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U.S. National ensign aboard USS Carl Vinson
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A US Marine Corps (USMC) color guard from the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marin...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT II 2003 Base: Camp Engaru State: Hokkaido Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Robert W. Kunda, USMC... More
Two US Marine Corps (USMC) Major (MAJ) Murphy, Troop Commander, and US...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lager Aulenbach State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Joe Springfield, USAF Release Status: Re... More
A lone U.S. Air Force AIRMAN stands at attention and salutes the Ameri...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bolling Air Force Base State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Amber K. Whittington,... More
US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to the Sturgeon Class Attack Submarine ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bremerton State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: John Woodmansee, CIV, Usn Release Status: Releas... More
U.S. Navy Command MASTER CHIEF Christopher Engles, assigned to the Nim...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Sheldon Rowley, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More
Two U.S. Navy Sailors, serving as morning color detail aboard the U.S....
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Frank Cable (AS 40) Scene Camera Operator: MC1 Jeremy Johnson, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More
U.S. Navy MASTER CHIEF Sonar Technician Yoshimi Core, Command MASTER C...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Kathleen Gorby, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Ph... More
The flag detail on board USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) retire the Nation...
MAYPORT, Fla. (Mar. 23, 2007) The flag detail on board USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) retire the National Ensign for the last time during the decommissioning ceremony of the naval warship. Kennedy will be put to i... More
U.S. Navy CHIEF Special Warfare Operator Larry Summerfield,, member of...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shepherdsville State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MC1 Terry Matlock, USN Release Status: Releas... More
Sailors assigned to USS Hawaii (SSN 776) stand at attention after hois...
GROTON, Conn. (May. 05, 2007) Sailors assigned to USS Hawaii (SSN 776) stand at attention after hoisting the National Ensign and Commissioning Pennant, placing the ship in active service. Hawaii is the third Vi... More
Cutter Rush departs Yokosuka, Japan
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A Sailor raises the National Ensign during a commissioning ceremony ab...
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Culinary Specialist 1st Class Arnel Ortega, assigned to Joint Base Pea...
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USS Mesa Verde celebrates Independence
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An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Wildcats of Strike
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Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau
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National ensign retired in Cocodrie, La.
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Petty Officer 2nd Class Josh Coon, (left), and Petty
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The national ensign flies at half staff at Camp Justice,
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Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise
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Petty Officer 3rd Class Leonard H. Adams Jr., mass
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Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz, US Navy Photogrpah
Quartermaster 3rd Class Antoin Gray, from Bronx, N.Y., folds the national ensign aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of respon... More
Coast Guard crew members, assigned to the Coast Guard
Coast Guard crew members, assigned to the Coast Guard Cutter Tern, fold the National Ensign aboard the Tern in the San Francisco Bay, Friday, July 4, 2014. The crew members provided tours during a Fourth of Jul... More
Quartermaster 2nd Class Daniel Searfoss, left, and Quartermaster Seama...
ARABIAN GULF (Apr. 24, 2016) Quartermaster 2nd Class Daniel Searfoss, left, and Quartermaster Seaman Joseph Brown lower the National Ensign aboard aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman ... More
Crew members at Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet in
Crew members at Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet in Nags Head, North Carolina, lower the national ensign during evening colors at the station, June 9, 2017. Aboard every Coast Guard unit and in-port cutter, mor... More
Electronics Technician 2nd Class Matthew Hissong, right, and Yeoman 2n...
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The Coast Guard Honor Guard takes part in Flags Across
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A Coast Guard and National Ensign mark a grave of a
A Coast Guard and National Ensign mark a grave of a fallen Coast Guardsman during an annual Flags Across America event at Arlington National Cemetery, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017. During the event, Coast Guard membe... More
Sonar Technician (Surface) 3rd Class Ariane Huddleston, right, and Gun...
GUAM (Mar. 09, 2018) Sonar Technician (Surface) 3rd Class Ariane Huddleston, right, and Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Sergey Kalashnikov haul down the National Ensign as the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroy... More
USS Bainbridge Deployment
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Oath of Enlistment ceremony aboard USS Constellation
200911-N-WF272-1097 BALTIMORE (Sept. 11, 2020) Future Sailors help lower the national ensign aboard the museum ship USS Constellation, Historic Ships in Baltimore, during the virtual Maryland Fleet Week and Air... More
Oath of Enlistment ceremony aboard USS Constellation
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An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Jolly Rogers
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Petty Officer 2nd Class Josh Coon, aviation electronics
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The national ensign flies at half staff at Camp Justice,
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Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel W. Daugherty, left,
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Capt. Brian E. Luther, left, commanding officer of
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A Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco crewmember
A Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco crewmember awaits the command to hoist the American Flag for morning colors, Friday, June 20. 2013. The hoisting and lowering of colors is one of many military customs an... More
Members of Team Fastrax, a parachuting demonstration
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A member of a Coast Guard family takes part in Flags
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Capt. Gregory N. Todd, Navy Chaplain for the Coast
Capt. Gregory N. Todd, Navy Chaplain for the Coast Guard, provide the invocation during a Flags Across America ceremony at the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017. During the event, ... More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (June 24, 2019) Quartermaster Seaman
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SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopters assigned to the Nightdippers
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Airmen from the 35th Fighter Wing retire the National
Airmen from the 35th Fighter Wing retire the National Ensign during the Misawa Air Base Memorial Day Retreat Ceremony, May 23, 2013. The ceremony commemorates U.S. service members, past and present, who have se... More
A Coast Guard family takes a selfie during a Flags
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A Coast Guard child takes part in Flags Across America
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Aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing 7 fly in formation
Aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing 7 fly in formation during an air power demonstration above the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is deployed as a part of an on... More
A Coast Guard family takes part in Flags Across America
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A Coast Guard family takes part in Coast Guard's Flags
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Members from the Coast Guard, Marines, and Navy, alongside
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Aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing 7 fly in formation
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A Coast Guard family takes part in Flags Across America
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The sun rises behind the Coast Guard memorial monument
The sun rises behind the Coast Guard memorial monument at the Arlington National Cemetery during a Flags Across America event in Virginia, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017. Coast Guard volunteers placed American and Coas... More
Members from all five branches of the military hold
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190916-N-MD713-1005 SAN DIEGO (Sept. 16, 2019) Hospitalman
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The Coast Guard Honor Guard presents colors for the
The Coast Guard Honor Guard presents colors for the Flags Across America event at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017. The event is organized by the Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers ... More
A Coast Guard family member takes part in Flags Across
A Coast Guard family member takes part in Flags Across America ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017. During the event, volunteers placed Coast Guard and National Ensigns o... More
A Coast Guard family takes part in Flags Across America
A Coast Guard family takes part in Flags Across America ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017. During the event, volunteers placed Coast Guard and National Ensigns on grave... More
NORFOLK, Va. (April 14, 2017) -- Sailors assigned
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NORFOLK, Va. (April 14, 2017) -- Sailors assigned
NORFOLK, Va. (April 14, 2017) -- Sailors assigned to Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) colors detail hoist the national ensign for the first time in Norfolk. The first-of-class ship -- the first... More
NORFOLK, Va. (April 14, 2017) -- Sailors assigned
NORFOLK, Va. (April 14, 2017) -- Sailors assigned to Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) color detail hoist the national ensign for the first time in Norfolk. The first-of-class ship -- the first ... More
170808-N-RL694-001 GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (August 8,
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