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A Soldiers and their families from 704th Brigade Support Battalion enjoyed a day full of fun at the 704th Brigade Support Battalion Org Day Sept. 16 at Fort Carson. The day was full of fun activities such as volleyball, kickball, and basketball. Soldiers and family also enjoyed a barbecue to nourish them for the many activities.

Voluntary individuals assist the needy

U.S. Marines and family attend the Tri-Command BBQ Bash competition at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, Oct. 7, 2022. Fire Fest hosted the competition for Marines to compete for personal prizes, unit funds and to improve camaraderie between the different commands.

Report with two clowns from the Hôpiclowns association. They work in a home for disabled adults in Geneva.

Service members and their families enjoy free food, music, and more during the Military Appreciation event Sept. 15, 2022, at Patriot Park at South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. Dozens of people participated in the event that was organized by the Sparta (Wis.) Chamber of Commerce. Many other organizations also supported the event, including the Fort McCoy Exchange, USO Wisconsin, and more. Fort McCoy Garrison command team members also were on hand to support the event.

Parents with their son and daughter on a carousel

Corus Christi, TX, USA August 17, 2015 Disaster Survival Assistance Team (DSAT) member Jean Jack Fequiere gives the 1-800-621-3362 (FEMA) hone number to Corus Christi resident Gloria Mesa. The (DSAT) teams are canvassing Corus Christi neighborhoods affected by recent floods. Andrea. Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) volunteer Dave Johnston, North Dakota vice-chair, hands out beverages to Military Appreciation Night ticket recipients at the at the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks baseball game, Newman Outdoor Field, Fargo, N.D., Aug. 16, 2022. The event was hosted by the Fargp Moorhead West Fargo Chamber and the FM RedHawks.

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USA, New England, Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Rockport, Rockport Fourth of July Parade, Caribbean steel drum band.

People Hanging Around In Broadway Market In Shoreditch, East London, London, Uk

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Rachel Ledford, in prink shirt, and Noelle Leford, right, from Butler, PA attend the transfer ceremony for space shuttle Discovery, Thursday, April 19, 2012, at the Smithsonian's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va. Discovery, the first orbiter retired from NASAs shuttle fleet, which completed 39 missions, spent 365 days in space, orbited the Earth 5,830 times, and traveled 148,221,675 miles will take the place of Enterprise at the center to commemorate past achievements in space and to educate and inspire future generations of explorers at the center.

Peaceful Demonstration in Rural Small Town, California BLM Protest

Spectators enjoy the second day of the 2022 Thunder Over Dover Airshow, May 22, 2022, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. The base opened its gates to the public for a free, two-day event to showcase the Air Force and the bases mission of providing rapid global airlift every day of the year.

Eric Paslay, right, an American country music singer and songwriter, meets with a family during the Fall Carnival at the 11 Area parade deck on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 7, 2022. The free event was hosted by Marine Corps Community Services and featured hayrides, pumpkins, games and a concert by Paslay. It's always good to go say thanks and Im grateful for all yall do, said Paslay. I hope people leave here tonight with a few seeds of hope and great memories to go along with it.Paslay is a long-time supporter of the military and has performed various shows all around the world for service members.

Families playing games at an amusement arcade.

President Barack Obama jokes with restaurant patrons at Arthur Bryant's Barbeque in Kansas City, Mo., July 29, 2014.

Sale by auction. Sweden

The Beale Air Force Base United Services Organization passes out snow cones for Recce Connect Day on Beale AFB, Cali. on Sept. 16, 2022. Recce Connect Day was held as opportunity to unite the Beale AFB community.

Museum Volunteers Bill Filbert, with the Hampton Roads Naval Museum (HRNM), and Stella Lonzanida, daughter of HRNM Public Affairs Officer Max Lonzanida, interact with visitors and fans at the Norfolk Tides baseball stadium during Navy Night on Saturday, August 20, 2022. Visitors to the outreach booth received information about the museums exhibit The Ten Thousand-Day War at Sea: The U.S. Navy in Vietnam, 1950-1975, along with educational materials.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks with the staff, left, at a USAID cholera treatment center, along with Steve Smith, right, with the health sector of the U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince on January 30, 2011, in Haiti.

Father and sons eat hot dogs from street vendor

A U.S. Air Force Airman collects pamphlets from local vendors during the Military Appreciation Picnic at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Nov. 4, 2022. The Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce hosted the picnic as an expression of gratitude to military members and to further integrate Shaw AFB as part of the local Sumter community.

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Terry Townes, an instructor with Waterfront Wellness, teaches U.S. Marines and Sailors line dancing in Baltimore, Maryland, Sept. 8, 2022. Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore is an annual public event that celebrates the contributions of the U.S. sea services and maritime capabilities from the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard. More than 2,300 service members participated in Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore 2022 engaging and assisting with ship tours, live bands and static equipment displays.

