Saluting U.S. Leaders

Images of U.S. military officials saluting the arrival of key figures, including the President, at various airbases, highlighting ceremonial military tradition and aircraft prominence.

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.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry climbs a set of stairs to an Air Force jet in the pre-dawn light on August 14, 2015, before departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Camp Springs, Maryland, for Havana, Cuba, to preside over a flag-raising ceremony at the U.S. Embassy, commemorate its re-opening, engage in a series of diplomatic meetings, and visit some cultural sites.

The Duchess of York is escorted across the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68) by VADM John H. Fetterman, commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. The Duke and Duchess of York are visiting the ship for a general orientation tour. Country: Pacific Ocean(POC)

LT. GEN. Steven B. Croker, Eighth Air Force Commander, welcomes General Joseph W. Ralston, COMACC, to Barksdale AFB, La., for a staff visit and tour of the installation. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur during a bilateral exchange at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Oct. 18, 2022.

Overall view of the roll-out ceremony, 635th AMSS. Ceremony honored the renovation of COMPACAF, GEN John G. Lorber's aircraft. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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

SAN DIEGO (Aug. 16, 2022) Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro is greeted by Vice Adm. Kenneth Whitesell, commander, Naval Air Forces, in San Diego Aug. 16, 2022. Del Toro is visiting San Diego and Monterey to visit with Sailors and Marines at installation commands, engage with leadership at the Surface Warfare Flag Officer Training Symposium, and to discuss strategic initiatives at the Naval Postgraduate School.

U.S. Ambassador Jeffry Flake, U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye, left, shakes hands with a member of the United States Agency for International Developments Disaster Assistance Response Team, right, during their arrival at Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, Feb 8, 2023. Ambassador Flake visited Incirlik AB to greet members of the USAID team, following a series of earthquakes that struck central-southern Türkiye on Feb 6, 2023. As Ambassador to Türkiye, Flake holds the highest civilian position as The Chief of Mission, and impacts the communication and resources of U.S. personnel, advancing the U.S. foreign policy goals. As a fellow NATO ally, the U.S. Government mobilized personnel to assist in Türkiye in their response efforts.

Douglas Hickey, the United States Ambassador to Finland, delivers remarks to media during a key leader engagement event aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in Helsinki, Finland, Aug. 7, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

011022-F-6470D-010. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

110322-F-PZ859-014TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (March 22, 2011) A mother carries her child off a chartered aircraft as it arrives at Travis Air Force Base. The family is part of approximately 240 military family members who returned to the U.S. from Japan following the 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami March 11.

Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius, SPD, bids farewell to the 20 or so soldiers of the Lithuanian brigade's preliminary command at BER Airport. By the fourth quarter of 2024, the pre-commando is to grow to a deployment team of around 150 members of the German Armed Forces. The army brigade will be reorganised in Lithuania with the name Panzerbrigade 45. After the brigade is officially commissioned in 2025, the other forces are to be deployed starting in 2025. The Lithuanian brigade should be operational by the end of 2027. Berlin, 08.04.2024

040924-F-5586B-009. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President Barack Obama meets with General Raymond T. Odierno, Commanding General, Multi-National Force-Iraq, during the President's visit with U.S. troops at Camp Victory, Baghdad, Iraq, April 7, 2009.

031218-F-6429M-006. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Expedition 46-47 backup crewmembers arrive in Baikonur, Kazakhstan Nov. 30 for final pre-launch preparations. Kate Rubins of NASA (left), Anatoly Ivanishin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center) and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA, right) will serve as backups to the prime crewmembers, Tim Peake of the European Space Agency, Yuri Malenchenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Tim Kopra of NASA, who will launch Dec. 15 on the Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft for a six-month mission on the International Space Station.NASA / Victor Zelentsov

Corporal David B. Milano, MIA, was lost in action during the Korean War on December 2, 1950. After 71 years, he will be repatriated back to the United States and reunited with his family. An Honor Guard made up of members of the Utah National Guard conduct an Honorable Carry at the Salt Lake City International Airport, April 26, 2022. Milano was born in Chicago, Illinois on Dec. 23, 1932, to Albert and Lida Milano. His family relocated to Utah, where Milano will be laid to rest next to his mother, sister and brother-in-law at Evergreen Memorial Park, 100 Monroe Blvd., Ogden, Utah.

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.

