Military Ceremonies and Tributes

Black and white photos capturing military ceremonies, tributes, and dignitary visits, highlighting formal interactions and historic moments.

New Admiral takes over the Australian Squadrom on board his flagship HMAS Australia Inspecting the of honor.L to R: RR Admiral J.A.S. Eccles. Accompanying RR Admiral JWM Eaton to his new office.Taken on the Quarterdeck of the Australia. October 11, 1951. (Photo by Gordon Herbert Short/Fairfax Media).

Anefo photo collection. Soldier tribute to Voorplein of Palace House Ten Bos T.G.V. Silver Government Jubilee Queen Juliana, Her Majesty and Prince Bernhard speaking with. September 3, 1973

DN-SN-87-03529. Base: Lisbon Country: Portugal (PRT)

DN-SN-85-10954. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Commander Thomas Frolich, Commanding Officer of the guided missile destroyer USS PREBLE (DDG 46), exchanges salutes with Vice Admiral John W. Nyquist, Assistant CHIEF of Naval Operations, Surface Warfare, as Nyquist arrives for a tour of the ship. Base: USS Preble (DDG 46)

Anefo photo collection. Queen Beatrix Prince Claus attendance Prince Willem Alexander Lieutenant-Ter-Zee navy HR. Ms. Tromp Den Helder; Prince Willem-Alexander middle fellow officers. July 1, 1986. Den Helder

DN-SN-8R-080405. Base: Naval Air Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-85-13000. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-86-06774. Base: Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

RADM F.C. Johnson, left; CDR C.A. LaVarre, center, commanding officer of the guided missile frigate USS BOONE (FFG-28); RADM J.D. Williams salute during the commissioning ceremony for the BOONE. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

New Admiral takes over the Australian Squadrom on board his flagship HMAS Australia Inspecting the of honor.L to R: RR Admiral J.A.S. Eccles. Accompanying RR Admiral JWM Eaton to his new office.Taken on the Quarterdeck of the Australia. October 11, 1951. (Photo by Gordon Herbert Short/Fairfax Media).

ADM Hyman G. Rickover (with handkerchief) and ADM Kinnaird R. McKee, Director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, arrives for the launching ceremony for the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine HENRY M. JACKSON (SSBN-730). Base: Croton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Captain Theodore C. Lockhart, prospective commanding officer, introduces a speaker during the commissioning of the guided missile cruiser VALLEY FORGE (CG 50). Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Sweat on board hr.ms. Mercuur (A 856).

DN-SN-86-01261. Base: Newport State: Rhode Island (RI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Atlantic Conference. Franklin Roosevelt and Churchill with their chief advisors aboard H.M.S. Prince of Wales on Aug. 12, 1941. Standing, L-R: Harry Hopkins, Averell Harriman, Lend-Lease Coordinator, Adm. E. J. King, U.S. Navy, Gen. George Marshall, US Army, Gen. Dill, British Navy, Adm. Harold Stark, US Navy, and Adm. Sir Dudley Pound, British Navy.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Thomas F. Hall, incoming commander, Iceland Defense Force (IDF), salutes as he passes through an honor guard during the IDF change of command ceremony. Base: Naval Air Station, Keflavik Country: Iceland (ISL)

Admiral Eccles inspecting his Senior Officer, on Board H.M. of S. Sydney the Admiral ***** his flag from the ***** to the Sydney. February 26, 1951.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Funeral General Track. Funeral General Track on Ereveld Menteng Pulo. 28 May 1949. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

