Naval Command Changes

Photographs documenting the transition of naval command and honor ceremonies, featuring various dignitaries and military protocols.

President Ronald Reagan and CAPT William M. Fogarty (right), commanding officer, prepare to inspect the Marine honor guard during the recommissioning ceremony for the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62). Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-05989. Base: Naval Station, Mayport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of Defense Richard B. Cheney converses with Admiral (ADM) Carlisle A.H. Trost prior to the Change of Command Ceremony during which Trost relinquishes his position as CHIEF of Naval Operations to ADM Frank B. Kelso II. The ceremony is taking place at the United States Naval Academy. Base: Annapolis State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremony for Roberto F. Chiari, President of Panama, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy delivers welcoming remarks during the arrival ceremony in honor of President of Panama, Roberto F. Chiari. In the foreground (L-R): President Chiari; Minister of Foreign Relations of Panama, Dr. Galileo Solis; President Kennedy; Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup (mostly hidden); U.S. Ambassador to Panama, Joseph S. Farland; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Ambassador of Panama, Augusto Guillermo Arango; and Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton. Security Officer for the Department of State, Frank Madden, stands in the background. All others are unidentified. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.

DN-ST-88-09304. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SD-05-00611. Base: Fort Myer, Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

John Gilbride, vice president of the Todd Shipyards, speaks to the audience during the commissioning ceremony for the guided missile frigate USS STARK (FFG-31). On the platform are CMDR Lewin, Rep Joel Pritchard, R-Wash., and the ship's sponsor Mrs. Seamans (left to right). Base: Todd Pacific Shipward State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Commencement Address at the US Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, 11:04AM. President John F. Kennedy hands a diploma to Midshipman Jerome F. Smith, Jr., the top academic performer (or Honor Man) of the 1961 graduating class, at the United States Naval Academy commencement ceremony, Annapolis, Maryland.

Trip to Mexico: Ciudad Satellite, Address to the American Society of Mexico, 12:30PM. President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with the Governor of the State of Mexico, Dr. Gustavo Baz, during a Fourth of July celebration organized by the American Society of Mexico. Standing in foreground (L-R): U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, Thomas C. Mann; Dr. Baz; President Kennedy; President of the American Society of Mexico, Willard D. Andrews; Mexican Ambassador to the United States, Antonio Carrillo Flores. Also pictured: President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, Harold F. Linder; 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. Ciudad Satélite, Mexico.

Adm. Leon A. Edney, commander-in-chief, U.S. Atlantic Command/Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic, talks with a woman while waiting to greet naval aviators returning from Operation Desert Storm. Carrier AIR WING 3 (CVW-3), embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67), is returning today. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Command MASTER CHIEF Gary L. Barnes escorts Roberta Burke to her seat for the commissioning ceremony of the guided missile destroyer USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG-51). The ship is one of the few U.S. Navy vessels named after a living person. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CAPT Martin Hill, supervisor of Shipbuilding Conversion and Repair, speaks at the launching ceremony for the cable repair ship USNS ZEUS (T-ARC-7). The ship was built by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett listens to a speaker during ceremonies commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea. Base: Townsville State: Queensland Country: Australia(AUS)

Telephone call to former President Harry S. Truman (HST) on the occasion of his 79th birthday, 3:30PM. President John F. Kennedy telephones greetings to former President Harry S. Truman on the occasion of his 79th birthday. Those observing include: White House Communications Agency officer, Jack Rubley; Presidential Assistant, Dave Powers; White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Black spotting in top half of image is original to the negative.

Secretary of the Air Force John C. Stetson is greeted by BGEN Stuart H. Sherman Jr., commander of the 1ST Strategic Aerospace Division, upon his arrival for a visit to the base. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremonies for Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of West Germany, 10:45AM. President John F. Kennedy walks with Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer, during arrival ceremonies in honor of Chancellor Adenauer. Also pictured: interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber; Assistant Chief of Language Services at the State Department, interpreter Nora Lejins; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with former President Dwight D. Eisenhower (DDE) at Camp David. President John F. Kennedy (wearing hat) stands with Naval Aides outside of Aspen Lodge, the Presidential residence at Camp David, Frederick County, Maryland. Naval Aide to President Kennedy Tazewell Shepard, Jr. is at left with back to camera.

