Military Memorial Ceremonies

Images of various memorial ceremonies honoring military personnel, featuring crowds with flags and emotional reunions.

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312 greet family and friends after returning home from deployment at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, June 9, 2022. VMFA-312 returned home from a deployment in support of NATOs enhanced Air Policing mission in Eastern Europe. The deployment was conducted in coordination with host nations and military authorities and was a prudent measure to increase readiness and enhance Eastern Europes collective defense. VMFA-312 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

The City of Mandeville unveiled a permanent memorial to Mandeville Police Captain Vincent Liberto Jr., in Mandeville, Louisiana, Sept. 14, 2022. Liberto served 10 years in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve before being honorably discharged as a sergeant. He was shot and killed in the line of duty, Sept. 20, 2019. U.S. Marine Corps Col. Justin Ansel, the assistant chief of staff for the Marine Forces Reserve G-3/5 and a Mandeville resident, attended the dedication on behalf of the Marine Corps. We as officers owe it to America to give back someone whos better physically, mentally, morally. Thats what we do in the Marine Corps, said Ansel. We make Marines; we make them better mentally, physically, and morally, and then they go back into their communities. Vinnie Liberto is just a perfect example of this. His irrational call to serve continued from his Marine Corps service to public service as a Mandeville police officer.

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 behalf of military families

Family and friends of crew members from the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) battle group wait to welcome their loved ones as the vessels arrive in port. The ships had been deployed 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 view of the crowd welcoming recently released prisoners of war upon their arrival aboard a C-141 Starlifter aircraft en route from Clark Air Base, Republic of the Philippines. Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030607-M-9248U-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: H&HS

Aviation Nation 2022 airshow visitors gather before the final demonstration from the U.S. Air Force Demonstration Squadron Thunderbirds Nov. 6, 2022, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The Aviation Nation 2022 air show was headlined by the world-famous U.S. Air Force Demonstration Squadron Thunderbirds and featured multiple demonstrations including the Aftershock jet truck and a combined arms demo.

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312 greet family and friends after returning home from deployment at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, June 9, 2022. VMFA-312 returned home from a deployment in support of NATOs enhanced Air Policing mission in Eastern Europe. The deployment was conducted in coordination with host nations and military authorities and was a prudent measure to increase readiness and enhance Eastern Europes collective defense. VMFA-312 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

Taps is played by a member of The Old Guard after NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns as part of NASA's Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. The wreaths were laid in memory of those men and women who lost their lives in the quest for space exploration.

A large crowd of protesters are led by Veterans Against the Iraq War on State Street at an anti-Iraq War protest march in Santa Barbara, California on March 17, 2007

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Workers wait to return to their buildings at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, after a backhoe inadvertently struck a natural gas line at around 8:40 a.m. EST in the area north of the Multi Function Facility (MFF). As a precaution, personnel were evacuated from Orbiter Processing Facilities 1 and 2, the MFF, Processing Control Center and Operations Support Building (OSB) I. All traffic was blocked on the Saturn Causeway near the facilities. There were no injuries or damage to any facilities and personnel were allowed back into their buildings before mid-day and the roadway open to traffic.

Pentagon tribute in memory of the 5th anniversary of the 911 attacks

010915-A-0000V-022. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

NORFOLK (Sept. 8, 2022) Family members await the arrivial of their Sailors as the USS San Jacinto (CG-56) returns to Naval Station Norfolk after a regularly scheduled deployment in the U.S. 5th Fleet and U.S. 6th Fleet areas of operations, Sept. 8. San Jacinto was deployed as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group in support of theater security cooperation efforts and to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Workers wait to return to their buildings at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, after a backhoe inadvertently struck a natural gas line at around 8:40 a.m. EST in the area north of the Multi Function Facility (MFF). As a precaution, personnel were evacuated from Orbiter Processing Facilities 1 and 2, the MFF, Processing Control Center and Operations Support Building (OSB) I. All traffic was blocked on the Saturn Causeway near the facilities. There were no injuries or damage to any facilities and personnel were allowed back into their buildings before mid-day and the roadway open to traffic.

020604-F-1166S-006. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020208-F-1279W-033. Base: Jacksonville Iap State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

040915-M-8719G-030. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejuene State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

031005-F-3175F-017. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Family members and friends wait on the pier for the arrival of the destroyer tender USS YELLOWSTONE (AD-41). The YELLOWSTONE is returning to Norfolk following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220421-N-NB178-1112 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (April 22, 2022) Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier, Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) participate in an autism walk to show support and raise awareness for Autism Awareness Month. John F. Kennedy is the second Ford-class aircraft carrier and is under construction at the Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipyard.

