Recruits and Training Events

Images capturing interactions and activities among military recruits during training, events, and community meals, reflecting a supportive environment.

GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Oct. 06, 2022) Force Master Chief Jason R. Dunn, commander, Navy Installations Command Force Master Chief, speaks with recruits at "Pizza Night" during a visit to Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, Illinois, Oct. 06, 2022. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp.

GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Oct. 06, 2022) Force Master Chief Jason R. Dunn, commander, Navy Installations Command Force Master Chief, speaks with recruits at "Pizza Night" during a visit to Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, Illinois, Oct. 06, 2022. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp.

040226-F-2167C-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: March Air Reserve Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (Sep. 23, 2022) U.S., Spanish and Italian Marines participate in a cookout after a group training exercise on NAVSTA Rota, Spain, Sep. 23, 2022. Naval Station Rota sustains the fleet, enables the fighter and supports the family by conducting air operations, port operations, ensuring security and safety, assuring quality of life and providing the core services of power, water, fuel and information technology.

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Paul Craft, the Commanding General of Task Force Pickett, serves New Year's dinner to the Marines of Task Force Pickett at Fort Pickett, Virginia on Jan 1, 2022. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan personnel essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Benjamin Turechek, a Marine with Delta Company 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, talks to Tonya Aron, an educator with 9th Marine Corps District, Western Recruiting Region, during a Warriors Breakfast at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. on Feb. 8, 2023. The Educators Workshop is an opportunity for teachers and those who work with high school students to experience recruit training and learn about the transformation young people make to become Marines. Turechek was recruited out of Recruiting Station Denver, Colo.

Vice Adm. Yancy B. Lindsey, Commander, Navy Installations Command enjoys lunch at the Ney Hall Galley with senior enlisted leaders from tenant commands at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island, Aug. 9.

GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Oct. 06, 2022) Vice Adm. Yancy B. Lindsey, commander, Navy Installations Command, left, speaks with recruits at "Pizza Night" during a visit to Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, Illinois, Oct. 06, 2022. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp.

GREAT LAKES, Il. (June 1, 2022) Educators with Navy Talent Acquisition Group Southwest and Navy Recruiting Command tour Recruit Training Command and Naval Station Great Lakes as part of the Educator Orientation Visit (EOV) to familiarize teachers 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.

GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Oct. 06, 2022) Vice Adm. Yancy B. Lindsey, commander, Navy Installations Command, left, speaks with recruits at "Pizza Night" during a visit to Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, Illinois, Oct. 06, 2022. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp.

031002-M-3166S-042. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Oct. 06, 2022) Vice Adm. Yancy B. Lindsey, commander, Navy Installations Command, left, speaks with recruits at "Pizza Night" during a visit to Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, Illinois, Oct. 06, 2022. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 23, 2022) Sailors and civilian employees assigned to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month during a ceremony hosted by CFAYs multicultural committee in the command auditorium. The event featured displays highlighting the contributions of Hispanic Americans throughout U.S. history and cultural dishes served to attendees. For more than 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleets forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.

U.S. Marines Eating Dinner, or Chow at a Small, Remote, Austere U.S. Marine Corps Combat Outpost in Afghanistan's Helmand Province

221124-N-AH609-1008-GR NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece (Nov. 24, 2022) Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bay's Minoan Taverna Galley hosted Souda Bay personnel and their guests for a Thanksgiving meal with traditional dishes served by installation leadership on Nov. 24. NSA Souda Bay is an operational ashore installation which enables and supports U.S., Allied, Coalition, and Partner nation forces to preserve security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility.

Airmen from the 366th Fighter Wing, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, build their camp and provide services to simulated deployed airmen at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May 18, 2022 as part of the Agile Combat Employment doctrine being tested in the Raging Gunfighter exercise. Raging Gunfighter is an Air Combat Command exercise designed to simulate operating a Lead Wing from an Austere Environment. The purpose of the exercise is to prepare the 366th Fighter Wing and its Airmen for potential future operations in accordance with the National Defense Strategy

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Jonathon N. Sims (left), 12th Marines Commanding Officer, and Japan Self-Defense Force Col. Watanabe Koki, 2d Division Chief of Staff, Northern Army share a meal during Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

990627-M-5696S-019. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th Marine Expedtionary Unit

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 23, 2022) Sailors and civilian employees assigned to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month during a ceremony hosted by CFAYs multicultural committee in the command auditorium. The event featured displays highlighting the contributions of Hispanic Americans throughout U.S. history and cultural dishes served to attendees. For more than 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleets forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.

