Bulgarian Minister of Defence Todor Tagarev arrives at NATO headquarters for the meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence in Brussels on 12 October 2023.

NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT) General Philippe Lavigne arrives at NATO headquarters for the meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence in Brussels on 12 October 2023.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg arrives at NATO headquarters for the meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence in Brussels on 12 October 2023.

Meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Defence Ministers session with Sweden, on 12 October 2023 in Brussels.

Slovak Minister of Defence Martin Sklenár arrives at NATO headquarters for the meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence in Brussels on 12 October 2023.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with the United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III ahead of the meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence in Brussels on 12 October 2023.

Norwegian Minister of Defence Bjørn Arild Gram arrives at NATO headquarters for the meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence in Brussels on 12 October 2023.

Slovenian Minister of Defence Marjan Šarec arrives at NATO headquarters for the meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence in Brussels on 12 October 2023.

United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III arrives at NATO headquarters for the meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence in Brussels on 12 October 2023.

Danish Minister of Defence Troels Lund Poulsen at NATO headquarters for the meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence in Brussels on 12 October 2023.

Lithuanian Minister of Defence Arvydas Anušauskas at NATO headquarters for the meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence in Brussels on 12 October 2023.

Family portrait of the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the NATO Defence Ministers during the meeting of NATO Defence Ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels on 12 October 2023.

Meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Defence Ministers’ Session together with the Defence Minister of Sweden Pål Jonson and the Deputy Secretary General for Peace, Security and Defence of the European External Action Service Charles Fries, on 12 October 2023 in Brussels.

Press conference by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg following the meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence on 12 October 2023 at NATO Headquarters in Brussels (opening remarks).

United States Space Forces Europe & Africa (SPACEFOREUR-AF) Activation and Assumption of Command Ceremony

On the Pacific News: Japan Ground Self Defense Force, US Army and Australian Army kicked off Yama Sakura 85. US Marines launch MARK19 grenade launchers during ARTP. The 374th Airlift Wing from Yokota Air Base starts Operation Christmas Drop.

A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew medevacs a man aboard a containership suffering from abdominal pain, 20mi. off Key West, Dec. 8, 2023. The passenger was brought to Key West International Airport and transferred to awaiting EMS, to receive a higher level of care. (U.S. Coast Guard Video)

The U.S. Agency for International Development utilizes U.S. Air Force airlift capabilities to transport humanitarian aid throughout the Middle East, Dec. 8, 2023. The U.S. government partners with the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), and the UN International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) will distribute these supplies to meet the need in Gaza. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Daniel Hernandez)

Participants pick up packets to attend the T-Minus 10-Miler 2023 race at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, Dec. 08, 2023. (U.S. Space Force video by Senior Airman Samuel Becker)

U.S. Army and multinational soldiers participate in a stress shooting exercise during the European Best Medic Competition (EBMC) Dec. 4-8, 2023 at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. The EBMC will test the physical fitness, medical skills, and readiness of European theater medic’s ability to perform technical tasks to standards of excellence in a broad spectrum of critical individual and team skills during combat operations. The highest winners of U.S. forces are selected to represent the European region at the Army Best Medic Competition at Fort Liberty, North Carolina. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kevin A. D. Spence)


U.S. Navy Capt. Melissa Austin, addresses Walter Reed staff about the significance of the events of Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 2023. At 7:48 am Hawaiian Standard Time on December 7, 1941, the Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. This tragedy set a chain of events that led to the United States' formal involvement in World War II, its emergence as a world power, and the establishment of its military as the world's preeminent fighting force.

Jared Lenahan, a former U.S. Navy Corpsman, tells his story of recovery and resilience, Dec. 07, 2023. After an almost fatal fall while rock climbing in Italy, Jared spent the next five years at Walter Reed recovering form his many injuries. Jared is now part of the U.S. Rock Climbing Paralympic team. (DOD video by Ricardo J. Reyes

U.S. Army Spc. Connor Ignozzi, of Havre de Grace, Maryland, a combat medic assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, shares his thoughts on the European Best Medic Competition 2023 in Grafenwohr, Germany on December 4, 2023. (Video by U.S. Army Spc. Trevares Johnson)

B-roll showcasing both security forces and medical response to an active shooter at Sheppard Elementary. Multiple agencies both on and off base participated and work together in this exercise.

Combat medics Spc. Carl Cleveland and Spc. Connor Ignozzi, assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, recovered a simulated casualty during a Roll-Over Exercise as part of the European Best Medic Competition in Grafenwöhr, Germany December 7, 2023. This Roll-Over training is just one event out of twelve that medics from across Europe have to complete to participate in the European Best Medic Competition. (Photo by U.S. Army Spc. Trevares Johnson)

U.S. Soldiers conduct a Tactical Combat Casualty Care lane with K-9 medical mannequins and complete a CBRN lane during the last day of the European Best Medic Competition (EBMC) in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Dec. 7, 2023. The EMBC will test the physical fitness, medical skills, and readiness of European theater medic’s ability to perform technical tasks to standards of excellence in a broad spectrum of critical individual and team skills during combat operations. (U.S. Army video by Kevin Sterling Payne)

B-Roll package of 2023 European Best Medic Competition Day 4

U.S. Army Spc. Carl Cleveland, of Kansas City, Missouri, a combat medic assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, shares his thoughts on the European Best Medic Competition 2023 in Grafenwohr, Germany on December 4 2023. (Video by U.S. Army Spc. Trevares Johnson)

B-Roll of the USAG Italy mayors summit, tree lighting and holiday market followed by two interviews. 1st Interview: COL Scott Horrigan U.S. Army Garrison Italy Commander 2nd Interview: Isabella Sala Deputy Mayor of Vicenza