Defense Forces

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CORONADO, Calif. (Feb. 27, 2007) Lt. Gen. Ng Yat Chung, Chief of Defense Forces, Singapore, and fellow senior officers meet with base Commanding Officer Capt. Anthony E. Gaiani and members of Helicopter Maritim More

GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 04, 2010) Gen. Jaggabatara SongKitti, Chief of the Defense Forces of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, walks through rainbow sideboys aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Es More

LA UNION, El Salvador (Jun. 24, 2010) Members of El Salvador's civilian and military defense forces prepare to depart for a small boat operations exercise during a Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) po More

CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 30, 2010) Capt. Thomas Chassee, commanding officer of the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), greets Chief of Defense Forces of Suriname Col. Ernst Mercuur during a t More

A Law enforcement and defense personnel from partner nations fire pistols at Barbados Defence Force Base Paragon, Christ Church, Barbados, June 16, 2012, during Exercise Tradewinds 2012. Tradewinds is a CJCS-ap More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Caleb Love, a military policeman from Military Police Company B, Headquarters and Service Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, and a Claysburg, Pa., native, fends off students for a crowd con More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Austin Gordon, assigned to the 231st North Dakota National Guard, stands with the colors in front of a formation for the opening ceremony for Central Accord 2013 on an Air Base in Douala, L More

Moldovan scout snipers fire M4 carbine rifles at a range to help reinforce and sharpen their skills in basic rifle marksmanship with the assistance of Soldiers from the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team. Moldov More

Staff Sgt. Jeffrey McCullough (left), Gun Chief for Charlie Battery 1-113th Field Artillery Regiment, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, runs the through the gun firing steps with 1st. Lt. Carolyn Horton (right) More

1-252 Armor Regiment had the honor to host Moldovan Armed Forces Brigadier General Igor Cutie (center right) Chief of Defense for Moldova during XCTC exercise during Annual Training 2018. Cutie was escorted by More

FORT BLISS, TX – Thirty-five North Carolina employers travel to Fort Bliss, Texas, on a N.C. Air National Guard C-17, to witness their Citizen-Soldier employees conduct military training and learn a bit of what More

1st Lt. Joshua Spencer, 1-113th Field Artillery Chaplain, takes a spiritual moment with his Soldiers as they get ready for life fire at a training area near Ft. Bliss, Texas. The 30th Armored Brigade's eXportab More

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Jan. 30, 2019) Cmdr. Michelle Korn, left, commanding officer of Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 4, and Rear Adm. Rod DeWalt, deputy commander of Expeditionary Combat Command, greet Chief of More

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii (Jun. 18, 2019) Adm. Phil Davidson, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, presents the Legion of Merit to Gen. Pornpipat Benyasri, for his outstanding service as Chief of Defense forces for More

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Joseph Neil, Headquarters Company, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, and a Brockton, Mass., native briefs law enforcement and defense personnel from partner nations before a fire More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Thomas Wilson, a military policeman from Military Police Company B, Headquarters and Service Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, and a Pittsburgh native, tries to penetrate students' f More

A formation of U.S. Army soldiers and U.S. Air Force Airmen stand at the position of parade rest for an opening ceremony for Central Accord 2013 on an Air Base in Douala, Littoral Region, Cameroon, Feb. 19, 201 More

Moldovan scout snipers fire M4 carbine rifles at a range to help reinforce and sharpen their skills in basic rifle marksmanship with the assistance of Soldiers from the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team. Moldov More

Major Richard Guthrie, Commander of Charlie Co. 230th Brigade Support Battalion, left, briefs Moldovan Combat Medics of the upcoming missions and their responsibilities with the assistance of Specialist Gizela More

1st. Lt. Carolyn Horton runs through the gun firing steps as Charlie Battery, 1-113th Field Artillery Regiment gets ready for live fire at a training area near Ft. Bliss, Texas. The 30th Armored Brigade's eXpor More

