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Photos from September, 2012

  • Representatives from EUCOM, U.S. Embassy Belgrade, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District, Serbian government and the local community celebrate the completion of the Ivo Andric Primary School sports gymnasium in Pranjani September 24, 2012. The EUCOM funded and USACE managed humanitarian assistance project included a 1,580-square-meter sports gymnasium with locker room facilities. The project was completed in the town of Pranjani as a small token of thanks. During World War II more than 500 Airmen were shot down over occupied Serbia and rescued by by local Serbians who ultimately assisted in the largest evacuation of troops behind enemy lines in history. Through partnership and the successful completion of this project the people of the U.S. and Serbia continue to cultivate their friendship. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GREENHAM COMMON, United Kingdom – Her Royal Highness, Princess Anne, The Princess Royal and Col. Brian Kelly, 501st Combat Support Wing commander, pause for a moment of silence to honor the American servicemen who were based locally and lost their lives during World War II. Her Royal Highness dedicated three memorial stones for U.S. Visiting Forces at the Greenham Business Park in Greenham Common, United Kingdom, Sept. 21. The three-part memorial is in remembrance of 16 service members killed when two B-17 Flying Fortresses collided above Greenham Common Dec. 15, 1944; 33 Airmen who died just three days earlier when their Horsa Glider crashed on takeoff at the base; and American servicemen who were based locally and lost their lives during World War II. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA – Seaman Ernest Obengmanu tosses life vests up to the weather deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) in preparation for an underway replenishment. Farragut is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Ambassador Lawrence Butler talks Rear Adm. Charles Martoglio at U.S. European Command headquarters, on Patch Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA - A helicopter picks up a pallet from the foc'sle of the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) during a vertical replenishment with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189). Jason Dunham is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Repass, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command Europe renders honor at a memorial ceremony in Debejak, Croatia, Sept. 22, 2012 for the late U.S. Army Master Sgt. Ivica Jerak. The ceremony took place at Jerak's former elementary school that was renovated in his honor in 2009. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Croatian Army Brig. Gen. Ivan Juric, the exercise deputy commander of Jackal Stone 2012, places a candle during a memorial service held for U.S. Army Master Sgt. Ivica Jerak in Debeljak, Croatia, Sept. 22, 2012. The memorial service took place in Jerak’s hometown at an elementary school that was renovated in his honor in 2009. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Army Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Sekelsky, the senior enlisted leader for U.S. Special Operations Command Europe, gives remarks during a memorial service for the late U.S. Army Master Sgt. Ivica Jerak, a member of U.S. Army Special Operations Command, in Debeljak, Croatia, Sept. 22, 2012. The memorial service took place in Jerak's hometown at an elementary school that was renovated in his honor in 2009. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Repass, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command Europe and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Sekelsky, the senior enlisted leader for SOCEUR, visit with Milka Jerak, mother of the late U.S. Army Master Sgt. Ivica Jerak, a member of U.S. Army Special Operations Command, in her home in Debeljak, Croatia, Sept. 22, 2012. Repass and Sekelsky attended a memorial service for Jerak at an elementary school that was renovated in his honor in 2009. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • An Apache helicopter flown by a Dutch pilot departs Schweinfurt's Conn Airfield in Germany, Sept. 20, 2012, en route to Schwarzenborn, Germany as part of a raid exercise. About 1,200 Dutch, German and Danish troops set up camp on Conn Barracks earlier this month to participate in Peregrine Sword, a NATO exercise that will test the combat readiness of the 11th Air Maneuver Brigade within the Dutch armed forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Members of the local Italian carabinieri talk with Soldiers from the rear detachment of U.S. Army Europe's 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team about their deployment experiences during a cross-cultural awareness and information operations training session at the carabinieri compound in Vicenza, Italy, Sept. 11. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Air Force Col. Christopher Brooks, U.S. Delegation Chief and U.S. servicemembers wait for the closing ceremonies to start during Combined Endeavor (CE) 2012 , Joint Multinational Training Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 20, 2012. CE12 is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability between 41 nations and international organizations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Junior Sgt. Tigran Nikoghosyan, of the Engineering Company of the Armenian Peacekeeping Brigade digs around a suspected trip-wire during a simulated one-man demining drill as part of a training course taught by soldiers of the Kansas National Guard and a civilian representative from the U.S. Humanitarian Demining Training Center. Kansas National guardsmen and the HDTC representative are instructing Armenian peacekeepers and engineer battalions on international demining standards as part of the Humanitarian Mine Action program and will assist the Armenian government in developing a national standard operating procedure for demining. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Sgt. 1st Class Travis Eichhorn, a Pittsburg, Kan., native and combat engineer with the Kansas National Guard, partners with a soldier from the Engineering Companies of the Armenian Peacekeeping Brigade during a simulated one-man demining drill as part of a training course taught by soldiers of the Kansas National Guard and a civilian representative from the U.S. Humanitarian Demining Training Center. Kansas National guardsmen and the HDTC representative are instructing Armenian peacekeepers and engineer battalions on international demining standards as part of the Humanitarian Mine Action program and will assist the Armenian government in developing a national standard operating procedure for demining. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Martin Dumond, training instructor with the U.S. Humanitarian Demining Training Center located at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri discusses demining with a s soldier from the Engineering Companies of the Armenian Peacekeeping Brigade during a simulated one-man demining drill as part of a training course taught by soldiers of the Kansas National Guard and Dumond. Kansas National Guardsmen and the HDTC representative are instructing Armenian peacekeepers and engineer battalions on international demining standards as part of the Humanitarian Mine Action program and will assist the Armenian government in developing a national standard operating procedure for demining. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Soldiers from the Engineering Companies of the Armenian Peacekeeping Brigade conduct a simulated one-man demining drill as part of a training course taught by soldiers of the Kansas National Guard and a civilian representative from the U.S. Humanitarian Demining Training Center. Kansas National Guardsmen and the HDTC representative are instructing Armenian peacekeepers and engineer battalions on international demining standards as part of the Humanitarian Mine Action program and will assist the Armenian government in developing a national standard operating procedure for demining. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Martin Dumond, training instructor with the U.S. Humanitarian Demining Training Center located at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri discusses demining with a soldier from the Engineering Companies of the Armenian Peacekeeping Brigade during a simulated one-man demining drill as part of a training course taught by soldiers of the Kansas National Guard and Dumond. Kansas National Guardsmen and the HDTC representative are instructing Armenian peacekeepers and engineer battalions on international demining standards as part of the Humanitarian Mine Action program and will assist the Armenian government in developing a national standard operating procedure for demining. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Soldiers from the Engineering Companies of the Armenian Peacekeeping Brigade conduct a simulated one-man demining drill as part of a training course taught by soldiers of the Kansas National Guard and a civilian representative from the U.S. Humanitarian Demining Training Center. Kansas National guardsmen and the HDTC representative are instructing Armenian peacekeepers and engineer battalions on international demining standards as part of the Humanitarian Mine Action program and will assist the Armenian government in developing a national standard operating procedure for demining. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Sgt. 1st Class Jacob Nelson, a Wichita native with the Kansas National Guard, uncovers the simulated mine on a metal detector lane as part of a humanitarian demining action training course taught by soldiers of the Kansas National Guard and a civilian representative from the U.S. Humanitarian Demining Training Center. Kansas National Guardsmen and the HDTC representative are instructing Armenian peacekeepers and engineer battalions on international demining standards as part of the Humanitarian Mine Action program and will assist the Armenian government in developing a national standard operating procedure for demining. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA - Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Reginald Fulton stamps a customs form in the post office aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109). Jason Dunham is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA - Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) prepare to receive pallets of supplies from fleet-replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189) during an underway replenishment. Farragut is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Stormee Newcomb, a Seabee with Mobile Naval Construction Battalion applies tape to the interior of the Little Bear Kindergarten in preparation for painting, Sept. 16, 2012, at Udbina, Croatia. The kindergarten is being renovated with resources provided by the Humanitarian Civic Assistance Project. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Croatian president, Ivo Josipovic (tan shirt) greets Lt. Gen. Darko Grdic, Croatian Chief Inspector of Defense, Sept. 17, 2012, at Ubina, Croatia. Josipovic visited Ubina to inspect the Little Bear Kindergarten, which was is being renovated with resources provided by the Humanitarian Civic Assistance Project. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Croatian president, Ivo Josipovic (far left) greets Seabees of the Mobile Naval Construction Battalion 1, Sept. 17, 2012, at Ubina, Croatia. Josipovic visited Ubina to inspect the Little Bear Kindergarten, which is being renovated by the Seabees with resources provided by the Humanitarian Civic Assistance Project. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Petty Officer 3rd Class Jose Torres of Mobile Naval Construction Battalion paints some finishing touches to the interior of the Little Bear Kindergarten in preparation for it to be painted, Sept. 16, 2012 at Udbina, Croatia. The kindergarten is being renovated by the Seabees with resources provided by the Humanitarian Civic Assistance Project. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA - Quartermaster 2nd Class Darren Maple uses a sextant on the bridge of the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99). Farragut is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA - Fleet-replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 198) sails away after an underway replenishment with the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99). Farragut is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • From left, U.S. Army Pfc. Vernisha Browne, 212th Combat Support Hospital out of Miesau, Germany, a German soldier, British army Sgt. Andrew Hunter and U.S. Army Pfc. Rachel Nuñez, 212th CSH, stabilize a simulated casualty Sept. 14 during Operation Rhino Serpent at Sennelager Training Area, Germany. Rhino Serpent was a joint medical training exercise for U.S., British and German armed forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Air National Guard conducts annual training installing new energy efficient windows at Slunj elementary school part of a Humanitarian Civic Assistance project. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - German Army Lt. Gen. Reinhard Kammgrer, Commander, German Army forces command, walks to the next briefing area during Combined Endeavor (CE) 2012 Distinguished Visitors Day, Joint Multinational Training Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 13, 2012. CE12 is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability between 41 nations and international organizations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Canadian Army LCol, TS McLean, officer-in-charge of Combined Joint Communications Control Center prepares to brief distinguished visitors from 41 nations and international organizations during Combined Endeavor (CE) 2012 DV Day, Joint Multinational Training Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 13, 2012. CE12 is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Air Force Lt. Col. Brian Heberlie, Combined Endeavor exercise director, briefs a group of distinguished visitors during Combined Endeavor (CE) 2012 DV Day, Joint Multinational Training Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 13, 2012. CE12 is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability between 41 nations and international organizations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - A group of distinguished visitors listen to a brief about the capabilities of the deployable joint command and control tent during Combined Endeavor (CE) 2012 Distinguished Visitors Day, Joint Multinational Training Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 13, 2012. CE12 is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability between 41 nations and international organizations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - A group of distinguished visitors interact with each other during Combined Endeavor (CE) 2012 DV Day, Joint Multinational Training Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 13, 2012. CE12 is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability between 41 nations and international organizations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dennis Polite, Non-commissioned officer in charge of infrastructure, 1st Combat Communications Squadron, briefs distinguished visitors about his unit's capabilities during Combined Endeavor (CE) 2012 Distinguished Visitors Day, Joint Multinational Training Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 13, 2012. CE12 is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability between 41 nations and international organizations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Distinguished visitors from 41 nations and international organizations gather for tours during Combined Endeavor (CE) 2012 DV Day, Joint Multinational Training Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 13, 2012. CE12 is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Army Brig. Gen. Henry Nowak, Director of U.S. European Command's Cyber and C4 Directorate, addresses distinguished visitors during Combined Endeavor (CE) 2012 DV Day, at the Joint Multinational Training Command, in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 13, 2012. CE12 is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability between 41 nations and international organizations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BERLIN - Maj. Sebastian Demitz, 14th Airlift Squadron pilot Joint Base Charleston, S.C., provides a tour of the C-17 Globemaster III at the Berlin Air Show here Sept. 13, 2012. Demitz is a Luftwaffe (German air force) pilot participating in the Air Force’s Military Personnel Exchange Program as a C-17 Globemaster pilot. