Historic Military Ceremonies

Images depicting significant military arrival ceremonies, featuring various leaders in formal attire with flags, podiums, and a backdrop of military personnel.

DF-ST-89-09485. Base: Templehof Central Airport State: Berlin Country: West Germany (FRG)

Arrival Ceremonies for Muhammad Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan, 12:00PM. Arrival ceremonies for President Mohammad Ayub Khan of Pakistan. On platform, front row (L-R): President John F. Kennedy; President Ayub Khan. Second row: Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; Foreign Minister of Pakistan Manzur Qadir; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; unidentified man. Unidentified man at back. Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.

DN-ST-87-11281. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-89-08263. Base: Shanghai Country: China (CHN)

President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan wave as they board Marine One, A VH-3D Sea King from Marine Helicopter Squadron 1 (HMX-1), aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). The ship is here for the 100th anniversary celebration of the Statue of Liberty and to participate in the International Naval Review. Base: New York Harbor State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-09485. Base: Templehof Central Airport State: Berlin Country: West Germany (FRG)

President Ronald Reagan arrives at NAS Point Mugu and is greeted by RADM Joseph B. Wilkinson, commander of the Pacific Missile Test Center. Base: Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Trip to Western States: El Paso, Texas. President John F. Kennedy (center left) receives gifts from Mayor of El Paso, Texas, Judson Williams (center, standing behind lectern), during an arrival ceremony in his honor at El Paso International Airport; gifts included a pair of .45 caliber Colt pistols, a Texas Ranger badge, a Texas Ranger charm, and the key to the city of El Paso. Governor of Texas, John Connally (face obscured by railing), sits at far left. El Paso, Texas. See also MO 63.399.1, Texas Ranger Peacemakers Colt Pistols; MO 63.399.2a, Texas Ranger Badge; MO 63.399.2b, Texas Ranger Charm ; and MO 63.399.3, Key to the City of El Paso, Texas, from the John F. Kennedy Museum Collection.

COL. Edward J. Atkins, 774th Air Base Group Commander, thanks the British friends of the base for their 45 years of friendship and support. Ceremonies were during the inactivation of the 774th ABG. Base: Raf Chicksands Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

DN-ST-89-07381. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Chaplain (CMDR.) R.C. Mellett gives the invocation during the commissioning of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS DALLAS (SSN-700). Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan, Secretary of State George P. Schultz, far left; Secretary of Defense Casper Weinberger, left; and Secretary of the Navy John F. Lehman Jr, behind the president; and an unidentified flag officer gather aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) during the 100th anniversary celebration of the Statue of Liberty and to participate in the International Naval Review. Base: New York Harbor State: New York (NY) 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. On platform: (first row) President Youlou and President John F. Kennedy; (second row) unidentified man, Ambassador of the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) Emmanuel Damongo Dadet, Secretary of State Dean Rusk. Also included in the photograph are a military band, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams, Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa, and other unidentified officials. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.

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. (L-R) General Enrique Ciriani, Chief of the Military Household of President Prado; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, Robert Woodward; First Lady Clorinda Málaga de Prado of Peru; unidentified woman; Luis Alvarado Garrido, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru (on platform); Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard, Jr.; President John F. Kennedy. Members of the United States Marine Band stand on platform in background.

Sen. Mack Mattingly, R-Ga., waves to crowd as he is introduced during the launching ceremony for the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS GEORGIA (SSBN-729). Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CAPT William L. Powell Jr., commanding officer, exchanges salutes with ADM Kinnaird R. McKee, director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, prior to the breaking of the flag during the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS FLORIDA (SSBN-728). Base: Groton State: Connecticut (CT) 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; President Bourguiba speaks into microphones. Standing behind President Bourguiba, L-R: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Tunisia, Dr. Sadok Mokaddem; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Ambassador of Tunisia, Habib Bourguiba, Jr.; President John F. Kennedy; Interpreter Charles Sedgwick; Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. 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.

