Navy Officers and Ceremonies

Images of Navy officers and VIPs during formal events and operations, illustrating military camaraderie and ceremonial duties.

Concerned pilot looking away

Navy officers prior to Gilberts operation - Cct 1943.

DN-ST-86-01388. Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

Admiral Carlisle A. H. Trost, prospective chief of naval operations, talks with ship's officers while visiting the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Concerned pilot looking away

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Mark Adams, an Air Force Honor Guard member, stands ready to take part in the 1997 Presidential Inaugural Parade at the Assembly Area. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

STEVE MARTIN in SGT. BILKO (1996), directed by JONATHAN LYNN.

CAPT Douglas Bradt, left, commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS BELLEAU WOOD (LHA-3), left, and RADM William Retz, right, commander, Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, watch from the bridge as landing craft and helicopters deliver supplies from the BELLEAU WOOD to the island of Kanai in the aftermath of Hurrican Iniki. The delivery is being made as part of Joint Task Force Garden Isle, a joint military disaster relief effort. Subject Operation/Series: GARDEN ISLE State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Captain Richard H. Truly, commanding officer of the recently formed US Naval Space Command, addresses the guests attending the unit's commissioning ceremony. Base: Dahlgren State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers of the command troops during an appeal. Conscripts during command training.

A submarine crewman at the submarine piers. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Rear Adm. Brent Baker, chief of information, updates his staff on events regarding Operation Desert Storm during a briefing at the Pentagon. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

General Alfred M. Gray, Commandant of the Marine Corps, attends the change of command ceremony for Marine Helicopter Squadron 1 (HMX-1). Base: MC Air Facility, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Captain Richard H. Truly, commanding officer of the recently formed US Naval Space Command, during the unit's commissioning ceremony. Base: Dahlgren State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A conductor directs the Navy Band during the commissioning ceremony for the guided missile frigate USS UNDERWOOD (FFG-36) held at the Bath Iron Works Corp. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

ADM David E. Jeremiah, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, right, converses with RADM Raynor A.K. Taylor, commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Central Comand, aboard the miscellaneous flagship USS LA SALLE (AGF-3). Jeremiah is visiting the region to monitor activities during Operation Southern Watch, a multinational effort establishing a no-fly zone for Iraqi aircraft south of the 32nd parallel in Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Persian Gulf

Marine Sergeant in Military Uniform, head and shoulders Portrait, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, Howard R. Hollem, U.S. Office of War Information, 1941-1945

SEAMAN Dave Gugliuzza of U.S. Coast Guard Port Security Unit 302 patrols with an M-16 rifle on a Navy harbor boat during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown

DN-ST-85-00690. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WEDDING '82 Country: North Sea

Former POW and U.S. Navy LCMDR Joseph Charles Plumb Jr. talks on the phone in the lounge. LCMDR Plumb was captured on 19 May 67 and released by the North Vietnamese in Hanoi on 18 Feb 73. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vice Wing Commander of the 8th Tactical Fighter Squadron, COL Nels Running, performs pre-flight operations on an F-4D Phantom II aircraft prior to its flight back to the U.S. to be reassigned to an Air National Guard unit. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

LT. CMDR. Robert L. Cullinan, executive officer of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47), speaks to a group of petty officers. The NICHOLAS is en route to its home port at Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., after serving in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD DESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-ST-88-07619. Base: USS Coronado (AGF 11)

DN-ST-86-01399. Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

DN-ST-86-01430. Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

VADM Stanley R. Arthur, commander, Seventh Fleet, communicates with the commander of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) as the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) and JMSDF minesweepers rendezvous northwest of Okinawa. The Japanese vessels are returning from duty in the Persian Gulf area while the BLUE RIDGE is in the area to take part in exercise Valiant Blitz '91. Subject Operation/Series: VALIANT BLITZ '91 Country: East China Sea

DA-SC-89-07798. Base: Fort Ritchie State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An informal portrait of ADM Frank B. Kelso II, chief of naval operations.. Country: Unknown

DF-ST-89-04114. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

Inaugural parade, Leader and Officer in charge of the United States Navy band, CAPT William J. Phillips marches at the corner of 15th and Pennsylvania on the last stretch of the parade. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Marine drill instructor strikes a thoughtful pose as he addresses his class of Aviation Officer Candidates during their 14 weeks of training at the air station. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CHIEF MASTER Sergeant Sam Parish, recently named as CHIEF MASTER Sergenat of the Air Force, meets with Captain Roosevelt Mercer Jr. Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Young man in retro army uniform shouting

DD-ST-89-03816. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-87-02386. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN SAFARI '85 Country: Norwegian Sea

CLINT EASTWOOD in WHERE EAGLES DARE (1968).

