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Presidential Visits and Military Honors

Images of presidents welcoming foreign leaders with military honors, showcasing diplomatic relations and the significance of state ceremonies.

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World War II China-Burma-India Veterans arrive on the first leg of their 32,000 mile journey of memories to commemorate the China-Burma-India Theater. The veterans arrived on a KC-10 from Travis AFB, CA and are greeted in Hawaii by local children who present each vet with an Hawaiian style laye. Pictured (left to right) MAJ. GEN. (USAF Ret) Eugene Sterling, COL. (USAF Ret) Joseph B. Shupe. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DN-ST-86-07222. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Recruits from the Woman Recruit Training Command graduate from basic training. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DF-ST-87-08354. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)
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President George H.W. Bush converses with Sixth Fleet Commander Vice Admiral James D. Williams aboard the guided missile cruiser USS BELKNAP (CG 26). Bush is visiting the Sixth Fleet flagship prior to his December 2-3 summit meeting with Soviet Chairman Mikhail Gorbachev. Base: Marsaxlokk Bay Country: Malta (MLT)
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Retired Admiral David L. McDonald, former CHIEF of Naval Operations, left, and retired Rear Admiral John D. Gavan honor the flag at the commissioning of the guided missile cruiser USS MONTEREY (CG 61). Base: Mayport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Trip to California: Vandenberg Air Force Base, 4:08PM. President John F. Kennedy views space craft displays during a tour of Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Left to right: Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; President Kennedy.
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Brig. GEN. Hammand Al-Hwraishi, center, listens as Wadid Georgi Najib translates the comments of an instructor in the automotive section of the U.S. Army Armor School. Al-Hwraishi is the director of logistics for the Saudi Arabian national guard. Base: Fort Knox State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DN-ST-89-08268. Base: Shanghai Country: China (CHN)
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Trip to California: Vandenberg Air Force Base, 4:08PM. President John F. Kennedy views Atlas missile equipment during a tour of space craft displays inside a hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Left to right: Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; President Kennedy; Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power.
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Trip to California: Vandenberg Air Force Base, 4:08PM. During a tour of space craft displays inside a hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, President John F. Kennedy views a recovered nose cone fired by an Atlas missile. Left to right: Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Major General Joseph J. Preston; President Kennedy; Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power.
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DN-ST-86-04420. Base: Pusan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)
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Naval Aide to the President Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.'s promotion to Captain ceremony. Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard, Jr. opens a package after his promotion ceremony at the White House, Washington, D.C.
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DF-ST-89-06332. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)
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DN-ST-86-01207. Base: Newport State: Rhode Island (RI) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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A member of the quarterdeck watch on the guided missile frigate USS HAWES (FFG-53) gives a boy a lollipop before he leaves the ship. The HAWES also visited ports in Estonia and Lithuania after participating in BALTOPS '92. This was the first visit to these countries by a U.S. ship since 1924. Base: Riga Country: Latvia(LVA)
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President George H.W. Bush tours the air station in the company of Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III, left, and Colonel Dan McDyre, CHIEF of STAFF, 2nd Marine Air Wing. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Arrival ceremonies for Saud bin Abdul Aziz, King of Saudi Arabia, 3:00PM. King of Saudi Arabia Saud bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud and President John F. Kennedy (right) stand on the reviewing platform at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (saluting) stands to right of platform.
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DF-ST-87-12596. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)
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Marine MAJ Gerald Ogenbrood, McDill Air Force Base, Florida, is carried from a 55th Aeromedical Airlift Squadron C-9A Nightingale aircraft. Ogenbrood was one of four Americans wounded during the assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)
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DF-ST-89-09866. Country: Gabon (GAB)
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DN-ST-89-08262. Base: Shanghai Country: China (CHN)
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DN-ST-87-02566. Base: Naples Country: Italy (ITA)
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DA-SC-86-10727. Base: Point Du Hoc Country: France (FRA)
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DF-SC-85-11001. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DF-ST-86-03873. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Lt. Gen. Ira C. Eaker Chats With M. And Mme. Bogomolov In Italy.
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COL Frances R. Fanning commander of the 18th Combat Support Group, presents Cardinal Terence Cooke with a wing plaque to commemorate his visit to the base. Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)
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United States President William J. Clinton and South Korean President Kim Yong Sam at podium in Chejudo.(Exact date unknown). Base: Chejudo Country: South Korea
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An audiovisual crew video-tapes the arrival of dignitaries visiting the island during Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)
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DM-ST-88-06734. Base: Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Trip to Mexico: Ciudad Satellite, Address to the American Society of Mexico, 12:30PM. President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks at a Fourth of July celebration organized by the American Society of Mexico. Seated in first row, behind lectern (L-R): President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, Harold F. Linder; U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, Thomas C. Mann; President of the American Society of Mexico, Willard D. Andrews; Mexican Ambassador to the United States, Antonio Carrillo Flores. Also pictured: U.S. Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); General Cristóbal Guzmán Cárdenas; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard; U.S. Military Attaché to Mexico, Brigadier General Chester L. Johnson; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agent, Jim Johnson. Ciudad Satélite, Mexico.
