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An Iraqi soldier from 3rd Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade places a mask on an enemy prisoner of war as part of EPW training given by US soldiers of Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 5 Feburary 2006, Dibis Iraq.   Soldiers from Delta Company give daily training to the Iraqi soldiers of 3rd Company to better perform their mission.  (US Army photo by STAFF SGT Alfred Johnson.) (Released)

An Iraqi soldier from 3rd Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade places a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Dibis State: At Ta 'Mim Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Alfred Johnson, USA Release Stat... More

Four Royal Australian Air Force F-111 strike aircraft head out to the ranges on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 14, 2005, during Operation Red Flg 06-1.   Red Flag is a realistic war game exercise involving units from the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps, as well as allied forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by MASTER SGT. Kevin J. Gruenwald) (Released)

Four Royal Australian Air Force F-111 strike aircraft head out to the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Kevin J. Gruenwald, USAF Release St... More

US Navy (USN) Patrol boats assigned to Naval Coastal Warfare Squadron 26 (NCWRONTWOSIX) patrol the coastal waters of the North Arabian Sea in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM and the Global War on Terror

US Navy (USN) Patrol boats assigned to Naval Coastal Warfare Squadron ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Arabian Sea Scene Major Command Shown: Naval Costal Warfare Squadron 26 Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Christopher Perez, USN Release Status: Rele... More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, center, U.S. Secretary of Defense, meets U.S. Marine Corps Marines at the Wounded Warrior barracks at Camp Lejeune, N.C. on Feb. 24, 2006. The barracks house Marines with various degrees of war injuries. It emphasizes team concept by having troops in similar situations rehabilitate together to help them return to active-duty or transition out of the Marine Corps. (DoD photo by PETTY Officer 1ST Class Chad J. McNeeley) (Released)

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, center, U.S. Secretary of Defense, m...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PO1 Chad J. Mcneeley, USN Release Status:... More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense, speaks at a reception during his visit at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Mo., on March 2, 2006. The purpose of his visit was to pay tribute to the first U.S. president of the Cold War era and to consider what lessons might be drawn from that important period in our history. (DoD photo by PETTY Officer 1ST Class Chad J. McNeeley) (Released)

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense, speaks at...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Independence State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PO1 Chad J. Mcneeley, USN Release Status: Relea... More

US Navy (USN) Commander (CDR) George Bonsall, Assistant Operations Officer for Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC), briefs students from the United Kingdom Joint Services Command and STAFF College (JSCSC) about NECC and its purpose in the war on terrorism. More than 170 staff and students from JSCSC are visiting the Norfolk, Virginia (VA) area to gain a better understanding of the US Military capabilities

US Navy (USN) Commander (CDR) George Bonsall, Assistant Operations Off...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Josn Matthew D. Leistikow, USN Release Status: Relea... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers, 2nd Battalion (BN), 27th Infantry Regiment (2/27th), 3rd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 25th Infantry Division (ID), move in a tactical formation during a night-time raid simulation exercise against the mock city of Al Jaff at the National Training Center (NTC), Fort Irwin, California (CA). This unit is at the NTC to enhance a its desert war fighting skills for future deployments. (SUBSTANDARD)

US Army (USA) Soldiers, 2nd Battalion (BN), 27th Infantry Regiment (2/...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSG Johancharles Van Boers, USA Release Status:... More

A U.S. Army Soldier, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, armed with an M4 Carbine assault rifle, takes cover behind a rock during the Battle of Gahr Albai and Millawa Valley, a war game scenario at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., on May 7, 2006.  (U.S. Army photo by MASTER SGT. Johancharles Van Boers) (Released)

A U.S. Army Soldier, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regim...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSG Johancharles Van Boers, USA Release Status:... More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (right), U.S. Secretary of Defense, and U.S. Army Gen. George W. Casey, Jr. (left), Commanding General, Multi-National Force - Iraq, answer questions during a press briefing about the progress of the war on terrorism and other operation updates being conducted in the Pentagon on June 22, 2006. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Gary Hillard) (Released)

