Ceremonial Military Arrivals

Images of dignitaries and military personnel during ceremonial events at air bases, highlighting formal introductions and protocol.

Returned POWs U.S. Navy CPT Jeremiah Andrew Denton (on left), (Captured 18 Jul 65) and Navy CPT James Alfred Mulligan, (Captured 20 Mar 66) as they board the C-141 Starlifter for the trip from Clark AB to sthe states. Both Denton and Mulligan were released by the North Vietnamese in Hanoi on 12 Feb 73 in Hanoi. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

DF-ST-87-02059. Base: Bergstrom Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremonies for Harold Macmillan, Prime Minister of Great Britain, 4:50PM. President John F. Kennedy (back to camera) shakes hands with Prime Minister of Great Britain, Harold Macmillan, upon the Prime Ministers arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, aboard a Royal Air Force plane.

CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. -- At the Cape Kennedy Air Force Station skid strip, Dr. Kurt H. Debus, director of the Kennedy Space Center, greets returning Gemini 12 astronauts James A. Lovell and Edwin E. Buzz Aldrin Jr. following their four-day Earth orbital mission.

Arrival ceremonies for Habib Bourguiba, Sr., President of Tunisia, and wife Moufida Bourguiba, 12:00PM. Arrival ceremonies for Habib Bourguiba, Sr., President of Tunisia. L-R: Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President John F. Kennedy; Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; Protocol officer for the State Department, Richard J. Gookin; unidentified. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.

Visit of Muhammad Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan, Newport, Rhode Island. Arrival ceremony in honor of President of Pakistan, Muhammad Ayub Khan, at Quonset Point Naval Air Station, North Kingstown, Rhode Island. President John F. Kennedy (back to camera, holding hat) and President Ayub Khan greet military personnel; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy stands right of President Kennedy. Also pictured: U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Phillips Talbot.

Arrival ceremony for Archbishop Makarios III, President of Cyprus, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in honor of President of the Republic of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios III. Standing on reviewing platform (L-R): Archbishop Makarios III; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus, Spyros Kyprianou; President Kennedy; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. (U.S.N.); U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus, Fraser Wilkins; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; and Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus, Zenon Rossides (in front, holding hat). Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr., stands left of platform; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton, stands behind platform at right. Also pictured: Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Ambassador of Ghana, William M. Q. Halm; Ambass

Funeral services for Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, Hyde Park, New York. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy arrive at Stewart Air Force Base in Newburgh, New York, aboard Air Force One to attend the funeral of Eleanor Roosevelt in Hyde Park, New York. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Marian Cannon Schlesinger; Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs, W. Averell Harriman.

Returned POWs U.S. Navy CPT Jeremiah Andrew Denton (on left), (Captured 18 Jul 65) and Navy CPT James Alfred Mulligan, (Captured 20 Mar 66) as they board the C-141 Starlifter for the trip from Clark AB to sthe states. Both Denton and Mulligan were released by the North Vietnamese in Hanoi on 12 Feb 73 in Hanoi. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

Arrival ceremony for Félix Houphouët-Boigny, President of the Ivory Coast, 12:00PM. President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny (at microphones), delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in his honor. Also standing on platform: President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; Ambassador of the Ivory Coast, Henri Konan Bédié; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; U.S. Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, R. Borden Reams; Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Barksdale Hamlett; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Virginia Rusk (wife of Secretary Rusk); Henriette Bédié (wife of Ambassador Bédié); Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs

Arrival ceremony for Sylvanus Olympio, President of Togo, 11:00AM. Arrival ceremonies for President of Togo, Sylvanus Olympio. Standing on reviewing platform (L-R): President John F. Kennedy; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Togo, Paulin Freitas; President Olympio; Togolese Ambassador to the United States, Dr. André Akakpo; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (behind Ambassador Akakpo); Under Secretary of State, George Ball; US Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (below platform at left); Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs of Togo, Dr. Hospice Coco (in group behind platform); Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen Soapy Williams (in group behind platform); Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard (behind platform at right). US Marine Band stands in background. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington Nation

DF-SC-85-11581. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

COL W.R. Macfarlane, 18th Tactical Fighter Wing, right, is welcomed upon his arrival for exercise Kangaroo '81. In the background is an F-15 Eagle aircraft. Subject Operation/Series: KANGAROO '81 Base: Raaf Amberley State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS)