US marines and presidential security on duty at The White House, Washington DC

040805-F-7825H-019. State: West Virginia (WV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG and ARNG

Arrival ceremonies for Fulbert Youlou, President of the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), 12:00PM. Arrival ceremonies for the President of the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) Fulbert Youlou. On platform: (front row) President Youlou and President John F. Kennedy; (middle row) unidentified man, Ambassador of the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) Emmanuel Damongo Dadet, Secretary of State Dean Rusk; (back row) US State Department interpreter Edmund S. Glenn, State Department Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke, and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup. In the foreground are Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh and the press area. Also included in the photograph are a military band, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams, Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa, White House Secret Service Agent Art Godfrey, and other unidentified official

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo departs Dubrovnik, Croatia, October 2, 2020.

060419-N-0696M-064. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Secret Service Agents are seen providing security for President Joe Biden as he heads to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, New York, Sept. 20, 2022.

As they walk on the runway, Dr. Sheila Widnall, Secretary of the Air Force, is welcomed by Brig. GEN. Mike Guth, the 27th Fighter Wing commander. Base: Cannon Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President Barack Obama greets U.S. troops at Bagram Air Field after a surprise visit to Afghanistan, May 1, 2012.

A Marine Helicopter Squadron 1 (HMX-1) VH-3D Sea King helicopter takes off from the south lawn of the White House. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

March 24, 2015 "Chuck Kennedy triggered a remote camera as the President concluded a joint press conference with President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan in the East Room of the White House."

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III is greeted by Ambassador Amy Gutmann, and Col. Scott Maxwell upon arrival in Berlin, Germany, Jan 18, 2023.

050726-F-6911G-007. Base: Bishkek Manus Air Base Country: Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Jan. 23, 2013) Sideboys render honor to U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain Thomas Krajeski aboard aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom.

Indonesian President Suharto is welcomed as he arrives for a visit. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom greet U.S. service members at Wright-Paterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, March 13, 2012.

DF-SC-85-11580. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041213-N-7376A-001. Base: Naval Station, Mayport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, provides a statement to Canadian and U.S. media outlets at the entrance to the Cheyenne Mountain Complex at Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station, Colorado, June 7, 2022. To the Prime Ministers right is Gen. Glen VanHerck, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, and to his left is The Honourable Anita Anand, Canadian Minister of National Defence. The Prime Minister discussed the value of the bilateral relationship and importance of the defense partnership between the two nations, highlighting NORAD being the only place in the world where two countries come together under a joint command to protect our territories. (Department of Defense photo by Thomas Paul)

220903-F-LN908-0445WALVIS BAY, Namibia (Sep. 3, 2022) Trevino Forbes, left, Mayor of Walvis Bay, talks with Capt. Chad Graham, commanding officer of the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), Sep. 3, 2022. Hershel "Woody" Williams is rotationally deployed to the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

Friends and relatives of fifth Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Robert D. Gaylor arrive, for his memorial service Feb. 10, 2024 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Gaylor championed Air Force professional military education in the late '60s and '70s before he was promoted to Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force in 1977. He continued to educate and inspire service members for more than 40 years after his retirement from military service. Air Force

The presidential military aid and an unidentified security person carry the football and other security communications devises and codes to Marine One on the first part of President Obama's trip.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs from Jerusalem, Israel on May 26, 2021. Before departing, the Secretary took a photo with local police.

A U.S. Marine Corps instructor yells for Participants of the 93rd Joint Civilian Orientation Conference to get off the bus in San Diego, Calif. Oct. 28, 2022. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle greet a crowd of more than 10,000 Soldiers, Family Members and members of the 3rd Infantry Division community while visiting Fort Stewart, Ga., April 27.

220530-N-VQ947-2119 LOS ANGELES (May 30, 2022) Guests tour the bridge wing of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) during Los Angeles Fleet Week, May 30, 2022. LAFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience America’s sea services. During Fleet Week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of Los Angles and its surrounding areas.

DN-ST-86-07307. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220412-N-XC372-1099 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (Apr. 12, 2022) The Honorable Rajnath Singh, Indian Minister of Defense, disembarks an aircraft after landing in Hawaii for a scheduled visit to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Headquarters. While in Hawaii, Singh and Adm. John C. Aquilino discussed how to advance the India-U.S. Major Defense Partnership in accordance with the objectives agreed to at the fourth India-U.S. Ministerial Dialogue.

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