World War II veteran Frederick Clinton salutes while being recognized at the Pearl Harbor Day event at the World War II Memorial, Washington, D.C., Dec. 7, 2018. Clinton, who entered the Army in 1943 at the age More
The 2013 Army Spouse of the Year, Tara Crooks of Fort Sill, Okla., speaks during the 2013 Military Spouse of the Year Awards ceremony in Arlington, Va., May 9, 2013. The awards, presented by Military Spouse ma More
President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Honor to former Army Capt. William D. Swenson, at the White House, Oct. 15, 2013. (Army News Service photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Runners in the 2013 Army Ten-Miler race get ready to run the course, which began at the Pentagon, and twisted and turned through the nation's capital, before finishing at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., Oct. 21 More
Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates speaks at a gala reception at the 2013 Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C., Oct. 23, 2013. Gates was honored with t More
The Vietnam Women's Memorial is seen on Veterans Day, Washington, D.C., Nov. 11, 2013. The memorial depicts a nurse cradling an injured Soldier, a woman looking skyward, and (foreground) a kneeling woman holdin More
Army Spc. Samantha Poe touches up a gingerbread house of the U.S. Capitol at the Army Executive Dining Facility at the Pentagon, Dec. 5, 2013. Poe, who designed the creation, constructed the gingerbread house w More
A soldier prepares to move ammunition boxes weighing 45 pounds each, during the Army's Physical Demands Study, at Fort Stewart, Ga., March 12, 2014. The Army is evaluating the strength, endurance and stamina ne More
World War II Army veteran, 106-year-old Alyce Dixon, receives a certificate of appreciation presented by Larry Stubblefield, deputy assistant secretary of the Army for Diversity and Leadership, during a women's More
President Barack Obama speaks at a White House event honoring U.S. athletes from the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Washington, D.C., April 3, 2014. Pictured with Obama and first lady Michelle Obama More
World War II veterans and their military escorts render honors as TAPS is played, at the World War II Memorial in Washington D.C., April 4, 2014. The veterans traveled to the nation's capital on an Honor Flight More
U.S. Army Air Corps veteran Ted Eiben, who was on an Honor Flight from Syracuse, N.Y., is greeted by members of the public at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., April 5, 2014. (Army News Service pho More
Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Ray Odierno speaks at the Hall of Heroes induction ceremony for former Sgt. Kyle J. White at the Pentagon, May 14, 2014. White was inducted into the Hall of Heroes, a ceremonial More
Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) take part in a wreath-laying ceremony at President George Washington's Mount Vernon estate, in Alexandria, Va., June 13, 2014, as the Army kicked off ev More
The Army Honor Guard presents the colors during pre-game ceremonies at Nationals Park, Washington, D.C., June 18, 2014. The Army was honored for its service to the nation on its 239th birthday, as part of milit More
President Barack Obama awards the Medal of Honor to former Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Pitts, at the White House, Washington, D.C., July 21, 2014. Pitts, of New Hampshire, received the nation's highest military honor More
A bouquet of roses is seen at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., Sept. 17, 2014. (Army News Service photograph by Lisa Ferdinando)
The new rank for Army Lt. Gen. Gustave F. Perna is seen at his promotion ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 26, 2014. Perna, who assumed duties as the U.S. Army's deputy chief of staff, G-4, Sept. 18, 2014, overse More
Army Master Sgt. Cedric King shares his story of resilience and overcoming challenges after losing both legs and some arm function from an improvised explosive device blast in Afghanistan, at Joint Base Myer-He More
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III and his wife Jeanne Chandler are honored at his retirement ceremony, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Jan. 30, 2015. (Army News Service photo by Lisa A. Ferdinando)
Chief of Army Reserve Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Talley delivers remarks ahead of a ribbon cutting for the Army Reserve's first permanent exhibit at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., April 21, 2015.
