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240406-N-BD629-1439.JPGPhoto By: MCC Shannon M. Smith

Apr 7, 2024

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Amb. Thomas Stewart Udall, U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to New Zealand and to the Independent State of Samoa speaks during a ceremony to present Air Marshal Kevin R. Short, New Zealand Defense Force Chief of Defence Force, with the Legion of Merit in Wellington, New Zealand, on April 6, 2024. The Legion of Merit is the highest accolade that the U.S. can bestow upon a foreign leader; it is reserved for individuals who have shown exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services. USINDOPACOM is committed to enhancing stability in the Indo-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression and, when necessary, fighting to win. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon M. Smith)DOWNLOAD PHOTO(3.39 MB)                This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release. If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit. Further, any commercial or non-commercial use of this photograph or any                other DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at            http://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations.html                , which pertains to                intellectual property restrictions (e.g., copyright and trademark, including                the use of official emblems, insignia, names and slogans), warnings                regarding use of images of identifiable personnel, appearance of                endorsement, and related matters.            Back to Gallery