Naval Officers Saluting Ceremonies

A series of images depicting naval officers in uniform saluting during various ceremonial events. The mood is formal and respectful, showcasing camaraderie and tradition.

DN-ST-87-08648. Base: Naval Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Officers salute from the speakers' platform during the launching ceremony for the Safeguard class salvage ship GRASP (ARS 51) at Peterson Builders Inc. They include Vice Admiral Earl B. Fowler, left, Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, and Captain Paul Robinson, center, supervisor of shipbuilding at Peterson. Base: Sturgeon Bay State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-87-00146. Base: Naval Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-87-03293. Base: New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-04703. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-04321. Base: Avondale State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-00662. Base: Naval Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-87-08648. Base: Naval Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-00624. Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Trip to Western States: Visit to the Pacific Fleet, President Kennedy aboard the USS Kitty Hawk, 5:00PM. President John F. Kennedy (left, wearing sunglasses) visits with Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), Admiral John H. Sides (center) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), at sea off the coast of San Diego, California; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth, stands at right.

DN-ST-87-02498. Base: New York Harbor State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-89-07423. Base: Portland State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Elizabeth Lazaron, matron on honor, arrives for the commissioning of the guided missile frigate USS DE WERT (FFG-45). Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-09998. Base: Naval Station, Mayport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Admiral Leon A. Edney, Vice CHIEF of Naval Operations, salutes during the dedication ceremony of 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)

Admiral James D. Watkins, CHIEF of Naval Operations, leaves the speakers platform at the conclusion of 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)

DN-ST-86-01332. Base: Bremerton Naval Shipyard State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Officers and policemen monitor the operations to extinguish a fire that started in a Naval Supply Center building at Pier 4 of the Naval Station and eventually spread to the converted Raleigh class command ship USS LA SALLE (AGF 3). Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An honor guard executes a drill with M14 rifles during the commissioning of the guided missile destroyer USS SCOTT (DDG 995). Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Four chief petty officers from the aircraft carrier USS Midway (CV-41) salute the ship for the last time at the conclusion of the ships decommissioning ceremony. Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

As they depart the platform after a ceremony in their honor, LT. Jeffrey Zaun leads LT. Lawrence Slade and LT. Robert Wetzel down the red carpet. The three had been held prisoner by Iraq after being shot down during Operation Desert Storm. Walking beside them are Rear Adm. Paul W. Parcells, left, commander, Tactical Wings, Atlantic, and Adm. Paul D. Miller, commander in chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. CHIEF of Naval Operations Adm. Frank B. Kelso II and Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III are at right. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. and Chilean naval personnel stand in formation during a wreath-laying ceremony for crew members of the American frigate USS ESSEX who were killed during a 19th century engagement between the ESSEX and the British frigates PHOEBE and CHERUB. U. S. naval personnel are currently in port as part of Unitas XXXII, a combined exercise involving the naval forces of the United States and nine South American nations. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXXII Base: Valparaiso Country: Chile(CHL)

DN-ST-86-05253. Base: Naval Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

VADM Joseph S. Donnell III salutes as VADM Joseph P. Reason arrives for the change of command ceremony at which he will assume the position of Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, from Donnell. The ceremony is taking place aboard the amphibious assault ship USS WASP (LHD-1). Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Crew members watch the activities during the decommissioning ceremony for the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43). The CORAL SEA is being decommissioned after nearly 43 years of service. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-85-05983. Base: Naval Air Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Crew members aboard the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61) man the rail prior to the vessel's return to port at Naval Air Station, North Island. The RANGER is returning from deployment in the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: San Diego State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vice President Al Gore greets Mrs. Margaret Stennis Womble, daughter of Senator John C. Stennis, during the christening ceremony for the Nimitz class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN-74) at the Newport News Ship Building and Dry Dock Corporation. Behind Mrs. Womble and the Vice President is Admiral Henry H. Mauz, Jr., USN, Commander in CHIEF of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. To the right in the front row is Admiral Bruce DeMars, USN, Director Naval Nuclear Propulsion and Secretary of the Navy John H. Dalton. Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Crewmen aboard the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB 62) secure the mooring line after departing port for sea trials. The NEW JERSEY, undergoing sea trials after recently completing renovation and modernization, is scheduled to be reactivated in January 1983. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DN-ST-90-01465. Base: Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A United States (US) sailor and a Soviet sailor shake hands as the crew members from the Soviet guided missile cruiser SLAVA visit aboard the guided missile cruiser USS BELKNAP, flagship of the US Sixth Fleet. The SLAVA and the BELKNAP are in port in preparation for the summit meeting between President George H.W. Bush and Soviet Chairman Mikhail Gorbachev to be held on December 2-3. Base: Marsaxlokk Bay Country: Malta (MLT)