Friends, families and loved ones of U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, standby to be reunited with their Marines upon return from deployment on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct. 7, 2022. VMM-163 deployed to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), providing capabilities for personnel recovery and casualty evacuation of U.S. forces throughout East Africa.

NORTH CHICAGO, Il. (Aug. 6, 2022) Capt. Jason Williamson, Naval Station Great Lakes Commanding Officer, views the North Chicago Community Days parade from the parade review stand. Opened in 1911, NSGL is the Navys largest training installation and the home of the Navys only Boot Camp. Located on over 1600 acres overlooking Lake Michigan, the installation includes 1,153 buildings with 39 on the National Register of Historic Places. NSGL supports over 50 tenant commands and elements as well as over 20,000 Sailors, Marines, Soldiers, and DoD civilians who live and work on the installation.

Annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally and related events on the National Mall, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne among officials on hand

PHOTO DATE: 05-27-10LOCATION: Ellington Field - Hangar 276SUBJECT: STS-132 crew return ceremony at Ellington Field - Hangar 276WORK ORDER: 1648-STS132ELL-05-27-10

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii for commemorative events on the 65th anniversary of the Japanese attack

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.

New Orleans, Louisiana, Carrying various Confederate flags, a small group, some of them armed, prays at the site where a statue of Jefferson Davis was removed in 2017. Jefferson Davis was president of the Confederate States during the Civil War.

NASA personnel watch as NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine prepares to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns as part of NASA's Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. The wreaths were laid in memory of those men and women who lost their lives in the quest for space exploration.

Family and friends gather to welcome home Marines from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Oct. 9, 2022. VMFA-323 flew their F/A-18C Hornets in support of the NATO Air Shielding mission in the U.S. European Command area of operations. The mission is designed to increase the air and missile defense posture along the Eastern flank of the Alliance and provides NATO an enhanced posture with the flexibility to orient toward any emerging threat. NATO Air Shielding increases Allied readiness and interoperability, while shielding and protecting Allied territory and populations.

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division return home in Fort Bragg, N.C., June 28, 2022. Elements of the 82nd Airborne Division deployed to Poland to support the United States decision to increase its presence and activities in Europe as part of our Nations strong and unremitting commitment to our NATO Allies.

Military members and families of the 184 lives lost in the 2001 terrorist attack at the Pentagon sit in attendance of the 21st 9/11 Pentagon Observance Ceremony on Sept. 11, 2022, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

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U.S. Airmen with the South Carolina Air National Guards 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, return from a successful Air Expeditionary Force deployment in Southwest Asia, October 25, 2018. The South Carolina Air National Guards 169th Fighter Wing deployed F-16 fighter jets and Airmen consisting of pilots, maintenance specialists and support staff to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group in July in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.

060523-N-5484G-194. Base: USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6)

U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May holds a Memorial Day Weekend Sunset Parade for Coast Guard Gold Star families, May 29, 2022, in Cape May, N.J. The Coast Guard Gold Star Program is the Coast Guard's official program for providing long-term support to surviving families of Coast Guard members who die while in an Active status.

San Diego (June 05, 2022) Friends and family welcome back the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Alexandria (SSN 757) on Naval Base Point Loma (NBPL) on June 05. Alexandria is returning to NBPL following a seven-month deployment to the western Pacific.

Jonathan Melnik (with the microphone) leads participants and spectators in the Special Olympics oath during the Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, 1999 Northern Santa Barbara County Special Oyympic games held on April 17th, 1999. This image is seen in the April 1999 edition of AIRMAN Magazine. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Capt. Kaitlin Toner, U.S Air Force Thunderbird Public Affairs Officer, hands out brochures to spectators at Frontiers in Flight Open House & Air Show, Sept. 25, 2022, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Our Airmen have lived up to the phrase "Innovate, Accelerate and Thrive."

011013-F-4328T-003. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Retired Lt. Col. Dun Allen, leads the crowd along the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Clovis, N.M., March 15, 2008. The wall tours around the country giving people the opportunity to visit the wall who otherwise may not be able to make the trip to Wahington, D.C.

