Ceremonial Military Events

Black and white scenes from significant military ceremonies and gatherings, highlighting tradition, honor, and historical moments within the armed forces.

The 4th party congress of the radical right-wing National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD) was held in Wertheim from 13. 2-15. 2. 1970, Germany, Europe

US Cemeteries Dedicated in France. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

The 4th party congress of the radical right-wing National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD) was held in Wertheim from 13. 2-15. 2. 1970, Germany, Europe

Arrival ceremony for Sylvanus Olympio, President of Togo, 11:00AM. Arrival ceremonies for President of Togo, Sylvanus Olympio. Standing at left: President John F. Kennedy; President Olympio (at microphones); Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa (in back); Togolese Ambassador to the United States, Dr. André Akakpo; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (partially hidden, wearing hat); Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen Soapy Williams (in background); Under Secretary of State, George Ball; US Ambassador to Togo, Leon B. Poullada; US Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard (below platform, hands folded). Also pictured at right: Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. Jerry Behn, Sam Sulliman, and Roy Kellerman. US Marine Band stands in background. Military Air Tr

Trip to Western States: Pueblo, Colorado, 12:50PM. President John F. Kennedy waves to crowds gathered at Pueblo Public Schools Stadium in Pueblo, Colorado; President Kennedy delivered remarks at the stadium to commemorate the Fryingpan-Arkansas Reclamation Project. Also pictured: Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; White House Secret Service agent, Arthur L. Art Godfrey.

Under much interest, the Frigate will return Hr.Ms. Willem van der Zaan (F 824, Right) from the west back in the port of Den Helder, mid-1956.

DN-SN-86-04340. Base: Avondale State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

11/22/1975. Franco's burial in the basilica of the Valley of the Fallen.

DN-SN-85-02442. Base: Yorktown State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. Chinese agent Li and Chiu. July 19, 1966

Anefo photo collection. Prince Bernhard opens a flying school at Eelde. May 15, 1957. Eelde

Anefo photo collection. Arrival Greek royal couple at Schiphol, honorary guard inspection by King Constantine at Schiphol. March 7, 1966

DN-SN-85-09494. Base: Naval Air Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. MS. Maaslloyd at RDM. May 9, 1956

Presentation of the NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Astronaut John Herschel Glenn, Jr., at Cape Canaveral. President John F. Kennedy (right) visits Launch Complex 14 with Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (center, facing away) and his son David Glenn (lower left, with back to camera), prior to the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn; a crowd of assembled workers looks on. The pad and service tower from which Glenn was lifted into orbit is visible in the background. Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida.

Anefo photo collection. Four Days Marches in Nijmegen, the registration. July 27, 1964. Nijmegen

NATO Paris Conference, 1954. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Anefo photo collection. President Suharto arrives at Ypenburg. September 3, 1970. The Hague, Ypenburg, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Unveiling of the war monument in Groesbeek by the Duke of Gloucester. June 2, 1956. Gelderland, Groesbeek

Castle Rock ship. Coast Guard League annual memorial services trip around Cape Cod canal , Ships, Memorial rites & ceremonies, Military personnel, United States. Coast Guard. Leon Abdalian Collection

An Air Force band welcomes the newly arrived F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft and the pilots. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: South Korea

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Arrival SODIMAN. The Indonesian General SudiLman arrives in Batavia at the Gambir Station. November 1, 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

Officers and crewmen get ready to go ashore from the guided missile destroyer USS DEWEY (DDG-45) as it arrives in port during exercise Unitas XX. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XX Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

New SHAPE Headquarters in France. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Poll photo collection. Independence Day (May 15). Arrival of the president of Israel at the Tribune on which some prominents, including VM. Prime Minister Ben Gurion, have taken a seat pending the military parade. January 1, 1964. Israel

The Dutch army is practicing in La Courtine. Pay attention! The above description is a generic series description based on the information stated by the army film and photo service. In the long term, this global description will be specified.

Anefo photo collection. Unveiling of the war monument in Groesbeek by the Duke of Gloucester. June 2, 1956. Gelderland, Groesbeek

DD-947 Somers , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Anefo photo collection. Meeting of Czechoslovakia with the Eastern European countries in Bratislava. Delegations of the six countries lay flowers at the war memorial. August 6, 1968. Bratislava, Czechoslovakia

General Arnold Greets President Truman -- General Henry H. Arnold, (left), Chief of Army Air Corps, Greets Presidency Truman after the President's plane landed in San Francisco where the President plans to address UNCIO and Witness the signing of the Charter for World Peace Plans. I Sort of Snaked In", Arnold said," had I known this (The President's arrival). I would have come last night and sneaked out this morning, or come in tonight". June 25, 1945. (Photo by ACME News Pictures Inc.)

