Donald Trump’s Military Parade Will Feature Up To 7,000 Servicemembers, 100 Vehicles, 50 Aircraft &

Tigerace117 said:

You desperately dodged my questions, and avoided my statement that just because one military was the way it was when you were there doesn't mean that every military is the same way. You went on to complain about me telling you how militaries work when you've been in "more than one campaign".

Since I specifically brought up Spartacus, and because you whined about me telling you that militaries of the past didn't necessarily follow the exact same patterns as militaries of today ......where is your time machine?

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Is that a YES or a NO?

Tigerace117 said:

Nope, it’s already settled. It’s just going to be you out there by yourself marching around in circles.

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Alright then, my circular marching logic is still quite a step ahead of your argument though.

Tigerace117 said:

You desperately dodged my questions, and avoided my statement that just because one military was the way it was when you were there doesn't mean that every military is the same way. You went on to complain about me telling you how militaries work when you've been in "more than one campaign".

Since I specifically brought up Spartacus, and because you whined about me telling you that militaries of the past didn't necessarily follow the exact same patterns as militaries of today ......where is your time machine?

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He was fully correct, both then and now the military runs off leadership whether by privilage or by meritocracy, and there is no real example of a soldier run military succeeding, all of the functional military has leadership, from the tightest ranks down to lowly militias.

So let's take a break to take something of an advance look at what we will get on the weekend of the Veterans Day holiday in November. The clip is about a Memorial Day holiday armed forces concert on the National Mall at the Capitol Building but we can be assured the Veterans Day concert is hardly different. Pentagon said in its parade announcement last week of 5000 to 7000 troops marching, riding, flying, there will be a concert on the mall....



Stand Up and Sing Your Service Song



We get to meet the Joint Chiefs of Staff so that each service song is done by the National Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Host and famous armed forces supporter the actor Gary Sinise narrates each military holiday occasion so he will likely host the Veterans Day celebration Saturday, November 10th on the National Mall. Everyone who served is in fact invited to stand together and families of service personnel get the invitation too, separately.



For those familiar with the Washington climate, November is usually when the leaves begin to fall off the trees there. In other words, a cold day in Washington in November is big news. Beach weather it's not unless you're from Maine but then again about the only people who need a coat are from Florida. Or Georgia. Maybe we can use the event of Trump's Parade four dayze after the midterm election to get Trump to promise never to tell a lie. We're already looking at the autumn of the Trump presidency.

I want to see an ICBM on a trailer like the Russians. Those guys really know how to do a parade! So what's the parade date?

American said:

I want to see an ICBM on a trailer like the Russians. Those guys really know how to do a parade! So what's the parade date?

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November 10 which is on a Saturday.

So Turkey Day will come early this year because The Turkey Himself has ordered up his own parade. Strange but true.

After which He'll pardon Himself. It's a first on all counts. It's anyway almost time to stick a fork in him cause he's pretty much cooked at this point. But let's never mind.

Instead...

Let's take a quickie look at the Marine Ceremonial unit at the Marine Barracks, 8th and I Streets in Southeast Washington since 1804 and two blocks up from the Washington Navy Yard. At this thread I've consciously and deliberately avoided the Marines and the Army to present instead the Navy and the Air Force each of which get little public or media attention. Marines have after all a PR machine bigger than the Coast Guard itself or so it could seem. Army Old Guard is ever present anywhere Washington ceremonies and parades come along -- Army is in charge of everything joint service in the Military District of Washington. So he who has the gold makes the rules eh.


Marine Corps Sunset Parade at Marine War Memorial in Arlington Virginia




USMC War Memorial is next to South Gate of Ft. Myer of the Army so we have the Army again but what can I say, eh. It's also at the south wall of Arlington National Cemetery but outside the cemetery. It's an hour and a half ceremony once a week and the clip isn't five minutes, you're welcome. Only the pass in review is shown. The Ltc commanding drew the short straw on the week so he's the guy we see with his staff marching in front of the US Marines Drum and Bugle Corps. The rest of the music is by the official Marine Corps Band. The Marines of MDW are Infantry same as the Old Guard troops doing ceremonies are Infantry -- 3rd Inf Rgt as we're aware.

Check out the last Marine platoon in the pass in review. 3rd ptn of Bravo. The last ptn. A captain is commanding the platoon when the appropriate rank is as we know Lt. Which means the captain doesn't belong there. Oops. That's right, the capt does not belong commanding a ceremonial platoon in a ceremony and the capt belongs even less commanding a platoon in a parade/review. So lets say it goes without saying the capt being there is not the best idea. Because the capt is more like a guy assigned to the CMC whose official residence is at 8th and I.

