Saluting the Flag

Depicts military personnel saluting the American flag in various settings, emphasizing patriotism and solemn ceremonies at significant sites.

Silhouette of a soldier giving hand salute while holding American flag, with sunset in background.

The U.S. Navy Parachute Team, nicknamed the Leap Frogs, conducts an aerial demonstration from a U.S. Army C-147A at the 2022 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Sept. 23, 2022. The Leap Frogs Navy Parachute Team is made up of active-duty Navy SEALs, Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen and support personnel. The theme for the 2022 MCAS Miramar Air Show, Marines Fight, Evolve and Win, reflects the Marine Corps ongoing modernization efforts to prepare for future conflicts.

Ballistic Rocket. Nuclear Missile With Warhead. War Backgound

Family members and loved ones wave American flags to send greetings to the incoming guided missile cruiser USS Thomas S. Gates (CG-51) as the ship enters the Hampton Roadstead upon returning from Operation Desert Storm. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Run for the Fallen lead vehicle drives into the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) compound after Volunteers run multiple miles around Fort Carson Garrison on September 9, 2022. 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) hosted Run for the Fallen Colorado and paid special tribute and honors to those 10th SFG(A) Fallen Soldiers as well as those lost on September 11, 2001.

A soldier on flag detail prepares to fold Old Glory as part of a daily reveille ceremony held Oct. 24 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. The flag was presented to Brig. Gen. Donald Tatum, commanding general of the 135th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary). This particular set of stars and strips flew over Army Support Group-Kuwait's headquarters for 211 days, a period that coincidentally coincided with the time Tatum and his troops had commanded many of the logistical missions conducted under U.S. Central Command's area of operations. Earlier that day, the Alabama National Guard unit conducted a transfer of authority ceremony with the 143d ESC, an Army Reserve sustainment command headquartered in Orlando, Fla. The 135th ESC spent two months training their 143d ESC counterparts while simultaneously overseeing missions and operations throughout the Middle East.

Usa, Virginia, Arlington. 'Supermoon' over the Iwo Jima Memorial

DN-ST-86-03360. Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020823-F-3805C-004. Base: Baku Country: Azerbaijan (AZE) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

A U.S. Army Soldier from the New Jersey National Guard's Honor Guard holds a folded flag during training at the Lawrenceville Armory, N.J., Feb. 12, 2015. The Soldiers were trying out for a coveted position on the Honor Guard team.

Airmen from the 501st Combat Support Wing, fold an American flag prior to a national anthem demonstration at Wembley Stadium, in London, England, Oct. 30, 2022. Approximately 70 uniformed personnel represented the U.S. Air Force and nation by unveiling an American flag during the pre-game ceremonies of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Denver Broncos NFL game.

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress, assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, approaches a KC-10 Extender assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, for air refueling support, during a Bomber Task Force mission, over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Sept. 4, 2022. The bombers flight originated at Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford, England, and flew over the Eastern Mediterranean, Arabian Peninsula and Red Sea before departing the region showcasing the strategic capability U.S. bombers provide in helping maintain stability in the USCENTCOM theater.

220916-N-ND021-1021 NORFOLK, VA. (September 16, 2022) An officer holds USS Monterey's (CG 61) commissioning pennant and ensign after they were lowered for the final time during its decommissioning ceremony. Monterey was commissioned on June 16, 1990, and was a U.S. Navy warship for 32 years.

oregon, united states of america, grave site at willamette national cemetery

060911-N-3218H-302. Base: Virginia Beach State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

070110-N-6106R-031. Base: Yokosuka State: Kanagawa Prefecture Country: Japan (JPN)

USA, Pennsylvania, Shanksville: Flight 93 memorial, Temporary memorial to the victims of terrorist aircrash on 9/11/2001

A member of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command parachute team, the Black Daggers, flies the American flag at the Titans of Flight Air Expo, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, April 8, 2022. The airshow showcases more than 50 aerial demonstration performances and static aircraft displays.

