In the Aden Square market, celebrants and pilgrims
In the Aden Square market, celebrants and pilgrims alike share in the camaraderie of making and drinking local chai tea during the Ashura celebration in Kadamiya, Iraq, on Jan. 17.
Anti-personnel mines discovered in Kandahar province
Members of the Afghan Border Police pose with anti-personnel mines discovered in a tractor-trailer combination vehicle during an inspection at the Wesh-Chaman border crossing, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan,... More
Sailors, assigned to USS James E. Williams (DDG 95),
Sailors, assigned to USS James E. Williams (DDG 95), work alongside Seychellens during a community relation event at Nature Seychelles. James E. Williams, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer homepor... More
Archeologists contracted by the U.S. Navy discovered
Archeologists contracted by the U.S. Navy discovered a small boat carving, or effigy, 90 miles west of San Diego on San Clemente Island on the surface of a newly discovered archeological site July 12, 2013. The... More
Gen. Samora Yunis, Chief of Staff Ethiopian National
Gen. Samora Yunis, Chief of Staff Ethiopian National Defense Force, and Siraj Fergessa the Ethiopian Minister of Defense, host a traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony with Amanda Dory, Deputy Assistant Secreta... More
Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Charmanda
Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Charmanda Ward, from Chicago, organizes a line heaved aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) during an underway replenishment with the Military S... More
Kate McMorrow, left, from Australia’s Department of
Kate McMorrow, left, from Australia’s Department of Defence, with Julie Stalker from Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, during load preparation at Anderson Air Base in Guam for Operation Chris... More
U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. Monique Hunter, with Air Education
U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. Monique Hunter, with Air Education and Training Command, talks to children about biblical stories during vacation Bible school June 26, 2014, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. ... More
U.S. Navy Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Jazmine Anderson
U.S. Navy Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Jazmine Anderson folds napkins aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) while underway in the Arabian Sea. The George H.W. Bush was supporting maritime s... More
Living History Day - Defense imagery management operations center
Volunteers and visitors of the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor dance to 1940s Big Band music during a Living History Day event at Hangar 79 on Ford Island, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The museum's staf... More
Retired Army veterans John Fisher and Larry Simon
Retired Army veterans John Fisher and Larry Simon reconstruct a Douglas DC-3 aircraft gauge panel for the Pacific Aviation Museum on Ford Island at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The DC-3 is a fixed-wing, prop... More
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - Pacific Aviation Museum
Volunteers and visitors of the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor dance to 1940s Big Band music during a Living History Day event at Hangar 79 on Ford Island at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii Feb. 1... More
USS Constitution turnaround, Boston, Massachusetts
USS Constitution is assisted out of her berth by a tugboat at the Charlestown Navy Yard for her annual turnaround cruise. Every year since the 1950s, Constitution turns 180 degrees to ensure even weathering on ... More
Recovered cannon, US Navy Photogrpah
A cannon that was recovered in the mid-1960s from the USS San Jacinto shipwreck site off Green Turtle Cay, Bahamas, is placed in a vat built by Detachment D.C., Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 202 in Wa... More
F-106 on display, US Air Force Photo
An F-106 Delta Dart aircraft sits on display at the Selfridge Military and Air Museum at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Oct. 13, 2012. This aircraft was flown by U.S. airmen with the Michigan Air Nat... More
The 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James
The 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James F. Amos, left, speaks to Beverly Young, prior to announcing her husband, Congressman C.W. "Bill" Young, as an Honorary Marine, posthumously awarded, during th... More
Christmas gift exchange
Lt. Cmdr. Jason Erickson, executive officer of the mine countermeasures ship USS Patriot (MCM 7), accepts a command ball cap from the operations officer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force coastal mineswee... More