Crew members march onto the pier as they disembark from the guided missile destroyer USS LYNDE MCCORMICK (DDG-8) during the ship's decommissioning. Three guided missile destroyers, USS LYNDE MCCORMICK, the USS BUCHANAN (DDG-14) and the USS ROBISON (DDG-12), are being decommissioned in a combined ceremony. Base: Naval Air Station, San Diego State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-89-00511. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

000508-N-2306S-001. Base: Uss John F. Kennedy (CV 67)

Trip to Maryland, New York Florida: USS Observation Island, launching of a Polaris Missile, 11:45AM. President John F. Kennedy (center, wearing sunglasses) speaks by radiotelephone to the crew of the submarine USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN-619) from the deck of the United States Naval ship USS Observation Island (EAG-154), at sea off the coast of Florida. Left to right: three unidentified military personnel; Deputy Commander of the Submarine Force of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Rear Admiral Vernon L. Lowrance; Commanding Officer of the USS Observation Island, Captain Roderick O. Middleton (in back, partially hidden); President Kennedy (wearing a windbreaker bearing the insignias of USS Observation Island and USS Andrew Jackson presented as a gift from the crews of both ships); Director of Special Projects (USN), Rear Admiral I. J. Galantin; and two unidentified sailors. The President sailed aboard the ship to view a Polaris A-2 missile launch demonstration from the submarine. See also MO 75.

Secretary of Defense Richard B. Cheney attends the Change of Command Ceremony during which Admiral (ADM) Frank B. Kelso II replaces ADM Carlisle A.H. Trost as CHIEF of Naval Operations. The ceremony is taking place at the United States Naval Academy. Base: Annapolis State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Junior officer distributes programs to guests attending 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)

Crewmen stand in formation aboard the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI (SSN-705) during 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)

Soldiers and Sailors With Flags, Desert Storm Victory Parade, Washington, D.C.

Admirals and other guests stand to leave the platform following the commissioning of the guided missile destroyer USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG 51). The admirals are, from left: RADM Alvin B. Koeneman, chief of chaplains; RADM John T. Hood, director reporting program manger for AEGIS; VADM Joseph P. Reason, commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet; ADM Paul D. Miller, commander in chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet; ADM Leon A. Edney, commander in chief, U.S. Atlantic Command; and CHIEF of Naval Operations, ADM Frank B. Kelso II. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Philippine Army GEN F.C. Ver welcomes Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger to Arthur W. Radford Field for a visit. Base: Naval Air Station Country: Philippines (PHL)

General Colin L. Powell, USA, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of STAFF, congratulates Admiral Frank B. Kelso II during the change of command ceremony at which he is replaced by Admiral Leon A. Edney as Commander in CHIEF, US Atlantic Command. Powell presented Kelso with the Defense Department Distinguished Service Medal during the ceremony, which is taking place aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67). Later in the day, Kelso will assume the post of CHIEF of Naval Operations from Admiral Carlisle A.H. Trost during a ceremony at the US Naval Academy. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Lieutenant Jeffrey R. Howlett, Executive Officer, sets the first watch during the commissioning of the mine countermeasures ship USS GUARDIAN (MCM 5) at the Naval Education and Training Center. Base: Newport State: Rhode Island (RI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Admiral (ADM) Carlisle A.H. Trost, Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III, and ADM Frank B. Kelso II listens to a speaker at the Change of Command Ceremony during which Trost relinquishes 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)

President Kennedy views the Marine Corps Evening Parade, at the Marine Barracks Washington, D.C. (8th I Streets, SE), 9:00PM. President John F. Kennedy attends an evening parade at the Marine Barracks (8th I) in Washington, D.C. Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup, stands at right; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard, stands behind President Kennedy.

