Prelaunch Astronaut Moments

Photographs of astronauts and military personnel captured during prelaunch and inspection moments, emphasizing preparation and military protocol.

Airmen, from United States Air Force in Europe command, watch the changing of the guard at the tomb of the Unknown Russian Soldier. Base: East Berlin Country: East Germany

Gemini 12 prime crew, Astronauts James A. Lovell Jr. (leading), command pilot, and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., pilot, leave the suiting trailer at Launch Complex 16 during prelaunch countdown.

A 2nd Battalion recruit stands at attention while the company commander checks his belt during a company commander's inspection. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airmen, from United States Air Force in Europe command, watch the changing of the guard at the tomb of the Unknown Russian Soldier. Base: East Berlin Country: East Germany

Cadets from the United States Air Force Academy march down Pennsylvania Avenue during the Inauguration Day parade. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Captured German Senior Officers From the African Campaign Arrive at a Prisoner of War Camp in Britain, 10 June 1943 German senior officers are received by the Camp Commandant Major Topham and representatives of the War Office. The German officers include: General von Vaerst, Lieutenant General Bulowius, Major General Borowietz, Major General Weuffer, Major General Karawse, Major General Bassenge, and Colonel von Quast.

DN-ST-89-08281. Base: Shanghai Country: China (CHN)

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Salute at ***** empire day. May 28, 1947.

DN-ST-84-00586. Base: Washington Navy Yard State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Schoolboys as traffic controllers / Date November 3, 1947.

Drawing up the honorary guard of the Grenadiers wardrobe next to the entrance to the Palace on the Dam on the occasion of the inauguration of H.M. Queen Beatrix in Amsterdam.

Use of weapons, Thüringisches Husaren-Regiment Nr. 12, Military facilities of Germany, 1906, Landkreis Nordsachsen, Torgau, Thüringisches Husaren, Regiment Nr. 12, Lanzenfechten

Trip to Tennessee and Alabama: Arrival at Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and Address at the 30th Anniversary celebration of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). President John F. Kennedy (center right) and others walk to the speakers platform during the 30th anniversary celebration of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) held outside the TVAs Chemical Engineering Building in Muscle Shoals, Alabama; the President delivered an address for the occasion. Walking in the group are (L-R): Frank E. Smith, member of the TVA Board; White House Secret Service agent Roy Kellerman (in back); Aubrey J. Red Wagner, Chairman of the TVA Board; unidentified (in back); Governor of Alabama George C. Wallace; and White House Secret Service agents Dick Johnsen, Jack Ready, and Ernest Ernie Olsson (in front, partially hidden).

Historical reenactment of the Battle of Manassas, marking the beginning of the Civil War, Virginia

DA-SC-86-10747. Base: Bastogne Country: Belgium (BEL)

Field Marshal Montgomery Decorates Russian Generals at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, 12 July 1945 The Commander of the 2nd Belorussian Front, Marshal K Rokossovsky is invested as a Knight Commander of the British Empire by the Commander of the 21st Army Group, Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Three other Russian generals were decorated on this occasion including the Deputy Supreme Commander in Chief of the Red Army, Marshal G Zhukov.

The Visit of the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill To Caen, Normandy, 22 July 1944 The Commander of the 2nd Canadian Corps, Lieutenant General G G Simonds pointing out a section of the front to Mr Churchill. Also standing in the car are the Commander of the British 2nd Army, Lieutenant General Sir Miles Dempsey and the Commander of the 21st Army Group General Sir Bernard Montgomery.

DN-ST-85-00866. Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-SC-87-12233. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

Bahamas, Nassau Guard, Parliament Square, Bay Street

John F. Kennedy Jr. gets a closer look at the famed Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) Pipe and Drum Corps. Behind him are his sister Caroline, President John Kennedy, and mother Jacqueline Kennedy. Nov. 13, 1963.