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Members of the Chinese delegation from the People's Republic of China and U.S. Navy officials prepare to have lunch together. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Dover Air Force Base honor guard carries the flag draped casket of one of the nineteen service members killed in the Dhahran, Saudi Arabia bombing. A memorial service for the nineteen military members is being held on the flightline at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware on June 27, 1996. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Cub Scouts wait on line with other guests to visit the guided missile cruiser USS MONTEREY (CG 61) after its commissioning. Base: Mayport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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CPT Joe Marston, CPT Maria Sladek, seated, CAPT Vane Chalfont and CPT Carolyn Poatec model Class B uniforms in the Pentagon Courtyard. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira of Japan is welcomed upon his arrival in the United States for a visit. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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RDML (lower half) John R. Dalrymple, Commander, South Atlantic Force, holds a press conference aboard his flagship, the guided missile cruiser USS JOSEPHUS DANIELS (CG-27). Dalrymple is accompanied by Brazilian and Uruguayan naval officers taking part in Unitas XXXI, an annual, joint exercise between the U.S. Navy and the naval forces of nine South American countries. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXXI Country: Unknown
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General John M. Shalikashvili, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, and Madeleine Korbel Albright, US Ambassador to the United Nations at a meeting at Camp Pleso in support of Operation Provide Promise. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Base: Camp Pleso State: Zagreb Country: Croatia (CRO)
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Air Force personnel and airline employees lend a hand as members of the first group of detainees to be released by the Iraqi government disembark from an airliner after a flight from Amman, Jordan. Approximately 300 American civilians, most of them women or children, were on the flight. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)
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DF-ST-85-03677. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '82 Base: Cairo West Air Base State: Al Qahirah Country: Egypt (EGY)
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A US Navy officer autographs a Polaroid photograph for a Soviet man during a visit to the city by two US Navy ships. The guided missile cruiser USS PRINCETON (CG-59) and the guided missile frigate USS REUBEN JAMES (FFG 57) are in Vladivostok for four days as part of a goodwill exchange program. Base: Vladivostok State: Siberia Country: U.S.S.R. (SUN)
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Military training of Prince Felipe. The Prince of Asturias solemnly swears the flag at the General Military Academy of Zaragoza on October 11, 1985.
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President Ronald Reagan examines a pallet of hay being unloaded from a 437th Military Airlift Wing C-141B Starlifter aircraft during Operation Hay Lift II. The 437th MAW airlifted the hay from St. Louis for distribution to drought-starved cattle in the area. Subject Operation/Series: HAY LIFT II Base: Columbia State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DN-ST-86-01429. Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)
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Standing in front of the speakers platform prior to the commissioning and launch of the guided missile destroyer ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG 51) are, from left: retired Admiral (ADM) Thomas H. Moorer, a former CHIEF of Naval Operations (CNO); retired Admiral Arleigh Burke, a former CNO; Roberta Burke, wife of ADM Burke; and Mrs. Milton Miles. In the second row are ADM David E. Jeremiah, left, and ADM Carlisle A.H. Trost, the current CNO. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DN-ST-87-07753. Base: Pago Pago State: Tutuila Island Country: American Samoa (ASM)
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Dinner at the Marinestrand for military attachés. The Marine Intelligence Service (Marid) is host.
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Secretary of the Air Force, Sheila Widnall visits the RAF Alconbury Heritage Center. COL Peter W. Tkacs, Commander 10th Air Base Wing, accompanies the first female Secretary of the Air Force as she looks over World War II memorabilia. Base: Raf Alconburg Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)
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Trip to North Carolina: Visit to Fort Bragg, North Carolina. President John F. Kennedy visits 82nd Airborne Division at Pope Air Force Base, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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Military assistants finish preparations for the Stars Ball being held in honor of George H.W. Bush, 41st president of the United States. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DF-SC-85-11000. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Children living at the Mother and Child Refugee Center in Simin Han, located in Bosnia and Herzegovina, perform a play for United States Air Force personnel from the 401st Expeditionary Air Base Group out of Tuzla Air Base. The children performed the play in appreciation of the donations being delivered to them, by the 401st members. The Air Force members volunteered to deliver donations of toys, food and clothing, (not shown) to help the people living in the refugee center. The center houses refugees from Srebrenica, whose fathers were killed or missing from the Balkan Conflicts. Base: Simin Han Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)
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Colonel John Bourgeois, director of the U.S. Marine Corps Band, standing at attention during the Welcome Home parade honoring the men and women who served in Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DN-SC-89-03236. Base: Accra Country: Ghana (GHA)
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DN-SC-85-12105. Base: USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)
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Major kite f.j.m. Bird pool, Commander 322 Squadron with the Squadron-Mascot Polly Gray.
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