Airman Twacara Jennings, 8th Force Support Squadron food specialist prepares a food plate for another Airman at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 8, 2022. Jennings works at the Delta Pad dining facility, a lunchroom mainly meant to serve Airmen working on the flightline.

New Jersey Army National Guard Sgt. Dajung Pak of the 902nd Field Feeding Platoon, 42nd Regional Support Group, prepares a dish for the units Golden Spoon competition at Fort Drum, New York, on July 25, 2022. During the training period, the Soldiers of the 902nd supported the 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Teams eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise by rotating from the white cell element in garrison, to falling in under forward support companies in the field.

SAN DIEGO (June 27, 2023) Electricians Mate 2nd Class Layna Bates, from Muskegon, Miss., builds rack lights as part of the rehabilitation team aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is currently moored pierside at Naval Air Station North Island.

Vice Adm. Yancy Lindsey, Commander, Navy Installations Command and Capt. David Adams, Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS), speak with Sailors during a breakfast with chief petty officer selects from CFAS and tenant commands at CFAS Sept. 21, 2022. Lindsey visited CFAS to tour its facilities, meet with personnel assigned to area commands, and increase his familiarity with CFAS mission and relationships with host nation counterparts. For 75 years, CFAS has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services to empower forward-deployed U.S. and Allied Forces while providing superior support to their families and the community.

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII conduct training classes aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) in Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 9, 2022. Reserve Marines from across the United States embarked on the Mesa Verde to participate in exercise UNITAS LXIII during their annual training period. UNITAS is the worlds longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.

Members from the 151st Force Support Squadron cooked and served lunch to more than 200 service members during a joint force exercise on Sept. 8, 2022 at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. They used a Disaster Relief Mobile Kitchen Trailer from the Wyoming Air National Guard. The DRMKT is a full mobile kitchen and is one of 21 in the Air National Guard.

Volunteers with The Health Wagon organize a potluck lunch for U.S. service members with Appalachian Care Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) 2022 at Wise, Va., Aug. 23, 2022. IRT is a Department of Defense (DoD) military training opportunity, exclusive to the United States and its territories, that delivers joint training opportunities to increase deployment readiness. Simultaneously, IRT provides key services (health care, construction, transportation, and cybersecurity) with lasting benefits for our American communities.

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Forces Reserve receive cake during a celebration of the Navys 247th birthday at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Oct. 13, 2022. MARFORRES is composed of active and reserve Marines and sailors, both groups are crucial to our mission and neither could succeed without the other. MARFORRES has over 1,000 U.S. Navy Sailors, who are geographically dispersed across more than 150 sites to include the continental U.S., Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 8, eat cupcakes in celebration of CLB-8s 18th birthday at Mess Hall 411on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 20, 2022. CLB-8 celebrated 18 years as a unit with unit morale building activities and a lineage reading.

France, Brittany, Coetquidan, Guer on 2021-09-23. Report on the training of the Inter-Arms Military School in Saint-Cyr Coetquidan in Morbihan. The EMIA recruits its students from among active non-commissioned officers and non-commissioned soldiers selected by competition. The cadets follow a two-year training course. At the end of the first year, they are appointed to the rank of second lieutenant, then lieutenant at the end of the second year. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. France, Bretagne, Coetquidan, Guer le 2021-09-23. Reportage sur la formation de l' Ecole militaire interarmes à Saint-Cyr Coetquidan dans le Morbihan. L'EMIA recrute ses eleves parmi les sous-officiers d'active et les militaires du rang selectionnes par concours. Les eleves-officiers suivent une formation de deux ans. A l'issue de la première annee, ils sont nommés au grade de sous-lieutenant, puis de lieutenant a la fin de la seconde annee. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Clockwise from bottom, Airman 1st Class Autin Lane, Airman 1st Class Ian Haskell, Airman Basic James Sheets, and Airman Basi Rory Robinson from the 55th Security Forces squadron eat lunch together at the Ronald L. King Dining Facility on Jan. 11, 2024. The King Dining Facility is undergoing a remodel to support the new Food 2.0 initiative.