LGEN William R. Etnyre and LGEN Frank E. Petersen Jr. receive their orders during the change of command ceremony in which Etnyre assumes command of the Marine Corps Combat Development Command upon Petersen's retirement. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Kathleen Brewerton Garn, sponsor, arrives at the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS SALT LAKE CITY (SSN 716). She is the wife of Senator Jake Garn, R-Utah. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Gene Blassie (2nd from left) receives a folded American flag from USAF CHIEF of STAFF Michel Ryan during First Lieutenant Michael Blassie's funeral service at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri. 1LT Blassie was shot down and killed in South Vietnam on May 11th, 1972. A mix up with dog tags and body identification led the remains listed as Unknown and buried in the tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery (Not shown). Using DNA testing on May 14th, 1998, the remains were identified as those of 1LT Blassie and services were held in his honor. This image is seen in the September 1998 edition of AIRMAN Magazine. Base: Saint Louis State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-89-08575. Base: Nettuno Country: Italy (ITA)

President William Jefferson Clinton arrives at Admiral's Landing along with Secretary of Defense Les Aspin, left, and Adm. Charles R. Larson, commander-in-chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, right, as the three prepare to visit the ARIZONA (BB-39) Memorial. The men are in Hawaii to tour area military installations. Base: Naval Station, Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Retired Vice Admiral Hyman G. Rickover sits on the speakers platform during the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS HYMAN G. RICKOVER (SSN 709) at General Dynamics Electric Boat Division. Seated in the background is Lieutenant Commander James M. Leone, Chaplain Corps. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-86-10265. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF General John Shalikashvili, marked his second visit with twenty-two hours on the ground. The visit concluded with a press conference and an up front talk with the troops. Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

Roberta Burke, wife of retired Admiral Arleigh Burke and sponsor of the guided missile destroyer ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG 51), speaks during the ship's christening and launch ceremony. Seated behind her are Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III, left, and William Haggett, President and CHIEF Executive officer of Bath Iron Works Corp. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President Kennedy views the Marine Corps Evening Parade, at the Marine Barracks Washington, D.C. (8th I Streets, SE), 9:00PM. President John F. Kennedy stands with Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup, in front of the Commandant's House at the Marine Barracks (8th I) in Washington, D.C. Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard (partially hidden), stands behind General Shoup; the Marines flanking the doorway are unidentified.

Two sailors prepare to raise the U.S. Naval Space Command flag during the unit's commissioning ceremony. Base: Dahlgren State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Commissioning ceremony, Naval Aide's Office. Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard (left), swears in an unidentified Naval Aide staff member at a commissioning ceremony. Naval Aide's office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Gen. Thomas D. White, 11:42AM. President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks upon presenting the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Thomas D. White. (L-R) Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert, Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh, Senator Barry M. Goldwater (Arizona), President John F. Kennedy, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, unidentified officer, General Curtis LeMay (in back, blue uniform), unidentified officer, General White, and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.

DN-ST-90-00197. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-85-00613. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-03657. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Trip to Western States: Visit to the Pacific Fleet, President Kennedy aboard the USS Kitty Hawk, 5:00PM. President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk at left) signs a photograph to commemorate his visit to the U.S. Pacific Fleet, aboard the USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), at sea off the coast of San Diego, California. Left to right: unidentified (in back); President Kennedy; Naval Assistant to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (holding a wrapped gift box); Commanding Officer of the USS Kitty Hawk, Captain Horace Hardaway Epes, Jr.; Executive Officer of the USS Kitty Hawk, Captain William E. Donnelly, Jr.; unidentified (in back); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth.

Sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock USS RALEIGH (LPD-1) gather along a railing to look out at the crowd gathered on the pier. The RALEIGH has returned to Little Creek following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD DESERT STORM Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Guests of honor greet each other on the speakers platform prior to the start of the recommissioning ceremony for the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62). Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Retired US Senator Barry M. Goldwater, left, listens as Brigadier General Gordon R. Sullivan, Deputy Commander, US Army Armor Center, makes an after-dinner presentation during Goldwater's visit to Fort Knox. Base: Fort Knox State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vice President George Bush and several ship's officers walk onto the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61) to watch an airshow. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DA-SC-86-09048. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Commissioning ceremonies take place aboard the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BREMERTON (SSN-698) with guest speakers on the speakers platform. Base: Naval Submarine Base, New London State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

COL Carleton accepts the wing flag from MGEN Marcus A. Anderson, Commander, 3rd Air Force, U.S. Air Forces, Europe, during the change of command ceremony at which Carleton assumes command of the 81st Tactical Fighter Wing. Base: Raf Bentwaters Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Trip to Western States: White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. President John F. Kennedy (wearing sunglasses) shakes hands with Sergeant First Class Harman D. Swits, III (left), who presented President Kennedy with a scale model of the Sergeant missile at the White Sands Missile Range in White Sands, New Mexico; the President visited White Sands to view missile demonstrations. Also pictured: Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (holding Sergeant missile model); Sergeant First Class Jimmie Grimes; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. See also MO 63.2019, Model of Sergeant Missile, from the John F. Kennedy Museum Collection.