In a hangar of the MarineLiegkamp Valkenburg (MVKV), a swear takes place of 9 officers of trade departments by the commander of the MVKV, Captain-Ter-Sea kite (KTZV) G.F. Venema. An officer of trade departments is an adjutant sub-officer who is appointed as officer. In this case to Lieutenant-Sea of trade departments of the 2nd class (LTZVK 2).

Anefo photo collection. Music competition in Kerkrade, on Erepodium, v.l.n.r. Mr. Ch.m.j.a. Van Rooy, Drs. Th.J.M. Gijsen, Prince Bernhard and Dr. ir. P. Wintgens. July 16, 1966. Kerkrade

DN-SN-85-05606. Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Corpus Christi, Texas: September 3, 1942. New Navy officers and their instructor work on a problem in a training scene at the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi.

The was no full Coronation rehearsal to see yesterday so, for the thousands who had packed London since the early morning, this was the next best thing - the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace. For some it was the first time they had seen it; others who live in London had watched it dozens of times before. But Coronation fever gripped them all yesterday. And as the officers and men of the Queen's Guards swung into The Mall, smart in red tunics and white belts, the excited crowds surged to greet them, hemming them in so tightly that soon only their bearskins could be seen. Police were called to help them through. May 26, 1953. (Photo by Daily Mirror).

Ridgway's Arrival in Paris. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Anefo photo collection. Queen Wilhelmina visits the exhibition 'underground struggle in the picture and document' in the Bijenkorf in The Hague. Queen Wilhelmina is shown around by Captain G. Rutten. November 12, 1945. The Hague, South Holland

JULY 4 1914 PHILADELPHIA PA PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON GIVING SPEECH AT INDEPENDENCE HALL 28TH PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES

Crowd welcomes Duke & Duchess in ***** at Melb. February 23, 1944.

Anefo photo collection. Preparations for the Four Days Marches in Nijmegen. July 21, 1958. Nijmegen

Anna Marie Jackson, daughter of the late Sen. Henry M. Jackson, D-Washington, and sponsor of nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine HENRY M. JACKSON (SSBN-730), christens the ship with a bottle of champagne during the launching ceremony. Base: Croton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. Command of Volkskrant, Japie Bakker (as it has occurred in television film). October 11, 1971

Trip to New York City: Arrival at LaGuardia Airport 6:35PM, Carlyle Hotel 7:00PM. President John F. Kennedy arrives at Marine Terminal, La Guardia Airport, New York City, New York. Coming down the stairs behind President Kennedy are Naval Aide to the President Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (in uniform) and Secret Service agent Gerald Jerry Behn. Police officers, reporters, and photographers observe.

DN-SN-85-10951. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

St. Lo's New Hospital, Inaugural Ceremonies. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

AMS-83 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Photo collection Government information service. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Collection Photo Collection National Information Service Private, Photo number 156-1070. 1956

Bombing of Cairo, Egypt...

General John W. Vessey Jr., chairman, Joint Chiefs of STAFF, speaks, during the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL (SSN 708). Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

AE-21 Suribachi and AE-22 Mauna Kea , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Anefo photo collection. Purification: Amsterdam Levantkade internment camp. Reporting of the internment camp on the Levantkade in Amsterdam. Now there are approx. 4200 prisoners, there is room for 30,000 people. June 1945. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. 150 Marines arrive from Curacao at Schiphol Marines are addressed by vice admiral Maas. 11 June 1969. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Anefo photo collection. Command columbafilm. August 13, 1965

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Aviation day military aviation at Kemajoran airport. Interested parties with anti-aircraft guns. March 9, 1947. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Kemajoran, Dutch East Indies

St. Lo's New Hospital, Inaugural Ceremonies. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Officer speaking at dedication of Watertown Arsenal laboratories , Military parades & ceremonies, Military officers, Building dedications, Public speaking, Podiums, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Germany Under Allied Occupation French and Belgian displaced persons waiting to board a Dakota of Royal Air Force Transport Command at Luneburg in Germany. They were flown to Brussels from where they were able to return to their homes.

The Royal couple often point out things of interest to each other. April 12, 1954.

