171207-N-AV234-0458 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2017) Lt. Cmdr. Michael Genta assists Chief Storekeeper (ret.) Al Rodrigues as he leads the ceremony in rendering honors to the USS Arizona crew still entombed inside t More
171207-N-AV234-0945 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2017) Pearl Harbor survivor Donald Stratton departs with his wife Velma as service members assemble a "Walk of Honor" formation to render honors at the 76th Anniversary More
171207-N-BB261-0072 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2017) A framed photo is showcased of Chief Boatswain’s Mate Joseph George, who was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star with Valor during a ceremony aboard the USS Ariz More
171206-N-QB805-0019 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 6, 2017) Cryptologic Technician Collection Seaman Samantha McCoy and members of the Joint Base Pearl Harbor Honor Guard attend an interment ceremony at the USS Utah Memor More
191207-N-ND356-1022 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2019) Adm. John C. Aquilino, U.S. Pacific Fleet commander, greets Pearl Harbor survivors before the start of 78th Anniversary Pearl Harbor Remembrance Commemoration. Th More
191207-N-KR702-1107 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2019) Adm. retired Frank Ponds gives personal remarks about USS Arizona Survivor Lauren Bruner during his sunset interment ceremony as part of the 78th Anniversary Pear More
171205-N-QL961-0147 PEARL HARBOR (Dec 5, 2017) Daniel Martinez, Interment Officer, National Park Service, left, and Rear Adm. James Waters, U.S. Pacific Fleet Director of Maritime Headquarters, carry the ashes More
191207-N-NU281-1167 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2019) Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Cayman Adjmul, from Miami, Fla., renders honors to USS Utah Memorial from Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William More
171207-N-AI605-0499 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2017) Chief Boatswain's Mate Joseph L. George's daughter, JoeAnn Taylor, makes remarks on behalf of George at a posthumous Bronze Star award ceremony for him on the USS More
191207-N-KR702-1069 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2019) Cmdr. Blaine Pitkin carries the ashes of USS Arizona Survivor Lauren Bruner aboard the USS Arizona Memorial for his interment during a sunset ceremony as part of More
171208-N-QB805-0105 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 8, 2017) Mr. Tomonori Kawaguchi performs a traditional Japanese prayer on a flute during a private observance ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to promote reconci More
171207-N-YW024-0010 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2017) Delton “Wally” Walling, a Pearl Harbor survivor, poses for a photo during the 76th Commemoration Event of the attacks on Pearl Harbor and Oahu at Joint Base Pearl More
191207-N-BR087-1004 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2019) Firing squad stands at parade rest during USS Arizona Survivor Lauren Bruner’s sunset interment ceremony as part of the 78th Anniversary Pearl Harbor Remembrance More
191207-N-XG173-1046 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 07, 2019) U.S. Marines perform the traditional 21-gun salute during the 78th Anniversary Pearl Harbor Remembrance Commemoration. The commemoration provided service members More
191207-N-MH811-1037 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2019) Operations Specialist Seaman Grant Howe, from Seattle, assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110), stands lookout More
171207-N-ZK021-0002 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2017) Pearl Harbor survivor Gilbert Meyer talks with his great-grand nephew Nate before the start of the ceremony honoring the 76th Anniversary of the attacks on Pearl More
Members of the Hickam Honor Guard perform flag detail during the 74th attack on Hickam Field Remembrance Ceremony hosted by the 15th Wing on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 2015. Survivors and t More
A U.S. Navy Musician Seaman plays 'Taps' during the USS Utah Memorial Sunset Ceremony at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 2018. The USS Utah Memorial Sunset Ceremony honors the loss of USS Utah (AG-16) and 58 cre More
171207-N-AI605-0507 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2017) U.S. service members stand silhouetted against the wall of names at the USS Arizona Memorial during the 76th Anniversary events of the attacks on Pearl Harbor and More
Holocaust and liberation photos courtesy of 82nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum, exact date taken unknown.
