Diplomatic Military Ceremonies

Color photographs of arrival ceremonies for foreign dignitaries at U.S. Air Force bases, showcasing military honors and high-ranking officials from the 1960s.

Soviet Defense Minister General Dmitriy T. Yazov, left, returns the salutes of the base honor guard upon his arrival for a goodwill visit. Yazov is escorted by Lieutenant General Peter D. Kempf, Commanding General, 12th Air Force. Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremony for Joío Goulart, President of Brazil, 10:00AM. President John F. Kennedy issues welcoming remarks to President of Brazil Joío Goulart during arrival ceremonies at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. Standing on the reviewing platform (L-R): President Goulart, Ambassador of Brazil Roberto de Oliveira Campos, Secretary of State Dean Rusk (in back), U.S. State Department Interpreter José de Seabra, President Kennedy (at microphones), Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs Francisco Clementino San Tiago Dantas, Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Curtis E. LeMay, United States Ambassador to Brazil Lincoln Gordon, and Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke. Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell Shepard, Jr. stands left of platform; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa (two people behind Secretary Rusk), Brazilian Senator Antônio de Barros Carvalho (in back, wearing gray coat), and Brazilian Ambassador t

Soviet Defense Minister General Dmitriy T. Yazov, left, returns the salutes of the base honor guard upon his arrival for a goodwill visit. Yazov is escorted by Lieutenant General Peter D. Kempf, Commanding General, 12th Air Force. Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Former POW and U.S. Air Force COL Albert Edward Runyan walks from the C-141 Starlifter to the waiting microphones. COL Runyan was captured on 29 Apr 66 and released by the North Vietnamese in Hanoi 12 Feb 73. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GEN Namateme of Japan is greeted by GEN Lew Allen, Air Force chief of staff, upon his arrival. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremony for Archbishop Makarios III, President of Cyprus, 11:00AM. President of the Republic of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios III, delivers remarks during arrival ceremonies in his honor. Standing on reviewing platform (L-R): U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk (in back, partially hidden); President John F. Kennedy; Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus, Spyros Kyprianou (partially hidden); Archbishop Makarios III (at microphones); 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 o

President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan are greeted by RADM Fred Baughman and CAPT Jim Hickerson and his family, upon their arrival by presidential helicopter to visit the Pacific Missile Test Center. Base: Naval Air Station, Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremonies for Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, 11:45AM. President John F. Kennedy attends arrival ceremonies in honor of Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, Dr. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke. Walking behind President Kennedy: Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. Also pictured: Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler (back to camera); U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk (partially hidden at far left). South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C. Blemishes on image are original to the negative.

970427-F-1277M-008. Base: Grand Forks Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremonies for Fulbert Youlou, President of the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), 12:00PM. Arrival ceremonies for the President of the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) Fulbert Youlou. (L-R) Secretary of State Dean Rusk, US State Department interpreter Edmund S. Glenn, President John F. Kennedy greets President Youlou as he departs the airplane, and State Department Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke (holding a hat). Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.

Inspection tour of NASA installations: Huntsville Alabama, Redstone Army Airfield and George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, 9:35AM. President John F. Kennedy (at microphones, holding hat) delivers remarks to international students of the U.S. Army Ordnance Guided Missile School, following his arrival at Redstone Army Airfield, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama; photographers observe. President Kennedy visited Redstone Arsenal as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations. Blemish in upper left corner of image is original to the negative.

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; Henriette Bédié (wife of Ambassador Bédié); Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen Soapy Williams; District of

Arrival ceremony for Joío Goulart, President of Brazil, 10:00AM. Secretary of State Dean Rusk (left) shakes hands with President of Brazil Joío Goulart upon the Presidents arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. Looking on (L-R): unidentified (in back), Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton, Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke, Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard, Jr., and President John F. Kennedy (holding hat).

Arrival ceremony for Roberto F. Chiari, President of Panama, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy greets members of the official party of the President of Panama, Roberto F. Chiari, upon their arrival at the Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal. Left to right: former President of Panama, Ricardo Arias Espinosa; Protocol officer for the State Department, Richard J. Gookin (mostly hidden); Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup (partially hidden); unidentified; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton (mostly hidden); U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; President Kennedy; owner of Radio Programas Continentales (Continental Radio Programs), Fernando Eleta; Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk (facing away); unidentified; Chief of Protocol of Panama, Camilo Levy Salcedo; and Aide-de-Camp to President Chiari, Lieutenant Federico Boyd. All others are unidentified. Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.

