[Responsibility2nd]

Hey - all I know is the NYTimes said it was a salute.

[saquin]

He wasn’t even President yet then so I doubt it was a salute.

[Spunky]

From article:"...but was President-elect Barack Obama briefly practicing his salute on Sunday?"(note question mark)..................

"The brief moment was not captured by cameras. Photographs and video were not permitted to be taken on the military base, according to campaign aides.

So obviously that picture was from some other time and he is just covering his eyes with his hand as he has his shades off.