Military Ceremonies and Arrivals

Scenes from military ceremonies featuring personnel in uniform, aircraft arrivals, and honor guards at various airbases, conveying solemnity and respect.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John Lamontagne, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa deputy commander, walks around the U.S. section of the Africa Aersopace and Defence Exhibition 2022, Sept. 21, 2022, at Waterkloof Air Force Base in Centurion, South Africa. Support to the AAD is the embodiment if U.S. Africa Commands dedication to its African partners.

DN-SC-89-09366. Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010729-F-0629H-005. Base: Canberra State: New South Wales Country: Australia (AUS)

President Kennedy returns to Andrews Air Force Base from Easter vacation, 4:33PM. President John F. Kennedy (holding hat) exits Air Force One upon his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, following Easter vacation in Palm Beach, Florida. Also pictured: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (at top of airplane stairs, behind President Kennedy), and Secretary of State, Dean Rusk (bottom left, on edge of frame).

Members of the US Air Force 86th Airlift Wing Honor Guard carry the remains of fallen sailors from USS COLE (DDG 67) from a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on October 13, 2000. The sailors were caught in the explosion during the bombing of Cole in the Yemen port city of Aden. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

A USAF Color Guard presents the Colors, as a Team of Pallbearers carry the remains of USAF Lieutenant Michael Blassie from the USAF MC-130 Hercules aircraft from the 8th Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida parked on the flight line at Scott AFB, Illinois. George Blassie the brother of Lieutenant Blassie, accompanied the remains of Lieutenant Blassie, which are being returned to his family after lying unidentified for fourteen years in the Tomb of the Unknowns. Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Former POW and U.S. Air Force MAJ James Robert Berger walks away from the C-141 Starlifter, that transported him and fellow POWs from Clark AB, Philippines. MAJ Berger was captured on 2 Dec 66 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)

Funeral services for Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, Hyde Park, New York. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy arrive at Stewart Air Force Base in Newburgh, New York, aboard Air Force One to attend the funeral of Eleanor Roosevelt in Hyde Park, New York. Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, stands at top of airplane stairs.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John Lamontagne, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa deputy commander, walks around the U.S. section of the Africa Aersopace and Defence Exhibition 2022, Sept. 21, 2022, at Waterkloof Air Force Base in Centurion, South Africa. Support to the AAD is the embodiment if U.S. Africa Commands dedication to its African partners.

Ambassador Reuben E. Brigety II, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa, and U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John Lamontagne, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa deputy commander, walk around the U.S. section of the Africa Aersopace and Defence Exhibition 2022, Sept. 21, 2022, at Waterkloof Air Force Base in Centurion, South Africa. The Department of Defense works with partners to strengthen regional relationships and uses events like AAD 2022 to share ideas and develop positive working relationships with our African and international partners.

Visit of Muhammad Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan, Newport, Rhode Island. Arrival ceremony in honor of President of Pakistan, Muhammad Ayub Khan, at Quonset Point Naval Air Station, North Kingstown, Rhode Island. President John F. Kennedy and President Ayub Khan stand in foreground; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (partially hidden) stands at right with Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (saluting), and U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Also pictured: U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Phillips Talbot; U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, Walter P. McConaughy; Ambassador of Pakistan, Aziz Ahmed; U.S. State Department Protocol officer, Jay Rutherfurd; Security Officer for the U.S. State Department, James M. McDermott; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. Jerry Behn.

Arrival ceremony for Joío Goulart, President of Brazil, 10:00AM. Arrival ceremonies for President of Brazil Joío Goulart. Standing on the reviewing platform (L-R): President Goulart (mostly hidden behind President John F. Kennedy), President Kennedy, Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs Francisco Clementino San Tiago Dantas, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Ambassador of Brazil Roberto de Oliveira Campos, Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Curtis E. LeMay (saluting), U.S. State Department Interpreter José de Seabra, and Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke. Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (saluting) stands right of platform; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa (left of Minister Dantas), Brazilian Senator Antônio de Barros Carvalho (in back, wearing gray coat), and Brazilian Ambassador to Italy Hugo Gouthier (partially hidden, three people behind Senator Carvalho) stand with the group in the fro

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo departs Joint Base Andrews for a visit to the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Austria, and Poland on August 10, 2020.