060922-N-0841E-192. Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Office of the Secretary - National Peace Officers' Memorial Service at U.S. Capitol with President George W Bush and Secretary Elaine Chao

170722-N-LA456-023NORFOLK (July 22, 2017) The crowd observes the commissioning ceremony of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. Ford is the lead ship of the Ford-class aircraft carriers, and the first new U.S. aircraft carrier designed in 40 years.

On May 4, 2022 members of the Arizona, Idaho and Oregon PGR collaborated to return the remains of Jerry Lorraine to his birthplace in Salem, Oregon. Lorraine, a Vietnam U.S. Air Force Veteran, residing in Arizona, passed away in December of 2021. His son Jason arranged to return him to his hometown with the help of the PGRs Pony Express. The Arizona PGR met Idaho members in Jackpot, Nevada on the morning of May 4 to transfer and escort Lorraines remains to the Oregon PGR waiting in Ontario, Oregon. Following a brief ceremony honoring Lorraine and making the transfer official the Idaho members escorted Lorraine on his journey home. For the members of the Idaho Patriot Guard Riders Memorial Day is a weekly remembrance. The Patriot Guard Riders are a national organization with state chapters spread out in regional areas. The PGR creed is simple - Standing for those who stood for us. In Idaho, the PGR is often present at the committal services for active duty members of

Annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally, on behalf of the Prisoners of War-Missing in Action (POW-MIA) cause, through Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne among the participants

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with Company B, 1-118th Infantry Battalion, South Carolina National Guard, and Company I, 237th Support Battalion, South Carolina Army National Guard, stand in formation during a deployment ceremony at the General Mark Clark National Guard Armory in North Charleston, South Carolina, Aug. 7, 2022. More than 160 Soldiers from the unit will be mobilized for approximately a year to support Operation Spartan Shield, Task Force Spartan and U.S. Army Central Command.

USA, Indiana, Carmel. The color guard leading a parade.

Friend and family gather at the pier while Sailors aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) man the rails as Mercy pulls in to Naval Air Station North Island, California, following Pacific Partnership 2024-1 Feb. 12, 2024. Pacific Partnership, now in its 19th iteration, is the largest multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific and works to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships. Navy

230628-N-EU502-1167 SAN DIEGO (June 28, 2023) - Friends and family gather to welcome Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73) as the ship arrives pierside at Naval Base San Diego June 28, 2023. Decatur, a part of Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, returned following a seven-month deployment to U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of operations. While on deployment, Nimitz Strike Group conducted operations in U.S. 7th Fleet including: deterrence and presence operations; multinational exercises; integrated multi-domain training; long-range maritime strike exercises; anti-submarine warfare; information warfare operations; air defense operations; multiple ship navigation; and formation maneuvering and refueling-at-sea operations.

President Barack Obama delivers remarks at a Combined Forces Command Briefing at Yongsan Garrison in Seoul, Republic of Korea on April 26, 2014.

220516-N-DW158-1021 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 16, 2022) Capt. Justin Issler, executive officer of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), speaks to Sailors during an all-hands call in the hangar bay. Ronald Reagans command team conducts all-hands calls to announce upcoming events, schedule changes, or important public service announcements to the ships crew. 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.

Retired Air Force Col. John Walter Clark, Vietnam veteran, lays a wreath during a ceremony at Missouri National Veterans Memorial, Perryville, Missouri, April 8, 2022. The Missouris National Veterans Memorial wall honors the men and women who gave their lives during the Vietnam War and those who remain missing.

050819-A-0575B-028. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF76

Friends and family finally see the buses that contain U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division as they arrive at the Cottage Grove Armory in Minnesota July 16, 2007. Minnesota National Guard's 1st Brigade Combat Team has been deployed for 22 months with 16 months out of the deployment in a combat zone.

020716-F-5735S-023. Complete Scene Caption: US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Mario Muncey (foreground), a Videographer assigned to the 4th Combat Camera Squadron (CCS) sets up his camera with other members of the local civilian news media to document activities prior to the start of Exercise SEAHAWK 2002, at McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington, (WA). Seahawk combines active duty and reserve components from the US Air Force (USAF), US Navy (USN), US Coast Guard (USCG), US Public Health Service, Royal Canadian Armed Forces (RCAF), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Emergence Management Association (FEMA) and multiple civilian first responder agencies in coordinated responses to simulated terrorist acts inside the Continental United States (CONUS) and outside (OCONUS) environments. The training was conducted at McChord AFB, Fort Lewis, Washington (WA), the Port of Tacoma and at the environs of Pierce County, WA. Subject Operation/Series: SEAHAWK 2002 Base:

TQM (Total Quality Management) Kickoff at Ames Flightline

March to Augusta in commenoration of the Jackson and Kent State Deaths 6/70

After 72 years, Pfc. Kenneth LeRoy Bridger was finally laid to rest and closure was given to his family during a full military honors graveside ceremony held in Twin Falls, Idaho, on May 21. Bridger was reported missing in action on Nov. 30, 1950, while serving alongside his fellow U.S. troops during the war against North Korea. Bridgers remains were identified on Jan. 26, 2022. Bridger was just 17 years old when he went missing and was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He enlisted into the U.S. Army from Colville, Washington, but his remaining family resides in Idaho where he was laid to rest next to his brothers and his mother. Bridgers four living siblings, along with their families, attended the private ceremony. The U.S. flag were presented from the Idaho National Guard and Bridgers four living siblings also received POW/MIA flags from the National League of the POW/MIA Families and local POW/MIA Awareness Associations in his hono

Family and friends of the 572nd Brigade Engineer Battalion and 186th Brigade Support Battalion, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), Vermont Army National Guard, attend a change of command ceremony at the Rutland Southern Vermont Regional Airport, North Clarendon, Vt., July 10, 2022. The military ceremony features passing the unit's guidon between commanders to symbolically mark the transition of responsibility and authority.

A static display of the B-2, "Spirit of Kansas", as it is viewed by hundreds of military and civilian personnel. Base: Mcconnell Air Force Base State: Kansas (KS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Front view of the speakers platform as a distinguished guest speaks during 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)

230324-N-LN782-1619 (Mar. 24, 2023) U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command's Pass in Review in Great Lakes, Illinois, Mar. 24, 2023. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp

221105-N-GR847-0081 YOKOHAMA, Japan (Nov. 5, 2022) Japanese residence watch the the U.S. 7th Fleet Band perform 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.

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force members conduct a military working dog demonstration at the National Night Out 2022 event at Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo Nimitz Park Aug. 22, 2022. National Night Out is an annual event that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie and takes place across thousands of communities from all fifty states, U.S. territories and military bases worldwide.

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-122-134. Hurricane Katrina

Office of Personnel Management Director Kay Coles James speaking at Department of Interior South Building ceremony marking adoption by Interior employees of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division and the 10th Mountain Division as wartime focal points for volunteer activities on behalf of military families. James' employees had made similar adoption of USS Theodore Roosevelt crew

The Rhode Island Army National Guard and approximately 400 loved ones, welcomed home more than 100 soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment after a ten-month deployment to Kosovo, Feb. 17, 2024, at Quonset Air National Guard Base, North Kingstown, RI. They were deployed in support of Operation Joint Guardian, a NATO peacekeeping mission under the Kosovo Force (KFOR). KFORs mission is to provide a safe and secure environment and freedom of movement in Kosovo in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1244. Army National Guard

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.

SAN DIEGO (Sept. 30, 2022) - Sailors man the rails as Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) returns to San Diego after completion of Pacific Partnership 2022. Having just completed its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multi-national humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership 2022 host nations include Vietnam, Palau, the Philippines and Solomon Islands. U.S. Service Members carried out the mission alongside partner nation representatives from Australia, Chile, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the United Kingdom.

010915-A-0000V-019. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A six-horse caisson carries the body of retired five-star GEN. Omar N. Bradley, USA, to Arlington National Cemetery. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A crowd watches performers compete at the Joint Services Drill Exhibition, Oct. 19, 2022, at the Lincoln Memorial Plaza, Washington, D.C. This was the first Joint Services Drill Exhibition in ten years.

New U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, run in formation during a motivational run at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, June 9, 2022. Friends and family of Delta Company attended the event to celebrate the completion of recruit training.

More than 600 personnel from the Idaho National Guards largest unit deployed August 9 and 10 in support of Operation Spartan Shield in Southwest Asia. The 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Teams Task Force Rattler trained for more than two years in anticipation of this mobilization. Idaho Soldiers will comprise nearly 65 percent of the task force during this rotation, and will include other Soldiers from Montana, Ohio, Oregon and South Carolina. OSS is a joint mission under the United States Central Command and is part of Operation Enduring Freedom. OSS is an ongoing operation and supported primarily by Army National Guard combat units from across the country. The deployment is anticipated to last approximately 12 months and is the second rotation the 116th CBCT is supporting. The first task force deployed in November 2021 and will return in October. The Soldiers mobilizing Wednesday will receive 45 days of additional training stateside before deploying overseas.