FORT BLISS, TX – Thirty-five North Carolina employers traveled to Fort Bliss, Texas to witness their Citizen-Soldier employees conduct military training and learn a bit of what they do when not at work. Soldier More

Soldiers with Charlie Battery 1-113th Field Artillery Regiment manage communications at the Fire Direction Control for the M109 howitzer/paladin life fire at a training area near Ft. Bliss, Texas. The 30th Armo More

A law enforcement official from a partner nation loads a magazine into his pistol at Barbados Defence Force Base Paragon, Christ Church, Barbados, June 16, 2012, during Exercise Tradewinds 2012. Tradewinds is More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Andrew Mercer, a military policeman from Military Police Company B, Headquarters and Service Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, and an Allentown, Pa. native, leads students during a crowd c More

A group of Fire Fighters from the Cameroonian Defense Force stand in formation for an opening ceremony for Central Accord 2013 on an Air Base in Douala, Littoral Region, Cameroon, Feb. 19, 2013. Central Accord More

Moldovan scout snipers fire M4 carbine rifles at a range to help reinforce and sharpen their skills in basic rifle marksmanship with the assistance of Soldiers from the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team. Moldov More

Combat medic soldiers with the 230th Brigade Support Battalion and Moldovan Combat Medics work together conducting life-like combat casualty care training with Soldiers injured in the battlefield. Soldiers tra More

1st. Lt. Carolyn Horton speaks with Soldiers of Bravo Battery 1-113th Field Artillery Regiment, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, while conducting a M109 howitzer/paladin dry fire exercise, as they get ready fo More

Soldiers with Charlie Battery 1-113th Field Artillery Regiment take a water break before for the M109 howitzer/paladin life fire at a training area near Ft. Bliss, Texas. The 30th Armored Brigade's eXportable C More

FORT BLISS, TX – Thirty-five North Carolina employers traveled to Fort Bliss, Texas to witness their Citizen-Soldier employees conduct military training and learn a bit of what they do when not at work. Soldier More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Aaron M. Kappler, a diesel mechanic with Headquarters Company, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, and a Hayward, Calif., native walks along the firing line at Barbados Defence Force Bas More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Andrew Notbohm, a military policeman from Military Police Company B, Headquarters and Service Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, and a Moon Township, Pa. native, shares tightens screws of r More

A group of Fire Fighters from the Cameroonian Defense Force stand in formation for an opening ceremony for Central Accord 2013 on an Air Base in Douala, Littoral Region, Cameroon, Feb. 19, 2013. Central Accord More

Moldovan scout snipers fire M4 carbine rifles at a range to help reinforce and sharpen their skills in basic rifle marksmanship with the assistance of Soldiers from the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team. Moldov More

Moldovan scout snipers fire M4 carbine rifles at a range to help reinforce and sharpen their skills in basic rifle marksmanship with the assistance of Soldiers from the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team. Moldov More

(Left to right) Capt. Ronald Colvin, Charlie Battery 1-113th Field Artillery Commander, 1st. Lt. Carolyn Horton, and Master Sgt. Brian Dawson. 1st. Lt Horton credits Capt. Colvin and Master Sgt. Dawson as her m More

Soldiers with Charlie Battery 1-113th Field Artillery Regiment offload water containers for Soldiers at the firing line during the M109 howitzer/paladin life fire at a training area near Ft. Bliss, Texas. The 3 More

FORT BLISS, TX – Thirty-five North Carolina employers traveled to Fort Bliss, Texas to witness their Citizen-Soldier employees conduct military training and learn a bit of what they do when not at work. In this More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Aaron M. Kappler, a diesel mechanic with Headquarters Company, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, and a Hayward, Calif., native points out shot impacts to a Haitian Special Weapons and More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Andrew Mercer, a military policeman from Military Police Company B, Headquarters and Service Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, and an Allentown, Pa. native, shares a laugh with one of his More

