Military Parades and Ceremonies

Images of military parades, color guards, and ceremonial events featuring uniformed personnel with flags and rifles, set in various U.S. bases.

DA-SC-85-00528. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-85-12713. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-10914. Base: Colorado Springs State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-85-00528. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A joint services color guard parades the colors and standards of participating U.S. Naval units during the dedication ceremonies for the U.S. Navy Memorial. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The inter-service honor guard as they march away from the back of the Capitol during rehearsal for Inauguration Day. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Practice Inaugural parade. Service members from the USMC form up as part of the military cordon for the Inaugural parade rehearsal. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The District of Columbia, Army National Guard (ANG) Marching Company marches west down Pennsylvania Avenue during the Inauguaral Parade. Washington, DC, 20 January 1997. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The U. S. Military Academy Cadet Band marches down Pennsylvania Avenue during the Inauguration Day parade. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Inaugural Parade, Cadets from the U.S. Army Military Academy from West Point N.Y., march past Freedom Plaza. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Inaugural Parade, US Armed Forces Presidential Honor Guard march past Freedom Plaza. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President Kennedy greets recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, Annual Military Reception, 6:03PM. President John F. Kennedy (center) arrives at a military reception in honor of recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Walking behind President Kennedy: Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard. Color Guard walks at left; Marine Band plays at right in the background. The Washington Monument is visible in the distance. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.

DN-ST-86-01233. Base: Newport State: Rhode Island (RI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Cadets of the KMA and Adelbills of the Kim form an honorary hedge along the passerelle during the ceremonies on the occasion of the inauguration of H.M. Queen Beatrix in Amsterdam. Behind the honorary guard of the Wardregiment Hunters.

The mariniers chapel parades.

Anefo photo collection. American. Flag raised flight base Woensdrecht Installation American. soldiers; American. "Guards Honor" Ned. American. Flag ceremony. October 1, 1986. Noord-Brabant, Woensdrecht

Members of the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard carry M-1 .30-caliber rifles as they perform at Disneyland during a salute in memory of the crew of the space shuttle Challenger. All seven members of the Challenger crew were killed in an explosion minutes after lift off on January 28, 1986. Base: Anaheim State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A joint services casket team arrives outside the east entrance of the Capitol to carry the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era into the rotunda, where he will lie in state until Memorial Day. On Memorial Day he will be taken to Arlington National Cemetery for a state funeral service and interment at the Tomb of the Unknowns. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The horse-drawn caisson bearing the body of slain President John F. Kennedy approaches the burial site at Arlington National Cemetery. November 25, 1963. Abbie Rowe photographer.

Members of the U.S. Army Field Band break down their instruments in the disbursal area after marching and performing in the Inaugural Parade. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

COAST GUARD ACADEMY - Company commanders march down road towards reviewing party at corp of cadets dress review circa 1987.

DN-ST-88-00801. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Trip to Boston: President Kennedys Address at Boston College Centennial Ceremonies. Cardinal Cushing, Archbishop of Boston; Governor Endicott Peabody of Massachusetts; Nathan M. Pusey, President of Harvard University; Edward M. Kennedy (EMK). President John F. Kennedy (center) attends a convocation ceremony commemorating the centennial anniversary of Boston College. Also pictured: Representative James C. Auchincloss (New Jersey); Representative Thomas P. Tip O'Neill, Jr. of Massachusetts (partially hidden); Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts); President of Boston College, Reverend Michael P. Walsh, S.J.; Senator Leverett Saltonstall (Massachusetts); Governor of Massachusetts, Endicott Chub Peabody; White House Secret Service agent, Jack Ready. Alumni Field, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

The U.S. Army Herald Trumpeters sound their trumpets prior to the swearing in of the 40th President of the United States, Ronald W. Reagan. A tabard with the insignia of the group hangs from the first trumpet. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

State Funeral of President Kennedy: Departure from the White House and Procession to the United States Capitol. Honor guard pallbearers lead the flag-draped casket of President John F. Kennedy through Cross Hall of the White House, prior to a funeral procession to the Capitol Building. Those walking behind the casket include: Jacqueline Kennedy and her children, Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr.; Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Jean Kennedy Smith; Director of the Peace Corps, R. Sargent Shriver; Steve Smith; President Lyndon B. Johnson. Members of the honor guard stand at attention. Pallbearers include: Lance Corporal Jerry J. Diamond (USMC), Yeoman George A. Barnum (USCG), Seaman Hubert Clark (USN), Sergeant James L. Felder (U.S. Army), Lance Corporal Timothy F. Cheek (USMC), Sergeant Richard E. Gaudreau (USAF), Seaman Larry B. Smith (USN), and Corporal Douglas A. Mayfield (U.S. Army). Washington, D.C.

