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Presidential Arrivals and Departures

Captures of U.S. Presidents disembarking from Air Force One, highlighting military honors and ceremonial welcomes at airbases.

U.S. President Joe Biden Arrives Aboard Air Force One at Moffett Federal Airfield. Biden was greeted by acting deputy center director, David Korsmeyer, Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, Senator Alex Padilla, and California Governor Gavin Newsom before boarding the Marine One helicopter to view consequences of flooding and other storm impacts along Californias central coast.

DD-ST-89-03797. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President Barack Obama disembarks Air Force One upon his arrival at Mansfield Air National Guard Base in Mansfield, Ohio, Aug. 1, 2012.

U.S. President Joe Biden Arrives Aboard Air Force One at Moffett Federal Airfield. Biden was greeted by acting deputy center director, David Korsmeyer, Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, Senator Alex Padilla, and California Governor Gavin Newsom before boarding the Marine One helicopter to view consequences of flooding and other storm impacts along Californias central coast.

040704-F-7751S-008. Base: Charleston State: West Virginia (WV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

Inauguration. The Joint Service Honor Guard marches at Andrews Air Force Base in prepartion for former President George Bush's Inaugural day departure ceremony. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President Clinton arrives at Norfolk Naval Base on Air Force One amid traditional Naval ceremony prior to addressing U.S. and NATO military personnel, families, and civilian Department of Defense employees (not shown), expressing thanks to personnel deployed overseas in support of NATO Operation Allied Force. Secretary of Defense William Cohn and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, US Army GEN Henry Shelton are shown walking behind the President. Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

070102-F-0193C-009. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken prepares to depart Joint Base Andrews in Prince George's County, Maryland, on his first trip as Secretary of State on March 14, 2021.

031203-F-2828D-223. Base: Baku Country: Azerbaijan (AZE)

040504-F-2621S-014. Base: Toledo Express Airport (TOL) State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Joint Forces Honor Guard marches during the dignified transfer of remains for J. Christopher Stevens, U.S. ambassador to Libya, and three other Americans on Sept. 14, 2012, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. The U.S. State Department held a ceremony on base to honor the Americans who gave their lives in service to their country.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken prepares to depart Jakarta, Indonesia, en route to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on December 14, 2021.

040609-M-7280S-201. Complete Scene Caption: A member of the US Army 3rd Infantry Old Guard (foreground left), escorts Members of the Joint Chiefs-of-STAFF, as they prepare to render honors to Former US President Ronald Reagan, as his body arrives at Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), Maryland (MD). Pictured right-to-left, US Air Force General (GEN) Richard B. Myers, Chairman Joint CHIEF-of-STAFF (CJCS), followed in secession by US Marine Corps (UMSC) GEN Peter Pace, Vice-Chairman, Joint CHIEF-of-STAFF, US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Vernon E. Clark, CHIEF of Naval Operations (CNO), US Air Force (USAF) GEN John P. Jumper, Air Force CHIEF-of-STAFF, US Marine Corps (USMC) GEN Michael W. Hagee, Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), US Army (USA) GEN George W. Casey Jr., Army-Vice CHIEF-of-STAFF, and an unidentified US Coast Guard (USCG) Vice-Admiral (VADM). Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Ambassador Reuben E. Brigety II, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa, and U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John Lamontagne, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa deputy commander, watch a flyover demonstration during the Africa Aersopace and Defence Exhibition 2022, Sept. 21, 2022, at Waterkloof Air Force Base in Centurion, South Africa. The Department of Defense works with partners to strengthen regional relationships and uses events like AAD 2022 to share ideas and develop positive working relationships with our African and international partners.

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall is greeted by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul D. Rogers, adjutant general of the Michigan National Guard, while visiting Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, part of the National All-Domain Warfighting Center in Northern Michigan during exercise Northern Agility 22-2/Northern Strike 22, Aug. 11, 2022. Northern Strike is a multi-component, multinational exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability with allied forces to fight and win. Northern Strike 22-2, Michigans largest and longest exercise designed to validate readiness of the joint reserve force at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center.

040609-N-8164H-009. Base: Naval Base, Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: State funeral

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs Cairo, Egypt, on May 26, 2021.

980811-F-1894K-006. Subject Operation/Series: RESOLUTE RESPONSE Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: EUROPEAN COMMAND

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives and is greeted by U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia John Abizaid in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on February 19, 2020.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, joined by U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy, her son, Jack Schlossberg, and Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General of Protocol Kaoru Shimazaki, introduces his cousin, Spencer Abbot, a U.S. Navy fighter pilot, to Marine Corps officers after they welcomed the Secretary after he arrived at the Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station, Japan, on April 10, 2016, to attend a G-7 Ministerial Meeting in nearby Hiroshima.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs Joint Base Andrews, Maryland en route to Brussels, Belgium, on March 3, 2022.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives in Vilnius, Lithuania, on March 6, 2022.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives in Vilnius, Lithuania, on March 6, 2022.

