The 1st Armored Division Color Guard and Band lead
The 1st Armored Division Color Guard and Band lead the Black History Month Parade held in El Paso, Feb. 28. (Photo by Sgt. Brooks Fletcher, 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
Chaplain (Maj.) Dallas Little gives the invocation
Chaplain (Maj.) Dallas Little gives the invocation at the 2015 Black History Month celebration at the Air National Guard Readiness Center, Feb. 25, 2015, held at the ANGRC on Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (U.S.... More
Senior Master Sgt. Eric Evans, and Master Sgts. Miesha
Senior Master Sgt. Eric Evans, and Master Sgts. Miesha Nieves and Sarah Harris perform a rendition of "Glory, Glory, Hallelujah" at the 2015 Black History Month celebration at the Air National Guard Readiness C... More
Maj. Steven Francis, HHD commander with the Army Reserve
Maj. Steven Francis, HHD commander with the Army Reserve Sustainment Command (ARSC), presents Samuel Pugh with a certificate of appreciation for his powerful presentation during the ARSC’s Black History Program.
150225-N-FR671-158 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 25, 2015) –
150225-N-FR671-158 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 25, 2015) – Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Nnamdi Emonogu, a Nigeria native, plays the djembe, one of West Africa’s best known instruments, during a black his... More
150219-N-XB010-008 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 19, 2015) Ensign
150219-N-XB010-008 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 19, 2015) Ensign William Gaither III, originally from Atlanta, and serving as USS Laboon (DDG 58) Operations Department division officer, speaks during a Black History Mo... More
150219-N-XB010-007 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 19, 2015) Religious
150219-N-XB010-007 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 19, 2015) Religious Program Specialist 3rd Class Steffan Steele from Deltona, Florida, speaks about historical figure Samuel Lee Gravely during the Black History Month Ce... More
Oscar Lawton “Wilk” Wilkerson, native Chicagoan and
Oscar Lawton “Wilk” Wilkerson, native Chicagoan and Tuskegee Airman, pauses for a photo during the Army Reserve’s 85th Support Command’s African American/Black History Month observance at their unit headquarter... More
150222-N-SQ432-041 ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Feb. 22, 2015) –
150222-N-SQ432-041 ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Feb. 22, 2015) – Midshipman 4th Class Ashanti Curry recites Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise” during the U.S. Naval Academy’s Black History Month celebration Feb. 22. Black Histor... More
A U.S. Army Reserve Command employee sits with her
A U.S. Army Reserve Command employee sits with her program in hand during the 2015 Black History Observance at FORSCOM/USARC headquarters, Feb. 18. The Equal Opportunity Directorates of FORSCOM/USARC presented ... More
150223-N-TC720-101 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 23, 2015)
150223-N-TC720-101 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 23, 2015) Sailors aboard USS Cole (DDG 67) prepare to cut the Black History Month celebration cake Feb. 23, 2015. Cole, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer... More
U.S. Forces Command and U.S. Army Reserve Command employees
U.S. Forces Command and U.S. Army Reserve Command employees view information on black accomplishments in history after the 2015 Black History Observance at FORSCOM/USARC headquarters, Feb. 18. The Equal Opportu... More
Ethics professor supports Fort Douglas with Black History observance
Dr. Karen Johnson, associate professor of education at the University of Utah, poses for a group photo with equal opportunity advisers Sgt. 1st Class William Yazzie and Greg Rogers during a Black History Month ... More
Navy recognizes Black History Month
This is a poster that recognizes the contributions of African-Americans in the Navy during Black History Month.