General Michael E. Ryan, CHIEF of STAFF, Headquarters US Air Force, and Mrs. Ryan arrive at Dover Air Force Base. Greeted by 21st Air Force Commander Lieutenant General John W. Handy, 436th Airlift Wing Commander Colonel Felix M. Grieder and his wife Donna. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vice Premier Geng Biao, People's Republic of China, is welcomed aboard the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61) by RADM Huntington Hardisty. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry disembarks from a C-17 aircraft on April 8, 2016, at Baghdad International Airport in Baghdad, Iraq, after a flight from Manama International Airport in Manama, Bahrain, in advance of meetings with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi, Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, and Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani.

060213-N-0696M-372. Base: Rabat Country: Morocco (MAR)

DF-SC-87-02126. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040916-F-0007M-001. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) 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 walks on the tarmac after arriving aboard Air Force One at Gatwick Airport in West Sussex, England. Left to right: President Kennedy; unidentified; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Assistant to the Air Force Aide to the President, Major Frank S. Evans; Prime Minister of Great Britain, Harold Macmillan (in overcoat).

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry greets the crew members of an Air Force cargo jet flying him from Amman, Jordan, to Baghdad, Iraq, on June 23, 2014.

Straight on medium shot as US Air Force members of the 605 Aircraft Generation Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, exit their KC-10 Extender after returning from Rodeo 2000 on May 13, 2000. The 605 AGS won Best Overall KC-10 Maintenance and Best Pre-flight KC-10 Maintenance. During the one week competition, more than 100 teams and 2,500 personnel from over 300 Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, U.S. Army units, and foreign nations competed in airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat tactics, as well as other air and ground operations (100 teams, 2,500 personnel, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, US Army units, foreign nations, .... Complete Scene Caption: Straight on medium shot as US Air Force members of the 605 Aircraft Generation Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, exit their KC-10 Extender after returning from Rodeo 2000 on May 13, 2000. The 605 AGS won Best Overall KC-10 Maintenance and Best Pre-flight KC-10

020305-F-6701P-025. Subject Operation/Series: ANACONDA Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

A former POW shakes hands with COL Raymond G. Lawry, Deputy Site Commander, Joint Homecoming Reception Center, waiting is COL John W. Ord, Clark Hospital Commander and LGEN William G. Moore, Commander 13th Air Force is on far left. The POW is flying to the states after a medical checkup at Clark. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

010621-F-3405C-043. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Combat Command

040611-F-3050V-108. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks away from a U.S. Air Force C-17 cargo plane on November 12, 2016, after flying from Antarctica to Christchurch International Airport in Christchurch, New Zealand, and before addressing reporters following a tour of the McMurdo Station, Scott Base, and additional U.S. research facilities around Ross Island and the Ross Sea in an effort to learn about the effects of climate change on the Continent.

050105-F-7253S-039. Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President Ronald Reagan watches the operation of a signal light during his tour of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) at the conclusion of its recommissioning ceremony. Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, inspects troops at Osan Air Base, Korea. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds" perform their demonstration at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, March 24-26, 2023. This year marks the Thunderbirds 70th anniversary, and the team is slated to perform 63 demonstrations across 32 locations.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives at Osan Air Base and is greeted by U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, Harry Harris, Commander of United States Forces Korea, General Vincent K. Brooks, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for North America Kim Tae-jin on October 7, 2018.

