Military Official Visits

Images of military officials engaging in various ceremonies and events, showcasing interactions with service members and commemorating military history.

First official day at the Department of the Interior: Secretary Dirk Kempthorne touring Main Interior and National Mall, meeting officials, staff, visitors
First official day at the Department of the Interior: Secretary Dirk Kempthorne touring Main Interior and National Mall, meeting officials, staff, visitors
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President Bush delivers speech at F.B.I. Academy
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Secretary of the Navy John H. Dalton addresses a large group of active duty military and veterans attending the 50th anniversary memorial ceremony atop Mount Suribachi. General Carl E. Mundy, Jr., Commandant of the Marine Corps, ponders the secretary's comments. Base: Iwo Jima Country: Japan (JPN)
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where he participated in ceremonies commemorating the 144th anniversary of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, conversed with National Park Service staff and visitors, and toured the Park, including the construction site for the new Visitors Center
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050727-F-6911G-010. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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Veterans Day ceremony and aftermath at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne delivered the opening remarks, and joined participating dignitaries including the former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Colin Powell, along with Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Founder and President Jan Scruggs, Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation Founder and President Diane Carlson Evans, Mary "Edie" Meeks of the Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation, William Hansen of Lockheed Martin, and William Murdy of Comfort Systems. Ceremony, co-hosted by the Memorial Fund and the National Park Service, highlighted the 25th anniversary of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
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120531-F-MQ656-212HONOLULU (May 31, 2012) Defense Secretary (SECDEF) Leon E. Panetta speaks to service members and civilian employees at the U.S. Pacific Command headquarters at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii. Panetta is on a 10-day trip to the Asia Pacific region to meet with defense counterparts.
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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.
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After his participation in a commemoration of the 70th anniversary of VE Day in Paris, France, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chats with Art Staymate, 90, of Hagerstown, Maryland, a veteran of 1st Infantry Division - "The Big Red One" - who landed at Omaha Beach on D-Day.
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, Mississippi, for touring, participation in events highlighting the restoration project--funded jointly by the National Park Service and the Friends of the Vicksburg National Military Park and Campaign, as part of the National Park Centennial Initiative--aimed at replacing interpretive battlefield markers and conserving the array of bronze statuary and stone monuments at the Civil War site. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the events, including the unveiling of the first group of 22 metal markers identifying the specific locations of various Union and Confederate artillery batteries during the siege and defense of Vicksburg, were National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and country music star Trace Adkins, among other dignitaries.
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060531-N-0696M-354. Base: Colorado Springs State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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011111208 Admiral Harvey. Texas Hurricane Ike. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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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.
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Department of the Interior-hosted dinner event honoring wounded veterans, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and other senior officials presiding
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2006 Korean War Veterans Armistice Day Ceremony at the Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Vice President Dick Cheney and South Koreaa's Ambassador to the U.S., Lee Tae-Sik, among the dignitaries participating
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041203-N-2568S-002. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-308-212. Vice President Dick Cheney. Hurricane Katrina
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, Mississippi, for touring, participation in events highlighting the restoration project--funded jointly by the National Park Service and the Friends of the Vicksburg National Military Park and Campaign, as part of the National Park Centennial Initiative--aimed at replacing interpretive battlefield markers and conserving the array of bronze statuary and stone monuments at the Civil War site. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the events, including the unveiling of the first group of 22 metal markers identifying the specific locations of various Union and Confederate artillery batteries during the siege and defense of Vicksburg, were National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and country music star Trace Adkins, among other dignitaries.
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where he participated in ceremonies commemorating the 144th anniversary of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, conversed with National Park Service staff and visitors, and toured the Park, including the construction site for the new Visitors Center
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U.S. President Joe Biden, left, walks towards Marine One, accompanied by Col. Matt Husemann, 436th Airlift Wing commander, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, while enroute to Wilmington, Del., Sept. 9, 2022.
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where he participated in ceremonies commemorating the 144th anniversary of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, conversed with National Park Service staff and visitors, and toured the Park, including the construction site for the new Visitors Center
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Veterans' Employment and Training Service - Assistant Secretary Juarbe with General Chuck Henry
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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.
