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Credit: William J. Miller | Date Taken: 08/10/2023 A Defense Logistics Agency Documentary: It caught us all off guard, a global pandemic, the likes not seen in a century. It affected everyone and every part of government needed to react. The Defense Logistics Agency played a key role on many fronts, for its unique capabilities and crisis management experience. This is how DLA stepped up to serve our forces, our nation and the world.

Credit: Sgt. Aldo Sessarego | Date Taken: 08/10/2023 Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz, the 20th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, delivers a message to all Marines upon assuming the duties and responsibilities of the office from Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black in a relief and appointment ceremony aboard Marine Barracks Washington, Aug. 10, 2023. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Aldo Sessarego)

Credit: Spc. David Thomson | Date Taken: 08/01/2023 A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, operated by Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, conducts flight training at Fort Indiantown Gap, Aug. 1, 2023. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. David Thomson)

Credit: Lance Cpl. Christian Cutter | Date Taken: 07/25/2023 U.S. Marine Corps combat engineers, engineer company, Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273, Marine Air Control Group 28, conduct tree felling operations at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, July 25, 2023. MWSS-273 conducted tree felling operations to expand their physical training field while Marines utilized skills needed to clear a potential landing zone in an austere environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Cutter)

Credit: Lance Cpl. Max Arellano | Date Taken: 07/28/2023 U.S. Marines across 2D Marine Expeditionary Force partake in the Martial Arts Instructors (MAI) course on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 10-28 2023. The Primary purpose of the MAI course is to certify Marines to instruct and monitor the Marines Corps Martial Arts Program in order to advance Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Max Arellano)

Credit: Candy C Knight | Date Taken: 08/10/2023 The 2d Theater Signal Brigade delivers integrated and interoperable theater communications and cyber capabilities to enable decision dominance across all levels and phases of war in support of combat forces and mission partners in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Army video by Candy Knight; Music by Bensound.com)

Credit: Petty Officer 2nd Class Megan Alexander | Date Taken: 08/09/2023 TUY HOA, Vietnam (Aug. 9, 2023) – Representatives from Pacific Partnership 2023 leadership, U.S. Consulate of Vietnam and Vietnamese government attend the Pacific Partnership 2023 opening ceremony. Now in its 18th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Megan Alexander)

Credit: Pfc. Armon Wilson | Date Taken: 08/08/2023 U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, III MEF, conduct routine unit level training on Kumejima, Okinawa, Japan, July 10, 2023. This training is part of III MIG's specialized efforts in deploying small groups of Marines, known as task elements, to remote environments. III MIG provides III MEF with an integrated network of sensors and expeditionary advanced based nodes improving on III MEF’s capabilities for sea denial and control operations, as part of INDOPACOM’s Stand-in Force. (U.S. Marine Corps video by LCpl. Armon Wilson)

Credit: Staff Sgt. Thomas Sjoberg | Date Taken: 08/03/2023 U.S. Air Force Defenders from the 51st Security Forces Squadron defeat opposing forces during a simulated ground attack at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 3, 2023. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Thomas Sjoberg)

Credit: Staff Sgt. Thomas Sjoberg | Date Taken: 08/02/2023 U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 51st Fighter Wing conduct routine training involving simulated unexploded ordnance sweeps and explosive ordnance disposal teams at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 2, 2023. Airmen practice UXO sweeps and conduct EOD responses on a routine basis to maintain and develop their capabilities to respond to potential real-world attacks. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Thomas J. Sjoberg)

Credit: Staff Sgt. Kelsea Jade Caballero | Date Taken: 08/02/2023 U.S. Air Force Defenders from the 51st Security Forces Squadron participate in an simulated ground attack during Beverly Herd 23-2 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 2, 2023. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Kelsea Caballero)

Credit: Master Sgt. Andrew Jackson | Date Taken: 08/09/2023 Two Hawaii Army National Guard CH47 Chinook perform aerial water bucket drops on the Island of Maui to assist the fight of wildfires, Maui, Hawaii, August 09, 2023. The two air crews performed 58 total bucket drops in 5 hours in up country Maui totaling over one hundred thousand gallons dropped on the fires. (U.S. National Guard Video by Air Force Master Sgt. Andrew Jackson)

Credit: Senior Airman Trevor Gordnier | Date Taken: 08/02/2023 U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 51st Maintenance Group fix aircraft components during training event Beverly Herd 23-2 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 2, 2023.

Credit: Staff Sgt. Kelsea Jade Caballero | Date Taken: 08/04/2023 U.S. Air Force members participate in a routine, base-wide exercise Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 30 - Aug. 1, 2023. Routine exercises enhance communication skills and tactical readiness. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Kelsea J. Caballero)

Credit: Master Sgt. Andrew Jackson | Date Taken: 08/09/2023 CW3 Anthony Dowdell, Hawaii Army National Guard speaks about the aerial support of the Maui brush fire fight.