Anefo photo collection. Marvo. Soldiers at flag and house. Airplane in the air /. July 20, 1948

Anefo photo collection. Navy base inspection Surabaya. middle Governor Netherlands India Jhr.Mr.A.W.L. Tjarda van Starkenborch Stachouwer commander Marineliegkamp Morokrembangan Surabaya, Captain-Lieutenant sea P.J. Hendrikse. front left vice admiral c.e.l. Helfrich. June 23, 1941. Indonesia, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Surabaya

DN-SN-86-06978. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. German ship Anne Louise Bolten picked up from pollened cargo ship Birchenfelz, damage to Bolten fell along. April 8, 1966

Anefo photo collection. Tour carlery arrival exam in Arnhem. 11 May 1954. Arnhem

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Funeral General Track. Funeral General Track on Ereveld Menteng Pulo. 28 May 1949. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

Anefo photo collection. Busralley Noordwijk mission Lindbergh. May 28, 1952. Noordwijk

Anefo photo collection. Combours Hippique Rotterdam. September 5, 1958. Rotterdam, South Holland

Military ceremony , Ordnance industry, Armories, Military parades & ceremonies, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Military award ceremony , Military parades & ceremonies, Awards, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Personnel Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Enjoy A Uso Show Presented For Them At An Airbase Somewhere In France. 31 August 1945.

Trip to South America: La Morita, Venezuela agrarian reform site, 12:15PM. Reporters and photographers watch a land grant ceremony at La Morita Resettlement Project in La Morita, Venezuela. White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) officer, Oscar N. Smith, works in center (wearing headphones).

Emergency Mass Feeding, Fort Dix, New Jersey 1954 , Civil defense, Audiences. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization

Construction Manager Raymond Sharp and the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Director of Research George Lewis speak to employees during the May 8, 1942, Initiation of Research ceremony at the Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory. The event marked the first operation of a test facility at the new laboratory. The overall laboratory was still under construction, however, and behind schedule. Lewis traveled from his office in Washington, DC every week to personally assess the progress. Drastic measures were undertaken to accelerate the labs construction schedule. The military provided special supplies, contractors were given new agreements and pressured to meet deadlines, and Congress approved additional funds. The effort paid off and much of the laboratory was operational in early 1943. George Lewis managed the NACAs aeronautical research for over 20 years. Lewis joined the NACA as Executive Officer in 1919, and was named Director of Aeronautical Research in 1924. In th

CMDR. Thomas E. Zelibor, Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32), embraces his wife upon his arrival on base. Members of Carrier Air Wing 3 and Carrier Air Wing 17 are returning home after serving in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Visit of descendants of Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Winners, 9:40AM. President John F. Kennedy stands with President of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Luther Skaggs, Jr. (center, behind microphones), during a program at the White House to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Congressional Medal of Honor; visitors include descendants of Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor recipients. Marshall B. Wenger (great-great-grandson of two of the first recipients of the Medal, Jacob Parrott and Wilson W. Brown), stands in front and to the right of President Kennedy, holding camera; White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas, and White House Secret Service agent, Ernie Olsson (both in background), stand in the Colonnade. Also pictured: National Park Service (NPS) photographer, Abbie Rowe; White House media network electrician, Cleve Ryan (bottom right); White House Communications Agency (WHCA) officer, Joseph W. Culbreth (bottom right

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Inlandse wedding. Wajang Kulit Presentation. May 1948. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

On the exercise area of the Van Ghentkazerne (VGKAZ) to the ROTAM, Kapitein der Mariniers (Kaptmarns) takes J.P. Laro the directive of the Marine Chapel of the Royal Netherlands Marine (Markap) about Van Kaptmarns H.C. Van Lijnschooten. After the function transfer, guests enter the main building of the barracks.

An Air Force honor guard stands at attention while pallbearers carry the casket of an MIA away from a C-141 Starlifter aircraft. The C-141 transported the remains of POW's and MIA's from North Vietnam. Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. Unveiling at Best of the War Memorial for the American Soldier Joe Mann. In front the parents of the soldier. September 16, 1956. Best, Noord-Brabant

NATO Airbase in France. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Anefo photo collection. 55th anniversary HBS- Holey The Hague. October 18, 1948

Decoration Day at Arlington Cemetery. This photograph captures the audience attending Memorial services at the old Amphitheatre. The Amphitheatre is adorned with flags, setting a patriotic atmosphere. This image was taken on 30th May 1919 by Sergeant Coombs and was assigned the reference number 53853.