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BERLIN - Thomas de Maiziere, German Defense Minister, greets Army Sgt. Michael Allen, Joint Multinational Readiness Center Falcons UH-72A Lakota production control NCO and crew chief, Hohenfels, Germany, at Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, here, Sept. 13, 2012. The air show is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. The U.S. military aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BERLIN - Thomas de Maiziere (center-left), German Defense Minister, and James Melville Jr. (center-right), U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission in Germany, receive a tour from Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Andre Kidd, Joint Multinational Readiness Center Falcons UH-72A Lakota tactical officer, Hohenfels, Germany, during Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, here, Sept. 13, 2012. The air show is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. The U.S. military aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BERLIN - Army Sgt. Jaime Adame, Charlie Company 1-214 Aviation Regiment flight medic, Landstuhl, Germany, cleans the window of a UH-60 Black Hawk as part of air show preparation Sept. 13, 2012. The Black Hawk is being displayed at the U.S. military "corral" during the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012. The air show is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the U.S. are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. Other U.S. military aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BERLIN - Staff Sgt. Corey Glezen, 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, Spangdahle, Germany, fills out aircraft maintenance forms on the F-16C Fighting Falcon at the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, here Sept. 13, 2012. Although the aircraft is only on display for the duration of the air show, general over all maintenance checks are preformed daily to ensure air worthiness of the aircraft. ILA 2012 is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the U.S. are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. Other U.S. military aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BERLIN - Capt. Kevin McCutcheon 37th Air Lift Squadron pilot, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, explains the equipment in the flight deck of a C-130 Hercules during the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, here Sept. 13, 2012. The air show is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the U.S. are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. Other U.S. military aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon and C-17 Globemaster III. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BERLIN - Capt. Adam Campbell, 315th Air Lift Wing C-17 Globemaster III pilot, Charleston AFB, N.C., greets members of the Italian air force as they tour the cargo area on a C-17 Globemaster III during the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, Sept. 13, 2012. The air show is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. Other U.S. military aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon and C-130 Hercules. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BERLIN - Aircraft industry representatives wait in line to see the flight deck of a C-17 Globemaster during the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, Sept. 13, 2012. The air show is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. Other U.S. military aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon and C-130 Hercules. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BERLIN - Aircraft industry representatives view a UH-60 Black Hawk during the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, Sept. 13, 2012. The air show is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. Other U.S. military aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BERLIN - Maj. Brian Scott, 480th Fighter Squadron pilot, Spangdahlem AB, Germany shows the cockpit of an F-16C Fighting Falcon during the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, Sept. 13, 2012. The air show is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. Other U.S. military aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-72A Lakota UH-60 Black Hawk, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BERLIN - Aircraft industry representatives wait to tour a C-130 Hercules during the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, here Sept. 13, 2012. The air show is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. Other U.S. military aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon and C-17 Globemaster III. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BERLIN - Army Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army commander, speaks with Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jason Lacrose, Joint Multinational Readiness Center Falcons instructor pilot, Hohenfels, Germany, on the opening day of the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, here Sept 11. ILA 2012 is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. The U.S. aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BERLIN - Trade show patrons from across the world visited the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, to view more than 300 aircraft to include a C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston AFB, N.C. here Sept. 11. ILA 2012 is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. The U.S. aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BERLIN - Gen. Philip Breedlove, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. Air Forces Africa commander, greets German air force Lt. Gen. Karl Müllner, German air force chief of staff, on the opening day of the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, here Sept 11. ILA 2012 is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the U.S. are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. The U.S. aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BERLIN - Gen. Philip Breedlove, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. Air