Educational Presentations

Images of professional presentations in conference settings, showcasing speakers addressing attentive audiences in organized rooms with educational themes.

Licensed Counselor Carmella Navarro gives her presentation during Fort McCoys 2022 National Hispanic Heritage Month observance Sept. 15, 2022, at McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. Navarro has experience working with the Army Reserves 85th Support Command and much more as a licensed clinical professional counselor. Navarro shared many personal experiences in her presentation. The 2022 National Hispanic Heritage Month observance at Fort McCoy was organized by the Master Sgt. Ana Guzman with the Fort McCoy Equal Opportunity Office. In addition to the guest speaker, the banquet room at McCoys Community Center was adorned with materials highlight Hispanic Heritage, and more.

Licensed Counselor Carmella Navarro gives her presentation during Fort McCoys 2022 National Hispanic Heritage Month observance Sept. 15, 2022, at McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. Navarro has experience working with the Army Reserves 85th Support Command and much more as a licensed clinical professional counselor. Navarro shared many personal experiences in her presentation. The 2022 National Hispanic Heritage Month observance at Fort McCoy was organized by the Master Sgt. Ana Guzman with the Fort McCoy Equal Opportunity Office. In addition to the guest speaker, the banquet room at McCoys Community Center was adorned with materials highlight Hispanic Heritage, and more.

Licensed Counselor Carmella Navarro gives her presentation during Fort McCoys 2022 National Hispanic Heritage Month observance Sept. 15, 2022, at McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. Navarro has experience working with the Army Reserves 85th Support Command and much more as a licensed clinical professional counselor. Navarro shared many personal experiences in her presentation. The 2022 National Hispanic Heritage Month observance at Fort McCoy was organized by the Master Sgt. Ana Guzman with the Fort McCoy Equal Opportunity Office. In addition to the guest speaker, the banquet room at McCoys Community Center was adorned with materials highlight Hispanic Heritage, and more.

Licensed Counselor Carmella Navarro gives her presentation during Fort McCoys 2022 National Hispanic Heritage Month observance Sept. 15, 2022, at McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. Navarro has experience working with the Army Reserves 85th Support Command and much more as a licensed clinical professional counselor. Navarro shared many personal experiences in her presentation. The 2022 National Hispanic Heritage Month observance at Fort McCoy was organized by the Master Sgt. Ana Guzman with the Fort McCoy Equal Opportunity Office. In addition to the guest speaker, the banquet room at McCoys Community Center was adorned with materials highlight Hispanic Heritage, and more.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Marriott Courtyard Hotel in Cocoa Beach, Fla., Tom Engler, deputy director of Center Planning and Development at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, speaks to participants in the 4th International Workshop on Lunar and Planetary Compact and Cryogenic Science and Technology Applications.Scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs interested in research on the moon and other planetary surfaces, recently participated in the Workshop. Taking place April 8-11, 2014, the event was designed to foster collaborative work among those interested in solving the challenges of building hardware, software and businesses interested in going back to the moon and exploring beyond.

Presentation at Main Interior marking World AIDS Day

U.S. service members engage in a lesson about vulnerability assessments during a Department of Homeland Security Surveillance Detection course at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, Oct. 4, 2022. The course provided skills to service members to detect a potential hostile threat within a crowded area and how to locate vulnerabilities on a building.

Licensed Counselor Carmella Navarro gives her presentation during Fort McCoys 2022 National Hispanic Heritage Month observance Sept. 15, 2022, at McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. Navarro has experience working with the Army Reserves 85th Support Command and much more as a licensed clinical professional counselor. Navarro shared many personal experiences in her presentation. The 2022 National Hispanic Heritage Month observance at Fort McCoy was organized by the Master Sgt. Ana Guzman with the Fort McCoy Equal Opportunity Office. In addition to the guest speaker, the banquet room at McCoys Community Center was adorned with materials highlight Hispanic Heritage, and more.

Professor Gerald Iguchi, a doctorate holder who serves as a history professor at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, gives his presentation May 19, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The presentation was in support of Fort McCoy's observance of Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The heritage month recognizes the contributions and influence of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States.

Keynote speaker Tracy McClure, president of Louisvilles Spalding University, addresses Transition Assistance Program personnel at the three-day annual training symposium at Fort Knox Sept. 27-29, 2022.

Licensed Counselor Carmella Navarro gives her presentation during Fort McCoys 2022 National Hispanic Heritage Month observance Sept. 15, 2022, at McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. Navarro has experience working with the Army Reserves 85th Support Command and much more as a licensed clinical professional counselor. Navarro shared many personal experiences in her presentation. The 2022 National Hispanic Heritage Month observance at Fort McCoy was organized by the Master Sgt. Ana Guzman with the Fort McCoy Equal Opportunity Office. In addition to the guest speaker, the banquet room at McCoys Community Center was adorned with materials highlight Hispanic Heritage, and more.

