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Presidential Ceremonies and Honors

Visuals of significant presidential events, including speeches and ceremonial honors, reflecting the importance of military and national pride.

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President Barack Obama talks with Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, prior to a policy speech on strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, March 27, 2009.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley brief the media following a Ukrainian Defense Contact Group meeting in the Pentagon Briefing Room from the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 23, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders)

050722-F-6911G-014. Base: U.S. Naval Academy State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts United Kingdom Secretary of State for Defence Grant Shapps for a bilateral exchange at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Jan 31, 2024.

060418-N-0696M-042. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060928-F-5586B-477. Base: Portoroz Country: Slovenia (SVN)

President Barack Obama presents the Commander in Chief trophy to the Air Force Academy football team, the Falcons, in the Rose Garden of the White House, April 18, 2011.

Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing on Hamdan v. Rumsfeld Supreme Court ruling

President Barack Obama meets with combatant commanders including, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen, left, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Jan. 11, 2010.

President Barack Obama follows the U.S. Senate vote to ratify the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) from the Outer Oval Office, Dec. 22, 2010.

President Barack Obama meets with White House Military Office commanders, directors, and military aides in the Oval Office, June 28, 2012.

Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby holds a press briefing, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 27, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders)

Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Colin Kahl holds a press briefing at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., June 1, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Taryn Sammet)

Senator Barack Obama introduces the 'Dignity for Wounded Warriors Act of 2007

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President Barack Obama is briefed on the response to the BP oil spill by U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad Allen in the Oval Office, May 3, 2010.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III signs a guest book after meeting with Czech President Milos Zeman in Prague, Czech Republic, Sept. 9, 2022. Austin is visiting the NATO ally after hosting the Ukraine Defense Contact Group with other NATO and international counterparts at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. This is the the fifth such meeting of defense leaders from around the world since Russias unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses U.S. military and diplomatic personnel during a speech at the Yongsan Army Garrison amid a visit to Seoul, Republic of Korea, on May 18, 2015.

Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh conducts a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., April 5, 2023.

Department of Defense Chief Information Officer John Sherman, Defense Information Systems Agency Director U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner, Department of Defense Deputy CIO for Information Environment Lily Zeleke, and DISA Hosting and Compute Center Director Sharon Wood hold a press briefing on the Department of Defenses award of the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) contract at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Dec. 8, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza)

060309-N-0696M-169. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks during the 21st 9/11 Pentagon Observance Ceremony on Sept. 11, 2022, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

President Barack Obama presents a birthday cake to Admiral Jonathan Greenert, Chief of Naval Operations, during a dinner for Combatant Commanders and senior military leadership in the Blue Room of the White House, May 15, 2012.

President Barack Obama attends the U.S. Military Academy commencement address at Michie Stadium in West Point, N.Y., May 22, 2010.

ADM Frank B. Kelso II, chief of naval operations, answers questions during an interview at the Pentagon. Base: Arlington State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President Barack Obama walks with Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta along the Colonnade before presenting him with the Medal of Honor in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Nov. 15, 2010. Giunta was awarded for his courageous actions during combat operations in the Korengal Valley of Afghanistan.

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President Williams Jefferson Clinton address a crowd of more than 8,500 Veterans, military service members and civilians during the National Ceremony Commemorating the end of World War II, held in Hawaii on V-J Day. From AIRMAN Magazine December 1995 article "Freeing the Soul". Base: Punchbowl National Cemetary State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and South Korean Minister of National Defense Lee Jong-Sup conduct a press conference at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Nov. 3, 2022.

Ceremony at Department of Interior South Building marking adoption by Department employees of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division and the 10th Mountain Division as wartime focal points for volunteer activities on behalf of military families

Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby holds a press briefing, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 19, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Taryn Sammet)

Pentagon Press Secretary U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder conducts a press briefing at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Jan. 9, 2024.

Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby and Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Dr. William A. LaPlante hold a press brief at the Pentagon, May 6, 2022.

President Donald J. Trump and Republic of South Korea President Moon Jae-in bid farewell to Chairman of the Workers Party Kim Jong Un Korea, June 30, 2019. They are again separated by the 'military demarcation line' on the border between North and South Korea. In the background is the North Korean, Panmun Hall (BSLOC_2019_6_239)

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in NATO Session 3: Georgia and Ukraine, in Riga, Latvia, on December 1, 2021.

050210-F-3050V-050. Base: Capitol Hill State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vice President Joe Biden Talks With SEAL Candidates

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III meets with Airmen and Guardians of Space Base Delta 1 at Peterson Space Force Base, June 7, 2022. Secretary Austin thanked Airmen and Guardians for their continued service to our nation and highlighting their important in dominating the joint space, cyberspace, and intelligence domains.