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (right), U.S. Secretary of Defense, a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Gary Hillard, USA Release Status: R... More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (right), U.S. Secretary of Defense, and U.S. Army Gen. George W. Casey, Jr. (left), Commanding General, Multi-National Force - Iraq, answer questions during a press briefing about the progress of the war on terrorism and other operation updates being conducted in the Pentagon on June 22, 2006. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Gary Hillard) (Released)

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (right), U.S. Secretary of Defense, a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Gary Hillard, USA Release Status: R... More

Two re-enactors dressed in revolutionary war period uniforms sample some clam chowder from the US Navy (USN) Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship, USS KEARSARGE's (LHD 3) S-2 Food Service Division, during the annual Boston Harborfest's Chowderfest. KEARSARGE is in Boston, Massachusetts (MA), participating in activities and events of the annual Harborfest

Two re-enactors dressed in revolutionary war period uniforms sample so...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Boston State: Massachusetts (MA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Finley Williams, USN Release Status: Releas... More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, (left), U.S. Secretary of Defense, presents the Global War On Terror medallion to Albanian Soldiers during his visit at Tirana, Albania, on Sept. 26, 2006. Sec. Rumsfeld is visiting Albania to attend the Southeastern European Defense Ministerial conference and to recognize and encourage Albania's continuing efforts to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). (DoD photo by James M. Bowman) (Released)

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, (left), U.S. Secretary of Defense, p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB) Scene Camera Operator: James M. Bowman, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Ph... More

U.S. Army National Guard (ARNG) and Army Reserve Warrant Officers recite the Soldier's Creed during their appointment ceremony in the Indiana World War Memorial Building, Indianapolis, Indiana. The Soldiers are the first warrant officer candidate class designed specifically for the National Guard and Reserve in a program. (U.S. Army PHOTO by SGT Jim Greenhill) (Released)

U.S. Army National Guard (ARNG) and Army Reserve Warrant Officers reci...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Indianapolis State: Indiana (IN) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Jim Greenhill, USA Release Status: Released ... More

U.S. Marine Corps combat service support specialists aboard USS Bataan (LHD-5) guide the driver of a humvee while he back up during an equipment upload for the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit off the Atlantic Coast Jan. 5, 2007. The 26th MEU is preparing for a future deployment in support of the war on terror.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. Patrick M. Johnson-Campbell) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps combat service support specialists aboard USS Bataan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Bataan (LHD-5) State: Atlantic Coast Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL P.M. Johnson-Campbell, USMC Release... More

The U.S. Navy the Nimitz Class Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74) makes an early morning arrival into San Diego, Calif., on Jan. 19, 2007, before starting a regularly scheduled deployment out to sea in support of the Global War on Terror. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 3rd Class Gary Prill) (Released)

The U.S. Navy the Nimitz Class Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier USS JO...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Gary Prill, USN Release Status: Released to ... More

Col. Lawrence Jackson, 732nd Expeditionary Mission

Col. Lawrence Jackson, 732nd Expeditionary Mission

Col. Lawrence Jackson, 732nd Expeditionary Mission Support Group commander, pins the Purple Heart Medal on the lapel of Special Agent Cameron Allen Siegfried, Weapons and Intelligence Team assistant leader, dur... More

Iraqi army soldiers from the 2nd Iraqi Army Division

Iraqi army soldiers from the 2nd Iraqi Army Division

Iraqi army soldiers from the 2nd Iraqi Army Division direct their attention to some incoming small arms fire in Mosul, Iraq, Dec. 16, 2007. The 2nd Iraqi Army Division is tasked with large scale operations to r... More

Iraqi army general, Riyadh and Ninewa province governor

Iraqi army general, Riyadh and Ninewa province governor

Iraqi army general, Riyadh and Ninewa province governor Kashmulla, hold a press conference to discuss matters of security to the public in Mosul, Iraq, on Jan. 24, 2008. The press conference is the result of a ... More

Afghan National Army soldiers on mounted patrol, Espandi,

Afghan National Army soldiers on mounted patrol, Espandi,

Afghan National Army soldiers on mounted patrol, Espandi, Afghanistan, Jan. 24.

