Naval Commands and Ceremonies

Images of naval personnel in formal settings, highlighting ceremonies, command presence, and joint military exercises with South American forces.

CDR Sheppard, commanding officer of the guided missile destroyer USS HAYLER (DD-997), watches as a harbor tug pulls his vessel from port during Unitas XXXI, an annual, joint exercise between the U.S. Navy and the naval forces of nine South American countries. (Exact date shot unknown). Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXXI Base: Recife Country: Brazil (BRA)

CDR Sheppard, commanding officer of the guided missile destroyer USS HAYLER (DD-997), watches as a harbor tug pulls his vessel from port during Unitas XXXI, an annual, joint exercise between the U.S. Navy and the naval forces of nine South American countries. (Exact date shot unknown). Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXXI Base: Recife Country: Brazil (BRA)

DN-ST-90-01282. Base: Marinette State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-85-00870. Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-04696. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-85-03848. Base: Naval Air Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A sailor stands at parade rest as guests arrive for the christening and launch of the guided missile destroyer JOHN PAUL JONES (DDG-53). Base: Bath State: Maine(ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vice President George Bush and his wife Barbara stand with other distinguished speakers during the playing of the National Anthem, as the commissioning ceremony for the guided missile frigate USS AUBREY FITCH (FFG-34) begins. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CHIEF of Naval Operations Adm. Frank B. Kelso II pins an Enlisted Surface Warfare Qualification insignia on a petty officer during an awards ceremony aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) as the ship returns to its home port of Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD DESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Secretary of Defense Richard Cheney, Adm. Carlisle A.H. Trost, Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett and Adm. Frank B. Kelso II honor the flag during the presentation of the colors, part of the change of command ceremony at which Kelso will assume the position of chief of naval operations from Trost. The ceremony is being held at the Naval Academy. Base: Annapolis State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Crewmen, at parade rest, flank the ramp leading to the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BALTIMORE (SSN-704), during the commissioning ceremony. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Caspar W. Weinberger, secretary of defense, speaks during commissioning ceremonies for the first Aegis guided missile cruiser USS TICONDEROGA (CG-47), at Ingalls Shipbuilding. Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-90-01275. Base: Marinette State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-89-10678. Base: Naval Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-85-09456. Base: Naval Air Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Chinese Vice Admiral Wang Yongguo, Commander South Sea Fleet, is rendered honors by U.S. Navy sailors as he steps ashore on U.S. soil from the guided missile destroyer PRC HARBIN (DDG 112) during a historic visit to San Diego on March 21. This marks the first time Chinese warships have crossed the Pacific and visited the Continental United States. The guided missile destroyers HARBIN and ZHUHAI, and the supply ship NANCANG will moor next to the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64), at Naval Station, North Island. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-85-03871. Base: Naval Air Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President Ronald Reagan, right, speaks to CAPT William M. Fogarty, commanding officer, (center), and Chief of Naval Operations, ADM James D. Watkins during the recommissioning ceremony for the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62). Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-01416. Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

DN-ST-85-09477. Base: Naval Air Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-89-10831. Base: Naval Base, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Trip to Maryland, New York Florida: USS Observation Island, launching of a Polaris Missile, 11:45AM. President John F. Kennedy (center, looking through binoculars) and others stand on the deck of the United States Naval ship USS Observation Island (EAG-154), at sea off the coast of Florida. Left to right (in foreground): Commanding Officer of the USS Observation Island, Captain Roderick O. Middleton; unidentified military officer (in back); Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; President Kennedy (wearing a windbreaker bearing the insignias of the USS Observation Island and the submarine USS Andrew Jackson, SSBN-619, presented as a gift from the crews of both ships); Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (in back, mostly hidden); Deputy Commander of the Submarine Force of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Rear Admiral Vernon L. Lowrance; and Senator George A. Smathers (Florida). The President sailed aboard the ship to view a Polaris A-2 missile laun

