Ceremonial Events in Military Settings

Images from formal military ceremonies, including addresses to service members and congressional events, reflecting military heritage and honor.

220518-N-OH262-0242 WASHINGTON D.C. (May 18, 2022)--David Yoho, a World War II era Merchant Mariner, addresses the audience during the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony held to honor Merchant Mariners of WWII at the U.S. Capital, May 18. During WWII Merchant Mariners put their lives on the line for their country, braving German and Japanese submarines, in their Liberty Ships, as they delivered critical supplies for service members serving in the European and Pacific theaters.

At the Operations and Support Building II at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Vice President Mike Pence addresses members of the U.S. Air Force after the scrubbed launch attempt of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Air Force's GPS III satellite from Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Dec. 18, 2018.

June 23, 2010 "This was a difficult day for the President after he had made the decision to replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal with Gen. David Petraeus as the Commander of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan.

220518-N-OH262-0242 WASHINGTON D.C. (May 18, 2022)--David Yoho, a World War II era Merchant Mariner, addresses the audience during the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony held to honor Merchant Mariners of WWII at the U.S. Capital, May 18. During WWII Merchant Mariners put their lives on the line for their country, braving German and Japanese submarines, in their Liberty Ships, as they delivered critical supplies for service members serving in the European and Pacific theaters.

Nov. 5, 2009 The shootings at Fort Hood had happening a few hours earlier. As meetings continued into the night, I walked outside the Oval Office to photograph looking back in as the President talked with one of his national security aides.”

221106-N-LI114-1246 SAGAMI WAN (Nov. 6, 2022) Adm. Mike Gilday, chief of naval operations, administers the oath of reenlistment to Sailors in the hangar bay of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Fleet Review 2022 in the Sagami Wan, Nov. 6. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

Senator Barack Obama introduces the 'Dignity for Wounded Warriors Act of 2007

ADM Hyman G. Rickover, deputy assistant secretary for naval reactors, Department of Energy, speaks at the commissioning of the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine USS OHIO (SSBN-726). The OHIO was built by General Dynamics Corp. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

United States, Washington, D.C. The Presidential podium on the North Portico of the White House on May 6, 2008.

President Barack Obama delivers remarks at a Combined Forces Command Briefing at Yongsan Garrison in Seoul, Republic of Korea on April 26, 2014.

President Barack Obama delivers remarks at a Combined Forces Command Briefing at Yongsan Garrison in Seoul, Republic of Korea on April 26, 2014.

160229-N-ED767-807WASHINGTON (Feb. 29, 2016) President Barack Obama delivers remarks during a Medal of Honor presentation ceremony for Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Edward C. Byers Jr., left, during a ceremony Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, at the White House. Byers received the Medal of Honor for his actions during a hostage rescue operation in Afghanistan in December 2012.

Secretary Pompeo attends a traditional German lunch with U.S. military veterans, in Modlareuth, Germany on November 7, 2019.

090128-N-0696M-200President of the United States Barack Obama, flanked by Gen. Norton Schwartz, U.S. Air Force chief of staff; Gen. George W. Casey, U.S. Army chief of staff; U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, addresses the media during his first visit to the Pentagon since becoming commander-in-chief, Jan. 28, 2009. Obama and Vice President Joe Biden met with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and all the service chiefs getting their inputs on the way ahead in Afghanistan and Iraq.

050629-F-0193C-102. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President Barack Obama participates in the 60th anniversary of the signing of the armistice that ended the Korean War, at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., Saturday, July 27, 2013.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks during the 153rd National Memorial Day Observance on Monday, May 31, 2021, at Arlington National Cemeterys Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington, Virginia.

Senator Barack Obama introduces the 'Dignity for Wounded Warriors Act of 2007

220518-N-OH262-0183 WASHINGTON D.C. (May 18, 2022)--Congressman Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives, addresses the audience during the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony held to honor Merchant Mariners of WWII at the U.S. Capital, May 18. During WWII Merchant Mariners put their lives on the line for their country, braving German and Japanese submarines, in their Liberty Ships, as they delivered critical supplies for service members serving in the European and Pacific theaters.

U.S. Air Force Col. Matthew Reilman, 17th Training Wing commander, Col. Christopher Corbett, 17th TRW vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Rebecca Arbona, 17th TRW command chief, pay their respects at a memorial service, in the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 7, 2022. The memorial service was held for U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Bryce Rudisell, Fire Training Instructor at the Louis F. Garland DoD Fire Academy, who was killed Oct. 2.