Re-enlistment cake - Defense imagery management operations center
Chief Hull Technician William V. Neiderman cuts his reenlistment cake on the mess decks of the mine countermeasures ship USS Patriot (MCM 7). Neiderman is preparing to transfer to Recruit Training Command Great... More
Marines of Lima Company, 3d Battalion, 3d Marines (3/3),
Marines of Lima Company, 3d Battalion, 3d Marines (3/3), and Iraqi Army soldiers, patrol through the city of Barwanah, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. 3/3 is deployed with Regimental Combat Team 7, I Mar... More
In this file photo taken Dec. 30, 1986, Adm. Frank
In this file photo taken Dec. 30, 1986, Adm. Frank B. Kelso II, commander in chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, tours the battleship USS Iowa (BB 61). Kelso, 79, died Sunday, June 23, 2013, following injuries sustaine... More
Three hundred acres of land on the Naval Air Station
Three hundred acres of land on the Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island is now the Crescent Harbor Salt Marsh as the culmination of a wetland restoration project that began in 15 years ago. The project starte... More
Iraqi Special Operations Forces along with coalition
Iraqi Special Operations Forces along with coalition forces continue to search for the three captive soldiers and to detain suspected terrorist leaders of an insurgent force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
U.S. Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion,
U.S. Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, and 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, prepare to load onto a CH-47 Chinook for a ... More
A sunset service is held at the renovated USS Utah
A sunset service is held at the renovated USS Utah Memorial at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Dec. 6, 2012. The memorial was renovated to provide easier public access. Battleship USS Ut... More
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - Ash scattering ceremony
Retired Master Chief Yeoman JamesTaylor, Pearl Harbor survivor liaison, speaks about Pearl Harbor survivor Coxswain Gale D. Mohlenbrink during an ash scattering ceremony at the USS Utah Memorial on Ford Island.... More
Members of the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Honors
Members of the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Honors and Ceremonial Guard participate in an ash scattering ceremony for Pearl Harbor Coxswain Gale D. Mohlenbrink at the USS Utah Memorial on Ford Island. Mohlenb... More
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Miles Gabrielson, a paratrooper assigned
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Miles Gabrielson, a paratrooper assigned to the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, speaks French with a family in Normandy, France, June 3, 2014, during a... More
The layout of Randolph Field in 1931 and the design
The layout of Randolph Field in 1931 and the design of the "Taj Mahal" reflected the vision of Army 1st Lt. Harold Clark, who later became a brigadier general. (U.S. Air Force photo/Courtesy photo) (released)
An American Flag stands next to a photo is placed on
An American Flag stands next to a photo is placed on the white marble standard of Ens. Robert Hunter at the USS Oklahoma Memorial. Visitors, including Pearl Harbor survivors and other veterans, attended the Nat... More
U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron,
U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, look for weapon caches during a cordon and search mission within the village of Chinchal, Kirkuk province, Ira... More
Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Leland Harris (left) and
Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Leland Harris (left) and Master at Arms 3rd Class David Alarid (right), assigned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Honors and Ceremonies, prepare to perform a rifle salute during an a... More
Chief Information Systems Technician (AW) Joshua Murphy,
Chief Information Systems Technician (AW) Joshua Murphy, Chief Intelligence Specialist (SW/EXW) Aaron Poore and Chief Electrician's Mate (SW/AW) Andrew Golembewski perform morning colors aboard the aircraft car... More
U.S. sailors with the Joint Forces Color Guard of Hawaii
U.S. sailors with the Joint Forces Color Guard of Hawaii participate in a ceremony remembering the World War II maritime accident West Loch Disaster at the Hawaii joint military forces National Memorial Cemeter... More
Pearl Harbor 71st Anniversary, World War II veteran photo