Spc. Justin McKinney shields himself from the rotor

Spc. Justin McKinney shields himself from the rotor

Spc. Justin McKinney shields himself from the rotor wash as a CH-47 Chinook takes off on Forward Operating Base Sharana during Task Force Attack's winter Spur Ride Dec. 8. The Spur Ride tradition dates back to ... More

U.S. Army Pfc. Spencer Vue, an infantryman with 2nd

U.S. Army Pfc. Spencer Vue, an infantryman with 2nd

U.S. Army Pfc. Spencer Vue, an infantryman with 2nd Platoon, Company B, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), poses for a photo at Combat Outpos... More

Body armor, Tanai district operation

Body armor, Tanai district operation

An Afghan and coalition force member provides security during an operation in Tanai district, Khost province, March 12, 2013. The operation resulted in the arrest of a Haqqani facilitator that was responsible f... More

Staff Sgt. Andrew Garza, Prime Power noncommissioned

Staff Sgt. Andrew Garza, Prime Power noncommissioned

Staff Sgt. Andrew Garza, Prime Power noncommissioned officer in charge at Forward Operating Base Shank, 249th Engineer Battalion, United States Forces-Afghanistan, left, and Pfc. Tyrone House, power optimizatio... More

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter,

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter,

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter, left, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James C. McConville, the commanding general for 101st Airborne Division, Combined Joint Task Force 101, and Regional Command East... More

Boston Marathon, Afghanistan, Louisiana

Boston Marathon, Afghanistan, Louisiana

Pfc. Anthony Lodiong, an automated logistical specialist assigned to the 10th Sustainment Brigade, Task Force Muleskinner, crosses the finish line after running 26.2 miles during a Boston Marathon satellite run... More

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey testifies before the House Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., June 17, 2015. (DoD Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel ... More

Marines, sailors, soldiers, and airmen stand in formation

Marines, sailors, soldiers, and airmen stand in formation

Marines, sailors, soldiers, and airmen stand in formation to honor World War II, Korean, and Vietnam War veterans aboard U.S. Army Garrison Hunter Army Airfield Fort Stewart, Savannah, GA, Oct. 14. Marines from... More

181001-N-PH222-1062 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 1, 2018)

181001-N-PH222-1062 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 1, 2018)

181001-N-PH222-1062 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 1, 2018) U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Rafael Garcia, assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), mans the disbursing office aboard the San Antonio-class amphibiou... More

Battle of Midway Graphic - A black and white image of a plane in the sky

Battle of Midway Graphic - A black and white image of a plane in the s...

A turning point in the Pacific War of World War II, the Battle of Midway was called “the most stunning and decisive blow in the history of naval warfare” by military historian Craig Symonds. While Japan was pla... More

Master Sgt. DuJuan Warren looks down field for a receiver

Master Sgt. DuJuan Warren looks down field for a receiver

Master Sgt. DuJuan Warren looks down field for a receiver after dodging two 19th Support Center defenders during the first half.

A Polish soldier scans his sector of fire while on

A Polish soldier scans his sector of fire while on

A Polish soldier scans his sector of fire while on patrol in Espandi, Afghanistan, Dec. 31, 2010. (Photo by: Sgt. Justin Howe)

Afghan National Army Command Sgt. Major Shahwali (right),

Afghan National Army Command Sgt. Major Shahwali (right),

Afghan National Army Command Sgt. Major Shahwali (right), and U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Binyam Mengestu, from Ethiopia, 172nd Support Battalion, share a laugh during a meeting Nov. 3.

Service members at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, start the

Service members at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, start the

Service members at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, start the Resurrection Sunrise Service with a gospel praise dance, Easter Sunday, at the zone 6 stage, April 8, 2012.

