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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)

President Kennedy and former President Eisenhower walk ahead of military aides at Camp David. The group met to discuss foreign relations with Cuba after the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion. April 22, 1961.

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 (partially hidden on edge of frame); Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. (U.S.N.); U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; President Kennedy (holding hat); Archbishop Makarios III; unidentified officer. In background (L-R): White House Secret Service agent, Bob Lilley (mostly hidden on edge of frame); 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.; U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.

Trip to Western States: Honolulu, Hawaii, arrival at Honolulu International Airport, 9:10PM. President John F. Kennedy (right, descending airplane stairs) shakes hands with Governor of Hawaii, John A. Burns, upon his arrival at Honolulu International Airport in Honolulu, Hawaii; Senator Daniel Inouye (Hawaii) stands left of Governor Burns. Representative Spark M. Matsunaga (Hawaii) descends airplane stairs behind President Kennedy; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, stands in background at center. Several unidentified women stand at left (holding flower leis); two unidentified Air Force sergeants (saluting) stand on either side of the airplane stairs.

DA-SC-86-09059. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-85-12397. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Winston Churchill in Marrakesh, Morocco, January 1944 The Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Winston Churchill, MP (wearing the uniform of an air commodore) with local chieftains during the inspection of French troops at Marrakesh.

LTC Scott M. Smith, direcotr of missions scheduling, 62nd Operational Support Squadron, greets a crew member of an Aeroflot An-124 cargo aircraft that is at the base to pick up equipment donated to the Commonwealth of Independent States by local hospitals. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of a Soviet on-site inspection team, provided for in the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union, are greeted by U.S. and German military personnel as they deplane. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Group photo of the Air Force Council (Lumara) in January 1994.v.l.n.r. (standing) Major A.J. Bekkers, Lieutenant Colonel J.D. Piest, General Major C.J.M. Van Hamond, G.A. Staedler, General Major D. Altena and Colonel R. van de Ruit. Sitting Generaal Major H.W.M. Satter, Lieutenant General H.J.w. Manderfeld (BDL) and General Major C.J. Van Den Burg.

Vice Admiral James Hogg, Commander of the Seventh Fleet, salutes as he is greeted by Lieutenant Commander (CDR) Anderson, officer in charge of Naval Air Facility Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance, and CDR Simmons, Commanding Officer of Naval Air Facility. Base: Naval Air Facility, Atsugi Country: Japan (JPN)

Members of North Korea meet with officials of South Korea. The purpose of these talks was the exchange of a casket containing human remains from North Korea to South Korea. Base: Panmunjom State: Demilitarized Zone Country: Korea

Arrival ceremonies for Habib Bourguiba, Sr., President of Tunisia, and wife Moufida Bourguiba, 12:00PM. Arrival ceremonies for Habib Bourguiba, Sr., President of Tunisia; President John F. Kennedy stands in front of microphones. Standing behind President Kennedy, L-R: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Tunisia, Dr. Sadok Mokaddem; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk (partially hidden); President Bourguiba; Ambassador of Tunisia, Habib Bourguiba, Jr. (partially hidden behind President Bourguiba); Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker; Interpreter Charles Sedgwick. White House Secret Service Agent, Gerald Jerry Behn, stands to right of platform (right of microphone stand). Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.

Trip to California: Vandenberg Air Force Base, 4:08PM. President John F. Kennedy (wearing sunglasses) watches Atlas 134D missile launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Left to right: Unidentified man; White House Secret Service agent, Bob Lilley; President Kennedy; Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh. An unidentified photographer stands in foreground.

DF-ST-86-09752. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

DA-SC-86-10770. Country: France (FRA)

Vice Premier Gen Biao of China, officials of the U.S. State Department and officials of the U.S. Navy prepare to leave the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61). Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

S69-27920 (13 March 1969) --- The Apollo 9 crew men walk on a red carpet after arriving aboard the prime recovery ship, USS Guadalcanal. Left to right, are astronauts Russell L. Schweickart, David R. Scott, and James A. McDivitt. They are walking from the recovery helicopter which picked them up from the splashdown area. Splashdown occurred at 12:00:53 p.m. (EST), March 13, 1969, only 4.5 nautical miles from the USS Guadalcanal to conclude a successful 10-day Earth-orbital space mission.

US Secretary of Defense, Caspar Weinberger with Liberian leader, Samuel Doe at the Pentagon in Washington

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)

DA-SC-88-02810. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-SC-88-01066. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010216-D-9880W-022. State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President William Jefferson Clinton chats while in the serving line in the enlisted galley during a tour of area military installations. Base: Naval Station, Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

King Hussien of Jordan talks to a well-wisher before his departure. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-88-06755. Base: Las Vegas State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Veterans' Employment and Training Service - Veterans Day Salute Awards

ADM Hyman G. Rickover, deputy assistant secretary for naval reactors, Department of Energy, foreground; Mrs. Rickover and Secretary of the Navy John F. Lehman Jr. tour and nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine USS OHIO (SSBN-726) following the commissioning ceremony. The OHIO was built by General Dynamics Corp. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Major General Stanhope S. Spears, Army National Guard (ARNG), Adjutant General, Military Department of South Carolina, (left) and Brigadier General Harry B. Burchstead Jr. , ARNG, Assistant Adjutant General, South Carolina Army National Guard (right), pose for a picture with two members of the "Tuskeegee Airmen" at the '99 Airshow at McEntire Air National Guard Base, South Carolina, 2 May 1999. Base: Mcentire Ang Station State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020207-A-3365B-002. Base: Carlisle Barracks State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: US Army War College

Italy, sicily, capaci, massacre, Elizabeth II.