VADM David M. Bennett, commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, speaks during the decommissioning of the guided missile destroyer USS LYNDE MCCORMICK (DDG-8), USS BUCHANAN (DDG-14) and the USS ROBISON (DDG-12). The three ships are being decommissioned in a combined ceremony. Base: Naval Air Station, San Diego State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-89-06876. Country: Unknown

DN-ST-89-09603. Base: Naval Base, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Captain Wade H. Taylor, commanding officer (Blue) of the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS ALABAMA (SSBN 731), escorts Barbara Edwards Dickinson, sponsor, to her seat during the ship's commissioning ceremony. She is the wife of Republican William L. Dickinson, Republican-Alabama. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S./Turkish color guard stand in formation during the decommissioning/transfer ceremony for the frigate USS REASONER (FF-1063). The vessel is being decommissioned from U.S. naval service and is being transferred to the Turkish navy as the frigate TCG KOCATEPE (F-252). Base: Naval Air Station, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Holding the traditional telescope Lieutenant Commander William Stone, navigator, stands with two crewmen 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)

DN-ST-97-00521. Subject Operation/Series: Southern Watch Country: Bahrain (BHR)

DN-ST-88-08508. Base: USS Conquest (MSO 488)

Chaplain (CMDR.) R.C. Mellett exchanges salutes with side boys at the conclusion of the commissioning of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS DALLAS (SSN-700). Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Prior to departing from Pier 11, Naval Operations Base, members from the 57th Medical Company, Ft. Bragg, NC, take their positions manning the rails of the USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CAPT James McCullough welcomes Philippine Army GEN F.C. Ver (brown uniform, front) and BGEN V.M. Piccio (rear), to the station. Base: Naval Air Station Country: Philippines (PHL)

DN-ST-86-03748. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-03652. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vice Adm. John K. Ready, commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet; Rear Adm. Paul W. Parcells, commander, Tactical Wings, Atlantic, and a civilian official welcome an officer from Carrier AIR WING 1 (CVW-1), stationed aboard the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66). The wing has returned to Oceana following deployment in the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Rear Admiral Stanley G. Catola, Commander, Submarine Group 6, addresses guests attending the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS SALT LAKE CITY (SSN 716). Seated behind him are Senator Garn, R-Utah, front, and Edward J. Campbell, rear, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Newport News Shipbuilding Co. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-00649. Base: Naval Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-87-02499. Base: New York Harbor State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Two chief petty officers aboard the nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS MISSISSIPPI (CGN-40) hold bouquets of roses as they wait to be reunited with their loved ones on the pier below. The MISSISSIPPI 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)

DN-ST-90-01460. Base: Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Flag officers and distinguished guests salute the flag from the speakers platform during the commissioning ceremony of the mine countermeasures ship USS DEFENDER (MCM 2). Base: Marinette State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Visit to the Atlantic Fleet: President Kennedy views Marine Corps exercises at Bogue Field and Onslow Beach, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, 2:11PM. President John F. Kennedy (center, wearing sunglasses) visits Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, to view a demonstration of United States Navy and Marine Corps amphibious landing operations at Onslow Beach, during his trip to the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Standing with President Kennedy in the reviewing stand at Riseley Pier are (L-R): Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran (in the United States on a state visit); Chief of Naval Operations Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. (partially hidden); Admiral Robert L. Dennison, Commander in Chief of the Atlantic Command (CINCLANT), Commander in Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, and Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic (SACLANT); Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup; and Congressman Carl Vinson (Georgia).

Crewmen prepare to go aboard the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BALTIMORE (SSN-704) at the conclusion of the commissioning ceremony. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXI Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The commanding officer of the guided missile destroyer USS MACDONOUGH (DDG-39) presents a cap and a plaque to CHIEF of Naval Operations Adm. Frank B. Kelso II during Kelso's visit to the ship as it nears Naval Station, Charleston, S.C. The MACDONOUGH is returning to Charleston 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)

The US Marine Corps Band conducted by US Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel Timothy Foley, performs at the 1997 Presidential Inaugural Swearing-in Ceremony. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DD-ST-89-03720. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-01341. Base: Bremerton Naval Shipyard State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-86-06137. Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

H. S. Vanderbilt, Mrs. HSV, Winthrop Aldrich, T. Taylor, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

Russian navy officers greet a member of the U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet Band following a performance by the band in Revolution Square. The public concert is part of a three-day goodwill visit by crew members from the guided missile frigate USS MCCLUSKY (FFG-41) and the high endurance cutter USCGC CHASE (WHEC-718). Base: Vladivostok State: Siberia Country: Russia (RUS)