Visit to the Atlantic Fleet: President Kennedy views fleet demonstration aboard USS Enterprise. United States Navy pilots (left) stand at attention as President John F. Kennedy (second from right) walks through the hangar deck of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, at sea off the coast of North Carolina. Admiral Robert L. Dennison, Commander in Chief of the Atlantic Command (CINCLANT), Commander in Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, and Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic (SACLANT), walks right of President Kennedy; Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard, Jr. walks behind Admiral Dennison. President Kennedy delivered remarks from the hangar deck after observing U.S. Atlantic Fleet exercises.

President George H. W. Bush accepts a memento from a chief petty officer as Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III stands by during the National Victory Celebration which is being held in honor of the Allied forces' liberation of Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia(DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Standing at attention while reviewing the color guard during the dedication ceremony for Space Command are (from left to right), Under Secretary of the Air Force Edweard C. Aldridge Jr., Air Force Vice-CHIEF of STAFF GEN Jerome E. O'Malley, and GEN James V. Hartinger, the first commander of the newly formed Space Command. Base: Peterson Air Force Base State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-00658. Base: Naval Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremony for Joío Goulart, President of Brazil, 10:00AM. President John F. Kennedy and President of Brazil Joío Goulart leave the reviewing platform during arrival ceremonies for President Goulart at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. Walking in front of the platform (L-R): Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (back to camera), President Kennedy, President Goulart, White House Secret Service agent Gerald A. Jerry Behn (back to camera), and Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke (in back). Standing on the platform (L-R): Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs Francisco Clementino San Tiago Dantas, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Ambassador of Brazil Roberto de Oliveira Campos (back to camera), U.S. State Department Interpreter José de Seabra (in back), United States Ambassador to Brazil Lincoln Gordon (mostly hidden at far edge of image), and Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Curtis E. LeMay (mostly hidden at far edge of image); Ambassador of N

Rear Adm. Merrill W. Ruck, commander, Naval Base, San Francisco/commander, Combat Logistics Group I, welcomes President William Jefferson Clinton upon his arrival at NAS, Alameda. Clinton is visiting Alameda to discuss the issue of base closure. Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Trip to Bermuda: arrival at Kindley Air Force Base, Bermuda, 12:55PM. President John F. Kennedy (holding hat) addresses crowd upon his arrival in Bermuda from Palm Beach, Florida. Prime Minister of Great Britain Harold Macmillan stands at left; Governor of Bermuda Major General Sir Julian Gascoigne stands at right; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh stands in background at right. Kindley Air Force Base, St. David's Island, Bermuda.

Weekend in Newport, Rhode Island: President Kennedy with Governor John A. Notte, Jr. of Rhode Island, and Vice Admiral Charles E. Weakley, Quonset Naval Air Station. President John F. Kennedy stands with Governor John A. Notte, Jr. of Rhode Island (center) and Vice Admiral Charles E. Weakley at Quonset Point Naval Air Station in North Kingstown, Rhode Island.

Arrival ceremony for Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy, President of Ecuador, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, and others attend the arrival ceremony in honor of President of the Republic of Ecuador, Dr. Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy. Standing on reviewing platform (L-R): President Arosemena Monroy; President Kennedy; unidentified; U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; Ambassador of the Republic of Ecuador, Neftalí Ponce-Miranda; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; United States Ambassador to the Republic of Ecuador, Maurice M. Bernbaum; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Those standing left of platform include: First Lady of the Republic of Ecuador, Gladys Peet de Arosemena; Mrs. Kennedy; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Lillian Somoza de Sevilla-Sacasa; Zola Shoup; Betty Bernbaum; Robin Chandler Duke; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affa

DN-ST-86-06030. Base: Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. President John F. Kennedy walking to Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with Commandant of U.S. Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup, and Commanding General of the Military District of Washington, Major General Philip C. Wehle, during Veterans Day ceremonies, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, USA, Cecil Stoughton, White House Photographs, November 11, 1963

