Military Honoring Ceremonies

Ceremonies recognizing military service, featuring presentations of awards, medals, and commemorations of veterans' sacrifices.

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United States Representative Anna G. Esho, from the 14th Congressional District, California presents the Bronze Star Medal to World War II veteran and former Army Air Corps Lieutenant Richard Hank Sciaroni at Moffett Federal Airfield, Mountain View, California while Major General Paul D. Monroe, the Adjutant General and Commander of the California National Guard looks on. 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 .... Complete Scene Caption: United States Representative Anna G. Esho, from the 14th Congressional District, California presents the Bronze Star Medal to World War II veteran and former Army Air Corps Lieutenant Richard Hank Sciaroni at Moffett Federal Airfield, Mountain View, California while Major G

Military officer holding a folded American flag during a ceremon

Col. Bryan Preece, 130th Airlift Wing Commander, speaks at the Summer U.S. Air Force Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps Flight Academy Graduation on July 29, 2022, at the Fairmont State Aviation Center of Excellence Fairmont, West Virginia. The Air Force sponsored program targets High School Juniors, JROTC members, and Air Force Academy cadets, teaching them to fly in about six and a half weeks and awarding them private pilot certifications. Preece spoke about his journey as an Air Force Aviator and pinned the wings on the graduates.

US Navy Commander Steven L. Richter, Commanding Officer, USS REUBEN JAMES (FFG 57), off the coast of Chile as his ship and crew prepare to participate in Exercise TEAMWORK SOUTH '99. Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK SOUTH '99 Base: USS Reuben James (FFG 57)

A student with Bonsall West Elementary School gives the opening remarks and introduces U.S. Marine Col. Daniel Whitley, left, the commanding officer of Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, during the Bonsall Unified School District Purple Star designation ceremony at Bonsall West Elementary School in Oceanside, California, April 5, 2022. The school district earned the Purple Star award for their excellence in serving military-connected students. Whitley is a native of Massapequa, New York.

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, participate in a Marine Corps birthday ball ceremony on Camp Plaza, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 28, 2022. The Marine Corps birthday ceremony is important to all Marines as it is an annual renewal of each Marines commitment to the Corps and Corps commitment to our nation's quest for peace and freedom worldwide.

220602-N-NO485-0004 NEWPORT, R.I. (June 2, 2022) Officer Development School (ODS) class 22050, Bravo Company students stand at attention during a khaki service uniform inspection at Officer Training Command Newport (OTCN), Rhode Island. Students are inspected on their Type 3 working uniforms, summer white uniforms, and service uniforms while at ODS. ODS provides staff corps officers and several restricted line designators with the training necessary to prepare them to function in their role as commissioned Naval officers.

Members of the United States Forest Service Honor Guard practice drill movements with the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Regiment Color Guard at MCRD San Diego, Feb. 1, 2024. The USFS Honor Guard visited the Depot to promote and reinforce the customs, history, and traditions of the Marine Corps. Marine Corps

Brigadier General Robert Norman, Commander of the 601st Tactical Control Wing and Otto Meyer, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Wine Production for the state of Rheinland Pfalz, unveil a plaque commemorating the First Annual Tree Planting Ceremony. Base: Sembach Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

221012-N-OX321-1297 NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy (Oct. 12, 2022) - Master-at-Arms 1st Class Nicholas Heffel, from Racine, Wis., and his wife, Kimberly, are piped ashore for the final time during Heffels retirement ceremony after having served 20 years in the Navy, held on NAS Sigonella, Oct. 11, 2022. NAS Sigonellas strategic location enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to deploy and respond as required, ensuring security and stability in Europe, Africa and Central Command.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Steven R. Rudder, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, alongside other senior delegation leaders receive a brief from a member of the Japan Self-Defense Force during a demonstration aboard JDS Osumi (LST-4001) as part of the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium 2022, Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, June 16, 2022. PALS consisted of discussions, presentations and demonstrations which were conducted in effort to promote regional security and enhance amphibious operational concepts and capabilities. 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.