Presentation of the President's Distinguished Civilian Service Awards, 12:00PM. President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks at the presentation ceremony of the President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service. Standing in background (L-R): award recipient and Medical Officer for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey; Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; award recipient and Chief of the Department of Cardiorespiratory Diseases at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Dr. Donald E. Gregg; award recipient and Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; New York Times photographer, George Tames; Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency (HHFA), Robert C. Weaver; award recipient and President of the Federal National Mortgage Association of the HHFA, J

Fulbright Students, Arrival in Le Havre. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Trip to Western States: Pueblo, Colorado, 12:50PM. President John F. Kennedy greets Governor of Colorado, Stephen L. R. McNichols (center left, partially hidden), upon his arrival aboard Air Force One at Pueblo Memorial Airport in Pueblo, Colorado. Walking down airplane stairs (L-R): Representative Wayne N. Aspinall (Colorado); Secretary of the Interior, Stewart L. Udall; Senator John A. Carroll (Colorado). Also pictured: Senator Gordon Allott and Representative Peter H. Dominick (both of Colorado); United Press International (UPI) photographer, James K. W. Atherton. Scratches on image are original to the negative.

Visit of Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) attaches, 9:45AM. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. (right, at microphones), of the American Polled Hereford Association, speaks to a group of Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) attachés and livestock product cooperators; President John F. Kennedy stands left of Mr. Roosevelt. Also pictured: Under Secretary of Agriculture, Charles S. Murphy; White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas; United Press International (UPI) photographer, James K. W. Atherton; White House Secret Service agent, Toby Chandler. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.

Anefo photo collection. Parachutist training in Gilze-Rijen (NB). 19 May 1966. Gilze, Rijen

Flowers are presented to Susan Watkins during the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS GEORGIA (SSBN 729). Miss Watkins is the daughter of Admiral James D. Watkins, CNO. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremonies for Saud bin Abdul Aziz, King of Saudi Arabia, 3:00PM. King of Saudi Arabia Saud bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud prepares to step into a car for his departure to Blair House. (L-R) Secret Service Agent Gerald Jerry Behn, three unidentified men, King Saud, unidentified, Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke, President John F. Kennedy, Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton, and Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C. Ink bleed-through at upper right of image is original to file print.

Arrival and receipt of the Commander-in-Chief Channel, Admiral Sir William Staveley.

Speech at the opening of the New School building Enys House of the Royal Institute for the Marine (KIM) in March 1990. In the Enys House, O.M. The Calculatory Service (RTD) is housed. Enys refers to an estate at the English town of Penryn (Cornwall), where the Training Institute for Adelborsten was established during WW II.

Reception for Foreign Students, 3:55PM. Reception for foreign students on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C., viewed from the White House Promenade. Guests include students from the following Washington, D.C.-area institutions: American University, the Catholic University of America, Gallaudet College, the George Washington University, Georgetown University, Howard University, the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Trinity College (Washington, D.C.), University of Maryland, and Dunbarton College of Holy Cross.

Trip to Louisiana and Florida: Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Air Proving Ground Center, Manned Weapons Firepower Demonstration, 1:15PM. President John F. Kennedy sits in a convertible at Eglin Air Force Base in Okaloosa County, Florida; the President visited Eglin AFB to view a manned weapons firepower demonstration at the Air Proving Ground Center. Those seated in car include: Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. Jerry Behn. Secret Service agent, Bob Lilley, stands behind front of car (wearing sunglasses). Others are unidentified.

Official Opening. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Anefo photo collection. Four Thunderstreaks hunting bombers were transferred to the Dutch government at the Volkel airbase. The American ambassador Freeman Matthews and the Minister of War C. Staff shake each other's hand. Left State Secretary for War Mr. F.J. Kranenburg, and on the right the PLV. Chef Air Force General sheek. December 9, 1955. Noord-Brabant, Volkel

Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. The Queen visits the state of the Red Cross at the Surinamese Jaarbeurs. October 28, 1955. Paramaribo, Suriname

AMS-83 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Anefo photo collection. Chinese dragon game in Amsterdam TGV Japanese capitulation. Chinese dragon game, staged on the occasion of the liberation of the Netherlands. 1945. Amsterdam

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Action Exterior care. Dutch officer and a man in Equal Javanian traditional costume posing at the binneplace of a large building with pillars. July 20, 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the Royal Visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. The royal company gets editing coconuts explained .. undated. Coronie, Suriname

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,MISCELLANEOUS War

Speech by the Commander Underzeezienst (OZD) Captain-Ter-Zee D. Heij (1941, Achter Katheder) on the occasion of the commemoration of the dead and wreaths at the OZD in May 1990. In the background the supply ship Hr.Ms. Zuiderkruis (1975-2012).

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