Credit: Davide Dalla Massara | Date Taken: 08/09/2023 U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, conduct daytime land navigation course in Asiago, Italy, Aug. 9, 2023. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility. (U.S. Army Video by Davide Dalla Massara)

Credit: Airman 1st Class Lauren Clevenger | Date Taken: 08/10/2023 After a week, Pacific Air Force Advanced Combat Skills Assessment has officially come to a close on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 4, 2023. ACSA events included a combat skills fitness assessment, combat agility, combat endurance, weapons challenge, military working dog challenge and a combative tournament. These competitions bolstered defender ethos, strengthened esprit-de-corps amongst participants and reinforced the competitive nature within security forces. (U.S. Air Force video by Airman 1st Class Lauren Clevenger)

Credit: Staff Sgt. Aubree Owens | Date Taken: 08/04/2023 Gen. Ken Wilsbach, Pacific Air Forces commander, visits Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 3-4, 2023. Wilsbach’s primary goal of the visit was to assess the damage from Typhoon Mawar firsthand and speak with those who aided in the recovery, and to thank Airmen and their families for their resiliency. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Aubree Owens)

Mr. Jeff Angers, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army Military Personnel & Quality of Life speaks to Human Resources occupations Credit: Courtesy | Date Taken: 08/01/2023 Mr. Jeff Angers, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army Military Personnel & Quality of Life speaks in his role as the Human Resources Functional Advisor in the Human Capital & Resource Management Career Field to advise them to take the competency assessment. The Army Civilian Career Management Activity (ACCMA) has partnered with Hanover Research to conduct a survey to better understand the strengths and development areas of its Civilians across core training competencies. In accordance with AR 690-950, Army Civilian Career Management Activity is tasked with monitoring the strategic environment by utilizing competency assessments for training and development initiatives. The intent is to address current and future mission requirements, including those of an expeditionary nature. The competency assessment has been expanded in FY23 to include a broader audience encompassing the entire career field of more than 40K professionals.

Credit: Elizabeth Szoke | Date Taken: 08/09/2023 Defense Contract Management Agency's Aircraft Integrated Maintenance Operations Command celebrates 20 years of delivering critical, on-target and on-budget equipment to the warfighter.

Tennessee Maneuvers/Dense Urban Terrain Training Exercise Credit: William Jones | Date Taken: 08/09/2023 Interview with Sgt. Jeremy Carkhuff 1438th Bridge Company Missouri Army National Guard

Credit: Sgt. Reece Heck | Date Taken: 08/01/2023 Approximately 50 Soldiers and Airmen are assisting the Texas National Guard with border security by manning security points to identify and alert local law enforcement of any illegal immigrant or drug trafficking activities. The deployment is expected to last through the end of the month with a follow-on deployment of an additional 50 Soldiers and Airmen sometime in 2024. (Video by Sgt. Reece Heck)

Credit: Valentina Cala | Date Taken: 07/17/2023 Paratroopers from various NATO nations recently met near Krakow, Poland for ‘Jump Week’; an annual international training exercise that was initiated by the Polish 6th Airborne Brigade. Its purpose is to integrate soldiers of airborne units from different NATO countries, allowing them to exchange experiences. During ‘Jump Week’, paratroopers from Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and the United Kingdom learned about each other’s airborne techniques and equipment. Soldiers took over 400 parachute jumps from the deck of the C-295M aircraft and the W-3 Sokół helicopter, landing in the Błędowska Desert and Żywieckie Lake in southern Poland. Footage includes various shots of paratroopers from different NATO nations preparing their equipment and jumping above Błędowska Desert, and paratroopers from the Polish 6th Airborne Brigade jumping above Żywieckie Lake. It also includes soundbites from 2nd Lieutenant Patrick, Polish 6th Airborne Brigade, and Sergeant English, 2nd Battalion the British Parachute Regiment.

Credit: Ann Langlois | Date Taken: 08/08/2023 Ann Langlois of IMCOM-Europe G9 discusses free professional development opportunities for library workers. This session is a part of the Military Libraries Virtual Training Summit.

Credit: Courtesy | Date Taken: 08/01/2023 The Finance for Non-Financial Executives Program was hosted in New York, NY from June 26 – 30, 2023. Army Civilian Career Management Activity sponsored 30 administrative professionals. The custom program was designed to help participants become fluent in finance while blending crucial financial principles with practical applications. Participants emerged better equipped to make sound business decisions backed by financial reasoning.