AM-472 Valor , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

From right to left: GEN John A. Wickham Jr., commander, Korean Forces, COL Donald Synder, commander, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, and ADM Robert L. J. Long, commander-in-chief, Pacific Forces look to their left to view an F-16 aircraft in flight. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Vice Admiral Bernard M. Kauderer, Commander, Submarine Force, United States Atlantic Fleet, left, congratulates Captain Charles J. Chotvacs, Commanding Officer (gold) of the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS ALASKA (SSBN 732), upon his assumption of command. Base: Naval Submarine Base, New London State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-84-00569. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Chaplain (CMDR.) Richard P. Beck delivers the invocation during the commissioning of the dock landing ship USS GERMANTOWN (LSD-42) at the Lockheed shipyard. Standing in the background are (left to right): Rear Adm. Laverne S. Severance Jr., commander Naval Base, Seattle; Gen. Paul X. Kelley, commandant of the Marine Corps; Rear Adm. (lower half) John J. Higginson, commander, Amphibious Group Three, and other distinguished guests. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-85-03322. Base: Naval Air Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-87-03577. Base: Qingdao Country: China (CHN)

An Air Force honor guard stands at attention while the casket of an MIA from North Vietnam is removed from a C-141 Starlifter aircraft. Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Turkish officers board the destroyer TCG YUCETEPE (D-345) for the first time. The YUCETEPE, formerly the USS ORLECK (DD 886), is being decommissioned by the US Navy and transferred to the Turkish Navy in a combined ceremony. The ORLECK is the last World War II era destroyer in the Pacific Fleet. Base: Tacoma State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-86-06979. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Rear Adm. Laverne S. Severance Jr., commander, Naval Base, Seattle, addresses guests at the commissioning of the guided missile frigate USS CARR (FFG-52). Other dignitaries attending are, from the left: Commodore David F. Chandler, deputy commander, Naval Surface Force; John T. Gilbride Jr., Todd Seattle; Jack Yusen, "SAMUEL B. ROBERTS" Survivors Association; Sponsor Goldie Carr Bensilhe; Capt. J. F. Brennan, chaplain, Naval Base, Seattle; and Cmdr. R. J. Horne, commanding officer. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. Departure pedigree makers from Ned. Sinai detachment by Schiphol led by Major Donkersgoed. The men before departure at Schiphol /. March 6, 1982. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

***** Chiefs arrival for war cabinet ***** Sir Ragnar Colvin. January 29, 1947.

DN-SN-86-06331. Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. ArmsFregat De Ruyter by Queen Juliana put in use in Vlissingen, overview during hoisting flag Queen Juliana. June 3, 1976. Vlissingen, Zeeland

Kranglagding in February 1957 at the grave of Simón Bolivar in Caracas, Venezuela, with O.A. The commander of the flagship of Practersmaleel 5 Cruiser Hr.Ms. The Seven Provinces (C 802) Captain-Ter-Zee mr. A.N. Baron De Vos Van Steenwijk (1912-1996, right front).

CAPT John R. Emerson speaks during change of command ceremony in which he was relieved as commanding officer of the Naval Air Reserve Unit by CAPT Donald G. DeBode. Base: Naval Air Station Whidbey Island State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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DN-SN-85-02405. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A view of distinguished guests on the speakers platform during the commissioning ceremony for the Australian frigate HMAS CANBERRA (F-02) at Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

MGEN Marcus A. Anderson, Commander, 3rd Air Force, U.S. Air Forces, Europe, presents the wing flag to COL Lennon during the change of command ceremony at which Lennon assumes command of the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

DN-SN-86-01359. Base: Bremerton Naval Shipyard State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Prince Bernhard (1911-2004, legal front) also showed his interest in an (international) congress of fleet spiritual in the Beukbergen training center at Huis ter Heide, 1956.

Commandant of the Marine Corps GEN Robert H. Barrow speaks to Marines and sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock USS NASHVILLE (LPD-13). Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

DN-SN-86-06339. Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

On the quay for the sub-sea service barracks, the sub-sea service (OZD) receives a banner as appreciation for the performance delivered in the Second World War (WW2). Best of course, which is awarded by Queen Juliana, 2 promotions: South China Sea 1941-'42 and Mediterranean Sea 1941-'42. The military Willems-order 4th class (MWO4) awarded in 1947 is also confirmed. After the DEILÉ, a reunion is held in the Ozd building in which Queen Juliana and General Schaper conducts a conversation with a reunist.