Jeffrey Creaser, a civilian food service manager working

Jeffrey Creaser, a civilian food service manager working

Jeffrey Creaser, a civilian food service manager working in Afghanistan receives congratulatory words from U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William C. Mayville Jr., after being awarded the Secretary of Defense Medal for the... More

An U.S. Army soldier with 3rd Platoon, Delta Company,

An U.S. Army soldier with 3rd Platoon, Delta Company,

An U.S. Army soldier with 3rd Platoon, Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), takes a knee during a patrol with the Af... More

A coalition force member provides security during a

A coalition force member provides security during a

A coalition force member provides security during a night operation that led to the arrest of a senior Taliban leader and three other insurgents in Khugyani district, Nangarhar province, Feb. 24, 2013. The Tali... More

Coalition security force members communicate during

Coalition security force members communicate during

Coalition security force members communicate during an operation in Khugyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, May 2, 2013. The security force was searching for a Taliban facilitator in Khugyani who pr... More

Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Sharif Yaftali,

Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Sharif Yaftali,

Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Sharif Yaftali, left, the commander of the 203rd Corps, discusses the accomplishments and needs of his troops with U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter, at F... More

A U.S. Air Force pilot waits in the cockpit of an F-35

A U.S. Air Force pilot waits in the cockpit of an F-35

A U.S. Air Force pilot waits in the cockpit of an F-35 Lightning II during a hot refuel on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 12, 2013. The F-35 Lightning II program is the Department of Defense's focal point for... More

Soldiers and civilians acting as White Cell for the

Soldiers and civilians acting as White Cell for the

Soldiers and civilians acting as White Cell for the 3rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Certifying Training Event pose for a group photo at the Mission Command Training Center, here, Feb. 7. The White Cell ... More

Staff Sgt. Luis Santini Jr. (center), the operations

Staff Sgt. Luis Santini Jr. (center), the operations

Staff Sgt. Luis Santini Jr. (center), the operations chief for the Military Operations in Urban Terrain section, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, leads a tour of the MOUT faci... More

An Iraqi soldier fires a mortar during a live fire

An Iraqi soldier fires a mortar during a live fire

An Iraqi soldier fires a mortar during a live fire exercise near Camp Al Asad, Iraq, Dec. 27, 2017. This training is part of the overall Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve building partner c... More

180825-N-PH222-0393 TRINCOMALEE, SRI LANKA (Aug. 25,

180825-N-PH222-0393 TRINCOMALEE, SRI LANKA (Aug. 25,

180825-N-PH222-0393 TRINCOMALEE, SRI LANKA (Aug. 25, 2018) Capt. Dennis Jacko, commanding officer of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23), from Sayreville, N.J., gives a tour to di... More

180917-N-PH222-1165 GULF OF ADEN (Sept. 17, 2018) Logistics

180917-N-PH222-1165 GULF OF ADEN (Sept. 17, 2018) Logistics

180917-N-PH222-1165 GULF OF ADEN (Sept. 17, 2018) Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Jordan E. Carlton, from Murrieta, Calif., sorts mail in the post office aboard San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship U... More

Master Sgt. DuJuan Warren looks down field for a receiver

Master Sgt. DuJuan Warren looks down field for a receiver

Master Sgt. DuJuan Warren looks down field for a receiver after dodging two 19th Support Center defenders during the first half.

Spc. Erick A. Soto and Spc. Adriana Soto Coto are a

Spc. Erick A. Soto and Spc. Adriana Soto Coto are a

Spc. Erick A. Soto and Spc. Adriana Soto Coto are a brother and sister team. They pledged their oath of citizenship to the United States of America on Aug. 28 at Logistical Support Area Anaconda in Balad, Iraq.

