Presidential Visits and Security

Images capture U.S. presidential aircraft with security personnel, emphasizing protocols and formalities during important visits and events.

2009. The US President Barak Obama arrives at Columbus, Ohio airport. He is accompanied off Air Force One, by members of the Secret Service

030403-M-2917M-002. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-6-25. Air Force One with stairs lowered for POTUS arrival. Hurricane Katrina

United States President Joe Biden arrives at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 20, 2022. The intent of the trip was to further strengthen relationships between the governments, economies and people of the U.S. and Republic of Korea.

DN-SC-88-08530. Base: Moffett Field State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President Barack Obama arrives at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan, March 28, 2010. He was met by U.S. Ambassdor Karl Eikenberry and Gen. Stanley McChrystal, both at left.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs Joint Base Andrews, on May 16, 2021.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs Joint Base Andrews, on May 16, 2021.

2009. The US President Barak Obama arrives at Columbus, Ohio airport. He is accompanied off Air Force One, by members of the Secret Service

DD-ST-89-03805. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Rear Adm. (lower half) Paul W. Parcells, commander, Tactical Wings, Atlantic, escorts LT. Robert Wetzel, LT. Lawrence Slade, and LT. Jeffrey Zaun down the red carpet following their arrival by Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 56 (VR-56) C-9 Nightingale aircraft. The three Navy pilots' aircraft were shot down over Iraq during Operation Desert Storm and the men held as prisoners of war until their release on March 4th. They have arrived at the naval station for a ceremony in their honor. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040609-F-3715H-015. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

DF-ST-87-02058. Base: Bergstrom Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Lloyd A. Austin III, arrives atAlexandria International Airport near Fort Polk, Louisiana. Waiting to greethim is Brig. Gen. K.K. Chinn, commanding general of the Joint ReadinessTraining Center and Fort Polk. Austin arrived at Fort Polk Oct. 11 toobserve the first JRTC and Fort Polk Decisive Action rotation and meet withSoldiers on resilience, readiness and the health of the force.

041124-F-4476B-004. Base: Maxwell Air Force Base State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. President Joseph R. Biden disembarks Air Force One at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, Dec. 6, 2022. Members of the 56th Fighter Wing supported President Bidens visit to Arizona, where he toured a newly constructed semiconductor manufacturing facility.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives in Neom, Saudi Arabia, on November 22, 2020.

An unidentified airman stands by on the flight line. A Boeing 747 aircraft is parked on the tarmac in the background. The current Boeing 707 aircraft will be replaced by the 747 as Air Force One by early 1989. Country: Unknown

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs Joint Base Andrews En Route to Nairobi, Kenya, on November 15, 2021.

The remains of General of the Army Omar Bradley are carried from a VC-137 Stratoliner aircraft by the honor guard at the ceremony. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry boards a U.S. Air Force Boeing 757 at Andrews Air Force Base en route to Europe and the Middle East for his inaugural overseas trip as Secretary of State, February 24, 2013.

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

041024-F-2834D-008. Base: Misawa Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

030717-F-0171B-006. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

031023-F-8572B-003. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 15 AW/PACAF

040611-F-3050V-159. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs on his trip to Doha, Qatar and Ramstein, Germany from Joint Base Andrews, on September 5, 2021.

DF-ST-86-09751. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with part of his Air Force flight crew before boarding his flight in Zurich, Switzerland, on Jan. 25, 2014, after attending the Geneva II conference in Montreux and the World Economic Forum in Davos.

041206-F-0209C-005. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Vice President George Bush and other VIPs wait to welcome the former hostages to Iran home. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Former POW and U.S. Army CPT George K. Wanat Jr salutes the flag after being welcomed by MGEN John Gonge, Commander, 22nd Air Force and BGEN William Dietrich, Vice Commander, 22nd Air Force upon his arrival from Clark Air Base, Philippines. CPT Wanat was captured by the Viet Cong on 30 Apr 72 and was released at Loc Ninh on 12 Feb 73. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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DF-ST-87-02057. Base: Bergstrom Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo departs Joint Base Andrews en route to Paris, France, on November 13, 2020.