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 (partially hidden behind Clifton); President John F. Kennedy; Protocol officer for the State Department, Richard J. Gookin; Assistant to the Air Force Aide to the President, Major Frank S. Evans (in back); unidentified; Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King (face obscured); unidentified. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.

DN-ST-86-03737. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Trip to Europe: England, Gatwick: President Kennedy arrives at Gatwick airport, greeted by Prime Minister Harold Macmillan of Great Britain, 5:30PM. President John F. Kennedy (holding hat) observes as Prime Minister of Great Britain, Harold Macmillan, delivers remarks during President Kennedy's arrival ceremony at Gatwick Airport in West Sussex, England. Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, stands at right.

A returnee shows his happiness as he prepares to board a bus at Clark Air Base shortly after being released from a prisoner of war camp in Vietnam. Country: Philippines (PHL)

A Joint Service Honor Guard participating in a wreath laying ceremony before the National Victory Celebration parade honoring the coalition forces from Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremony for Sylvanus Olympio, President of Togo, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy speaks at arrival ceremonies for President of Togo, Sylvanus Olympio. On platform (L-R): President Olympio; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Togo, Paulin Freitas; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (in back); President Kennedy; Under Secretary of State, George Ball (in back, behind President Kennedy); Togolese Ambassador to the United States, Dr. André Akakpo; US Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, stands below platform at left. Standing in group behind platform: Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs of Togo, Dr. Hospice Coco; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen Soapy Williams; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; White House Secret Service agent, Bo

930504-D-2987S-024. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremony for Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez, President of Chile, 11:15AM. Arrival ceremonies for President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez. Standing on reviewing platform (L-R): President Alessandri Rodríguez; President John F. Kennedy; U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; Ambassador of Chile, Walter Müller; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Standing in group left of platform: Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Chairman of the Citizens Committee of the District of Columbia, Edgar Morris; Robin Chandler Duke. Standing behind platform: U.S. State Department interpreter, Fernando van Reigersberg; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. Jerry Behn; Special Assistant to President Kennedy, John J. McNally. The Executive Office Building is visible at left in background

The commander of the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee General Major H.C. De Bruijn with the government caught, in the inauguration of H.M. Queen Beatrix in Amsterdam.

Former POW and U.S. Air Force CPT Lynn Guenther is greeted by BGEN Ralph Saunders and 22nd Air Force Vice Commander, BGEN William Deitrich upon arriving on a flight from Clark Air Base. CPT Guenther was captured on 26 Dec 71 and released by the North Vietnamese in Hanoi 12 Feb 73. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Released Prisoner of War, U.S. Navy LT CMDR Larry Howard Spencer, (Captured 18 Feb 66)) salutes MGEN John Gonge, 22nd Air Force Commander and MGEN Daniel "Chappie" James upon his arrival at Travis Air Force Base. LT CMDR Spencer was in the third group released by the North Vietnamese on Feb 12, 1973 in Hanoi. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-SC-88-01682. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Americans recently released from Iran, where they were held hostage, are welcomed by their families upon arrival at the base. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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

MGEN William E. Brown transfers a unit flag from COL Keith N. Hall, left, to COL Donald L. Kaufman during the change of command ceremony. Kaufman assumes the command of the 8th Tactical Fighter Group from COL Hall. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

DN-ST-87-02516. Base: Istanbul Country: Turkey (TUR)

Former POW and U.S.Navy CMDR James Glenn Pirie walks away from the C-141 Starlifter, that transported him and fellow POWs from Clark AB, Philippines, with MGEN John Gonge, 22nd Air Force Commander, BGEN William Deitrich, Vice Commander, 22nd AF in the background. CMDR Pirie was captured on 22 Jun 67 and released by the North Vietnamese in Hanoi on 18 Feb 73. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-85-11827. Country: Unknown

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

Trip to California: Vandenberg Air Force Base, 4:08PM. President John F. Kennedy (wearing sunglasses) views silo-lift launcher and Minuteman missile in its underground silo at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Left to right: Brigadier General Seth J. McKee; Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Major General Joseph J. Preston; President Kennedy; Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power; unidentified; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh.

