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U.S. Officials Arriving at Airports

Photos feature various U.S. officials, including Secretaries and Presidents, arriving at different airports, capturing official greetings and military presence.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives in Matera, Italy on June 28, 2021.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo departs from Joint Base Andrews for London on January 29, 2020.

Lined up, left to right, Colonel Dana B. Demand, USAF, Commander 105th Airlift Wing (AW), Colonel Kenneth W. Clark, Commander, USMC, Marine Aircraft Group-49 (MAG-49) USMCR, and Command CHIEF MASTER Sergeant Hardy Pierce, 105th AW, wait to Greet Vice President Dick Cheney upon his arrival at Stewart Air National Guard Base, Newburgh, New York. Base: Stewart Field State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC/ANG

Former POW and U.S. Army SGT Kenneth Wallingford (Captured 7 Apr 72) waves to the crowd of well wishers upon his arrival on the C-141 Starlifter from Clark Air Base, Philippines. In the background MGEN Daniel "Chappie" James await the next returnee to deplane. SGT Wallingford was in the first 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)

President Barack Obama arrives in Baton Rouge, La on Tuesday, August 23, 2016.. Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives in Matera, Italy on June 28, 2021.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry boards his plane at Andrews Air Force Base in suburban Washington as he heads to Ottawa, Canada, on Oct. 28, 2014. Secretary Kerry is traveling to Canada to extend his condolences in the aftermath of last week's shootings and to hold bilateral meetings with Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Foreign Minister John Baird, and Members of Parliament.

President Barack Obama returns to Andrews Air Force Base after delivering a speech on Afghanistan at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in West Point, N.Y., Dec. 1, 2009.

U.S. service members place chocks on Air Force One at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 20, 2022. President Joe Biden arrived on the aircraft as part of a scheduled three-day visit to the Republic of Korea.

Secretary of the Air Force The Honorable F. Whitten Peters arrives at Aviano Air Base, Italy. His wife Mary, who is exiting the aircraft, accompanies SECAF Peters. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

040616-F-8082M-004. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Base leadership salute U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. as he arrives at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 6, 2022. The purpose of Browns visit was to tour the base as he discussed innovation, modernization and Airmen initiatives with personnel from a variety of career fields. The mission of Andersen AFB is to project Airpower, expand combat capability and strengthen partnerships in the Indo-Pacific.

First Lady of the United States Dr. Jill Biden and Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks visit Fort Drum, NY, January 30, 2023. Dr. Biden's visit was geared toward making on post living better for Soldiers and their families.

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta, at top of stairs, waves as he boards a U.S. Air Force E-4B National Airborne Operations Center aircraft at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Oct. 21, 2011. Panetta departed the base to visit defense leaders and U.S. troops stationed in the Asia-Pacific region.

July 9, 2014 "The President salutes an Air Force member as he disembarks Air Force One to greet Texas Gov. Rick Perry upon arrival at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. The President and Gov. Perry later discussed immigration aboard Marine One en route to a meeting with other officials."

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

021031-F-4649H-080. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

030907-F-8156G-002. Base: RAF Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

President Clinton, about to enter Air Force One, departs Norfolk Naval Base in the rain after addressing U.S. and NATO military personnel, families, and civilian Department of Defense employees (not shown), expressing thanks to personnel deployed overseas in support of NATO Operation Allied Force. Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airmen from the 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron refuel Air Force One after President Obama arrived March 10, 2010 at St. Louis - Lambert International Airport. Airmen from the 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 932nd Maintenance Squadron provided refueling and vehicle maintenance support to Air Force One for the president's visit to St. Louis.

U.S. President Joe Biden disembarks Air Force One at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Jan. 8, 2024. This visit continues JB Charlestons long-standing tradition of supporting the highest offices of our nation with unwavering comment and excellence.

Members of the 3d Infantry Division (M) salute as MAJ. GEN. John W. Hendrix, commander, 3d Infantry Division (M), escorts the Honorable Adolf Ogi, Switzerland's minister of defense, from his aircraft. Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo departs Joint Base Andrews en route Hanoi, Vietnam on February 24, 2019.