U.S. Coast Guard civilian employee Hyrom Buchanan,
U.S. Coast Guard civilian employee Hyrom Buchanan, an equal employment specialist with the Civil Rights Directorate, addresses attendees at the Eighth Coast Guard District Black History Month Celebration as a k... More
DAHLGREN, Va. - Col. Traci Crawford, commander of Moncrief
DAHLGREN, Va. - Col. Traci Crawford, commander of Moncrief Army Community Hospital, Fort Jackson, S.C., talks to her mostly Navy audience about "Honoring the Legacy of Black History by Simply Doing Your Best" a... More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 25, 2015) – Chief Aviation Boatswain’s
PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 25, 2015) – Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Nnamdi Emonogu and Seaman Bismark Gbede, both assigned to amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), perform a musical number on djem... More
Praise and worship service
An event program sits on display during the 2015 Gospel Concert Jan. 31, 2015, at the Triangle Chapel, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The African-American Heritage Committee hosted the praise and worship service... More
Vietnam veteran retired Senior Master Sgt. Raymond
Vietnam veteran retired Senior Master Sgt. Raymond Harris poses for a portrait on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 25, 2015. Harris served in the U.S. Air Force for 30 years with two tours of duty... More
Members of the Eighth U.S. Coast Guard District Leadership
Members of the Eighth U.S. Coast Guard District Leadership Diversity Advisory Committee and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana Kenneth Polite Jr. attend the Eighth Coast Guard District Black Hi... More
A musical tribute by "Voices of Victory" is provided
A musical tribute by "Voices of Victory" is provided during the 2015 Black History Observance at FORSCOM/USARC headquarters, Feb. 18. The Equal Opportunity Directorates of FORSCOM/USARC presented the observance... More
150220-N-MM360-044 EVERETT, Wash. (Feb. 20, 2015) –
150220-N-MM360-044 EVERETT, Wash. (Feb. 20, 2015) – Raymond Miller, the former vice president of the Snohomish County branch chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and... More
Col. Joseph C. Ramsey was the first and only
Col. Joseph C. Ramsey was the first and only African-American commander of the Air Reserve Personnel Center when it was previously located at the former Lowry Air Force Base, Colo. He served as the 21st ARPC co... More
Maj. Gen. David J. Conboy, U.S. Army Reserve Command
Maj. Gen. David J. Conboy, U.S. Army Reserve Command deputy commanding general (operations), provides closing remarks during the 2015 Black History Observance at FORSCOM/USARC headquarters, Feb. 18. The Equal O... More
150219-N-XB010-009 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 19, 2015) Lt.
150219-N-XB010-009 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 19, 2015) Lt. j.g. Marquis Jones, USS Laboon (DDG 58) command chaplain, speaks about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during a Black History Month Celebration aboard ship, Feb.... More
Dr. Derex Griffin delivers the keynote address at the
Dr. Derex Griffin delivers the keynote address at the Air National Guard Readiness Center's 2015 Black History Month celebration held Feb. 25, 2015, at the ANGRC on Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Dr. Griffin's s... More
DAHLGREN, Va. - Capt. Brian Durant, Naval Surface Warfare
DAHLGREN, Va. - Capt. Brian Durant, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) commander, presents the Dahlgren history book, "The Sound of Freedom," to Col. Traci Crawford, commander of Moncrief A... More
150226-N-IK337-056 BREMERTON, Wash. (Feb. 26, 2015)
150226-N-IK337-056 BREMERTON, Wash. (Feb. 26, 2015) - Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuel) 3rd Class Jonte Johnson recites a poem during an African-American History Month ceremony in USS John C. Stennis’ forecastle... More
Retired U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Myra Austin, the guest speaker
Retired U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Myra Austin, the guest speaker of the Black History Month luncheon, receives a certificate of appreciation from Capt. Ross Low, commander of the Liaison Monitoring Team (LMT), 1st Squ... More
150225-N-RB168-059 NORFOLK (Feb. 25, 2015) WAVY TV
150225-N-RB168-059 NORFOLK (Feb. 25, 2015) WAVY TV 10 anchor Don Roberts speaks to military service members and Department of Defense civilians at U.S. Fleet Forces Command during a Black History Month celebrat... More
Brig. Gen. Frederick R. Maiocco, Jr., left, commanding
Brig. Gen. Frederick R. Maiocco, Jr., left, commanding general, 85th Support Command and deputy commanding general, First Army Division West; meets Oscar Lawton “Wilk” Wilkerson, local Chicagoan and Tuskegee Ai... More