Trip to Europe: Germany, Bonn: Arrival, Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of West Germany pictured. President John F. Kennedy stands with Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer (right foreground), during his arrival ceremony at Wahn Airport in Bonn, West Germany (Federal Republic). Standing immediately behind President Kennedy and Chancellor Adenauer (L-R): Federal Minister of Defense of West Germany, Kai-Uwe von Hassel; Inspector General of the Bundeswehr, General Friedrich A. Foertsch. Also pictured: U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Air Force One sits in the background.

LT. Robert Wetzel walks between CHIEF of Naval Operations Adm. Frank B. Kelso II, left, and Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III following a ceremony held in honor of Wetzel and two other former prisoners of war (POWs). Wetzel, LT. Jeffrey Zaun and LT. Lawrence Slade had been shot down during Operation Desert Storm and were among the first group of ten coalition POWs released by Iraq on March 4th.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America(USA)

DF-ST-89-05440. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

BGEN Donald E. Loranger (right pointing) commander 435th Airlift Wing briefs General Fikret Kupeli, Deputy CHIEF Turkish General STAFF to the Provide Promise operations building. GEN Kupeli visited to tour the facilities and receive briefing on the airdrops. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira of Japan is greeted by BGEN Archer L. Durham upon his arrival in the United States for a visit. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CHIEF of STAFF, France, GEN Flevert is greeted upon his arrival for a visit. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Ground personnel of the 18th Tactical Fighter Wing are greeted by Japanese airmen as they arrive at the airbase to participate in the joint Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) and United States Air Force exercise COPE NORTH 83-4. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 83-4 Base: Komatsu Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

After the final operational flight of an SR-71 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, visiting dignitaries gather around the crew for a photograph. Present are, from left to right: an unidentified representative of Lockheed Aircraft Corp., GEN John T. Chain, LTC Thomas E. Bergam, LTC William R. Dyckman, COL James S. Savarda, LGEN Richard A. Burpee, BGEN Kenneth F. Keller and LTC Smith. Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GEN Merill McPeak, Air Force CHIEF of STAFF, and Air Mobility Command's Commander, GEN Ronald Fogelman walk on the red carpet between the Honor Guards. GEN McPeak in the first C-17 Globemaster III being delivered to the Air Force. Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremonies for Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, 11:45AM. Arrival ceremonies for Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, Dr. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke. Standing on reviewing platform in foreground (L-R): Prime Minister Shermarke; President John F. Kennedy; Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Somali Republic, Abdullahi Issa Mohamud; Ambassador of the Somali Republic, Dr. Omar Mohallim Mohamed (partially hidden); U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Henry J. Tasca; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler (in back, mostly hidden); U.S. State Department interpreter, Neil Seidenman; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Also pictured: Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain T

010622-D-9880W-114. State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan prepare to depart the flight line aboard Marine One, a VH-3D Sea King helicopter from Marine Helicopter Squadron 1. They are leaving the base after participating in a ceremony honoring former TWA hostages upon their return to the U.S. The 39 U.S. citizens had been held captive for 16 days in Beirut, Lebanon, by Shiite Moslem terrorists. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-84-08172. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT RODEO Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Meeting with Harold Macmillan, Prime Minister of Great Britain, 10:57AM. President John F. Kennedy stands with Prime Minister of Great Britain Harold Macmillan in front of the West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C. Military Aide to the President Chester V. Clifton watches from right.

Bob Hope and joint-service officers leave the cemetery after the funeral of GEN Omar Bradley. Base: Arlington National Cemetery State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremonies for Ahmadou Ahidjo, President of Cameroon, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy visits with President of Cameroon, Ahmadou Ahidjo, upon President Ahidjo's arrival at the Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C. An unidentified man stands in middle; Naval Aide to President Kennedy Captain Tazewell Shepard salutes at left.

Arrival ceremony for Archbishop Makarios III, President of Cyprus, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with 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; unidentified officer. In background (L-R): White House Secret Service agent, Bob Lilley (mostly hidden on far left edge of frame); Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton (mostly hidden); Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.

