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 180513-N-PC620-0272 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (May 13, 2018) Seaman Apprentice Shawn Brawner fires an M9 Beretta service pistol during a small-arms qualification aboard the Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) May 13, 2018, May 13, 2018. Oak Hill, homeported in Virginia Beach, Va. is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners, and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael H. Lehhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/180513-n-pc620-0272-us-5th-fleet-area-of-operations-may-13-2018-seaman-apprentice-shawn-brawner-fires-an-m9-beretta-service-pistol-during-a-small-arms-qualification-aboard-the-harpers-ferry-class-dock-landing-ship-uss-oak-hill-lsd-51-may-13-2018-may-13-2018-oak-hill-homeported-in-virginia-beach-va-is-deployed-to-the-us-5th-fleet-area-of-operations-in-support-of-maritime-security-operations-to-reassure-allies-and-partners-and-preserve-the-freedom-of-navigation-and-the-free-flow-of-commerce-in-the-region-us-navy-photo-by-mass-communication-specialist-3rd-class-michael-h-leh-image185318223.html
![USA. 21st Aug, 2021. A U.S. Air Force aircrew, assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, prepare to load qualified evacuees aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in support of Afghanistan evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, Aug. 21, 2021. The Department of Defense is committed to supporting the U.S. State Department in the departure of U.S. and allied civilian personnel from Afghanistan, and to evacuate Afghan allies safely. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Crul via Credit: Sipa USA/Alamy Live News - Stock Image]() USA. 21st Aug, 2021. A U.S. Air Force aircrew, assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, prepare to load qualified evacuees aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in support of Afghanistan evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, Aug. 21, 2021. The Department of Defense is committed to supporting the U.S. State Department in the departure of U.S. and allied civilian personnel from Afghanistan, and to evacuate Afghan allies safely. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Crul via Credit: Sipa USA/Alamy Live News
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 U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley during the retirement ceremony for the commander of U.S. Central Command, General Joseph L. Votel, at Macdill Air Force Base March 29, 2019 in Tampa, Florida. Votel retired after 39 years of military service.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/us-army-chief-of-staff-gen-mark-a-milley-during-the-retirement-ceremony-for-the-commander-of-us-central-command-general-joseph-l-votel-at-macdill-air-force-base-march-29-2019-in-tampa-florida-votel-retired-after-39-years-of-military-service-image242404652.html
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 U.S. Marines and U.S. Army soldiers attach a cargo load to an MV-22 with a single point hook during External Cargo Lift Training conducted by Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron-165 (VMM-165), Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, in an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, June 5, 2015. The SPMAGTF’s organic MV-22 squadron, paired with its KC-130 refueling capabilities, allow it to respond to contingencies as a fully capable crisis response unit across the USCENTCOM Area of Operations.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-us-marines-and-us-army-soldiers-attach-a-cargo-load-to-an-mv-22-with-89981389.html
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 A Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) provides assistance at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 24. U.S. service members are assisting the Department of State with an orderly drawdown of designated personnel in Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Samuel Ruiz).https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/a-marine-with-special-purpose-marine-air-ground-task-force-crisis-response-central-command-spmagtf-cr-cc-provides-assistance-at-hamid-karzai-international-airport-kabul-afghanistan-aug-24-us-service-members-are-assisting-the-department-of-state-with-an-orderly-drawdown-of-designated-personnel-in-afghanistan-us-marine-corps-photo-by-sgt-samuel-ruiz-image440092661.html
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 U.S. Air Force Col. Deborah Van Caster, the Buckley Garrison individual mobilization augmentee to the commander, greets U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., the U.S. Central Command commander, July 27, 2021, on the flightline at Buckley Space Force Base, Colo. McKenzie’s visit marked the first time a USCENTCOM commander has ever visited Buckley SFB.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/us-air-force-col-deborah-van-caster-the-buckley-garrison-individual-mobilization-augmentee-to-the-commander-greets-us-marine-corps-gen-kenneth-f-mckenzie-jr-the-us-central-command-commander-july-27-2021-on-the-flightline-at-buckley-space-force-base-colo-mckenzies-visit-marked-the-first-time-a-uscentcom-commander-has-ever-visited-buckley-sfb-image442538532.html
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 Midshipman Helen Galliani fires a M240 machine gun during a crew served weapons gun shoot aboard the dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) on May 24, 2016 while loitering in the Gulf of Aqaba. The crew of Harpers Ferry is part of about 3,000 U.S. military personnel C representing USCENTCOM headquarters and its components C who will participate in this yearÕs bilateral exercise, Exercise Eager Lion 16, with the Jordan Armed Forces. Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Zachary Eshleman/U.S. Navy/UPIhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/midshipman-helen-galliani-fires-a-m240-machine-gun-during-a-crew-served-weapons-gun-shoot-aboard-the-dock-landing-ship-uss-harpers-ferry-lsd-49-on-may-24-2016-while-loitering-in-the-gulf-of-aqaba-the-crew-of-harpers-ferry-is-part-of-about-3000-us-military-personnel-c-representing-uscentcom-headquarters-and-its-components-c-who-will-participate-in-this-years-bilateral-exercise-exercise-eager-lion-16-with-the-jordan-armed-forces-photo-by-mass-communication-specialist-3rd-class-zachary-eshlemanus-navyupi-image258612193.html
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 An Afghan child sleeps on the cargo floor of a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, kept warm by the uniform of the C-17 loadmaster, during an evacuation flight from Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 15, 2021. Operating a fleet of Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve and Active Duty C-17s, Air Mobility Command, in support of the Department of Defense, moved forces into theater to facilitate the safe departure and relocation of U.S. citizens, Special Immigration Visa recipients, and vulnerable Afghan populations from Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force Courtesy Photo via Sipa USA) Please note: Fees charged byhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/an-afghan-child-sleeps-on-the-cargo-floor-of-a-us-air-force-c-17-globemaster-iii-kept-warm-by-the-uniform-of-the-c-17-loadmaster-during-an-evacuation-flight-from-kabul-afghanistan-aug-15-2021-operating-a-fleet-of-air-national-guard-air-force-reserve-and-active-duty-c-17s-air-mobility-command-in-support-of-the-department-of-defense-moved-forces-into-theater-to-facilitate-the-safe-departure-and-relocation-of-us-citizens-special-immigration-visa-recipients-and-vulnerable-afghan-populations-from-afghanistan-us-air-force-courtesy-photo-via-sipa-usa-please-note-fees-charged-by-image439553188.html
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 KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (December 26, 2011). Gen. James Huggin of the 82nd Airborne Division greets and shacks hands with Marine Gen James Mattis of US Central Command (USCENTCOM) right after Gen Mattis stepped of his plain on Kandahar Air Field’s.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/kandahar-afghanistan-december-26-2011-gen-james-huggin-of-the-82nd-airborne-division-greets-and-shacks-hands-with-marine-gen-james-mattis-of-us-central-command-uscentcom-right-after-gen-mattis-stepped-of-his-plain-on-kandahar-air-fields-image235135031.html
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