American Marine honor guards at attention in ranks on field at Naval Air Station (NAS), Quonset Point in Rhode, Island. Honor guard marches at 'trail arms' toward camera. Guard stops and make left face. Guard comes to order arms. Naval personnel and spectators behind a rope. Small children sit on the ground. A dignitary arrives and talks with Navy and Marine personnel. Large trophy on the table. President John F Kennedy's airplane takes off. Smoke rises from artillery firing at a distance.