A flag and a flower was placed on the gravestones of 457 American infants were buried between 1952 and 1971,in the cemetery adjacent to the U.S. Army Daenner Kaserne. They were honored on Saturday, May 14, at the Kindergraves Memorial Ceremony. The event, held annually the Saturday after Mothers Day, was hosted by the U.S. Air Forces Ramstein Area Chiefs Group and the German American and International Womens Club. Both groups came together in the 1980s when the initial lease for the plots was set to expire. They worked with the city of Kaiserslautern and cemetery management to move the gravesites and draft a new lease.

Three female Marines, in dress blue uniforms, raise the morning colors. Number three of three. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Pentagon officials unfurled an American flag over the side of the Pentagon in the rain during an observance ceremony at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial to honor the 184 lives lost in the 2001 terrorist attack on the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 11, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders)

Old Glory is shown on the jumbotron at Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 11, 2022. Families and friends of the 35th Infantry Division attended the Military Appreciation Royals baseball game to show support for their deployed Soldiers. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Spc. Rose Di Trolio)

North America, United States, New England. American Flag on barn.

The American flag on the garrison flagpole is shown Jan. 2, 2024, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984. Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on the Defense Visual Information Distribution System at https://www.dvidshub.net/fmpao, on Facebook by searching ftmccoy, and on Twitter by searching usagmccoy.

Memorial grave marker cross and American Stars and Stripes flag at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Omaha Beach, Colleville sur Mer, Basse Normandie, France.

Hand cyclists move through the 'wear blue: run to remember' mile during the 47th Marine Corps Marathon, at Hains Point, Washington D.C., Oct, 30, 2022. The 'wear blue: run to remember' mile is a tribute intended to honor and humanize those who gave their lives for this country with 225 posters with photographs of the Faces of the Fallen.

September 7, 2007 - A memorial flag is illuminated near the spot where American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Wilson M. Moore speaks at the change of command ceremony for 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion at Camp Pendleton, California, June 14, 2022. During the ceremony, Moore relinquished command to Lt. Col. Daniel R. Petronzio.

U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary force re-enact the flag raising on Mount Suribachi, during the 247th Marine Corps Birthday Ball ceremony at the Wilmington Convention Center, N.C., Nov. 5, 2022. The 247th Marine Corps Birthday Ball honors past, present, and future Marines.

Vintage Photograph. Flag Raising ceremony at Boston University.

Aids to Navigation Operations - 26-HK-63-1. American flag flying outside military tent. Hurricane Katrina

WASHINGTON (July 22, 2015) The statue of the Lone Sailor looks toward the American flag as it flies at half-mast at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C. President Barack Obama ordered American flags flown at half-staff at federal facilities in honor of the five service members killed July 16, 2015 in Chattanooga, Tenn.

A pallet containing humanitarian relief supplies to Pakistan loaded into the cargo bay of a C-17 Globemaster III, Southwest Asia

Small USA flag patches and identification tags on military uniform.

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at ceremonies at the War Correspondents Memorial, Burkittsville, Maryland, featuring unveiling of plaque honoring fourprominent journalists killed during war and war-related coverage in Iraq and Pakistan

Military officers carrying former U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson's casket up steps in the Great Hall, The Lyndon B. Johnson Library and Museum, Austin, USA, Frank Wolfe, January 23, 1973

A SHOW OF FORCE (1990), directed by BRUNO BARRETO.

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Memorial day concept. American flag and military dog tags on a black background. Remember and honor. Banner format. Memorial day concept. American flag and military dog tags on black background. Remember and honor.

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

Illustration of U.S. Marine in front of the USA flag.

Senior Airman Isaac McMullen, 96th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, waves the American flag and Maintenance Group guidon as his C-130H Hercules returns from a three-month deployment to Europe on May 19, 2022, at Minneapolis-St. Paul Air Reserve Station. The 934th Airlift Wing performed tactical airlifts and vital aeromedical evacuations in support of U.S. European Command to assure our Allies and Partners in the region and deter any future aggression. (U.S. Air Force Picture by Chris Farley)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen from Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina, participate in the Field of Glory Flag Day Ceremony June 14, 2022, in Erwin, North Carolina.(U.S. Air Force photo/Jim Bove)

The U.S. flag is shown set at half staff Dec. 7, 2022, at the installation flagpole at Fort McCoy, Wis., in honor of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, also referred to as Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day or Pearl Harbor Day, is observed annually in the United States on December 7, to remember and honor the 2,403 Americans who were killed in the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941, which led to the United States declaring war on Japan the next day and thus entering World War II.