Maj. Gen. Rex A. Spitler, deputy chief of staff, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, speaks during the American Legion's National Credentialing Summit on the importance of getting soldiers credentialed in More
The Pentagon's deputy chaplain, Army Lt. Col. Claude Brittian, speaks at a celebration of the Sikh new year, Vaisakhi, at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., May 1, 2015. The central theme of the event was seva, or s More
White House chef Susan Morrison helps a military child with a gift for his mother, during a Mother's Day tea honoring military mothers, May 8, 2015. Military spouses and children, service members who are mother More
Soldiers with the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) carry the casket of Army Master Sgt. James W. Holt, who went missing and was presumed killed in action in 1968 during the Vietnam War. Holt, 26, from More
President Barack Obama speaks at the Medal of Honor ceremony honoring World War I soldiers Pvt. Henry Johnson and Sgt. William Shemin, at the White House, Washington, D.C., June 2, 2015. Johnson was overlooked More
Army Honor Guard soldiers prepare to present the colors at an event at George Washington's Mount Vernon estate, Alexandria, Va., June 9, 2015. Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh laid a wreath at Washington's More
Pateh Jawo, originally from Gambia, is seen shortly before enlisting in the Army, New York, NY, June 12, 2015. Jawo was among 48 young men and women who enlisted during a celebration in Times Square for the Arm More
Secretary of the Army John McHugh greets retired Army Sgt. Sean Hook at the DoD Warrior Games, at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., June 23, 2015. (Army News Service photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey participates in Army Day events at Nationals Park, Washington, D.C., June 25, 2015. Dailey threw out the ceremonial first pitch in the pre-game military salute that also i More
Eleven-year-old Adriel Locke is seen during prayers at an Iftar celebration at the Pentagon, July 1, 2015. (Army News Service photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Air Force Maj. Scott Gregg, Black Dart project officer, speaks to the media in front of an MQ-9 unmanned aircraft system, at Naval Base Ventura County and Sea Range, Point Mugu, Calif., July 31, 2015. The drone More
An unmanned aircraft system is seen on the flightline at Naval Base Ventura County and Sea Range, Point Mugu, Calif., July 31, 2015. The UAS was part of Black Dart 2015, a DoD-sponsored demonstration, July 26 t More
Midshipman Collin Ascherl, a senior at the U.S. Naval Academy, is seen during an exhibition sprint football game at Mexico's Sedena Heroico Colegio Militar, Mexico City, Mexico, Nov. 14, 2015. U.S. officials, p More
Pearl Harbor survivor retired Navy Capt. Bob Batterson of Corpus Christi, Texas, arrives at Honolulu International Airport, Dec. 3, 2016. Batterson was on an honor flight from Los Angeles that brought Pearl Har More
The caretaker of the "Blackened Canteen" tradition, Dr. Hiroya Sugano, left, holds the World War II-era canteen recovered from a crash site in Japan of two American bombers, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Dec. 6, 2016. More
Pearl Harbor survivor Louis Conter, one of the few remaining crewmembers from the USS Arizona, is greeted by guests at the commemoration for the 75th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack, at Joint Base Pearl More
Air Force Lt. Col. Luke Thompson, with the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing, stands in front of a C-130 Hercules aircraft equipped with a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System at Peterson Air Forc More
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Joey Frisicco, a Philadelphia native who has been in the Navy for a dozen years is a fire controlman on the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Barry that is forward-de More
Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visits the USS Barry in Yokosuka, Japan, Sept. 7, 2016. The Barry is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer deployed in the 7th Fle More
Pearl Harbor survivor Stuart Hedley attends a wreath-laying and tribute ceremony Dec. 5, 2016, to honor the more than 30 men killed and 50 injured at Wheeler Army Airfield when Japan began its attack on Oahu, H More
The morning sun is seen at the USS Arizona Memorial before the annual Blackened Canteen ceremony that honors peace and reconciliation between the United States and Japan, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Dec. 6, 2016. The More
Navy retired Chief Petty Officer Carl Clark, 100, attends the ceremony to rededicate a plaque in honor of his friend, Navy Mess Attendant Second Class Doris "Dorie" Miller, Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec. 8, 2016. Mille More
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan greets Army Gen. Robert B. Abrams, commanding general, U.S. Army Forces Command, and Army Lt. Gen. Paul LaCamera, commanding general, XVIII Airborne Corps, u More
U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis greets the commander of U.S. 3rd Fleet, Navy Vice Adm. John Alexander, upon arrival at Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, Calif., Sept. 3, 2018. Mattis traveled to Cali More
The director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Army Lt. General Charles Hooper, speaks to reporters aboard U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’ aircraft, en route to New Delhi, India, Sept. 4, 2018. Ho More
A KC-135 crew from the Hawaii Air National Guard conducts midair refueling of the military aircraft carrying U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis, en route to New Delhi, India, Sept. 4, 2018. DoD photo by More
U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis arrives in New Delhi, India, Sept. 5, 2018. The secretary is in India for the first-ever U.S.-India “2+2” ministerial dialogue, in which he and U.S. Secretary of State More
U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis greets Indian Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan, New Delhi, India, Sept. 6, 2018. Mattis and U.S. Se More
U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis departs Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 7, 2018. Mattis met with Afghan and coalition members during the previously unannounced visit to the country. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando).