Master Sgt. Ana Guzman with the Fort McCoy Equal Opportunity Office gives opening comments for the 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Observance on Jan. 16, 2024, in McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 2024 observance not only featured opening comments by Guzman who organized the event, it also included an opening prayer by Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Amy Noble with the Fort McCoy Religious Support Office, and Fort McCoy Garrison Commander Col. Stephen Messenger spoke about the legacy of MLK Jr. The 2024 theme for the observance was Remember! Celebrate! Act! A Day On, Not A Day Off! After Messenger gave his presentation, a video of one of Kings most famous speeches, Ive Been to the Mountaintop, was played for the observance attendees.

Workforce Development Specialist Jamie Gular with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Human Resources facilitates an Operation Excellence training session Oct. 4, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Operation Excellence is part of Army Installation Management Command's Service Culture Campaign.

Fort McCoy community members participate in the 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Observance on Jan. 16, 2024, in McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 2024 observance at Fort McCoy featured opening comments by Master Sgt. Ana Guzman with the Fort McCoy Equal Opportunity Office who organized the event. It also included an opening prayer by Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Amy Noble with the Fort McCoy Religious Support Office, and Fort McCoy Garrison Commander Col. Stephen Messenger spoke about the legacy of MLK Jr. The 2024 theme for the observance was Remember! Celebrate! Act! A Day On, Not A Day Off! After Messenger gave his presentation, a video of one of Kings most famous speeches, Ive Been to the Mountaintop, was played for the observance attendees.

Workforce Development Specialist Jamie Gular with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Human Resources facilitates an Operation Excellence training session Oct. 4, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Operation Excellence is part of Army Installation Management Command's Service Culture Campaign.

Licensed Counselor Carmella Navarro gives her presentation during Fort McCoys 2022 National Hispanic Heritage Month observance Sept. 15, 2022, at McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. Navarro has experience working with the Army Reserves 85th Support Command and much more as a licensed clinical professional counselor. Navarro shared many personal experiences in her presentation. The 2022 National Hispanic Heritage Month observance at Fort McCoy was organized by the Master Sgt. Ana Guzman with the Fort McCoy Equal Opportunity Office. In addition to the guest speaker, the banquet room at McCoys Community Center was adorned with materials highlight Hispanic Heritage, and more.

Licensed Counselor Carmella Navarro gives her presentation during Fort McCoys 2022 National Hispanic Heritage Month observance Sept. 15, 2022, at McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. Navarro has experience working with the Army Reserves 85th Support Command and much more as a licensed clinical professional counselor. Navarro shared many personal experiences in her presentation. The 2022 National Hispanic Heritage Month observance at Fort McCoy was organized by the Master Sgt. Ana Guzman with the Fort McCoy Equal Opportunity Office. In addition to the guest speaker, the banquet room at McCoys Community Center was adorned with materials highlight Hispanic Heritage, and more.

Professor Gerald Iguchi, a doctorate holder who serves as a history professor at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, gives his presentation May 19, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The presentation was in support of Fort McCoy's observance of Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The heritage month recognizes the contributions and influence of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States.

Dept. of Edu. HBCU Week Conference Screening of The Color of Space. NASAs Lisa Frazier introduces NASA TV producer of The Color of Space Jori Kates and NASA astronaut Alvin Drew before a screening of The Color of Space as part of the Department of Educations HBCU Week Conference, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency in Arlington, Va.

Sustaining Women in STEM Making the Shift SWIS Chrystal Johnson hosted event at Bowie State Univon Nov 7, 2019 with panel discussion, speakers, breakout sessions

Attendees listen to a presentation by Professor Gerald Iguchi, a doctorate holder who serves as a history professor at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, on May 19, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The presentation was in support of Fort McCoy's observance of Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The heritage month recognizes the contributions and influence of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States.

Licensed Counselor Carmella Navarro gives her presentation during Fort McCoys 2022 National Hispanic Heritage Month observance Sept. 15, 2022, at McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. Navarro has experience working with the Army Reserves 85th Support Command and much more as a licensed clinical professional counselor. Navarro shared many personal experiences in her presentation. The 2022 National Hispanic Heritage Month observance at Fort McCoy was organized by the Master Sgt. Ana Guzman with the Fort McCoy Equal Opportunity Office. In addition to the guest speaker, the banquet room at McCoys Community Center was adorned with materials highlight Hispanic Heritage, and more.

Licensed Counselor Carmella Navarro gives her presentation during Fort McCoys 2022 National Hispanic Heritage Month observance Sept. 15, 2022, at McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. Navarro has experience working with the Army Reserves 85th Support Command and much more as a licensed clinical professional counselor. Navarro shared many personal experiences in her presentation. The 2022 National Hispanic Heritage Month observance at Fort McCoy was organized by the Master Sgt. Ana Guzman with the Fort McCoy Equal Opportunity Office. In addition to the guest speaker, the banquet room at McCoys Community Center was adorned with materials highlight Hispanic Heritage, and more.

Military spouses gather for a Heart Link spouse orientation program hosted by the Military & Family Readiness Center at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 4, 2023. Heart Link is a quarterly event hosted by the M&FRC for military spouses new to the Kaiserslautern Military Community or military. The next course is scheduled for Aug. 29, 2023.