DN-ST-86-03740. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Retired ADM Arleigh Burke, his wife, Roberta, and ADM Frank B. Kelso II, CHIEF of Naval operations, stand during the National Anthem at the commissioning ceremony for the guided missile destroyer USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG-51). The vesseI is one of the few ships named after a living person. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Inspection tour of NASA installations: Huntsville Alabama, Redstone Army Airfield and George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, 9:35AM. President John F. Kennedy (back to camera) greets officials upon arrival at Redstone Army Airfield, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama. Standing in receiving line (L-R): unidentified; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance (in back, partially hidden); Commanding General of the U.S. Army Missile Command, Major General Francis J. McMorrow (shaking hands with President Kennedy); Director of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Dr. Wernher von Braun; Representative Robert E. Jones (Alabama); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb. The President traveled to Huntsville as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.

DA-SC-85-00607. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Visit of Gherman S. Titov, Russian Cosmonaut (astronaut), and John Glenn, American Astronaut, 12:47PM. Russian cosmonaut Major Gherman S. Titov and American astronaut Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. visit the White House. Left to right: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Major Titov; Colonel Glenn; Soviet Ambassador to the United States, Anatoliy Fedorovich Dobrynin; interpreters Walter Skuby and Ivan Shklyar. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Gen. Thomas D. White, 11:42AM. Presentation of the Space Trophy, established by the National Geographic Society, to Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Thomas D. White. (L-R) Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh, President John F. Kennedy, General White, and Vice President of the National Geographic Society Thomas W. McKnew. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.

ADM James D. Watkins, chief of Naval Operations, presents a bouquet of flowers to Mrs. Truly during the commissioning ceremony for the recently formed U.S. Naval Space Command. CAPT Richard H. Truly, the unit's commander, looks on. Base: Dahlgren State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Naval officers participate in the commissioning of the guided missile frigate USS DE WERT (FFG-45). Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Chaplains of various faiths conduct an ecumenical service at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum during Fleet Week activities. Base: New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

011116-N-5576W-010. Base: Rtc Great Lakes State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CMDR. John G. Morgan Jr. holds an umbrella for Roberta Burke as she addresses the crowd gathered for the commissioning ceremony of the guided missile destroyer USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG-51). Morgan is the ship's commanding officer. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-01111. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-89-08298. Base: Shanghai Country: China (CHN)

Admiral (ADM) Carlisle H. Trost, right, CHIEF of Naval Operations, speaks with a fellow flag officer at the ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) where ADM Leon A. Edney assumes command from Frank B. Kelso II as Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic/Commander in CHIEF, United States Atlantic Command. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Commencement Address at the US Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, 11:04AM. President John F. Kennedy delivers the commencement address to the graduating class of the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. Congressman Richard Lankford (Maryland) is to the right of the lectern.

Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III reviews French sailors as they stand in formation in front of the French naval headquarters. Base: Toulon Country: France (FRA)

DN-ST-90-01276. Base: Marinette State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

As part of the Navy's 218th Birthday celebration, a time capsule commemorating the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the chief petty officer rank was sealed at the Navy Memorial. Helping to seal the capsule is retired CHIEF Boatswain Mate (BMC) Elridge McWhorter, 91, who served in the Navy from 1919 to 1945. CHIEF Hull Maintenance Technician (HTC) Mike Blanchard lowers the capsule, containing such items as an original CPO cap device, uniform devices worn by current chiefs and a roster of all chief petty officers currently on active duty. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF GEN David C. Jones and other 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)

President Kennedy returns to Andrews Air Force Base from Easter vacation, 4:33PM. President John F. Kennedy (holding hat) speaks with Secretary of State, Dean Rusk (center), and Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton, upon his arrival aboard Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, following Easter vacation in Palm Beach, Florida. Also pictured (in background at left): Director of the Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs, William C. Burdett, Jr.; United States Ambassador to Great Britain, David K. E. Bruce; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; and Minister in the British Embassy, Lord Hood (Viscount Samuel Hood).

