Presidential Military Engagements

Photos of President Kennedy engaging with military and government officials during the 1960s, showcasing formal ceremonies and important visits to military sites.

Elaine Kelleher Murphy, sponsor and wife of Ret. Adm. Daniel J. Murphy, left, christens the mine countermeasures ship SENTRY (MCM-3). Assisting her is Robert E. Peterson, executive vice president, Peterson Builders Inc. Base: Sturgeon Bay State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010502-D-9880W-028. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970717-D-9880W-007. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of Defense Richard Cheney and GEN. Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, arrive at the air station for a brief stopover. The two men are en route to the Middle East on a fact finding mission during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA)

930504-D-9880W-078. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aboard the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62), Secretary of Defense William Cohen shakes hands with PH3 Kevin Reed during the Secretarys 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)

Retired US Senator Barry M. Goldwater, second from left, views an exhibit during his visit to the US Army Armor Center. Base: Fort Knox State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Weekend at Hyannis Port: President Kennedy with Caroline Kennedy (CBK) and John F. Kennedy, Jr. (JFK Jr.), at Otis Air Force Base. President John F. Kennedy (at left, holding hat) greets his daughter, Caroline Kennedy, upon his arrival at Otis Air Force Base, Cape Cod, Massachusetts; United States Air Force Lieutenant Thomas O. Johnson stands in center of group in front of car in the background. All others are unidentified.

General (GEN) John Wickham, US Army CHIEF of STAFF, attends the state funeral service for the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era, taking place in the Arlington National Cemetery Memorial Amphitheater. Following the service, interment will take place at the Tomb of the Unknowns. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Veterans' Employment and Training Service - Veterans Day Salute Awards

Trip to Europe: Germany, Hanau: President Kennedy has lunch with U.S. enlisted troops and their officers at Fliegerhorst Kaserne, 12:15PM. President John F. Kennedy (center left) receives gifts from U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Ross McEuen during a lunch with military officers in the mess hall at Fliegerhorst Kaserne in Hanau, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: U.S. Army Sergeant Major Richard C. Whitfield; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton.

At a special presentation in the IMAX 2 Theater in the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, the Hammer Award is presented to Kennedy Space Center and the 45th Space Wing. Among the attendees in the audience are (center) Center Director Roy D. Bridges Jr., flanked by (at left) Commander of the 45th Space Wing Brig. Gen. F. Randall Starbuck and (at right) Commander of the Air Force Space Command General Richard B. Myers. Standing second from right is NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin. At the far right is Morley Winograd, director of the National Partnership for Reinventing Government, who presented the award. The Hammer Award is Vice President Al Gore's special recognition of teams of federal employees who have made significant contributions in support of the principles of the National Partnership for Reinventing Government. This Hammer Award acknowledges the accomplishments of a joint NASA and Air Force team that established the Joint Base Operations and Support Contract (J-BOSC) Sou

President William Jefferson Clinton speaks to the troops at Warrior Base camp in Port-au-Prince. President Clinton flew to Haiti to address and meet with troops of the Joint Task Force and attend the United Nations transition ceremony. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port-Au-Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)

Arrival ceremonies for Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, 11:45AM. President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in honor of Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, Dr. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke. Left to right: Prime Minister Shermarke; Ambassador of the Somali Republic, Dr. Omar Mohallim Mohamed; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; President Kennedy (at microphones); U.S. State Department interpreter, Neil Seidenman (face obscured). South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C. Blemishes on image are original to the negative.

DD-ST-89-03806. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Veterans Day Ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy attends Veterans Day ceremonies at Arlington Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. Standing at front of stage, with backs to camera (L-R): President of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Luther Skaggs, Jr.; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; President Kennedy; Administrator of the Veterans Administration (VA), General John S. Gleason.

GEN. Igor Sergeyev, Commander in CHIEF of Russian Strategic Rocket Forces, meets with LT. GEN. Dirk Jameson, 20th Air Force Commander (center) and MAJ. GEN. Robert Parker, Director of Operations for the Air Forcxe Space Command. GEN. Sergeyev is on a tour of U.S. military installations in an effort to help establish a raport with the former adversary. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Four horsemen from the 3rd Infantry Division (The Old Guard), Fort Myer, Va., pass the presidential reviewing stand on Inauguration Day. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Skarżyński Jerzy host the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta from the hands of the President of the Republic of Poland Aleksander Kwasniewski Radzikowska, Eliza

Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird, left, presents the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal to MAJ. GEN. Daniel (Chappie) James Jr., deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, during a Pentagon ceremony. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030321-D-9880W-157. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Office of the Secretary - National Peace Officers' Memorial Service at U.S. Capitol with President George W Bush and Secretary Elaine Chao

DD-SC-03-00644. Base: Army War College Fort Mcnair State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird, left, congratulates Adm. Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr., chief of naval operations, after presenting him with the Distinguished Service Medal (Navy-Marine Corps) during a ceremony at the Pentagon. Zumwalt has served in his position since July 1, 1970. Attending the ceremony is his wife. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DD-SD-03-07739. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger hosts swearing-in of General John A. Wickham as CHIEF of STAFF. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Inspection tour of NASA installations: Huntsville Alabama, Redstone Army Airfield and George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, 9:35AM. President John F. Kennedy tours the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama; Director of the MSFC, Dr. Wernher von Braun, walks right of President Kennedy. Also pictured: Associate Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; Minister of Defence of Great Britain, Peter Thorneycroft; Administrator of NASA, Dr. James E. Webb; Representative Robert E. Jones (Alabama); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. Jerry Behn. The Saturn C-1 rocket sits in background. The President visited the MSFC as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.