The U.S. Air Forces in Europe’s Band Ambassadors Jazz Ensemble performs at the Friendship House June 20, 2016, in Minsk, Belarus. The band played a concert for WWII veterans, Afghanistan conflict veterans and C More
181206-N-ND356-1010 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 6, 2018) Attendees of the 3rd annual Japan-US Joint Memorial Ceremony stand and salute for the United States and Japan national anthems on Ford Island, Joint Base Pearl Ha More
181206-N-AV234-1006 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2018) Pearl Survivor John G. Mathruse at the USS Utah Memorial Sunset Ceremony, honoring the loss of the USS Utah (AG-16) and 58 of her crew. The USS Utah was the first More
181207-N-NU281-1016 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2018) Pearl Harbor and WWII veteran Bob Fernandez is interviewed by local news media outlets prior to the National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 77th Anniversary ceremon More
181207-N-AV234-1001 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2018) Memorial markers showcase the crew members of the USS Oklahoma (BB-37) who lost their lives during the attack on Pearl Harbor 77 years ago. The USS Oklahoma Memor More
181207-N-1254 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2018) Yeoman Seaman Katherina Tonkin, right, from Las Vegas, Nevada, and Electronics Technician (Radio) 2nd Class Blake Mitchell, from Cary, Illinois, stand watch over the w More
181207-N-AV234-1002 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2018) Pearl Harbor survivor Edward Stone is greeted by Lt. Sarah Greenfield assigned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor Chapel, during the USS Oklahoma Memorial Ceremony. The U More
181207-N-QB805-017 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2018) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Michael Murphy (DDG112) renders honors during the National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 77th Anniversary Comm More
As the sun was rising over Peason Ridge at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment was remembering their World War I forbearers as they prepared to enter th More
Joint Base Andrews members attend “A Conversation with Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright” in observance of Black History Month at the base theater at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Feb. 18, 2020. Ch More
Members of Team Dover observed African American/Black History Month during a luncheon at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Feb. 28, 2020. The luncheon focused on the Department of Defense's 2020 theme "Honoring t More
200304-N-EL867-0017 NEWPORT, R.I. (March 4, 2020) Senior Chief Maintenance Administrationman Amyshirelle Santos, left, Master Chief Information System Technician Tiffinay Laitola, center, and Senior Chief Yeoma More
During 2020, the Department of Defense is commemorating the 75th anniversary of World War II, by recognizing the contributions and sacrifices made by service members as well as those who served on the home fron More
191207-N-KR702-1097 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2019) Daniel Martinez, chief historian for the Pearl Harbor National Memorial, gives opening remarks for USS Arizona Survivor Lauren Bruner’s interment during a sunset More
171208-N-QB805-0099 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 8, 2017) The USS Arizona Memorial rests on the waters of Pearl Harbor in the background of a U.S. Navy and the Consul General of Japan in Honolulu private observance cerem More
171207-N-AI605-0035 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2017) Staff Sgt. Courtney Clifford sings the National Anthem during a Bronze Star award presentation ceremony on the USS Arizona Memorial during the 76th Anniversary ev More
171207-N-AV234-0367 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2017) Pearl Harbor survivors, military members and guests render honors for the presentation of colors during the 76th Anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor and Oa More
171207-N-BB261-0021 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2017) The mooring dock of the USS Vestal (AR-4), the ship of Chief Boatswain’s Mate Joseph George, who was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star with Valor during a cere More
191207-N-NU281-1207 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2019) Sailors assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) render honors to the USS Arizona Memorial during a pass-in-revi More
191207-N-BR087-1025 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2019) USS Arizona Survivor Lou Conter salutes during fellow survivor Lauren Bruner’s sunset interment ceremony as part of the 78th Anniversary Pearl Harbor Remembrance More
171207-N-YW024-0016 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2017) Tom Berg, a Pearl Harbor survivor, poses for a photo during the 76th Commemoration Event of the attacks on Pearl Harbor and Oahu at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam More
191207-N-XG173-1073 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 07, 2019) U.S. Marines perform the traditional 21-gun salute during the 78th Anniversary Pearl Harbor Remembrance Commemoration. The commemoration provided service members More
Members of the Hickam Honor Guard perform flag detail as two F-22 Raptors fly over during the 74th attack on Hickam Field Remembrance Ceremony hosted by the 15th Wing on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, More
191207-N-MH811-1121 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2019) U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) stand sea and anchor detail during a pass-in-review a More
171205-N-QL961-0158 PEARL HARBOR (Dec 5, 2017) Rear Adm. James Waters, U.S. Pacific Fleet Director of Maritime Headquarters, left, Maryan St.Claire, daughter of Machinist Mate 1st Class Estellee Birdsell, cente More
171207-N-ZK021-0005 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2017) Pearl Harbor survivor Lou Conter smiles at the start of the ceremony honoring the 76th Anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor and Oahu at Joint Base Pearl Har More