A group of Fire Fighters from the Cameroonian Defense Force stand in formation for an opening ceremony for Central Accord 2013 on an Air Base in Douala, Littoral Region, Cameroon, Feb. 19, 2013. Central Accord More

Moldovan scout snipers fire M4 carbine rifles at a range to help reinforce and sharpen their skills in basic rifle marksmanship with the assistance of Soldiers from the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team. Moldov More

Moldovan scout snipers fire M4 carbine rifles at a range to help reinforce and sharpen their skills in basic rifle marksmanship with the assistance of Soldiers from the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team. Moldov More

FORT BLISS, TX – Maj. Gen. Glenn A. Bramhall, Special Assistant to the Director of Army National Guard, thanks the thirty-five North Carolina employers who traveled to Fort Bliss, Texas at an appreciation dinne More

Soldiers with Charlie Battery 1-113th Field Artillery Regiment offload water containers for Soldiers at the firing line during the M109 howitzer/paladin life fire at a training area near Ft. Bliss, Texas. The 3 More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Andrew Mercer, a military policeman from Military Police Company B, Headquarters and Service Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, and an Allentown, Pa. native, leads students during a crowd c More

A group of Airmen from the Cameroonian Defense Force stand in formation for an opening ceremony for Central Accord 2013 on an Air Base in Douala, Littoral Region, Cameroon, Feb. 19, 2013. Central Accord is a Jo More

Moldovan scout snipers fire M4 carbine rifles at a range to help reinforce and sharpen their skills in basic rifle marksmanship with the assistance of Soldiers from the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team. Moldov More

Major Courtney Bird, 236th BEB S3 Operations Officer, and Major Joel Pierce, 236th Brigade Engineer Battalion (BEB) Executive Officer, greet Brig. Gen. Igor Cutie, Chief of Moldova National Army General Staff, More

Soldiers with Charlie Battery 1-113th Field Artillery Regiment move a M109 howitzer/paladin to the firing line for their life fire exercise at a training area near Ft. Bliss, Texas. The 30th Armored Brigade's e More

A group of soldiers from the Cameroonian Defense Force stand in formation for an opening ceremony for Central Accord 2013 on an Air Base in Douala, Littoral Region, Cameroon, Feb. 19, 2013. Central Accord is a More

Combat medic soldiers with the 230th Brigade Support Battalion conduct life-like combat casualty care training with Soldiers injured in the battlefield. Soldiers train on medical techniques and medical interve More

Brig. Gen. Igor Cutie, Moldova Chief of National Army General Staff, Commander of the National Army speaks with his Soldiers imbedded with the 236th Brigade Engineer Battalion. Cutie had the opportunity to see More

Soldiers with Charlie Battery 1-113th Field Artillery Regiment move a M109 howitzer/paladin to the firing line for their life fire exercise at a training area near Ft. Bliss, Texas. The 30th Armored Brigade's e More

FORT BLISS, TX – Employers enjoy a Meal-Ready-to Eat (MRE) lunch with their citizen soldier employees and get to spend time with each other before training begins again. Thirty-five North Carolina employers tr More

A group of soldiers from the Cameroonian Defense Force stand in formation for an opening ceremony for Central Accord 2013 on an Air Base in Douala, Littoral Region, Cameroon, Feb. 19, 2013. Central Accord is a More

Combat medic soldiers with the 230th Brigade Support Battalion and Moldovan Combat Medics work together conducting life-like combat casualty care training with Soldiers injured in the battlefield. Soldiers tra More

Soldiers with Charlie Battery 1-113th Field Artillery Regiment move a M109 howitzer/paladin to the firing line for their life fire exercise at a training area near Ft. Bliss, Texas. The 30th Armored Brigade's e More

FORT BLISS, TX – Thirty-five North Carolina employers head back home on a N.C. Air National Guard C-17 after spending time with their citizen soldiers at Fort Bliss, Texas. Employers had the opportunity to witn More