DN-ST-86-07190. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-85-12804. Base: West Point State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Army-Navy Football Game, Philadelphia, 1:30PM. President John F. Kennedy watches the Army-Navy Football Game (United States Military Academy Cadets versus United States Naval Academy Midshipmen) from the Navy side of the stands. L-R: Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy, Rear Admiral John F. Davidson; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric (facing away); Myrtle England DiSalle (wife of Governor DiSalle); Governor of Ohio, Mike DiSalle; President Kennedy; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Mary Lee Lamar Anderson (wife of Admiral Anderson); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

DN-ST-86-06010. Base: Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Trip to Western States: Visit to the Pacific Fleet, President Kennedy aboard the USS Kitty Hawk, 5:00PM. Military officials pose aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), during President John F. Kennedys visit to the U.S. Pacific Fleet, at sea off the coast of San Diego, California. Left to right: Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth.

Inaugural parde, President William Jefferson Clinton with the first family, Vice President and second family stand on the steps of the east side of the Capitol with GEN Streeter, Chairman of the Armed Forces Inaugural Committee, to review the military ceremonial units before proceeding to the White House. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

1982 - Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger snaps his jacket as he prepares to tour the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV-64) during a visit..

A member of the US Army Herald Trumpets awaits the arrival of the President at the Tennessee Inaugural Ball. State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Ceremony celebrating the Unification of Italy, 10:31AM. Ceremony celebrating the Unification of Italy. Italian Ambassador to the United States, Manlio Brosio speaks from the lectern; attendees listen while seated in the audience and onstage; members of the United States Marine Band sit onstage at left. Seated in group at right onstage, front row (L-R): Archbishop Patrick A. O'Boyle; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn; President John F. Kennedy; Congressman Victor L. Anfuso (New York); unidentified man; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island). State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.rnrn

DN-ST-90-00192. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Retired Commander Eleonore B. Rickover sits on the speakers platform during the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS HYMAN G. RICKOVER (SSN 709) at General Dynamics Electric Boat Division. Mrs. Rickover is the sponsor and wife of the ship's namesake. Seated in the background is Lieutenant Commander James M. Leone, Chaplain Corps. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DD-ST-89-03972. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-85-08956. Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal to Gen. George H. Decker, 12:05PM. President John F. Kennedy presents the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (right). Looking on (L-R): Representative George H. Mahon (Texas); Helen Decker; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; General Deckers son, James Inman Decker. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. Blemish in left portion of image is original to the negative.

A view of the official cake cutting ceremony following the christening of the guided missile destroyer USS MASON (DDG 87). Left to right: Commander David Gale, USN Prospective Commanding Officer, the Honorable Olympia J. Snowe, US Senator, Maine and ships sponsor, and Mr. Allan C. Cameron, CEO, General Dynamics Company. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Former Chief of Naval Operations and Survivor from the destroyer ex-USS REID (DD-369), Retired ADM Robert B. Carney speaks during christening and launching ceremonies for the guided missile frigate USS REID (FFG-30) at the Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp., Los Angeles Div. Base: San Pedro State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-00794. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Presentation of the National Medal of Science to Dr. Theodore von Karman, 12:15PM. President John F. Kennedy presents the National Medal of Science to Dr. Theodore von Kármán in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Chairman of the President's Committee on the National Medal of Science, Frederick Seitz; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (mostly hidden behind Mr. Seitz); General Bernard Schriever; President Kennedy; General Curtis E. LeMay; Dr. von Kármán; President of the California Institute of Technology, Dr. Lee A. DuBridge; unidentified; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner.

Soloist for the Marine Band, MASTER GUNNERY Sergeant Michael Ryan sings at the 1997 Presidential Inaugural Swearing-in Ceremony. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-09803. Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-03350. Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of Defense Casper W. Weinberger presents Admiral Bobby R. Inman, Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, with the Distinguished Service Medal and hosts retirement reception for the Admiral. Attendees include: Mrs. Inman and their two sons, Secretary of Army, John O. Marsh Jr.; General John W. Vessey Jr., USA, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of STAFF; Admiral Thomas B. Hayward, USN, CHIEF of Naval Operations; General Robert II. Barrow, USMC, Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Lew Allen Jr., USAF, CHIEF of STAFF; General Jerome F. O'Malley, USAF, Vice CHIEF of STAFF and General David C. Jones, USAF, retired. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Senator Mack Mattingly, R-Georgia, speaks during the launching ceremony for the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS GEORGIA (SSBN 729). Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Meeting with former President Dwight D. Eisenhower (DDE) at Camp David. President John F. Kennedy stands in the doorway of the Presidential residence Aspen Lodge at Camp David, Frederick County, Maryland. Naval Aide to the President Tazewell Shepard, Jr. stands at left.

