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Military Ceremonies and Parades

Images of soldiers in formal attire at commemorative events, demonstrating military honors and ceremonies across different locations.

Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall guards at evening flag changing ceremony

President Barack Obama lays a wreath at the Warsaw Ghetto Memorial in Warsaw, Poland, May 27, 2011.

Madrid, 04/04/2023. Inauguration of the new director of the Civil Guard Mercedes González. Photo: Ignacio Gil. ARCHDC.

020514-F-6655M-004. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2002 Base: Utapao International Airport Country: Thailand (THA)

The Army of terra cotta warriors at Emperor Qin Shihuangdi's Tomb, Xian, Shaanxi Province, China

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Class of 2026 basic cadets participate in the annual march back from Jacks Valley to the United States Air Force Academys terrazzo after completing basic training on July 22, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Colour photograph of Militia women guarding at a border area, inner Mongolia. Dated 1969

The symbols of the GDR and the occupying powers are still displayed at Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin today

DA-SC-86-08901. Base: Hwachon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

230330-N-XK462-1009 BUSAN, Republic of Korea (March 30, 2023) U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) tour Tong Do Sa Buddhist Temple during a community outreach event. 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.

The Second Indochina War, known in America as the Vietnam War, was a Cold War era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of South Vietnam, supported by the U.S. and other anti-communist nations. The U.S. government viewed involvement in the war as a way to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam and part of their wider strategy of containment. The North Vietnamese government viewed the war as a colonial war, fought initially against France, backed by the U.S., and later against South Vietnam, which it regarded as a U.S. puppet state. U.S. military advisors arrived beginning in 1950. U.S. involvement escalated in the early 1960s, with U.S. troop levels tripling in 1961 and tripling again in 1962. U.S. combat units were deployed beginning in 1965. Operations spanned

Leis are presented to members of the 25th Infantry Division (Tropic Lightning) during a parade near Camp Page. The troops are in Korea to participate in the joint South Korea/US Exercise Team Spirit '84. Subject Operation/Series: Team Spirit '84 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DF-ST-87-13247. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Base: Sachon Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

051020-A-6108G-079. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum, Nagasaki, Japan, Asia

Official tourist photographer Tianenmen Square, Peking (Beijing), China

Fidel Castro addresses crowds at Plaza de la Revolucion.

EL POLITICO MILITAR FRANCISCO FRANCO BAHAMONDE JUNTO AL REY DE ESPAÑA JUAN CARLOS DE ESPAÑA DURANTE EL DESFILE MILITAR DE 1973.

Moscow; Russia. 1941 Banner.

The Admiralty Council 1973 with sitting v.l.n.r. Adjustant in the extraordinary service of HM de Koningin Vadm E. Roest, Mr. P. Dregmans, Vadt Mr. P.P. of the pond, and standing v.l.n.r. Kltza C.L. Coverage, SBNA J. Grippeling, Genmajmarns A.C. Lamers, SBN F.H. Heckman and SBNV R.J. Idzerda.

Infantry men figures in Pit 1 at Qin Museum, exhibition halls of Terracotta Warriors, Xian, China

DN-ST-89-10346. Base: Sevastopol Country: U.S.S.R. (SUN)

A member of the delegation from China sits in the captain's chair aboard the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63). Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

South Korea, Border, Guards At East Coast Look Out Point Watching For North Koreans Attempting To Infiltrate By Sea.

Czech. Republic, , Prague, Palace Guards

011004-A-6086T-022. Base: San Juan State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Illustration of the territory of Hong Kong.Illustration du territoire de Hong Kong.

South Korea, Demilitarised Zone, Guard At East Coast Beach.

Monaco. Changing of the guard at Palais du Prince

Vietnam, (Saigon), Ho Chi Minh City, War Remnants Museum

Members of the U.S. Pacific Command and component commands from Hawaii return from a visit to the tomb of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, who most Chinese consider the father of modern China, in Nanjing, China June 18. The military members are part of the first all-enlisted delegation to China.The purpose of the delegation was to gain a better understanding of the People's Liberation Army's enlisted forces and military in general.

HANOI, VIETNAM, SEPTEMBER 19, 2018: Honor guard at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum on the Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi, Vietnam, Asia

Advance Bravely, Chinese Communist Propaganda

LT. GEN. Glenn C. Mallory, Jr., Commanding General, 6th US Army, gives remarks. GEN. Dennis Reimer, CHIEF of STAFF, US Army is on the right. Base: The Presidio, San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-87-13007. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '87 Base: Itaewon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A caravan of 501 cattle and 50 vehicles enter North Korea in front of Panmungak from Panmunjom, Republic of Korea, Oct. 27, 1998. South Korean business tycoon Chung Ju-yung, founder and honorary chairman of Hyundai Group, donated 501 head of cattle and the vehicles to the famine-stricken country. Mr. Chung had given the North Koreans 500 head of cattle earlier this year in June. Subject Operation/Series: KOREA CD Base: Panmunjom State: Demilitarized Zone Country: Korea

Reunification Day on April 30. Military celebrating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. Ho Chi Minh city. Vietnam.