191207-N-ND356-1037 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2019) Pearl Harbor survivors, WWII veterans and active-duty military salute during the 78th Anniversary Pearl Harbor Remembrance Commemoration. The commemoration provid More
181206-N-AV234-0003 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2018) Master Chief Yeoman retired Jim Taylor, Navy Region Hawaii Pearl Harbor Survivor Liaison, recounts stories of USS Utah (AG-16) survivors during the USS Utah Memor More
171207-N-AV234-0328 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2017) Chief Storekeeper (ret.) Al Rodrigues renders honors during the presentation of colors at the 76th Anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor and Oahu at Joint Ba More
171206-N-QB805-0081 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 6, 2017) Master Chief Allen Keller, Command Master Chief, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, lowers the ashes of Harry Hohstadt into the waters of Pearl Harbor during an inte More
Select 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division noncommissioned officers part of the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club, render honors to the veterans who served before them during the Salute to American More
181206-N-AV234-1008 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2018) Pearl Survivor John G. Mathruse poses next to the floral tribute during the USS Utah Memorial Sunset Ceremony, honoring the loss of the USS Utah (AG-16) and 58 of More
181206-N-ND356-1016 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 6, 2018) Koichi Ito, Consul General of Japan in Honolulu, gives his remarks at the 3rd annual Japan-US Joint Memorial Ceremony on Ford Island, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hick More
181207-N-OC394-0255 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2018) Yeoman Seaman Katherina Tonkin, left, from Las Vegas, Nevada, and Electronics Technician (Radio) 2nd Class Blake Mitchell, from Cary, Illinois, stand watch over t More
181207-N-AV234-1005 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2018) Pearl Harbor survivor Edward Stone salutes the National Ensign during the USS Oklahoma Memorial Ceremony. The USS Oklahoma Memorial Ceremony is a part of the 77th More
181207-N-AV234-1009 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2018) Pearl Harbor survivor Edward Stone pays tribute to the service members who died aboard the USS Oklahoma (BB-37) during the USS Oklahoma Memorial Ceremony. The US More
181207-N-NU281-1021 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2018) Pearl Harbor and WWII veterans attend the National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 77th Anniversary ceremony. The ceremony was held in remembrance of the 2,390 Ameri More
As the sun was rising over Peason Ridge at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment was remembering their World War I for bearers as they prepared to enter t More
Dr. Annemarie Moore-Handley, 436th Airlift Wing Equal Opportunity director, delivers the keynote speech during the African American/Black History Month luncheon at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Feb. 28, 2020. More
181206-N-AV234-0011 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2018) Pearl Harbor attack survivor Gilbert Myer, assigned to USS Utah (AG-16) during the time of the attack, is embraced during the USS Utah Memorial Sunset Ceremony. More
191207-N-BR087-1041 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2019) Sailors present flags to USS Arizona Survivor Lauren Bruner’s family during a sunset interment ceremony as part of the 78th Anniversary Pearl Harbor Remembrance C More
191207-N-ND356-1004 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2019) The Joint Service Color Guard stand ready to present colors at the opening of the 78th Anniversary Pearl Harbor Remembrance Commemoration. The commemoration provi More
171208-N-QB805-0103 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 8, 2017) Rear Adm. Matthew J. Carter, Deputy Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet and distinguished guests pay their respects during a private observance ceremony at Joint Base P More
171205-N-QL961-186 PEARL HARBOR (Dec 5, 2017) Sailors and Marines render salutes during an interment ceremony for Machinist Mate 1st Class Estellee Birdsell on board the USS Arizona Memorial as part of the 76th More
191207-N-NU281-1173 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2019) Sailors assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) conduct a pass-in-review during the 78th Anniversary Pearl Harb More
191207-N-MH811-1269 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2019) U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) salute Pearl Harbor memorials during a pass-in-review More
171207-N-ZK021-0006 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2017) Adm. Scott Swift, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, salutes the side boys during the start of the 76th Anniversary commemoration of the attacks on Pearl Harbor and O More
171207-N-AI605-0186 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2017) Daniel Martinez, Historian for the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, displays a photo of Joseph L. George as a Boatswain's Mate Second Class du More
171207-N-YW024-0024 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2017) Ray Chavez, a Pearl Harbor survivor, poses for a photo during the 76th Commemoration Event of the attacks on Pearl Harbor and Oahu at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hick More
191207-N-KR702-1115 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2019) Kelsea Holbrook, National Park Service park ranger, gives personal remarks about USS Arizona Survivor Lauren Bruner during his sunset interment ceremony as part o More