A cheerful man and woman sit on a picnic blanket in a park, engaging in a lively conversation surrounded by friends on a sunny day.

Caucasian brother and sister rinsing kayak with hose

Boy eating fair food at the Western Idaho Fair in Boise, Idaho.

Multiracial team working together at food drive, charitably distributing essential items to less fortunate. Multiethnic people wearing blue t-shirts providing hunger relief and volunteer assistance.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Volunteers from the United Methodist NOMADS group repair housing damaged in the 2008 Iowa flood. Nearly 4,000 houses in Cedar Rapids were damaged. The NOMADS are retirees who volunteer their services for disaster recovery and other programs.

Red Cross Volunteers Working in Winnie, Texas Shelter After Hurr.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

two girls and father sitting picking nose waiting in airport

FORT CARSON, Colo. Soldiers and Family members take turns on the large inflatable slide at the Fort Carson Spring Flea Market and Festival April 30, 2022, at Iron Horse Park. (Photo by Walt Johnson)

Memphis, Tenn. (June 13, 2022) J.D. Hemmings, a member of Naval Support Activity Mid-South Fire Department, speaks with families visiting The Fire Museum of 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.

Participants of the Portland Disaster Relief Trails navigate through obstacles with a bike full of disaster supplies. The community-based event showcases how bikes can be used to transport food, water and supplies to support their community in an emergency.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise meets with Gold Star Family members July 4 at the Division Parade Field during Fort Campbells Independence Day Celebration before taking the stage to perform with his group the Lt. Dan Band.

Ames Family Day Picnic in celebration of NASA's 50th Anniversary

220530-N-VQ947-3186 LOS ANGELES (May 30, 2022) Chief Cryptologic Technician (Collection) Charles Peterson, center, dances the worm at the Cabrillo Yacht Club during Los Angeles Fleet Week, May 30, 2022. LAFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience Americas sea services. During Fleet Week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of Los Angles and its surrounding areas.

Team Travis family members play a game during Walk of Hope, a Childhood Cancer Awareness event, at the Military and Family Readiness Center, Travis Air Force Base, California, Sept. 21, 2022. The event was filled with activities, games and food for all attendees, along with booths full of resources for families battling cancer.

Sgt. 1st Class Lonnie Lucas, the casualty assistance officer for the Illinois Army National Guard, talks with family and friends, during a retirement ceremony Oct. 7, 2022 at Marios Pizza in Springfield, IL after 21 years of military service. (Illinois National Guard photo by Army Sgt. Trenton Fouche)

Rockaway, N.Y., Nov. 5, 2012 FEMA Corps Member Victoria Lomas describes the assistance that may be provided through FEMA with survivors of Sandy at the Rockaway DRC. FEMA is working with state and local officials to assist residents who were affected by Hurricane Sandy. New York Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Anthony Culletto lead firefighter shows kindergarten children the fire truck during the fire prevention week celebration. Camp Darby, Italy, Oct. 11, 2022.

The165th Airlift Wing hosted Family Day on September 10, 2022, to provide unit members and family an opportunity to visit the base and participate in fun activities. The events included activities for kids, lunch, and static military aircraft and vehicle displays. Several veteran organizations and small businesses from the local Pooler and Savannah area sponsored the event.

Abrielle Thomas, 11, gets her face painted at the annual Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Pollinator Expo, June 8, 2022, at the Wright Brothers monument. Thomass mother is Hileria Thomas of the Air Force Life Center Management Center.

Several Bouncy Houses and games set up for event in Flushing Meadow Corona Park, Queens, New York.

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Kwajalein Atoll, of the Republic of Marshall Islands

Tornado - Tuscaloosa, Ala. , July 18, 2011 FEMA Mitigation Specialist Rick Burgess speaks to Tuscaloosa disaster survivor Jennifer Wilson at a FEMA Mitigation Outreach Workshop hosted by WTXT and ZBQ Radio in front of Starbucks, Midtown Village Mall, 1800 McFarland Blvd. , Tuscaloosa. Kathryn Wilson reads FEMA's "Ready.. Set.. Prepared" while her mother and FEMA's Rick Burgess discuss the importance of safe rooms. North Dakota Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

New York - United States, people relaxing in the street

230407-N-ML137-2041 KEKAHA, Hawaii (April 7, 2023) A mother and daughter collect eggs during an egg hunt hosted by Morale, Welfare and Recreation at the volleyball court outside Shenanigans restaurant at Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), Barking Sands. PMRF is the worlds largest instrumented multi-domain range capable of supporting surface, subsurface, air and space operations simultaneously.