U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis signs a memento for the door gunner on a CH-47 Chinook upon departure from Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 7, 2018. Mattis met with Afghan and coalition members during the p More
U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis arrives at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 7, 2018. Mattis met with senior Emirati officials during his visit. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis arrives at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 7, 2018. Mattis was greeted by Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum at arrival, ahead of meetin More
U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis arrives at the Afghan Presidential Office building, Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 7, 2018. Mattis met with Afghan and coalition members during the previously unannounced vi More
Members of the Defense Innovation Board speak to reporters following a public meeting of the board, at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, D.C., Oct. 10, 2018. The board memb More
Air Force pilots on the plane carrying U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis to Vietnam are seen in the cockpit at daybreak, Oct. 15, 2018. (DOD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
A U.S. Air Force crew on a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron out of Kadena Air Base, Japan, refuels the plane carrying U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis to Vietnam, Oct. 15, 2018 More
U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis arrives in Singapore ahead of an ASEAN defense ministers' meeting-plus, Oct. 17, 2018. (DOD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis meets with Vietnamese officials adjacent to a dioxin-contaminated site at Bien Hoa Air Base outside Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Oct. 17, 2018. (DOD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis meets with Singapore’s Minister of Defense Ng Eng Hen at the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting in Singapore, Oct. 18, 2018. (DOD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis meets with China's Minister of National Defence Gen. Wei Fenghe at the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting, Singapore, Oct. 18, 2018. (DOD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis addresses attendees at the ASEAN-US Defense Ministers’ Informal Meeting, Singapore, Oct. 19, 2018. (DOD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Dancers perform at the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting-Plus gala dinner, Singapore, Oct. 19, 2018. (DOD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis and Japan’s Minister of Defense Takeshi Iwaya conclude a bilateral meeting at the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting, Singapore, Oct. 19, 2018. (DOD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis meets with Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Gen. Prawit Wongsuwan at the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting, Singapore, Oct. 19, 2018. (DOD photo More
U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis meets with (left) Japan’s Minister of Defense Takeshi Iwaya and South Korean Minister of National Defense Jeong Kyeong-doo (right) at the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeti More
U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis greets Bahraini military officials upon arrival in Manama, Bahrain, Oct, 26, 2018. . Mattis is attending the Manama Dialogue security conference while in Bahrain. DOD p More
U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis departs Gudaibiya Palace after meeting with Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Manama, Bahrain, Oct. 26, 2018. (DOD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis is seen before delivering an address on U.S. policy in a changing Middle East, at the International Institute for Strategic Studies’ Manama Dialogue security conference More
U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis and the U.S. ambassador to Bahrain, Justin Siberell, arrive at Sakhir Palace for a dinner with Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, south of Manama, Bahrain, Oct. 2 More
U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis greets the U.S. ambassador to the Czech Republic, Stephen King, upon arrival in Prague, Czech Republic, Oct. 28, 2018. (DOD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis meets with Slovakia’s Minister of Defense, Peter Gajdos, in Prague, Czech Republic, Oct. 28, 2018. (DOD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis meets with Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis at the prime minister’s office in Prague, Czech Republic, Oct. 28, 2018. (DOD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Members of the Nebraska and Texas National Guards march in the Czech National Day parade marking the Czech centennial celebration, as U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis observed from the stands, Prague, More
U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis meets with the minister of Defense for the Czech Republic, Lubomir Metnar, Prague, Czech Republic, Oct. 28, 2018. (DOD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis speaks at the United States Institute of Peace, in a discussion moderated by the chair of the institute’s board of directors, Stephen J. Hadley, Washington, D.C., Oct. More
A soldier with the 3d U.S. Infantry, or Old Guard, guards the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, seen prior to the wreath-laying ceremony for the National Veterans Day Observance, Nov. 11, 2018. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis honors the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, with the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service, at the Pentagon, Washington, More
U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis honors the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, with the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service, at the Pentagon, Arlington, V More
107mm Fadjr rockets Iran provided to the Taliban are seen at the Iranian Materiel Display at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Nov. 29, 2018. Since the Department of Defense opened the IMD display in December 2017, More
World War II Army veteran David Friedrich arrives to a hero’s welcome at Reagan National Airport, Arlington, Va., Dec. 6, 2018. Friedrich was part of a special Honor Flight from Austin, Texas, that brought Worl More
World War II veteran Olvis Osbourn poses for a photo at dinner in Alexandria, Va., Dec. 6, 2018. Osbourn, who was a technical sergeant in the Army and served in the European Theater as a cook, arrived in the Na More
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan arrives at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, en route to Afghanistan, Feb. 10, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan greets Afghan Minister of Defense Asadullah Khalid at the Afghan presidential palace, ahead of a meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, Kabul, Afghanist More
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan meets with senior Afghan national security officials, Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 11, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan meets with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 11, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
U.S. Army soldiers conduct overflight observations during a Chinook helicopter flight in Baghdad, in support of a visit by U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan, Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 12, 2019. (Do More
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan departs the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center, Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 12, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan concludes a visit to Baghdad with a farewell to the commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, Army Lt. Gen. Paul J. LaCamer More
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan greets Luxembourg's Minister of Defense, Francois Bausch, at the start of a defense ministerial at NATO headquarters, Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 13, 2019. (DoD More
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan meets UK Defense Minister Gavin Williamson, at NATO headquarters, Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 13, 2018. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan greets the permanent representative of the United States to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, U.S. Ambassador Kay Bailey Hutchison, after arriving for More
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan arrives for a defense ministerial at NATO headquarters, Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 13, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan greets Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, at the NATO defense ministerial at NATO headquarters, Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 13, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan arrives in the main NATO meeting room for the second day of a defense ministerial at NATO headquarters, Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 14, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa More
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan meets with Ukrainian Minister of Defense Stepan Poltorak, at the defense ministerial meeting at NATO headquarters, Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 14, 2019. (U.S. Mi More
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan holds a press conference at NATO headquarters, during a two-day defense ministerial, Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 14, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan departs Brussels, Belgium, following a two-day NATO defense ministerial, Feb. 14, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)