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Alford McMichael, (standing), visits the Palms, the e-club, located on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: HQMC

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joseph Casillas, a KC-10 Extender in-flight refueling specialist with the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, talks with Staff Sgt. Monique Cooper, a food services manager with the 378th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron, during an orientation flight, above AFCENTs area of responsibility, April 27, 2022. The purpose of the orientation flight was to expose Airmen of the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing to the wings flying mission that normally dont have an opportunity to see it up close. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force sailors enjoy Cheeseburger Wednesday with U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS), local tenant commands, and the mine countermeasures ship USS Warrior (MCM 10) at CFASs Shogun Café May 25, 2022. The meal took place as part of a cultural exchange and professional development event during Fleet Week Japan 2022, a Commander, Navy Region Japan-wide event that aims to foster relationships between U.S. Navy installations in Japan, JMSDF partners, and members of the Japanese public.

041124-M-7416H-506. Base: Camp H. M. Smith State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Inter-American Defense College Leadership greeted dignitaries for a Central American Independence Day Celebration hosted by students at the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 15, 2022. IADC students celebrate the Independence Day of all nations represented by students with a presentation about the country, food and a 5k run.

220509-N-TI693-1083CIVITAVECCHIA, Italy (May 9, 2022) - U.S. and Italian Naval leadership prepare to have lunch in the wardroom aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), while in port at Civitavecchia, Italy, May 9, 2022. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national interests and security in Europe and Africa.

Airmen from 914 Air Refueling Wing and 107 Attack Wing engage with local veterans, Newfane NY, May 24 2022. Both veterans and current members of the 107 Attack Wing and 914 Air Refueling Wing were invited to the military appreciation lunch hosted by students, parents and staff of Newfane Central School. Air National Guard photo, 2d Lt. Jason Carr

More than 100 newly embarked Marines stand in line aboard Her Majesty's Ship Ark Royal, a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier, to be issued life vests by BRN sailors."This is the biggest unit we've had aboard the HMS Ark Royal," said Lieutenant Dave Ellis, the deputy offer for the HMS Ark Royal

221026-N-FO714-1085MUARA, Brunei (Oct. 26, 2022) U.S. Navy and Royal Brunei Armed Forces personnel attend a reception and cake cutting event aboard Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei, Oct. 26. CARAT Brunei 2022 highlights the 28th anniversary of CARAT among Allies and partners as a way to demonstrate long-term commitment to strengthening relationships throughout South and Southeast Asia and to highlight U.S. Navy commitment to key Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) partners to reinforce ASEAN centrality. Exercises like this one reassure our Allies and partners of the U.S. commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific.

General Charles C. Krulak, Commandant of the Marine Corps, jokes with Marines at a recent visit to the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma. Sergeant Major Lewis G. Lee, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, looks on. Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Futema State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Aurora Harding, center left, 422nd Security Forces Squadron flight chief, talks with U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Derek France, back right, Third Air Force commander, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Heriberto Diaz, back left, 3rd AF command chief, at RAF Croughton, England, Dec. 7, 2022. The 3rd AF command team visited multiple installations throughout the 501st Combat Support Wing to recognize and speak with Airmen and civilians from across the wing.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes Brazilian Ministry of Defense Curso de Política, Estratégia e Alta Administração do Exército (CPEAEx) Leadership, Students and Staff to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Oct. 4, 2022. During the visit, the students were briefed by leadership and received a class by a college faculty, and toured the IADC Campus.

970501-M-3360V-002. Complete Scene Caption: Lance Corporal R. L. Molt, a Messman with CSSD-27 (Combat Service Support Detachment), prepares cantelope for the salad bar at the mess hall during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 6-97. The mess hall is capable of serving 3500 Marines per meal and serves two meals daily. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat Element (GCE), Air Combat Element (ACE) and the Combat Service Support Element (CSSE). Subject Operation/Series: CAX 6-97 Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Master Sgt. Anthony Velazquez, 436th Airlift Wing noncommissioned officer in charge of inspections and exercises, serves Puerto Rican cuisine samples to attendees of the Hispanic Heritage Month Block Party on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Sept. 15, 2022. The party featured food, table displays of Latin American culture and DJs playing Latin American music.