Soo...

The capt is no doubt filling in for the Lt the Marine ceremonial guard doesn't have on this evening and for this regular event. Maybe doesn't have at all. So let's look next at the Marine marching behind the capt. The Marine EP at right shoulder arms. At the appropriate instant the Marine E-3 says to the capt, "Right Flank March." We can see the E-3's lips moving and his mouth enunciating. It is plain as day to see. The capt then parrots, "RIGHT FLANK MARCH." Or shall we say barks the command eh. The ptn executes smartly and moves off smoothly to our left. This E-3 feeding the capt is the only instance of it in the review and virtually unheard of in the MDW ceremonial guards ceremonies, marching and maneuvering. Shouldn't be happening because it shouldn't be so but hey this is the military and these are our beloved Marines. Kudos to the corps that set this up so the capt in his emergency relief role and the E-3 could team up together to execute the mission flawlessly and despite the radical difference of rank and in the full view of the public. The unknowing public. And now you know congrats. Which reminds us that all's well that ends well eh.

Tangmo said:

Understood and appreciated. However don't let that stop you from observing some clips of Military District of Washington ceremonial guards carrying out their military honors funerals in Arlington National Cemetery. After virtually four full years in the Old Guard the stats stored in my head told me I'd done 1200 of 'em. I never counted every one but I know how many we did in a day, one week in rotation by company, over the course of the 44 months of TOG duty. As I'd mentioned in a post, the basic duty assignment of each ceremonial service member in MDW is military honors funerals in ANC.

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During my military career, I served as an escort for the fallen, twice.

Southern Dad said:

During my military career, I served as an escort for the fallen, twice.

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It is a sacred duty that only those suitable and appropriate are assigned the honor and the privilege to perform. The task is sensitive and it is tough on everyone so no one is spared. There are of course several reasons a fellow service member is assigned escort duty.You did it twice which means you are the man of the hour.

In the USMC professional video that follows we see several high ranking military figures and the Secretary of Defense attending the funeral of MSGT Scott E. Pruitt. Standing at a tree saluting the casket as it is taken off the caisson and carried to the grave is the then General John Kelly. Kelly also appears in the camera line of action while the flag is being folded by casket bearers over the casket.



MSGT Scott Pruitt USMC BURIAL ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY




The grief is with of course the family, the armed services brothers and sisters and the civilians who actively support our service personnel -- veterans in particular. Being escort is special as is the ceremonial duty performed by the ceremonial service personnel who do this regularly as their basic duty in the Military District of Washington. Rendering a military honors funeral in ANC for an old guy retired and who's passed on has its own challenges, however, the funeral for an active duty service member killed in action is altogether different. The family is also of a different age and station in both the military and in life. So the loss is acute and everyone shares in it.


The key is to be professional and to think of the duty rather than of the moment. So we talk in clinical terms of the funerals whether we are on active duty or beyond our ETS. Still however there are times when professionalism and technicalities can't always compensate.



The Basic Duty of the Armed Services Ceremonial Service Member in Washington is Military Honors Funerals in Arlington


At 1:37 a TOGA member speaks of the Old Guard military honors funerals regular duty in ANC. In each Old Guard company and across the services, 1st platoon is escort platoon, 2nd platoon is casket bearers, 3rd platoon is firing party. First squad of each platoon is the principal team, i.e., the "regulars."


Soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment, "The Old Guard" and members of The Old Guard Association (TOGA) took part in this year's 15th annual TOGA reunion at Joint Base Myer -- Henderson Hall, VA. Formed in 1997 by the 3d U.S. Infantry Regimental Commander and a former Old Guard Soldier, The Old Guard Association is dedicated to the men and women who served with the Old Guard.

As part of the reunion, members of TOGA and the Old Guard participated in events such as a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a pass-in-review, and a barbeque. These events served to maintain an important link to our Nation's history, connecting the Soldiers of today with the honor and traditions of the past.

Trump told Fox News earlier this year that the expensive event will be "great for spirit" in the military, adding that his top generals "would love" to host such an event. "I think it's great for spirit, the military loves it, they love the idea ... we have a great country and we should be celebrating it," he said.

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I think he may be right you know... America loves it's military, could be the unifying moment you desperately need

The new One Man Show....