Janeen Folgers, Army Community Service financial readiness program manager with the Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation, talks with attendees at the 2024 Army Emergency Relief (AER) Campaign Breakfast on Feb. 28, 2024, at McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. She asked everyone to support the program, which directly helps Soldiers and families. AER is the Armys emergency financial-assistance organization that has been dedicated to supporting Soldiers and their families since 1942, according to https://www.armyemergencyrelief.org. The nonprofit provides grants, interest-free loans, and scholarships to active-duty Soldiers and reservists; retirees; and family members, including surviving family members. Army

Licensed Counselor Carmella Navarro gives her presentation during Fort McCoys 2022 National Hispanic Heritage Month observance Sept. 15, 2022, at McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. Navarro has experience working with the Army Reserves 85th Support Command and much more as a licensed clinical professional counselor. Navarro shared many personal experiences in her presentation. The 2022 National Hispanic Heritage Month observance at Fort McCoy was organized by the Master Sgt. Ana Guzman with the Fort McCoy Equal Opportunity Office. In addition to the guest speaker, the banquet room at McCoys Community Center was adorned with materials highlight Hispanic Heritage, and more.

Workforce Development Officer Michael Modawell with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Human Resources facilitates an Operation Excellence training session Oct. 4, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Operation Excellence is part of Army Installation Management Command's Service Culture Campaign.

Workforce Development Specialist Jamie Gular with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Human Resources facilitates an Operation Excellence training session Oct. 4, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Operation Excellence is part of Army Installation Management Command's Service Culture Campaign.

Workforce Development Specialist Jamie Gular with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Human Resources facilitates an Operation Excellence training session Oct. 4, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Operation Excellence is part of Army Installation Management Command's Service Culture Campaign.

Fort McCoy community members participate in the 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Observance on Jan. 16, 2024, in McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 2024 observance at Fort McCoy featured opening comments by Master Sgt. Ana Guzman with the Fort McCoy Equal Opportunity Office who organized the event. It also included an opening prayer by Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Amy Noble with the Fort McCoy Religious Support Office, and Fort McCoy Garrison Commander Col. Stephen Messenger spoke about the legacy of MLK Jr. The 2024 theme for the observance was Remember! Celebrate! Act! A Day On, Not A Day Off! After Messenger gave his presentation, a video of one of Kings most famous speeches, Ive Been to the Mountaintop, was played for the observance attendees.

Kennedy Space Centers Walt Hersing, with the KSC Employee Assistance Program, conducts a SafeTALK suicide awareness and intervention training as part of the centers annual Safety and Health Days on March 2, 2020, inside the Florida spaceports Kennedy Learning Institute. Taking place March 2 through March 6, Safety and Health Days provides Kennedy employees with a variety of presentations to attend - all of which place a focus on how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce.

Fort McCoy members participate in servant leadership training April 27, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The training was coordinated by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Human Resources and Viterbo University. A Fort McCoy Directorate of Human Resources leader who helped organize the training said the training is good for the Fort McCoy workforce because it specifically shows the workforce that regardless of age, rank, or status, its always good to be a lifelong learner. And that leader said its also important for government employees to remember they serve. They serve the employee first, taxpayers, service members, family members, and the country. And the leader said that being a servant leader is about who you are, not what you do.

Book forum at Main Interior, featuring presentations by Anthony Amerson, author of Great Courage: The First Black Sheriff Elected in the South Since Reconstruction (story of Macon County, Alabama sheriff Lucius Amerson, elected in 1967), and Sylvia Henderson, author of Why You Talk So White Eliminate the Behaviors That Sabotage Your Success

Licensed Counselor Carmella Navarro gives her presentation during Fort McCoys 2022 National Hispanic Heritage Month observance Sept. 15, 2022, at McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. Navarro has experience working with the Army Reserves 85th Support Command and much more as a licensed clinical professional counselor. Navarro shared many personal experiences in her presentation. The 2022 National Hispanic Heritage Month observance at Fort McCoy was organized by the Master Sgt. Ana Guzman with the Fort McCoy Equal Opportunity Office. In addition to the guest speaker, the banquet room at McCoys Community Center was adorned with materials highlight Hispanic Heritage, and more.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee , Environmental Protection Agency

James Arnold, Environmental Branch Chief for the Oregon Military Department, discusses the changes to the Camp Umatilla to the Legislative Commission on Indian services on July 13, 2022. (National Guard photo by John Hughel, Oregon Military Department)

Memphis, Tenn. (June 13, 2022) Personnel Specialist 1st Class Keith Cherry, a native of Houston Texas, assigned the Navys eSports team, speaks to students at The Technical Training Center of The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Memphis during Navy Week Memphis. Memphis Navy Week is one of 14 Navy Weeks in 2022, which brings a variety of assets, equipment, and personnel to a single city for a weeklong series of engagements designed to bring America's Navy closer to the people it protects. Each year, the program reaches more than 140 million people -- about half the U.S. population.