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

Former POW and U.S. Navy LCMDR Frederick R. Purrington with Navy officer in the lounge. LCMDR Purrington was captured on 20 Oct 66 and released by the North Vietnamese in Hanoi on 18 Feb 73. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-87-10517. Base: Cannes Country: France (FRA)

Vice Adm. Joseph Metcalf III, deputy chief of naval operations, Surface Warfare, presents a gift to Anne Gates, sponsor, during a reception following the launching of the guided missile cruiser THOMAS S. GATES (CG-51). William E. Haggett, president of Bath Iron Works Corp., looks on. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Military personnel assist guests attending Inauguration Day functions 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)

930114-D-9880W-238. Base: Fort Myer State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

During the celebration and monument dedication of the 50th anniversary of Basic Military Training, CHIEF MASTER SGT. of the Air Force (RET) Gary Pfingstan and CHIEF John Eggers, Basic Military Training Group Superintendent, pose in front of the monument. Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010615-D-9880W-021. State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-87-00233. Base: Boston State: Massachusetts (MA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Jesus Ingalla, Capiz. Stewart 1/C Jesus Ingalla, Capiz, P.I., a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Station.

Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney speaks at the commissioning of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-86-02167. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

John O. Marsh Jr., Secretary of the Army, promotes COL William A. Stofft, CHIEF of Military History, to the rank of brigadier general during a ceremony at the Fort Myer Officers Club. Assisting Marsh is Stofft's wife, Patty. Base: Fort Myer, Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Baltimore Mayor William D. Schaefer speaks during the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BALTIMORE (SSN-704). Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

New Secretary of the Army Cyrus R. Vance and Defense Department General Counsel John T. McNaughton are sworn-in by Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara at the Pentagon. Swearing-in ceremony for new Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance, and General Counsel of the Department of Defense, John T. McNaughton, at the Pentagon. Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (left, with back to camera), visits with Secretary Vance. Arlington, Virginia.

As his wife, Kitty holds the Bible, Lieutenant General Elvin R. Heiberg III is sworn in as the Army's new CHIEF of Engineers by Major General Robert M. Joyce, the Army Adjutant General, during a ceremony at the Pentagon. Secretary of the Army John O. Marsh Jr. is at right. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-88-07906. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-93-04157. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Station, Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-85-06244. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-89-08269. Base: Shanghai Country: China (CHN)

Presentation of the National Security Medal to Allen Dulles, 11:00AM. Allen W. Dulles (standing at the lectern), retiring director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), delivers remarks upon receiving the National Security Medal. Seated in the first row (L-R): John A. McCone, Director of the CIA (partially hidden by Mr. Dulles); President John F. Kennedy; and General C.P. Cabell, Deputy Director of the CIA. Seated in the back row (L-R): Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton, Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, and Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard. CIA headquarters, Langley, Virginia.

DN-SC-89-06639. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

ADM Frank B. Kelso II, chief of naval operations, speaks to Navy personnel during a visit to the base. Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point Country: Philippines

Trip to Costa Rica: President Kennedy greets Costa Rican Little Leaguers Boy Scouts, United States Embassy Residence in San Rafael de Escazú. President John F. Kennedy greets little league baseball players and boy scouts from the Guías y Scouts de Costa Rica (Guides and Scouts of Costa Rica) at the United States Embassy residence in San Rafael de Escazú, Costa Rica. Left to right: White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. Jerry Behn; unidentified; Secret Service agent, Paul A. Burns; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; President Kennedy (autographing a baseball); Senator Wayne Morse (Oregon); Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard (in back); Representative Armistead I. Selden, Jr. (Alabama); others unidentified. Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. O'Donnell, stands in background (right of column).

Sponsor Elizabeth T. Underwood christens the guided missile frigate UNDERWOOD (FFG-36) during the launching ceremony. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-88-00834. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A chief petty officer from the combat stores ship USS SYLVANIA (AFS-2) holds his daughter as he talks to a member of the media. The SYLVANIA has returned to Norfolk following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region in support of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-85-13010. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-85-08974. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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