Arrival ceremony for Roberto F. Chiari, President of Panama, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy delivers welcoming remarks during the arrival ceremony in honor of President of Panama, Roberto F. Chiari. On the reviewing platform (L-R): President Chiari; Minister of Foreign Relations of Panama, Dr. Galileo Solis; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; President Kennedy; Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; U.S. Ambassador to Panama, Joseph S. Farland; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; and Ambassador of Panama, Augusto Guillermo Arango. Aide-de-Camp to President Chiari, Lieutenant Federico Boyd (behind Dr. Solis), and Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton (right), flank the platform. Also pictured: Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Minister of Finance and the Treasury of Panama, Dr. Gilberto Arias; owner of Radio Programas Continentales (Continental Radio Programs), Fernando Eleta; Di

Trip to Western States: Honolulu, Hawaii, arrival at Honolulu International Airport, 9:10PM. President John F. Kennedy (center, back to camera and wearing flower leis) greets Kathryn Felt (wearing blue dress) and Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Command (CINCPAC), Admiral Harry D. Felt (standing right of President Kennedy), upon his arrival at Honolulu International Airport in Honolulu, Hawaii. Those standing left of the President include: Chairman of the State of Hawaii Democratic Party, Robert C. Oshiro; Ida Geneva Long; former Senator Oren E. Long (Hawaii); Amy Ching Richardson; Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii, William S. Richardson; Director of Protocol for the Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Command (CINCPAC), Colonel Donald J. Robinson. Those standing right of the President include: Governor of Hawaii, John A. Burns; Senator Daniel Inouye (Hawaii); Representative Thomas Ponce Gill (Hawaii); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. J

Ground crewmen close the lower front compartment door on a 747 cargo aircraft after loading jeeps aboard during Operation Ocean Venture '82. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '82 Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

1977 - An Air Force honor guard stands at attention while the casket of an MIA from North Vietnam is removed from a C-141 Starlifter aircraft.

Vice President George Bush is greeted by LGEN Richard E. Merkling and his wife, right, upon his arrival for a visit to the base. LGEN Merkling is the commander, Air Force Logistics Command. Base: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremonies for Habib Bourguiba, Sr., President of Tunisia, and wife Moufida Bourguiba, 12:00PM. Arrival ceremonies for Habib Bourguiba, Sr., President of Tunisia. L-R: First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; President John F. Kennedy; Assistant to the Air Force Aide to the President, Major Frank S. Evans; Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; unidentified; Protocol officer for the State Department, Richard J. Gookin. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.

President John F Kennedy (center), accompanied by Maj Gen Ralph E Haines, Jr, (left) Commanding General, 1st Armored Division and Gen Maxwell D Taylor, (right) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, makes an inspection tour of units of the 1st Armored Div staged at Ft Stewart for the Cuban build-up, Ft Stewart, GA, 11/26/1962. (Photo by Pvt Urbanavicius/US Army/GG Vintage Images)

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. -- After arrival at Cape Canaveral Missile Test Annex, Skid Strip, President John F. Kennedy left is welcomed by a Color Guard. Dr. Kurt Debus is at right. The President is touring Complex 37, Cape Canaveral Missile Test Annex.

At Gia Lan Airport, surrounded by North Vietnamese and American officials, the press and public, just released, ex-POW U.S. Navy LCMDR Joseph C. Plumb Jr., (Captured 19 May 67) walks to meet his escort officer for the trip to Clark Air Base. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Hanoi Country: Republic Of Vietnam (RVN)

DF-SN-85-09211. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

DF-ST-86-03815. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Former US President George Bush is greeted by US Air Force Colonel Neil Mills, Vice Commander, 436th Airlift Wing, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, and General Peter Sullivan, Commander, 512th Airlift Wing, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, upon arrival to Dover Air Force Base on September 27, 2000. Base: Dover State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Ex-POW, U.S. Air Force CPT Ernest Milvin Moore Jr., (Captured 11 Mar 67) makes some farewell remarks to the Press and public who came to see the departure of the ex-POWS for the United States. CPT Moore was released in Hanoi by North Vietnam on 4 Mar 73. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

Anefo photo collection. Attlee in our country. November 3, 1947

President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-6-207. Dignitaries, including Miss. Gov. Haley Barbour (pointing) lined up on ATC ramp. Hurricane Katrina

DF-ST-85-11234. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '85 Base: Fort Wainwright State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Trip to Bermuda: arrival at Kindley Air Force Base, Bermuda, 12:55PM. President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with the Governor of Bermuda, Major General Sir Julian Gascoigne, upon the President's arrival in Bermuda from Palm Beach, Florida. Lady Joyce Gascoigne (wife of the Governor) stands at right with Air Force One in the background. Kindley Air Force Base, St. David's Island, Bermuda.