DN-ST-88-00842. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-07213. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-85-11806. Base: West Point State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-05944. Base: Naval Station, Mayport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

820518-D-2987S-025. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

1950s PATRIOTIC 4TH OF JULY PARADE SMALL TOWN SQUARE HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND GETTYSBURG PENNSYLVANIA USA

DA-SC-86-09130. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A group of Marines, part of parade control, marches down Pennsylvania Avenue to its position along the route of the Inaugural Parade. Other Marine parade control members are already in position. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-85-02666. Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-04856. Base: Hickman Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Some residents of the city watch the Marines from the Marine Barracks, Vallejo, California, 12th Marine Corps District, display past U.S. flags and the corresponding Marine uniform for the period that the flag represents. The flag pageant is taking place at the Elks Lodge (BPOE). Base: Livermore State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Inauguration, members of the US Army 3rd Infantry "Old Guard" for Ft. Meyer VA., prepair for the 21 gun salute following the swearing in of president-elect William Jefferson Clinton. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Dinner in honor of Félix Houphouët-Boigny, President of the Ivory Coast, 8:00PM. United States Marine honor guards line the North Lawn driveway for the arrival of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, prior to a dinner in his honor. White House, Washington, D.C.

The Marine Corps first all-woman drill platoon performs the manual of arms with their M-16A1 rifles. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Navy and Marine personnel stand in ranks waiting for inspection. Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the color guard of the 3rd Infantry Division (The Old Guard), Fort Myer, Va., dressed in colonial uniforms, march past the presidential reviewing stand on Inauguration Day. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Brigadier General Gary A. Voellger, 92nd Air Refueling Wing Commander; receives the flag at the Air Combat Command Stand Down - Air Mobility Command Stand Up ceremony. General Ronald Fogelman, Air Force CHIEF of STAFF faces BG Voellger. General John M. Loh, Air Combat Command Commander is to General Fogelman's right. Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members from Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, line the grounds outside Arizona State Universitites' Gammage Auditorium, Tempe, for the departure of the funeral procession for the late Senator and former US Air Force Major General Barry M. Goldwater. Base: Tempe State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A view of the crowd attending a Memorial Day wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, in which President Ronald Reagan was the guest of honor. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

American Legion parade, Somerville , Parades & processions, Flag bearers. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

DD-ST-89-03754. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Commencement Address at the US Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, 11:04AM. Cadets at the United States Naval Academy commencement ceremony, Annapolis, Maryland.

Arrival ceremony for Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, 12:00PM. President John F. Kennedy and Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, ride in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) during a motorcade from Union Station to Blair House in honor of Emperor Selassie's arrival; crowds line Pennsylvania Avenue. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius, Jack Ready, Gerald A. Jerry Behn, Bill Greer, Bert de Freese, and Bill Payne. Washington, D.C.

DN-ST-90-02017. Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

After a brief refueling stop, the first group of Prisoners of War released in Hanoi by North Vietnam walk on the red carpet toward their waiting aircraft. They are lead by Pacific Command's officials and POW, U.S. Navy CPT Jeremiah Andrew Denton, (Captured 18 Jul65). The POWs were enroute from Clark Air Base, Philippines to Travis Air Force Base, CA and then to be reunited with their families in the states. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Citadel Charleston South Carolina USA

Address at Veterans Day Ceremonies, Arlington National Cemetery, 11:01AM. President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks as part of Veterans Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Persons sitting on the stage behind President Kennedy include: Thomas Stirling, National Commander of the Legion of Valor; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Representative Olin E. Teague (Texas); Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; George W. Ball, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs; General Thomas D. White; Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; John S. Gleason, Administrator of Veterans Affairs; and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup.

Practice Inaugural Parade. United States Navy company (Ceremonial Guard) mock parade at Freedom Plaza. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Military Procession, 110th Army-Navy Football Game, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Nazi Germany, Nazi SS troops marching with victory standards at the Party Day rally in Nuremberg, 1933.