'Only One Person' Wants This Insane, Budgetless Military Parade

Pentagon officials are dragging their feet as they begin planning the military parade ordered by President Trump.

The Pentagon has turned its attention to planning the parade, but that doesn't mean officials are excited about it. "There is only one person who wants this parade," a senior U.S. official told NBC. That one person, of course, is Trump.


Uniforms ordered by the then Potus Richard Nixon for White House Executive Protection Service police in 1971. Nixon cancelled the uniforms after a vigorous public reaction against what many critics called the introduction of "European royalty" to the White House. The normal black EPS uniforms were restored.


Aside from a general lack of interest among officials, the parade faces another major hurdle: It's not clear where the money is going to come from, as neither the Pentagon nor the White House has set aside any funds for the event, which Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney estimated could cost between $10 million and $30 million.

Some of the money is sure to come from the Defense Department's training budget, but that doesn't answer the question of who will pay the Secret Service agents and police officers providing security, or who will pay for the parade's setup. But even if the Trump administration can figure out who's going to foot the bill, that doesn't take away from the fact that the parade itself is seen by many as a waste of money.

"A parade of this kind would represent a significant waste of tax dollars. At a time when Congress is wrestling with how best to recapitalize our military and better protect the force after 17 years of war in Afghanistan and Iraq, resources should be deployed to enhance military readiness and warfighting, not wasted on such a pointless display," Rep. Ruben Gallego (D–Ariz.), a Marine veteran, said in a statement in February. "No one in the world doubts the strength of our military or the professionalism of our men and women in uniform. A parade will not alter that perception. Instead, it will likely prompt ridicule from our friends and foes alike.

https://reason.com/blog/2018/06/29/only-one-person-wants-this-insane-budget



Trump continues to be The Great Divider of Americans.

We haven't got into crowd size yet but we can expect Trump & Co. to claim attendance at the Trump Parade as the mostest hugest biggerest and the most humongerest crowd in American history of parades. Maybe Trump and his mouthpieces will have more people attending the Trump Parade than the massive-est and mostest record crowd that mobbed the Trump inaugural bust.


Is he serious? Sean Spicer claims Donald Trump’s inauguration had the largest crowd ever.


In reality we can expect a couple of hundred thousand people to attend Trump's parade. Perhaps several hundred thousand. Fact is Washington folk in the city and throughout the national capital region love a parade. And there are more than a half dozen biggies for 'em each year that are very well attended.



Fact is a Washington parade is the top of the line parade in the USA -- and globally in almost all respects. It is the model.

A Washington parade involves the US military ceremonial units and there just isn't any better parade to be found across the 50 states. And it is done without tracked vehicles such as tanks, without bigass missiles or self-propelled artillery etc. Pentagon is keeping it that way so the JCS and SecDef Mattis deserve our thanks and fullest appreciation.

Note also the West Point cadet contingent in the video. Because the USMA best of the best marchers who are sent out nationally and globally do the otherwise impossible for an armed forces parade marching unit bearing rifles. That is, the rifle alignment which is the most challenging aspect of it, is the best we will find anywhere (to include Washington ceremonial troops) both vertically and horizontally. Rifle alignment is the bane of an armed forces marching unit everywhere so it is a rare and welcome occasion to see the West Point select marchers do it the best that it can be done anywhere, anytime, for any parade event.


The one thingy we know with absolute certainty however is that we won't get any official estimates of the crowd size and of the popular attendance at Trump's Parade. Not from any department of government, police authority, military command or from any official source. Since the crowd size beef over the Million Man March in 1995 the National Park Service has gone mum over their customary role as the official and definitive source of attendance at outdoor public events in Washington.

We'll get unofficial numbers of both the expected crowd size and of the attendance once the parade is underway -- and in the swirling dayze afterward. While NPS doesn't say anything any more official or unofficially, others offer unofficial event attendance numbers before, during and after. They include:

D.C. Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
U.S. Armed Forces Joint Task Force--National Capital Region (JTF-NCR), which provides support for all ceremonies
The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Activities (JCCIC), which plans and executes all ceremonies inclusively
And Washington's destination marketing group, Destination D.C.


Among the four of 'em for instance, the lowest crowd size for Trump's actual inauguration was 700,000 and the ceiling estimate was one million which including protest demonstrators. The typical tv viewership nationally of a Washington parade is 1.2 million based on averaged Neilsen ratings. We could expect a bigger tv audience for this intended show of US armed forces muscle and capabilities along PA Avenue.