040731-F-1936B-069. Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Members from the Vermont Air National Guards 158th Fighter Wing arrive at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, April 29, 2022. As part of NATOs plan to bolster its collective defense posture, the 158th FW will take over the mission for Hill Air Force Bases 388th Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo Airman 1st Class Marcus Hardy-Bannerman)

050107-F-9232S-036. Base: Selfridge Air Natl Guard Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Navy personnel carry the cremains of Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong off of a military aircraft at Naval Station Mayport the day before the Armstrong burial at sea service, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, Mayport, Fla. Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, died Saturday, Aug. 25. He was 82.

040611-F-5276B-354. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The official greeting party salutes just outside of the 89th Airlift Wing Passenger Terminal as the Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Md., April 20, 2022. Shmyhal met with President Biden as well as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and other United States leaders during his visit to Washington D.C.

Former Iranian hostages LTC Donald M. Roeder (left), and COL Thomas E. Schaefer pause at the top of the plane steps before continuing down to be welcomed home by Vice President George Bush. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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

CAPT. Carl Chambers is welcomed to Clark Air Base upon his arrival aboard a C-141 Starlifter aircraft. CAPT. Chambers was recently released from a prisoner of war camp in Vietnam. Country: Philippines (PHL)

President Joe Biden salutes as he disembarks Marine One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, prior to boarding Air Force One to begin his flight to New Castle County Airport in New Castle, Delaware.

010718-A-0202M-001. Base: Harrisburg International Airport State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: US Army War College

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, with Kosovo's Prime Minister Isa Mustafa, is saluted by a member of Kosovo's Security Force Honor Guard upon his arrival to Pristina, Kosovo, on December 2, 2015.

Hanscom's elite Honor Guard execute "present arms" as Dr. Shiela Widnall, Secretary of the Air Force departs her aircraft for a tour of the base and Electronic Systems Center (ESC). Base: Hanscom Air Force Base State: Massachusetts (MA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-87-01536. Base: Fort Jackson State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-08310. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Former POW and U.S.Navy LMDR John Heilig (Captured 5 May 66)waves to the public and press there to greet the plane load of former POWs flown in from Clark Air Base. LCMDR Helig was 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)

030717-F-0171B-001. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

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, walk around the U.S. section of 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.

President William Jefferson Clinton is greeted by Royce Cliver, wife of MGEN Jeffrey Cliver (between President and Mrs. Cliver), commander of the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center. On the left is COL Gary Dills, commander of the 377th Air Base Wing. Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Released Prisoner of War, U.S. Air Force Major Kile Dag Berg, (Captured 27 Jul 65)) salutes MGEN John Gonge, 22nd Air Force Commander and MGEN Daniel "Chappie" James upon his arrival at Travis Air Force Base. MAJ Berg was in the second group released by the North Vietnamese on Feb 12, 1973 in Hanoi. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Honorable John H. Dalton, Secretary of the Navy, and Mrs. Dalton, arrive by aircraft at NAS Pensacola to participate in commissioning ceremonies for the guided missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG-57). Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Air Force One lands at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, Dec. 6, 2022. Members of the 56th Fighter Wing supported U.S. President Joseph R. Bidens visit to Arizona, where he toured a newly constructed semiconductor manufacturing facility.

After deplaning from a US Air Force, twin engine, Gulfstream IV-SP; U.S. Air Force General Charles T. Robertson, Air Mobility Command Commander, is greeted by Vice Commander of the 31st Fighter Wing, Colonel Fred Clark at Aviano Air Base Italy, May 3,1999. General Robertson visited personnel stationed and deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy, in support of NATO Operation Allied Force. Subject Operation/Series: NATO Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry boards an Air Force C-17 plane for the flight from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to Juba, South Sudan, on May 2, 2014.