Oscar Lawton “Wilk” Wilkerson, native Chicagoan and
Oscar Lawton “Wilk” Wilkerson, native Chicagoan and Tuskegee Airman, gives remarks during the 85th Support Command’s African American/Black History Month observance held at its headquarters, Feb. 7. During the ... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ariana Forrester-Hewitt,
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ariana Forrester-Hewitt, 97th Security Forces Squadron response force leader, serves food at the 2015 African American Heritage Breakfast at the Airman Resilience Center, Jan. 30. T... More
150220-N-MM360-044 EVERETT, Wash. (Feb. 20, 2015) –
150220-N-MM360-044 EVERETT, Wash. (Feb. 20, 2015) – Raymond Miller, the former vice president of the Snohomish County branch chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and... More
Cadets from Austin High school's Junior Reserve Officers'
Cadets from Austin High school's Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps march in formation during the Black History Month Parade held in El Paso, Feb. 28. (Photo by Sgt. Brooks Fletcher, 16th Mobile Public Aff... More
DAHLGREN, Va. - Michael Hobson, Naval Surface Warfare
DAHLGREN, Va. - Michael Hobson, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Black Employment Program manager, presents a plaque to his sister - Col. Traci Crawford, commander of Moncrief Army Commun... More
150226-N-TC437-036 BREMERTON, Wash. (Feb. 26, 2015)
150226-N-TC437-036 BREMERTON, Wash. (Feb. 26, 2015) - Capt. Mike Wettlaufer, commanding officer of USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), speaks at an African-American History Month ceremony. Stennis is currently underg... More
The cake cutting marked the end of the 2015 Black History
The cake cutting marked the end of the 2015 Black History Observance at FORSCOM/USARC headquarters, Feb. 18. The Equal Opportunity Directorates of FORSCOM/USARC presented the observance, which highlighted contr... More
150224-N-GG458-037 USS ARLINGTON, At Sea (February
150224-N-GG458-037 USS ARLINGTON, At Sea (February 24, 2015) - Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Kinkela Kuedituka ad Electrician's Mate Fireman Brian Adlam cut a cake made in celebration of Black History Month on... More
150223-N-IL267-019 NORFOLK, Va. (Feb. 23, 2015) Mass
150223-N-IL267-019 NORFOLK, Va. (Feb. 23, 2015) Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kimberly Clifford, a native of Anchorage, Alaska, assigned to Expeditionary Combat Camera (ECC), gives an educational pres... More
Singer Olivia Mitchell performs during the 106th Rescue
Singer Olivia Mitchell performs during the 106th Rescue Wing's celebration of Black History Month during the February drill weekend. The featured speaker was Tuskegee Airman Cadet William Joseph Johnson, who di... More
Samuel Pugh, outreach coordinator with the Birmingham
Samuel Pugh, outreach coordinator with the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, engages Soldiers during his presentation on the historical events that led up to the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 25, 2015) – Chief Aviation Boatswain’s
PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 25, 2015) – Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Nnamdi Emonogu, a Nigeria native, plays the djembe, one of West Africa’s best known instruments, during a black history month ceremony ... More
Kenneth Polite Jr., U.S. attorney for the Eastern District
Kenneth Polite Jr., U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, participates in the Eighth Coast Guard District Black History Month Celebration as a keynote speaker on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. Coast G... More
150224-N-GG458-021 USS ARLINGTON, At Sea (February
150224-N-GG458-021 USS ARLINGTON, At Sea (February 23, 2015) - Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Nevilin Davis conducts the USS Arlington (PD 24) choir as they perform the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing" during a Bl... More
150215-N-KE519-042 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 15, 2015) -
150215-N-KE519-042 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 15, 2015) - Lt. David Nelson recites a reading during a African-American History Month celebration aboard the forward deployed San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ... More
150225-N-RB168-048 NORFOLK (Feb. 25, 2015) WAVY TV
150225-N-RB168-048 NORFOLK (Feb. 25, 2015) WAVY TV 10 anchor Don Roberts speaks to military service members and Department of Defense civilians at U.S. Fleet Forces Command during a Black History Month celebrat... More
FCC/C10F celebrates African-American History Month
Yeoman 1st Class Charlene Peay speaks with Sailors assigned to U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/U.S. 10th Fleet during a luncheon held to celebrate African-American History Month at the National Business Park in Annapo... More