South Korean business tycoon Chung Ju-yung, founder and honorary chairman of Hyundai Group, waves to the guests and press at Panmunjom, Republic of Korea, Oct. 27, 1998. Mr. Chung donated 501 head of cattle and the 50 vehicles to North Korea. Chung had given the North Koreans 500 head of cattle earlier this year in June. Subject Operation/Series: KOREA CD Base: Panmunjom State: Demilitarized Zone Country: Korea

Promotion ceremony, White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) staff. Anthony S. Suglia (left) and Personal Physican to President Dwight D. Eisenhower Howard McCrum Snyder pose during White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) promotion ceremony in WHASA Chief George J. McNallys office.

Acting Secretary of the Navy Sean O'Keefe speaks with members of the media during a press conference at the Pentagon. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Veterans' Employment and Training Service - Veterans Day Salute Awards

Bobby Burns, Mayor of Midland, Texas, presents GEN. Billy Boles, Commander of Air Education and Training Command, a proclamation which creates an official day dedicated to his honor. This was part of a ceremony honoring GEN. Boles. Base: Midland State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

011119-F-5281B-012. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

BGEN John M. Kirk, director, Training, presents the Legion of Merit to COL Henry R. O'Niel, deputy director, Training, in a ceremony at the Pentagon. O'Niel is retiring after 29 years of service. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Former war flyer, Lieutenant Colonel, Kite Observer BD of the military aviation from the Royal Dutch Indian Army (ML KNIl) K. (Kees) Merkelbach During a speech at Soesterberg airbase, probably at a veteran meeting.merkelbach was distinguished with the war memorial Cross with the buckle "War flights 1940 - 1945", the honorary sign for war and peace with five buckles and appointed member in the Order of Orange Nassau in 2002.

Veterans' Employment and Training Service - Veterans Day Salute Awards

Address opening the National Archives The Old Navy exhibit, 4:59PM. President John F. Kennedy tours The Old Navy, 1776-1870, an exhibit of naval prints and watercolors from the collection of former president, Franklin D. Roosevelt. Left to right: Representative James Roosevelt (California); Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA), Bernard L. Boutin; naval historian, Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison; President Kennedy. National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.

Anefo photo collection. Prime Minister Lubbers greeted Schiphol Deputy Prime Minister Minister Defense Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz Bin Saudie-Arabia. Inspection honorary guard. 15 June 1989. North Holland, Schiphol

011220-A-3365B-002. Base: Carlisle Barracks State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: US Army War College

Sen. Charles C. Mathias, D-Md., speaks during the ship's commissioning ceremony of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BALTIMORE (SSN-704). Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-SC-88-09682. Base: Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

930517-D-9880W-006. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - ASSUMPTION OF COMMAND CEREMONY AND RECEPTION

Members of the Air Force Tops in Blue cast perform a musical salute to U.S. military personnel who lost their lives during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida(FL) Country: United States Of America(USA)

020526-A-6897K-002. Base: Yongsan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Presentation of a painting of the Pearl Harbor Memorial for President Kennedy, with Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. and Representative Daniel K. Inouye (Hawaii). Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard (center), accepts a painting of the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor for President John F. Kennedy. The painting, signed by Francis Loui, is a gift from the Pearl Harbor Association and its president, William D. Bennett. Representative Daniel K. Inouye (Hawaii) stands at left, and an unidentified man stands at right. East Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.

MAJ GEN. Jaber Al-Khaled Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, commander of Kuwait military forces, presents a painting depicting the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait to GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command. The presentation is taking place following an awards ceremony at which the Kuwaiti officer received the Legion of Merit for his contribution to coalition efforts during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT)

Major General Lawson W. Magruder III, Commander, Army South, presents a "batea" to LGEN Paul E. Menoher, Jr., after a briefing at the Fort Clayton NCO club. Base: Fort Clayton Country: Panama (PAN)

A petty officer of the Mariniers (KPL) in battle studs with beret.

GEN Michael E. Ryan (center), Air Force CHIEF of STAFF, meets the power team from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas at the Air Force Quality Symposium held in the Montgomery Civic Center. Base: Montgomery State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Center Director Roy Bridges addresses attendees at a 50th anniversary gala capping a year-long celebration of 50 years of launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Among those at the head table directly in front of the podium are Commander of the 45th Space Wing Brig. Gen. Donald Pettit and Gala Committee Chairman Ed Gormel. The first launch at CCAFS took place at 9:28 a.m. on July 24, 1950, with the liftoff of Bumper 8 from Launch Complex 3

Anefo photo collection. Transfer first F-16 to the Royal Netherlands Army. Mr. Blaine Scheideman (F-16 Proj. Mang. Gen. Dynamics), GEN. Abrahamson, (Proj. Dir. F-16 USAF) and Gen.MAJ. H. Dieters (Dir. Mat.). June 6, 1979. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

DN-SC-85-04330. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Chevenement resigns from French Government headline in Le Parisien newspaper 30th January 1991. Jean-Pierre Chevenement (born 9 March 1939) was French Minister of Defence in 1988, he served until 1991, when he resigned due to his opposition to the Gulf War. Chevenement was a candidate in the 2002 French presidential election. The Gulf War (2 August 1990 - 28 February 1991), codenamed Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, was a war waged by coalition forces from 35 nations led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.

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