Senior Airman Michael Dossa, from the 96th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron, waits to carry in the American flag prior to a full-honors funeral demonstration at the Honor Guard graduation ceremony Jan. 26, 2024 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Approximately 13 new Airmen graduated from the 120-plus-hour course. The graduation demonstration includes flag detail, rifle volley, pallbearers and bugler for friends, family and leadership.

U.S. Air Force Col. Sheldon B. Wilson relinquishes command of the 165th Operations Group, Georgia Air National Guard, to newly promoted Col. Jonathan M. Drew on June 12, 2022 in the fuel cell hangar at the 165th Airlift Wing in Savannah, Georgia.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Seth Breitweser, a combat engineer with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, Logistics Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22, carries the American flag during the closing ceremony for exercise Harii Hamutuk 22 at Metenaro Military Base, Dili, Timor-Leste, Sept. 28, 2022. Harii Hamutuk is a multinational exercise that focuses on engineer-skill based training and subject matter exchanges.

The United States Army Flag, Closeup View. United States Army Flag Closeup

A Boy Scout hands out American flags to crowd members gathering for the christening ceremony of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) at Newport News Shipbuilding Company. As the sixth ship of its class, the GEORGE WASHINGTON represents the most technologically advanced Nimitz class carrier. Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

34-star American Flag, ca. 1862 , American Civil War 20th Massachusetts Regiment

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34-star American Flag, ca. 1862 , American Civil War 20th Massachusetts Regiment

Missouri Battleship. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

SALEM, Mass. - Military and civilian dignitaries and others braved a snowy day on April 1, 2017, to commemorate the First Muster in Salem, Mass. Howitzers blasted to honor the 380th anniversary of the event, which led to creation of the modern National Guard.

The American flag is hoisted above the Fort McCoy, Wis., historic Commemorative Area on July 14, 2022, for the Fort McCoy Garrison Change of Command ceremony at the installation. The flag served as a backdrop to the outdoor ceremony that was held in front of Veterans Memorial Plaza at the Commemorative Area. The historic area has become a favorite location for military ceremonies at Fort McCoy. The flag was raised and prepared by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department.

The U.S. flag is shown set at half staff Dec. 7, 2022, at the installation flagpole at Fort McCoy, Wis., in honor of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, also referred to as Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day or Pearl Harbor Day, is observed annually in the United States on December 7, to remember and honor the 2,403 Americans who were killed in the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941, which led to the United States declaring war on Japan the next day and thus entering World War II.

220926-N-WU964-1025 WATERS EAST OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA (Sept. 24, 2022) Airman Patrick Tizano, forward, from Miami, and Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) Airman Dylan Dipietro, Riverside, California, hoist down the national ensign on the flight deck of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), as the ship departs Busan, Republic of Korea, Sept. 26. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

Two women hold up a flag as the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62) moves away from the pier. The INDEPENDENCE will travel to U.S. Naval Station, Yokosuka, Japan, to relieve the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41) as the Navy's forward-based aircraft carrier. Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Handgun lying on American flag. United states of America and weapons concept. USA flag. Gun law in America VS

220912-N-IW125-1102 KEY WEST, Fla. (Sep 12, 2022) U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Selectees and Naval Air Station Key West Fire Department host a 9/11 remembrance ceremony at NAS Key Wests Boca Chica Field Sep. 12, 2022. Naval Air Station Key West is the state-of-the-art facility for combat fighter aircraft of all military services, provides world-class pierside support to U.S. and foreign naval vessels, and is the premier training center for surface and subsurface military operations.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii, for tours, discussions with local officials

020525-F-2902B-015. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at ceremonies at the War Correspondents Memorial, Burkittsville, Maryland, featuring unveiling of plaque honoring fourprominent journalists killed during war and war-related coverage in Iraq and Pakistan

US Marine Corps war memorial, Arlington, Virginia, USA, North America

Memorial day concept. Handwritten lettering on black chalkboard and American flag. Remember and honor.. Memorial day concept. Handwritten lettering on black chalkboard and American flag.

