Pentagon Visits and Activities

Images of military and government officials engaging in discussions and ceremonies at the Pentagon, emphasizing defense and leadership.

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Event honoring the 186th birthday of Ulysses S. Grant, at the General Grant National Memorial, New York City, New York, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne delivering remarks and joining participating dignitaries incluiding U.S. Army Brigadier General Robert Caslen, Commandant of the Corps of Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy; Adrian Benepe, New York City Commissioner of the Department of Parks and Recreation; Maria Burks, Commissioner of the National Parks of New York Harbor; and Ulysses Grant Dietz, the great-great grandson of General Grant. Also on hand for the event, featuring a wreath-laying ceremony, were members of the U.S. Military Academy Corps of Cadets Honor Guard.

031124-F-2828D-148. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020812-D-9880W-006. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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020917-D-9880W-006. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060212-N-0696M-373. Base: Algiers Country: Algeria (DZA)

010416-D-2987S-003. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010801-D-2987S-031. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030501-D-2987S-174. Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Event honoring the 186th birthday of Ulysses S. Grant, at the General Grant National Memorial, New York City, New York, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne delivering remarks and joining participating dignitaries incluiding U.S. Army Brigadier General Robert Caslen, Commandant of the Corps of Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy; Adrian Benepe, New York City Commissioner of the Department of Parks and Recreation; Maria Burks, Commissioner of the National Parks of New York Harbor; and Ulysses Grant Dietz, the great-great grandson of General Grant. Also on hand for the event, featuring a wreath-laying ceremony, were members of the U.S. Military Academy Corps of Cadets Honor Guard.

010614-D-9880W-008. State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar engage in a bilateral exchange at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 26, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza)

Brig. GEN. Lindner Costa, Portuguese Commander Azores Air Zone, greets Secretary of Defense William Perry. Secretary of Defense Portugal, Antonio Vitorino, looks on. Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT)

Event honoring the 186th birthday of Ulysses S. Grant, at the General Grant National Memorial, New York City, New York, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne delivering remarks and joining participating dignitaries incluiding U.S. Army Brigadier General Robert Caslen, Commandant of the Corps of Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy; Adrian Benepe, New York City Commissioner of the Department of Parks and Recreation; Maria Burks, Commissioner of the National Parks of New York Harbor; and Ulysses Grant Dietz, the great-great grandson of General Grant. Also on hand for the event, featuring a wreath-laying ceremony, were members of the U.S. Military Academy Corps of Cadets Honor Guard.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne previewing new Interior Museum exhibit, "The Vietnam Veterans Memorial: America Responds," commemorating the 25th anniversary of the dedication of the Memorial through photographs, drawings, and models illustrating the Memorial's creation as well as personal objects left at the Wall by the general public

060621-A-7588H-017. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

061017-D-2987S-017. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Ambassador Lee McClenny welcomes U.S. Secretary of State Michael R Pompeo upon the Secretary's arrival at Asunci�n, Paraguay, April 12, 2019.

021108-D-2987S-004. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

930114-D-9880W-015. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

021017-D-2987S-004. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Event honoring the 186th birthday of Ulysses S. Grant, at the General Grant National Memorial, New York City, New York, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne delivering remarks and joining participating dignitaries incluiding U.S. Army Brigadier General Robert Caslen, Commandant of the Corps of Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy; Adrian Benepe, New York City Commissioner of the Department of Parks and Recreation; Maria Burks, Commissioner of the National Parks of New York Harbor; and Ulysses Grant Dietz, the great-great grandson of General Grant. Also on hand for the event, featuring a wreath-laying ceremony, were members of the U.S. Military Academy Corps of Cadets Honor Guard.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yorktown, Virginia to deliver the keynote address at the 225th anniversary celebration of the Battle of Yorktown. Among other dignitaries on hand for the commemorative events were Virginia Senators John Warner and George Allen, former U.S. Army Secretary John Marsh, French Ambassador to the U.S. Jean-David Levitte, and French Defense Minister Michelle Alliot-Marie.