U.S. Navy CPT Jerimiah Andrew Denton, (Captured 18 Jul 65) the first of the released Prisoners of War, walks down the C-141 ramp and is greeted by MGEN John Gonge, 22nd Air Force Commander and MGEN Daniel "Chappie" James. CPT Denton was released in Hanoi by the North Vietnamese on February 12, 1973 and then flown to Clark Air Base, Philippines for a medical check-up and then to Travis. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President Barack Obama greets Colonel Joe Brandemuehl (left), Commander of the 115th Fighter Wing after landing at the Air National Guard base in Madison Wis., Nov 4, 2009. The president was on his way to give a speech at Madison's James Wright middle school about education reform. President Obama's visit marks the first time that a sitting president has visited the base.

030717-F-0194C-003. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Bruce Laingen and M.C. Kennedy, left to right, on the steps to the VC-137 Freedom One aircraft before boarding. The men are two of the 52 former hostages on their way to the United States after their release from Iran. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Arrival ceremonies for Harold Macmillan, Prime Minister of Great Britain, 4:50PM. President John F. Kennedy (back to camera) greets Prime Minister of Great Britain, Harold Macmillan, upon the Prime Ministers arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, aboard a Royal Air Force plane. Also pictured (standing left of the red carpet): United States Ambassador to Great Britain, David K. E. Bruce; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; and Secretary of State, Dean Rusk. Blemishes on image are original to the negative.

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

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall arrives at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 19, 2022. Kendall and his team visited Airmen and Guardians at Andersen AFB to learn about the wings mission. Over the past year, Andersen has been front and center in executing Agile Combat Employment operations and integrated bomber, tanker, and joint fighter aircraft missions over the South China Sea. These missions demonstrate the ability to rapidly project airpower and expand combat capability across this vast region, in concert with partners and allies to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Air Force Col. Chad Holesko, Maintenance Group Commander assigned to the Ohio National Guards 180th Fighter Wing, discusses the 180FWs homeland defense mission with U.S. Senator Rob Portman during a visit to the wing, Oct. 7, 2022. Portman visited the 180FW as part of his Ohio defense tour aimed at increasing the range of capabilities for military installations throughout Ohio. The 180FW is the states only fighter unit, flying the F-16 Fighting Falcon. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Beth Holliker.

020607-O-8918E-008. Base: Geinlenkirchen Air Base State: Nordrhein-Westphalen Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

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Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo, greeted by CENTCOM Commander General Kenneth McKenzie, arrives at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, June 17, 2019.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives in Kabul, Afghanistan on March 23, 2020.

President Clinton greets ADM Harold W. Gehman, Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic, and other dignitaries, at Norfolk Naval Base, prior to addressing U.S. and NATO military personnel, families, and civilian Department of Defense employees (not shown), expressing thanks to personnel deployed overseas in support of NATO Operation Allied Force. Secretary of Defense William Cohn, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, US Army GEN Henry Shelton and US Senator Charles Robb, Democrat from Virginia are shown walking behind the President. Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry bids farewell to a Saudi official as he prepares to board his airplane at King Salman Regional Air Base in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 25, 2015, following meetings with King Salman of Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayif, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir.

DF-SC-85-11691. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., talks with U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, before departing Hurlburt Field, Florida, April 4, 2022. During his visit, Brown met with junior enlisted Airmen and received command updates from Headquarters AFSOC staff and briefings on Mission Sustainment Teams, Aviation Special Operations Task Units and Special Operations Task Groups.

Members of the US Air Force 86th Air Wing Honor Guard prepare to load the caskets of fallen sailors from USS COLE (DDG 67), into a hearse, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on October 13, 2000. The sailors were caught in the explosion during the bombing of Cole in the Yemen port city of Aden. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

DF-SC-89-03635. Base: Myrtle Beach Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Col. Joshua Wood, 51st Fighter Wing commander, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Justin Apticar, 51st FW command chief, right, watch as Air Force One departs Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 22, 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. In addition to this visit being Bidens first time visiting the country as POTUS, it was an opportunity for the president to interact with service members and their families.