Office of the Deputy Secretary (David Sampson) - Deputy Secretary with Marine Corp Visiting Majors

Service members who make the ultimate sacrifice while serving in a combat zone are known as Fallen Angels.’ Marines with the Personnel Retrieval and Processing detachment, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), process the remains of the Angels and inventory their personal effects before sending them on their journey home.

Fish and Wildlife Service Director Steve Williams, left, among officials attending ceremony at Department of Interior South Building marking adoption by Department employees of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division and the 10th Mountain Division as wartime focal points for volunteer activities on behalfof military families

King Hassan of Morocco addresses the crowd upon his arrival for a visit to Washington D.C. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

101230-N-9818V-024YOKOSUKA, Japan (Dec. 30, 2010) Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) attend a memorial service for Lt. j.g. Stephan Burke Hentchel. Hentchel, 27, the shipÕs damage control assistant, died in an auto accident Dec. 24 while on leave for the Christmas holiday.

President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-6-289. Hurricane Katrina

National Park Service Director Fran Mainella at events marking the centennial of the first powered flight, Wright Brothers National Memorial, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

An officer is reunited with a loved one following his arrival at the station. Ships of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) battle group are returning to Norfolk following deployment in the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Marine color guard participates in a ceremony aboard the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62). Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

031202-F-5435R-039. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CPA/Strategic Communications

A lifelike combat casualty mannequin sits on display inside the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activitys (USAMMDA) Warfighter Deployed Medical Systems (WDMS) Project Management Offices exhibit, a Battalion Aid Station, at the Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Fla., Sept. 12, 2022. As the premier developer of world-class military medical capabilities, USAMMDA develops and delivers critical drugs, vaccines, biologics, devices and medical support equipment to protect and preserve the lives of Warfighters across the globe.

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Basic cadets from the Class of 2027 arrive at the U.S. Air Force Academy for in-processing (I-Day), on June 28, 2023, in Colorado Springs, Colo. I-Day marks the start of their journey of becoming a commissioned officer in the U.S. Air Force and Space Force.

National Park Service Director Fran Mainella at events marking the centennial of the first powered flight, Wright Brothers National Memorial, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

030227-M-0367H-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Tanks

A senior drill instructor with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, delivers the Senior Drill Instructor Speech to his recruits in their squad bay on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., March 31, 2023. Pick up is the day a platoon meets its drill instructors for the first time.

Patowmack Canal, Great Falls, Virginia, National Park Service.

Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger observes a demonstration flight of a B-1 bomber aircraft during his visit to the Farnborough Air Show. Base: Farnborough Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii, for tours, discussions with local officials

Submarine workers emerge from the factory, General Dynamics Electric Boat Division in Groton, Connecticut, USA; Groton, Connecticut, United States of America

U.S. Marines with Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry-East, pose for a photo after receiving the Commanding General's Cup award during the Intramural Marksmanship Competition awards ceremony on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 9, 2022. The Marine Corps Intramural Marksmanship Competition inspires unit cohesion and mission readiness by allowing Marines to compete and improve lethality with both rifle and pistol weapons.

061103-N-2908O-003. Base: Little Rock State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Office of the Secretary - Seafarer's Union and U.S.S. Bellatrix in Harvey, Louisiana New Orleans

010614-A-2682N-012. Base: Fort Mcpherson State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970427-F-1277M-020. Base: Grand Forks Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

During the Department's September 11 Remembrance Ceremony on September 11, 2018, Deputy Secretary John J. Sullivan joins speakers and guests for a moment of silence after a bell toll, four of which occurred to mark the moment of impact of each hijacked commercial airliner that crashed during the 9/11 attacks.

LGEN Frank E. Petersen Jr. embraces his son following the change of command ceremony during which Petersen retires from service, relinquishing command of the Marine Corps Combat Development Command to LGEN William R. Etnyre. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Tony Pope, the Consultant for the Representation Office of the European Commission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, is being interviewed about the delivery of tractors for the Emergency Farm Reconstruction Project by US Air Force MASTER Sergeant David E. Bass, a videographer deployed from the 1ST Combat Camera Squadron Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, to document the Implementation Force during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. The purpose of the project is to help resupply the local economy after its devastation due to the war. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Gorazde Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

070201-A-8359B-011. Base: Christiansted State: Virgin Islands (VI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020529-F-2295B-005. Base: US Air Force Academy State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

France, Normandy, Arromanches. Men in uniform overlooking famous battlefield. 66th Anniversary of D-Day.