DN-SN-86-06131. Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

AM-448 Illusive , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

French President Emmanuel Macron (center left) and Maj. Gen. Allan M. Pepin (center right), commanding general, Joint Task Force - National Capital Region and the U.S. Military District of Washington participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Nov. 30, 2022. While at ANC, President Macron and his wife, Brigitte, also placed roses at the gravesite of Pierre Charles LEnfant. Born in Paris in 1754, LEnfant left to fight in the American Revolution. Afterwards, he was appointed by President George Washington to plan the new federal city that would be the new nations capital - Washington, D.C.

Reverend Otto F. Reenstjerna gives the invocation at the commissioning 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)

The crew stands at attention on deck during the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS FLORIDA (SSBN-728). Anti-nuclear protesters watch the proceedings from a sailboat in the background. Base: Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Saluting from the speakers platform during the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS HYMAN G. RICKOVER (SSN 709) are, left to right: Captain Fredrik H.M. Spruitenburg, Commanding Officer of the submarine; retired Vice Admiral Hyman G. Rickover; Eleonore Rickover, sponsor; and Vice Admiral Nils R. Thunman, Deputy CHIEF of Naval Operations, Submarine Warfare. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vice Admiral John W. Nyquist, Assistant CHIEF of Naval Operations, Surface Warfare, greet sailors aboard the replenishment oiler USS SAVANNAH (AOR 4) as he visits aboard the ship. Base: USS Savannah (AOR 4)

Secretary of Defense and Mrs. Caspar Weinberger stand during the playing of the national anthem at the launching of the nuclear-powered attack submarine NORFOLK (SSN-714). Mrs. Weinberger is sponsor of the submarine, which was built by Newport News Shipbuilding. Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. Decision 39 Officers in Den Helder. September 7, 1961. Den Helder

Anefo photo collection. Armor on the Vlasakkers in Amersfoort, on the stage The Koninkjk family Links Minister President Mr. Cals. May 5, 1965. Amersfoort

DN-SN-85-03305. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LT. CMDR. Timothy B. Stark, commanding officer of the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS-53), passes information to LT. .j.g. Caroline S. Gaulke as the ship gets underway. The GRAPPLE is towing three ocean minesweepers to the Persian Gulf to support U.S. Navy escort operations. Base: Rota Country: Spain (ESP)

Boardleben Milwaukee. Bircle safe. Crew members at the shooting range on the upper deck

CHIEF of Naval Operations ADM James D. Watkins speaks during commissioning ceremonies for the first Aegis guided missile cruiser USS TICONDEROGA (CG-47), taking place at Ingalls Shipbuilding. Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CDR Jerald Keltner, right, speaks during the change of command ceremony in which he relieves CMDR Frederick Bierschenk, center, as commanding officer of Carrier Group 0589. Base: Naval Air Station Whidbey Island State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

National Security Council Executive Committee (EXCOMM) Meeting, 10:10AM. President John F. Kennedy (back to camera) speaks with members of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council (EXCOMM) in the West Wing Colonnade outside the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Special Assistant to the President for National Security McGeorge Bundy, President Kennedy, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Paul Nitze, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell D. Taylor, and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. The President met with members of the EXCOMM that day regarding the crisis in Cuba.

U.S. and Soviet sailors gather in front of the guided missile cruiser USS LEAHY (CG-16) following the arrival of three ships of the Soviet Pacific Fleet for a five-day goodwill visit. Base: Naval Air Station, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Command transfer at the MarineLiegkamp De Kooy van Kapitein ter Zee J.E. Cheese shooter to captain at sea J.N. Gateman

DN-SN-85-10778. Base: Sturgeon Bay State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Adm. William H. Rowden, commander, Naval Sea Systems, speaks during the commissioning of the guided missile cruiser USS VALLEY FORGE (CG-50). Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) 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. United States Air Force Honor Guard stands at attention upon President John F. Kennedys arrival at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. Those standing with President Kennedy in front of Air Force One include: Assistant to the Air Force Aide to the President Major Frank S. Evans, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger, Congressman Dante B. Fascell (Florida), Congressman Paul G. Rogers (Florida), and Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service Agent Floyd Boring (in back) stands at bottom of airplane stairs. Brevard County, Florida.

