Planes are welcomed with water cannons — called a water salute — as a ceremonial honor. It’s a tradition in aviation for special occasions, like: A new airline or new flight route arriving at an ...

A private ceremony will be held at the Connecticut State Veterans Cemetery in Middletown on Friday for the interment of former Gov. M. Jodi Rell and the Connecticut National Guard wants residents near ...

A crowd approaching 2,000 greeted 81 veterans at a “Welcome Home” event at the Springfield-Branson National Airport the evening of Wednesday, May 28. Honor Flight of the Ozarks organizers say this is ...

The U.S. Army War College will honor the late President George H.W. Bush with a cannon salute Thursday. A post to the War College's Facebook page indicate that 21 rounds will be fired from the cannon ...

The launch of scheduled passenger services at NMIA is expected to ease air travel pressure in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and strengthen India's civil aviation infrastructure. The new airport ...

The Blandford Historical Society will mark the 250th anniversary of Col. Henry Knox’s Noble Train of Artillery with a public event, the Knox 250th Cannon Salute and Bonfire Celebration, on ...

If you hear cannon fire today around Elliott Bay, don't be alarmed. The Coast Guard plans to fire 19- and 13- gun salutes during the Coast Guard District's change of command ceremony at Pier 36. The ...

In honor of Veterans Day, 1st Michigan Engineers Company E, Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War and the Chicago Light Artillery sponsored a ceremony on Nov. 9th, 2024 at Rosehill Cemetery on ...