Forces Africa commander, views the cockpit of a UH-72A Lakota on the opening day of the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, here Sept 11. ILA 2012 is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the U.S. are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. The U.S. aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BERLIN - Sergei Sikorsky, son of aerospace pioneer and Sikorsky Aircraft founder Igor Sikorsky, greets Navy Cmdr. Kimberly Ernst, U.S. European Command trade show coordinator, on the opening day of the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, here Sept 11. ILA 2012 is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the U.S. are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. The U.S. aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, greets Philip Murphy, U.S. ambassador to Germany, and Gen. Philip Breedlove, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. Air Forces Africa commander, during a tour of the U.S. military aircraft “corral” at the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, here Sept 11. ILA 2012 is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the U.S. are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. The U.S. aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA - Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Chris Baker fires a shot line from the forecastle of the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) to the Military Sealift Command fleet-replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189) during an underway replenishment. Jason Dunham is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA - Sailors stand by on the forecastle as the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) approaches the Military Sealift Command fleet-replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189) for an underway replenishment. Jason Dunham is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Italian and American soldiers get ready to go through a combat testing lane to prepare for the 2012 U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge assessment in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sep. 12 Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Sgt. Chrstina Fintinan, 212th Combat Support Hospital, and 1st Lt. Ivan Corridori from the Italian army stay low during a combat testing lane to prepare for the Expert Field Medical Badge assessment in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sep 12. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - 1st Lt. Ivan Corridori from the Italian army participates in a combat testing lane to prepare for the Expert Field Medical Badge assessment in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sep 12. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Master-At-Arms 2nd Class Jacob Cook, Master-At-Arms 3rd Class Kyle Gipe, Master-At-Arms 2nd Class Triston Jointer and Master-At-Arms 2nd Class Patrick Long provide security for Camp Aachen, during Combined Endeavor (CE) 2012, Joint Multinational Training Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 7, 2012. All personnel are master at arms from the Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 3, San Diego, Calif. CE12 is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability between 41 nations and international organizations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GARMISH, Germany - Warrant Officer Terry Casey, Naval Service Royal Navy Command, takes part in a video teleconference briefing given by Command Sgt. Maj. Sofi Roshan, senior enlisted leader of the Afghan National Army. Roshan spoke on the current status of Afghan forces, strengthening and building the enlisted forces, then moved on to an open discussion with the 2012 International Senior Enlisted Seminar attendees, Sept. 12. Bringing together 32 nations at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies in Garmisch, Germany, ISES is the flagship professional development event for NATO, Partnership for Peace and key contact nation senior enlisted leaders, helping to prepare them for increasingly complex and challenging multinational environments, while continuing the development of a professional NCO Corps in NATO and partnered countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GARMISH, Germany - Chief Master Sgt. Denis Jelinski-Hall (left), senior enlisted leader to the Chief of the U.S. National Guard Bureau, and Adjutant Major Claude Schmitz, regimental sergeant major of the NATO School, takes part in a video teleconference briefing given by Command Sgt. Maj. Sofi Roshan, senior enlisted leader of the Afghan National Army. Roshan spoke on the current status of Afghan forces, then moved on to an open discussion with the 2012 International Senior Enlisted Seminar attendees, Sept. 12. Bringing together 32 nations at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies, ISES is the flagship professional development event for NATO, Partnership for Peace and key contact nation senior enlisted leaders, helping to prepare them for increasingly complex and challenging multinational environments, while continuing the development of a professional NCO Corps in NATO and partnered countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GARMISH, Germany - Command Sgt. Maj. Istvan Kriston, senior enlisted leader of the Hungarian Defense Force, takes part in a video teleconference briefing given by Command Sgt. Maj. Sofi Roshan, senior enlisted leader of the Afghan National Army. Roshan spoke on the current status of Afghan Forces, strengthening and building the enlisted forces, then moved on to an open discussion with the 2012 International Senior Enlisted Seminar attendees, Sept. 12. Bringing together 