U.S. Army Soldiers from 3-320 Field Artillery, Headquarters

U.S. Army Soldiers from 3-320 Field Artillery, Headquarters

U.S. Army Soldiers from 3-320 Field Artillery, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, Lighting 1-6, 101st Airborne Division, patrol a neighborhood in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, on Feb. 25. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. Luke Thornberry)

Brig. Gen. Rasoli Sharifa, the senior ranking female

Brig. Gen. Rasoli Sharifa, the senior ranking female

Brig. Gen. Rasoli Sharifa, the senior ranking female Afghan Uniformed Police officer in charge of all female training addresses the graduates, which included 12 females, at the Gardez Regional Training Center i... More

Afghan soldiers listen to instructions during clearance

Afghan soldiers listen to instructions during clearance

Afghan soldiers listen to instructions during clearance tactics training in Kabul province, Feb. 16, 2013. The training is part of the transition of security to the Afghan National Security Force before coaliti... More

U.S. Army Maj. Dawud Agbere, chaplain, Task Force Triple

U.S. Army Maj. Dawud Agbere, chaplain, Task Force Triple

U.S. Army Maj. Dawud Agbere, chaplain, Task Force Triple Nickel, 555th Theatre Engineer Brigade, talks to more than 100 Afghan National Army soldiers from the by the ANA’s 203rd Corps’ Engineer Kandak based at ... More

Soldiers of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company

Soldiers of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company

Soldiers of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company “Hoplites,” 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team “Spartans,” 3rd Infantry Division, run with a casualty litter loaded with 100 pounds of weights during a Sergean... More

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Patrick Ford, Commander of

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Patrick Ford, Commander of

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Patrick Ford, Commander of 3d Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, scans a field for insurgents after receiving contact aboard Patrol Base Manion, west of Gereshk... More

Iraqi federal police members receive instruction by

Iraqi federal police members receive instruction by

Iraqi federal police members receive instruction by advanced students under the supervision of Italian instructors at the Crowd and Riot Control course on Camp Dublin, Iraq, April 9, 2018. It takes time and inv... More

Maj. Gen. Troy D. Kok, commanding general of the U.S.

Maj. Gen. Troy D. Kok, commanding general of the U.S.

Maj. Gen. Troy D. Kok, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Readiness Division, delivers praise to the companies supporting military veterans during the T-Mobile Veterans Day breakfast Nov. 11 in ... More

181226-N-PH222-1705 INDIAN OCEAN (Dec. 26, 2018) A

181226-N-PH222-1705 INDIAN OCEAN (Dec. 26, 2018) A

181226-N-PH222-1705 INDIAN OCEAN (Dec. 26, 2018) A Indian navy helicopter prepares to land on the flight deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) during cross deck lan... More

Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper exchanges artifacts

Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper exchanges artifacts

Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper exchanges artifacts from the war with Vietnam Minister of Defense Gen. Ngô Xuân Lịch honor of our ongoing efforts to account for those who lost their lives during the war. Secret... More

Members of an afghan and coalition security force team

Members of an afghan and coalition security force team

Members of an afghan and coalition security force team sit closely on a CH-47 Chinook prior to an operation in Nad 'Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 27, 2013. The operation led to the arrest of... More

Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter, currently serving as

Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter, currently serving as

Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter, currently serving as a staff noncommissioned officer in Headquarters Support Company, 7th Infantry Division, addresses the public for the first time regarding his recent nomination... More

Air Force Master Sgt. Perry Foster, 366th Fighter Wing

Air Force Master Sgt. Perry Foster, 366th Fighter Wing

Air Force Master Sgt. Perry Foster, 366th Fighter Wing Inspector General exercise controller, teaches airmen how to properly load a patient onto a litter, strap them in, and a wide-array of carry techniques dur... More

Greeley Wells Jr., Barbara Kenney and Elizabeth Wells

Greeley Wells Jr., Barbara Kenney and Elizabeth Wells

Greeley Wells Jr., Barbara Kenney and Elizabeth Wells display letters and challenge coins they received from Maj. Sung Kim, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Recruiting Station Seattle, on behalf of 35th C... More

An Iraqi army train the trainer student with the 38th

An Iraqi army train the trainer student with the 38th

An Iraqi army train the trainer student with the 38th Brigade, Iraqi army, conducts a magazine change while going over rifle fundamentals at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, Jan. 21, 2018. Seventy-four Coaliti... More

