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Military Officials Arrival Ceremonies

Images of military officials arriving at various locations, featuring high-ranking personnel in uniforms, aircraft, and ceremonial settings.

U.S. Army Soldiers with the Pennsylvania National Guards 56th Striker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, prepare to board a plane at Harrisburg International Airport on Jan. 1, 2024. The Soldiers are leaving their homes and families for about a year to deploy to Africa to support U.S. Africa Command and partner forces with security objectives in the region. Maj. Gen. Mark McCormack, the commanding general of the 28th Infantry Division, Brig. Gen. Laura McHugh, the Deputy Adjutant General-Army, Command Sgt. Maj. Shawn Phillips, the State Command Sergeant Major, and other officials greeted Soldiers as they boarded their planes to leave Pennsylvania.

040609-F-5276B-017. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

GEN John Jumper, Commander of United States Air Forces in Europe, welcomes Secertary of Defense William Cohen to Ramstein Air Base, in Germany, on April 8, 1999, in support of NATO Operation Allied Force. Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives in Cairo, Egypt, on May 26, 2021.

From left, George Tsunis, U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Nikos Chardalias, Greek Deputy Minister of Defense, Nikos Dendias, Greek Foreign Minister, Gen. Konstantinos Floros, Chief of Staff of the Hellenic Armed Forces, Lt. Gen. Themistoklis Bourolias, Chief of Staff of the Hellenic Air Force and Col. Christos Grigouris, 115 Combat Wing commander, pose for a photograph during exercise Poseidon's Rage 22, at Souda Air Base, Greece, July 19, 2022. PR22 focuses on the partnership between the U.S. and Hellenic Air Forces, in order to deepen the security relationship between the U.S. and Greece.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs from Keflavik Air Base, in Reykjavik, Iceland, en route to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, on May 20, 2021.

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 3rd Maintenance Group safely return home and are welcomed by 3rd Wing command staff, family, and friends on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 23, 2022. The Airmen were deployed to Poland for three months to support NATO air shielding.

COL Thomas E. Schaefer and his wife are greeted by Vice President Goerge Bush, his wife and Speaker of the House Tip O'Neal upon the colonel's return from Iran where he was held as a hostage. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius, SPD, bids farewell to the 20 or so soldiers of the Lithuanian brigade's preliminary command at BER Airport. By the fourth quarter of 2024, the pre-commando is to grow to a deployment team of around 150 members of the German Armed Forces. The army brigade will be reorganised in Lithuania with the name Panzerbrigade 45. After the brigade is officially commissioned in 2025, the other forces are to be deployed starting in 2025. The Lithuanian brigade should be operational by the end of 2027. Berlin, 08.04.2024

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is greeted by Indian Air Force Commodore C.K. Kumar as he arrives at Palam Air Force Base in New Delhi, India, on July 30, 2014, for a Strategic Dialogue with Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzer.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Members of the STS-116 crew head for crew quarters following the landing of Discovery on Runway 15 at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility. From left are Mission Specialists Joan Higginbotham and Robert Curbeam, Commander Mark Polansky, Pilot William Oefelein and Mission Specialist Christer Fuglesang, who represents the European Space Agency. Other astronauts aboard Discovery not shown are Mission Specialist Nicholas Patrick and European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter, who is returning from a 6-month stay on the International Space Station. During the mission, three spacewalks attached the P5 integrated truss structure to the station, and completed the rewiring of the orbiting laboratory's power system. A fourth spacewalk retracted a stubborn solar array. Main gear touchdown was at 5:32 p.m. EST. Nose gear touchdown was at 5:32:12 p.m. and wheel stop was at 5:32:52 p.m. At touchdown -- nominally about 2,500 ft. beyond the runway th

President of the United States Joseph R. Biden arrived at Yokota Air Base, Japan onboard Air Force One, May 22, 2022. President Biden arrived during the Japanese-American Friendship Festival 2022.

Ms. Sapna Sharma, a staff member of the House Armed Services Committee, walks onto an assault amphibious vehicle belonging to 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, during a staff tour aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 31, 2023. Mr. Patrick Nevins and Ms. Sapna Sharma, professional staff members of the House Armed Services Committee, visited II MEF and major subordinate commands to discuss amphibious readiness and shipping, force posture and other topics related to the Commandant Force Design 2030.

President Joe Biden arrives at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Jun. 11, 2022. The president visited the state to review efforts to fight the ongoing wildfires.

Former Vice President Walter Mondale and his wife, Joan, arrive at Andrews Air Force Base, by presidential helicopter (VH-3D Sea King) during Inauguration Day. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Department of the Air Force civic leaders watch a demonstration given by the 176th Wing, an Air National Guard unit, during the DAF civic leader tour at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 22, 2022. The 176th Wing is heavily involved in civilian rescues from dangerous situations in remote Alaska locations, and the demonstration illustrates what the 176ths parascue squads do to accomplish their mission.

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Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo departs Ocala, Florida, on January 23, 2020.

061030-F-5586B-001. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks with members of the Connecticut National Guard at Bradley Air National Guard Base, East Granby, Connecticut, Oct. 5, 2022. Harris traveled to Connecticut to speak at an event held at Central Connecticut State University.