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110514-N-AQ172-175OSAKA, Japan (May 14, 2011) Legalman 1st Class Ronald Alexander, left, and Information Systems Technician 1st Class Dewayne Poole play jump rope during a community service project at the Holy Family Home. Sailors assigned to the U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked U.S. 7th Fleet staff performed minor cleaning and spent time with the children.

Ames Family Day Picnic in celebration of NASA's 50th Anniversary

Ames Family Day Picnic in celebration of NASA's 50th Anniversary

Installation community members participate in the 2022 Fort McCoy Christmas Tree Lighting Event festivities Dec. 1, 2022, at McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. Dozens of Fort McCoy community members flocked to the center to attend the event. It was the largest showing for the event since 2019. The event included not just the tree lighting but also childrens crafts, photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus, free hot chocolate and cookies, and other activities. The annual event is the installations kickoff to the holiday season.

Service members participate in a joint enlistment ceremony at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Ind., May 22, 2022. Families of the new enlistees came to support their loved ones as the embark on their journey in this U.S. military. (Indiana National Guard photo by Spc. Kelsea Cook)

Voters waiting in line at a polling station to cast their ballots.

Families playing games at an amusement arcade.

Pensacola, Fla., May 15, 2014 Katerina Pendergrast and sons Zachery and Thomas in front of their destroyed home in Brownsville, Florida. By day, Katerina salvages belongings from the house and at night they sleep in the Red Cross shelter. They have applied for . Florida Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

HM3 Stacy Johnson, US Navy, receives her number from MAJ. Tom Crossman, US Air Force, as she registers for the Independence Day Fun Run at Camp Pleso. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Base: Zagrab Country: Croatia (HRV)

The 707th Force Support Squadron Airman and Family Readiness Center participates in a joint Exceptional Family Member Program childrens holiday celebration, Dec. 8, 2022, at the Army Community Service Center, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. The A&FRC partnered with other EFMP organizations on Fort Meade to host the event, which provided EFMP families with gifts, festive decorations and received a surprise visit from Santa Clause. The EFMP is designed to provide support to military family members with special needs such as a physical, developmental or mental disorder requiring specialized services.

Reportage: A young guest attending the 2020 Salute to America event waves an American flag as President Donald Trump delivers remarks Saturday, July 4, 2020, on the South Lawn of the White House.

220723-N-YS525-003 CHEYENNE, Wyo. (July 23, 2022) - Lt. Thomas Stone, Junior Officer of the Year for the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Cheyenne (SSN 773), interacts with children during a parade in Cheyenne, Wyoming, during the city's Frontier Days celebration. Stone was part of a four-person contingent from USS Cheyenne visiting the sub's namesake city to share their Navy stories and build relationships in the community.

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A child from the Child Development Center receives a hug from Sparky the fire dog, the official mascot of the National Fire Protection Association during the Fire Prevention Week tour at the CDC on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Oct. 13, 2022. Throughout the week the Keesler Fire Department conducted random fire drills, toured various facilities with Sparky the fire dog, passed out fire safety information and fire hats for children.

Mom with her six children, Vista, California.

Student listening to an ipod while walking on the campus of University of Texas in Austin.

People wearing dark glasses watching solar eclipse, Woodruff, South Carolina, USA

An Hispanic family goes off to plant a tree at a Tree Planting in Highland Park which plans to plant 100 Arbutus Trees around and along Figueroa Street.

Two young women hanging out in downtown Anchorage, South-central Alaska; Anchorage, Alaska, United States of America

People shopping at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market under the Ferry Building clock tower. San Francisco, California

Misty Morgan, Fort Stewart Housing Maintenance Help facility director, distributes air filters to residents during a housing town hall, Oct. 27 on Fort Stewart. The Housing Maintenance facility staff was on hand to pass out air filters and energy efficient light bulbs to residents during the event.

Hurricane Katrina, Biloxi, Miss., November 3, 2005 -- Curtis Lopez displays family photos found in the debris where their home once stood, to his wife Ann, granddaughter Olivia, and daughter-in-law Bridgett. Four generations of the Lopez family now live in FEMA travel trailers, as do thousands of Mississippians displaced by Hurricane Katrina. George Armstrong/FEMA

Families playing games at an amusement arcade.

Baldwin, Louisiana, Volunteers pack school and personal hygiene kits that will be sent to victims of disasters around the world. They are working at the Sager-Brown Depot, operated by the United Methodist Committee on Relief. Ninety-year-old Helen DeLoach helps pack the kits.

Museum Volunteer Bill Filbert, with the Hampton Roads Naval Museum, interacts with visitors and fans at the Nofolk Tides baseball stadium during Navy Night on Saturday, August 20, 2022. Visitors to the outreach booth received information about the museums exhibit The Ten Thousand-Day War at Sea: The U.S. Navy in Vietnam, 1950-1975, along with educational materials.