A 23rd Force Support Squadron Airman serves lunch during a Prime Base Engineering Emergency Force and Prime Readiness in Base Services training day at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, May 19, 2022. While deployed, FSS Airmen are responsible for providing meals, lodging, laundry, and fitness operations.

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Adam Chalkley, commanding general of 3rd Marine Logistics Group, participates in a cake cutting ceremony with Marines from Combat Logistics Regiment 37 after a motivational run on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 2, 2022. Marines with CLR-37 conduct a motivational run and cake cutting ceremony in honor of the Marine Corps 247th Birthday. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Forces comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cody Wilson, 49thForce Support Squadron dining facility shiftleader, prepares food to serve at lunch, Aug.19, 2022 at the Shifting Sands Dining Facility,Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.Shifting Sands Dining Facility workers servefood to Airmen and Guardians throughout theday and night to ensure they are mission-ready at all times.

221004-M-VR919-1001 SAN FRANCISCO (October 4, 2022) U.S. Marines assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 11, Task Force San Francisco, and Sailors assigned to assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), the guided missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59), and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), participate in the American Legion Lunch provided by Cathay Post 384 for San Francisco Fleet Week 2022 at San Francisco War Memorial, California, Oct. 4, 2022. SFFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience Americas sea services. During fleet week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of the city and its surrounding areas.

U.S. Marines and Sailors with 3rd Marine Logistics Group celebrate the 247th U.S. Navy Birthday at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 7, 2022. This years Navy birthday theme of, "On Watch - 24/7 for 247 Years," highlighted the Navy's enduring ability to remain fully ready to respond to and effectively deter emergent threats. 3d MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III MEFs comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

Culinary and food service specialists assigned to the 165th Military Police Battalion, 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, 28th Infantry Division prepare dinner chow for approximately 135 Pa. Army National Guard Soldiers currently attending annual training (AT) at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. July 18, 2022. The dining facility staff are responsible for preparing and serving breakfast and dinner meals to the Soldiers for the duration of their AT. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Spc. Glenn Brennan)

GREAT LAKES, Il. (Feb. 21, 2024) Local educators and Navy Talent Acquisition (NTAG) Great Lakes, eat lunch with recruits at Recruit Training Command, during a visit to Naval Station Great Lakes accession training sites. The Educator Orientation Visit (EOV) is a program facilitated by NTAG which aims to promote the Navy to key community influencers in the education field. Navy

U.S. Air Force Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, Pacific Air Forces commander, dines with Dynamic Force Employed service members at the Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal Officer Mess Facility, Northern Territory, Australia, Sept. 4, 2022. We look for every opportunity to train alongside our allies and partners to enhance interoperability and bolster our collective ability to support a free and open Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Air Force Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, Pacific Air Forces commander, greets Staff Sgt. Keely Strength, Hawaiian Raptor Expeditionary Squadron aircraft maintenance non-destructive inspection specialist, at the Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal Officer Mess Facility, Northern Territory, Australia, Sept. 4, 2022. Dynamic Force Employment provides realistic and relevant training that increases our Airmen's ability to remain strategically predictable but operationally unpredictable in an ever-evolving competitive and contested environment.

GREAT LAKES, Il. (Aug. 25, 2022) Educators and local community leaders with Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) Pacific tour 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.

040716-F-4884R-016. Base: Albu Hassan State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (March 25, 2023) Service members deployed to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, meet with Navy Federal representatives during Camp Lemonniers Information Fair and Block Party about services provided around the base, March 25. CLDJ is an operational installation that enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to be where and when they are needed to ensure security in Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia. The base enables maritime and combat operations in the Horn of Africa while fostering positive U.S.-Africa relations.