171207-N-BB261-0059 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2017) Boatswain's Mates stand before a ceremony in honor of Chief Boatswain’s Mate Joseph George, who was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star with Valor during a cerem More
171207-N-AV234-0574 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2017) Pacific Fleet Commander, Adm. Scott Swift, delivers remarks during the 76th Anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor and Oahu at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. More
Survivors of the 1941 attack on Hickam Field, their family members, and military members salute during the 74th Remembrance Ceremony hosted by the 15th Wing on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 20 More
171206-N-QB805-0060 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 6, 2017) Members of the Joint Base Pearl Harbor Honor Guard fold the American flag during an interment ceremony at the USS Utah Memorial during the 76th Anniversary of the More
191207-N-XG173-1131 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 07, 2019) Rear Adm. Robert Chadwick II, commander, Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific, passes through sideboys during the 78th Anniversary Pearl Har More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Dave Dell, U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band trumpet player, plays a solo during a concert at the Friendship House June 20, 2016, in Minsk Belarus. The band played a concert for WWII vet More
181206-N-ND356-1028 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 6, 2018) Rear Admiral Brian Fort, commander, Navy Region Hawaii and commander, Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific, gives his remarks at the 3rd annual Japan-US Joint Memor More
181207-N-AV234-1007 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2018) Pearl Harbor survivor Edward Stone pays tribute to the service members who died aboard the USS Oklahoma (BB-37) during the USS Oklahoma Memorial Ceremony. The US More
181207-N-NU281-1025 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2018) Pearl Harbor and WWII veteran Thomas Berg is interviewed by local news media outlets prior to the National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 77th Anniversary ceremony. More
181207-N-OC394-0256 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2018) Kathleen Chavez, daughter of Pearl Harbor and WWII veteran Ray Chavez, shares photographs memorializing her late father during the National Pearl Harbor Remembran More
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright, speaks to Staff Sgt. Amanda Harris, Air Force District of Washington non-commissioned officer in charge personnel management division, at the base theate More
Members of Team Dover and event planners for the African American/Black History Month luncheon at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, pose for a group photo, Feb. 28, 2020. The luncheon focused on the Department of More
191207-N-XG173-1165 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 07, 2019) Kahu Kamaki Kanahele perform a Hawaiian blessing during the 78th Anniversary Pearl Harbor Remembrance Commemoration. The commemoration provided service members, More
171207-N-AI605-0177 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2017) Boatswain's Mates across Pearl Harbor gather on the USS Arizona Memorial for Chief Boatswain's Mate Joseph L. George's Bronze Star award ceremony during the 76th More
191207-N-KR702-1169 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2019) Edward Hoeschen, neighbor and caretaker of USS Arizona Survivor Lauren Bruner, touches Bruner's urn one last time during his sunset interment ceremony as part of More
191207-N-ND356-1108 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2019) Rear Adm. Robert Chadwick II, commander, Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific, delivers a speech during the 78th Anniversary Pearl Harbor Rem More
171205-N-QL961-0313 PEARL HARBOR (Dec 5, 2017) Maryan St.Claire, daughter of Machinist Mate 1st Class Estellee Birdsell, drops flower peddles into the water following an interment ceremony in her late father's More
Durward Swanson looks for his former commander on the 7 December Memorial Plaque after participating in the 74th Remembrance Ceremony hosted by the 15th Wing on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 2 More
171206-N-QB805-0127 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 6, 2017) Aviation Technician 3rd Class Selena Colwell, a member of the Joint Base Pearl Harbor Honor Guard, holds the American flag during an interment ceremony at the USS More
191207-N-MH811-1209 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2019) U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Aaron Barney, from Poccatello, Idaho, left, and Chief Boatswain's Mate Joshua Gray, from Jacksonville, Fla., both assigned to Arlei More
191207-N-BR087-1054 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2019) Edward Hoeschen, neighbor and caretaker of USS Arizona Survivor Lauren Bruner, looks at the newly unveiled name on the USS Arizona Memorial at Bruner's sunset int More
171207-N-ZK021-0008 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2017) Pearl Harbor survivors await the start of the ceremony honoring the 76th Anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor and Oahu at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Th More
171208-N-QB805-0098 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 8, 2017) Guests pause for a moment of silence before the USS Arizona Memorial prior to a U.S. Navy and Consul General of Japan in Honolulu private observance ceremony at J More
171207-N-YW024-0014 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2017) Herbert Elfring, a Pearl Harbor survivor, poses for a photo during the 76th Commemoration Event of the attacks on Pearl Harbor and Oahu at Joint Base Pearl Harbor More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jill Diem, U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band’s Ambassadors Jazz Ensemble vocalist, dances with a WWII veteran during a concert at the Friendship House June 20, 2016, in Minsk, Belarus. Th More