We can expect to see more of the first video than of the second video given Trump's Parade will occur on November 10th as grafted onto the Veterans Day observance. The first video is certainly more solemn but celebratory nonetheless, while the second video is an outright blast. Here we have the ceremonial guard of the Army and the Navy.




July 4th 50-Gun Salute To Each State of the Union

Presidential Salute Battery

3rd Infantry Regiment The Old Guard



The setting is described succinctly and well by The Old Guard narrator so I will add only a few points of some additional information. The Old Guard Presidential Salute Battery is at Arlington Heights aka Ft. Myer Heights overlooking Washington. Below but out of view is the Marine War Memorial. Arlington National Cemetery is adjacent to the scene to the right of the bluff. Whipple Field which the narrator identifies as our location is on Grant Drive behind 'em. Grant Drive is a short road off the main Marshal Drive and has Ft. Myer Quarters No. 1, the official residence of CSA.

Grant Drive includes the official residence of the chairman JCS, Quarters No. 6. Quarters No. 3 on Grant Drive is the official residence of the chief of staff of the Air Force, which is the only official residence on Grant Drive to have an official name, Air House. The three members of the JCS are residence neighbors for the convenience of security and because the Pentagon is on the other side of ANC immediately to the right of Whipple Field as we view it. Over the decades the three neighbor chiefs are known to occasionally walk individually or together through the Cemetery to the Pentagon in the early morning. Gen. Maxwell Taylor walked through ANC each morning while he was CSA and also chairman JCS.







1812 Overture Finale Only With Naval Guns By USN Ceremonial Guard, Naval District of Washington



For anyone who hasn't been at the July 4th celebration of our Nation in Washington DC it's like what the Chinese say about going to the Great Wall. In China it's long been a cultural value that if you haven't walked the Great Wall you are not a man. It likewise can be said in USA that if you haven't been to the July 4th National Celebration in Washington you need to check your equipment. (Snip some loose ends perhaps.) This would be true of veterans especially and in particular guys.

It is anyway the case that in this video the camera doesn't have any close up views of the Naval ceremonial guard firing off their naval guns. But we can rest assured all the same that it's them down there doing their thing for which we are grateful and thank 'em. While I was in TOG Naval ceremonial guard had 8-inch guns and I haven't any reason to doubt these are the identical pieces. Naval guard has 4-inch guns also that they use at the Navy Yard for ceremonies to, for example, salute a foreign ship arrival on an official visit.






Here actually are the Naval guns USN ceremonial guard used back in the day when I was there in the Army...


It kept the Russians away so we could enjoy Tchaikovsky on our 4th of July ha.

Hawkeye10 said:

Why do you figure so many other countries dont agree, they doing these things and often on a much bigger scale somewhat regularly?

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N. Korea, China, Russia, and France are the only ones that I can find to have these parades regularly. And France does it for Bastille Day, an actual purpose that is traditional. But given the current climate, it is not surprising that some have no issue with us being like those first 3 countries.

Captain Adverse said:

I don't mind the idea of this parade.

I find it funny all the pissing and moaning about a "waste of time and money" by mostly people who have never served.

While in service, both as an officer and an enlisted man, I participated in several parades, and yes we used to bitch about it every time.

We complained about the marching drills in preparation. Having to buff our brass, polish our boots/low-quarters, clean our uniforms and gear for them.

The real issue was with all the standing around on parade sweating and trying not to pass out while waiting for the speeches to end and the signal for pass and revue to begin the march.

But when we started the march, moving in cadence, maintaining dress and cover, seeing the smiles and hearing the roars of the crowd, THEN we were happy to be there.

We were PROUD to show off our precision, our bearing, our uniforms, and our unit esprit de corps for all those citizens who never really get to see us do our jobs otherwise. And we enjoyed the cheers of support from those same citizens.

Waste of money? :roll:

We were paid a salary whether we sat in barracks, were doing training and maintenance, or were out in the field. Marching is just one of the duties of the job. We had to clean and maintain our uniforms in any case. We had to maintain our weapons and equipment in any case. ALL part of the job. The transports are already bought and paid for, part of the military inventory.

Perhaps the concern is for the expenditure on fuel? Well whoop-de-doo, they spend a relatively few dollars on a parade instead of some other government boondoggle.

In exchange the people get to see us march, and we get to display our pride during the march. It's also something to talk about afterwards in barracks, the NCO club, and the Officer's mess/club.