Vice Admiral Lando W. Zech Jr., Deputy CHIEF of Naval Operations, Manpower, Personnel, and Training, stands with his wife, Josephine Kerr Zech, sponsor and daughter, Patricia L. Zech, maid of honor, during the launching ceremony for the ocean surveillance ship USNS STALWART (T-AGOS 1). Base: Tacoma State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremonies for Léopold Sédar Senghor, President of Senegal, 10:45AM. Arrival ceremonies for President of Senegal Léopold Sédar Senghor. On platform (L-R): President Senghor, President John F. Kennedy, Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer, and United States Ambassador to Senegal Philip M. Kaiser. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.

President George Bush lays a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. The ceremony took place before the start of the National Victory Celebration parade honoring the coalition forces from Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM VICTORY PARADE Base: Arlington National Cemetery State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Senator John Warner, R-Virginia, left, stands with Captain Carl A. Anderson, Commanding Officer of the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS YORKTOWN (CG 48), during the ship's commissioning ceremony. Base: Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird, right, hosts the dedication of Arnold Corridor, honoring the late General of the Air Force H. H. (Hap) Arnold, the first general of the Air Force with a five-star rank. In the front row, from the left are: GEN. John D. Ryan, chief of staff, U.S. Air Force; Secretary of the Air Force Robert C. Seamans Jr., Mrs. Arnold, the general`s widow; and Secretary Laird. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-85-10672. Base: San Francisco Bay State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Air Force CHIEF of STAFF GEN Larry D. Welch, third from right, and his wife, left, are greeted by BGEN Edward N. Giddings, Commander, Air Force District of Washington, and his wife upon their arrival at Andrews. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President Ronald Reagan speaks to an audience during a ceremony for the dedication of the GEN Douglas MacArthur corridor of the Pentagon. Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger is at the left, and Joint Chiefs of STAFF Chairman GEN David C. Jones, at the center. Mrs. MacArthur sits at the right. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

David S. Lewis, Chairman of the Board, General Dynamics Corporation, introduces Sponsor Sheila McKinney Watkins, wife of Admiral James D. Watkins, Chief of Naval Operations, during the launching ceremony for the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS GEORGIA (SSBN 729). Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-03-09951. Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010620-D-9880W-058. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Swearing-in ceremony, Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, Gen. Curtis E. LeMay, 3:15PM. Swearing-in ceremony of General Curtis LeMay as Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. Front Row (L-R): Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert, President John F. Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, and General LeMay. Second Row (L-R): Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico), Senator Howard W. Cannon (Nevada), Congressman George H. Mahon (Texas), and Congressman Overton Brooks (Louisiana). Back Rows (L-R): Two unidentified men, Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri), Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup (partially hidden behind Senator Cannon), Congressman Phil Weaver (Nebraska), two unidentified men, and former Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Thomas D. White (standing in front of the column). The man to the right of the column is unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.

DN-ST-86-05988. Base: Naval Station, Mayport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Baptism of the M-frigate Hr.Ms. Tjerk Hiddes (1993-2006) at the Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde in Vlissingen.

A U.S. Navy officer directs the attention of Poland's Solidarity leader Lech Walesa to one of two U.S. Navy ships visiting port. The guided missile cruiser USS HARRY E. YARNELL (CG-17) and the guided missile frigate USS KAUFFMAN (FFG-59) are visiting Poland in conjunction with BALTOPS '90, a NATO exercise in the Baltic Sea. Their port call represents the first visit by U.S. Navy vessels since 1927. Subject Operation/Series: BALTOPS '90 Base: Gdynia Country: Poland (POL)

Air Force CHIEF of STAFF GEN Larry D. Welch, left, and his wife talk with BGEN Edward N. Giddings, Commander, Air Force District of Washington, and his wife following their arrival at Andrews. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

American and Korean flag officers gather prior to a service marking the departure of the remains of 19 Marines killed in the crash of a CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter during the joint U.S./Korean exercise Team Spirit '89. They are, from left to right, MAJ. GEN. Hollis E. Davison, assistant chief of staff, Republic of Korea Combined Forces Command; LT. GEN. Han Cha Sok, CAC commander; and Brig. GEN. Peter Hayes, vice commander, 7th Air Force. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '89 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

