Photos from March, 2005

SOUDA BAY, Greece — Military Sealift Command’s fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) executes a berth shift during a brief port visit here March 31. The Arctic is out of Earle, N.J., and has a crew of 176 civilians and 59 military members. The Arctic is the third in the supply-class of fast combat support ships and the fifth to carry the name of the North Pole region. (U.S. Navy Photo by Paul Farley.) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
TBILISI, Georgia — Air Force Gen. Charles Wald, U.S. European Command deputy commander, and Georgian Col. Levan Nikoleishvili, chief of defense, sign the terms of the Sustainment and Stability Operations Program while at the Ministry of Defense here March 29. The Georgia Sustainment and Stability Operations Program will provide U.S. training to selected Georgian units to assist the country in its scheduled deployments to Iraq. The training phases of the program begin this month. (State Department Photo by Wendy Kennedy) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
USS HARRY S. TRUMAN, At sea — Five Navy F-14B Tomcats are chained-down on the fantail of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) as the ship operates in the Red Sea March 26. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is transiting to the Mediterranean Sea after completing nearly four months in the Persian Gulf in support of the Global War on Terrorism. (DoD photo by Navy Airman Kristopher Wilson) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
NURNBERG, Germany - Spc. Robert Odom (right), an Army Reserve Soldier with the 1172nd Movement Control Team (MCT) located in Bamberg, Germany, helps a Soldier returning from Operation Iraqi Freedom with his rucksack. Soldiers from the 1172nd MCT helped over 200 Soldiers from the 1st Infantry Division find and carry their bags this day as part of the Soldiers' inprocessing after returning from Iraq. (Army Reserve photo by SFC Derrick Witherspoon) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
WARSAW, Poland — From center, Air Force Gen. Charles Wald, Air Force Maj. Gen. Edward LaFountaine and Army Col. Henry Nowak participate in a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier here March 23. Wald is the U.S. European Command deputy commander; LaFountaine is the EUCOM director for logistics and security assistance; Nowak is the defense attaché for the U.S. Embassy here. Wald visited Ukraine and Poland this week and met with senior defense officials from both countries. During his visit to foster stronger military relations, Wald thanked both countries for their efforts in the Global War on Terrorism and to bring peace and democracy to Iraq. (Courtesy Photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
A 30th Engineer Brigade soldier discusses upcoming lanes training with a Moldovan National Army soldier in July 2000. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
KIEV, Ukraine — An American delegation featuring Ambassador John Herbst, second from left, and U.S. European Command Deputy Commander Air Force Gen. Charles Wald, third from left, meet with a Ukrainian delegation led by Defense Minister Anatoliy Grytsenko, second from right, March 21 here. Wald visited Ukraine and Poland this week and met with senior defense officials from both countries. During his visit to foster stronger military relations, Wald thanked both countries for their efforts in the Global War on Terrorism and to bring peace and democracy to Iraq. (Courtesy Photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
KIEV, Ukraine — Air Force Gen. Charles Wald, U.S. European Command deputy commander, and Ukraine Gen. Col. Serhii Kyrychenko, chief of the general staff, pay respects at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier here March 21. Wald visited Ukraine and Poland this week and met with senior defense officials from both countries. During his visit to foster stronger military relations, Wald thanked both countries for their efforts in the Global War on Terrorism and to bring peace and democracy to Iraq. (Courtesy Photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine Gen. Col. Serhii Kyrychenko, second from left, and Air Force Gen. Charles Wald conduct a brief inspection of Ukrainian troops at the Ministry of Defense here March 21. The Ukrainian Honor Guard commander, left, follows. Wald is U.S. European Command’s deputy commander, and Kyrychenko is Ukraine’s chief of the general staff. Wald visited Ukraine and Poland this week and met with senior defense officials from both countries. During his visit to foster stronger military relations, Wald thanked both countries for their efforts in the Global War on Terrorism and to bring peace and democracy to Iraq. (Courtesy Photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