Work environment in steam locomotive

Sgt. R. Newman of Waverley, after he had left the Eastern Subs Hospital where he received treatment. June 16, 1954. (Photo by Frank Albert Charles Burke/Fairfax Media).

Steward, Eastern Airlines, Municipal Airport, Washington, D.C., USA, Jack Delano, U.S. Farm Security Administration, U.S. Office of War Information Photograph Collection, July 1941

Former POW and U.S. Air Force LCOL James Quincy Collins Jr. talks with escorts and other POWs in the passenger lounge after his arrival from Clark Air Base, Philippines. LCOL Collins was captured on 2 Sep 65 and released by the North Vietnamese in Hanoi on 12 Feb 73. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LGEN Eugene Tigh, Jr., center, welcomes former Iranian hostage LTC Donald Roeder home after his recent release. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally and related events on the National Mall, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne among officials on hand

Vintage Photograph. Studio portrait of police officer blowing whistle.

Portrait of a police officer

DN-ST-88-00206. Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

980620-F-3645W-023. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photographer's Mate 3rd class Keith Taymen uses a video camera to film a sequence for the Navy Broadcasting Service's Navy News This Week at the Naval Imaging Command. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-89-02128. Base: USS Ingersoll (DD 990)

General Alfred M. Gray, commandant of the Marine Corps, answers questions for the media as Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III looks on during a tour of the air station. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Capt. Warren Dean, 9th Cavalry ca. between 1909 and 1920.

The Commander in Chief Home Fleet on Board HMS King George V, November 1942 The Commander in Chief Home Fleet, Admiral Sir John Tovey with Commodore Egipko, Russian Naval Liaison Officer on board HMS KING GEORGE V.

General Dwight Eisenhower, Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force. Ca. 1943, World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_8_119)

GEN Paul F. Gorman during Ahuas Tara II, a joint field training exercise. Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA II Country: Honduras (HND)

An East German guard observes activities prior to the official opening of the Brandenburg Gate. Base: Berlin Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

1ST LT. Marie G. Juliano, commander of the Marine Corps first all-woman drill platoon, examines an M-16A1 rifle during an inspection. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An officer assigned to the guided missile cruiser USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG-51) is reunited with his loved ones upon his return from a deployment to the Red Sea for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORMDESERT SHIELD Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Italy, Republic of San Marino, San Marino Guard.

Younger sailor from the Royal Navy (km) in Tenue with black pants and sweater.

Secretary of Defense William Cohen addresses the crew aboard the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62) during his tour of Asia. Independence Battle Group, at its Forward Deployed homeport of Yokosuka, Japan, soon deploys to replace the USS Nimitz battle group in the Persian Gulf as announced by the Secretary during his visit. Base: USS Independence (CV 62) State: Yokosuka Country: Japan (JPN)

DN-ST-88-09178. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Female sailor (fleet) In summer, July 1989).

A petty officer from the amphibious cargo ship USS DURHAM (LKA-114) is reunited with a loved one following the vessel's arrival in port. The DURHAM has returned to San Diego following deployment in the Persian gulf area during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Putting on his best drill sergeant's face, US Air Force Technical Sergeant Azzaam Rahmaan gives Aaron Polinard a quick taste of what he'll face while going through basic training. TSGT Rahmaan is the Air Force's first recruiter in 10 years to send more than 100 people to basic training in a year. He is featured in the December 1999 AIRMAN Magazine article, "Puttin' 'em in boots.". Base: San Antonio State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CAPT. Larry Seaquist, former commanding officer of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61), briefs members of the Pentagon press corps on the operation and safety features of the ship's guns following an explosion aboard the IOWA in which 47 crew members were killed. The explosion occurred in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret as the IOWA was conducting routine gunnery exercises approximately 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19th. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