U.S. Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu Walter North greets U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry as he arrives at Henderson International Airport in the Solomon Islands on August 13, 2014. Secretary Kerry met with government officials, saluted local residents who assisted U.S. forces in World War II, and toured the famed battlefield on nearby "Bloody Ridge' during the Guadalcanal campaign.

U.S. Marines from 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division stand in formation for the dignified remains of U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jack Brown at Norfolk International Airport, Va., Aug 10, 2022. The U.S. Marine was identified and recovered during the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) investigative efforts to locate and identify remains of fallen heroes. Brown was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart for his acts of valor and giving the ultimate sacrifice during the Battle of Saipan in World War II.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives at Osan Air Base in South Korea on March 17, 2021.

French President Francois Mitterrand, center, tours the displays at the 1991 Paris Air Show. A Soviet A-40 Albatross amphibian aircraft is in the background. Base: Paris Country: France(FRA)

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is greeted by U.S. Forces Korea Deputy Lieutenant General Scott L. Pleus upon arrival at Osan Air Base in South Korea on March 17, 2021.

Inauguration, former President and Vice President with their wives exit Marine One after landing at Andrews Air Force Base. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040609-N-0502D-121. Base: Naval Air Facility, Andrews Afb State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Distinguished guests listen to Lt. Col. Micheal Zgoda, U.S. Air Force attaché to the Czech Republic, as he makes opening remarks during the dignified transfer of Brigadier Gen. František Moravec at Joint Base Andrews, Md., April 25, 2022. Moravecs remains will be transported to his home country of the Czech Republic, where he will be laid to rest.

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro arrives at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola Oct. 13, 2022. Del Toro visited NAS Pensacola for a tour of the Naval Education Training Command (NETC) and as the guest of honor for the Navy Ball at the National Naval Aviation Museum. NETCs mission is to recruit, train and deliver those who serve our nation, taking them from street-to-fleet by transforming civilians into highly skilled, operational and combat ready warfighters.

160710-N-VJ282-026 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (July 10, 2016) U.S. and Spanish military leaders renders honors to President Barack Obama as Air Force One arrives at Naval Station Rota. During the presidents visit, he met with base leadership, toured USS Ross (DDG 71) and spoke to service members and their families during an all hands call. Naval Station Rota enables and supports operations of U.S. and allied forces and provides quality services in support of the fleet, fighter, and family for Commander, Navy Installations Command in Navy Region Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia.

Arrival ceremony for Sylvanus Olympio, President of Togo, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy (left) shakes hands with President of Togo, Sylvanus Olympio, upon President Olympio's arrival in Washington, D.C. US Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke, walks down airplane stairs behind President Olympio. White House Secret Service agent, Roy Kellerman, stands at left in background. All others are unidentified. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Charlene Austin are saluted by Col. Thomas Bedell, Commanding Officer, Miramar Marine Corps Air Station, Calif., Sept. 28, 2022. Austin was in California to visit unmanned surface vehicle techology at Naval Station Point Loma and visit Marines stationed on the base. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

031127-F-4882M-011. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

Former POW and U.S. Army SSG Bobby Louis Johnson (Captured 25 Aug 68), is greeted by MGEN John Gonge, 22nd Air Force Commander and BGEN William Deitrich, Vice Commander, 22nd AF upon his arrival on the C-141 Starlifter from Clark Air Base, Philippines. SSG Johnson was in the group of POWs captured in South Vietnam and released on 12 Feb 73 by the Viet Cong at Loc Ninh, South Vietnam. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marine One arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland as Air Force One waits on the tarmac for President Joe Biden to begin his Trip to Tulsa, Oklahoma, Tuesday, June 1, 2021.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry boards a C-17 aircraft on April 8, 2016, for a flight from Manama International Airport in Manama, Bahrain, to Baghdad International Airport in Baghdad, Iraq, in advance of meetings Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi, Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, and Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry disembarks from a C-17 aircraft on April 8, 2016, at Baghdad International Airport in Baghdad, Iraq, after a flight from Manama International Airport in Manama, Bahrain, in advance of meetings with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi, Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, and Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani.