Senator Jake Garn, R-Utah, and Rear Admiral Stanley G. Catola, Commander, Submarine Group 6, listen to a speaker during the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS SALT LAKE CITY (SSN 716). Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President Kennedy inspects the United States Coast Guard (USCG) barque Eagle, 10:43AM. President John F. Kennedy inspects United States Coast Guard Academy cadets during a visit to the United States Coast Guard (USCG) training barque, Eagle. Also pictured: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon; Commandant of the USCG, Admiral Edwin J. Roland; Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, James A. Reed; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Representative George P. Miller (California); Representative Carl Vinson (Georgia); Representative James G. Fulton (Pennsylvania); Senator Robert C. Byrd (West Virginia). Pier Two, Washington Navy Yard Annex, Washington, D.C.

Officers and guests wait for the beginning of the dedication ceremony for the newly constructed Pier 1, part of Fleet Week activities. Base: Naval Station, New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Lieutenant Junior Grade John Donovan and CHIEF Machinist's Mate Chris Archut inspect the crew of Division M aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). The IOWA is returning from a three month deployment to the Baltic Sean and North Atlantic. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Captain Paul M. Robinson, supervisor of shipbuilding at Peterson Builders Inc., speaks during the launching ceremony for the Safeguard class salvage ship GRASP (ARS 51). Base: Sturgeon Bay State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CMDR. Richard P. Beck, command chaplain, Naval base, Seattle, is piped aboard the speakers platform during the commissioning of the dock landing ship USS GERMANTOWN (LSD-42) at the Lockheed shipyard. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-00618. Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-85-03533. Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-87-01332. Base: New York Harbor State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-85-10709. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-87-02707. Base: USS Pyro (AE 24)

DN-ST-88-04204. Base: Venice Country: Italy (ITA)

A flag officer swears in Admiral (ADM) Frank B. Kelso II as CHIEF of Naval Operations during a change of command ceremony at which Kelso assumes the position from ADM Carlisle A.H. Trost. The ceremony is taking place at the United States Naval Academy. Base: Annapolis State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CMDR John G. Morgan Jr., commanding officer of the guided missile destroyer USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG-51), speaks during the vessel's commissioning ceremony. The ARLEIGH BURKE is one of the few ships named after a living person. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-89-03218. Base: USS Sumter (LST 1181)

Crewmen from the destroyer USS ARTHUR W. RADFORD (DD-968) stand with members of the Senegal navy. The RADFORD is on a goodwill visit to three African countries. Country: Senegal (SEN)

DN-ST-87-02205. Base: Qingdao Country: China (CHN)

DN-ST-85-10670. Base: San Francisco Bay State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-06822. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-ST-88-03541. Base: Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Commencement Address at the US Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, 11:04AM. President John F. Kennedy en route to the commencement ceremony at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. (L-R) Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell T. Shepard, Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy Rear Admiral John F. Davidson, and President Kennedy (holding a hat and sunglasses).

John Davis, United States (US) ambassador to Poland; Rear Admiral Thomas D. Paulsen, Commander, Cruiser Destroyer Group 2; Captain (CAPT) Gary Zwirschitz and other officers are filmed by a cameraman as they gather for a ceremony at a Polish memorial. The Navy representatives are visiting Poland during a port call by two US vessels, the guided missile cruiser USS HARRY E. YARNELL (CG 17) and the guided missile frigate USS KAUFFMAN (FFG 59). The visit represents the first port call by US vessels since 1927, is taking part in conjunction with BALTOPS '90, a NATO exercise in the Baltic Sea. Subject Operation/Series: BALTOPS '90 Country: Poland (POL)