Members of the U.S. military and National Park Service along with guests participate in a floral tribute during the interment of Seaman 1st Class Wallace F. Quillin at the USS Arizona Memorial on Joint Base Pea... More
Burial at sea - Defense imagery management operations center
090212-N-ER745-046.PEARL HARBOR (Feb. 12, 2009) A Purple Heart certificate awarded in 1943 to Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Alphonse Eckel beside the United States flag at Eckel's burial at sea at the USS Utah Mem... More
U.S. Army paratroopers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade
U.S. Army paratroopers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team parachute during an event commemorating the 70th anniversary of D-Day in Picauville, France, June 8, 2014. More than 50,000 spectators attended... More
A U.S. Marine Corps major attends the kickoff gala
A U.S. Marine Corps major attends the kickoff gala for the Centennial of Naval Aviation celebration aboard the USS Midway Museum in San Diego, Calif., Feb. 12, 2011. The gala was the first of a yearlong series ... More
USS Arizona Memorial wreath-laying
U.S. sailors from the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Ceremonial Guard place a wreath presented by battleship USS Arizona (BB 39) in Pearl Harbor, June 6, 2013, survivor Lauren Bruner in the shrine room at the U... More
World War II Gela Landing Memorial ceremony
U.S. Navy and Italian navy sailors carry a wreath to place on the Ponte Dirillo Memorial as part of the World War II Gela Landing Memorial ceremony at Naval Air Station Sigonella. The ceremony is in remembrance... More
U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms 1st Class Joseph Reyes and
U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms 1st Class Joseph Reyes and Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Mathew Wilkinsen carry a wreath during a Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony at Naval Station Everett, Wash., Dec. 6, 2013. The morning... More
Memorial Day ceremony, Italy
The Italian national military police and U.S. service members, assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, present the colors during a Memorial Day ceremony at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery in Nettuno, Ita... More
Naval Magazine Indian Island leaders stand during the
Naval Magazine Indian Island leaders stand during the Pledge of Allegiance during a Veterans Day ceremony at Seaport Landing Retirement and Assisted Living in Port Townsend, Wash. Veterans Day originated as “Ar... More
120 years of the CPO rank
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Michael D. Stevens speaks during a ceremony honoring 120 years of the chief petty officer rank at the U.S. Navy Memorial. Chiefs have been charged with leading sailors sin... More
U.S. sailors man the rails aboard the guided missile
U.S. sailors man the rails aboard the guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) as the ship arrives to help celebrate Portland Fleet Week festivities during the 103rd Annual Rose Festival in Portland, Ore.... More
Chapel reopens - Defense imagery management operations center
The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Chapel at Naval Base Kitsap Bremerton is scheduled to reopen for an ecumenical sunrise service Easter Sunday, April 12, 2009. The chapel was built for military and Navy Yard perso... More
An Army Old Guard escort platoon leads a horse drawn
An Army Old Guard escort platoon leads a horse drawn caisson carrying the remains of Navy Pilot Ensign Robert Tills during his funeral at Arlington National Cemetery. The caisson was followed by members of the ... More
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - USS Chung-Hoon ceremony
Pearl Harbor survivor Herb Weatherwax, president of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association Aloha Chapter, returns a salute from Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) during a joint... More
Windshield tour, US Air Force Photo
Paul Heintz stands in front of Allee Hall July 9, 2013, following a windshield tour of Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Allee Hall was named after Paul's father, Col. Edward Allee, who died in May 1944 in a plane... More
Pearl Harbor survivors salute as the national anthem
Pearl Harbor survivors salute as the national anthem is played during a Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony in the Jack Murdock Auditorium at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Keyport, Wash., Dec. 7, 2013. The... More
A photo of U.S. Navy Ens. Robert Hunter at the USS
A photo of U.S. Navy Ens. Robert Hunter at the USS Oklahoma Memorial during a joint ceremony marking the fifth anniversary of the memorial on Ford Island, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii on Dec. 7, 2012.... More