Visit of the White House Police Pistol Team, 11:00AM. Members of the White House Police Pistol Team pose with pistol tournament trophies in the Rose Garden. Left to right: Private William E. Devens; Private Alexander V. Kissal; Corporal James E. Young; pistol team captain, Sergeant William S. Crawford; Chief of White House Police, Major Ralph C. Smokey Stover; Private John J. Buono; Private Charles W. Aubertin; Private Homer G. Mood. White House, Washington, D.C.

Robert L. Hite, one of Doolittle's Raiders, receives his POW/MIA medal for service in World War II from Major General Alexander K. Davidson, commander, 22nd Air Force, Military Airlift Command. Base: Nav Post Grad School, Monterey State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-85-13546. Base: Fort Drum State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-88-04045. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

930126-D-2987S-003. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LCOL Leroy Schroeder, B-1 bomber chief test pilot, explains the features of the B-1 aircraft to Rep. Denny Smith, R-Oregon, center left, and two members of his staff. They are standing at the rear of the aircraft, next to the engines. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Left to right: Lin Biao Chinese Communist military leader Born:1907. Died: September 13, 1971 with Mao Ze Dung and Prime Minister Zhou En Lai 1898-1976

970711-D-9880W-320. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE NEIGHBOR Base: Borispil Airport, Kiev Country: Ukraine (UKR)

CMDR. George Schaeffer III, commanding officer of the guided missile frigate USS DOYLE (FFG-39), talks with U.S. ambassador to Lithuania Darryl Johnson and his wife during a reception aboard the DOYLE at the conclusion of exercise BALTOPS '93. For the first time in the 22-year history of BALTOPS, the Eastern European countries of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Russia were invited to participate in the non-military phases of the exercise. Subject Operation/Series: BALTOPS '93 Base: Klaipeda Country: Lithuania (LTU)

DF-ST-89-09813. Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-00426. Base: Belfast Harbor Airport Country: Ireland (IRL)

Trip to Mexico: Departure ceremonies, 11:15AM. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy visit with members of a police escort prior to boarding Air Force One, following a state visit to Mexico. Also pictured: Chief of Protocol of Mexico, Federico A. Mariscal; General Cristóbal Guzmán Cárdenas; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; White House Secret Service agents, James J. Rowley, Gerald A. Jerry Behn, Ken Giannoules, Dave Grant, Clint Hill, and Tom Fridley. Benito Juárez International Airport, Mexico City, Mexico.

Korean President Chun Doo-hwan attends a briefing given be Major General (MGEN) Claude M. Kicklighter, Commander, 25th Infantry Division, during the joint U.S./South Korean Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '85.

Two members of the French team wave after arriving for Airlift Rodeo '90, an airdrop competition that tests the flight and ground skills of Military Airlift Command aircrews as well as foreign teams.. Subject Operation/Series: RODEO '90 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA)

DD-SC-03-00664. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-SC-85-09979. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A former prisoner of war 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)

DN-ST-89-06082. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vice Premier Gen Biao, People's Republic of China, is the honored guest of Navy and State Department officials at a dinner. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-13296. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Base: Sachon Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

S72-55937 (19 Dec. 1972) --- The three Apollo 17 crewmembers arrive aboard the prime recovery ship, the USS Ticonderoga, to successfully conclude the final lunar landing mission in NASA's Apollo program. They are astronauts Eugene A. Cernan (waving), Harrison H. Schmitt (on Cernan's left), and Ronald E. Evans (standing in back). VIP's, dignitaries, officials and Navy personnel gave the three crew men a red-carpet welcome. Apollo 17 splashed down at 1 24 59 p.m. (CST), Dec. 19, 1972, about 350 nautical miles southeast of Samoa.

Visit of the White House Police Pistol Team, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy and members of the White House Police Pistol Team pose with pistol tournament trophies in the Rose Garden. Left to right: Private William E. Devens; Private Alexander V. Kissal; Corporal James E. Young; Chief of White House Police, Major Ralph C. Smokey Stover; President Kennedy; pistol team captain, Sergeant William S. Crawford; Private John J. Buono; Private Charles W. Aubertin; Private Homer G. Mood. White House, Washington, D.C.

Cambodia, Phnom Pehn, 'Sihanouk Surrounded By Crowds, Journalists And Troops At The Silver Pagoda.'

930122-D-2987S-041. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger and Assistant Secretary of Defense, Manpower, Installations & Logistics, Lawrence J. Korb, each host a ceremony honoring ten Hispanic Medal of Honor recipients. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Foreign Affairs Day 2005 ceremonies, speeches, award presentations. Events included a ceremony at the American Foreign Service Association's (AFSA) Memorial Plaque, in the Harry S. Truman Building's C Street Lobby, honoring foreign service officers who died in the line of duty. AFSA President John Limbert, Under Secretary for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns, and other officials delivered remarks, as three new entries on the plaque the names of James Mollen and Edward Seitz, of U.S. Embassy Baghdad, and John O'Grady, of U.S. Consulate in Brisbane were unveiled.

Female enlisted personnel model three different uniform styles. Country: Unknown

Secretary of Defense William Cohen hands a SECDEF coin to an airman basic following the secretary's dinner with basic trainees. CHIEF MASTER Sergeant of the Air Force Eric Benken looks on. Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

This graphic that briefly goes over the history of the base was created for the 4th of July to celebrate the Grand Forks AFB.

DA-SC-88-06350. Base: Rock Island State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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