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Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with visitors from the Idaho Air National Guard, Dick Turner and Cindy Krapff, at Main Interior
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, Mississippi, for touring, participation in events highlighting the restoration project--funded jointly by the National Park Service and the Friends of the Vicksburg National Military Park and Campaign, as part of the National Park Centennial Initiative--aimed at replacing interpretive battlefield markers and conserving the array of bronze statuary and stone monuments at the Civil War site. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the events, including the unveiling of the first group of 22 metal markers identifying the specific locations of various Union and Confederate artillery batteries during the siege and defense of Vicksburg, were National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and country music star Trace Adkins, among other dignitaries.
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Foreign Affairs Day 2005 ceremonies, speeches, award presentations. Events included a ceremony at the American Foreign Service Association's (AFSA) Memorial Plaque, in the Harry S. Truman Building's C Street Lobby, honoring foreign service officers who died in the line of duty. AFSA President John Limbert, Under Secretary for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns, and other officials delivered remarks, as three new entries on the plaque the names of James Mollen and Edward Seitz, of U.S. Embassy Baghdad, and John O'Grady, of U.S. Consulate in Brisbane were unveiled.
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President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-6-140. Briefing in ATC hangar-- POTUS greeting PO NyxoLyno Cangemi near line of USCG personnel. Hurricane Katrina
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii for commemorative events on the 65th anniversary of the Japanese attack
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Mary Fallin, Governor of Oklahoma leads Gen. Frank J. Grass, Chief, National Guard Bureau, and Maj. Gen. Myles Deering, The Adjutant General, through the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., where seven students were killed during the May 20th, 2013 tornado.
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Department of the Interior-hosted dinner event honoring wounded veterans, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and other senior officials presiding
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, Mississippi, for touring, participation in events highlighting the restoration project--funded jointly by the National Park Service and the Friends of the Vicksburg National Military Park and Campaign, as part of the National Park Centennial Initiative--aimed at replacing interpretive battlefield markers and conserving the array of bronze statuary and stone monuments at the Civil War site. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the events, including the unveiling of the first group of 22 metal markers identifying the specific locations of various Union and Confederate artillery batteries during the siege and defense of Vicksburg, were National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and country music star Trace Adkins, among other dignitaries.
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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.
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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.
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060629-N-7365V-078. Complete Scene Caption: Two Retired US Navy (USN) Medal of Honor Recipients pose for a group photograph with Officers from the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship, USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3), during a reception held in the hangar bay aboard ship. The KEARSARGE is in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts (MA), to participate in activities and events in support of the 25th Annual Harborfest. Pictured left-to-right are: USN Captain (CAPT) Joseph Sensi Jr. (center) Commanding Officer (CO) of the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship, USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3); Vietnam War Medal of Honor Recipient USN Lieutenant (LT) Thomas G. Kelley (Ret.); Korean War Medal of Honor US Navy (USN) Captain (CAPT) Thomas J. Hudner (Ret.); and USN CAPT James Gregorski, Executive Officer. Base: USS Kearsarge (LHD 3)
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Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with Dr. S. Ward Casscells, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health
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Command Sgt. Maj. (Ret.) Bruce L. Stowe removes the cover from his name inscribed on the granite walls during the Court of Honor Unveiling Ceremony at Camp Ripley, October 2, 2022. The Court of Honor monument is located outside the Minnesota Military Museum on base and features nearly 500 names of previous Minnesota service members, living and deceased, who have been honored with induction. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)
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Military delegation visiting Main Interior for Toys for Tots promotional event, meetings with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and other senior officials
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030605-F-2522R-009. Base: Maxwell Air Force Base State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AETC
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060302-N-0696M-011. Base: Independence State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Secretary Dirk Kempthorne conducting press conference, with Boy Scouts, during visit to Acadia National Park, Maine
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Veterans Day ceremony and aftermath at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne delivered the opening remarks, and joined participating dignitaries including the former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Colin Powell, along with Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Founder and President Jan Scruggs, Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation Founder and President Diane Carlson Evans, Mary "Edie" Meeks of the Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation, William Hansen of Lockheed Martin, and William Murdy of Comfort Systems. Ceremony, co-hosted by the Memorial Fund and the National Park Service, highlighted the 25th anniversary of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
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Congressmen Visit Mobile Aviation Training Center - 26-HK-4-33. Alabama Gov. Bob Riley with Sen. Christopher Dodd on ATC ramp, helicopters visible. Hurricane Katrina
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060207-N-0696M-030. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, Mississippi, for touring, participation in events highlighting the restoration project--funded jointly by the National Park Service and the Friends of the Vicksburg National Military Park and Campaign, as part of the National Park Centennial Initiative--aimed at replacing interpretive battlefield markers and conserving the array of bronze statuary and stone monuments at the Civil War site. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the events, including the unveiling of the first group of 22 metal markers identifying the specific locations of various Union and Confederate artillery batteries during the siege and defense of Vicksburg, were National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and country music star Trace Adkins, among other dignitaries.