180905-N-PH222-0137 GULF OF ADEN (Sept. 5, 2018) Sailors

180905-N-PH222-0137 GULF OF ADEN (Sept. 5, 2018) Sailors

180905-N-PH222-0137 GULF OF ADEN (Sept. 5, 2018) Sailors aboard San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23), right, participate in a replenishment-at-sea with dry cargo and ammunition shi... More

181030-N-PH222-1268 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 30, 2018)

181030-N-PH222-1268 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 30, 2018)

181030-N-PH222-1268 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 30, 2018) An MH-60S helicopter, attached to the “Dragon Whales” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, transports cargo to the flight deck of San Antonio-class a... More

An Afghan uniformed policeman hands out posters in

An Afghan uniformed policeman hands out posters in

An Afghan uniformed policeman hands out posters in support of the Guardians Of Peace program outside of the police headquarters in Ghazni, Afghanistan, Jan. 16, 2011.

Roy Campbell, a representative from the United States

Roy Campbell, a representative from the United States

Roy Campbell, a representative from the United States Department of Agriculture, and U.S. Army Lt. Col. Catherine Tait, Georgia Agribusiness Development Team executive officer, teach a class about business stra... More

A coalition security force member waits to depart after

A coalition security force member waits to depart after

A coalition security force member waits to depart after an operation in search of a Taliban senior leader in Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Feb. 10, 2013. The Taliban senior leader coordinates complex att... More

Coalition security force members take cover during

Coalition security force members take cover during

Coalition security force members take cover during demolition training in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 28, 2013. The security force continue to train even when they are deployed to maintain readiness fo... More

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Benjamin T. Watson, commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Benjamin T. Watson, commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Benjamin T. Watson, commanding officer of Marine Barracks Washington, speaks to guests during the sunset parade reception at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial, Arlington,... More

GETTYSBURG, PA - Steve Brown, an Air Force and Army

GETTYSBURG, PA - Steve Brown, an Air Force and Army

GETTYSBURG, PA - Steve Brown, an Air Force and Army combat veteran, loads and fires his rifle during the 153rd anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. Brown served as a Technical Sergeant in the Air Force Secu... More

181018-N-PH222-1083 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 18, 2018)

181018-N-PH222-1083 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 18, 2018)

181018-N-PH222-1083 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 18, 2018) Electronics Technician 3rd Class Cesar Juarez participates in visit, board, search and seizure training aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport do... More

181101-N-PH222-1069 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Nov. 1, 2018)

181101-N-PH222-1069 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Nov. 1, 2018)

181101-N-PH222-1069 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Nov. 1, 2018) Seaman Mason A. Linhartkoch conducts preservation maintenance aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) in the Medit... More

Army interpreter, attached to Tactical Psychological

Army interpreter, attached to Tactical Psychological

Army interpreter, attached to Tactical Psychological Operation Detachment 1400, passes out wanted posters and some informational flyers to locals in Mosul, Iraq.

Sgt. 1st Class Richard Hedges, from the 1186th Military

Sgt. 1st Class Richard Hedges, from the 1186th Military

Sgt. 1st Class Richard Hedges, from the 1186th Military Police Company, Oregon Army National Guard, exits the Humvee Egress Assistance Trainer during pre-mobilization training at Umatilla Chemical Depot in Herm... More

United States Navy Commander Brendan Melody holds a

United States Navy Commander Brendan Melody holds a

United States Navy Commander Brendan Melody holds a photograph of his father-in-law inside the NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan headquarters building in Kabul. Veterans Day is a U.S. holiday observed Nov. 11 o... More

Members from each military branch run with their respective

Members from each military branch run with their respective

Members from each military branch run with their respective service flags to the base parade grounds for the start of the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Retreat ceremony, Sept. 21, 2012, at Joint Base Charle... More

Afghan air force Sgt. 1st Class Mohammad Haroon instructs

Afghan air force Sgt. 1st Class Mohammad Haroon instructs

Afghan air force Sgt. 1st Class Mohammad Haroon instructs U.S. Army Sgt. Gwendolyn Edwards, South Dakota Army National Guard’s 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, how to operate an M240 machine gun while in... More