U.S. Army Special Forces and Czech Special Forces participate in joint training during exercise Emerald Warrior 22.1 at Hurlburt Field, Florida, April 29, 2022. Emerald Warrior is the largest joint special operations exercise involving U.S. Special Operations Command forces training for response to various threats above and below the threshold of armed conflict.

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Coast Guard Structures - Station Gulfport - 26-HK-98-35. Hurricane Katrina

Flintlock pistol with American flag and Declaration of Independence

Several honorary commanders and of Vandenberg Space Force Base visit Space Launch Complex 6 after their induction ceremony at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., May 11, 2022. The tour showcased Vandenbergs mission and launch capabilities.

Vintage Photograph. US Marine Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery depicting flag raising on Mt Suribachi, Iwo Jima in World War II on Feb 23 1945, Washington, DC

A retirement ceremony is held for U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Heidi Bunker the eleventh Ohio state command chief on September 10, 2022, at Robert S. Beightler Armory in Columbus, Ohio. Her retirement followed a change of authority ceremony.

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USA, Pennsylvania, Shanksville: Flight 93 memorial, Temporary memorial to the victims of terrorist aircrash on 9/11/2001

020510-F-9877S-043. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Air Base Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the National Mall, Washington DC, United States of America

040531-N-9643K-008. Base: USS Utah Memorial State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Postcard of Sailors Forming American Flag. ca. November 1917, 'A LIVING FLAG' Covering seven acres composed of ten thousand Blue Jackets under command of Captain W. A. Moffett, Commandant, at the World's greatest Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois, November, 1917.

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 174, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, participate in a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan 10, 2024. U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Andrei Ghioca relinquished command of MWSS-174 to U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Trevahn M. Williams

Fort Stewart/Hunter Army Airfield Fire Emergency Services lead Soldiers, civilians and Family members from the Hunter Army Airfield area for a Patriot Day run at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, Sept. 8, 2022. Soldiers, family members, veterans, Department of Defense civilians and guests participated in the run.

Members of the 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 194th Armor Regiment participated in the annual Bataan Memorial March, September 10, 2022. The half marathon event was held near the Brainerd Training and Community Center with participants walking, rucking or running in remembrance of the Bataan Death March. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

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Composite image of Lincoln Memorial and Civil War soldiers in battle with U.S. Constitution

The American flag flies above the Iwo Jima Monument next to the parade deck on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. March 30, 2023. Platoons from Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, were marching on the parade deck near the monument, which honors the memory of the men of the U.S. Marine Corps who have given their lives to their country.

The American flag is hoisted above the Fort McCoy, Wis., historic Commemorative Area on July 14, 2022, for the Fort McCoy Garrison Change of Command ceremony at the installation. The flag served as a backdrop to the outdoor ceremony that was held in front of Veterans Memorial Plaza at the Commemorative Area. The historic area has become a favorite location for military ceremonies at Fort McCoy. The flag was raised and prepared by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department.

SAMSON, AL (June 14, 2022) Seaman Second Class Tceollyar Simmons memorial service. On November 19, 2021, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of Seaman Second Class Tceollyar, missing from World War II.

South Carolina, Charleston, Fort Sumter National Monument. Historic Civil War flags.

A view of the USS UTAH Memorial on the north side of Ford Island. The Memorial pays tribute to the 58 men who lost their lives as the ship was sunk in the opening minutes of the Japanese surprise attack on 7 December 1941 which signaled Americas entry into the hostilities of World War II. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jonathan Valdes Montijo, a public affairs specialist with the 1st Special Operations Wing, shared his story of leaving his hometown Manati, Puerto Rico, to join the Air Force, as part of National Hispanic Heritage Month. Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated annually from Sept. 15 - Oct. 15.

220907-N-XS877-6303 NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY NAPLES, Italy (Sept. 7, 2022) Patches and photos were placed out for those participating in the 9/11 Stair Climb Challenge onboard Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples. The patches and photos represent the 343 firefighters that lost their lives in the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. NSA Naples is an operational ashore base that enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to be where they are needed, when they are needed to ensure security and stability in Europe, Africa, and Southwest Asia.

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