Arrival ceremonies for Léopold Sédar Senghor, President of Senegal, 10:45AM. President John F. Kennedy greets President of Senegal Léopold Sédar Senghor upon his arrival via United States Air Force airplane. (L-R) An unidentified man, Protocol Officer for the Department of State Clement E. Clem Conger, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer (mostly hidden by President Kennedy), President Kennedy, President Senghor, Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles, State Department Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke, and an unidentified officer. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.

Arrival ceremony for Archbishop Makarios III, President of Cyprus, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy greets President of the Republic of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios III, upon the Archbishops arrival at Washington National Airport. In foreground (L-R): U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. (U.S.N.); U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; President Kennedy; Archbishop Makarios III; two unidentified military personnel. In background (L-R): White House Secret Service agent, Bob Lilley (partially hidden, over Admiral Andersons shoulder); Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.

1980 - The U.S. Army Band welcomes the Mexican Congress to the United States for a visit..

COL. Hal Hornburg, 4th Tactical Fighter Wing commander, welcomes GEN. Merrill A. McPeak, chief of staff of the Air Force, upon his arrival at the 4th TFW base of operations during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

DN-SN-85-08830. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SSGT John Redden, 3rd Movement Battalion, directs the march of newly-arrived troops during exercise Reforger '80. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '80 Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

At Gia Lan Airport, surrounded by North Vietnamese and American officials, the press and public, an unidentified, just released ex-POW walks with his escort to the waiting C-141 transport for the trip to Clark Air Base. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Hanoi Country: Democratic Republic Of Vietnam

DF-ST-89-05549. Base: Attu, Aleutian Islands State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Cambodia, Phnom Pehn, Crowds Of Press Clustering Around Un Soldiers As They Arrive At The Airport.

Former prisoner of war CAPT. Richard Storrs, a U.S. Air Force pilot, is greeted by fellow crew members after his arrival at the Riyadh Air Base upon his release by the Iraqi government during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Riyadh Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

Trip to California: Alameda Naval Air Station, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy greets various officials upon his arrival aboard Air Force One at Alameda Naval Air Station in Alameda, California. Left to right (from top of airplane stairs): Presidential Assistant, Dave Powers; White House Secret Service agent, Roy Kellerman; Press Secretary Pierre Salinger; Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. O'Donnell; unidentified; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; unidentified man saluting; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard (saluting); unidentified man saluting; Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission, Dr. Glenn Seaborg; Vice Admiral Robert Goldthwaite (partially hidden); Congressman Jeffery Cohelan (California); Governor of California, Edmund G. Pat Brown; Congressman George P. Miller (California); University of California regent, Edwin W. Pauley (face obscured); Senator Cla

Arrival ceremonies for the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, 12:00PM. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran (at microphones), issues a response to President John F. Kennedy's welcoming remarks during arrival ceremonies inside Hangar 11 at Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C. Looking on from the Reviewing Platform (L-R): the Empress of Iran, Farah Pahlavi (holding bouquet of roses); Secretary of State Dean Rusk; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Ambassador of Iran Hossein Ghods-Nakhai (Qods-Nakhai); President Kennedy; Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Aram (hidden behind the President); Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; unidentified man; and Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke. Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh stands left of the platform; Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton (in back) stands right of the platform. Standing in line be

Don F. Magarrell gives new United Airlines stewardesses their wings. The national defense business caused a growth in air traffic, 1941

DF-SN-85-03081. Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

NATO commanders chat before their departure after a visit to the United States. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremonies for Dr. Manuel Prado Ugarteche, President of Peru 12:00PM. Attendees at the arrival ceremony of President Dr. Manuel Prado Ugarteche of Peru stand at the reviewing platform at the Military Air Transport Service Terminal, Washington National Airport, Arlington County, Virginia. On platform (L-R): President Prado; President John F. Kennedy; Luis Alvarado Garrido, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru (turned away from camera); Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Lyman Lemnitzer (partially hidden behind Under Secretary Bowles); Ambassador to the United States from Peru Fernando Berckemeyer; United States Ambassador to Peru James Loeb; United States Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke. Military Aide to the President Chester V. Clifton (at bottom right, saluting) stands next to the platform. Standing left of platform: First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (wearing pink suit); First Lady Clorinda Málaga de Prado of Peru (holding flowers);

President John F. Kennedy receives a briefing from Rocco Petrone during a tour of Cape Canaveral facilities.