Joint-Service honor guards stand at attention before removing GEN Omar Bradley's casket from a caisson during the funeral. Base: Arlington National Cemetery State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040822-M-4246F-002. Base: USMC Recruit Depot, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Portrait of Royal Guards at Royal Palace, Stockholm, Sweden, 1966

Inspection on the alloy chamber; Conscripts at the command of command troops. Lichting 89-6. Conscripts during command training.

A Navy captain salutes as he departs the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS HOUSTON (SSN-713) at the conclusion of the ship's commissioning ceremony. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. and Turkish security personnel stand outside a fence around a weapons storage area. Balikesir is located in western Turkey, about 95 miles north of Izmir, Turkey. Base: Balikesir Country: Turkey (TUR)

The Tamboer-Maitre from the Marinierskapel, the Sergeant-Major Tamboer der Mariniers T.C. Kulk, during the ceremonies on the occasion of the inauguration of H.M. Queen Beatrix on Dam Dam in Amsterdam.

ESQUIADORES - FOTO AÑOS 60. Location: DESFILE MILITAR. MADRID. SPANIEN.

Anefo photo collection. Prince Bernhard Zaire President Moboetoe; Military chapel. August 12, 1973. Zaire

DN-ST-88-00847. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

UNIFORME DE GALA GUARDIA CIVIL DEL GENERALISIMO. Location: ALCAZAR / MUSEO DEL EJERCITO-COLECCIÓN. Toledo. SPAIN.

A Marine honor guard stands in present arms position during a burial at sea aboard the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63). Country: Unknown

Anefo photo collection. Zaire (formerly Belgian Congo). August 16, 1973. Belgian Congo, Zaire

Anefo photo collection. General rehearsal for the Nato Taptoe in Arnhem. Boy between Grenadiers. July 11, 1960. Arnhem

Europe, Czech Republic, Prague. Prague Castle, guard at main gate

G.O.C. Lt. General Haining, taken in the King David Hotel roof showing city in background. 1934, Jerusalem, Israel

DN-ST-84-00587. Base: Washington Navy Yard State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Group of soldiers of the 6th A.G.H. (at Stiftung), Col. Morrey. 1942, Jerusalem, Israel

021023-F-6701P-029. Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AETC

GEN Alexander M. Haig, commander of NATO forces in Europe, delivers a welcoming speech during the arrival ceremony for 16 F-111 pilots and their aircraft. MGEN Evan W. Rosecrans waits for his turn to speak. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

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

DN-ST-88-00189. Country: Unknown

Soldiers in training at the Air Force Officer and Framework School (Loks). Exercise.

Energy) on 24. 10. 1987, Luenen. Thousands of miners at a demonstration of the IGBE Mining Industrial Union

An inter-service medical team checks a location on a map of the District of Columbia during the Inauguration Day Parade. The team is composed of members from the Army, Coast Guard and Air Force. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Trip to Europe: Italy, Rome: President Kennedy at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. President John F. Kennedy greets visitors during a visit to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Victor Emmanuel Monument (Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II) in Rome, Italy. Also pictured: Italian Minister of Defense, Giulio Andreotti; Chief of the Italian Defense Staff, General Aldo Rossi; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Italian Chief of Protocol, Angelo Corrias; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke.

DN-ST-86-00273. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

RESTOS MORTALES DE ALFONSO XIII A SU LLEGADA AL ESCORIAL PROCEDENTE DE ROMA. Location: EXTERIOR. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN. ALFONSO XIII (1886-1941).

Vice Premier Gen Biao, People's Republic of China, has a seat during his briefing and tour of the amphibious assault ship USS TARAWA (LHA-1). Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Chief Navy Diver David Barnard walks through sideboys as part of a chief petty officer pinning ceremony held at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton, Washington Oct. 21, 2022. Fourteen chief petty officers received their pins and combination covers during the ceremony.(U.S Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ian Zagrocki)

Netherlands, 1864-90. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Netherlands

DN-ST-89-10481. Base: Hampton State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CONJUNTO DEL MAUSOLEO-GUERREROS Y CABALLOS-BARRO COCIDO-S III A J C-OJO DE PEZ. Location: MAUSOLEO DE QIN SHI HUANG. China.