Future Kids Don't Float instructors receiving classroom training from Joseph McCullough, State of Alaska Boating Law Administrator, at the Juneau Federal Building in Juneau, Alaska, April 7, 2022.Kids Don't Float (KDF) is a statewide injury prevention program. This session included training for soon-to-be instructors from the Goldbelt Heritage Foundation, Xheighaa Warrior Veteran Canoe Journey, Coast Guard Sector Juneau, and the 17th Coast Guard District.The training is a collaborative effort between several state agencies, federal agencies, and local organizations including: Alaska Boating Safety Advisory Council, Alaska Office of Boating Safety, and the 17th Coast Guard District.

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONO-FORT SAM HOUSTON - (Aug. 4, 2022) - Brandy Mason, of San Antonio, an intern assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, briefed her research titled Using Phage Display To Identify Snake Venom Components In Wound Samples” to NAMRU San Antonio scientist and researchers as part of the Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP) at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Building. NREIP places college and university students in Department of Navy laboratories where they take part in real Naval research for 10 weeks during the summer. NREIP gives academically talented college students, graduating seniors, and graduate students pursuing STEM careers the opportunity to learn about Naval research and technology while receiving first-class mentoring by top scientists and engineers. NAMRU San Antonio is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the Department of Defense and is one of eight subordinate research comm

Author and domestic-violence survivor Carolyn Colleen shares her personal story of perseverance and more during the 2022 Fort McCoy Womens Equality Day observance held Aug. 25, 2022, at McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. The event featured many displays about womens equality. The event, organized by Equal Opportunity Advisor Master Sgt. Ana Guzman with the Fort McCoy Garrison Equal Opportunity Office, recognizes the day the 19th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was passed on Aug. 26, 1920, giving women the right to vote.

Ben Bruce, Ragsdale Arizona Tuskegee Airmen chapter historian, speaks with Airmen during the Black History Month event, Feb. 23, 2024, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Luke AFB hosted lunch and learn event in celebration of Black History Month. At the event, Bruce spoke about the honored history of Tuskegee Airmen and the roads of opportunity they paved for service members today. Air Force

Roshanda McGrew (standing far-right), Unaccompanied Housing Personnel, housing management assistant, provides an update to a previously submitted issue during the 2022 Army Family Action Plan (AFAP) Forum at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, October 18. AFAP is the Armys process to identify and elevate the most significant quality of life issues impacting Active and Reserve Soldiers, retirees, Department of Army civilians and families to senior leaders for action.

The arnual conference for the Educator Resource Center Network (ERCN) Coordinators was held at Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field in Cleveland, Ohio. The conference included participants from NASA's Educator Resource Centers located throughout the country. The Microgravity Science Division at Glenn sponsored a Microgravity Day for all the conference participants. Twila Schneider of Infinity Technology, a NASA contractor, explains the basics of building a glovebox mockup from a copier paper box. This image is from a digital still camera; higher resolution is not available.

Army Reserve Disability Program Manager Derrick Caulkins provides opening remarks during the 2022 Fort McCoy, Wis., observance Oct. 20, 2022, of Disability Employment Awareness Month at McCoy's Community Center. According to the Library of Congress at https://www.loc.gov/accessibility/disability-employment-awareness-month, in October, Americans observe National Disability Employment Awareness Month by paying tribute to the accomplishments of the men and women with disabilities whose work helps keep the nations economy strong and by reaffirming their commitment to ensure equal opportunity for all citizens. The event was organized by the Army Reserve Equal Employment Opportunity Office at Fort McCoy and by Master Sgt. Ana Guzman with the Fort McCoy Equal Opportunity Office.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Marriott Courtyard Hotel in Cocoa Beach, Fla., Janet Petro, deputy director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center, speaks to participants in the 4th International Workshop on Lunar and Planetary Compact and Cryogenic Science and Technology Applications.Scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs interested in research on the moon and other planetary surfaces, recently participated in the Workshop. Taking place April 8-11, 2014, the event was designed to foster collaborative work among those interested in solving the challenges of building hardware, software and businesses interested in going back to the moon and exploring beyond.

Fort McCoy members participate in servant leadership training April 27, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The training was coordinated by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Human Resources and Viterbo University. A Fort McCoy Directorate of Human Resources leader who helped organize the training said the training is good for the Fort McCoy workforce because it specifically shows the workforce that regardless of age, rank, or status, its always good to be a lifelong learner. And that leader said its also important for government employees to remember they “serve.” They serve the employee first, taxpayers, service members, family members, and the country. And the leader said that being a servant leader is about who you are, not what you do.

Orlando, FL, (Oct. 7, 2022) - FEMA and the Small Business Administration provide training to City of Orlando, Orange County and Orange Municipality participants. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

Lt. Col. Russell Pierce of the 168th Wing, 168th Medical Group, speaks on obesity at a community healthy living lecture series at the University of Fairbanks. Pierce is a physician in the Alaska Air National Guard and a family medicine doctor in the community of Fairbanks, where he specializes in helping people with healthy weight management. (U.S. Air National Guard photos by Senior Master Sgt. Julie Avey)

Soldiers and civilian staff at the Fort Campbell Soldier Recovery Unit participate in an introductory post-traumatic growth session Aug. 2 on Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The unit has begun a new pilot program for the Army Recovery Care Program, highlighting post-traumatic growth and positive growth through struggle. U.S. Army Photo by Maria Yager.