During the launching ceremony Sponsor Sheila McKinney Watkins breaks the traditional bottle of champagne over the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS GEORGIA (SSBN 729). Behind her (from left to right) is David S. Lewis, Chairman of the Board at General Dynamics; Admiral James D. Watkins, Chief of Naval Operations; Maid of Honor Susan Watkins. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. visit Greek President Sartzetakis spouse. Inspection honorary guard. April 17, 1989. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

LT. GEN. Thomas S. Moorman Jr., commander-in-chief, Air Force Space Command, and Mrs. Moorman greet President George Bush upon his arrival on base en route to the Air Force Academy graduation. GEN. Donald J. Kutyna, commander-in-chief, North American Air Defense Command/U.S. commander-in-chief, Space Command, greets Mrs. Bush in the background. Base: Peterson Air Force Base State: Colorado(CO) Country: United States Of America(USA)

DN-ST-89-06021. Base: Naval Station, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010806-D-2987S-013. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The all-service honor guard salutes as the Marine Band, "The President's Own," plays and the guests stand during the ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on Inauguration Day. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-SC-86-03794. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President Ferdinand E. Marcos of the Philippines, center, is escorted from the runway upon his arrival for a visit to Washington, District of Columbia. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremonies for Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, 11:45AM. President John F. Kennedy walks with Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, Dr. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, during arrival ceremonies in honor of Prime Minister Shermarke; an unidentified Commander of Troops walks left of President Kennedy and the Prime Minister. Military color and honor guard troops stand at attention in background. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C. Blemishes on image are original to the negative.

930507-D-2987S-003. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-SC-85-13602. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020606-D-9880W-004. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-11739. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Base: Cannon Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SD-05-00663. Complete Scene Caption: US Army (USA) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Craig Benedict (left), Military District of Washington (MDW) Ceremonies Officer, and Elizabeth A. Williamson (right), USA Director of Protocol, escort US Senator The Honorable Strom Thurman (R-SC) from the reviewing stand following and ceremony commemorating the 75th anniversary of his commissioning into the US Army, at Fort Myer, Virginia (VA). The 96-year-old Senator from South Carolina rose to the rank of Major General in the Army Reserves before concluding his service in 1960, and has served in the US Senate since 1954. US Army (USA) General (GEN) Dennis J. Reimer (left), Army CHIEF of STAFF, and US Secretary of the Army The Honorable Louis Caldera, follows in the background. Base: Fort Myer, Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Argentina Peacekeeping Operation...LT. GEN. Martin Antonio Balza, Argentina CHIEF of STAFF, and MAJ. GEN. Lawson W. Magruder III, US Army South Panama, on the steps of the Escuela Superior De Guerra during the PKO 95. Base: Buenos Aires Country: Argentina (ARG)

BGEN Donald E. Loranger (right pointing) commander 435th Airlift Wing escorts General Fikret Kupeli, Deputy CHIEF Turkish General during a tour of the airlift operations facilities. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

DF-SC-86-12761. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-85-00846. Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LGEN Emiliano J. Afalro of Spain is welcomed by Joint Chiefs of STAFF Chairman GEN David C. Jones upon his arrival in the United States for a visit. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-12021. Base: Misawa Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

Presentation of the decorations, belonging to the Order of Orange-Nassau with the swords, to Lieutenant General Ijsselstein by Defense Minister H. Peace during a farewell dinner in the Kievit restaurant in Wassenaar.

First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton talks with the Commander of the 16th Air Force. Mrs. Clinton is on a 10-day tour that includes stops in Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Greece and Turkey. She expressed gratitude to the troops and their families at Aviano Air Base, Italy for their support in Operation Joint Endeavor. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