The Marine Corps first all-woman drill platoon stands in formation with their M-16A1 rifles at port arms. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Army soldiers carrying Nazi flags in a parade

Two Cadets, West Point Military Academy, West Point, New York

1977 - US Army drill instructors lead a formation of troops on the parade ground.

The Honor Cordon prepares for the arrival of President elect Clinton and his party at Lady Bird Johnson Park for the Ceremonial ringing of the Freedom Bells as part of the Pre-Inaugural celebrations. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-07214. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Presentation of colors, June Week, Annapolis, Md. , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Inaugural parade, the USCG band directed by CDR Lewis J. Buckley of Miami, Florida, the band is from USCG Academy in New London, Connecticut. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Navy drill team performs during the commissioning ceremony for the recently formed US Naval Space Command. Base: Dahlgren State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Accompanied by the U.S. Air Force Band, members of the Singing Sergeants, the band's vocal ensemble, perform a musical selection during a concert at the Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers, Europe (SHAPE) base theater. Base: Mons Country: Belgium (BEL)

A combined French, American and British motorized color guard drives along 17th of June Street during the annual Allied Forces Day parade. The vehicles are, from left: a French Peugeot P-4 light vehicle, an American M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) and a British Land Rover. Base: West Berlin Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

The U.S. military "Thank You America" float moving through the National Victory Celebration parade honoring the coalition forces from Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Former hostages to Iran and their families board buses provided by the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York. Base: Stewart Field State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-88-03179. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Diplomatic Reception, 6:00PM. Members of the United States Air Force Strolling Strings play in Cross Hall as guests file into the East Room at a diplomatic reception in the White House, Washington, D.C.

Members of the United States Army Herald Trumpets await the arrival of the President Clinton at the Tennessee Inaugural Ball. State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A riderless horse and his handler walk behind the caisson carries the body of retired five-star GEN Omar N. Bradley, USA, during his funeral procession. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The United States Navy Band practicing for the Inaugural Parade. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Trip to Western States: President Kennedy at U.S. Air Force (USAF) Academy, Colorado. President John F. Kennedy (center left) and other honored guests walk toward the speakers platform during commencement exercises for the fifth graduating class of the United States Air Force (USAF) Academy. Those walking behind President Kennedy include: Major General Robert H. Warren; Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; and White House Secret Service agents Gerald Jerry Behn, Emory Roberts, and Charlie Kunkel; Air Force cadets salute in the background. Falcon Stadium, USAF Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

A variety of uniforms are modeled by Army personnel. Country: Unknown

Veteran's Day Parade, St. Louis, Missouri

930512-D-2987S-040. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Swearing-in ceremony of 1100 policemen and policewomen to the NRW Police Force, Class of 2009, Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

DD-ST-89-03831. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-89-08804. Base: Orlando State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-87-02505. Base: New York Harbor State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the Navy's 7th Fleet Band parade in front of Cinderella's Castle during the opening of Disneyland, Tokyo. Base: Tokyo Country: Japan (JPN)

Two Chilean sailors flank a U.S. flag made from flowers during a wreath-laying ceremony at a marker dedicated to the 58 men who died aboard the U.S. frigate ESSEX when the ship was attacked by two British warships in the city's harbor on March 28, 1814. Four U.S. Navy ships have stopped in Valparaiso while taking part in the multinational naval exercise Unitas XXXII. Base: Valparaiso Country: Chile(CHL)

1982 - Sen. John C. Stennis, R-Mississippi, speaks to the crew and honored guests during the commissioning cermeony for the guided missile destroyer USS CHANDLER (DDG-996)..

Trip to Europe: Italy, Naples: President Kennedy arrives at NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Headquarters, 4:30PM. President John F. Kennedy (center right) stands with President of Italy, Antonio Segni, during his arrival ceremony at Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSOUTH), a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military command in Bagnoli, Naples, Italy; President Kennedy visited the NATO headquarters to attend a meeting and deliver remarks. Also pictured: Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Commander-in-Chief of AFSOUTH, Admiral James S. Russell; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. Jerry Behn. A large crowd observes.

Young John Kennedy Jr., the President's son, 'inspects' the honor guard. He was at Arlington National Cemetery where his father placed a wreath at the Tombs of the Unknown on Veterans Day. Nov. 11, 1963.

Former US president Ronald Reagan's funeral

of 2