From right to left, Philip Goldberg, U.S. ambassador to South Korea, Gen. Paul LaCamera, commander of United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, and U.S. Forces Korea, Col. Joshua Wood, commander of 51st Fighter Wing, and Command Chief Master Sgt. John Alsvig, command chief of 51st Fighter Wing, welcomed a congressional delegation led by Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 3, 2022. During the visit to Korea the delegation met with Korean National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo along with senior ROK officials, spoke with the President of the Republic of Korea Yoon Suk-yeol, toured the Joint Security Area / Demilitarized Zone, and spoke with service members at the JSA and Osan Air Base. This visit was part of a congressional delegation tour around several Asian countries to reaffirm the United States' commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific and stability in the region.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Kosovo's Prime Minister Isa Mustafa walk past Kosovo's Security Honor Guard upon the Secretary's arrival to Pristina, Kosovo, on December 2, 2015.

Commencement Address at United States Military Academy, West Point (New York), 10:01AM. President John F. Kennedy (center, back to camera) visits with Democratic leaders from Orange County, New York, prior to his departure for Washington, D.C., after attending graduation exercises at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. Those greeting President Kennedy include: William F. Ward, Jr.; B. Sears Hunter; Lawrence E. Maxwell; Edwin R. Kaback; Mayor of Newburgh, New York, William D. Ryan. Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton, stands at right in foreground. Stewart Air Force Base, Newburgh, New York.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives in Vilnius, Lithuania, on March 6, 2022.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives at Keflavik Air Base in Reykjavik, Iceland, on May 17, 2021.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks across tarmac at Kabul international Airport escorted by an Air Force officer after arriving for meetings with President Ghani, Chief Excecutive Officer Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, and U.S. Army General John Nicholson in Kabul, Afghanistan, on April 9, 2016.

Former POW and U.S. Army CWO-2 Daniel F. Maslowski (Captured 2 May 70) waves to the public and press who were there to greet the plane load of former POWs flown in from Clark Air Base. In the background MGEN John Gonge, Commander 22nd Air Force and BGEN William Deitrich, 22nd AF Vice Commander greet former POW and U.S. Air Force SMSGT Arthur Cormier (Captured 6 Nov 65). CWO-2 Maslowski and SMSGT Cormier were 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)

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives at Ramstein Air Base, Germany on September 8, 2021.

040617-F-5343T-092. Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-SC-85-11690. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-SC-85-11688. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010309-D-4980V-077. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

021121-F-4167F-001. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives in Panama City, Panama on October 18, 2018.

Airman First Class Emily Albright (center) prepares to set chocks around Air Force One's landing gear Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014. Members of the 128th Air Refueling Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, supported President Obama's visit to the Milwaukee area.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry disembarks from the U.S. Air Force jet upon his arrival at Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on October 6, 2015. The Secretary will meet with Haitian President Michel Martelly, where discussions will focus on Haiti�s preparations for its upcoming elections.

SAN DIEGO (May 4, 2022) - Juan Carlos Pinzón, the Colombian ambassador to the United States, receives honors from side boys during a visit to amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), May 4. The visit is a demonstration of the strong U.S. commitment to partners in the Caribbean, Central and South America, fostering goodwill and enhancing our collective ability to respond to natural disasters and humanitarian crises. Makin Island is a Wasp-class amphibious homeported in San Diego.

U.S. President George Bush exits helicopter.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is greeted by U.S. Forces Japan Deputy Commander Brigadier General James Wellons and 374th Airlift Wing Commander Colonel Andrew Campbell upon arrival at Yokota Air Base in Japan on March 15, 2021.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry boards a U.S. Air Force jet at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland for a flight to New York City to attend meeting at the United Nations on July 25, 2013.

Aftermath and Relief - 26-HK-295-42. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. President Barack Obama, left, Colonel David P. Anders, Commander of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), and President Hu Jintao of China, right, acknowledge the crowd of honor guards and guest, as they pass by, walking on the grounds of the White house viewing an Armed Forces Full Honor Arrival hosted by United States of America, President Barack Obama on January 19, 2011, Washington D. C.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is greeted by U.S. Ambassador to Haiti Peter Mulrean and Haitian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of Protocol Jean Claude Cenatus upon his arrival at Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on October 6, 2015. The Secretary will meet with Haitian President Michel Martelly, where discussions will focus on Haiti�s preparations for its upcoming elections.

President elect Barack Obama and Vice President elect Joe Biden and Maj. Gen. Richard Rowe, pay their respects at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetary.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, followed by Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL John Allen, boards a plane at Andrews Air Force Base in suburban Washington on September 19, 2014, for a flight to New York to chair a United Nations Security Council meeting about Iraq.