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060221-A-7924H-019. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST
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060516-N-0696M-319. Base: Lexington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, Mississippi, for touring, participation in events highlighting the restoration project--funded jointly by the National Park Service and the Friends of the Vicksburg National Military Park and Campaign, as part of the National Park Centennial Initiative--aimed at replacing interpretive battlefield markers and conserving the array of bronze statuary and stone monuments at the Civil War site. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the events, including the unveiling of the first group of 22 metal markers identifying the specific locations of various Union and Confederate artillery batteries during the siege and defense of Vicksburg, were National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and country music star Trace Adkins, among other dignitaries.
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Event honoring the 186th birthday of Ulysses S. Grant, at the General Grant National Memorial, New York City, New York, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne delivering remarks and joining participating dignitaries incluiding U.S. Army Brigadier General Robert Caslen, Commandant of the Corps of Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy; Adrian Benepe, New York City Commissioner of the Department of Parks and Recreation; Maria Burks, Commissioner of the National Parks of New York Harbor; and Ulysses Grant Dietz, the great-great grandson of General Grant. Also on hand for the event, featuring a wreath-laying ceremony, were members of the U.S. Military Academy Corps of Cadets Honor Guard.
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RIO DE JANEIRO (Sept. 8, 2022) U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro talks with U.S. Navy Cmdr. Christopher Turmel, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82), aboard the ship during a visit as part of UNITAS LXIII Sept. 8, 2022. UNITAS is the worlds longest-running maritime exercise. Hosted this year by Brazil, it brings together multinational forces from Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Namibia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the United States conducting 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 naval and marine forces.
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050702-F-7203T-123. Base: Daytona State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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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.
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010918-F-5995O-005. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION NOBLE EAGLE Base: Manhattan State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Department of Defense's Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany
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President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-6-30. blurry photo of POTUS greeting USCG personnel in ATC hangar-- date stamped 9 2 2005. Hurricane Katrina
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Valley Forge National Historical Park in Pennsylvania for tours, discussions with Park Service personnel
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President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-6-252. POTUS greeting USCG personnel in ATC hangar--date stamped 9 2 2005. Hurricane Katrina
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060321-N-7987M-060. Base: Hampton Roads, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Military and Community of Hampto
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NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, left, stands with former United States Marine Corps pilot, astronaut, and United States Senator John Glenn and Gen. John R. Dailey, director of the National Air and Space Museum, in the Fly Marines exhibit at the museum, Wednesday evening, June 27, 2012, in Washington. Bolden spoke later at the 2012 John H. Glenn Lecture in Space History.
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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken shows his support to the U.S. Embassy Support Team and U.S. troops working to facilitate the safe transit of thousands of Afghan evacuees at Ramstein Air Base in Germany on September 8, 2021.
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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.
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061007-F-0193C-003. Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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020520-M-7371B-003. Base: Macon State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 24 MEU
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Military delegation visiting Main Interior for Toys for Tots promotional event, meetings with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and other senior officials
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Military delegation visiting Main Interior for Toys for Tots promotional event, meetings with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and other senior officials