51F-S-162 (6 Aug 1985) ---Mission Operations Director George W.S. Abbey, right, shakes hands with Astronaut C. Gordon Fullerton, as the seven-member 51F crew descends from its home for eight days. Other Challenger crewmembers egressing the spacecraft are, left to right, F. Story Musgrave, mission specialist; John-David Bartoe, payload specialist; Roy D. Bridges, Jr., Karl J. Henize, mission specialist; Loren W. Acton, payload specialist; and Anthony W. England, mission specicalist. Fullerton, commander, earlier successfully landed Challenger on a Mojave desert dry lake bed. Three years ago, Fullerton was pilot of STS-3, on which the Columbia's scheduled Edwards landing was moved to New Mexico because of weather and runway conditions here.

Trip to Western States: President Kennedy at U.S. Air Force (USAF) Academy, Colorado. President John F. Kennedy (center left) speaks with Major General Robert H. Warren (center) in the back of the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) during a tour of the United States Air Force (USAF) Academy campus, following the schools commencement exercises; an unidentified cadet handles the USAF Academy falcon mascot. Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh sits in the front of the car at left (face obscured); newsreel photographer for United Press Movietone, Thomas J. Craven, Sr., films in right foreground. Others are unidentified. Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Ambulances carrying injured members of the 82nd Airborne Division are prepared to transfer the patients to the hospital at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, after their medical evacuation (medevac) flight from Norton Air Force Base, California. The injuries occurred during Exercise Gallant Eagle airdrop in a California desert. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Trip to California: Vandenberg Air Force Base, 4:08PM. President John F. Kennedy (right) speaks with Major Clifford W. Simonson (center) of the 389th Strategic Missile Wing (Warren Air Force Base), following the launch of the Atlas 134D missile. Crew member of the 389th Strategic Missile Wing, A1C J. W. Hill, stands at left. Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power, stands next to President Kennedy. Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara, stands at far left (back to camera). Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

DN-SC-85-12212. Base: Naval Hospital, Yokosuka Country: Japan (JPN)

Pilots approach the flight line during Operation Gunsmoke '81. Subject Operation/Series: GUNSMOKE '81 Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Official opening of the open week in the airbase divide on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Royal Netherlands Air Force.

Secretary of the Air Force Verne Orr and Honduran General Lopez salute during a ceremony to honor Mr. Orr's arrival to observe the AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE) joint field training exercise. Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE) Country: Honduras (HND)

Upon his arrival in Hawaii, the pilot of this Air Force F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft who has just landed, receives the traditional ring of flowers around his neck and a kiss from a pretty lady. The F-16A is from the 428th Tactical Fighter Squadron located at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, and is here to fly with Marine F-4 Phantom aircraft in support of Hawaii-based Army units. The event is a Joint Chiefs of STAFF exercise, which will last for one month (2 Oct to 2 Nov 1981). Base: Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-88-05557. Base: Kelly Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremony for Sylvanus Olympio, President of Togo, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy (left) shakes hands with President of Togo, Sylvanus Olympio, upon President Olympio's arrival in Washington, D.C. Under Secretary of State, George Ball, stands at left. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.

Nixon leaves the White House for last time.

DF-ST-89-09144. Base: Monterey State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Prime Minister Jawaharla Nehru from India (left) Together with his wife, brings a 2-day visit to the Netherlands. Here he has arrived with a Douglas C-47 Dakota from the Royal Netherlands Air Force on Twenthe airbase.

LGEN Leonardo T. Collaces, Brazil air force chief of staff, next to GEN Lew Allen, U.S. Air Force chief of staff, pays honor to the U.S. flag upon his arrival in the United States for a visit. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A view of the welcome home sign prepared to greet recently released from a prisoner of war home from Vietnam. Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

USA Air Force General Ralph E. Eberhart (Red shirt), the Commander for the North American Defense Command, arrives at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, United Kingdom. He is in England to visit the 5th Space Surveillance Squadron, Royal Air Force Feltwell, United Kingdom. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Trip to Western States: San Diego, California, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, tour of barracks, inspection of recruits, and address at Hall Field. President John F. Kennedy (center) attends an arrival ceremony in his honor at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego, California; Commanding General of the MCRD, Major General Sidney S. Wade (saluting), stands beside President Kennedy. The general staff of the MCRD salute behind the President and Major General Wade. Notes: Scratches and blemishes throughout image are original to the negative.