040415-F-5040D-070. Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

040715-F-1351B-030. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: Iraqi Military

Family members of airmen departing for Saudi Arabia cover their ears as 48th Tactical Fighter Wing F-111F aircraft take off in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Winter weather at Arlington National Cemetery at Arlington, Va., Jan. 16, 2024.

050121-A-5399B-223. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST

050718-F-7564C-017. Base: Volk Field State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 9, 2022) - Girl Scouts of California prepare to present the colors during a Blessing of the Fleet Interfaith Service at Presidio Chapel as a part of San Francisco Fleet Week 2022, Oct. 9, 2022. SFFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience Americas sea services. During fleet week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of the city and its surrounding areas.

DA-SC-86-10686. Base: Rome Country: Italy (ITA)

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Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-122-59. Hurricane Katrina

A Parishioner lays a Prisoner Of War (POW) Remembrance Bracelet on the casket of US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Jefferson Scott Dotson, during his Grave Side Funeral Service held at Arlington National Cemetery, VA. CPT Dotson, a Vietnam War Fighter Pilot assigned with the 416th Tactical Fighter Squadron (TFS), was declared Missing In Action (MIA) 33-years ago when his fighter went down during a mission over the Ho Chi Minh Trail in central Laos. CPT Dotsons remains were discovered and then positively identified through DNA testing. Base: Arlington National Cemetery State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-SC-89-09680. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Madrid, 11/21/1999.- concentration of the national confederation of Combatants, on the anniversary of the death of Franco and José Antonio, Rivera's cousin. In the image Blas Piñar Photo: Chema barroso.

FRA - POLITICS - MOUNIR MAHJOUBI AND FLORENCE PARLY VISIT MANAGEMENT GENERAL ARMAMENT. On Monday, October 2nd, Mounir Mahjoubi, Secretary of State for Digital, and Florence Parly, Minister of Armed Forces, visit the Directorate General of Armaments - Information Management (DGA - MI) in Bruz.FRA - POLITIQUE - MOUNIR MAHJOUBI ET FLORENCE PARLY VISITENT LA DIRECTION GENERALE DE L'ARMEMENT. Le Lundi 2 Octobre, Mounir Mahjoubi, Secrétaire d'Etat chargé du Numérique, et Florence Parly, Ministre des Armées, visitent la Direction Générale de l'Armement - Maîtrise de lInformation ( DGA - MI ) à Bruz en Ille-et-vilaine.

CHIEF Photographer's Mate John Fleming waits to take a photograph on the set of "The NBC Nightly News" during a tour of the NBC studios. Fleming is in the city for Fleet Week. Base: New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-90-00544. Base: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vietnam War veterans with Alpha Company, First Battalion, First Marine Division, receive the Bronze Star Medal at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, June 24, 2022. These veterans were recognized fifty-four years after their valiant actions in the war.

France, Brittany, Saint-Malo on 2022-08-17. On the occasion of the 78th anniversary of the liberation of Saint-Malo, Caroline Cayeux, Minister in charge of Territorial Collectivities, co-presides the commemorative ceremony and inaugurates the fire control post of the City of Alet, restored thanks to the Heritage Foundation. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.France, Bretagne, Saint-Malo le 2022-08-17. A loccasion du 78eme anniversaire de la liberation de Saint-Malo, Caroline Cayeux, ministre deleguee chargee des Collectivites territoriales, co-preside la ceremonie commemorative et inaugure le poste directeur de tir de la Cite dAlet restaure grace a la Fondation du patrimoine. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Past and present Soldiers attend the 213th Regional Support Group's Dining Out at The Meadows in Hellertown, Nov. 5, 2022. Then event was the 213th RSG's first since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The evening program included toasts and an award ceremony. Brig. Gen James McCormack, the Assistant Adjutant General-Army of the Pennsylvania National Guard, Col. Frank Montgomery, commander of the 213th RSG and other distinguished visitor shared remarks during the event. (Photo by, Staff Sgt. Brandon Nelson)