Arrival ceremony for Roberto F. Chiari, President of Panama, 11:00AM. President Kennedy visits with President of Panama, Roberto F. Chiari, upon President Chiaris arrival at the Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal. Left to right: Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; Security Office for the Department of State, Frank Madden (walking in background); U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton (in back); U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; President Kennedy (holding hat); and President Chiari. All others are unidentified. Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.

President Barack Obama and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton honor the Benghazi victims at the Transfer of Remains Ceremony held at Andrews Air Force Base, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, September 14, 2012. An attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya claimed the lives of Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, Information Management Officer Sean Smith, and security personnel Tyrone S. Woods and Glen A. Doherty on September 11, 2012.

040419-F-2233S-035. Base: Middletown State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks greets U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command Deputy Commander Army Lt. Gen. A.C. Roper and Peterson Space Force Base Commander Col. David G. Hanson at Peterson Space Force Base, Jan. 5, 2024. (DoD

President Barack Obama arrives at Ramstein Airbase in Germany, June 5, 2009.

Former POW and U.S. Navy CMDR Raymond Arthur Vohden (Captured 3 Apr 65), on crutches, salutes MGEN John Gonge, 22nd Air Force Commander and MGEN Daniel "Chappie" James, upon his arrival on the C-141 Starlifter from Clark Air Base, Philippines. CMDR Vohden was in the first group of POWs released on 12 Feb 73 by the North Vietnamese government in Hanoi. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

. CAPT David Callahan (CO ATC Mobile) saying goodbye to President Bush near Marine 1 on ATC ramp. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson poses for a photo with police escorts who facilitated motorcade movements during his visit in Mexico City, Mexico February 2, 2018.

Navy photographers stand by as Rear Adm. (lower half) Paul W. Parcells, commander, Tactical Wings, Atlantic, prepares to escort LT. Robert Wetzel, LT. Lawrence Slade, and LT. Jeffrey Zaun down the red carpet following their arrival by Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 56 (VR-56) C-9 Nightingale aircraft. The three Navy pilots' aircraft were shot down over Iraq during Operation Desert Storm and the men held as prisoners of war until their release on March 4th. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President Barack Obama disembarks Marine One with WWII veteran Kenneth (Rock) Merritt, who also salutes the Marine detail, upon arrival at the Blainville landing zone, at Chteau de Bénouville in Normandy, France, June 6, 2014.

Members of the 1776th Security Police Squadron, Special Air Missions Unit, CHIEF MASTER SGT. Hoyt Gamble, Left; MASTER SGT. Mike Wells; TECH SGT. Mike Herring; STAFF SGT. Grover Hamilton and STAFF SGT. Mark Martini, stand at attention in front of Air Force One. Country: Unknown

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks with Rear Admiral Rick Williamson, Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic, and Captain Doug Beaver, Commanding Officer, Naval Air Station Norfolk, after he and Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations & Environment Dennis McGinn arrived at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va., on November 10, 2015, to tour the base and deliver a speech at Old Dominion University about climate change and national security.

160710-N-VJ282-061 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (July 10, 2016) Capt. Michael MacNicholl, Naval Station Rotas commanding officer, renders honors to President Barack Obama as he arrived at Naval Station Rota. During the presidents visit, he met with base leadership, toured USS Ross (DDG 71) and spoke to service members and their families during an all hands call. Naval Station Rota enables and supports operations of U.S. and allied forces and provides quality services in support of the fleet, fighter, and family for Commander, Navy Installations Command in Navy Region Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia.

Ex-POW and unidentified U.S. Air Force LCOL waves to the crowd of well wishers prior to boarding the C-141 Starlifter for the flight to the United States. Standing to the right is 13th Air Force Commander, LGEN William G. Moore Jr., COL John W. Ord, Commander, Clark Hospital and COL Raymond G. Lawry, Deputy Site Commander, Joint Homecoming Reception Center. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

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