A predeployment prayer service is held aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) at the conclusion of a dependent's cruise. Base: USS Iowa (BB 61) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Ed Koch, Mayor of New York, speaks during the dedication of Pier 1 aboard the station as part of the city's Fleet Week activities. The uniformed naval officers on the platform are, from left: Rear Admiral B.F. Montoya, Vice Admiral Joseph S. Donnell III, Admiral Leon A. Edney, Vice Admiral Joseph S. Donnell, and Captain Edward W. Froehlich. Base: Naval Station, New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Captain Rlaph Schlichter speaks during the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL (SSN 708) at General Dynamics (Electric Boat). Captain Schlichter is the commanding officer of the ship. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Left to right: MASTER CHIEF Aircraft Maintenanceman Howard R. Lincoln, command master chief; JoAnn Krukar Webb, ship's sponsor; Admiral Carlisle A.H. Trost, CHIEF of Naval Operations; and Senator Charles Robb of Virginia, at the commissioning 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)

Trip to Maryland, New York Florida: USS Observation Island, launching of a Polaris Missile, 11:45AM. President John F. Kennedy (right, wearing sunglasses) receives a plaque from crew members of the submarine USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN-619) during his visit on board the United States Naval ship USS Observation Island, at sea off the coast of Florida; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (far right, with back to camera), looks on. President Kennedy sailed aboard the ship to view a Polaris A-2 missile launch demonstration from the submarine. See also MO 63.2185, Plaque Commemorating Polaris A-2 Firing

DN-SN-86-06785. Base: Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CAPT Kenneth R. Karr, commanding officer of the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS NORFOLK (SSN-714), addresses guests and spectators attending the submarine's commissioning ceremony. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Young Cadets, St. John's Military School, Salina, Kansas

DN-ST-87-04994. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-85-09501. Base: Naval Air Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

United States Naval Academy Graduation Ceremony, May 26, 1999, Annapolis, Maryland

DN-ST-89-09305. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CMDR J.P. Morse, Commanding Officer of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61), signs the last entry in the ship's log book during the IOWA's decommissioning ceremony. Because of bad weather, the official party gathered on the IOWA's bridge and their remarks were broadcast throughout the ship. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-88-03982. Base: New London State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Operation Support Democracy. Secretary of Defense William Perry along with Admiral Paul D. Miller, US Atlantic Command answers the questions of sailors and soldiers while in transit to Haiti on board the USS Eisenhower. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT DEMOCRACY Country: Unknown

Venezuelan exchange officer Lieutenant Junior Grade Rivero Morales, right, is questioned by the UNITAS XXV task force commander, Rear Admiral Clinton Taylor, on the bridge of the destroyer USS THORN (DD 988). Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXV Base: USS Thorn (DD 988)

President William Jefferson Clinton converses with a Navy officer upon his arrival at NAS, Alameda. Clinton is visiting Alameda to discuss the issue of base closure. Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

VADM Stanley R. Arthur, commander, Seventh Fleet, U.S. Pacific Fleet, speaks during a ceremony marking the departure of the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV-41) from Yokosuka. The MIDWAY, which has been based in Japan since 1973, will be replaced by the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) as the Navy's forward-based aircraft carrier. Base: Naval Station, Yokosuka Country: Japan(JPN)

Soviet and American naval personnel converse during the visit of the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG 51) and the guided missile frigate USS KAUFFMAN (FFG 59), the second goodwill call to a Soviet port by American warships since World War II. Base: Sevastopol Country: U.S.S.R. (SUN)

A side view of some of the honored guests (two rear admirals and their families) as they listen to the different speakers during the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS HOUSTON (SSN-713). Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-87-00962. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WEDDING 86 Base: USS Iowa (BB 61) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-SN-86-07001. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Guests honor the flag during the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS HENRY M. JACKSON (SSBN 730). Vice Admiral Nils R. Thunman, Deputy CHIEF of Naval Operations, Submarine Warfare, is at left and Admiral Kinnaird R. Mckee, Deputy Commander for Nuclear Propulsion, Naval Sea Systems Command, is third from left. Base: Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-05269. Base: Naval Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Commander in CHIEF of Pacific Air Forces, LTC Eugene Myers, 51st Composite Wing commander, salutes upon his arrival aboard an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft to be assigned to the 25th Tactical Fighter Squadron. The aircraft assignment takes place during exercise Commando Vulcan. Subject Operation/Series: COMMANDO VULCAN Base: Suwon Air Base Country: Korea

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