At the field kitchen serving line, Technical Sergeant Raymond Patterson, food specialist from the 932nd Mission Support Squadron, Scott AFB, Ill., serves dinner to reservist, SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Harlan Skar from the 604th Services Squadron, McClellan AFB, California in the tent city at the Kansas City Downtown Airport during Patriot Express '95 a 4th Air Force Reserve exercise. Subject Operation/Series: PATRIOT EXPRESS '95 Base: Kansas City Downtown Airport State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic (FMFLANT), Marine Forces Command (MARFORCOM), Marine Forces Northern Command (MARFOR NORTHCOM), get food while attending a command field meet, Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Norfolk, Virginia, June 10, 2022. Water balloon catapult, grappling and tug-of-war were played for score with the winning team awarded a trophy. FMFLANT, MARFORCOM, MARFOR NORTHCOM holds regular field meets to sustain camaraderie and healthy work relations.

Nebraska National Guard Soldiers and Airmen help pack smaller bags of mostly nonperishable items, April 21, 2020, at the National Guard warehouse in Lincoln, to be distributed to those in need in Southeast Nebraska through the Food Bank of Lincoln. The Nebraska National Guard is supporting multiple food bank operations throughout the state during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Nebraska National Guard

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 182nd Force Support Squadron serve a meal to fellow Airmen in a Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelter at the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, Peoria, Illinois, April 2, 2022. Airmen in the 182nd FSS are responsible for preparing and serving meals to Airmen on regularly schedule drill weekends.

030321-F-1443F-019. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Air Force Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, Pacific Air Forces commander, greets Airmen from the Hawaiian Raptor Expeditionary Squadron at the Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal Officer Mess Facility, Northern Territory, Australia, Sept. 4, 2022. The Air Force continues to enhance its ability to meet new challenges in dynamic environments; in line with the direction, PACAF is constantly evaluating and validating new warfighting concepts.

U.S. Army Europe and Africas Command Sgt. Maj., Command Sgt. Maj. Jeremiah E. Inman, visited the 7th Army Training Command's Non-Commissioned Officer Academy and ate lunch with Command Sgt. Maj. James R. Holmes III and Academy students at Grafenwoehr, Germany, April 19, 2022. The 7th Army NCO Academy mission is to train and develop future leaders who are adaptive, disciplined and ready to lead effectively at the squad and team levels.

John Tucker, a research physicist with the Office of Naval Research (ONR) laboratory, right, and Peter DeSalva, a support contractor with ONR, teach U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 8, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, about a portable fluid analyzer+ during Technology Operational Experimentation Exercise (TOEE) 2022 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 26, 2022. TOEE 22 is a joint exercise being conducted to support the Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO) concept for an Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO) mission from the littorals to inland objectives using manned/unmanned teaming (MUM-T) of technologies as a system to support sustainment and expeditionary logistics.

010916-F-4692S-011. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Capt. Marla Butterworth, 49th Wing chaplain, interacts with women in uniform attendees about the importance of mental health, May 20, 2022, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The mental health pillar of resiliency is designed to provide balance to one's life.

970615-D-2987S-218. Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Jesus Mendoza a shift leader with the 363rd Expeditionary Services Squadron, inspects the food on the chow line at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia. Mendoza is part of the coalition force here in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, a military effort to enforce the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Colonel Nate Vogel, 22nd Air Refueling Wingcommander and Chief Master Sgt. Melissa Royster, 22nd Air Refueling Wing command chief, discuss the new kitchen in the Airmens dorm building June 10, 2022, at McConnell Air ForceBase, Kansas. Airmen that live in the building dont have kitchens in their rooms, so a new kitchen area was built for them.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Aug. 24, 2022) - Capt. Les Sobol, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), speaks with community members about their concerns during the 'Cup o' Joe with the CO' event at Ikego Housing Detachment. For more than 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th fleet's forward deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.

A 1st Infantry Division Major serves food at the Cantigny Dining Facility on Fort Riley, Kansas, Nov. 23, 2022. The 1st Inf. Div. held Thanksgiving meals for the Soldiers, families, and guests, as well as a Best Thanksgiving Warrior Restaurant Competition, where senior leaders served food to those who attended.