Dr. Raymond Screws, Director, Arkansas National Guard

Dr. Raymond Screws, Director, Arkansas National Guard

Dr. Raymond Screws, Director, Arkansas National Guard Museum, delivers opening remarks prior to a ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand opening of the Camp Pike Exhibit at the Robinson Maneuver Training Center ... More

Helen Patton explains to Hans Van Kessell and his two

Helen Patton explains to Hans Van Kessell and his two

Helen Patton explains to Hans Van Kessell and his two sons Feb. 26, 2019, where her grandfather Gen. George Patton Jr. was sitting when his military vehicle crashed in Germany shortly after the end of World War... More

190827-N-II672-0045
NEWPORT, R.I. 
(Aug. 27, 2019)

190827-N-II672-0045 NEWPORT, R.I. (Aug. 27, 2019)

190827-N-II672-0045 NEWPORT, R.I. (Aug. 27, 2019) Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper answers questions from students and faculty of the U.S. Naval War College on Aug. 27. This was his first address at a milita... More

657th Area Support Group's Command Sgt. Maj. Jorge

657th Area Support Group's Command Sgt. Maj. Jorge

657th Area Support Group's Command Sgt. Maj. Jorge Young uncases the unit colors with Col. Stephen T. Nakono, commander of the 657th ASG, a Hawaii-based Army Reserve unit, during a Transfer of Authority ceremon... More

A Soldier from the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Iraqi Army Division

A Soldier from the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Iraqi Army Division

A Soldier from the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Iraqi Army Division Military Transition Team, takes cover behind a wall during a small arms engagement in Mosul Iraq on Jan. 21. The soldiers of the 2-2 MiTT work side by sid... More

Sgt. 1st Class Fred Smith, lead mechanic and platoon

Sgt. 1st Class Fred Smith, lead mechanic and platoon

Sgt. 1st Class Fred Smith, lead mechanic and platoon sergeant of Headquarters Platoon, 3-19th Agricultural Development Team, Indiana National Guard, spends time with his wife and kids as they play on a Mine Res... More

A view of the Bala Murghab Valley, as seen from Combat

A view of the Bala Murghab Valley, as seen from Combat

A view of the Bala Murghab Valley, as seen from Combat Outpost Cougar, one of 16 COPs in the Bala Murghab Valley, Badghis Province, Afghanistan. International Security Assistance Force soldiers have had a prese... More

Cpl. Emilio Cerdarico is a CH-53D Sea Stallion mechanic

Cpl. Emilio Cerdarico is a CH-53D Sea Stallion mechanic

Cpl. Emilio Cerdarico is a CH-53D Sea Stallion mechanic with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363. Cerdarico, a native of San Antonio, Texas, said he joined the military to serve his country and travel the world.

A coalition force member stays vigilant during a night

A coalition force member stays vigilant during a night

A coalition force member stays vigilant during a night operation that led to the arrest of a senior Taliban leader and three other insurgents in Khugyani district, Nangarhar province, Feb. 24, 2013. The Taliban... More

PITI, Guam (May 27, 2019) - Guam-based military leadership

PITI, Guam (May 27, 2019) - Guam-based military leadership

PITI, Guam (May 27, 2019) - Guam-based military leadership salute after laying a wreath during a Memorial Day ceremony at the Guam Veterans Cemetery in Piti May 27. During the ceremony, local and military resid... More

Peter B. Marshall, a World War II prisoner of war,

Peter B. Marshall, a World War II prisoner of war,

Peter B. Marshall, a World War II prisoner of war, shares his experience of spending 1,368 days behind enemy lines. Marshall is the last World War II POW, captured from Guam, still alive. (U.S. Marine Corps pho... More

