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Photos from June, 2007

  • GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — Sergeants major from nations throughout Europe and Eurasia observe a block of instruction at the Joint Multinational Training Command Warrior Leader Course, as part of a tour of Grafenwoehr's training facilities during the Noncommissioned Officers Conference of European Armies June 20-22. The conference was designed to bring leaders from different armies together to exchange ideas, network and engage in open discussions regarding military matters. (Department of Defense photo by Army Sgt. Aimee Millham/U.S. Army Europe Public Affairs) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • CONAKRY, Guinea — A Guinean Naval Officer watches as the Navy frigate USS Doyle (FFG 39) arrives here on June 21, 2007. The ship is visiting the West African nation to support maritime safety and security in the region. During Doyle's stop, crew members played a friendly soccer match with locals and distributed humanitarian supplies and toys to children watching the game. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Lt. Cmdr. Corey Barker/U.S. European Command Public Affairs) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • STUTTGART, Germany — Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Troy Ivie makes his first address as the new Special Operations Command, Europe senior enlisted leader during a change of responsibility ceremony here June 27, 2007. The SOCEUR senior enlisted leader is responsible for managing enlisted personnel assigned to the joint-service command. Ivie, a Navy SEAL with 22 years of military service, replaced Army Command Sgt. Maj. Rick Burrows, who is retiring.(Department of Defense photo by Delinda K. Hood, Stuttgart Multimedia) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • CAMP DOGI, Senegal — Lance Cpl. Ryan M. Scheubel, a mortar man assigned to Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment based in Garden City, N.Y. looks on as Senegalese soldiers demonstrate a martial arts technique June 19 during exercise Shared Accord 07. More than 350 reserve Marines, sailors, airmen and soldiers arrived here June 16 to conduct military exercises and come face-to-face with the people of Senegal through various humanitarian assistance projects during the exercise. (Department of Defense photo by Marine Gunnery Sgt. Donald E. Preston/U.S. Marine Forces Europe Public Affairs) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BAMAKO, Mali — An Army Special Forces weapons sergeant discusses advanced weapons tactics with Malian military members during a joint combined exchange training event here June 21, 2007. The U.S. soldier is home-based with 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) in Stuttgart, Germany. This event is part of an ongoing and long standing military-to-military relationship that the U.S. enjoys with Mali, and part of the U.S. State Department’s Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership. (Department of Defense photo by Jaime L. Wood, U.S. European Command Public Affairs) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • PARIS — Seven Department of Defense aircraft including an F-16 Fighting Falcon, C-17 Globemaster, C-130J Hercules, F/A-18 Super Hornet, F-15E Strike Eagle, HH-60 Pave Hawk and a Predator unmanned aerial vehicle were on static display during the Paris Air Show from June 18-24 at Le Bourget, France. Nearly 200,000 visitors walked the tarmac visiting with aircrews, viewing static displays and watching flight demonstrations. The Paris Air Show is an opportunity for the U.S. military to reinforce its overarching goals with international partners and allies: to build, sustain and expand long-term relationships. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Airman 1st Class Marc Lane) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BAMAKO, Mali — A Special Forces team sergeant observes advanced weapons tactics between U.S. and Malian military members during a joint combined exchange training event here June 21, 2007. The U.S. soldiers are home-based with 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) in Stuttgart, Germany. This event is part of an ongoing and long standing military-to-military relationship that the U.S. enjoys with Mali, and part of the U.S. State Department’s Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership. (Department of Defense photo by Jaime L. Wood, U.S. European Command Public Affairs) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • PARIS -- Navy Rear Adm. Richard Gallagher, U.S. European Command Director of Operations, visits with Navy Lt. Cdr. Len Haidl, pilot for the F/A-18 Super Hornet with VFA-106, Naval Air Station, Oceania, Va., during the Paris Air Show, June 19. Haidl was part of the Department of Defense 70-person, seven-aircraft contingent supporting the Paris Air Show, June 18-24. Other aircraft on display included the C-17 Globemaster, C-130J Hercules, F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, HH-60 Pave Hawk and a Predator unmanned aerial vehicle. U.S. military participation in the show demonstrates the U.S. commitment to international security, promotes international cooperation and contributes to U.S. foreign and security policy objective. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Airman 1st Class Marc Lane) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • PARIS — (From left) Air Force Staff Sgt. Angelo Munoz, Capt. Chad Miner, and Staff Sgt. Patrick Perry, aircrew members from the 432nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Creech Air Force Base, Nev., answer various questions about the MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle to air show attendees at the 47th International Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport, France, June 20. The Predator was one of seven Department of Defense aircraft on display this year. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Airman 1st Class Marc I. Lane) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • CONAKRY, Guinea — Navy Ensign Chris Hutchinson poses with a group of children after a June 21 soccer match hosted by the Guinean navy for the Sailors of guided-missile frigate USS Doyle (FFG 39). Doyle is visiting the western African nation to support theater security cooperation and maritime operations in the region.(Department of Defense photo by Lt. Cmdr. Corey Barker) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • STUTTGART, Germany — U.S. European Command deputy Army Gen. William E. "Kip" Ward accepts a 2007 Combined Federal Campaign check from Renee Acosta, President and CEO of Global Impact, here June 18, 2007. The not-for-profit organization is the Defense Department's campaign manager for the CFC-Overseas. One hundred percent of the $258,059, which was collected through donations from the EUCOM community, will go directly back into military communities with the command for family support and youth programs. (Department of Defense photo by John Thibodeau, Stuttgart Multimedia Center) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • STUTTGART, Germany -- Romanian State Secretary for Defense Policy Mr. Corneliu Dobritoiu (seated left,) signs documents alongside U.S. European Command deputy commander Army Gen. William E. "Kip" Ward here June 18. The signing seals an agreement between Romania and the U.S., establishing an element for a consultation and advisory group in Romania aimed at strengthening relationships between both countries' forces. (DoD Photo by Adam Gramarossa, Stuttgart Multi-Media.) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • STUTTGART, Germany — Navy Capt. Chuck Painter, right, the Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration coalition task force commander, shows Air Force Staff Sgt. Betsy Bonilla the next event scheduled in the demonstration's scenario June 14. CWID is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff annual event, showcasing “cutting edge” technologies that can be moved into operational use within a year of the execution period. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • STUTTGART, Germany – Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is welcomed by U.S. European Command commander Army Gen. John Craddock, as he departs his aircraft here, June 13. Secretary Gates visited the headquarters to receive current operations briefings as part of a multinational tour. EUCOM is one of nine unified commands within the Department of Defense and is the only regional combatant command with a headquarters forward deployed outside the United States. (Department of Defense photo by Adam Gramarossa) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • STUTTGART, Germany – Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is welcomed by U.S. European Command deputy commander Army Gen. William E. “Kip” Ward, as he arrives at the headquarters building here, June 13. Secretary Gates visited the headquarters to receive current operations briefings as part of a multinational tour. EUCOM is one of nine unified commands within the Department of Defense and is the only regional combatant command with a headquarters forward deployed outside the United States. (Department of Defense photo by Adam Gramarossa) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BELGRADE, Serbia — (From left to right) Army Col. Mike Anderson, U.S. European Command Inspector General; Olja Pantelic, translator; Maj. Gen. Harry "A.J." W. Feucht, commander, Ohio Air National Guard; and Major-General Dragan Kolundzija, Serbian General Staff J3; share a light-hearted moment during a June 7 tour of the Federal Palace here. The tour concluded a three-day inspector general outreach event and marked the first time the EUCOM IG teamed with a country’s State Partnership Program IG, in this case, Ohio. Thirty five colonels and lieutenant colonels of the Ministry of Defense, the Armed Services, and the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces participated in the seminar. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — U.S. European Command Director of Operations Navy Rear Adm. Richard K. Gallagher, left, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Deputy Director of Navy Personnel Capt. Joan Olson, second from left, Senior Chief Petty Officer Shelly Piecuch and Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Hoffman place a wreath here June 9 to commemorate the historic World War II Battle of Midway. The 350-plus group of Naval personnel assigned to LRMC held the Center's first-ever Navy Dining Out event later that evening. (Department of Defense photo by Thomas Warner/LRMC Public Affairs) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Army, V Corps troops disembarking in Ireland in January 1942. The Soldiers were the first American troops to deploy to the European Theater during WWII. (U.S. Army photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • USS MAHAN (DDG 72), at sea – US Navy destroyer USS Mahan participated in a combined Maritime Interdiction Operation (MIO) with the Russian frigate RFS Neustrashimy June 6 during the Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2007 exercise taking place in the Baltic Sea June 4-15. (Department of Defense stock photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • NORMANDY, France — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates tours the American cemetery during the 63rd Anniversary of D-Day here June 6. Gates dedicated a visitor center at the American Cemetery here that honors 9,387 Americans killed and 1,557 who went missing during the Normandy campaign. Gates said the new visitor center will help ensure that future generations never forget the stories of those who fought here and that time doesn’t “dim the glory of their deeds.” (Department of Defense photo by Cherie A. Thurlby) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — A squadron of 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment Soldiers maneuver their vehicles around a simulated helicopter crash site at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany May 23 to demonstrate a Stryker squadron’s capabilities to an on-looking crowd of more than 80 officers from 32 different nations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • KANO, Nigeria — Abdullahi Zango, Nigerian Permanent Secretary of Education, thanks U.S. Ambassador John Campbell here June 2 during a book donation at the Dala Government Girls School. The first in a series of book donations, the project will donate 11,880 books to 60 secondary schools in Northern Nigeria. Campbell also commissioned U.S. constructed seed storage facilities at Garko LGA and Darki LGA June 3. The seed storage project provides safe and secure seed storage with educational facilities to five communities throughout Kano and Kaduna States and key infrastructure to support the self sufficiency of communities in Northern Nigeria. A joint project with Kano and Kaduna State Governments, and U.S. Office of Defense Cooperation, the seed storage project facilitates a joint partnership with the United States Agency for International Development, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture and United States Department of State. Both projects are sponsored by the U.S. Europ Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, GERMANY — Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Brown, 52nd Security Forces military working dog handler, searches a contracting vehicle with Laika, his Belgian Malinois military working dog, here May 22, 2007. The search was part of an aggressive training exercise held at the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Stephanie Clark) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Gulf of Suez – US Navy Dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), fast attack submarine USS Scranton (SSN 756) and guided missile frigate USS Underwood (FFG 36) transit the Gulf of Suez, after completing the passage of the Suez Canal. Oak Hill, Scranton and Underwood are part of the Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG), which is comprised of Bataan Strike Group and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) based out of Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication 2nd Class Jeremy L. Grisham) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BAUMHOLDER, Germany — A security forces Airman prepares to fire at his next target as part of the live-fire simulation at the Creek Defender exercise held here May 30. Airmen first learn to fire at stationary targets from a moving convoy of Humvees, to prepare them for real-world scenarios. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Lance Heinzelman) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...