Vice President of the United States Kamala D. Harris poses for a group photo with troops during her departure at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sep. 29, 2022. Vice President Harris joined other dignitaries and world leaders to pay tribute to the life and memory of former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during his state funeral.

Vice President of the United States Kamala D. Harris poses for a group photo with troops during her departure at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sep. 29, 2022. Vice President Harris joined other dignitaries and world leaders to pay tribute to the life and memory of former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during his state funeral.

Maj. Gen. Duke A. Pirak, Deputy Director, Air National Guard, speaks to Retired Lt. Col. John Casteel, a recipient of the 1967 McKay Trophy award, April 30, 2022, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Casteel was part of the first air refueling team to be awarded the McKay Trophy in 1967, an honor reserved for aviators who demonstrate the highest skill levels by performing the 'most meritorious flight of the year. The Stratotanker, numbered 60-0329, was inducted into the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force after completing an operation career of more than 60 years.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and U.S. Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, Commander, U.S. Northern Command/North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) greets Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo., June 7, 2022. Austin visited U.S. Northern Command/North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), and the Cheyenne Mountain Complex with Trudeau and Canadian Minister of Defence Anita Anand. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

Air show attendees take a photo during the 2022 Kaneohe Bay Air Show, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 12, 2022. The air show was hosted in order for the local community, service members and residents of MCBH to interact during a world-class event.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with National Park Service staff during visit to the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, Statue of Liberty, and surrounding area, New York City, New York. The Secretary was in New York to deliver remarks at a ceremony unveiling plans for a major Ellis Island Immigration Museum expansion, known as The Peopling of America Center, funded by the National Park Service along with the Bank of America Charitable Foundation and the Annenberg Foundation.

Polish Defense Minister Tomasz Siemoniak walks with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry after his arrival at the Lask Military Airbase in Poland for a military discussion on November 5, 2013.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks tours the 2022 Pentagon Energy Expo, which showcases emerging energy technologies to advance the combat capabilities of the Joint Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 21, 2022.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks speaks with U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command Outgoing Commander Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck and at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo., Feb. 4, 2024. (DoD

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Amber Shannon, First Term Airman Course noncommissioned officer in charge and a child from the village of Inalahan, talks to a U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II pilot at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 15, 2022. The 36th Security Force Squadron partnered with the village of Inalahan as part of the Sister Village Sister Squadron program, which pairs military units with local villages to foster and develop a program of mutual sharing and understanding between the people of Guam and military personnel and their families.

U.S. service members and civilians assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and the U.S. Embassy participate in a repatriation ceremony as part of an underwater recovery mission to locate missing service members at Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Oct. 14, 2022. DPAA personnel arrived to conduct an underwater excavation operation in an effort to find a U.S. aircraft crew lost over Papua New Guinea during World War II. DPAA's mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Folsom Dam Overlook and surrounding area, Folsom, California, for tours, meetings with Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other personnel on the occasion of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Folsom Dam Joint Federal Project

Corporal David B. Milano, MIA, was lost in action during the Korean War on December 2, 1950. After 71 years, he will be repatriated back to the United States and reunited with his family. An Honor Guard made up of members of the Utah National Guard conduct an Honorable Carry at the Salt Lake City International Airport, April 26, 2022. Milano was born in Chicago, Illinois on Dec. 23, 1932, to Albert and Lida Milano. His family relocated to Utah, where Milano will be laid to rest next to his mother, sister and brother-in-law at Evergreen Memorial Park, 100 Monroe Blvd., Ogden, Utah.

Ali Majid, left, of Oman, departs after a visit to the United States. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken thanks his security detail prior to his departure from Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 17, 2021.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with the pilots of his U.S. Air Force plane on January 18, 2017, as it approached Joint Base Andrews in Camp Springs, Maryland, during the last flight of his tenure as a Cabinet officer after he attended the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 28, 2022) Vice President Kamala Harris shakes hands with Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, during her visit to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY). The vice presidents tour of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Howard (DDG 83) and her remarks to U.S. service members highlight the administrations continued commitment to its alliances in the region.

Pedro Pierluisi, governor of Puerto Rico (right), Felipe VI, the king of Spain (center) and Maria Reyes (left), minister of industry and commerce of Spain, talk during Felipes arrival ceremony at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico Air National Guard Jan. 24, 2022. The king of Spain is visiting Puerto Rico to commemorate the fifth centennial founding of the capital city of San Juan, Puerto Rico. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Rafael Rosa)

JSC2001-E-08302 (22 March 2001) ---Astronaut William M. (Bill) Shepherd (center) talks with Joseph Rothenberg (left), NASA Associate Administrator for Space Flight, and Roy S. Estess, Acting Director of the Johnson Space Center (JSC), following crew arrival at Ellington Field, near JSC. Shepherd on March 21 completed a lengthy stay in Earth orbit, having served as commander for the ISS Expedition One mission.