Gregory Wegner, Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, gives his presentation April 21, 2022, during the installation observance the Holocaust Days of Remembrance and Holocaust Remembrance Day at Fort McCoy, Wis. Wegner served as the guest speaker for the event. According to the National Archives at www.archives.gov, International Holocaust Remembrance Day is an international memorial day designated by the United Nations to mark the anniversary of the January 27, 1945, liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau the largest Nazi concentration and death camp. The Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust is an annual commemoration designated by Congress to mark the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising in 1943. In 2022, Holocaust Remembrance Day was recognized on April 28, 2022.

Army Reserve Disability Program Manager Derrick Caulkins provides opening remarks during the 2022 Fort McCoy, Wis., observance Oct. 20, 2022, of Disability Employment Awareness Month at McCoy's Community Center. According to the Library of Congress at https://www.loc.gov/accessibility/disability-employment-awareness-month, in October, Americans observe National Disability Employment Awareness Month by paying tribute to the accomplishments of the men and women with disabilities whose work helps keep the nations economy strong and by reaffirming their commitment to ensure equal opportunity for all citizens. The event was organized by the Army Reserve Equal Employment Opportunity Office at Fort McCoy and by Master Sgt. Ana Guzman with the Fort McCoy Equal Opportunity Office.

Attendees listen to a presentation by Professor Gerald Iguchi, a doctorate holder who serves as a history professor at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, on May 19, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The presentation was in support of Fort McCoy's observance of Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The heritage month recognizes the contributions and influence of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States.

The Pyramid Lake High School administration toured Nevada Air National Guard Base on Aug. 1, 2022. These tours help the Nevada Air Guard community outreach and gives the administration of the school a better understanding of the opportunities for students. The new Principal, Mark Zimmerman's school motto for this year is, Your Attitude Controls Your Altitude. His goal was to enlighten the staff about the opportunities the Nevada Air National Guard has to offer. The tour consisted of a welcome from wing leadership, a demonstration of the various equipment used by the aircrew flight equipment section, a tour and overview of a C-130 Hercules Aircraft given by loadmasters and a flight engineer, a tour of the fire house, a tour of the indoor shooting range and a conversation with Tech. Sgt. David Almada, an Airman from the 152nd Communications Flight who shared his experience in growing up in the Yaqui Tribe located in southern Arizona/northern Mexico.

Dr. Andrew Moutu, director of the Papua New Guinea National Museum and Art Gallery (NMAG), speaks to Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and staff members of the University of Hawaii in Honolulu, as a part of a Papua New Guinea operations summit hosted by DPAA May 10, 2022. The event, which included participants from Australia and the United States, both government and non-governmental entities, reinforced stakeholder relationships and strengthened the Agencys robust network of external partners to augment and support DPAA operations and all efforts applied towards case progression. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

Fort McCoy workforce members participate in an Operation Excellence training session Oct. 4, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Operation Excellence is part of Army Installation Management Command's Service Culture Campaign.

Cecily Hawsey, a Marine spouse with the 4th Marine Corps District presents her poster at the District Spouse Orientation Course (DSOC) in Perrysburg, June 7, 2022. DSOC is a conference which assists service members and their spouses with the process of transitioning from traditional fleet duties to recruiting duty.

Reverend Laurie Graber and her husband Tom Graber give a presentation May 26, 2022, during the 2022 Memorial Day Prayer Luncheon at Fort McCoy, Wis. Both Grabers discussed their ministry and the importance of Memorial Day. The Grabers were among several participants in the luncheon that included special guest speakers, special prayers provided by other clergy, and music to honor fallen veterans for Memorial Day. Nearly three dozen community members attended the event that also included a free lunch. The event was organized by the Fort McCoy Religious Support Office.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana briefs members of the most recently selected group of NASA astronauts. The presentation covering operations at the Florida spaceport took place in the center's Headquarters Building. The astronaut class of 2013 was selected by NASA after an extensive year-and-a-half search. The new group will help the agency push the boundaries of exploration and travel to new destinations in the solar system.

Licensed Counselor Carmella Navarro gives her presentation during Fort McCoys 2022 National Hispanic Heritage Month observance Sept. 15, 2022, at McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. Navarro has experience working with the Army Reserves 85th Support Command and much more as a licensed clinical professional counselor. Navarro shared many personal experiences in her presentation. The 2022 National Hispanic Heritage Month observance at Fort McCoy was organized by the Master Sgt. Ana Guzman with the Fort McCoy Equal Opportunity Office. In addition to the guest speaker, the banquet room at McCoys Community Center was adorned with materials highlight Hispanic Heritage, and more.

Family members of missing service members listen to a Family Member Update (FMU) brief from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) in Dallas, Texas, March 25, 2023. FMUs give family members of unaccounted-for personnel the opportunity to speak with government officials face-to-face about their specific cases. During the event, family members shared the stories of their missing loved ones from past conflicts while DPAA visited the area.