President John Kennedy meets with U.S. Air Force RB-47 pilots released from the Soviet Union. Capt. Freeman Olmstead, the co-pilot, and Capt. John McCone, the navigator, survived when their plane was shot down by a Russian MiG-19 over the Barents Sea. Four other flyers, all electronic warfare officers, were killed. Jan 27, 1961. - (BSLOC_2015_1_148)

Edward J. Campbell, president of Newport News Shipbuilding Co., speaks during the launching of the nuclear-powered attack submarine OKLAHOMA CITY (SSN-723). Other members of the launching party are on the speakers platform. Country: Unknown

GEN Duane H. Cassidy applauds during the Military Airlift Command (MAC)/U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) change of command ceremony. GEN Cassidy, who is retiring after 36 years of service, will be relieved by GEN Hansford T. Johnson as Commander in CHIEF, MAC/TRANSCOM. Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Visit from Prince Bernhard on the open day in the airbase Deelen, also his 60th birthday. The Reception Committee, including Minister Den Toom (seen on the back).

H.K.H. Prince Bernhard during the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Royal Dutch Association our air force on Soesterberg.

930212-D-9880W-009. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An unidentified official speaks during the commissioning of the guided missile destroyer USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG-51). Seated behind him are, from left, Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney, CMDR John G. Morgan Jr., ship's commanding officer, retired ADM Arleigh Burke, Roberta Burke and CHIEF of Naval Operations ADM Frank B. Kelso II.. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America(USA)

Trip to Bermuda: arrival at Kindley Air Force Base, Bermuda, 12:55PM. President John F. Kennedy (holding hat) addresses crowd upon his arrival in Bermuda from Palm Beach, Florida. Prime Minister of Great Britain Harold Macmillan stands to left of President Kennedy; Governor of Bermuda Major General Sir Julian Gascoigne stands at right (wearing red coat). Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton and Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh stand in center in background. Kindley Air Force Base, St. David's Island, Bermuda. Streak of discoloration is original to the negative

VIPS listen to a speaker during the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS SALT LAKE CITY (SSN 716). Front row, left to right, are Mayor Ted L. Wilson of Salt Lake City, Utah; Kathleen B. Garn, sponsor; and Captain Richard IItkin, Commanding Officer. Back row, far right, is Commodore Malcolm MacKinnon III, Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Trip to Europe: Germany, Hanau: Arrival at Fliegerhorst Kaserne, address, and inspection of troops and equipment, 10:45AM. President John F. Kennedy (back to camera, holding hat) speaks with officials at Fliegerhorst Kaserne in Hanau, West Germany (Federal Republic). Left to right: Vice Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Ludwig Erhard; Commander in Chief of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, General Truman H. Landon; President Kennedy; Commander in Chief of the U.S. Army in Europe, General Paul L. Freeman, Jr.; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton. A U.S. Army helicopter sits in the background. Scratches and blemishes throughout image are original to the negative.

DF-ST-87-08343. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

Trip to Western States: San Diego, California, visit with Joey Renzi and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Renzi. Eleven-year-old Joey Renzi (center, back to camera) and members of his family greet Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor, at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego California; Joey, who had been blind since shortly after birth, met President John F. Kennedy following his visit to the MCRD. Joeys father, Alfred Renzi, stands at far left; his brothers, Johnny (wearing plaid jacket) and Jimmy (wearing red jacket), stand on either side of him. Also pictured: Governor of California, Edmund G. Pat Brown; Senator Clair Engle (California); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth.