So stop whining and complaining civilians...leave that to the G.I's who have to march (as grumbling/complaining is a part of every-day service) and try to share the pride in seeing our troops display themselves openly once in a while.

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I have served, am serving. So please tell me why I shouldn't complain about such a waste of time and money again?

And the Navy has better things to do than to participate in a parade in DC to stroke the President's ego. I don't know any current Sailors who want this parade.

WCH said:

I grew up next to Ft. Hood in TX. They had major parades all the time. Maybe today's troops are just lazy.

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There is a huge difference between participating in a local parade, that the community agrees to pay for (usually a private entity footing most of the bill) and the federal government taking on the whole bill to fly thousands of troops and equipment to DC just to make the President feel like he is big and bad with such a great military under his command.

HERA the Stars said:

I think he may be right you know... America loves it's military, could be the unifying moment you desperately need

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Nor likely. It is much more likely to simply alienate more people from each other, separate out Trump's supporters from everyone else even more than they already are, since they will be defending this rather than actually saying "well maybe that money would be better spent on the troops, helping them to get help they need and to spend a little time over a holiday weekend with their families rather than in Washington DC, showing off to support the President's ego".

People can support the troops without supporting the President and his stupid wants and policies.

roguenuke said:

N. Korea, China, Russia, and France are the only ones that I can find to have these parades regularly. And France does it for Bastille Day, an actual purpose that is traditional. But given the current climate, it is not surprising that some have no issue with us being like those first 3 countries.

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I say that given how broken America is it is no surprise that the military has little interest in throwing a parade, it is the act of sticking their head up when they dont thing they need to, it is an invitation to problems they believe.

Hawkeye10 said:

I say that given how broken America is it is no surprise that the military has little interest in throwing a parade, it is the act of sticking their head up when they dont thing they need to, it is an invitation to problems they believe.

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It is a problem and a hassle to have to do a parade that serves no real purpose. In fact, most realize that the main purpose of this parade would be to stroke the President's ego. Unlike in the 70s, military personnel get a lot of support from the American people nowdays. I get "Thank you for your service" all the time when I'm in uniform in public or when someone finds out I'm military. I see veterans too wearing shirts and hats and other things that designate them as veterans, unafraid of any backlash towards that because we know we have that support. Multiple restaurants give free meals on Veterans Day and even Memorial Day to veterans. Multiple communities have local parades that include veterans in them, parades that the veterans, service members do not have to take a lot of time away from doing their actual jobs to attend/march in.

We also recognize that many veterans programs are severely underfunded and it is extremely disrespectful of the President to have a parade "honoring" Veterans when so many can't get needed services and are homeless.

roguenuke said:

It is a problem and a hassle to have to do a parade that serves no real purpose. In fact, most realize that the main purpose of this parade would be to stroke the President's ego. Unlike in the 70s, military personnel get a lot of support from the American people nowdays. I get "Thank you for your service" all the time when I'm in uniform in public or when someone finds out I'm military. I see veterans too wearing shirts and hats and other things that designate them as veterans, unafraid of any backlash towards that because we know we have that support. Multiple restaurants give free meals on Veterans Day and even Memorial Day to veterans. Multiple communities have local parades that include veterans in them, parades that the veterans, service members do not have to take a lot of time away from doing their actual jobs to attend/march in.

We also recognize that many veterans programs are severely underfunded and it is extremely disrespectful of the President to have a parade "honoring" Veterans when so many can't get needed services and are homeless.

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You dont know Trump. He very much wanted to be chief national cheerleader, he told us this over and over back when he was asking for the job....this is part of that, it is not about him personally. I know most of the so-called journalists will tell you that you are right but you were supposed to know better.

Hawkeye10 said:

You dont know Trump. He very much wanted to be chief national cheerleader, he told us this over and over back when he was asking for the job....this is part of that, it is not about him personally. I know most of the so-called journalists will tell you that you are right but you were supposed to know better.

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LOL. We don't need a "Chief National Cheerleader". We need a leader, a good one, who will show real support, by using money wisely.

I'm not the one with my head in the sand, who believes everything someone else is feeding me. You may want to take a look in the mirror on that one.

This is how we do it in the civil-military culture of the United States. Which is why the Trump Jong Un aspects of Trump's Parade got tossed with dispatch. It was agreed by the Pentagon and Congress in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2019 that the parade on Saturday, November 10 will be a traditional and customary American parade even given the fact it will be heavily military. Pentagon put Trump's Parade with Veterans Day to keep the event solemn and consistent with our national and Constitutional heritage.