070102-F-1644L-042. Base: Grand Rapids State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHWEST

President Barack Obama attends a ceremony at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Del., Oct. 29, 2009, for the dignified transfer of 18 U.S. personnel who died in Afghanistan.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry greets a Protocol official as French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault waits to receive him on December 10, 2016, as the Secretary arrives at the Quai d'Orsay - the French Foreign Ministry - in Paris, France, for a multinational meeting focused on Syria, and to be named a Grand Officer of the L�gion d'honneur, the second-highest level of the French award.

Members of the 105th Airlift Wing attended an assumption of authority ceremony for Command Chief Master Sergeant Joseph A. Cincotta, on May 15, 2022, at Stewart Air National Guard Base, Newburgh, New York. The command chief is the top enlisted member of the 105th Airlift Wing and will serve as the principal advisor to the wing commander. (Staff Sgt Jonathan Lane/U.S. Air Force/Released)

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs Joint Base Andrews En Route to Liverpool, United Kingdom, on December 9, 2021.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks greets the commander of Air Force Materiel Command, Air Force Gen. Duke Richardson, upon arrival at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Aug. 17, 2022. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry crosses his heart as the National Anthem is played aboard the USS San Antonio during a ceremony to celebrate the U.S. Marine Corps' 240th birthday, and before the Secretary toured the amphibious assault ship during a visit to the Norfolk, Va., area on November 10, 2015.

In the foreground, U.S. Air Force LT COL Alan Leslie Brunstrom, (Captured 22 Apr 66) former Prisoners of War, is welcomed home by his wife and child. At the C-141 exit ramp, U.S. Air Force CPT Terry M. Geloneck, (Captured 22 Dec 72) is greeted by MGEN John Gonge, 22nd Air Force Commander and MGEN Daniel "Chappie" James. LT COL Brunstron and Gelonick were released in Hanoi by the North Vietnamese on February 12, 1973 and then flown to Clark Air Base, Philippines for a medical check-up and then to Travis. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060529-F-0193C-004. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro is welcome by the Brazilian Navy for the opening ceremony of exercise UNITAS LXIII in Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 8, 2022. The opening ceremony recognized the official start of exercise UNITAS LXIII. UNITAS is the world's longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that brings together forces from 19 countries to include Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Namibia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the United States. The exercise focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.

At the dedication of the new III Corps and Fort Hood headquarters building, named after former Corps Commander James A. Van Fleet, left to right: Lieutenant General Richard G. Graves, Commanding General; Representative Marvin Leath of Texas; Secretary of the Army Michael P.W. Stone; retired Major General (MGEN) Van Fleet and his son-in-law, retired MGEN Joseph A. McChristian, former commander of the 2nd Armored Division. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III is greeted by DCM Conrad Tribble, SDO/DATT Capt. Manuel Picon, DAO Air Attaché Col. David Carlson, Civilian Chief of Staff Juan Jose Garcia de la Cruz Herrero, Military Chief of Staff Gen. de Division Pablo Garcia, and Base Commander Gen. de Brig Alfonso Reyes Leis upon arrival at Madrid, Spain, where he will attend the 2022 NATO Summit, June 28, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yorktown, Virginia to deliver the keynote address at the 225th anniversary celebration of the Battle of Yorktown. Among other dignitaries on hand for the commemorative events were Virginia Senators John Warner and George Allen, former U.S. Army Secretary John Marsh, French Ambassador to the U.S. Jean-David Levitte, and French Defense Minister Michelle Alliot-Marie.

Sen. John McCain of Arizona speaks during a ceremony welcoming Kuwaiti Ambassador Sheik Saud Nasir Al-Sabah to the base. Standing behind the senator are, from left: COL D.P. DeLong, commander, Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 (MAWTS-1); COL C.B. Cheatham, commander, MCAS, Yuma; BGEN W.T. Adams, commander, Marine Corps Air Bases, West; Suzie White, wife of LTC White, commander, Marine Attack Squadron 311 (VMA-311); and COL J. Anderson, commander, Marine Air Group 13 (MAG-13). Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

051011-N-9274T-024. Base: Naval Air Station, New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs Warsaw, Poland, en route to Jerusalem, Israel, on March 26, 2022.

221103-N-LZ839-1102NORFOLK, Va. (Nov. 3, 2022) Honorable Karin Olofsdotter, ambassador of Sweden to the United States arrives aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) Nov. 3, 2022. Swedish and Finnish ambassadors visited Bataan to learn more about the U.S Navys capabilities and integration within the alliance.