Photo made during the tattoo in Delft. This is probably a so-called hatsman of the Marines Corps.

A female Marine sergeant gives an Army specialist fourth class directions. The Army specialist has a radio on his back and is one of the communicators for the parade control group. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremonies for Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, 11:45AM. President John F. Kennedy, Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, Dr. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, and others walk along the South Lawn driveway during arrival ceremonies in honor of Prime Minister Shermarke. Also pictured: U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Somali Republic, Abdullahi Issa Mohamud; U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Henry J. Tasca; U.S. State Department interpreter, Neil Seidenman; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; White House Secret Service agent, Jim Johnson. Military honor guards and color guards stand at attention on the South Lawn. White House, Washington, D.C.

High angle view of a military parade, Winter Palace, Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

Changing of Guard, London, England , Military parades & ceremonies, Castles & palaces, Buckingham Palace London, England. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

DA-SC-86-09028. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Chief Logistics Specialist Phillip Mears walks through sideboys as part of a chief petty officer pinning ceremony held at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton, Washington Oct. 21, 2022. Fourteen chief petty officers received their pins and combination covers during the ceremony. (U.S Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ian Zagrocki)

Women at War 1939 - 1945 Auxiliary Territorial Service: The wife of the Prime Minister, Mrs Clementine Churchill, inspects members of the ATS at the Royal Artillery Experimental Unit, Shoeburyness, Essex.

DN-ST-86-01220. Base: Newport State: Rhode Island (RI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

USA, Michigan, Lake Huron, Mackinac Island, Fort Mackinac, Soldiers Living History Demonstration

POLICIA MUNICIPAL DIRIGIENDO EL TRAFICO (MUJER). Location: EXTERIOR. MADRID. SPAIN.

Gloucester parade , Parades & processions, Flag bearers. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

TOM HANKS in BRIDGE OF SPIES (2015), directed by STEVEN SPIELBERG.

World War II Memorial Pierre South Dakota USA

Sailors hustle aboard the guided missile cruiser USS MONTEREY (CG 61) as the ship comes alive at its commissioning ceremony. Base: Mayport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The prized 15th Air Force trophy awarded to the 722nd ARW is strapped on top of a staff car in preparation for a parade through the base today. Base: March Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Trip to Mexico: Wreath laying ceremony, Independence Monument, 9:05AM. President John F. Kennedy (hidden in crowd) attends a wreath laying ceremony at the Columna de la Independencia (Independence Monument) in Mexico City, Mexico. White House Secret Service agent, Mike Mastrovito, is visible on the steps to the monument.

DN-ST-88-03389. Country: Japan (JPN)

Command transfer.General Major kite A.L. COX transfers the command of the tactical air forces (CTL) command to Commodore flyer observer D. Berlin at the Volkel airbase. The parade.

12. Königlich Sächsisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 177, Flirting, 1913, Meißen, Infanterie Im Quartier, Germany

A marine in ceremonial tenue from the early 1970s.

THE AUSCHWITZ REPORT (2021), directed by PETER BEBJAK.

DF-SC-87-07819. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Munich. March of German and Italian fascist (well-being proximity station square)

Viet Cong POWs sit on the ramp at Tan Son Nhut Air Base under the watchful eyes of South Vietnamese military police. The POWs will be airlifted to Loc Ninh, South Vietnam for the prisoner exchange between the United States/South Vietnam and North Vietnam/Viet Cong militaries. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Saigon Country: South Vietnam

INTO THE DARKNESS (2020) -Original title: DE FORBANDEDE ÅR-.

Yeoman 2nd Class (YN2) Melvin Shaw, LT. J. G. Mark A. Minor and Data Systems Technician 3rd Class (DS3) Bradley S. Koenig, from the destroyer USS STUMP (DD 978), tour the city during the naval exercise Unitas XXII. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXII Base: Montevideo Country: Uruguay (URY)

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