U.S. Navy Drill Team Sailors travel in support of Navy outreach efforts in communities around the country. Check them out at the Sacramento YMCA!


We had a blast with the kids of @YMCASuperiorCal! Thanks for having us for #NavyWeek.








Our Sailors spent a week in Tampa, FL representing the Navy and supporting @NavyOutreach during Navy Week Tampa


Thank you for spending a day at The Florida Aquarium! We enjoyed helping celebrate #NavyWeek.


















Washington D.C. Cherry Blossom Festival Parade on Constitution Avenue 2018







Naval District of Washington headquartered at the Navy Yard has the USN Ceremonial Guard Alumni Association open to all former members and which meets annually at the Yard in Washington. There is of course The Old Guard Association (TOGA) of the 3 IR, Ft. Myer. These are veterans organizations for sure yet each meets exactly at the facility where we served stateside and with the direct support and welcome auspicious of the branch in which we served. It is duty we volunteered for, qualified for, performed with pride and pleasure and retain always. It wasn't all guns and roses but it was very good indeed.

We do it differently in the USA. We stand in a stark contrast to the foreign dictatorships that have military parades that are brash, ostentatious, loud and insecure. Here is some of the US Air Force Honor Guard in Washington which are stationed at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in D.C. across the Anacostia River from the Washington Navy Yard and the Marine Barracks closeby the Yard.




The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard is the official ceremonial unit of the U.S. Air Force. The Honor Guard reports to the 11th Wing, Air Force District of Washington. The U. S. Air Force Honor Guard's primary mission is to represent Airmen to the American public and the world.



USAF Honor Guard Graduation WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Lt. Col. Michael Burk, 11th Operations Group deputy commander, congratulates U.S. Air Force Honor Guard class echo graduates on completion of the eight week training program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Steele C. G. Britton)



The Honor Guard renders military honors to Air Force personnel and their families during funeral services at Arlington National Cemetery. It also conducts military ceremonies at the White House, Pentagon and national memorials. Representing the Air Force in presidential, joint armed forces, Air Force and public ceremonies in the nation's capital.

The Honor Guard is the lead organization for support, training and standardization for Air Force base honor guard programs worldwide. The unit also promotes recruiting, retention and awareness among Air Force personnel and U.S. and foreign civilians.


The Honor Guard is a selectively manned unit with more than 300 ceremonial guardsmen and support personnel. It is made up of four ceremonial flights, each with the primary color guard, body bearers, firing party, and parade flight qualifications. The Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team is the traveling performance and exhibition unit.

https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104597/u-s-air-force-honor-guard/








Honoring past and present veterans


A young parade viewer watches the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard march in the 2016 America’s Parade on Veterans Day down Fifth Avenue in Manhattan New York, Nov. 11, 2016. The parade had thousands of viewers lining Fifth Avenue with American flags and signs showing their support of past and present veterans. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Philip Bryant)



“Every time we do a parade, and I hear the support of the crowd, it always reinvigorates me and reminds me of why we do this," said Senior Airman Amanda Skidmore, U.S. Air Force honor guardsman.


Honoring past and present veterans


An American Legion Post 19 member hands out air plane pins to U.S. Air Force Honor Guard after they marched in the 4th Annual Veterans Day Parade in Laurel, Del., Nov. 12, 2016. Post 19 put the parade together and hosted the Honor Guard for lunch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Philip Bryant)

"As flight sergeant I'm extremely proud of the men and women of the USAF Honor Guard who marched with pride while performing over 200 weapon manuals during the Memorial Day weekend parades," said Tech. Sgt. Clark Twiss, 11th OG pallbearers NCO in charge. "They went out there and did what they do best which is represent all Airmen to the American public. We are all humbled to have had the opportunity to honor our fallen heroes."










In remembrance Airman 1st Class Dustin Woodford renders honors after placing a flag in front of his father's headstone at Arlington National Cemetery. Airman Woodford is assigned to Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C., and is a member of the United States Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team. He joined hundreds of Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines to place more than 227,000 flags at the cemetery. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jim Varhegyi)









USAF Honor Guard Drill Team California Tour



Members of the Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team, with guidon in hand, take off for a formation run while visiting at Edwards AFB, Calif. The Drill Team is the traveling component of the Air Force Honor Guard and tours Air Force bases world wide showcasing the precision of today's Air Force to recruit, retain, and inspire Airmen for the Air Force mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel R. DeCook)(Released)




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