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - Pearl Harbor 71st Anniversary
A U.S. sailor with the Fleet Forces Band plays taps during a Pearl Harbor 71st anniversary remembrance ceremony at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Va., Dec. 7, 2012. The morning of Dec. 7, 194... More
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, left foreground,
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, left foreground, sits in a pew while touring Dabrowka Church in Kiszkow Village, Poland, Jan. 31, 2014, during a two-day visit to the country. Hagel's great-grandparents w... More
Battleship USS Arizona (BB-39) survivor Lauren Bruner
Battleship USS Arizona (BB-39) survivor Lauren Bruner observes a moment of silence in the shrine room of the USS Arizona Memorial, a marble wall with the names of 1,177 sailors and Marines who perished during t... More
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - Hawaii - Interment ceremony
Daniel Martinez, historian for the National Park Service at the USS Arizona Memorial, renders honors for the cremated remains of Seaman 1st Class Charles Guerin Jr. during an interment ceremony at the USS Arizo... More
The Coast Guard Cutter Sherman transits the San Francisco
The Coast Guard Cutter Sherman transits the San Francisco Bay during Fleet Week Parade of Ships, Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012. Originating in 1908, Fleet Week was revived in 1981 in order to honor and thank the men a... More
U.S. Navy Chief Information Systems Technician Joshua
U.S. Navy Chief Information Systems Technician Joshua Murphy, Chief Intelligence Specialist Aaron Poore and Chief Electrician's Mate Andrew Golembewski prepare to perform morning colors aboard the aircraft carr... More
Lt. Cmdr. Jed Espiritu, officer in charge, Personnel
Lt. Cmdr. Jed Espiritu, officer in charge, Personnel Support Detachment, Yokosuka, speaks to students at Nile C. Kinnick High School at Fleet Activities, Yokosuka about his experiences at the United States Nav... More
The U.S. Navy chief's mess celebrates 120 years of
The U.S. Navy chief's mess celebrates 120 years of the chief petty officer rank during a ceremony at the U.S. Navy Memorial. Chiefs have been charged with leading sailors since the creation of the rank in 1893.... More
Command Master Chief (SS) Bob Crossno, assigned to
Command Master Chief (SS) Bob Crossno, assigned to Commander Submarine Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and Chief Hospital Corpsman Chat Rice perform a cake cutting ceremony to celebrate the 119th birthday of the ch... More
Culinary Specialist Seaman Jesiica Wilson participates
Culinary Specialist Seaman Jesiica Wilson participates in a floral tribute during the interment of Seaman 1st Class Wallace F. Quillin at the USS Arizona Memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The guests i... More
U.S. Navy Capt. Lawrence Scruggs speaks to guests during
U.S. Navy Capt. Lawrence Scruggs speaks to guests during the interment of Seaman 1st Class Wallace F. Quillin, a Pearl Harbor survivor, during a memorial ceremony at the USS Arizona Memorial at Joint Base Pearl... More
Pearl Harbor survivor Ed Vezey looks on as Sailors
Pearl Harbor survivor Ed Vezey looks on as Sailors from the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Honors and Ceremonies fold the flag during the burial honors ceremony for Pearl Harbor survivor Signalman 1st Class Pau... More
Pearl Harbor scrapbook - A man is looking at a book on a table
Submarine Squadron 17 Command Master Chief Mitch Erhardt looks through a scrapbook of events that took place Dec. 7, 1941 at the invocation at the Pearl Harbor Remembrance ceremony held at the Keyport Naval Un... More
Battleship USS Arizona (BB 39) survivor John D. Anderson
Battleship USS Arizona (BB 39) survivor John D. Anderson (left) answers questions during a press conference Dec. 2. Louis A. Conter, Donald G. Stratton and Lauren F. Bruner, survivors of the Dec. 7, 1941, attac... More
John W. Finn's 100th Birthday - Public domain photogrpaph
Retired U.S. Navy Lt. John William Finn, sitting left, a World War II veteran, waves to guests during a celebration for his 100th birthday at La Posta Inn in La Posta, Calif., June 28, 2009. Finn received the M... More
Capt. Dave Kohnke, (far right), Naval Undersea Warfare
Capt. Dave Kohnke, (far right), Naval Undersea Warfare Center commander, welcomes survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack at a remembrance ceremony at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Jack Murdock Auditorium. The... More
Kate Morrand, an archaeological conservator for the
Kate Morrand, an archaeological conservator for the Underwater Archeology Branch (UAB) at Naval History and Heritage Command, guides the midsection of Howell Torpedo Number 24 onto foam in the warehouse at the ... More