Educators from Milwaukee and St. Louis receive a brief as part of an educators workshop on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, California, June 9, 2022. The workshop is designed to inform high school educators about the benefits and opportunities available in the Marine Corps, so they may provide knowledge to their students interested in the military.

Kissena Sheets, a VBOC facilitator, veteran, and entrepreneur, teaches the Boots-to-Business Workshop at NAS JRB Fort Worths Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC), Oct 19 and 20 as part of the militarys Transition Assistance Program. (US Navy photos by Candateshia Pafford/Released)

Military retirees and their family members participate in the 2022 Retiree Appreciation Day on Sept. 9, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Hundreds of people attended the event that was coordinated by the Fort McCoy Soldier for Life/Retirement Services Office with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Human Resources. It was the first Retiree Appreciation Day at the installation since 2019.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Michael L. Brooks, commanding officer, Marine Corps Base Quantico, meets with the Prince William County Public Schools administration and the Marine Corps Community Services team for the Pete Taylor Community Partnership Award Luncheon at The Clubs of Quantico on MCBQ, Sept. 9, 2022. The Pete Taylor Partnership of Excellence Award recognizes successful partnerships and projects that ultimately benefit military-connected children. Prince William County Schools dedication to Providing A World-Class Education focuses learning and achieving exacting standards that support the academic, social, and emotional needs of all students.

First Lieutenant Matthew Norris gives briefing on education benefits to the 276th Military Police Company September 11th, 2022 in Virginia Beach, VA for the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program. The Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program promotes the well-being of National Guard and Reserve service members and their families by connecting them with resources, services, programs, and referrals. (US Army National Guard photo by Spc. Emiliano Alcorta)

Licensed Counselor Carmella Navarro gives her presentation during Fort McCoys 2022 National Hispanic Heritage Month observance Sept. 15, 2022, at McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. Navarro has experience working with the Army Reserves 85th Support Command and much more as a licensed clinical professional counselor. Navarro shared many personal experiences in her presentation. The 2022 National Hispanic Heritage Month observance at Fort McCoy was organized by the Master Sgt. Ana Guzman with the Fort McCoy Equal Opportunity Office. In addition to the guest speaker, the banquet room at McCoys Community Center was adorned with materials highlight Hispanic Heritage, and more.

Jillian Santillanez, victim advocate for the Family Advocacy Program at Presidio of Monterey Army Community Service, demonstrates how to establish boundaries during a workshop at the Hobson Recreation Center, Presidio of Monterey, Calif., Aug. 5. Santillanez said a woman approached her after dark at a gas station and she immediately put her hand up and told her to not to come any further.

DeLand, Fla., June 11, 2013 Students participate in a discussion during the Integrated Emergency Management Course. The course, offered by FEMA's Emergency Management Institute, provides local communities a chance to develop critical relationships and practice/develop emergency response plans.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Author and domestic-violence survivor Carolyn Colleen shares her personal story of perseverance and more during the 2022 Fort McCoy Womens Equality Day observance held Aug. 25, 2022, at McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. The event featured many displays about womens equality. The event, organized by Equal Opportunity Advisor Master Sgt. Ana Guzman with the Fort McCoy Garrison Equal Opportunity Office, recognizes the day the 19th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was passed on Aug. 26, 1920, giving women the right to vote.

Instructor Dale Waggoner with the Fort McCoy Virtual Battle Space simulations facility talks with students Jan. 29, 2024, with the Fort McCoy Noncommissioned Officer Academy Basic Leader Course about land navigation. The students spent a day training at the facility as part of course instruction. The training is called Virtual Battle Space for Map Reading and Land Navigation and is one of the newest additions to the course.

Kevin Braafladt, historian at the U.S. Army Sustainment Command, points to an early map of Rock Island Arsenal during a presentation at the Rock Island (Illinois) Public Library on July 13. ASC is based at the arsenal and the commands history office is presenting a series of lectures at public libraries in both Rock Island and nearby Davenport, Iowa, as part of the observance of RIAs 160th anniversary. The July 13 lecture was titled A Grand National Arsenal: The Establishment of Rock Island Arsenal and outlined how an island in the Mississippi River between the states of Illinois and Iowa was chosen as the site of an installation designed for the manufacture and storage of military weapons and equipment.

Families of unaccounted-for service members listen to a briefing during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Family Member Update (FMU) in Denver, Colorado, Sept. 10, 2022. FMUs give family members of MIA personnel the opportunity to speak with government officials face-to-face about their specific cases. These events include formal presentations, question and answer sessions, and one-one-one discussions designed to keep family members informed of DPAAs mission to account for those still missing while addressing their individual needs.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Lance J. Langfeldt, commanding officer of 6th Marine Corps District, leads a discussion with Florida State Seminoles women's soccer team staff members at Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, March 31, 2022. The 6MCD staff and the Jacksonville Officer Selection Team held leadership discussions with FSU staff and athletes and led them in events, such as Battle Position, the Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer, and the Marine Corps Flight Orientation Program.