President Barack Obama talks with Gen. Carter Ham, Commanding General of U.S. Army Europe and recently confirmed by the Senate to be the new Commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), in the Oval Office, Feb. 14, 2011. Gen. Ham, who was visiting the White House for AFRICOM-related meetings with National Security Council staff, also served as co-chair of the Pentagon's Comprehensive Review Working Group, which produced the 2010 internal report on military attitudes towards gay and lesbian troops.

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders addresses members of the 158th Fighter Wing and their families during a deployment ceremony at the Vermont Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vermont, April 28th, 2022. The ceremony recognizes the sacrifices of Airmen and their families ahead of the 158th fighter wings deployment to Europe.

220506-N-NB178-1422 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (May 6, 2022) Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) holds the ships first change of command ceremony in the ships focsle where Capt. Colin Day relieved Capt. Todd R. Marzano. John F. Kennedy is the second Ford-class aircraft carrier and is under construction at HIIs Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division in Newport News, Virginia.

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Senators Clinton and Bayh, Congressman McHugh, speak about a recent trip to Iraq and Afghanistan

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts Somali President Hassan Sheikh for a meeting at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 15, 2022.

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S75-30515 (18 July 1975) --- President Gerald R. Ford watches ASTP crewmen Thomas P. Stafford, Donald K. Slayton and Valeriy N. Kubasov on television as he talks to them via radio-telephone while they orbited Earth on July 18, 1975. The American Apollo spacecraft and Soviet Soyuz spacecraft were docked. The five ASTP crewmen visited each other s spacecraft while the Soyuz and Apollo were linked in space.

U.S. Senator John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, sits with U.S. Senator Jack Reed, the panel's Ranking Member, on July 29, 2015, before they heard testimony from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman Martin Dempsey, U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, and U.S. Energy Secretary Dr. Ernest Moniz in Washington, D.C.

Chinese military soldier standing proud in front of flag, feeling pride in serving country. Communist red army officer in command control room standing isolated over China flag background

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Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (RUE) Laura Cooper answers questions from the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Oct. 4, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders)

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper shake hands after the unveiling of Espers official portrait at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., July 15, 2021. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza)

061109-F-5586B-211. Base: Manhattan State: Kansas (KS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

First Inaugural Salute to the President Dinner, Washington, D.C., National Guard Armory, 6:45PM. President John F. Kennedy attends the First Inaugural Salute to the President dinner, commemorating the anniversary of President Kennedy's inauguration. Co-chairman of the dinner and owner of the Baltimore Colts football team, Carroll Rosenbloom, speaks at right; Jane Shields Freeman (co-chairman of the dinner and wife of the Secretary of Agriculture, Orville Freeman) sits at far left. National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C.

The Kentucky Air National Guard recognizes the 123rd Airlift Wings top Airmen for 2023 during the Airmans Gala at the Crowne Plaza Louisville Airport Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 10, 2024. The event drew more than 400 guests. Air National Guard

The President of the United States, William J. Clinton presented the nation's highest award for military valor The Medal of Honor (Posthumously) to Stephanie, the widow of Sergeant First Class Randall D. Shughart. SGT Shughart was killed on 03 October 1993, while serving as Sniper Team Member, United States Army Special Operation Command with Task Force Ranger in Mogadishu, Somalia. He and his team leader provided precision sniper fires from the lead helicopter during an assault on a building and at two helicopter crash sites, while subjected to intense automatic weapons and rocket propelled grenade fires. Base: White House, Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Lincoln-Douglas Debate at Charleston, Root, Robert Marshall, 1918.

President Barack Obama has his picture taken with a member of the U.S. Navy on the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson, docked at North Island Naval Station in San Diego, Calif., Nov. 11, 2011.

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Recognition Ceremony, Apr. 28, 2022, Magnolia Halle, San Antonio, Texas. This event was held to honor all promotees to the rank of Chief Master Sgt.

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Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes Major-Brigadeiro do Ar Edson Fernando da Costa Guimaraes Outgoing Chief of Delegation of Brazil and General de Brigada Giovani Moretto Incoming Chief of Delegation of Brazil to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., July 18, 2022. During the visit, the guest conducted an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus with.

Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing on Hamdan v. Rumsfeld Supreme Court ruling

021008-D-9880W-036. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Veterans attend the annual POW/MIA recognition ceremony at the Pentagon, hosted by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Washington, D.C., Sept. 16, 2022.

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