COL Pazderski (German Army), part of the Head STAFF stationed at the German Residency, in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, helps serve Christmas dinner to an unidentified US Army soldier. The Residency's Head STAFF serve Christmas dinner to lower ranks to help build and boost morale for those in remote deployment during the holidays. Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

120407-N-DC018-194VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (April 7, 2012) Cmdr. Frank Hutchison, assigned to the staff of the Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Judge Advocate General, and Lt. Rob Singer, assigned to the staff of the Naval Air Station Oceana Judge Advocate General, help residents affected by the April 6, 2012 crash of an F/A-18D Hornet apply for aide services offered by the Navy. The aircraft damaged an apartment complex after crashing shortly after takeoff.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF General John Shalikashvili, visited the U.S. Forces. These twenty-two hours on the ground marked his second visit. Shalikashvili visited the troops in the dining facility. Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

U.S. Soldiers with the Washington National Guard eat lunch during the first-ever Rainier Stampede at Yakima Training Center, Wash., on Nov. 5, 2022. More than 3,700 Soldiers mobilized from throughout the state to attend leadership training, a barbecue, and a three-mile run led by Brig. Gen. Daniel Dent, commanding general of the Washington Army National Guard.

021017-F-2164A-010. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

ATLANTIC OCEAN - (May 04, 2022) - CDR. Scott Whitworth, the Commanding Officer (left), and command leadership aboard Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11), serve food at the galley May 4th. Sioux City is operating in the Atlantic Ocean in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security in order to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S. allied and partner interests.

220707-N-UM706-1053 SAN DIEGO (July 7, 2022) Rear Adm. Christopher Alexander, commander, Combined Task Force 177, looks at command challenge coins being sold by officers assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portlands (LPD-27), during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 in Southern California.. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

050124-N-0168J-001. Complete Scene Caption: US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Tyler Samms (left) and US Navy (USN) Fire Controlman Third Class (FC3) Bethany A. Deadman pass bags of rice to fellow Sailors and Marines during a joint working party with foreign forces to load the USN MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter, Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 (HM-15), Blackhawks, Naval Station (NS) Norfolk, Virginia (VA). The Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS ESSEX (LHD 2) not shown, crewmembers were flown to an airfield in Sabang, Indonesia, to load helicopters with freshwater, food, clothing, tents and medical supplies for transfer to areas devastated by the tsunami that hit the region. The Sailors and Marines are currently embarked on board the Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS ESSEX (LHD 2) not shown, underway in support of Operation UNIFIED ASSISTANCE, the humanitarian operation effort in the wake of the Tsunami that struck South East Asia on December 26, 2004. Base:

220422-N-ZS023-1015 NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (April 22, 2022) Sailors assigned to Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Oakland (LCS 24) Gold Crew celebrate the one-year anniversary of the ships commissioning in the mission bay. LCS is a fast, agile, mission-focused platform designed to operate in near-shore environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. LCS is capable of supporting forward presence, maritime security, sea control, and deterrence.

030923-F-8678S-002. Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Wilmington, Calif. (May 27, 2022) - Sailors and Marines are served food outside of the Banning Museum located in Wilmington, Calif. for a Welcome Celebration during Los Angeles Fleet Week. LAFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience America's sea services. During fleet week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of Los Angeles and its surrounding areas.

220723-N-CM110-1068 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 23, 2022) - Staff Sgt. James Serna, from New York, decorates a cupcake during a Christmas in July Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) event on the mess decks aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), July 23, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

120731-O-ZZ999-001 SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (July 31, 2012) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Justin Willis, left, and Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Mawon Moncayo layout the materials during a medical civic action project at Hun Sen Cheungkor Primary School during Pacific Partnership 2012. Medical civic action projects provide free medical, dental, and optometry care to local residents as an opportunity for multinational, multi-organizational exchange and teamwork. Now in its seventh year, Pacific Partnership is an annual U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic assistance mission between U.S. military, host and partner nations, non-governmental organizations and international agencies designed to build stronger relationships and disaster response capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region.

NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy (Jan. 23, 2024) - Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti has lunch with Naval Air Station Sigonella leadership and Sailors of the Year, at the base galley in Sigonella, Italy, Jan. 23. Franchetti and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea traveled to Italy to meet with Sailors and communicate the CNOs strategic priorities of warfighting, warfighters and the foundation that supports them with the fleet.

220604-N-QI593-1011 IONIAN SEA (June 4, 2022) Sailors play bingo aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) during an MWR sponsored game night, June 4, 2022. Bainbridge 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.