Alamo Cenotaph - Defense imagery management operations center
U.S. military ambassadors representing the respective services at each of the three Joint Base San Antonio installations ride atop a float as it passes by the Alamo Cenotaph monument during the 2012 Fiesta Batt... More
Lauren Bruner, a USS Arizona survivor, greets Rear
Lauren Bruner, a USS Arizona survivor, greets Rear Adm. Fumiyuki Kitagawa, JMSDF vice commander, Combined Task Force commander, Escort Flotilla 3, during his visit to Hawaii. Bruner presented Kitagawa with a gi... More
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Vandegrift (FFG 48) and a U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET), in support of Operation Martillo, intercept more than 1925 pounds of cocai... More
Operation Iraqi Freedom/ Destroyer Hammer 15
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michelle Emery, documents a cordon and search conducted by U.S. Army Soldiers from Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, and Iraqi's Emergenc... More
Members of the Naval Medical Center San Diego Chief
Members of the Naval Medical Center San Diego Chief Petty Officer Mess stand at parade rest during a celebration commemorating the 120th birthday of the chief petty officer rank. The U.S. Navy established the r... More
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, right, the commandant
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, right, the commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks with Navy Rear Adm. Mark L. Tidd, the chief of Navy chaplains, during the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society ball in Washing... More
John W. Finn's 100th Birthday - Public domain photogrpaph
A guest signs a 100th year birthday banner for John William Finn at La Posta Inn June 28, 2009, during a celebration of Finn's 100th birthday. Finn received the Medal of Honor by Adm. Chester Nimitz in Septembe... More
Master Chief Fire Controlman Thomas Ward and Mass
Master Chief Fire Controlman Thomas Ward and Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Terry Matlock place a continious service certificate from 1887 on a Naval History display table set up for the Navy's birthda... More
Chief Yeoman Robert Lewis re-enlists aboard a temporary
Chief Yeoman Robert Lewis re-enlists aboard a temporary Navy Ship, 2,000 feet underground in one of four Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station's 1.5 million gallon water reservoirs on May 15, 2009, with Navy Capt... More
Battleship USS Arizona (BB 39) survivor Lauren F. Bruner
Battleship USS Arizona (BB 39) survivor Lauren F. Bruner (right) answers questions during a press conference Dec. 2. John D. Anderson, Louis A. Conter and Donald G. Stratton, survivors of the Dec. 7, 1941 attac... More
70 years later, fallen 'Joker' crew remain in our hearts
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Andrew Mueller, right, the commander of the NATO E-3A Component, waves to a group of children before a memorial ceremony in Berismenil, Luxembourg, April 29, 2014. Children from five sc... More
Sailors thank Pearl Harbor survivors for their service
Sailors thank Pearl Harbor survivors for their service following the Pearl Harbor Commemoration held in the chapel of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. The event marked the 73rd anniversary of the Dec. 7, 1941 ... More
1936 View of Washington circle from top of 12th Flying
1936 View of Washington circle from top of 12th Flying Training Headquarters building (better known as the Taj) (U.S. Air Force photo/Released)
Chief Yeoman Robert Lewis re-enlists aboard a temporary
Chief Yeoman Robert Lewis re-enlists aboard a temporary Navy Ship, 2,000 feet underground in one of four Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station's 1.5 million gallon water reservoirs on May 15, 2009, with Navy Capt... More
Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Charles Winter, from Mercer
Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Charles Winter, from Mercer Island, Wash., assigned to Naval Hospital Oak Harbor, performs “Taps” during the Pearl Harbor commemoration held in the chapel of Naval Air Station Whidbe... More
First Snow Fall - Defense imagery management operations center
A U.S. Army Soldier from 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, enjoys a cigarette while watching the first snow fall, Forward Operating Base Bernstein, Kirkuk province, Iraq, Jan. 11, 20... More
Unit Set Fielding, US Navy Photo
Iraqi Minister of Defence Abd al-Qadir al-Mufriji delivers a speech to the members of Iraqi army 2nd Brigade, 11th Division during the graduation ceremony held at Besmaya Range Complex Jan. 2. The unit is the s... More