Sailors assigned to the sea and anchor detail aboard the tank landing ship USS SPARTANBURG COUNTY (LST-1192) tend to the mooring lines as the ship ties up at the pier. The SPARTANBURG COUNTY has returned to Little Creek 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 Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Honoring the flag during the commissioning ceremony for the guided missile destroyer USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG-51) are, from left: ADM David E. Jeremiah, vice chairman, Joint Chiefs of STAFF; H. Lawrence Garrett III, secretary of the Navy; Richard Cheney, secretary of defense; CDR John G. Morgan Jr., commanding officer of the ARLEIGH BURKE and retired ADM Arleigh Burke. The destroyer is one of the few U.S. Navy vessels to be named after a living person. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Admiral (ADM) Charles R. Larson, left, Commander in CHIEF, United States (US) Pacific Fleet, and ADM Gennadi Khvatov, Commander, Soviet Pacific Fleet, salute during a wreath-laying ceremony honoring the Soviet Union's war dead. The guided missile cruiser USS PRINCETON (CG 59) and the guided missile frigate USS REUBEN JAMES (FFG 57) are visiting Vladivostock as part of a US/Soviet goodwill exchange program. Base: Vladivostok State: Siberia Country: U.S.S.R. (SUN)

DN-ST-85-09462. Base: Naval Air Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-87-06082. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-ST-85-02670. Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-05275. Base: Naval Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LT. Lawrence Slade, right, talks with three fellow officers following a ceremony during which he and two other former prisoners of war (POWs) were honored. Slade, LT. Jeffrey Zaun and LT. Robert Wetzel had been held by Iraq after being shot down during Operation Desert Storm. The three were among the first group of ten coalition POWs released on March 4th. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-05278. Base: Naval Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-90-01526. Base: Naval Base, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-00634. Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A view of distinguished guests and crewmen aboard the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI (SSN-705) at the conclusion of commissioning ceremonies. The ship was built by the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-87-03298. Base: New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-01343. Base: Bremerton Naval Shipyard State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-00799. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Admiral (ADM) Carlisle A.H. Trost congratulates ADM Frank B. Kelso II following the Change of Command Ceremony at which Trost relinquished his position as CHIEF of Naval Operations to Kelso. The ceremony is taking place at the United States Naval Academy. Base: Annapolis State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-85-03516. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CMDR. Robert B. Avery, commanding officer of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS CHICAGO (SSN-721), salutes during the ship's commissioning. Adm. Kinnard R. McKee, director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, is at the right. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

VADM Joseph S. Donnell III, Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, speaks at the opening day ceremony of the naval station. The guided missile cruiser USS DALE (CG-19) and the submarine tender USS EMORY S. LAND (AS-39), two of several ships in port during the event, are moored to the pier in the background. Base: Naval Station, New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-00786. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Captain Arland W. Kuester, commanding officer, escorts Sheila M. Watkins, sponsor, from the speakers platform at the conclusion of the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS GEORGIA (SSBN 729). Base: Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Crewmembers of the submarine tender USS FRANK CABLE (AS-40) enjoy a tour of the control room of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS NORFOLK (SSN-714). Both vessels are making a port call at the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD. Country: Chesapeake Bay

DN-ST-85-08731. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXV Country: Ecuador (ECU)

DN-ST-86-07186. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-03743. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Captian Robert F. Fox, Supervisor of Shipbuilding Conversion & Repair, USN Groton, Connecticut, speaks duirng 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)

CAPT Arlington F. Campbell, left, commanding officer (gold crew), gives a post-commissioning tour of the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine USS OHIO (SSBN-726). The OHIO was built by General Dynamics Corp. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The executive officer of the guided missile destroyer USS DAHLGREN (DDG-43) speaks to a member of the crew during a personnel inspection. The DAHLGREN is en route to its home port of Naval Station, Norfolk, Va., after taking part in Unitas XXXII, a combined exercise involving the naval forces of the United States and eight South American nations. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-ST-86-07195. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CAPT. W. Scott Slocum, Commander Destroyer Squadron 26 and commander of exercise BALTOPS '93, tours the bridge of the destroyer USS DEYO (DD-989) with Russian Rear Adm. W.P. Comoyedoff, chief of the Baltic Squadron. DEYO is serving as Slocum's exercise flagship. For the first time in the 22-year history of BALTOPS, the Eastern European countries of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Russia were invited to participate in the non-military phases of the exercise. DEYO is serving as flagship for the exercise commander. Subject Operation/Series: BALTOPS '93 Country: Baltic Sea