U.S. Forces Command and U.S. Army Reserve Command employees
U.S. Forces Command and U.S. Army Reserve Command employees view information on black accomplishments in history after the 2015 Black History Observance at FORSCOM/USARC headquarters, Feb. 18. The Equal Opportu... More
U.S. Forces Command and U.S. Army Reserve Command employees
U.S. Forces Command and U.S. Army Reserve Command employees view information on black accomplishments in history after the 2015 Black History Observance at FORSCOM/USARC headquarters, Feb. 18. The Equal Opportu... More
150224-N-GG458-032 USS ARLINGTON, At Sea (February
150224-N-GG458-032 USS ARLINGTON, At Sea (February 24, 2015) - Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Kinkela Kuedituka delivers a speech during a Black History Month celebration and cake cutting held on the mess decks... More
Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michelle Howard
Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michelle Howard delivers the keynote address during the National Naval Officers Association (NNOA) Black History Month Presentation. Howard delivered her remarks on “African ... More
Senior Master Sgt. Lindsay Cunningham and 106th Rescue
Senior Master Sgt. Lindsay Cunningham and 106th Rescue Wing Commander Col. Thomas J. Owens pose for a portrait with Tuskegee Airman William Joseph Johnson on Feb. 7, 2015. Cadet Johnson was born in North Caroli... More
U.S. Forces Command and U.S. Army Reserve Command employees
U.S. Forces Command and U.S. Army Reserve Command employees view information on black accomplishments in history after the 2015 Black History Observance at FORSCOM/USARC headquarters, Feb. 18. The Equal Opportu... More
150224-N-GG458-035 USS ARLINGTON, At Sea (February
150224-N-GG458-035 USS ARLINGTON, At Sea (February 24, 2015) - Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Kinkela Kuedituka delivers a speech during a Black History Month celebration and cake cutting held on the mess decks... More
150226-N-GI544-147 PEARL HARBOR (Feb. 26, 2015) Members
150226-N-GI544-147 PEARL HARBOR (Feb. 26, 2015) Members of the Ron Artis Family Band perform a musical act and dance for service members during a Black History Month observance at Sharkey Theater, Joint Base Pe... More
150226-N-GI544-057 PEARL HARBOR (Feb. 26, 2015) Capt.
150226-N-GI544-057 PEARL HARBOR (Feb. 26, 2015) Capt. Stanley Keeve Jr., commander of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH), speaks to service members during a Black History Month observance at Sharkey Theater... More
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Christian Lopez, assigned
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Christian Lopez, assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), speaks of equal opportunity and diversity prior to a command 5k run. Frank Cable’s diversity committee, in ... More
150220-N-MM360-061 EVERETT, Wash. (Feb. 20, 2015) –
150220-N-MM360-061 EVERETT, Wash. (Feb. 20, 2015) – EVERETT, Wash. (Feb. 20, 2015) – Raymond Miller, the former vice president of the Snohomish County branch chapter of the National Association for the Advancem... More
150223-N-IL267-021 NORFOLK, Va. (Feb. 23, 2015) Mass
150223-N-IL267-021 NORFOLK, Va. (Feb. 23, 2015) Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Steven Hill, a native of La Habra, Calif., assigned to Expeditionary Combat Camera (ECC), gives an educational presentatio... More
Army Reserve soldiers from the 85th Support Command
Army Reserve soldiers from the 85th Support Command and the 75th Training Command pause for a photo with Oscar Lawton “Wilk” Wilkerson, native Chicagoan and Tuskegee Airman, during a unit African American/Black... More
150215-N-KE519-047 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 15, 2015) -
150215-N-KE519-047 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 15, 2015) - Commanding Officer Capt. Kristy McCallum speaks to Sailors during a African-American History Month celebration aboard the forward deployed San Antonio-class am... More
Fraternity members of Omega Psi Phi, also known as
Fraternity members of Omega Psi Phi, also known as 'Ques,' perform a step routine during the Black History Month Parade held in El Paso, Feb. 28. (Photo by Sgt. Brooks Fletcher, 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Meshanda Lopez, 97th Air
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Meshanda Lopez, 97th Air Mobility Wing noncommissioned officer in charge of the legal office, socializes as she receives food at the 2015 African American Heritage Breakfast at the Air... More
James B. Balocki, U.S. Army Reserve Command executive
James B. Balocki, U.S. Army Reserve Command executive officer and keynote speaker, gives a brief history of exemplary black Americans in military history during the 2015 Black History Observance at FORSCOM/USAR... More