050907-F-6911G-007. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Special guest Watson Bud” Hardaker, a World War II Navy Veteran who was being honored during the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Statement of Support signing as well as celebrating his 100th birthday at the Wyndham Hotels and Resorts Nov. 9 in Parsippany, N.J

A U.S. service member veteran rings a bell as part of the Hindenburg Memorial Ceremony at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May, 6, 2022. The Hindenburg Memorial Ceremony is held annually, with this year marking the 85th anniversary. The event commemorated the historical disaster with guest speakers, a wreath ceremony, and bell ringing to remember the lives that were lost on May 6, 1937.

DN-SC-87-11784. Base: Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

On the morning of the commissioning ceremony, cadet Sierra Fielding prepares the room for the event.The Boise State University Spring 2022 Semester has come to an end for the Bronco Battalion. Several cadets received their commission on Friday, May 6, 2022 with family, friends and fellow cadets celebrating their achievement. In the closing moments of the academic year, plans were placed in motion for the semester to come. While some members of the Bronco Battalion will move on, others will step up to fill their vacant seats at the planning meetings every Friday morning following physical training. The lineage of the Bronco Battalion will continue.

U.S. Marine Corps drill instructors with Receiving Company, Support Battalion, instruct a recruit during receiving at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Dec. 5, 2022. Recruits were checked for contraband, given haircuts, made phone calls home, and issued gear.

The Lennon Sisters meet the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard during their visit to Washington for a Christmas concert at D.A.R. Constitution Hall..

US Marine Corps Colonel O'donovan, Mission Commander for Joint Task Force Kenya, talks with Major General Kibwana, Commander Kenya Navy, (left) and Lieutenant General Munyao, Kenya Department of Defense (KDOD), during their visit to Kenya United States Liaison Office (KUSLO), Operation NOBLE RESPONSE '98. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE RESPONSE '98 Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN)

Era dressed man soldier living history demonstration Historic Pensacola Village Pensacola, Florida

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010814-F-7906C-021. Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFMC

220412-N-SI601-1208 YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 12, 2022) Retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lloyd Miles, Senior Vice President, Global Military Operations Senior Vice President, Global Military Operations, tours the Ronald Reagan Museum aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Miles oversees the administration and management of the universitys operations and partnerships in more than 20 countries and territories in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

Overall view of the interior of the AIRMAN Memorial Chapel showing family, friends and shipmates attending a memorial service for LT. CDR. J. Stacy Bates and LT. Graham Alden Higgins. Bates and Higgins, attached to Fighter Squadron Two One Three (VF-213), died when the F-14 Tomcat aircraft they were flying crashed near Nashville, Tennessee while returning from a cross-country flight on January 29, 1996. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-SN-86-07484. Base: Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

221006-M-BQ292-1049 (October 6, 2022) U.S. Navy Band Southwest's Woodwind Quintet band performs for a crowd on the boardwalk as part of San Francisco Fleet Week 2022 outside the Ferry Building at San Francisco, California, Oct. 6, 2022. SFFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience Americas sea services. During fleet week, service members participate in various community service effects, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of the city and its surrounding areas.

Family members and friends wait behind a fence for the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41) to arrive at the naval station. The MIDWAY, which has been based in Japan since October 1973, is coming to North Island to prepare for decommissioning. Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Puerto Rico, Old San Juan. San Cristobal Fort; rangers pose at the door.

Office of the Deputy Secretary (David Sampson) - Deputy Secretary with Marine Corp Visiting Majors

FRA - POLITIQUE - CYBERDEFENSE - Florence Parly, ministre des Armées, à RennesFlorence Parly, ministre des Armées, se rend jeudi 3 octobre 2019 au quartier Stéphant à Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande ( 35 ), où elle inaugurere le premier btiment du Commandement de la cyberdéfense ( COMCYBER ), spécifiquement conçu pour répondre aux besoins techniques et opérationnels du COMCYBER et accueillir ses différentes unités.FRA - POLITICS - CYBERDEFENSE - Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, in RennesFlorence Parly, Minister of the French Armed Forces, will visit the Stéphant district in Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande ( 35) on Thursday, October 3, 2019, where she will inaugurate the first building of the Cyber Defence Command (COMCYBER), specifically designed to meet the technical and operational needs of the COMCYBER and accommodate its various units.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yorktown, Virginia to deliver the keynote address at the 225th anniversary celebration of the Battle of Yorktown. Among other dignitaries on hand for the commemorative events were Virginia Senators John Warner and George Allen, former U.S. Army Secretary John Marsh, French Ambassador to the U.S. Jean-David Levitte, and French Defense Minister Michelle Alliot-Marie.