2006 Korean War Veterans Armistice Day Ceremony at the Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Vice President Dick Cheney and South Koreaa's Ambassador to the U.S., Lee Tae-Sik, among the dignitaries participating

President Bush remarks at the annual Peace Officer's Memorial

First Lady Michelle Obama introduces President Barack Obama to troops and their families at Ft. Bragg, N.C., December 14, recognizing their service during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn, as the war in Iraq comes to an end. Ft. Bragg is a platform of readiness that is postured to rapidly respond globally with full spectrum forces that provide sustained joint operational access capability to combatant commanders while remaining dedicated to providing Americas Soldiers, military families, and civilian employees with the quality of life and vibrant community commensurate with their selfless service.

Condi Rice, Robert Gates and Peter Pace speak to the media

President Barack Obama meets with United States Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry, left, and General Stanley McChrystal, Commander of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, in the Oval Office, Dec. 7, 2009.

Dana A. Fiatarone, vice president, Marine Corps Systems at Sikorsky, gives his remark during the Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1) 75th Anniversary Reunion on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, June 3, 2022. HMX-1 is a United States Marine Corps helicopter squadron responsible for the direct support of the President of the United States. HMX-1 was established Dec. 1, 1947 as an experimental unit tasked with testing and evaluating military helicopters when rotary wing flight was still in its infancy.

Mr. Ray Kapaun, nephew to Medal of Honor Recipient U.S. Army Chaplain (Capt.) Emil Joseph Kapaun, speaks during the National POW/MIA Recognition Day at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Sept. 16, 2022. The event is held every year on the third Friday of September, honoring prisoners of war and missing-in-action service members. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

President Barack Obama addresses the nation from Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, May 1, 2012.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama wait with Dakota Meyer in the Blue Room of the White House before the start of the Medal of Honor presentation ceremony in the East Room, Sept. 15, 2011. Meyer, then a Marine Corps Corporal, received the Medal of Honor for his actions on Sept. 8, 2009, while serving in the Kunar Province, Afghanistan.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark A. Milley answer questions during a press conference at NATO headquarters, Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 12, 2022. Austin hosted the sixth meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group that brought together nearly 50 countries for continuing discussions on support to Ukraine in its war with Russia. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby holds a press briefing, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 20, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Taryn Sammet)

Arizona Senator John McCain is escorted to his seat during the weekly Marine Corps Sunset parade at the Marine Corps War Memorial Aug. 3. McCain is a long time friend and commrad of the nights guest of honor and Medal of Honor recipient retired Air Force Col. George Bud” Day. The two Vietnam veterans shared a prison sell as prisoners of war in 1967, during which they were tortured by Viet Cong forces. Day has remained a political ally over the years.

President Barack Obama leads a briefing on the current situation in Libya with National Security Advisor Tom Donilon, foreground, and Chief of Staff Bill Daley during a secure conference call aboard Air Force One on the flight from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Santiago, Chile, March 21, 2011. Taking part in the call are Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen, Secretary of Defense Bob Gates, and AFRICOM Commander General Carter Ham.

US President Joe Biden, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley and Army Chaplain Col. James J. Foster attend the 21st 9/11 Pentagon Observance Ceremony on Sept. 11, 2022, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

President Barack Obama gives a 'thumbs-up' to a group of WW II veterans sitting behind him on stage prior to speaking during the 65th anniversary of the D-Day invasion in Normandy, France, June 6, 2009.

Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby holds a press briefing, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 20, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Taryn Sammet)

020911-D-9880W-068. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James listen to the citation for her Distinguished Public Service Award, during James' farewell ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Jan. 11, 2017. James took office as the 23rd secretary of the Air Force in December 2013.

Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby holds a press briefing, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 26 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders)

011211-F-1644L-009. Base: Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: COMMANDER IN CHIEF

2006 Korean War Veterans Armistice Day Ceremony at the Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Vice President Dick Cheney and South Koreaa's Ambassador to the U.S., Lee Tae-Sik, among the dignitaries participating

President Joe Biden salutes a U.S. Marine as he prepares to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, before departing for Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

Secretary of the Navy John H. Dalton addresses a large group of active duty military and veterans attending the 50th anniversary memorial ceremony atop Mount Suribachi. He stated "Honor, courage, commitment as words, they are easy to say. Here on Iwo Jima, they were turned into deeds, deeds that will forever guide the Naval service". Also present for the ceremony were General Carl E. Mundy, Jr. Commandant of the Marine Corps (rear left) and Admiral Richard C. Macke, Commander-In-CHIEF, U.S. Pacific Command (rear left). Base: Iwo Jima Country: Japan (JPN)

021111-F-6340W-077. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Office of External Affairs and Environmental Education - Emergency Operations Center and BP Oil Spill - President Barack Obama is briefed about the situation along the Gulf Coast following the BP oil spill, at Coast Guard Venice Center, in Venice, LA, Sunday, May 2, 2010, Pictured from left are U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad Allen, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism John Brennan, Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) , Environmental Protection Agency

Ambassador Daniel Smith introduces Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken at a welcome ceremony at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on January 27, 2021.

020221-F-1705S-007. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

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