030322-F-2820P-003. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC

040605-F-7152S-010. Base: Owens Community College State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Rally to support American troops in Iraq, Times Square

In a show of German-American comradery our respective flags are carried down the street of Ramstein Village, Germany. It was all a part of the festivities of the German celebration of fausching. (Duplicate image, see also DF-SD-02-02739 or search 010227-F-7920M-513). Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Aug. 17, 2018) Capt. Kyle P. Higgins, the commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) addresses the crew during an all-hands call on the flight deck. Dwight D. Eisenhower is undergoing a planned incremental availability at Norfolk Naval Shipyard during the maintenance phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan (OFRP).

Annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally "Ride for Freedom"--on behalf of the Prisoners of War-Missing in Action (POW/MIA) cause--through Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne among the participants

040610-F-7564C-022. Base: Asheville State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Return - 26-HK-118-17. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Sailors from Naval Hospital Beaufort wave to spectators during the Memorial Day Ceremony and parade in Beaufort, South Carolina, May 30, 2022. Memorial Day is a day to honor all the men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country.

Visitors to the National Memorial of the Fallen in the Vietnam War, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, Washington D.C., USA, North America

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In front of the Space Mirror Memorial at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, floral arrangements and exhibits pay tribute to the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, as well as other NASA colleagues, who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery. Center Director Bob Cabana presided over the wreath-laying ceremony, which was open to the public.

Members from the 433rd Civil Engineer Squadron participate in a 9/11 memorial stair climb at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Sept. 11, 2022. The 433rd CES performs a stair climb every year to commemorate the 110 flights of stairs first responders had to climb inside the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.

Flag and banners adorning Department of Interior South Building, on view during ceremony 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 behalf of military families

The South Africa Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Thandi Modis gives remarks during the Africa Aersopace and Defence Exhibition 2022 opening ceremonies, Sept. 21, 2022, at Waterkloof Air Force Base in Centurion, South Africa. The U.S. military conducts multilateral military-to-military engagements and security assistance with African air forces in order to build aviation capacity, enhance regional cooperation, and increase interoperability. (U.S. Air Force by Master Sgt. Michael Battles)

The minister of defense for Cyprus, Charalambos Petrides, and the Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus in the United States, Marios Lysiotis, pose for photo before talks at the Pentagon with Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Celeste Wallander, Washington, D.C., June 1, 2022. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

Annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally "Ride for Freedom"--on behalf of the Prisoners of War-Missing in Action (POW/MIA) cause--through Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne among the participants

Scenes from the campus of Virginia Tech, sight of a shooting masacre that left 33 people dead

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, invited guests, managers and employees gather near the Air Traffic Control Tower at the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) to watch shuttle Discovery return from space for the last time. Discovery touched down on Runway 15 at 11:57 a.m. EST, completing the 13-day STS-133 mission to the International Space Station.Discovery and its six-member crew delivered the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the orbiting outpost. STS-133 was Discovery's 39th and final mission. This was the 133rd Space Shuttle Program mission and the 35th shuttle voyage to the space station.

040616-F-8082M-005. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-121-160. Hurricane Katrina

Inter-American Defense College Leadership, students and staff participate in a 9/11 Never Forget Challenge on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 9, 2022. The event included a 2,200 steps per teams in relay mode activity to remember the fallen, the injured and everyone who was impacted by the events of 9/11. The steps challenge was designed simulate the equivalent steps of the World Trade Center Tower.

The Wall that Heals, a three-quarter replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. arrived at Harper Creek High School in Battle Creek, Michigan July 13, 2022. Battle Creek citizens welcomed the semi-truck escorted by over 500 motorcyclists, police and fire personnel. Entry is free to the public 24 hours a day and will be in Battle Creek through Sunday, July 17. Volunteers from all over Michigan are ready to assist in finding names and answering questions. (Air National Guard photo by: Staff Sgt. Bethany Rizor)

DA-SC-85-01317. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040704-F-3961R-002. Base: Camp Butmir State: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Major Command Shown: NATO

A U.S. Air Force Airman from the 56th Fighter Wing reads out the names of missing service members during a POW/MIA vigil, Sept. 15, 2022, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. National POW/MIA Recognition Day, held every year on the third Friday of September, recognizes service members who were held captive and returned, and those who are still missing.

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