Army deep sea divers of the 569th Engineer Detachment

Army deep sea divers of the 569th Engineer Detachment

Army deep sea divers of the 569th Engineer Detachment on board LCU-2018, Five Forks, an Army Reserve Landing Craft, Utility, crewed by soldiers of Detachment 1, 481st Transportation Company, maintain their fell... More

Coalition forces from Regional Command (Southwest)

Coalition forces from Regional Command (Southwest)

Coalition forces from Regional Command (Southwest) (RC(SW)) gather around a table and partake of traditional Georgian Easter food aboard Camp Orbie, Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 20, 20... More

California Army National Guard Soldiers and UH-60 Black

California Army National Guard Soldiers and UH-60 Black

California Army National Guard Soldiers and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, lifted Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, 7... More

Iraqi army soldiers from the 38th Brigade, learn how

Iraqi army soldiers from the 38th Brigade, learn how

Iraqi army soldiers from the 38th Brigade, learn how to disassemble and clean a M16 rifle, in a weapons maintenance course taught by Portuguese army instructors at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, Jan. 22, 2018... More

NEWPORT, R.I. (July 16, 2019) Students of the Starship

NEWPORT, R.I. (July 16, 2019) Students of the Starship

NEWPORT, R.I. (July 16, 2019) Students of the Starship Poseidon Navy Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Camp work on STEM projects at U.S. Naval Station Newport July 16, 2019. The STEM program is ... More

A U.S. Army Soldier, attached to Heavy Company, 3rd

A U.S. Army Soldier, attached to Heavy Company, 3rd

A U.S. Army Soldier, attached to Heavy Company, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, observes some local power station workers in a neighborhood in Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 17, 2008.

A young Afghan girl smiles and poses for the camera

A young Afghan girl smiles and poses for the camera

A young Afghan girl smiles and poses for the camera as she sets up jewelry at the Afghan Women’s Bazaar, New Kabul Compound, Afghanistan, Oct. 23, 2013. The Afghan women and children come to NKC to sell homespu... More

Staff Sgt. Melissa Schroeder (left) and Pfc. Tyler

Staff Sgt. Melissa Schroeder (left) and Pfc. Tyler

Staff Sgt. Melissa Schroeder (left) and Pfc. Tyler Glass (right), both assigned to the Physical Demands Study, Mortarman Platoon, Company D “Dragons,” 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment “Battle Boars,” 2nd A... More

191215-N-LW865-0087
NEWPORT, R.I.
(December 15, 2019)

191215-N-LW865-0087 NEWPORT, R.I. (December 15, 2019)

191215-N-LW865-0087 NEWPORT, R.I. (December 15, 2019) Navy Band Northeast (NBNE) performed in a "Holiday by the Bay" concert at the U.S. Naval War College’s Spruance Auditorium, Dec. 15. The annual concert fea... More

An Iraqi army soldier from the 38th Brigade, learns

An Iraqi army soldier from the 38th Brigade, learns

An Iraqi army soldier from the 38th Brigade, learns how to clean and maintain a M16 rifle, in a weapons maintenance course at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, Jan. 22, 2018. More than 74 Coalition members have... More

Members of a coalition security force prepare to enter

Members of a coalition security force prepare to enter

Members of a coalition security force prepare to enter a compound while conducting close quarter battle training on forward operating base Bastion, March 15, 2013. Coalition security forces practice CQB techniq... More

Staff Sgt. Roderick A. Billings, a native of El Dorado,

Staff Sgt. Roderick A. Billings, a native of El Dorado,

Staff Sgt. Roderick A. Billings, a native of El Dorado, Ark., 1st Theater Sustainment Command, strolls through the stalls of the Afghan Women’s Bazaar, New Kabul Compound, Afghanistan, Oct. 23, 2013. The Afghan... More

190827-N-II672-0088
NEWPORT, R.I. 
(Aug. 27, 2019)

190827-N-II672-0088 NEWPORT, R.I. (Aug. 27, 2019)

190827-N-II672-0088 NEWPORT, R.I. (Aug. 27, 2019) Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper answers questions from students and faculty of the U.S. Naval War College on Aug. 27. This was his first address at a milita... More

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