German National Security Adviser Christoph Heusgen escorts U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.S. Ambassador to Germany John Emerson as they leave the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on October 22, 2014, following a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yorktown, Virginia to deliver the keynote address at the 225th anniversary celebration of the Battle of Yorktown. Among other dignitaries on hand for the commemorative events were Virginia Senators John Warner and George Allen, former U.S. Army Secretary John Marsh, French Ambassador to the U.S. Jean-David Levitte, and French Defense Minister Michelle Alliot-Marie.

020312-D-9880W-003. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Department of the Interior-hosted dinner event honoring wounded veterans, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and other senior officials presiding

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with Department of Defense delegation including the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Installations and Environment, S.J. Penn, and the Executive Director of the Joint Guam Program Office, retired Major General David Bice

051018-F-5586B-050. Base: Beijing State: Beijing Municipality Country: China (CHN)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., to view Marine Corps Evening Parade, deliver remarks, and attend reception at the site, a National Historic Landmark

010316-D-9880W-021. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - PHOTOS OF BRIGADIER GENERAL JACK KELLY AND CHINESE DELEGATION

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President Bush attends wreath-laying ceremony at the Pentagon, commemorating 5th anniversary of 911 attacks

061020-F-5586B-005. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040405-M-8172E-112. Base: Port-Au-Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)

010619-D-2987S-123. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Foreign Affairs Day 2005 ceremonies, speeches, award presentations. Events included a ceremony at the American Foreign Service Association's (AFSA) Memorial Plaque, in the Harry S. Truman Building's C Street Lobby, honoring foreign service officers who died in the line of duty. AFSA President John Limbert, Under Secretary for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns, and other officials delivered remarks, as three new entries on the plaque the names of James Mollen and Edward Seitz, of U.S. Embassy Baghdad, and John O'Grady, of U.S. Consulate in Brisbane were unveiled.

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021021-D-2987S-008. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President Bush delivers speech at F.B.I. Academy

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yorktown, Virginia to deliver the keynote address at the 225th anniversary celebration of the Battle of Yorktown. Among other dignitaries on hand for the commemorative events were Virginia Senators John Warner and George Allen, former U.S. Army Secretary John Marsh, French Ambassador to the U.S. Jean-David Levitte, and French Defense Minister Michelle Alliot-Marie.

050816-F-6911G-011. Base: Ascuncion Country: Paraguay (PRY)

041214-D-2987S-078. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030428-D-2987S-134. Base: As Saliya Military Camp State: Doha Country: Qatar (QAT)

021009-D-9880W-016. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

061003-F-5586B-277. Base: Managua Country: Nicaragua (NIC)

930312-D-2987S-007. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - PHOTOS OF BRIGADIER GENERAL JACK KELLY AND CHINESE DELEGATION

011130-D-9880W-004. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III meets with Jordans King Abdullah II at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 12, 2022.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III welcomes Australian Minister of Defense Richard Marles to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp Smith, Hawaii, Oct. 1, 2022. Austin met with Marles and Japanese Minister of Defense Yasukaza Hamada to strengthen the bonds between them. Photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

010928-D-2987S-004. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremony for Joío Goulart, President of Brazil, 10:00AM. President John F. Kennedy (right, holding hat) shakes hands with President of Brazil Joío Goulart upon President Goularts arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. Also pictured: U.S. State Department Interpreter José de Seabra (right of President Goulart) and Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (back left).

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011116-N-5576W-002. Base: Rtc Great Lakes State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of the Army Honorable Thomas E. White, (left), Major General (MG) Larry Dodgen, Commander US Army Aviation and other members from Redstone Arsenal converse at the Armed Forces prior to a luncheon at the Van Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Base: Huntsville State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

031206-A-0101A-006. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

020919-D-9880W-013. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

021114-D-2987S-015. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

011126-D-2987S-005. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040319-F-6244S-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

930422-D-2987S-004. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

051021-F-5586B-464. Base: Seoul State: Seoul National Capital Area Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

060307-N-0696M-203. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010605-A-2511W-020. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Skopje Country: Macedonia (MKD) Scene Major Command Shown: MACOMS

030427-D-2987S-022. Base: Abu Dhabi Iap State: Abu Dhabi Emirate Country: United Arab Emerites (UAE)

010910-F-9880W-003. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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040617-F-5343T-077. Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

051019-F-5586B-345. Base: Beijing State: Beijing Municipality Country: China (CHN)

050727-F-6911G-011. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., to view Marine Corps Evening Parade, deliver remarks, and attend reception at the site, a National Historic Landmark

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III greets Turkish Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar at the NATO Defense Ministerial in Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 13, 2022. Austin met with NATO defense leaders to discuss the implementation of decisions made at the Madrid Summit in June and steps the Alliance is taking to meet evolving security needs.