STAFF SGT. Jim Baker straddles the Demarcation Line that separates North and South Korea in the Demilitarized Zone where he is assigned to the United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission. Country: South Korea

Close-up of a young couple smiling in US Naval uniforms

Captain Larry Seaquist, commanding officer of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61), left; GUNNER's Mate 1ST Class Dale Mortensen, center; and MASTER CHIEF GUNNER's Mate Charles Hill, right, stand with the 1,000th 16-inch/50-caliber round to be fired from the IOWA since sea trials in March 1984. Country: Unknown

A female midshipman of the class of 1988 stands in formation with other plebes at the U.S. Naval Academy. Base: Annapolis State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LCOL Jim Jacoby is being interviewed during media seminar training at the Pentagon. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Captain-Ter Sea J.W. The hunter (1943), commander of the operational school (OPS) in his office in March 1990. In the background a tile tableau with the coat of arms of Bolsward, the birthplace of Colonel de Jager.

Sergeant Todd Graves, US Army, poses at the Trap Range at Tiro Federal Argentina complex prior to the start of shooting competition. SGT. Graves was an alternate on the US Trap team during the 12th Pan American Games. Base: Buenos Aires Country: Argentina (ARG)

030819-F-5253G-005. Base: Bolling Air Force Base State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-85-05612. Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Chinese Sailor stands watch on the supply ship NANCANG (AO 953) as the destroyers HARBIN (DDG 112) and the ZHUHAI (DDG 166) sit moored in the background at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California. This visit marks the first time Chinese warships have crossed the Pacific and visited the Continental United States. The destroyers Harbin and Zhuhai, and supply ship Nancang will moor next to the US Navys aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64) (not shown) at Naval Air Station North Island. (Duplicate image, see also DNSD0311976 or search 970323N2619S003). Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

African warden for jungle safaris in uniform at Maasai Mara grounds of Kenya Africa at Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary (MR)

She's Cot The Pip! A charming arm of the law in Stafford is Miss Mary Wright, who has just been appointed Staffordshire's first woman police inspector. Here, wearing the uniform of her new rank with a pip on each shoulder, she is seen reporting to headquarters from a street police call-box. August 19, 1947.

General Manuel Noriega in Panama City, Panama. Noriega was the military leader of Panama from 1983 to 1989, at which time he was overthrown during the US invasion of Panama, later convicted of drug trafficking and imprisioned in Florida.

New Eighth Army Commander at Tac Eighth Army Headquarters, Italy, 1 October 1944 Lieutenant General Sir Richard McCreery, KCB, CBE, DSO, MC, ex-Commander 10 Corps, with binoculars on the day that he took over command of the Eighth Army from Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese.

Newly promoted Brigadier General John S. Peppers, deputy commander of Fort Dix, speaks to troops at his promotion ceremony. Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Admiral James D. Williams, Commander, Sixth Fleet, enjoys a United Service Organizations (USO) show held in honor of Frances' independence day and the visiting nuclear-powered carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69). Base: Cannes Country: France (FRA)

Sergeant Major (SMJR) in white shirt with epaulettes.

Lt. Elizabeth Carter of the 168th Wing chimes the bells to begin the 168th Dining Out formal dinner and ceremony. The 168th Wing hosted a Dining Out event in Fairbanks, Alaska, for Airmen to keep Air Force traditions alive and continue morale-building ceremonies. The Air Force Dining Out event started approximately in the 1930s with Army Air Corps General H. Hap Arnolds Wing Dings. The guest speaker at the 2022 168th WG Dining Out was Gregory D. Gadson, a motivational speaker, retired Colonel in the United States Army, and former commander of the U.S. Army Fort Belvoir Garrison. He is also a bilateral above-the-knee amputee.

DD-ST-89-00285. Base: Seoul Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DN-SN-89-04951. Base: Sydney State: New South Wales Country: Australia (AUS)

Captain D. S. Bill, Commanding Officer of the battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB 64), congratulates the winner of a match during a wrestling competition. The competition is part of the ship's holiday sports festival, which drew participants from the WISCONSIN and several other ships on station in the area of Operation DESERT SHIELD. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: USS Wisconsin (BB 64)

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