Members of a local organization march in a parade as part of the reenactment of General MacArthur's landing at Red Beach on October 20, 1944. Base: Leyte Island Country: Philippines (PHL)

Fidel Castro speaks during May Day celebration in Havana, Cuba.

Military parade during street celebrations on the 100th anniversary of the birth of President Kim Il Sung, April 15th 2012, Pyongyang, Democratic Peop...

High security border between South and North Korea, Panmunjom, South Korea

Changing of the guard, parliament building, Athens, Greece

CHINA, SHAANXI PROVINCE, XIAN, QIN SHI HUANG DI TOMB, TERRA COTTA SOLDIERS

Grassalkovich Palace, residence of the Slovak President, change of guards, Bratislava, Slovakia, Europe

U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, are reviewed by Lt. Col. Christopher Kearny, the commanding officer of 2nd RTBN, during the Battalion Commander Inspection on Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 5, 2024. During this final inspection of recruit training, the new Marines are tested on their knowledge of uniform standards, discipline, and general knowledge taught throughout recruit training.

Deputy Secretary of State Antony "Tony" Blinken meets with Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), Admiral Sun Jianguo, at the Chinese Defense Ministry in Beijing, China, on February 11, 2015.

GEN. Colin L. Powell addresses the audience at Forces Command change of command shortly after becoming Commander in CHIEF (CINC). Base: Fort Mcpherson State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Brig. Gen. Kevin G. Collins, Deputy Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South and Marine Forces Reserve stands at attention during the UNITAS LXIII closing ceremony, Sept. 22, 2022. Hosted this year by Brazil, UNITAS brought together multinational forces from Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Namibia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South Korea, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and Uruguay to conduct operations in and off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The exercise trains forces to conduct joint maritime operations through the execution of anti-surface, anti-submarine, anti-air, amphibious, and electronic warfare operations that enhance warfighting proficiency and increase interoperability among participating navy and marine forces.

Terracotta Army. Clay soldiers of the Chinese emperor XIAN, CHINA - October 29, 2017: Terracotta Army. Clay soldiers of the Chinese emperor. Sculptures of the soldiers of the emperor. Copyright: xZoonar.com/DmitryixBogdanovx 12505545

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. James Bierman, the III Marine Expeditionary Force Commanding General, greets Yasuhiro Tamaki, the Okinawa Prefecture Governor during in-calls at the Okinawa Prefectural Government, Okinawa, Japan, April 12, 2022. Bierman and Tamaki discussed continued cooperation to combat the COVID-19 pandemic as well as future opportunities for cooperation between the U.S. military and local communities on a wide range of issues.

King's Evzone Guard, nowadays Presidential Guard, Parliament, Athens, Greece, Europe

Policemen walking at the airport wearing blue masks. Mexico city, DF, Mexico.

CCP government agent standing proud in front of Chinese flag, feeling pride in serving country. Chinese army personnel in war room standing isolated over China flag background

Vietnam, Hanoi. B-52 Victory Museum, exterior with wreck of US Air Force B-52 bomber

010511-A-5256F-002. Base: Fort Lee State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MACOMS

Vietnam, DMZ Area. Quang Tri Province, Ben Hai, war memorial at site of former north and south Vietnam border post, border tower

City of Kiev, the Mother Home statue and tanks on the grounds of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in World War II, a memorial site in the Pechersk district of Kiev, Ukraine, Europe

Xi An Armee Terrakottafiguren of the emperor's Qin Shi Huangdi, Sian Hsian province of Shaanxi, China

Sichuan Earthquake in China.

1940's reenactors walk down hallway preparing to board Pearl Harbor Day Troop train reenactment from Los Angeles Union Station to San Diego

Chinese Communist Solider

Israel, West Bank, Ramallah, Al Muqata's

Sergeant Mark posts the commanding general's flag in front of the headquarters for the U.S. Army Armament Munitions and Chemical Command Building. Base: Rock Island State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Russian soldiers marching at the Kremlin in Moscow in the Russian Federation.

Czech Republic, Prague; A Castle Guard in uniform at the Castle gate, with a tourist posing.

