is there any higher calling than that US Air Force CHIEF of STAFF General (GEN) John P. Jumper asked of a group of Air STAFF officers and enlisted members gathered in the Pentagon auditorium on September 21, 2001. Secretary of the Air Force Dr. James G. Roche hosted the gathering using the event to introduce the new chief to the Air STAFF. GEN Jumper praised his predecessor GEN Michael E. Ryan for the Air Force's high state of readiness, and he said to Dr. Roche, "I am proud to be a part of this team. We have before us today the greatest Air Force in the world." He added, "Down the road today's airmen are going to look.... [Complete Scene Caption: The whole nation is looking at us in uniform to do its business. Is there any higher calling than that US Air Force CHIEF of STAFF General (GEN) John P. Jumper asked of a group of Air STAFF officers and enlisted members gathered in the Pentagon auditorium on September 21, 200

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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg delivers remarks in a meeting with Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., June 2, 2022. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

Pentagon Press Secretary U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder conducts a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2024.

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall speaks during the Senior Enlisted Leader International Summit in Arlington, Va., Aug. 1, 2022. The summit is hosting senior enlisted leaders from 54 countries to reinforce partnerships between military services.

A U.S. Secret Service Agent arrives at the Landing Zone ahead of the 46th President of the United States for the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, New York, Sept. 20, 2022.

220402-N-GR655-0586 WILMINGTON, Delaware (April 2, 2022) - President of the United States Joe Biden delivers remarks during a commissioning commemoration ceremony for the Virginia-class submarine USS Delaware (SSN 791) in Wilmington, Delaware April 2, 2022. The initial commissioning took place administratively in April 2020 due to COVID restrictions at the time and is the first submarine to be commissioned while submerged. Delaware, the seventh U.S Navy ship and first submarine named after the first U.S. state of Delaware, is a flexible, multi-mission platform designed to carry out the seven core competencies of the submarine force: anti-submarine warfare; anti-surface warfare; delivery of special operations forces; strike warfare; irregular warfare; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; and mine warfare.

Secretary of the Army John McHugh and Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno give their testimony before the House Armed Services Committee about the Army posture and the Fiscal Year 2014 budget April 25, 2013, during a hearing on Capitol Hill.

Sec. of Defense Donald Rumsfeld appears at an Arms Services Hearing

020419-A-4885C-014. Base: Fort Lewis State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin H. Kahl holds a press briefing about the latest security assistance package in support of Ukraine at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Aug. 24, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza)

Adm. John C. Aquilino, Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks at a ceremony at Maldives National Defence Forces Headquarters in Malé, Maldives on Jan. 21. The event transferred U.S. grant-funded equipment to Maldives Special Forces to enhance safety and capabilities during maritime security and counterterrorism operations and underscored USINDOPACOMs dedication to fostering cooperation and enhancing the partnership between the two nations. USINDOPACOM is committed to enhancing stability in the Indo-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression and, when necessary, fighting to win.

010607-D-9880W-206. Base: Brussels Country: Beglium (BEL)

120822-N-OY799-026BREMERTON, Wash. (Aug. 22, 2012) Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) the Honorable Leon Panetta signs the guest book in the commanding officer's cabin aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is scheduled to get underway at the end of the month for a deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

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