DN-SN-86-06134. Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Command transfer aboard the standard frigate of the Kortenaer-Class Hr.Ms. Callenburgh. On the photo the Naturing Commander Captain Lieutenant at sea R. Bernard.

Commencement Address at the US Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, 11:04AM. En route to the commencement ceremony at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. (L-R) White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger, Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell T. Shepard, Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy Rear Admiral John F. Davidson, and President John F. Kennedy, at the heliport in Annapolis, Maryland.

Audience in the command transfer in March 1990 of the S-Fregat Hr.Ms. Jan van Brakel (1983-2001). The old commander Captain Lieutenant-Ter-Zee W.J.e. Van Rijn (1946) takes place for the new CDT. kltz p.j.h.m. Spruijt (1947). At the front row is in front former Defense Defense Dr. P.B.R. De Geus (1929-2004), third from the right captain-Ter sea ir. F.J. Schull to Peursum and fourth from the Lieutenant-Ter-Sea first class DS. J. Moens (1944). On the second row, Kapitein-Ter-Zee t.l.C is right. Oomen (1942) and second from the right Captain-Ter Sea J.R. The young (1945).

Rear Adm. George W. Davis Jr., commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, delivers the keynote address at the commissioning of the guided missile frigate USS CARR (FFG-52). John T. Gilbride Jr., vice president and general manager, Todd Seattle, is seated in the background. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Rep. Jack Kemp, R-N.Y., speaks during the launching ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BUFFALO (SSN-715). Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

ADM Wesley L. McDonald, commander in chief of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, addresses guests and spectators attending the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS NORFOLK (SSN-714). Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A fireman explains a new P-1 truck to visiting MGEN Robert W. Clement as other officers listen. Base: Zaragosa Air Base Country: Spain (ESP)

DN-SN-86-03254. Base: Fort Myer, Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-85-03293. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

From left to right, CAPT Richard L. Martin, commanding officer of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS CARL VINSON (CVN-70); Edward Campbell, president, Newport News Shipbuilding Co.; and ADM Thomas B. Hayward, chief of naval operations, stand during the commissioning ceremony for the USS CARL VINSON. Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CDR Harold V. Maixner Jr., commanding officer, speaks during the commissioning ceremony of the guided missile destroyer USS SCOTT (DDG-995). Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Gourbesville celebrates the 82nd Airborne Divisions contributions to the liberation of Normandy in Picauville, France, June 1, 2022. U.S. Army Col. Richard Taylor of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Abn. Div., provided remarks in celebration of the 78th Anniversary of the Normandy invasion.

Pre-Inaugural ceremonies at the White House. Pre-inaugural ceremonies, White House, Washington, D.C. President Dwight D. Eisenhower escorts President-elect John F. Kennedy and wife Jacqueline Kennedy into the White House. Senator John J. Sparkman of Alabama walks up stairs at left. Military Aide to President Eisenhower Colonel Robert L. Schulz salutes at left and Air Force Aide to President Eisenhower Colonel William G. Draper stands in mid-salute at right. White House Secret Service agent Floyd Boring stands in foreground (center right).

