Washington D.C Escort
Congressman Dan Lungren - In the News - Errant plane unnerves D.C.: Capitol, White House evacuated
WASHINGTON - Provoking new worries about the security of the nation's capital, a two-seat airplane veered to within three miles of the White House on Wednesday before it was intercepted and escorted to a landing by military aircraft. ... Since 9/11, hundreds of small planes have flown within the restricted airspace around the capital. But Wednesday marked only the second time since then that an unidentified plane triggered a major evacuation in Washington. Last June, the Capitol and Supreme Court were evacuated shortly before the funeral ceremony for former President Reagan. The approaching plane turned out to be that of Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher, who was coming to Washington for the funeral. ... [Read More]
Press Release - Birney Elementary Holiday Party
During this event, children ages 4 through 9 will be transported by police escort motorcade from Birney Elementary School to Capitol Hill, where they will wait for Santa to arrive on horse and carriage on the corner of First and C Street NE. The children will then enjoy refreshments, entertainment, and receive gifts donated by members of the United States Capitol Police and area businesses. For many of these children, the gifts received at this event are the highlight of their holidays. ... [Read More]
US Department of State, Office of Foreign Missions
Escort Screening Courtesies Request form is available ... TSA has issued supplemental guidance for Diplomatic Pouches and for Escort Screening Courtesies. Please use the link for Circular Diplomatic Notes & Notices below. ... [Read More]
George Washington Papers: Provenance and Publication History
A request of a different type was directed to Judge Washington in 1824. Jared Sparks, then editorof the North American Review , wrote him on behalf of one of his former schoolmates at Exeter,Charles Folsom, who was interested in preparing an edition of George Washington's writings. TheJudge did not offer to open the papers at Mount Vernon, and Folsom lost interest in the project.Sparks, on the other hand, started to assemble information on George Washington from officialrecords and the papers of his contemporaries, and again wrote to Bushrod Washington onJanuary 16, 1826, on his own behalf, incorporating in his letter a plan for an edition ofthe Washington writings. His friend, Judge Joseph Story, delivered this letter, but even underthese auspices the result was disappointing; Story reported that John Marshall and BushrodWashington had already prepared a three volume edition of Washington's letters and that theJudge did not incline to favor Sparks' project. Although the news was "som ... [Read More]
Faleomavaega (AS00) - Washington, D.C.—At Faleomavaega’s Request, Hawaii Air National Guard to Bring American Samoa’s Troops Home on Sunday April 17, 2005
“In a letter dated April 15, 2005 , the Honorable Henry Hyde, Chairman of the House Committee on International Relations, authorized me to escort our troops home and in separate correspondence the Department of Defense approved the request. At this time, I want to thank the crew which has been assigned to fly us including Lt Col Willie Benton, Aircraft Commander; 1Lt Ryan Iwasaki, Co-Pilot; SSgt Jamie Oliveros, Room Operator; SSgt Matt Lewis, Pax Handler; CMSgt Dennis Mishima, Crew Chief; TSgt Robert Tokuda, Crew Chief; SSgt Robert Rhoades, Avionics Specialist. I also want to thank Mr. Jim Townsend of the Hawaii Air National Guard for organizing all of this. The soldiers and their families appreciate this very much.” “Above all, I want to thank ... [Read More]
Directions to OPIC
Follow the signs to George Washington Parkway North towardsI-395 and Washington, DC. Follow the signs across the 14th Street Bridge.Take the 12th Street, NW/Downtown exit from 395, and take 12th Street north across H Street.1100 New York Avenue (in which OPIC offices are located) is in the building on your right. ... OPIC is conveniently located in the heart of Washington, D.C. at the intersections of New York Avenue and 12th Street N.W., just one block north of Metro Center (a stop on the Red, Blue and Orange Metro subway lines). The Washington, D.C. area has extensive transportation services: three major airports, Amtrak, a world class subway system, and easy access from I-95 and I-66. ... [Read More]
Dwight D. Eisenhower funeral service
WashingtonCathedral Funeral Service, March 31, 1969 Washington, D.C. ... Prayersand Readings Washington Cathedral Funeral Service, March 31, 1969Washington, D.C. ... For more information on Presidential Funerals visit the webpage of theMilitary District of Washington at http://www.mdw.army.mil/ ... [Read More]
Faleomavaega (AS00) - Washington, D.C.—American Samoa Loses Another Son - U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Ioasa Tava’e Killed in Iraq
“I am very pleased to know that the Pentagon is doing everything they can to honor the wishes of the Tava’e family to transfer the remains of Staff Sergeant Tava’e to American Samoa on next Monday’s flight. I am coordinating with the Pentagon and making arrangements to join Staff Sergeant Benny Salas and other military service members on the same flight to escort Ioasa’s body home. Staff Sergeant Salas, who is a member of Staff Sergeant Tava’e’s unit in Fort Lewis , Washington , will be the official escort for Tava’e’s remains from Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to ... [Read More]
Presidential Inaugurations: A Selected List of References
Hart, Albert B. Washington as President. Washington,George Washington Bicentennial Commission, 1931. 41 p. illus. (Honor to George Washington. Pamphlet no. 8) ... Barbee, David R. Religious service ended procession;Washington and escort went to St. Paul's for rites. In The Washington post. Inaugural edition,Saturday, March 4, 1933. Washington, 1933. p. 12. ... Washington, D. C. Inaugural Committee, 1909. Inauguration of William Howard Taft, as President of the United States, and James Schoolcraft Sherman, asVice-President of the United States, March 4, 1909, Washington, D. C.: membership and duties ofcommittees. [Washington, Press of W. F. Roberts Co., 1909] 59 p. ... [Read More]
Contact Information and Directions, Technology Administration
Washington, D.C. 20230 ... The Commerce Department occupies a full city block bounded by Constitution and Pennsylvania Avenues and Fourteenth and Fifteenth Streets. The main visitor's entrance to the Department is in the middle of the block on the Fourteenth Street side. A photo i.d., security screening and escort by Commerce Department staff are required for clearance and access to the building. ... The Technology Administration and the Office of Technology Policy are located in the main building of the U.S. Department of Commerce at 1401 Constitution Avenue, N.W. in Washington, D.C., United States of America. ... [Read More]
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