Photographic documentation of the STS-109 Crew Return Ceremony. The events take place at Hangar 990 at Ellington Field. Views include: Overall view of crewmembers 09319; View of crewmembers standing on stage talking to group 09320; Unidentified crewmember waving to crowd 09321; Unidentified crewmember autographing photo 09322; Mission Specialist Michael J. Massimino holding crew photo as he talks to child in group 09323; Pilot Duane G. Carey signing a crew photo for a visitor 09324; Unidentified crewmember signing a photo for visitor 09325; Commander Scott D. Altman talking to child in group 09326; Unidentified crewmember giving a photo to visitor 09327; Crewmembers exiting plane 09328; Duane G. Carey shaking hands with visitor. Astronaut Scott Altman smiling in the background 09329); Astronaut Jim Newman kissing his child 09330; Jim Newman holding his daughter as his son grabs at his pant leg 09331; Close-up view of Payload Commander John Grunsfeld h

Service members, civilians, and families watchas children collect Easter eggs during an Easteregg hunt hosted by the Marine Corps Air StationIwakuni Chapel, at MCAS Iwakuni, Apr. 17,2022. The chapel provided food andentertainment for guests, as well as an Easter egghunt for children.

Justin E. Ross, FEMA Disability Integration Advisor representative, and Laurie Boutwell, FEMA Corps Disaster Survivor Assistance team member, visit survivor Walter Daisey, former Walker Assistant Chief of Police, outside of he and his wife Melanie's gutted, flood damaged home in Walker, Louisiana. In the second month following the historic flooding disaster in Louisiana, FEMA teams continue to canvas neighborhoods and follow up with survivors such as the Daiseys' who may be in need of additional assistance or information.. Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Volunteers load vehicles during a Nourish the Service event at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, April 1, 2022. The event provided new and soon-to-be parents with non-perishable food items, baby care supplies and resource information.

Cordon Granito Expedition, Chilean Andes Mountains

People at Chinatown street fair during Chinese New Year parade weekend San Francisco California

Circle, AK, September 25, 2013 Federal Coordinating Officer Dolph A. Diemont (L) gives a basket of goods to a disaster survivor family that was severely affected by the flooding as a gesture of kindness. FEMA provided grants for materials, coordinated volunteer construction labor from the Mennonites Disaster Services Organization and shared in the community celebration by donating gift baskets to those new homeowners that had total structure losses. Adam DuBrowa/ FEMA. Alaska Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

DSA teams help KY flood survivors. Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, September 5, 2005 -- Local and FEMA Urban Search and Rescue workers and US Coast Guard members transport residents needing assistance out of areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Group of mothers running with baby strollers in California

SAN DIEGO (April 20, 2022) Capt. Kelly Fletcher, commanding officer of amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), a native of West Hempstead, New York, center, speaks with visitors from San Diego Girl Scouts during a ship tour, April 20, 2022. Essex is homeported in San Diego.

Young people gather for Mass during World Youth Day in the Barangaroo area of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Volunteers from the Macomb County Ministerial Alliance and local politicians served breakfast to homeless people on the Martin Luther King holiday, Mount Clemens, Michigan, USA, North America

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama listen to the NYU Vocaholics perform in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House following a Christmas holiday reception, Dec. 6, 2012.

Campers participate in the group dance "Sally Down the Alley" at the Kentucky National Guard (KYNG) Child and Youth Camp at Lake Cumberland 4-H Camp in Nancy, Ky. on July 18-22, 2022. Sally Down the Alley is danced every night of camp.

Rear Adm. William G. Kelly cuts birthday cake at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT, Aug 4, 2022. Academy staff, cadets, family, and others celebrated with cake, festivities and a Coast Guard Day proclamation from Governor Ned Lamont.

Flute players on Royal Street.

A volunteer sits at a table to advertise Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender resources during a Pride picnic at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 11, 2022. Pride Month is celebrated every June to honor the 1969 Stonewall riots, and to champion equal justice and equal opportunity for the LGBTQ+ community.

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President Barack Obama greets a crowd gathered outside Manuel's Tavern in Atlanta, Ga., March 10, 2015.

Employee showing items to senior couple

Izaiah Hoover, 10, left, and Elijah Halladay, 12, enjoy a life-sized game of chess July 4 at the Division Parade Field during Fort Campbells Independence Day Celebration. The event included a Family Fun Zone with inflatables, yard games and food trucks to entertain children ahead of a concert and fireworks show.

Guests at an outdoor wedding reception at dusk; Genoa, Nebraska, United States of America

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