During his visit to Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Secretary of Defense, William Cohen (Center w/red tie) had a chance to walk through what is known on base as the "CANN BIRD". The cann bird is an aircraft that is slowly dismantled for its parts to repair the other C-5's in the fleet. It is later refurbished and reassembled. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Chief of Naval Operations ADM Mike Gilday deplanes at the beginning of his visit to Naval Air Station Lemoore in California on Sept. 12, 2022.

The 52 former hostages board the VC-137 Freedom One aircraft for their departure to the United States after their release from Iran. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin III arrives in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates as part of a U.S. delegation to express condolences on the passing of the President of the UAE, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, May 16, 2022. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

021118-F-0017C-002. Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

U.S. President Joe Biden and U.S. First Lady Dr. Jill Biden walk towards Marine One with U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Russell Driggers, 502nd Air Base Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Texas, commander, center, Ron Nirenberg, San Antonio mayor, center right, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Casy Boomershine, 502 ABW, command chief, right, at JBSA-Kelly Field, May 29, 2022. Biden stopped briefly at JBSA to change modes of transportation while on his way to Uvalde, Texas.

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - VIP Tours - 26-HK-375-122. Hurricane Katrina

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

050726-F-6911G-011. Base: Dushanbe Country: Tajikistan (TJK)

Troopers of the 3d Cavalry Regiment bid farewell as they board the plane to Korea. The fighting force in the United States Army is well diverse and will always be ready to train, fight, and Win. Army

The US Air Force (USAF) honor guard posts on a red carpet in preparation for the arrival of US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Thomas B. Fargo, Commander, US Pacific Command (USPACOM), on a command and military operations visit to Kadena Air Base (AB), Okinawa, Japan. Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris speaks with a staff member after disembarking a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Jan. 27, 2022. Joint Task Force Bravo and its supporting units facilitated rotary-wing transportation and air base support to Harris, while she visited Honduras to attend the swearing in of Xiomara Castro as first female president of Honduras. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Adam R. Shanks)

030429-F-4029D-031. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson poses for a photo with Alaska State Troopers at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, on May 11, 2017.

Expedition 9 Flight Engineer and NASA International Space Station Science Officer Mike Fincke, left, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, third from left, are greeted by launch officials after arriving at Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, April 13, 2004, six days prior to their scheduled launch on board a Soyuz rocket. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA (European Space Agency) and the Russian Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004.

DF-ST-89-09827. Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Ambassador to Poland Paul Jones introduces U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to Polish Deputy Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Protocol Department Marke Kanabus after arriving on July 7, 2016, at Warsaw Chopin Airport in Warsaw, Poland, to join President Obama at the NATO Summit.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives at Yokota Air Base in Japan on March 15, 2021.

President Miguel de la Madrid Hurtada of Mexico is escorted by officers and security personnel upon his departure from the United States. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

061215-F-0193C-006. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060531-N-0696M-037. Base: Peterson Air Force Base State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060828-F-0193C-001. Base: Fairbanks State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President Barack Obama and President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania watch as an honor guard passes during an official arrival ceremony at Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, July 1, 2013.

Soldiers of the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Nighthawk, arrive to begin training during KFOR 31 in Hohenfels Training Area in Germany on Oct. 3, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Anna Pongo)

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao's USS Steel West Coast Trip Weekend of 8/20/2001

Aug. 9, 2011 The President, in the process of saluting, participates in a ceremony at Dover Air Force Base for the dignified transfer of U.S. and Afghan personnel who died in Afghanistan a few days earlier. Many family members and friends of the special forces who died in this incident requested a copy of the photograph and later wrote me how much it meant to them.

DF-SN-87-00589. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Local media and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force distinguished guests board a JMSDF ShinMaywa US-2 for the JMSDF New Years flight at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 5, 2024. The JMSDF New Years flight is typically held at the beginning of January, and this years flight showcased the US-2s capabilities, as well as Fleet Air Wing 31s ability to swiftly and successfully conduct search and rescue missions. This is the first time in 9 years the event has been held at Iwakuni.