Admiral C.W. Nimitz, Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet, on the pistol range at his Pearl Harbor headquarters

Captain Andrew J. Murphy, Commander, Amphibious Squadron 7, speaks during the decommissioning ceremony for the dock landing ship USS ALAMO (LSD 33). Base: Naval Air Station, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

ADM James D. Watkins, commander in chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, speaks during the ceremony aboard the USS ARIZONA Memorial commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Press Conference, State Department Auditorium, 6:00PM. President John F. Kennedy speaks from the lectern at a press conference. Seated onstage at left are (L-R) Assistant White House Press Secretary, Andrew Hatcher, and White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger. Also pictured: Washington Correspondent for the Guy Gannett Publishing Company of Maine, May Craig; and White House Secret Service agent, Ronald Ron Pontius. State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C. This full frame image was made from a copy of the original negative.

DN-SN-84-00572. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Leonard Erb, senior Vice-President of Litton Industries, Inc., speaks during the commissioning ceremony for the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61). Seated behind him are, right to left: Vice President George Bush, Secretary of the Navy John Lehman Jr., and Admir. Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-85-03300. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Meeting with Admiral George Whelan Anderson, Jr., Chief of Naval Operations General David M. Shoup, Commandant, United States Marine Corps (USMC), 12:30PM. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr., and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup (out of frame). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

GEN David C. Jones, the retiring chairman, Joint Chiefs of STAFF, talks with Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger at the end of the retirement ceremony. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Sen. Henry M. Jackson, D-Washington, congratulates CDR Ken Parsons as the new commanding officer of Fleet Logistic Support Squadron 61 (VR-61). Base: Naval Air Station Whidbey Island State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

At the MarineLiegkamp Valkenburg (MVKV), the Marine Aviation Service (MLD) receives a banner as appreciation for the performance delivered in the Second World War (WW2). This entails, which is awarded by Prince Bernhard, 4 promotions: Dutch East Indies 1941-'42, Indian Ocean 1942-'45, North Sea 1941-'42 and Normandy 1944. The military Willems-Order 4th class (awarded in 1942). MWO4) has also been confirmed. After the valorade ceremony, a reception follows in a hangar, whereby the flag officer MLD releases a toast. Behind Prince Bernhard is Lieutenant General Klu H. Schaper (RMWO4).

Home and welcome to Den Helder in March 1989 from the mine hunter Hr.Ms. Urk (1986-) After a mission in the Persian Gulf. Also Minister of Defense (1988-1989) Prof. Dr.H.c. F. Bolkestein (1933, third from left) was present here and stands here on the Urk bridge next to Vice-Admiraal J.D.W. from Renesse (left), Commander of the Zeemacht in the Netherlands (1987-1990).

Inspector General Z.K.H. Prince Bernhard visits, during his working visit to the 41 armored brigade, also the barracks of the sick stay (KZV) of the army Seedorf.

During the transfer of landing vessel L9530 to the Marines Corps, Texel / Joost Dourleinkanne on Texel was given a speech by Commander van de Electrotechnische Service W.J.A. Van Raaij.

Presentation of the NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Astronaut John Herschel Glenn, Jr., at Cape Canaveral. United States Air Force Honor Guard stands at attention upon President John F. Kennedys arrival at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. Those standing with President Kennedy in front of Air Force One include: Assistant to the Air Force Aide to the President Major Frank S. Evans, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger, Congressman Dante B. Fascell (Florida), Congressman Paul G. Rogers (Florida), and Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service Agent Floyd Boring (in back) stands at bottom of airplane stairs. Brevard County, Florida.

Anefo photo collection. Visit Royal couple to Luxembourg Staalfabriek. June 26, 1951. Luxembourg

The Inspector General of the Armed Forces (IGK) Ltgen Verheijen, visits the maritime resources command of Den Helder (CMMHELD)

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass (left) and 5th Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Robert D. Gaylor watch the funeral procession of 6th Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James M. McCoy, during McCoy's funeral service at St. Matthew the Evangelist Catholic Church, Bellevue, Neb., July 29, 2022. McCoy, who served as the first senior enlisted advisor of Strategic Air Command and was selected as one of the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year in 1974, passed away July 13, 2022, at the age of 91.

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