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Gulfport, Miss. , April 17, 2009 A representative from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency teaches community floodplain managers about elevation certificates. NFIP experts from FEMA and MEMA teamed up to teach the class. Jennifer Smits/FEMA.. Mississippi Hurricane Katrina. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Fort McCoy community members participate in the 2022 Memorial Day Prayer Luncheon on May 26, 2022, at McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. Reverend Laurie Graber and her husband Tom Graber gave a presentation as guest speakers for the event. Both Grabers discussed their ministry and the importance of Memorial Day. Were several participants in the luncheon that included special guest speakers, special prayers provided by clergy, and music to honor fallen veterans for Memorial Day. Nearly three dozen community members attended the event that also included a free lunch. The event was organized by the Fort McCoy Religious Support Office.

Author and domestic-violence survivor Carolyn Colleen shares her personal story of perseverance and more during the 2022 Fort McCoy Womens Equality Day observance held Aug. 25, 2022, at McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. The event featured many displays about womens equality. The event, organized by Equal Opportunity Advisor Master Sgt. Ana Guzman with the Fort McCoy Garrison Equal Opportunity Office, recognizes the day the 19th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was passed on Aug. 26, 1920, giving women the right to vote.

Fort McCoy members participate in servant leadership training April 27, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The training was coordinated by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Human Resources and Viterbo University. A Fort McCoy Directorate of Human Resources leader who helped organize the training said the training is good for the Fort McCoy workforce because it specifically shows the workforce that regardless of age, rank, or status, its always good to be a lifelong learner. And that leader said its also important for government employees to remember they “serve.” They serve the employee first, taxpayers, service members, family members, and the country. And the leader said that being a servant leader is about who you are, not what you do.

Fort McCoy members participate in servant leadership training April 27, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The training was coordinated by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Human Resources and Viterbo University. A Fort McCoy Directorate of Human Resources leader who helped organize the training said the training is good for the Fort McCoy workforce because it specifically shows the workforce that regardless of age, rank, or status, its always good to be a lifelong learner. And that leader said its also important for government employees to remember they serve. They serve the employee first, taxpayers, service members, family members, and the country. And the leader said that being a servant leader is about who you are, not what you do.

U.S. Soldiers and Airmen with the Pennsylvania National Guard attend a Sexual Assault Prevention and Response victim advocate refresher training at the Keystone Conference Center. Also in attendance were Soldiers from other states and components as well as representatives from organizations like the Pennsylvania State Police and the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- About 45 of NASAs social media followers listen to a speaker during two days of presentations on the Kennedy Space Center's past, present and future.The social media participants gathered at the Florida spaceport on Aug. 2 and 3, 2012 to hear from key former and current leaders who related stories of the space agency's efforts to explore the unknown. It was the first social media event totally run by Kennedy.

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON - (Feb. 9, 2023) - Jeff Graham, the command equipment manager assigned to the Resources and Acquisitions Directorate of Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, speaks about materials management during the fourth edition of Mission Possible,” an information-sharing event held at the Tri-Service Research Laboratory. The purpose of Mission Possible” is to better inform members of the command on the tactics, techniques, and procedures of the three science directorates to include the resource acquisitions and administrative directorates. NAMRU San Antonio’s mission is to conduct gap driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research to improve survival, operational readiness, and safety of Department of Defense personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. It is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the DoD and is one of eight subordinate research commands in the g

Paul Parsons Jr. answering questions on DCMP. Saipan CNMI Oct 21 Paul Parsons Jr. answering questions on DCMP. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

The Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa and Camp Lemonnier Sexual Assault Prevention and Response team hosted a kickoff event for Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 4, 2023. SAAPM is observed annually in April and provides the opportunity to raise awareness and help prevent sexual violence.

Educators from Recruiting Stations Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, and Twin Cities attending the 2024 Educators Workshop receive a brief on education benefits that are offered to active duty servicemembers at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, Feb. 22, 2024. Participants of the workshop visit MCRD San Diego to observe recruit training and gain a better understanding about the transformation from recruits to United States Marines. Marine Corps

Col. Larry Fenner, 36th Wing vice commander, briefs leadership on realigning the wings priorities during an off-site in Saipan on Oct. 12, 2022. The off-site provided leadership with the opportunity to discuss realigning the wings mission, vision and priorities as well as tour various historical sites on the island.

Sustaining Women in STEM Making the Shift SWIS Chrystal Johnson hosted event at Bowie State Univon Nov 7, 2019 with panel discussion, speakers, breakout sessions

Licensed Counselor Carmella Navarro gives her presentation during Fort McCoys 2022 National Hispanic Heritage Month observance Sept. 15, 2022, at McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. Navarro has experience working with the Army Reserves 85th Support Command and much more as a licensed clinical professional counselor. Navarro shared many personal experiences in her presentation. The 2022 National Hispanic Heritage Month observance at Fort McCoy was organized by the Master Sgt. Ana Guzman with the Fort McCoy Equal Opportunity Office. In addition to the guest speaker, the banquet room at McCoys Community Center was adorned with materials highlight Hispanic Heritage, and more.