KIEV, Ukraine — Air Force Gen. Charles Wald, center left, and Ukraine Gen. Col. Serhii Kyrychenko, center right, participate in a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier here March 21. A Ukraine Honor Guard team leads the formation to the tomb. Wald is U.S. European Command’s deputy commander, and Kyrychenko is Ukraine’s chief of the general staff. Wald visited Ukraine and Poland this week and met with senior defense officials from both countries. During his visit to foster stronger military relations, Wald thanked both countries for their efforts in the Global War on Terrorism and to bring peace and democracy to Iraq. (Courtesy Photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Maj. Gen. Craig McKinley, director of U.S. European Command Reserve Affairs, is confident the National Guard’s State Partnership Program can play a vital role in making Africa more stable. (Photo by Master Sgt. Bob Haskell, National Guard Bureau) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Air National Guard Master Sgt. Deborah Borges has learned much about international relations while working with officials from Slovenia and Jordan as director of the Colorado National Guard’s State Partnership Program. (Photo by Master Sgt. Bob Haskell, National Guard Bureau) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
GARMISCH, Germany — Air National Guard Maj. Gen. Martha Rainville and Army Guard Maj. Gen. Thomas Eres listen to a presentation March 14 at The Adjutants General State Partnership Program conference here. National Guard representatives from 23 states met to discuss opportunities to expand the State Partnership Program into Africa and how partnerships can enhance U.S. European Command’s strategy in the region. During the conference, Air Force Gen. Charles Wald, EUCOM’s deputy commander, praised the National Guard’s partnership program for contributing to the past decade of stability and security in Eastern Europe. Rainville and Eres are the adjutants general for the National Guard forces in Vermont and California, respectively. (DoD Photo by Army Guard Master Sgt. Bob Haskell) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Soldiers of the Norwegian Home Guard share a meal of reindeer with Marines from Marine Air Ground Task Force 25. (Photo by Cpl. Enrique Saenz) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Major Bakke testings how much pressure the snow can take. The threat of avalanche presents a real danger to Marines training in Norway's sub arctic climate and rugged terrain. (Photo by Lars Erik Solend) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
The commanding general of Marine Forces Reserve, Lt. Gen. Dennis M. McCarthy speaks to an assembled group of Marines from Marine Air Ground Task Force 25 in Namdelseid, Norway. The Marines are in Norway as part of exercise Battle Griffin 2005. (Photo by Cpl. Enrique Saenz) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Marine Air Ground Task Force 25 sergeant major Sgt. Maj. Patrick E. Anderson speaks to students at Namdelseid School in Namdelseid, Norway. MAGTF-25 is in Norway as part of exercise Battle Griffin 2005. (Photo by Cpl. Enrique Saenz) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Cpl. Patrick Kiendzior, rifleman with F Co., 2/25, opens the hatch on his squad's Norwegian BV-206 while Lance Cpl. Keith D. Blair provides security. 2/25 is in Norway as part of exercise Battle Griffin 2005. (Photo by Cpl. Enrique Saenz) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Due to continuously icy conditions, tracked vehicles like the Norwegian BV-206 offer an enormous advantage over wheeled vehicles for maintaining positive vehicle control on Norwegian roads. Marines participating in exercise Battle Griffin 2005 participate in a training program to learn how to drive on ice and snow. (Marine photo by Cpl. Enrique Saenz) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
The cold weather driver’s safety course during Exercise Battle Griffin '05 offers instruction on how to properly handle the vehicles the Marine Corps uses most on narrow and icy Norwegian roads. (Marine photo by Cpl. Enrique Saenz) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Staff Sgt. Carl Lorio, Echo Company, 2/25, scans the terrain of central Norway near the start of Exercise Battle Griffin 2005. The Marines of Echo Company will spend the next week in the field conducting humanitarian assistance training with participants from 15 countries. (Marine photo by Torbjoern K. Josvold) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
A group of Marines from MAGTF 25 unfasten the wrapping on a section of cold weather camouflage for use in the construction of the MAGTF combat operations center. The Marines are in Norway as part of exercise Battle Griffin 2005. (Photo by Cpl. Enrique Saenz) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
MAGTF 25 Marines secure guiding columns to hold up cold weather camouflage netting. The Marines are in Norway as part of exercise Battle Griffin 2005. (Photo by Cpl. Enrique Saenz) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...