BGEN Bobbie L. Mitchell, commander, 89th Airlift Wing, Military Airlift Command, and King Hassan of Morrocco stand at attention during a 21-gun salute honoring the king's arrival on base. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland(MD) Country: United States Of America(USA)

Expedition 40 crew member Steve Swanson during his arrival at Ellington Field. Photo Date: September 11, 2014. Location: Ellington Field.

US Air Force MASTER Sergeant John Chatham briefs Secretary of the Air Force F. Witten Peters and US Air Force CHIEF MASTER Sergeant Finch on the 363rd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron mission as they walk through a hangar at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. Base: Sheppard Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Congressmen Visit Mobile Aviation Training Center - 26-HK-4-87. Hurricane Katrina

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A Military Airlift Command airman escorts an Afghan man and child from a C-141B Starlifter aircraft toward an awaiting bus following their arrival on base. The two are among 25 Afghan civilians being transported to the US Air Force Regional Medical Center at Weisbaden, West Germany, for specialized medical treatment following injuries incurred as a result of Afghanistan's civil war. The patients will later be evacuated to hospitals in Europe and the United States for donated medical assistance. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

030120-F-0558K-001. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

020403-F-0171B-001. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

Officials wait for the Soyuz TMA-6 vehicle to be rolled to its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Wednesday, April 13, 2005 in preparation for the April 15 launch to send Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev, Flight Engineer John Phillips and European Space Agency Astronaut Roberto Vittori, of Italy, to the International Space Station. Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months in space and greet the first Shuttle crew to fly in more than two years when it arrives at the station, while Vittori spends eight days on the station under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency.

President Roh Tae Woo of South Korea arrives on base. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives is greeted by U.S. Mission to NATO Charg� d�Affaires ad Interim Douglas D. Jones in Brussels, Belgium on March 22, 2021.

U.S. Ambassador to Nepal Peter W. Boddie greets members of the USAID Disaster Response Team (DART) upon arrival in Kathmandu, Nepal. The DART team will assist with U.S. response efforts in the aftermath of the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck central Nepal, on April 25, 2015, affecting more than 8 million people and causing widespread damage and destruction.

Tour of the Naval vessel, USS Normandy, by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides during the Secretary's visit to Virginia

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The U.S. Air Force Thunderbird F-16D pilot Maj. Tad Clark is greeted by Dan LeBlanc, chief operating officer of the KSC Visitor Complex. Between them is Lisa Malone, director of External Relations at KSC. Clark flew in to KSC to announce to waiting media that the Visitor Complex will host the inaugural World Space Expo from Nov. 3 to 11. The Expo, which will feature an aerial salute by the Thunderbirds on its opening weekend, will create one of the largest displays of space artifacts, hardware and personalities ever assembled in one location with the objective to inspire, educate and engage the public by highlighting the achievements and benefits of space exploration.

010621-F-3405C-011. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Marine salutes U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Compact Negotiations Ambassador Joseph Yun and U.S. Department of the Interior Deputy Assistant Secretary Keone Nakoa on Bucholz Army Airfield as they greet U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of the Marshall Islands Roxanne Cabral following their arrival on U.S. Army Garrison-Kwajalein Atoll Tuesday, June 14, 2022.

020429-F-3038W-003. Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Retired Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) James Herdt, the 9th MCPON speaks with Cmdr. Katy Bock, military training director, Recruit Training Command (RTC), after a capping ceremony on the pier of USS Trayer (BST 21) at RTC. Trayer, more commonly referred to as "Battle Stations," is the crucible event that recruits must pass prior to graduation, testing their knowledge and skills in basic seamanship, damage control, firefighting, watch standing and emergency response procedures. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp.

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

Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson announced the 319th Air Base Wings upcoming redesignation to the 319th Reconnaissance Wing, May 11, 2019, at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. The redesignation, initiated by Gen. Mike Holmes, Air Combat Command commander, aligns Grand Forks AFBs host wing and the 69th Reconnaissance Group.

King Abdullah II of Jordan greets U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III during an armed forces full honor cordon at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., May 12, 2022.

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(From left to right) Gen. Glen VanHerck, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command; The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada; Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, and The Honourable Anita Anand, Canadian Minister of National Defence, take an official photo before proceeding through an honor cordon and entering the NORAD and USNORTHCOM headquarters. (Department of Defense photo by Chuck Marsh)

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.

Melissa Ochoa (left), 502nd Judge Advocate honorary commander, exits a T-1 after a tour during an honorary commanders program tour of the 99th Flying Training Squadron, Aug. 17, 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The honorary commanders program enhances the knowledge of community leaders regarding the missions, policies, programs and people of the U.S. military, while fostering a supportive relationship between the military and the community.

A Military Airlift Command officer escorts an Afghan man from a C-141B Starlifter aircraft to a bus following their arrival on base. The man is one of 25 Afghan civilians being transported to the U.S. Air Force Regional Medical Center at Weisbaden, West Germany, for specialized medical treatment following injuries incurred as a result of Afghanistan's civil war. The patients will later be evacuated to hospitals in Europe and the United States for donated medical assistance. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry looks out the window of a Blackhawk helicopter as he flies over Kabul, Afghanistan, March 26, 2013.

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