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  • VOLTA, Ghana — U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, Pamela E. Bridgewater and Mr. Robert L. Moore, U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) Deputy, Logistics and Security Assistance Directorate, present medical supplies to Dr. Geofrey Nyamuame, Director of Volta Regional Hospital on Sept. 25, 2007. The supplies were donated by the USEUCOM Humanitarian Assistance program and support a promise made by USEUCOM Deputy Commander, Army Gen. William "Kip" Ward, to provide immediate assistance. Army Col. Yolanda Dennis-Lowman, International Division Chief, directs USEUCOM’s Humanitarian Assistance program. A subsequent shipment of medical supplies is scheduled for delivery in November 2007. (Department of Defense photo by Army Maj. Tong Vang). Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • NOVO SELO, Bulgaria — U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher Reyes (right), a team leader in Battery A, calls in a nine-line medical evacuation report after evaluating and giving aid to a wounded soldier while Sgt. Joshua Navarrete, Battery A, prepares to load a patient onto a stretcher during the convoy live-fire exercise at Joint Task Force-East “Lion Strike” here Sept. 27, 2007. (Department of Defense photo by Army Private First Class Crystal Abbott) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • TAKORADI, Ghana — Navy Hull Technician 2nd Class (SW) Sherman Adkins (left), Hull Technician 1st Class (SW) Brian Hatch (seated), and Machinery Repairman 1st Class (SW) Henry Krog (back, middle) pose for a photo with the scale they built together, and the staff of the Essikado Hospital. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Ensign Jason Bilbro) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • VLADIVOSTOK, Russia -- Navy Gas Turbine System Technician (Mechanical) 1st Class David Ballesteros, of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82), hands out toy cars to children at the Mayak Children's Rehabilitation Center Sept. 24, 2007. Sailors assigned to the Lassen and the minesweeper USS Patriot (MCM 7) visited the center to donate gifts and spend time with the kids treated there. Lassen and Patriot are in Vladivostok to participate in exercise Pacific Eagle, a bilateral exercise with the Russian Federated. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chantel M. Clayton) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • USS MOUNT WHITNEY, at sea — Navy Rear Adm. Robert M. Clark kicked off the Black Sea Partnership Cruise, the first multilateral Maritime Partnership Program event in the region, by welcoming junior officers and senior enlisted from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, and Ukraine to the ship. Fifty-nine ship riders from the five partner nations will participate in training workshops to foster regional maritime safety and security. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jennifer L. Clifton) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • PODGORICA, Montenegro — Navy Rear Admiral Steven J. Romano (left), U.S. European Command Director of Logistics and Security Assistance, and Montenegro's Deputy Minister of Defense for Policy, Ljubisa Perovic, signed an Acquisition and Cross Servicing Agreement (ACSA) at Villa Gorica here on Sept. 25, 2007. This is the 58th ACSA signed in the EUCOM AOR. This agreement can be used for a broad range of contingencies and circumstances including combined exercises, peace operations, humanitarian assistance, disaster relief, and ship visits. It establishes a responsive mechanism to let the militaries of the two nations exchange supplies for reimbursement either in cash, replacement in kind, or equal value exchange. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Lt. Col. James R. Bachinsky) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MAPUTO, Mozambique — Sailors assigned to guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) demonstrate how to restrain potential criminals during maritime interdiction training for Mozambiquen sailors Sept. 18, 2007. Forrest Sherman is operating as a part of the Navy’s Southeast Africa Task Group and is the first U.S. Navy ship to visit Mozambique since 1974. (Department of Defense photo by Gillian Brigham) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • DIFFA, Niger — U.S. Ambassador to Niger, Bernadette M. Allen, meets with players here on Aug. 27, 2007, as part of the “Une Famille, Un Niger” (One Family, One Niger) Basketball Caravan. Nearly 60,000 people attended the caravan during its eight-location schedule. Tolerance-related skits were performed by a popular acting company during the caravan, and high-level national, regional and local officials and religious leaders echoed the importance of the caravan’s tolerance