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061215-F-0193C-016. Base: Pentagon Parade Field State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030801-D-9880W-007. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-88-02809. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Foreign Affairs Day 2005 ceremonies, speeches, award presentations. Events included a ceremony at the American Foreign Service Association's (AFSA) Memorial Plaque, in the Harry S. Truman Building's C Street Lobby, honoring foreign service officers who died in the line of duty. AFSA President John Limbert, Under Secretary for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns, and other officials delivered remarks, as three new entries on the plaque the names of James Mollen and Edward Seitz, of U.S. Embassy Baghdad, and John O'Grady, of U.S. Consulate in Brisbane were unveiled.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Greek Defense Minister Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos engage in a bilateral exchange at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., July 18, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza)

001220-F-9528H-001. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

US Defense Secretary, Robert M. Gates, right, escorts King Abdullah ll of Jordan 2009

010417-D-9880W-005. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

930315-D-2987S-015. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Event honoring the 186th birthday of Ulysses S. Grant, at the General Grant National Memorial, New York City, New York, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne delivering remarks and joining participating dignitaries incluiding U.S. Army Brigadier General Robert Caslen, Commandant of the Corps of Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy; Adrian Benepe, New York City Commissioner of the Department of Parks and Recreation; Maria Burks, Commissioner of the National Parks of New York Harbor; and Ulysses Grant Dietz, the great-great grandson of General Grant. Also on hand for the event, featuring a wreath-laying ceremony, were members of the U.S. Military Academy Corps of Cadets Honor Guard.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, Mississippi, for touring, participation in events highlighting the restoration project--funded jointly by the National Park Service and the Friends of the Vicksburg National Military Park and Campaign, as part of the National Park Centennial Initiative--aimed at replacing interpretive battlefield markers and conserving the array of bronze statuary and stone monuments at the Civil War site. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the events, including the unveiling of the first group of 22 metal markers identifying the specific locations of various Union and Confederate artillery batteries during the siege and defense of Vicksburg, were National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and country music star Trace Adkins, among other dignitaries.

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GEN Larry D. Welch, Vice President George H.W. Bush, and Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger stand during the ceremony at which Welch is sworn in as CHIEF of STAFF of the Air Force. Country: Unknown

051219-N-0696M-015. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian Pacific Affairs Daniel Russel, watched by U.S. Navy Admirals Samuel Locklear and Kurt Tidd, look over their notes before the beginning of the Bilateral Cooperation session at the sixth U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Beijing, China on July 9, 2014.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yorktown, Virginia to deliver the keynote address at the 225th anniversary celebration of the Battle of Yorktown. Among other dignitaries on hand for the commemorative events were Virginia Senators John Warner and George Allen, former U.S. Army Secretary John Marsh, French Ambassador to the U.S. Jean-David Levitte, and French Defense Minister Michelle Alliot-Marie.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, Mississippi, for touring, participation in events highlighting the restoration project--funded jointly by the National Park Service and the Friends of the Vicksburg National Military Park and Campaign, as part of the National Park Centennial Initiative--aimed at replacing interpretive battlefield markers and conserving the array of bronze statuary and stone monuments at the Civil War site. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the events, including the unveiling of the first group of 22 metal markers identifying the specific locations of various Union and Confederate artillery batteries during the siege and defense of Vicksburg, were National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and country music star Trace Adkins, among other dignitaries.

030311-D-9880W-153. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Craig Manson, foreground far left, and Office of Personnel Management Director Kay Coles James, center, among officials on hand for Department of Interior South Building ceremony marking adoption by Interior employees of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division and the 10th Mountain Division as wartime focal points for volunteer activities

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Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining National Park Service Director Mary Bomar and other officials for tours, reception at the Arlington House-Robert E. Lee Memorial, Arlington, Virginia

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