A Gedarmerie police officer from the Cameroonian Defense Force salutes in formation for an opening ceremony for Central Accord 2013 on an Air Base in Douala, Littoral Region, Cameroon, Feb. 19, 2013. Central Ac More

Combat medic soldiers with the 230th Brigade Support Battalion and Moldovan Combat Medics work together conducting life-like combat casualty care training with Soldiers injured in the battlefield. Soldiers tra More

Soldier with Charlie Battery 1-113th Field Artillery Regiment on the gun turret of a M109 howitzer/paladin conducts security during a life fire exercise at a training area near Ft. Bliss, Texas. The 30th Armore More

FORT BLISS, TX – Thirty-five North Carolina employers travel to Fort Bliss, Texas to witness their Citizen-Soldier employees conduct military training and learn a bit of what they do when not at work. Operation More

A band conductor leads the Army Band from the Cameroonian Defense Force for an opening ceremony for Central Accord 2013 on an Air Base in Douala, Littoral Region, Cameroon, Feb. 19, 2013. Central Accord is a Jo More

Combat medic soldiers with the 230th Brigade Support Battalion conduct life-like combat casualty care training with Soldiers injured in the battlefield. Soldiers train on medical techniques and medical interve More

Soldier with Charlie Battery 1-113th Field Artillery Regiment conducts maintenance on a M109 howitzer/paladin during a life fire exercise at a training area near Ft. Bliss, Texas. The 30th Armored Brigade's eXp More

A Gendarmerie police officers from the Cameroonian Defense Force stand in formation for an opening ceremony for Central Accord 2013 on an Air Base in Douala, Littoral Region, Cameroon, Feb. 19, 2013. Central Ac More

Combat medic soldiers with the 230th Brigade Support Battalion and Moldovan Combat Medics work together conducting life-like combat casualty care training with Soldiers injured in the battlefield. Soldiers tra More

M109 howitzer/paladin is positioned at the firing line during a life fire exercise at a training area near Ft. Bliss, Texas. The 30th Armored Brigade's eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise has More

A band conductor from the Cameroonian Defense Force stands in front of a formation for an opening ceremony for Central Accord 2013 on an Air Base in Douala, Littoral Region, Cameroon, Feb. 19, 2013. Central Acc More

Combat medic soldiers with the 230th Brigade Support Battalion and Moldovan Combat Medics work together conducting life-like combat casualty care training with Soldiers injured in the battlefield. Soldiers tra More

Soldiers with Bravo Battery 1-113th Field Artillery Regiment check their communications at the Fire Direction Control before the M109 howitzer/paladin life fire at a training area near Ft. Bliss, Texas. The 30t More

A group of Soldiers from the Cameroonian Defense Force marches in formation for an opening ceremony for Central Accord 2013 on an Air Base in Douala, Littoral Region, Cameroon, Feb. 19, 2013. Central Accord is More

Soldier conducts perimeter security while the combat medic with the 230th Brigade Support Battalion conduct life-like combat casualty care training with Soldiers injured in the battlefield. Soldiers train on m More

Soldiers with Bravo Battery 1-113th Field Artillery Regiment check their communications at the Fire Direction Control before the M109 howitzer/paladin life fire at a training area near Ft. Bliss, Texas. The 30t More

A group of soldiers from the Cameroonian Defense Force stand in formation for an opening ceremony for Central Accord 2013 on an Air Base in Douala, Littoral Region, Cameroon, Feb. 19, 2013. Central Accord is a More

Combat medic soldiers with the 230th Brigade Support Battalion conduct life-like combat casualty care training with Soldiers injured in the battlefield. Soldiers train on medical techniques and medical interve More

Soldiers with Bravo Battery 1-113th Field Artillery Regiment check their communications at the Fire Direction Control before the M109 howitzer/paladin life fire at a training area near Ft. Bliss, Texas. The 30t More

A group of airmen from the Cameroonian Defense Force stand in formation for an opening ceremony for Central Accord 2013 on an Air Base in Douala, Littoral Region, Cameroon, Feb. 19, 2013. Central Accord is a Jo More