011002-F-3798Y-018. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

Arrival ceremony for Roberto F. Chiari, President of Panama, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy visits with President of Panama, Roberto F. Chiari, upon President Chiaris arrival at the Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal. In the foreground (L-R): Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; President Kennedy; President Chiari; and U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Also pictured: U.S. State Department interpreter, Donald Barnes; and White House Secret Service agent, Emory Roberts. The United States Army Band plays in the background. Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds enlists future Airmen during the Shaw Air and Space Expo at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, April 2, 2022. Since 1953, the Thunderbirds team has served as Americas premier air demonstration squadron, entrusted with the vital mission to recruit, retain and inspire past, present and future Airmen.

M.C. Kennedy and Air Force LTC Leland Holland, left to right, on the steps of the VC-137 Freedom One aircraft wave to the crowd before boarding. The men are two of the 52 former hostages departing for the United States after their release from Iran. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

President Mario Abdo Benítez of the Republic of Paraguay participates in a demonstration of Air Force Special Operations and 1st Special Operations Wing capabilities during his visit to Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 31, 2023. The United States is a trusted partner to Paraguay, with shared threats and concerns posed by challenging geopolitical competition. The displays included special tactics, Special Operations Forces Medical Element, an MQ-9, an A-29, a PC-12, a C-146, an MC-130J, and an AC-130J.

DF-ST-87-00827. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

020305-F-6701P-015. Subject Operation/Series: ANACONDA Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Funeral services for Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, Hyde Park, New York. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy arrive at Stewart Air Force Base in Newburgh, New York, aboard Air Force One to attend the funeral of Eleanor Roosevelt in Hyde Park, New York. Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, stands in doorway of airplane.

040816-F-6905B-003. Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030430-F-4167F-001. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

During a Fallen Soldier Ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, a flag draped transfer case is carried off a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for transportation to the Landstuhl Regional Medical center for identification. The transfer case contains the remains of one of six coalition soldiers killed by a stray bomb during a training exercise on March 12 2001 in Kuwait. (Duplicate image, see also DF-SD-02-01413 or search 010315-F-2454T-500). Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-6-296. President Bush disembarking from Air Force One on ATC ramp3. Hurricane Katrina

LTC Donald M. Roeder, left, and COL Thomas E. Schaefer wave to the waiting crowd before disembarking from the plane. Roeder and Schaefer are two former Iranian hostages that are en route home after being released..

U.S. Air Force Capt. Tra Vorus Weaver, a chaplain assigned to the 104th Fighter Wing, Massachusetts Air National Guard, gives an invocation during a change of command ceremony June 12, 2022, at Barnes Air National Base, Massachusetts. A change of command ceremony is a military tradition that represents the formal transfer of responsibility of a unit from one commanding officer to another.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives in Kabul, Afghanistan on March 23, 2020.

1980 - LGEN Leonardo T. Collaces, Brazil air force chief of staff, center, standing by GEN Lew Allen, U.S. Air Force chief of staff, salutes a U.S. flag upon his arrival to the United States for a visit..

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris exits Air Force Two upon being greeted by leadership from the 56th Fighter Wing and 944th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Jan. 19, 2022. Harris visited with Airmen and their families during her visit and told them, History is going to speak about you being here at this very moment and how you stood firm and stood strong for our country.” Harris traveled to Arizona to highlight efforts to create a clean energy economy for all Americans.

The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Band performs during the 2022 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Sept. 23, 2022. The theme for the 2022 MCAS Miramar Air Show, Marines Fight, Evolve and Win, reflects the Marine Corps ongoing modernization efforts to prepare for future conflicts.

King Hussein of Jordan arrives on base en route to Kennebunkport, Maine for a meeting with President George H. W. Bush regarding Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Pease Air Force Base State: New Hampshire (NH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-03344. Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Navy CPT Jerimiah Andrew Denton, (Captured 18 Jul 65) the first of the released Prisoners of War, talks in microphones to the waiting crowd and press after deplaning from the C-141 Starlifter. CPT Denton was released in Hanoi by the North Vietnamese on February 12, 1973 and then flown to Clark Air Base, Philippines for a medical check-up and then to Travis. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

STS-133 crew return ceremony to Ellington Field. Photo Date: March 10, 2011. Location: Ellington Field - Hangar 276.