U.S. Navy Rear Admiral John F. Sigler, Commander U.S. Seventh Fleet Amphibious Group One, and Brigadier General David F. Bice, Commanding General, Third U.S. Marine Corps Division, are greeted by Russian military and civilian officials as they come ashore from the dock landing platform ship USS DUBUQUE (LPD-8). They are in Vladivostok for the start of the combined American-Russian disaster relief exercise. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATION FROM THE SEA Base: Vladivostok State: Siberia Country: Russia (RUS)

French CHIEF of Naval Operations ADM Lannuzel, right front, inspects the Naval Ceremonial Guard during his U.S. visit. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-89-04373. Base: USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58)

DN-SC-85-12375. Base: USS Virginia (CGN 38) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

DN-SC-85-12372. Base: USS Virginia (CGN 38) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Adm. Leon A. Edney, left, commander in chief, U.S. Atlantic Command, waits with others for the return of the F-14A Tomcat aircraft and A-6E Intruder aircraft squadrons of Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3) and Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17). CVW-3 and CVW-17 were deployed in the Red Sea aboard the aircraft carriers USS JOHN R. KENNEDY (CV-67) and USS SARATOGA (CV-60), respectively, for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORMDESERT SHIELD Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-85-09449. Base: Naval Air Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The commanding officer of the guided missile frigate USS MCCLUSKY (FFG-41) gives a Russian naval officer a tour of his ship's engineering spaces. The MCCLUSKY and the high-endurance cutter USCGC CHASE (WHEC-718) are making a three-day goodwill port call. Base: Vladivostok State: Siberia Country: Russia (RUS)

Retired Adm. Daniel J. Murphy poses for a photograph during the launching of the mine countermeasures ship SENTRY (MCM-3). Base: Sturgeon Bay State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-01123. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-12456. Base: Naval Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CMDR John G. Morgan Jr., commanding officer of the guided missile destroyer USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG-51), holds an umbrella for Roberta Burke as she prepares to speak at the vessel's commissioning ceremony. The ARLEIGH BURKE, honoring the retired admiral, is one of the few ships named after a living person. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A joint Marine-U.S. Navy color guard presents the colors during the commissiong ceremony of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Captain John J. Chernesky, ship's executive officer, introduces distinguished guests during the recommissioning of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Soviet naval officer smokes a cigarette as his ship enters Naval Station, San Diego for a four-day, goodwill visit. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of U.S. Coast Guard Port Security Unit 302 patrol the harbor aboard a Navy harbor patrol boat during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

An American sailor speaks with his Polish counterparts during a visit to the port city of Gydnia. Two American vessels, the guided missile cruiser USS HARRY E. YARNELL (CG-17) and the guided missile frigate USS KAUFFMAN (FFG-59), are visiting Poland in conjunction with BALTOPS '90, a NATO exercise in the Baltic Sea. Their visit represents the first such port call by American vessels since 1927. Subject Operation/Series: BALTOPS '90 Base: Gydnia Country: Poland (POL)

Ex-POW and U.S.Navy CMDR Frederick Raymond Purrington (Captured 20 Oct 66), shakes hands with LGEN William G. Moore Jr., prior to boarding the C-141 Starlifter that will transport him to the United States. COL John W. Ord, Commander, Clark Hospital and COL Raymond G. Lawry, Deputy Site Commander, Joint Homecoming Receptin Center are to the left. LCMDR Purrington released in Hanoi by North Vietnam on 18 Feb 73. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

Operations SPECIALIST Johnnie Lane, a crew member from the frigate USS MARVIN SHIELDS (FF-1066), meets his son for the first time after arriving in port. The frigate has just returned from deployment in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-01125. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-85-09488. Base: Naval Air Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

ADM Thomas B. Hayward, chief of naval operations, speaks during the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS CARL VINSON (CVN-60). CAPT Richard L. Martin, commanding officer of the CARL VINSON, is seated behind Hayward. Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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