Visit to the Atlantic Fleet: President Kennedy views Marine Corps exercises at Bogue Field and Onslow Beach, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, 2:11PM. President John F. Kennedy (left) talks with an unidentified United States Marine Corps officer and family prior to his departure from North Carolina, following a visit to the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina.

Army-Navy Football Game, Philadelphia, 1:30PM. President John F. Kennedy attends the Army-Navy Football Game (United States Military Academy Cadets versus United States Naval Academy Midshipmen). All others are unidentified. Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

President George Bush speaks to U.S. military personnel assembled for his Thanksgiving holiday visit during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Arrival ceremony for Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy, President of Ecuador, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy greet President of the Republic of Ecuador, Dr. Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy, and First Lady of the Republic of Ecuador, Gladys Peet de Arosemena, upon their arrival at Washington National Airport. Left to right: Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton (in back); Mrs. Kennedy (shaking hands with Mrs. Arosemena); U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; President Kennedy (shaking hands with President Arosemena Monroy). Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.

DF-ST-85-12897. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT RODEO '84 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Could. Marechaussee at Marineliegkamp Valkenburg at the Breguet BR1150 Atlantic (SP-13A) Maritime Patrol Vlieguiever 255 (1971-1981) on inspection.

Reporters and photographers crowd around LCOL Leroy Schroeder, B-1 bomber chief test pilot, as he answers questions about the aircraft. The B-1 bomber in the background has just completed a fly-by and landing at the base. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-11845. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The royal marechaussee at Marineliegkamp Valkenburg at the Breguet BR1150 Atlantic (SP-13A) Maritime Patrol Verguchten 255 (1971-1981) on inspection.

Pilots and ground crew members of the Royal New Zealand Air Force 75th Squadron pose in front of one of their A-4K Skyhawk aircraft with members of the US Air Force. The 75th Squadron is participating in the air combat training exercise COPE THUNDER '83-1. Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER '83-1 Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

Jimmy Carter and Lt. Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo tour Lagos, Nigeria. circa 04/02/1978.

DF-SC-84-08126. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The president of the Peoples Republic of the Congo, Colonel Denis Sassou-Nguesso, greets U.S. government officials before departing the base in a limousine. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Former US President George Bush stops for a photo opportunity with unidentified members of the US Air Force during his tour of the Dover Air Force Base Museum on September 27, 2000. Base: Dover State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President Kennedy departs the White House via helicopter, 12:35PM. President John F. Kennedy departs the White House for Glen Ora in Middleburg, Virginia. (L-R) President Kennedy preparing to fasten his seat belt; Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (mostly hidden); and Nancy Salinger with husband Press Secretary Pierre Salinger, wait aboard United States Marine Corps helicopter preparing for take off, South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.

Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger is one of the distinguished visitors at the Farnborough Air Show. Base: Farnborough Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Civilian and military personnel board the last commercial aircraft to depart from NAS, Cubi Point on the day prior to the offical end of U.S. military presence in the Philippines. Control of both NAS, Cubi Point, and Naval Station, Subic Bay, is being relinquished to the Philippine government. Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

Lieutenant Colonel Itagake of the Japanse Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) greets Japanese and American participants in the joint JASDF and US Air Force exercise COPE NORTH 84-1. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 84-1 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

U.S. Special Envoy Philip C. Habib meets with French, Italian and U.S. ambassadors to greet the first Marines to land as part of a multinational peacekeeping force. The force was sent here after a confrontation took place between Israeli forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

Trip to Western States: Los Angeles, California, arrival at the Beverly Hilton Hotel for a fundraising dinner, 3:40PM. President John F. Kennedy (in background, at bottom of helicopter stairs) exits a United States Marine Corps helicopter upon his arrival at the Beverly Hilton Hotel rooftop heliport in Los Angeles, California; White House Secret Service agent, Don Lawton, stands in the foreground. President Kennedy traveled to Los Angeles to attend a Democratic Party fundraising dinner.

DF-ST-89-02365. Base: Medford State: Oregon (OR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-07693. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-SC-88-01613. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Two Dutch marines at a terminal of an airport of Washington D.C.

Service personnel assist dependents as they disembark from a chartered airliner upon their arrival at the base. The dependents were evacuated from Clark Air Base and Naval Station, Subic Bay, in the Philippines following the eruption of Mount Pinatubo. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington(WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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