030915-F-8082K-002. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Vietnam, (Saigon), Ho Chi Minh City, War Remnants Museum

DA-ST-87-13005. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '87 Base: Itaewon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Chinese air defense operator using radar system on laptop to detect intercontinental ballistic missiles. CCP red army soldier scanning rockets approaching borders, isolated over China flag, camera B

Terracotta Army warriors buried in Emperor tomb outside Xian China Detail of the pottery terracotta army warriors and soldiers found outside Xi an China Copyright: xZoonar.com/StevexHeapx 12911387

DA-SC-86-10708. Base: Rome Country: Italy (ITA)

SGT Everett and SGT Sanchez look at a map showing the locations of Pacific battle campaigns of World War II during their visit to the museum at the Pacific National Memorial Cemetery. Base: Honolulu State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

General of the terracotta army. Terracotta Army. XIAN, CHINA - October 29, 2017: General of the terracotta army Terracotta Army Copyright: xZoonar.com/drozdx 15022262

Airang, North Korean mass spectacle of the 65th Anniversary of the founding of the country of North Korea, Pyongyang, North Korea, East Asia, Asia

The Secretary of State, Ministry of National Defense for Cambodia, H.E. Gen. Phan Nguon, tours the bridge of the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) on June 26, 2010, in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. Mercy is in Cambodia conducting Pacific Partnership 2010, the fifth in a series of annual U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic assistance endeavors designed to strengthen regional partnerships.

Seoul, South Korea, Asia, a members of the Korean Imperial Guard stand outside the Gyeongbokgung Palace

221105-N-GR847-0050 YOKOHAMA, Japan (Nov. 5, 2022) The U.S. 7th Fleet Band performs at the Red Brick Warehouse as part of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces International Fleet Review 2022 in Yokohama, Japan, Nov. 5. Under Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navys largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with 35 maritime nations in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region

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Members of a Navy shore unit ride in the back of an M-939 5-ton truck during the "San Diego Salutes the Troops" parade. The parade is being held in honor of all veterans, with special recognition being given to units that took part in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A full moon descends as Hawaii Air National Guard Airmen assemble during their drill weekend Sept. 10, 2022, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The full moon in September is traditionally called the harvest moon because it occurs close to the fall equinox.

Wooden model of Nubian regiment made up of soldiers armed with bows and arrows, from Asyut, Egypt

Dressed in their ceremonial Kimonos, Japanese guests and Marines fill the stands to watch the III MEF change of command. After two years as Commanding General of III Marine Expeditionary Force/Marine Corps Bases Japan, Lieutenant General (LTGEN) Earl B. Hailston, relenquished command to LTGEN Wallace C. Gregson during a sunset ceremony aboard Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, on 010731. Base: Camp Courtney State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: III MEF

U.S. military personnel stand on a float as they wave to the crowds gathered for the National Victory Celebration parade. The day-long celebration is being held in honor of the coalition forces that liberated Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia(DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Infantry men figures in Pit 1 at Qin Museum, exhibition halls of Terracotta Warriors, Xian, China

Guard of Honour, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Tomb, Soldiers, Guards, Vittorio Emanuele II, National Monument, Monument, Piazza Venezia, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Chinese espionage division spy using reconnaissance software on laptop to detect enemy location. Incognito CCP government agent in control room isolated over China flag using satellite gadget

Militärkapelle marschiert vor dem Qasr Al Hosn in Abu Dhabi, VAE Militärkapelle marschiert vor dem Qasr Al Hosn in Abu Dhabi, VAE Copyright: xZoonar.com/ViktoryiaxVinnikavax 22623553

060628-A-2421S-008. Base: US Naval Academy, Annapolis State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Republic of Korea Marine Corps, Brig. Gen. Il Suk, Director of Force Planning, speaks as a panelist in a discussion on interoperability during the eighth iteration of the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium, Tokyo, Japan, June 15, 2022. PALS consists of discussions and presentations which aim to promote greater regional amphibious capability and interoperability with joint forces, allies and partners. The 2022 symposium brought together senior leaders from 18 participating delegations who are committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific, with the objective of strengthening and developing regional relationships.

A U.S. Army soldier and R.O.K. soldier stand guard at the demarcation line within the demilitarized zone at Panmunjom, South Korea, Sept. 29, 2022. The demarcation line is the official border marker separating South and North Korea.

Members of a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency scientific summit walk up steps toward the Honolulu Memorial during a tour of the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 21, 2022. On both sides of the stairs leading to the memorial are eight courts of with the inscribed names of Americans missing from World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

Members of a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency scientific summit walk up steps toward the Honolulu Memorial during a tour of the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 21, 2022. On both sides of the stairs leading to the memorial are eight courts of with the inscribed names of Americans missing from World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

Terracotta Army. Clay soldiers of the Chinese emperor XIAN, CHINA - October 29, 2017: Terracotta Army. Clay soldiers of the Chinese emperor. Sculptures of the soldiers of the emperor. Copyright: xZoonar.com/DmitryixBogdanovx 15022097

HONG KONG - PROTEST - RASSEMBLEMENT DE SOUTIEN AU OUIGOURSRassemblement du mouvement pro-democratie hongkongais en soutien aux ouigours rapidement écourté par une intervention policiere et des affrontements.HONG KONG - PROTEST - UIGUR SUPPORT RALLYRally of the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong in support of the Uighurs quickly cut short by police intervention and clashes.

DF-ST-87-11820. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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