221202-N-LN782-1007 (Dec. 02, 2022) U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command's Pass in Review in Great Lakes, Illinois, Dec. 2, 22. row of chief combination covers sit on a table prior to a chief petty officer. More than 35,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp

President Barack Obama shakes hands with Marine Corporal Christopher Bickel

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry administers the military Oath of Enlistment to Marine Corps Corporal Casey Haag - a member of his Marine Security Guard detachment - as he promotes Haag to Sergeant during a ceremony during a break in the Iranian nuclear program negotiations in Montreux, Switzerland, on March 3, 2015.

221106-N-LI114-1173 SAGAMI WAN (Nov. 6, 2022) The Honorable Rahm Emanuel, U.S. ambassador to Japan, shakes hands with Sailors in the hangar during a ship tour of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), as part of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Fleet Review 2022, in the Sagami Wan, Nov. 6. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

Dec. 14, 2011 There was a sea of maroon berets as the President and First Lady greeted troops following remarks on the end of Americas war in Iraq, at Fort Bragg, N.C.

030123-M-7502M-020. Base: Ford Island Naval Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MARFORPAC

From the left, Capt. Scott Rider, 9th Airlift Squadron pilot, greets Sen. Tom Carper at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug. 25, 2022. During his visit, Carper engaged with Airmen, toured a C-5M Super Galaxy and discussed the airmens role in security assistance missions in support of U.S. partners and allies.

050907-F-6911G-147. Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Charlene Austin are welcomed to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, by Adm. John C. Aquilino, Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and his wife Laura, Sept. 28, 2022. Austin arrived in Hawaii after visiting service members in San Diego. While in Hawaii he will meet with key allies in the region and visit Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

050930-F-6911G-009. Base: Fort Myer State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: JCS

Egyptian Minister of Defense General Abdul Fatah Khalil al-Sisi bids farewell to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry after a meeting in Cairo, Egypt, on November 3, 2013.

020308-F-2539K-001. Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

DF-ST-85-11595. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

061215-D-7203T-180. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060531-N-0696M-227. Base: U.S. Air Force Academy State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

USAFE SENIOR Enlisted Adviser, CHIEF MASTER SGT. Wayne Bailey stands behind the podium on stage in front of over 8,000 people to introduce President William Jefferson Clinton standing next to him. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

040115-D-2987S-005. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GEN John Shalikashvili, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, Mrs. Mary "Tipper" Gore, wife of Vice President Gore and their parties, leave the temporary warehouse/tent where supplies for the humanitarian relief efforts airlift in Rwanda are stored. (Duplicate image, see also DFST9905478). Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

U.S. President Joe Biden Arrives Aboard Air Force One at Moffett Federal Airfield. Biden was greeted by acting deputy center director, David Korsmeyer, Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, Senator Alex Padilla, and California Governor Gavin Newsom before boarding the Marine One helicopter to view consequences of flooding and other storm impacts along Californias central coast.

A member of the State Department Diplomatic Security Service's Mobile Security Deployments unit stands watch as the plane being used by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on an around-the-world trip lands at Al Wajih Domestic Airport in Al Wajih, Saudi Arabia, on May 15, 2016, before the Secretary held a bilateral meeting Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, following earlier meetings in Jeddah with King Salman and Crown Prince Muhammad bin Nayef.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. --- NASA managers examine the thermal protection system tile under space shuttle Endeavour on Runway 15 at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility at the end of the STS-123 mission, a 16-day flight to the International Space Station. From left are a member of the convoy crew, Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach, Mission Management Team Chairman LeRoy Cain, NASA Administrator Mike Griffin and NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale. Behind them is Kennedy Space Center Director Bill Parsons. This was the 16th night landing at Kennedy. The main landing gear touched down at 8:39:08 p.m. EDT. The nose landing gear touched down at 8:39:17 p.m. and wheel stop was at 8:40:41 p.m. The mission completed nearly 6.6 million miles. The landing was on the second opportunity after the first was waved off due to unstable weather in the Kennedy Space Center area. The STS-123 mission delivered the first segment of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laborat

U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard C. Holbrooke and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Commander of the NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A) (right) speak in Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 19, 2010.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo poses for a photo with the Hanoi police detachment before departing Hanoi, Vietnam on July 9, 2018.

010914-F-0352L-004. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Academy -- Lloyd Austin III, Secretary of Defense, congratulates a cadet in the Class of 2022 during the Graduation Ceremony at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 25, 2022. Nine-hundred-seventy cadets crossed the stage to become the Air Force/Space Forces newest second lieutenants. (U.S. Air Force photo/Joshua Armstrong)

McCain and Obama at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2008.

Communication of the HR.Ms. Karel Doorman (19912006-) at the Kon. Me. The Scheldt in Vlissingen.

US President Joe Biden attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial, on Sept. 11, 2022, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Country singer Brad Paisley leaves the stage as President Barack Obama and Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr, Commander of International Security Assistance Force and United States Forces-Afghanistan arrive to address U.S. troops during a rally at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sunday, May 25, 2014.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III holds a meeting with Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 18, 2022.