Combat medic soldiers with the 230th Brigade Support Battalion conduct life-like combat casualty care training with Soldiers injured in the battlefield. Soldiers train on medical techniques and medical interve More

Soldiers with Bravo Battery 1-113th Field Artillery Regiment check their communications at the Fire Direction Control before the M109 howitzer/paladin life fire at a training area near Ft. Bliss, Texas. The 30t More

A platoon of soldiers from the Cameroonian Defense Force stand in formation for an opening ceremony for Central Accord 2013 on an Air Base in Douala, Littoral Region, Cameroon, Feb. 19, 2013. Central Accord is More

Combat medic soldiers with the 230th Brigade Support Battalion conduct life-like combat casualty care training with Soldiers injured in the battlefield. Soldiers train on medical techniques and medical interve More

Soldiers with Bravo Battery 1-113th Field Artillery Regiment check their communications at the Fire Direction Control before the M109 howitzer/paladin life fire at a training area near Ft. Bliss, Texas. The 30t More

A platoon of Gendarmerie police officers from the Cameroonian Defense Force stand in formation for an opening ceremony for Central Accord 2013 on an Air Base in Douala, Littoral Region, Cameroon, Feb. 19, 2013. More

Combat medic soldiers with the 230th Brigade Support Battalion conduct life-like combat casualty care training with Soldiers injured in the battlefield. Soldiers train on medical techniques and medical interve More

Soldiers with Bravo Battery 1-113th Field Artillery Regiment check their communications at the Fire Direction Control before the M109 howitzer/paladin life fire at a training area near Ft. Bliss, Texas. The 30t More

A group of airmen from the Cameroonian Defense Force marches in front of a formation for an opening ceremony for Central Accord 2013 on an Air Base in Douala, Littoral Region, Cameroon, Feb. 19, 2013. Central A More

Combat medic soldiers with the 230th Brigade Support Battalion conduct life-like combat casualty care training with Soldiers injured in the battlefield. Soldiers train on medical techniques and medical interve More

Soldiers with Bravo Battery 1-113th Field Artillery Regiment check their communications at the Fire Direction Control before the M109 howitzer/paladin life fire at a training area near Ft. Bliss, Texas. The 30t More

An Officer salutes a group of airmen from the Cameroonian Defense Force for an opening ceremony for Central Accord 2013 on an Air Base in Douala, Littoral Region, Cameroon, Feb. 19, 2013. Central Accord is a Jo More

Combat medic soldiers with the 230th Brigade Support Battalion conduct life-like combat casualty care training with Soldiers injured in the battlefield. Soldiers train on medical techniques and medical interve More

Soldiers with Bravo Battery 1-113th Field Artillery Regiment check their communications at the Fire Direction Control before the M109 howitzer/paladin life fire at a training area near Ft. Bliss, Texas. The 30t More

A group of airmen from the Cameroonian Defense Force stand in formation for an opening ceremony for Central Accord 2013 on an Air Base in Douala, Littoral Region, Cameroon, Feb. 19, 2013. Central Accord is a Jo More

Combat medic soldiers with the 230th Brigade Support Battalion conduct life-like combat casualty care training with Soldiers injured in the battlefield. Soldiers train on medical techniques and medical interve More

Soldiers with Bravo Battery 1-113th Field Artillery Regiment check their communications at the Fire Direction Control before the M109 howitzer/paladin life fire at a training area near Ft. Bliss, Texas. The 30t More

A group of fire fighters from the Cameroonian Defense Force stand in formation for an opening ceremony for Central Accord 2013 on an Air Base in Douala, Littoral Region, Cameroon, Feb. 19, 2013. Central Accord More

Combat medic soldiers with the 230th Brigade Support Battalion conduct life-like combat casualty care training with Soldiers injured in the battlefield. Soldiers train on medical techniques and medical interve More