220725-N-TO573-1129 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 25, 2022) Aviation Electronics Technician Brett Brodin, left, from Omaha, Nebraska, and Airman Eddie Delvalle, from Orlando, Florida, inspect the hazmat log aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), July 25, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Thomas Siverts, second from left, commanding officer, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit command element, I Marine Expeditionary Force, poses for a photo with members of the mess hall staff while aboard the USNS Brunswick (T-EPF) at Maura Port, Brunei, Oct. 24, 2022. The Brunswick was ported in Brunei for CARAT Brunei 2022 which highlights the 28th anniversary of CARAT among allies and partners as a way to demonstrate long-term commitment to strengthening relationships throughout South and Southeast Asia and to highlight U.S. Navy commitment to key Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) partners to reinforce ASEAN centrality.

011225-F-4539R-500. Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

U.S. Marines with 8th Communication Battalion, II MEF Information Group, weigh cans after a hike aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 10, 2022. The hike was conducted in order to celebrate the Marine Corps Birthday while building combat readiness, unit cohesion, and esprit de corps. During the hike, 8th Communication Battalion held a competition by seeing which company could carry and deliver the most amount of canned goods to the hike finish line. The canned goods were donated to local food banks to show partnership with the community around Camp Lejeune.

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Fridrik Fridriksson, deputy commanding general, III Marine Expeditionary Force, presents a gift to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Ryuji Toyota, commanding general, Bilateral Coordination Department, Ground Component Command, at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 13, 2022. The BCD and III MEF leadership used this time to strengthen and coordinate bilateral exercises.

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Fridrik Fridriksson, deputy commanding general, III Marine Expeditionary Force, presents a gift to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Ryuji Toyota, commanding general, Bilateral Coordination Department, Ground Component Command, at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 13, 2022. The BCD and III MEF leadership used this time to strengthen and coordinate bilateral exercises.

001121-A-4543J-020. Base: Camp Carroll, Taegue State: Waegwan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: 8th Army

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Mitchel Collazo, a fire operations journeyman with the 156th Fire Emergency Services, escorts Sparky the Fire Dog, the National Fire Protection Association mascot, after a Fire Prevention Week event at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico, Oct. 15, 2022. Fire Prevention Week is a nationwide yearly initiative dedicated to educating people on various prevention measures to create a fire-protective work and home environment.

The Inter-American Defense College and United States Northern Command hosts the inaugural North American Defense Framework for Women, Peace, and Security Workshop at IADC Kennedy Hall on Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 27-29, 2024. The event brought together military and civilian experts from Canada, Mexico, the United States, and the Bahamas. The collaborative event focused on integrating gender perspectives into military education, addressing gender-based violence, and enhancing gender equality in military operations. Participants, representing diverse ranks and branches, formulated actionable recommendations and formed partnerships, signifying a transformative shift toward a more inclusive defense framework. Air Force

120121-N-NC372-529ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 21, 2012) Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta speaks with Damage Controlman 2nd Class Benjamin Clark during lunch on the mess decks aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). The Enterprise Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX).

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Mario Ballejos, a maintenance management specialist with 7th Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, sets pumpkin pies on the dessert table for a Thanksgiving potluck for 7th ESB on Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 23, 2022. 7th ESB deployment readiness coordinator hosted a potluck for Marines that live in the barracks in order to build camaraderie and unit cohesion during the holiday season.

Master Sgt. Jonathan Graham III, left, 8th Fighter Wing Equal Opportunity director, receives food from Kyon Suk Sik, a Gun Sung Maru restaurant owner, at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 8, 2022. Gun Sung Maru was operational for five years on the installation, feeding and introducing Korean cuisine to many Wolf Pack service members.

65th Medical Brigade Commander, Col. Lee A. Burnetts serves Thanksgiving meal to a Soldier at the BDAACH Cafe.

President Barack Obama greets U.S. troops at a mess hall at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan, March 28, 2010.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Morgan Blackmore, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management apprentice, right, helps a service member place National Preparedness Month fair freebies in a bag at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 12, 2022. National Preparedness Month is observed every September to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for disasters and emergencies that can happen at any time.

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