Secretary of the Air Force Verne Orr talks with actor Richard Chamberlian, after receiving an honorary doctor of laws degree. Base: Pomona College State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President Ronald Reagan arrives aboard a VH-3D Sea King helicopter. President Reagan will be the principal speaker at the recommissioning ceremony for the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62). Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Mexican Congress members pay honor to the U.S. flag upon their arrival in the United States for a visit. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GEN John P. Jumper, commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, greets US President William Jefferson Clinton as he visits Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 5. Clinton stopped at Ramstein AB as part of a whirlwind tour of European bases to thank military members and their families (not shown) for their support of Operations Allied Force and Shining Hope. Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCESHINING HOPE Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Secretary of the Army John O. Marsh speaks with GEN. Glenn K. Otis, commander in chief, U.S. Army Europe, and Seventh Army, during a ceremony commemorating the 40th anniversary of D-day, the invasion of Europe. Base: Sainte-Mere-Eglise Country: France (FRA)

Secretary of Air Force Verne Orr views AGM-65 Maverick missile launching system of an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft during his visit to the base. CPT Al Allenback, explaining the system to the secretary, is a pilot from the 355th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 354th Tactical Fighter Wing. Base: Myrtle Beach Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremony for Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, President of India, 11:40AM. President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with President Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan of India at arrival ceremonies in honor of President Radhakrishnan. Left to right: unidentified Indian military aide; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; President Kennedy; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard (behind, mostly hidden); President Radhakrishnan; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; General Maxwell D. Taylor. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.

Skarżyński Jerzy Among The Order of Polonia Restituta Warsaw Belvedere Kwiatkowski, Damazy

LT. COL. Mike Chase, commander of the 62nd Bombardment Squadron, right, converses with Russian LT. COL. Sergei Polunin during a visit to the base by Russian LT. COL. Sergei Polunin during a visit to the base by Russian military personnel, part of exchange program proposed by Air Force CHIEF of STAFF GEN. Merrill A. McPeak. Polunin landed the first Tu-95 Bear bomber aircraft, background, on an American base and Chase landed the first B-52 Stratofortress aircraft on a Russian base. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Visit of Muhammad Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan, Newport, Rhode Island. President of Pakistan, Muhammad Ayub Khan, boards a United States Marines helicopter, following his arrival at Quonset Point Naval Air Station. Left to right: President Ayub Khan (on helicopter stairs); unidentified US Marine Corps officer; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; unidentified; President John F. Kennedy; Ambassador of Pakistan, Aziz Ahmed; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (mostly hidden); unidentified Pakistani military officer; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Phillips Talbot; U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, Walter P. McConaughy. North Kingstown, Rhode Island. Scratches on image are original to the negative.

Lieutenant General Richard E. Carey (right), Commanding General of Marine Corps Development and Education Command, welcomes General P. X. Kelley, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps (center) and Major General David Twomey, Deputy for Education/Director, Education Center, before Quantico`s birthday pageant begins at Butler Stadium. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-86-10697. Base: Point Du Hoc Country: France (FRA)

Presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Adm. Arleigh Burke, 12:00PM. President John F. Kennedy presents Distinguished Service Medal to Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy. Looking on (L u2013 R): Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (far left); Congressman Daniel J. Flood (Pennsylvania, partially hidden); Roberta Burke, wife of Admiral Burke; General Lyman Lemnitzer, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff (behind and between President Kennedy and Admiral Burke); others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.

Pol Pot (centre, front) followed by Khieu Samphan (centre right) and Nuon Chea (rear, right). The Khmer Rouge, or Communist Party of Kampuchea, ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, led by Pol Pot, Nuon Chea, Ieng Sary, Son Sen and Khieu Samphan. It is remembered primarily for its brutality and policy of social engineering which resulted in millions of deaths. Its attempts at agricultural reform led to widespread famine, while its insistence on absolute self-sufficiency, even in the supply of medicine, led to the deaths of thousands from treatable diseases (such as malaria). Brutal and arbitrary executions and torture carried out by its cadres against perceived subversive elements, or during purges of its own ranks between 1976 and 1978, are considered to have constituted a genocide.

DF-ST-87-08346. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

The President of the United States, William Jefferson Clinton, addresses the gathered crew members of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) on the flight deck of the ship to thank them for their role in Operation Uphold Democracy off Haiti. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-SC-86-12763. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

930212-D-9880W-005. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Preparation for the receipt of a foreign authority.

CAPT. James D. Kula is greeted by the Gia Lam Airport returnee delegation upon his release from a prisoner of war camp. Base: Hanoi Country: Viet Nam (VNM)

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