Vietnam veteran Raymond Harris smiles for the camera
Vietnam veteran Raymond Harris smiles for the camera at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, the Republic of Vietnam, in 1968. Harris served in the U.S. Air Force for 30 years retiring as a senior master sergeant and complet... More
150226-N-TC437-060 BREMERTON, Wash. (Feb. 26, 2015)
150226-N-TC437-060 BREMERTON, Wash. (Feb. 26, 2015) - Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuel) Airman Myste Shadie, Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuel) 3rd Class Carl Johnson and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuel) Airman Sh... More
Books and other memorabilia on display at the Air National
Books and other memorabilia on display at the Air National Guard Readiness Center's 2015 Black History Month celebration held Feb. 25, 2015, at the ANGRC on Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (U.S. Air National Guar... More
Priscilla Vanzanten, Equal Opportunity Specialist,
Priscilla Vanzanten, Equal Opportunity Specialist, 85th Support Command, gives remarks during the command’s African American/Black History Month observance held at its headquarters, Feb. 7. Vanzanten, also assi... More
Staff Sgt. Terence Barron, Human Resources Sergeant,
Staff Sgt. Terence Barron, Human Resources Sergeant, 85th Support Command; asks a question to Oscar Lawton “Wilk” Wilkerson, native Chicagoan and Tuskegee Airman, during the unit’s African American/Black Histor... More
150224-N-GG458-020 USS ARLINGTON, At Sea (February
150224-N-GG458-020 USS ARLINGTON, At Sea (February 24, 2015) - Members of USS Arlington (LPD 24) perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" during cake cutting ceremony and presentation in celebration of Black History... More
Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michelle Howard
Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michelle Howard delivers the keynote address during the National Naval Officers Association (NNOA) Black History Month Presentation. Howard delivered her remarks on “African ... More
Retired U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Myra Austin, a native of
Retired U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Myra Austin, a native of Mobile, Ala., laughs with Soldiers after her speech at the Black History Month luncheon at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, Feb. 17, 2015. The luncheon was in observa... More
The Layman for Christ Male Chorus of the Antioch Baptist
The Layman for Christ Male Chorus of the Antioch Baptist Church performs at the 106th Rescue Wing on Feb. 7, 2015, during an event to honor Black History Month. The 106th Rescue Wing celebrated Black History Mo... More
150225-N-FR671-129 - PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 25, 2015)
150225-N-FR671-129 - PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 25, 2015) – Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Kimberly Dukes and Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Domonique Reynolds cut a cake commemorating black history month ab... More
Airmen from the 106th Rescue Wing talk with Tuskegee
Airmen from the 106th Rescue Wing talk with Tuskegee Airman William Joseph Johnson on Feb. 7, 2015. Cadet Johnson was born in North Carolina and his family moved to Glen Cove in 1929. In 1941, Johnson passed hi... More
Master Sgt. Dee Rasilier, 3rd Brigade, 75th Training
Master Sgt. Dee Rasilier, 3rd Brigade, 75th Training Command, takes in remarks during a Black History Month observance at the 85th Support Command’s headquarters, Feb. 7. During the observance, Oscar Lawton “Wi... More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 25, 2015) -- Aviation Boatswain’s
PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 25, 2015) -- Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman Atawulai Alhassan, assigned to amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), performs a traditional dance from his native country Ghan... More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 25, 2015) -- Aviation Boatswain’s
PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 25, 2015) -- Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman Franses Alde, assigned to amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), reads a speech describing Adm. Michelle Howard, vice chief of ... More
U.S. Forces Command and U.S. Army Reserve Command employees
U.S. Forces Command and U.S. Army Reserve Command employees view slides on an overhead monitor, displaying black accomplishments in history, during the 2015 Black History Observance at FORSCOM/USARC headquarter... More
U.S. Forces Command and U.S. Army Reserve Command employees,
U.S. Forces Command and U.S. Army Reserve Command employees, dressed in Army Combat Uniforms that represent the past century in uniforms, display the differences in each era during the 2015 Black History Observ... More