Licensed Counselor Carmella Navarro gives her presentation during Fort McCoys 2022 National Hispanic Heritage Month observance Sept. 15, 2022, at McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. Navarro has experience working with the Army Reserves 85th Support Command and much more as a licensed clinical professional counselor. Navarro shared many personal experiences in her presentation. The 2022 National Hispanic Heritage Month observance at Fort McCoy was organized by the Master Sgt. Ana Guzman with the Fort McCoy Equal Opportunity Office. In addition to the guest speaker, the banquet room at McCoys Community Center was adorned with materials highlight Hispanic Heritage, and more.

Tim McMahon, Armed Forces DNA Identification Lab director, talks about the process of using DNA in a forensic setting during a scientific summit at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, Sept. 22, 2022. The summit enabled 29 subject matter experts and policy makers from 11 countries to discuss and exchange scientific practices methodologies in research, investigation, excavation and human identification with the intent to share and unify baseline professional requirements to ensure remains are handled appropriately in any host nation when pursuing missing persons from past conflicts worldwide. DNA samples are used to help identify the remains of personnel who are returned from past conflicts.

Book forum at Main Interior, featuring presentations by Anthony Amerson, author of Great Courage: The First Black Sheriff Elected in the South Since Reconstruction (story of Macon County, Alabama sheriff Lucius Amerson, elected in 1967), and Sylvia Henderson, author of Why You Talk So White Eliminate the Behaviors That Sabotage Your Success

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Jim Story, Navy Chaplains Religious Enrichment Development Operation coordinator with Marine Forces Reserve, hosts the CREDO Marine Forces Reserve program in Fort Worth, Texas, June 4, 2022. CREDO is a marriage enrichment retreat open to all service members, designed to celebrate marriage and build resiliency. CREDO is a marriage enrichment retreat open to all service members, designed to celebrate marriage and build resiliency and gives service members the opportunity to stay spiritually ready.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership welcomed Deputy Assistant Secretary Kerri Hannan, US Department of State Western Hemisphere Bureau for a visit to the IADC Campus on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Oct. 14, 2022. During the visit, the guests conducted an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus.

Dr. Temple Grandin speaks with employees following Kennedy Space Center's annual National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) event. Grandin served as keynote speaker. A prominent author and speaker on animal behavior and autism, she is a professor of animal science at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. Kennedy's Disability Awareness and Action Working Group partnered with the Kennedy Networking Opportunities for Women group to sponsor the presentation.

Attendees listen to a presentation by Professor Gerald Iguchi, a doctorate holder who serves as a history professor at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, on May 19, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The presentation was in support of Fort McCoy's observance of Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The heritage month recognizes the contributions and influence of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States.

Author and domestic-violence survivor Carolyn Colleen shares her personal story of perseverance and more during the 2022 Fort McCoy Womens Equality Day observance held Aug. 25, 2022, at McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. The event featured many displays about womens equality. The event, organized by Equal Opportunity Advisor Master Sgt. Ana Guzman with the Fort McCoy Garrison Equal Opportunity Office, recognizes the day the 19th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was passed on Aug. 26, 1920, giving women the right to vote.

Fort McCoy community members participate in the 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Observance on Jan. 16, 2024, in McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 2024 observance at Fort McCoy featured opening comments by Master Sgt. Ana Guzman with the Fort McCoy Equal Opportunity Office who organized the event. It also included an opening prayer by Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Amy Noble with the Fort McCoy Religious Support Office, and Fort McCoy Garrison Commander Col. Stephen Messenger spoke about the legacy of MLK Jr. The 2024 theme for the observance was Remember! Celebrate! Act! A Day On, Not A Day Off! After Messenger gave his presentation, a video of one of Kings most famous speeches, Ive Been to the Mountaintop, was played for the observance attendees.

Professor Gerald Iguchi, a doctorate holder who serves as a history professor at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, gives his presentation May 19, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The presentation was in support of Fort McCoy's observance of Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The heritage month recognizes the contributions and influence of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States.

L0363 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Higher Education class at the North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Fort McCoy members participate in servant leadership training April 27, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The training was coordinated by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Human Resources and Viterbo University. A Fort McCoy Directorate of Human Resources leader who helped organize the training said the training is good for the Fort McCoy workforce because it specifically shows the workforce that regardless of age, rank, or status, its always good to be a lifelong learner. And that leader said its also important for government employees to remember they “serve.” They serve the employee first, taxpayers, service members, family members, and the country. And the leader said that being a servant leader is about who you are, not what you do.

Author and domestic-violence survivor Carolyn Colleen shares her personal story of perseverance and more during the 2022 Fort McCoy Womens Equality Day observance held Aug. 25, 2022, at McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. The event featured many displays about womens equality. The event, organized by Equal Opportunity Advisor Master Sgt. Ana Guzman with the Fort McCoy Garrison Equal Opportunity Office, recognizes the day the 19th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was passed on Aug. 26, 1920, giving women the right to vote.

Members of the Learn, Explore, Absorb and Disseminate (LEAD) Peninsula Program visited Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, May 4, 2022. LEAD Peninsula introduces its class members to the major facets of the greater Peninsula community through an intensive ten-month program.

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