Vice President George Bush, left, GEN David C. Jones, chairman, Joint Chiefs STAFF, and Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger, stand at attention during GEN Jones' retirement ceremony. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-SC-85-12409. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Ex-POW and COL James Helms Kasler (Captured 8 Aug 66) walks from the bus with13th Air Force Commander, LGEN William G. Moore Jr. Clark Honor Guard in background. COL Kasler was released in Hanoi by North Vietnam on 4 Mar 73. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

(Left to right) Col. Sam Barrett, Gen. Gary North and Navy Adm. Robert Willard salute as Air Force One taxis for departure Nov. 15, 2011, from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. President Barack Obama was in Hawaii for the Asia Pacific Economic Corporation conferences. Barrett is the 15th Wing commander, North is the Pacific Air Forces commander and Willard is the commander of U.S. Pacific Command.

Secretary of the Air Force Verne Orr greets members of the B-1 bomber aircraft test crew as they exit the aircraft after completing a fly-by and landing at the base. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aircrafts - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-56-39. CG HU-25 and HH-65 with personnel on ramp; helicopter overhead with hoist lowered3. Hurricane Katrina

040305-F-2828D-126. Base: Port-Au-Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)

World War II veteran and former Army Air Corps Lieutenant Richard Hank Sciaroni speaks to the members of the 129th Rescue Wing and assembled guests after receiving the Bronze Star from United States Representative Anna G. Esho, of the 14th Congressional District, California. Rep. Eshoo was instrumental in the effort to award LT. Sciaroni the Bronze Star for his actions during the war. LT. Sciaronis was a navigator on a B-24 that was shot down over Germany, he lead three of his fellow air crew member to safety after more than two weeks behind enemy lines. LT. Sciaroni was never awarded the medal because of interruptions in his chain of command and deaths of senior officers involved. The .... Complete Scene Caption: World War II veteran and former Army Air Corps Lieutenant Richard Hank Sciaroni speaks to the members of the 129th Rescue Wing and assembled guests after receiving the Bronze Star from United States Representative Anna G. Esho, of the 14th Congressional District, California

240115-N-YM590-1164 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Jan. 15, 2024)- Pilots assigned to the Golden Warriors of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87, walk the flightline as they prepare to reunite with family and friends after returning to Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia, Jan. 15, following more than eight-month deployment with the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group. While deployed, the squadron accomplished 1,473 carrier traps covering 2,418 flight hours.

031010-F-0158T-001. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

President George W. Bush's arrival aboard Air Force One at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, to visit the 3d Infantry Division (mechanized) soldiers, their families, and civilians. Air Force One is a Boeing 747-200B aircraft that was extensively modified to meet presidential requirements. Base: Hunter Army Air Field State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

Members of the delegation from China are presented with gifts during their tour of naval installations. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CORONADO, Calif. (Feb. 22, 2013) Weapons department Sailors show former President Jimmy Carter, former first lady Rosalynn Carter and former Secretary of the Navy John Dalton various types of ordnance as part of a static display during a tour in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The Carters and Dalton visited Carl Vinson with more than 200 members of The Carter Center.

Elements of the 82nd Airborne Division assemble on the flight line upon their return from Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA)

PATUXENT RIVER (Jan. 31, 2024) - Republic of Korea Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Yang Yong-mo, center, recieves a brief on unmanned aviation platforms on an official visit to NAS Patuxent River. During the visit, Yang toured different facilities, received demonstrations on a variety of capabilities, and conducted meetings with senior U.S. Navy leaders to discuss maritime security cooperation, interoperability, and readiness.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo departs Prague, Czech Republic, on August 13, 2020.

Maj. Stacey Sherrill, incoming 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron commander, renders her first salute to the Airmen of the 4th EMS during a change of command ceremony at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, June 6, 2022. The 4th EMS supports a fleet of 94 F-15E Strike Eagles.