An aviator from Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3) embraces his wife upon his arrival at the air station. Military personnel from CVW-3 and CVW-17 are returning home after serving in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020322-F-6342M-002. Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

030903-F-2828D-098. Base: Unknown

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, flanked by an Air Force Colonel, Deputy Chief of Staff Jon Finer, and Michael Gordon of The New York Times, transfers aircraft at Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, en route to meet President Obama in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to pay condolences upon the death of King Abdullah and to call upon and meet with King Salman on January 27, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks to a helicopter for the flight to Embassy Kabul after arriving in Afghanistan on August 7, 2014, for discussions about the country's ongoing presidential election recount.

030907-F-8156G-005. Base: RAF Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Return to Andrews Air Force Base; President Kennedys body placed in ambulance; President Johnson speaks to the nation. President John F. Kennedy's casket is transferred from Air Force One to a waiting ambulance, following arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland from Dallas, Texas. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy, stand inside hydraulic lift. Also pictured: Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; President Kennedy's Personal Secretary, Evelyn Lincoln; Special Assistant to President Kennedy, Larry O Brien; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard; White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring, Roy Kellerman, Clint Hill, and Ron Pontius.

U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force stand in formation during the III MEF change of command ceremony on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 26, 2024. The ceremony was held to commemorate the transfer of responsibilities from Lt. Gen. James W. Bierman, the off-going commanding general of III MEF, to Lt. Gen. Roger B. Turner, the oncoming commanding general.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs Joint Base Andrews in Camp Springs, Maryland, en route to Quito, Ecuador and Bogota, Colombia on October 19, 2021.

Released Prisoner of War, U.S.Air Force LT COL Lewis Wiley Shattuck, (Captured 11 Jul 66) salutes MGEN John Gonge, 22nd Air Force Commander and MGEN Daniel "Chappie" James upon his arrival at Travis Air Force Base. LT COL Shattuck was in the third 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)

DULLES, Va. (March 7, 2013) Members of the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard conduct a dignified transfer of remains ceremony at Washington Dulles International Airport for one of two Sailors recovered from the ironclad USS Monitor. Monitor sank off Cape Hatteras, N.C., in 1862. The two Sailors will be interred with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery.

Airmen from the Vermont Air National Guard board a plane for a deployment to Europe near midnight from the Vermont Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vermont, April 29, 2022. The goal of the deployment is to support the NATO Air Policing mission and is part of a series of standard U.S. rotations in the European Area of Operations.

120425-N-AC887-004MANAMA CITY, Bahrain (April 25, 2012) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus receives honors from the Bahrain military during a recent visit to Manama, Bahrain. Mabus is in Bahrain to meet with Sailors and Marines, enhance our long-standing partnership with Bahrain, and discuss ways to further stability and peace within the region.

Tom Cruise visits with Airmen during the 2022 Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford, England, July 16, 2022. RIAT allowed the U.S. Air Force to demonstrate its strong forward presence in Europe as well as reinforce NATO and other European ally partnerships. The event, which showcased aircraft from across the globe celebrated aviations past and present while inspiring the next generation.

Sheikh Saud Nasir Al Sabah, third from right, Kuwait's ambassador to the U.S., and Sen. John McCain of Arizona, second from right, stand at the end of the red carpet upon their arrival at the base. Al Sabah has come to Davis-Monthan to thank the base's personnel for their role in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, which liberated Kuwait from its Iraqi invaders. Flanking Al Sabah and McCain are COL. Joe Greene, left, and COL. Glyn Burleson, right. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD DESERT STORM Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona(AZ) Country: United States Of America(USA)

DF-ST-89-09833. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. tours the E-7A Wedgetail at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, May 6, 2022. The E-7A Wedgetail is equipped with a high-powered radar, used to monitor the battle space and provide friendly forces with an advantage over their opponents.

Katrina Response Ops - Coast Guard Air Station - Clearwater, Florida - 26-HK-163-54. Hurricane Katrina

041121-F-1531B-001. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-01412. Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

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