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Mathew Bonner, the commanding officer
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Mathew Bonner, the commanding officer of the frigate USS Constitution, gives remarks to the audience prior to the unveiling of the ship's new bell aboard the ship at Boston Harbor in Boston, Mas... More
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John M. Paxton Jr., left, the
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John M. Paxton Jr., left, the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks with Archil Gegeshidze, the Georgian ambassador to the U.S., during a Georgian Independence Day celebration ... More
Young men from across the eastern United States stand
Young men from across the eastern United States stand on the threshold of the receiving building Oct. 21, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Stepping through the silver doors symbolizes the transition from civilians ... More
NWC presidential portrait unveiling
Rear Adm. P. Gardner Howe III (right), president, U.S. Naval War College (NWC), provides remarks during a presidential portrait unveiling for Vice Adm. Walter E. “Ted” Carter Jr. (left), superintendent, U.S. Na... More
Homecoming for C130 Squadron, Jacksonville, Florida
Sailors of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VR-62) wait for the arrival of the first of four C130T Hercules aircraft at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, opening a new chapter in the base's history. VR-62 is th... More
Pearl Harbor survivor's ashes placed on USS Utah Memorial
Family and friends lower the ashes of Pearl Harbor survivor Seaman 2nd Class Cecil Calavan to divers to be placed on the USS Utah (AG 16) Memorial on Ford Island during a sunset ceremony. Calavan was stationed ... More
An emergency medical evacuation helicopter takes off
An emergency medical evacuation helicopter takes off from Forward Operating Base (FOB) Loyalty in eastern Baghdad, after receiving a casualty from a mortar attack on the FOB. One U.S. Army Soldier from the 4th ... More
White roses are set aside in observance of Gold Star
White roses are set aside in observance of Gold Star Mother's Day during a ceremony at the Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek- Fort Story chapel. Since 1936, the last Sunday in September is reserved for fami... More
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan (left)
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan (left) hands a diploma to a Turkish armed forces officer, who graduated from Turkey's four-year Army War Academy on Victory Day, Aug. 30. Victory Day commemorates Tu... More
U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion,
U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 22 Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, and Iraqi army soldiers air assault to search villages for training camps and weapo... More
Service members parade the colors during the 86th annual
Service members parade the colors during the 86th annual Easter sunrise service at the historic Cape Henry Memorial Cross on Fort Story. The on-site memorial cross was erected in 1935 by the Daughters of the Am... More
The U.S. Navy chief's mess celebrates 120 years of
The U.S. Navy chief's mess celebrates 120 years of the chief petty officer rank during a ceremony at the U.S. Navy Memorial. Chiefs have been charged with leading sailors since the creation of the rank in 1893.... More
Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Seaplane Base Pearl Harbor Commemorat...
Capt. Theodore Lucas, commodore of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 1, speaks during the Pearl Harbor Commemoration Ceremony at the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Seaplane Base. The event marked the... More
Members of the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Honors
Members of the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Honors and Ceremonial Guard participate in an ash scattering ceremony for Pearl Harbor survivor Coxswain Gale D. Mohlenbrink at the USS Utah Memorial on Ford Island... More
Capt. Mike Nortier, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island
Capt. Mike Nortier, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI) commanding officer, speaks during the Pearl Harbor Commemoration held in the chapel of NASWI. The event marked the 73rd anniversary of the Dec. 7, 19... More
Vice Adm. Walter E. “Ted” Carter Jr., superintendent,
Vice Adm. Walter E. “Ted” Carter Jr., superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) in Annapolis, Md., and portrait artist Gerald Slater pose for a photo during Carter’s presidential portrait unveiling at U.S. Nava... More