PFC. C. S. Stevens of Omaha, NE, (right) and CPL. S. M. Cosby of Springfield, OR, (left) military policemen assigned to Marine Corps Air Station, collect customs declaration forms from Austrian participants upon their arrival. Pfc. C. S. Stevens of Omaha, NE, (right) and Cpl. S. M. Cosby of Springfield, OR, (left) military policemen assigned to Marine Corps Air Station, collect customs declaration forms from Austrian participants upon their arrival.

Attendees look to the stage at the 11th Air Force change of command ceremony at Hanger 20 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, August 11, 2022. U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. David A. Krumm turned over command to Lt. Gen. Davis S. Nahom as Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command, and Gen. Ken S. Wilsbach, Commander, Pacific Air Forces, officiated before gathered family members, distinguished guests and military personnel.

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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is greeted by Mr. CHO Sung-ho, Director for North American Division I, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea at Osan Air Base in the Republic of Korea on November 7, 2017.

DF-ST-87-12344. Subject Operation/Series: RECONNAISSANCE AIR MEET '86 Base: Bergstrom Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020804-F-4167F-001. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

020128-F-5171M-011. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM State: Minnesota (MN) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen is welcomed to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, by US Air Force General Gregory S. Martin, Commander, US Air Forces in Europe and Mrs Wendy Martin. Ramstein was the first stop on the European leg of the Secretary of Defense's Holiday Show 2000 for military troops. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Coast Guard Air Station - Clearwater, Florida - Katrina - 26-HK-216-16. Hurricane Katrina

President George Bush is escorted from a US Air Force C-141 Starlifter by GEN. Robert B. Johnston, commander Joint Task Force. The President arrived in Somalia at 1250 local time for a New Year's Eve holiday visit with troops. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

041010-F-3924S-001. Base: US Embassy State: Baghdad Province Country: Iraq (IRQ)

PEARL HARBOR (April 26, 2013) An honor detail comprised of joint military members escorts the remains of fallen service members that died during World War II and the Vietnam War during an arrival ceremony hosted by the U.S. Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command.

230325-N-DU622-1102 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 25, 2023) Side boys render honors to U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The visit coincides with a bilateral maritime exercise between units from Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), including anti-submarine drills, air defense exercises, helicopter cross deck landings, and integrated maritime fires training. Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Team Returns - 26-HK-125-10. Hurricane Katrina

The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds" perform their demonstration at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, March 24-26, 2023. This year marks the Thunderbirds 70th anniversary, and the team is slated to perform 63 demonstrations across 32 locations.

U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro salutes as he is welcome by the Brazilian Navy for the opening ceremony of exercise UNITAS LXIII in Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 8, 2022. The opening ceremony recognized the official start of exercise UNITAS LXIII. UNITAS is the world's longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that brings together forces from 19 countries to include Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Namibia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the United States. The exercise focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.

Col. Shanon Anderson, 436th Airlift Wing vice commander, speaks to attendees after the arrival of a KC-10A Extender at the Air Mobility Command Museum on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, April 26, 2022. Anderson logged his first and 104th combat mission on this exact aircraft. The aircraft was retired to Dover AFB from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, to become the 36th addition to the AMC Museum.

The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds" perform their demonstration at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, March 24-26, 2023. This year marks the Thunderbirds 70th anniversary, and the team is slated to perform 63 demonstrations across 32 locations.

GEN Mario Arpino, CHIEF of STAFF, Italian Air Force and LT GEN Richard C. Betherum, 16th Air Force Commander, shakes hands after the cutting of the ribbon. The plane was dedicated to the 31st Fighter Wing from the Italian Air Force. The F-100 was the USAF's first operational aircraft capable of flying faster than the speed of sound (760 mph) in level flight. Designed originally to destroy enemy aircraft in aerial combat, the F-100 later became a fighter-bomber. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

Colonel Acuff greets South Africa's President, Nelson Mandela. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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