An officer escorts a guest to her seat prior to commissioning ceremonies for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BREMERTON (SSN-698). Base: Naval Submarine Base, New London State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Presentation of the 1962 Collier Trophy to astronauts Lt. Cdr. M. Scott Carpenter, US Navy (USN); Major L. Gordon Cooper, US Air Force (USAF); Lt. Col. John H. Glenn, Jr., US Marine Corps (USMC); Major Virgil I. Grissom, USAF; Cdr. Walter M. Schirra, Jr., USN; Cdr. Alan B Shepard, Jr., USN; and Major Donald K. Slayton, USAF, 11:30AM. President John F. Kennedy (bottom left) stands with the seven astronauts of the National Aeronautics and Space Administrations (NASA) Project Mercury, during the presentation ceremony of the 1962 Robert J. Collier Trophy. The astronauts are (L-R): Major Virgil I. Gus Grissom (in front), Commander Walter M. Schirra, Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter, Major L. Gordon Cooper (in front), Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., Major Donald K. Deke Slayton, and Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Jack Ready and Bill Payne; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Cdr. Schirras wife

1980 - Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira of Japan is greeted by BGEN Archer L. Durham upon his arrival in the United States for a visit..

DN-ST-86-04312. Base: Avondale State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal to Gen. George H. Decker, 12:05PM. Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance (at microphones), delivers remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (right); President John F. Kennedy stands left of Secretary Vance. Standing in back (L-R): Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Representative George H. Mahon (Texas); Helen Decker; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay (mostly hidden); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze (mostly hidden

Meeting with former President Dwight D. Eisenhower (DDE) at Camp David. President John F. Kennedy and former President General Dwight D. Eisenhower walk at Camp David, Frederick County, Maryland. Among those following are Naval Aide to President Kennedy Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (far right) and Military Aide to President Eisenhower Robert L. Schulz (center).

DM-ST-88-06550. Base: MC Air Facility, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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, astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (center), and Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis (lower right, facing away) sit in the back seat of a convertible during the motorcade along Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, prior to the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn. Unidentified people look on. Brevard County, Florida.

Hawaii Gov. George Ariyoshi (left), the Prime Minister of Japan, Zenko Suzuki (center) and Pacific Fleet Commander, ADM Sylvester R. Foley, stand on the reviewing stand during an aloha ceremony prior to the Prime Minister's departure after a visit. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Trip to Mexico: Arrival ceremonies, Mexico City International Airport, Mexico City, Mexico, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with President of Mexico, Adolfo López Mateos (right), upon his arrival in Mexico City. Also pictured: Chief of Protocol of Mexico, Federico A. Mariscal; U.S. State Department interpreter, Donald Barnes. Members of an honor guard stand in the background. Benito Juárez International Airport, Mexico City, Mexico.

Lieutenant General Phil Ford, 8AF/CC, prepares to present aircrews from the 39th and 40th Airlift Squadrons, Dyess AFB, Texas with the Joe Jackson award. Winners were Captains George Quehl, Julie Venable, Jeffery Devore, MASTER Sergeants Desmond Stone, Hubert Sides, STAFF Sergeant Bardley Haugland, and SENIOR AIRMAN Richard Halstead. The award was presented during Air Combat Command's largest ever dining-out at the Abilene Civic Center, Abilene, Texas. Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Charlton Heston expresses a point while visiting the guided missile cruiser USS BELKNAP (CG-26). The BELKNAP and other U.S. Navy vessels are visiting Cannes during the July 4th celebration sponsored by the United Services Organization (USO) at the Cannes Film Festival Hall. Festival events include a parade of World War II vehicles, a concert for residents and visitors and a gala dinner-dance for special guests. Base: Cannes Country: France (FRA)

CAPT Sebastian P. Passantino, supervisor of shipbuilding conversion and repair, addresses the honored guests during the commissioning ceremonies for the guided missile destroyer USS CHANDLER (DDG-996). Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CAPT G.H. Mensch, commanding officer of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS HOUSTON (SSN-713) speaks during the ship's commissioning ceremony. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird, left, congratulates Dr. John S. Foster Jr., director of defense research and engineering, after presenting him with the Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Medal during a ceremony at the Pentagon. Foster has served in his position since October 1, 1965. Attending the ceremony in his wife. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Maid of Honor Victoria Ann Murray accepts flowers during the commissioning ceremony for the destroyer tender USS CAPE COD (AD-43). Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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