Brig. Gen. Ann Dunwoody sits with her mother, Betty, and her husband, U.S. Air Force Retired Col. Craig F. Brotchie during a 1st Corps Support Command change of command at Fort Bragg, N.C. Lt. Gen. Ann Dunwoody was confirmed by Congress July 23 for her fourth star, making her the first female four-star general in the U.S. Armed Forces. She will be assigned as the U.S. Army Materiel Command commanding general.

220523-D-CJ362-1091 NORFOLK, Va. (May 23, 2022) Rear Adm. Paul C. Spedero, U.S. Navy, is awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal by Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, U.S. Air Force, commander, U.S. Transportation Command, during a change of command ceremony onboard Naval Station Norfolk. Spedero turned over command to Brig. Gen. Stephen F. Jost. JECCs mission is to provide planners, public affairs specialists, and communications capabilities to Combatant Commanders to enable the rapid establishment of a Joint Force Headquarters or in support of other missions, exercises, or planning efforts.

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Shawn Williams (left) gets an autograph from actress Teryl Rothery during a morale and welfare visit in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

050106-F-4983M-099. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to Los Angeles County, California, where he observed the largest earthquake preparedness drill in U.S. history ("The Great Southern California Shake Out"). The Secretary joined California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at a press conference, watched preparedness drills in schools, and discussed peparedness measures with students, educators, emergency operations personnel, and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) staff including USGS Director Mark Myers

050819-A-0575B-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF76

Chaplain (CAPT.) James E. Starbuck performs the Catholic service to flood evacuees and personnel outside a U2 washrack near the hangars being used as shelters. Chaplain (Capt.) James E. Starbuck performs the Catholic service to flood evacuees and personnel outside a U2 washrack near the hangars being used as shelters.

Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Estaban Reyes, from Toldedo, Ohio, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) security department, speaks with a local news station reporter following a wreath laying ceremony in honor of former President Gerald R. Ford and First Lady Betty Ford at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, September 1, 2022. Twelve Ford Sailors traveled to Michigan for the ships annual namesake visit to learn about the legacy of President Gerald R. Ford and connect with local community members in Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor and Albion, Michigan.

050104-F-5964B-053. Base: Bolling Air Force Base State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Boston, Massachusetts, for tour of harbor and the historic U.S. Naval vessel, U.S.S. Constitution

Larry Yellen, Fox Television, Chicago, Illinois, makes an Apr. 21, 1999 interview with an F-15C pilot at Cervia Air Base, Italy. U.S. Air Force personnel are deployed to Cervia in support of NATO Operation Allied Force. Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Country: Unknown

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Eric Cook, the guest of honor, speaks during a Marine Corps birthday ball ceremony on Camp Plaza, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 28, 2022. The Marine Corps birthday ceremony is important to all Marines as it is an annual renewal of each Marines commitment to the Corps and Corps commitment to our nation's quest for peace and freedom worldwide.

061207-N-4965F-003. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Bosnian Federation police officer is talking to a Bosnian Muslim man in the Sarajevo suburb of Grbavica, Bosnia during Operation Joint Endeavor. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Grbavica State: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

020929-F-4649H-010. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

U.S. Marine Corps drill instructors with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, give instructions to a new recruit as they arrive at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego, Nov. 14, 2022. Receiving is the recruits first day at MCRD San Diego, where they were checked for contraband, given haircuts, made phone calls home and issued gear.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command conducts an aerial review at Okaloosa Island on April 18, 2022. The aerial review was conducted in honor of The Doolittle Raiders 80th Anniversary ceremony.

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