message. (Department of State photo by Seini Issa) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MAPUTO, Mozambique — Mozambiquen sailors watch as a Sailor from USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) demonstrates how to search a suspicious vessel for illegal drugs, weapons or other contraband Sept. 18, 2007. Forrest Sherman is operating as a part of the Navy’s Southeast Africa Task Group and is the first U.S. Navy ship to visit Mozambique since 1974. (Deparment of Defense photo by Gillian Brigham) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • CONSTANTA, Romania — Navy Seabee team members Construction Mechanic 3rd Class Martin Gomes (left), and Steelworker Seaman Apprentice Andrew Pickenpaugh, from Naval Mobil Construction Battalion 40 based in Port Hueneme, Calif., prepare a sign for placement at the site of the Seabees' renovation project at the Endocrinology Clinic here Sept. 24, 2007. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • DIFFA, Niger — U.S. Ambassador to Niger, Bernadette M. Allen, tosses up the ball during the opening tip-off at game in Zinder, Niger, on Aug. 29, 2007, as part of the “Une Famille, Un Niger” (One Family, One Niger) Basketball Caravan. Nearly 60,000 people attended the caravan during its eight-location schedule. Tolerance-related skits were performed by a popular acting company during the caravan, and high-level national, regional and local officials and religious leaders echoed the importance of the caravan’s tolerance message. (Department of State photo by Seini Issa) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • DIFFA, Niger — U.S. Ambassador to Niger, Bernadette M. Allen, meets with players here on Aug. 27, 2007, as part of the “Une Famille, Un Niger” (One Family, One Niger) Basketball Caravan. Nearly 60,000 people attended the caravan during its eight-location schedule. Tolerance-related skits were performed by a popular acting company during the caravan, and high-level national, regional and local officials and religious leaders echoed the importance of the caravan’s tolerance message. (Department of State photo by Seini Issa) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • NOVO SELO, Bulgaria — Bulgarian Cpl. Ivan Tanev, 38th Inf. Bn., helps U.S. Army Spec. Zachary Baker, 1-94 FA, lock and load a Bulgarian light machine gun. U.S. and Bulgarian soldiers conducted weapons familiarization along with team and squad-level tactical training during the first week of Joint Task Force-East “Lion Strike” exercise, which started Sept. 17 at Novo Selo Training Area here. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MAPUTO, Mozambique — USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) Sailors donate blood during a shipboard blood drive Sept. 18 while the ship was in port here. Aboard Forrest Sherman, the first ship to visit Mozambique in more than 33 years, Sailors learned of a national blood shortage and organized the blood drive days before entering port by working with local officials including the U.S. Embassy in Maputo as well as the Mozambique National Blood Transfusion Services and the Blood Transfusion Services of the Central Hospital here. Crew members donated more than 100 units of blood during the drive. Forrest Sherman left her homeport in Norfolk, Va., July 9 and operated in the Black Sea before sailing to Southeast Africa in September. While assigned to CTG 60.5, the ship will continue to operate in Southeast Africa, working to strengthen regional maritime partnerships to promote long-term stability and economic development in the region. (Department of Defense photo by Gilliam Brigham) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • STUTTGART, Germany — U.S. European Command Senior Enlisted Leader, Command Sgt. Major Mark L. Farley (left) stands with the 2007 USEUCOM Service Members of Year Air Force Master Sgt. Brian Kentta Directorate of Command, Control, Communications and Warfighting Integration (ECJ6), senior non-commissioned officer/petty officer of the year, and Air Force Senior Airman Leilani VanEtten, Directorate of Intelligence, junior service member of the year. USEUCOM's Rear Adm. Richard Gallagher (right) was also there to honor this year's top service members during a ceremony Sept. 21, 2007 at the Swabian Events Center on Patch Barracks. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • HEIDELBERG, Germany — Henry Kaaihue, U.S.Ary Garrison Kaiserslautern force protection and consequence management section chief, discusses his community’s emergency response procedures during Exercise Guardian Shield 2007 which took place in the Patrick Henry Village Pavilion Sept. 11-13, 2007. Other members of the Kaiserslautern community’s delegation included Lt. Col. Mechelle Hale, U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern commander, and Oberstleutnant d.R. (reserve Lt. Col.) Stefan Roth, representing the Kaiserslautern County department of Military-Civilian Cooperation. (Department of Defense photo by Dave Melancon) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Greece — The 6th Fleet flagship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) arrives at the harbor here for a brief port visit to Greece's largest island Sept. 18, 2007. The Blue Ridge-class amphibious command ship is home ported in Gaeta, Italy. (Department of Defense photo by Paul Farley) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MAPUTO, Mozambique — Navy Cmdr. Dean Vesely, commanding officer of guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98), and Navy Capt. Nicholas H. Holman, commander of Southeast Africa Task Group 60.5, return to Forrest Sherman after their first day ashore here Sept. 17, 2007. The destroyer is anchored off the coast of Mozambique and is the first U.S. Navy ship to visit the country in more than 30 years. (Department of Defense photo by Gillian Brigham) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • USS DOYLE, at sea — Sailors aboard USS Doyle (FFG 39) launch the ship's Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) during a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) drill with the French Navy ship Lieutenant De Vaisseau Lavalee (F 790) Sept. 15, 2007. Doyle is currently deployed to West and Central Africa to strengthen regional partnerships and improve maritime security and safety. (Department of Defense photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Campbell) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SAO TOME, Sao Tome and Principe — Captain John Nowell, Commodore Destroyer Squadron 60, tours a newly refurbished boat ramp with local officials here Sept. 13, 2007. The boat ramp was built by U.S. Navy Under Water Construction Team 1 and U.S. Navy Construction Battalion 40 in order to assist Sao Tome improve their maritime security and safety. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Campbell) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • NOVO SELO, Bulgaria — Soldiers from the United States and Bulgaria stand proudly side-by-side with their nations’ colors during the opening ceremony Sept. 17 at Novo Selo Training Area for the Joint Task Force-East “Lion Strike” Exercise in the Republic of Bulgaria.(Department of Defense photo by Troy Darr) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BAMAKO, Mali — U.S. and Mali Army paratroopers jump from a MC-130 from the 67th Special Operations Squadron, Royal Air Force Mildenhall to cap off FLINTLOCK 2007 here Sep. 08, 2007. The exercise, which is meant to foster relationships of peace, security and cooperation among the Trans-Sahara nations, is part of the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership. The TSCTP is an integrated, multi-agency effort of the U.S. State Department, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. Defense Department. The EUCOM element of TSCTP is Operation Enduring Freedom Trans-Shara (OEF-TS).(Department of Defense photo by Air Force Tech Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Navy Hospital Corpsman Third Class Jenny Staggs demonstrates basic first aid techniques to Tanzania People’s Defense Force personnel on the deck of guided missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman here Sep 7. Forrest Sherman Sailors spent two days with Tanzanian military personnel engaging in damage control, force protection, first aid and other demonstrations aboard ship and at the city’s maritime institute. Forrest Sherman is part of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa’s newly established Southeast Africa Task Group, CTG 60.5, whose goal is to build strong partnerships with Southeast African nations to promote maritime safety and security initiatives in the region. (Department of Defense photo by Gillian Brigham) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • WENDRZYN, Poland – Lt. Col. Sean Mulcahey (left), Deputy Exercise Director, Immediate Response 07 / Bagram II coordinates with U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Warren L. McCray (center), Joint Terminal Attack Controller and Polish Captain Armin Piatkowski, for close air support provided by F-16 aircraft inbound from Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany during U.S. – Polish military training here, Sept. 13, 2007. (Photo by Spec. Jerry L. Wilson, IR 07 Photo-Journalist) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BUDAPEST, Hungary — German Bundeswehr Cmdr. Ralf Fornefeld and Capt. Andras Agota of the Hungary Defense Logistics Force discuss logistics planning at the Combined Endeavor 2008 Concept Planning Conference here Sept. 11, 2007. Sponsored by U.S. European Command, Combined Endeavor brings NATO, Partnership for Peace (PfP) and other nations together to plan and execute interoperability testing of command, control, communications and computer systems from participant nations in preparation for future combined humanitarian, peacekeeping and disaster relief operations. (Department of Defense photo by Navy. Lt. Nancy Harrity) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • USS FORREST SHERMAN (DDG 98), at sea — Sailors aboard guided missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman handle the ship’s lines during an underway replenishment operation off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean with the Standing NATO Maritime Group German oiler FGS Spessart. Forrest Sherman is currently sailing as a part of the Navy’s Southeast Africa Task Group CTG 60.5, whose goal is to build partnerships with Southeast African nations to promote a stable, secure and prosperous maritime environment in the region. (Department of Defense Photo by Gillian Brigham) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — F-15 fighters from the 494th Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, stop here for a quick refuel before continuing on to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Aug. 24, 2007. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Airman 1st Class Kenny Holston) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — U.S. Navy Europe-Africa Band members sing and dance with children at Yatima Group Orphanage Sep. 8, 2007. The band is aboard USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98), one of several ships assigned to Southeast Africa Task Group 60.5 and the first U.S. Navy ship to visit Tanzania in more than 40 years. While in Dar es Salaam, ship personnel completed a community relations project by painting, cleaning and repairing buildings at the orphanage. (Department of Defese photo by Gillian Brigham) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — U.S. Navy Europe-Africa Band musicians sing a popular African song with children at Yatima Group Orphanage on Sep. 8, 2007. The band is aboard USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98), one of several ships assigned to Southeast Africa Task Group 60.5 and the first U.S. Navy ship to visit Tanzania in more than 40 years. While in Dar es Salaam, ship personnel completed a community relations project by painting, cleaning and repairing buildings at the orphanage. (Department of Defense photo by Gillian Brigham) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GORZOW WIELKOPOSKI, Poland — U.S. Army Lt. Adam Cole, Task Force 1/178th Infantry and Lt. Marcim Wilga, Polish Battle Group, talk to Soldiers during Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training at the Wendrzyn Training Area here. U.S. Soldiers from Germany, Italy and the Illinois Army National Guard are integrated into the Polish Mission Readiness Exercise (MRE) called Bagram II. The Polish-led exercise provides a unique opportunity to train as friends and allies while continuing to build on the successes and lessons learned of previous combined exercises such as Immediate Response and Victory Strike. (Department of Defense photo by Corporal Miroslaw Antosz, Polish Army Public Information Office) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Navy Musician Petty Officer Third Class Jeremy Saunders and members of the U.S. Navy Europe-Africa rock band Topside entertain kids from the Yatima Group Orphanage here during guided missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman’s visit to the country September 5-9. USS Forrest Sherman is the first U.S. Navy ship visit to the country in more than 40 years. The goal of this task group is to build strong partnerships in the region to improve maritime safety and security.(Department of Defense photo by Gillian Brigham) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GORZOW WIELKOPOSKI, Poland — A Polish “Wolverine” provides support to U.S. Soldiers from Task Force 1-178th Infantry at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) site at the Wendrzyn Training Area here during Immediate Response/Bagram II. The Polish-led exercise joins U.S. Soldiers from Germany and Italy as well as Soldiers from the Illinois Army National Guard and is designed to build on interoperability skills as well as develop new and stronger bonds of friendship. (Department of Defese photo by Max Blumenfeld) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Guided missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman’s executive officer Lt. Cmdr. Jeffrey Gregor gives Tanzania’s Chief of Naval Operations Brigadier General Said Omar a tour of the ship’s flight deck here, Sep. 6, 2007. Forrest Sherman is the first U.S. Navy ship to visit the Tanzania in more than 40 years. The destroyer is in Tanzania as part of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa’s newly established Southeast Africa Task Group, CTG 60.5 The goal of this task group is to build strong partnerships with Southeast African nations to promote maritime safety and security initiatives in the region. (Department of Defense photo by Gillian Brigham) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BAMAKO, Mali — Partner Nation allies from the Netherlands, France, Great Britain and Mauritania work together while exercise facilitator U.S. Navy Cmdr. Markus Gudmundsso observes on September 4, 2007, at the Gendarme training range here, during Exercise Flintlock 07. The exercise, which is meant to foster relationships of peace, security and cooperation among the Trans-Sahara nations, is part of the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership. The TSCTP is an integrated, multi-agency effort of the U.S. State Department, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. Defense Department. The EUCOM element of TSCTP is Operation Enduring Freedom Trans-Shara (OEF-TS).Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force TSgt. Roy Santana)eleased) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GORZOW WIELKOPOSKI, Poland — Polish and U.S. Soldiers begin initial coordination for the conduct of Bagram II (Immediate Response 07) at the Wendrzyn Training Area here Sep. 9, 2007. The week long Polish-led military exercise runs Sep. 9 - 16 and is designed to build on interoperability skills from previous experiences as well as develop new and stronger bonds of friendship. (File Photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — Gen. William E. "Kip" Ward, deputy commander of U.S. European Command, greets Serbian officers attending a conference on defense oversight and inspector general systems Sept. 6 at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies here. Ward opened the two-day event with remarks on the importance of the inspector general's role, setting the stage for participants to examine how different inspector general systems enhance professionalism, fight corruption, enforce standards and assist servicemembers. More than 50 military and civilian participants from 18 nations took part in the conference, which was organized by U.S European Command, the German Federal Ministry of Defense and the Marshall Center. (Department of Defense photo by Karlheinz Wedhorn) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BAMAKO, MAli — U.S. Army Lt. Col. David Sigmund greets a young boy after passing out soccer balls to local children here on September 4, 2007, during Exercise Flintlock 07. The exercise, which is meant to foster relationships of peace, security and cooperation among the Trans-Sahara nations, is part of the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership. The TSCTP is an integrated, multi-agency effort of the U.S. State Department, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. Defense Department. The EUCOM element of TSCTP is Operation Enduring Freedom Trans-Shara (OEF-TS).(Deparment of Defense photo by Air Force TSgt. Roy Santana) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SENKORO, Mali — U.S. Army Capt.Drew Stephens listens to the lungs of a young boy during a Medical Civil Action Program (MEDCAP) here on September 3, 2007, during Exercise Flintlock 07. The exercise, which is meant to foster relationships of peace, security and cooperation among the Trans-Sahara nations, is part of the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership. The TSCTP is an integrated, multi-agency effort of the U.S. State Department, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. Defense Department. The EUCOM element of TSCTP is Operation Enduring Freedom Trans-Shara (OEF-TS). (Department of Defense photo by Air Force TSgt. Roy Santana) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SALAAM, Tanzania — Sailors man the rails as guided missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman pulls into Dar es Salaam, Tanzania September 6, 2007. Forrest Sherman is the first U.S. Navy ship to visit Tanzania since landing dock ship USS Spiegel Grove in 1963. The destroyer is in Tanzania as part of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa’s newly established Southeast Africa Task Group, CTG 60.5 The goal of this task group is to build strong partnerships with Southeast African nations to promote maritime safety and security initiatives in the region. (Department of Defense photo by Gillian M. Brigham) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • PRAIA, Cape Verde — Students from local orphanages Dos Picos and Lem Cachorro y Fazienda, along with other guests listen as USS Doyle Commanding Officer, Cmdr. Michael Elliot speaks to the group August 25, 2007. (Department of Defense photo by Ensign Jason Bilbro) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...