32 nations at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies in Garmisch, Germany, ISES is the flagship professional development event for NATO, Partnership for Peace and key contact nation senior enlisted leaders, helping to prepare them for increasingly complex and challenging multinational environments, while continuing the development of a professional NCO Corps in NATO and partnered countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GARMISH, Germany - Senior enlisted leaders of the 2012 International Senior Enlisted Seminar take part in a video teleconference briefing given by Command Sgt. Maj. Sofi Roshan, senior enlisted leader of the Afghan National Army. Roshan spoke on the current status of Afghan forces, strengthening and building the enlisted forces, then moved on to an open discussion with the ISES attendees, Sept. 12. Bringing together 32 nations at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies in Garmisch, Germany, ISES is the flagship professional development event for NATO, Partnership for Peace and key contact nation senior enlisted leaders, helping to prepare them for increasingly complex and challenging multinational environments, while continuing the development of a professional NCO Corps in NATO and partnered countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • NAMEST AIR BASE, Czech Republic -- Capt. Bennet Merriman, 81st Fighter Squadron A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot, puts on his flight equipment before a close air support and forward air control training mission Sept. 10, during Ramstein Rover 2012 here. RARO 12 is a NATO partnership building exercise involving more than 16 nations. A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 81st FS are participating in the exercise to provide close air support to partnering nations and practice forward air control missions with their NATO allies in international security assistance force realistic scenarios. During this mission the 81st FS pilots supported German and Italian forward air controllers. Participating in exercises like RARO 12 ensures effective employment of airpower in support of alliance or coalition forces while mitigating risks to civilians in contingency operations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BERLIN - Members of the German air force move an USAFE C-21 during the setup of the ILA 2012 Berlin Air Show here Sept. 10. More than 300,000 visitors from across the world are expected to visit ILA 2012 Sept. 11-16. ILA 2012 is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. The U.S. aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BERLIN - German air force Staff Sgt. Berti Bardthold holds a hose while German air force Staff Sgt. Mike Zimdars refuels an USAFE C-21 during the setup of the ILA 2012 Berlin Air Show here Sept. 10. ILA 2012 is expected to feature more than 1,000 national and international exhibitors and will run Sept 11-16. ILA 2012 is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. The U.S. aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk,UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BERLIN - Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jason Lacrosse, Joint Multinational Readiness Center Falcons instructor pilot, Hohenfels, Germany, reunites with German soldiers here Sept. 11, 2012 at the Berlin Air Show. Three of the German soldiers were rescued by Lacrosse and fellow soldiers in Afghanistan and the fourth was a member of the Joint Tactical Air Command that was involved in the operation. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BERLIN - Army Sgt. Antonio Gattis, Charlie Company 1-214 Aviation Regiment flight medic, Landstuhl, Germany, reunites with German soldiers here Sept. 11, 2012 at the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012. Four German soldiers visited Gattis at the U.S. military "corral." Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BERLIN - Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jason Lacrosse, UH-60 Black Hawk pilot, with the Joint Multinational Readiness Center Falcons, Hohenfels, Germany, is presented an award from the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation by Robert Kokorda, Sikorsky Sales and Marketing vice president, at the Berlin Air Show here Sept. 11. Lacrosse received the award for heroic efforts that saved 12 German army soldiers April 2, 2010, in Afghanistan. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BERLIN - Army Sgt. Antonio Gattis, Charlie Company 1-214 Aviation Regiment flight medic, Landstuhl, Germany, is presented an award from the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation by Robert Kokorda, Sikorsky Sales and Marketing vice president, at the Berlin Air Show here Sept. 11. Lacrosse received the award for heroic efforts that saved 12 German army soldiers April 2, 2010, in Afghanistan. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN – Cryptologic Technician (Maintenance) 1st Class Keith Hanks, right, recites the oath of enlistment to Lt. Michael Hammond, left, during a reenlistment ceremony on the forecastle of the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99). Farragut is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN –Aviation Electricians’ Mate 3rd Class Andrew Fulkroad, left, and Aviation Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Jacob Gadomski, right, both assigned to Helicopter Anti-submarine Light (HSL) Squadron 48, Det. 7, perform maintenance on an SH-60B Seahawk on the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99). Farragut is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA – Cmdr. David Bretz, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), left, Cmdr. Michael Meredith, executive officer of Jason Dunham, right, and Master Chief Ray Chamberlain, Jason Dunham’s command master chief, center, share their memories of the Sept. 11 attacks with the crew of Jason Dunham during a commemoration ceremony. Jason Dunham is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine - U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Fleet Master Chief JoAnn Ortloff speaks to Ukrainian media during a tour of the Ukrainian naval academy. During the visit, Ortloff briefed senior Ukrainian enlisted leadership on career and personnel management, met with Ukrainian sailors and toured the command and control ship Slavutich. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine - U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Fleet Master Chief JoAnn Ortloff and Ukrainian Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Riabtsev Serhii speaks to Ukrainian navy petty officers aboard the Ukrainian command and control ship Slavutich. During the visit, Ortloff briefed Serhii on career and personnel management, met with Ukrainian sailors and toured the command and control ship Slavutich. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine - U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Fleet Master Chief JoAnn Ortloff receives a tour of the Ukrainian command and control ship Slavutich from the ships Executive Officer Serhii Makeyev. During the visit, Ortloff briefed Ukrainian enlisted leadership on career and personnel management, met with Ukrainian sailors and toured the command and control ship Slavutich. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GARMISH, Germany - Command Chief Master Sgt. Todd Small (left), senior enlisted leader, NATO Allied Command Operations, speaks to an assembled group of fellow senior enlisted leaders during a NATO noncommissioned officer strategy session designed to promote NCO Corps professional development, Sept. 10. Bringing together 32 nations at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies in Garmisch, Germany, the International Senior Enlisted Seminar 2012 is the flagship professional development event for NATO, Partnership for Peace and key contact nation senior enlisted leaders, helping to prepare them for increasingly complex and challenging multinational environments, while continuing the development of a professional NCO Corps in NATO and partnered countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GARMISH, Germany - Sgt. Maj. Korkmaz Gülal (left), senior enlisted leader Turkish Headquarters Land Forces, speaks to an assembled group of fellow senior enlisted leaders during a NATO noncommissioned officer strategy session designed to promote NCO Corps professional development, Sept. 10. Bringing together 32 nations at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies in Garmisch, Germany, the International Senior Enlisted Seminar 2012 is the flagship professional development event for NATO, Partnership for Peace and key contact nation senior enlisted leaders, helping to prepare them for increasingly complex and challenging multinational environments, while continuing the development of a professional NCO Corps in NATO and partnered countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GARMISH, Germany - Sgt. Maj. Zeljko Bilic (center), sergeant major of the armed forces of Croatia, speaks to an assembled group of fellow senior enlisted leaders during a NATO noncommissioned officer strategy session designed to promote NCO Corps professional development, Sept. 10. Bringing together 32 nations at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies in Garmisch, Germany, the International Senior Enlisted Seminar 2012 is the flagship professional development event for NATO, Partnership for Peace and key contact nation senior enlisted leaders, helping to prepare them for increasingly complex and challenging multinational environments, while continuing the development of a professional NCO Corps in NATO and partnered countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GARMISH, Germany - Sgt. Maj. Mario Bagaric (left), sergeant major of the armed forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina, speaks to an assembled group of fellow senior enlisted leaders during a NATO noncommissioned officer strategy session designed to promote NCO Corps professional development, Sept. 10. Bringing together 32 nations at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies in Garmisch, Germany, the International Senior Enlisted Seminar 2012 is the flagship professional development event for NATO, Partnership for Peace and key contact nation senior enlisted leaders, helping to prepare them for increasingly complex and challenging multinational environments, while continuing the development of a professional NCO Corps in NATO and partnered countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GARMISH, Germany - Command Sgt. Maj. Fabrice Brousse (left), senior enlisted leader of the French Ministry of Defense, speaks to an assembled group of fellow senior enlisted leaders during a NATO noncommissioned officer strategy session designed to promote NCO Corps professional development, Sept. 10. Bringing together 32 nations at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies in Garmisch, Germany, the International Senior Enlisted Seminar 2012 is the flagship professional development event for NATO, Partnership for Peace and key contact nation senior enlisted leaders, helping to prepare them for increasingly complex and challenging multinational environments, while continuing the development of a professional NCO Corps in NATO and partnered countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GARMISH, Germany - Warrant Officer Terry Casey, senior enlisted leader Naval Service Royal Navy Command, speaks to an assembled group of fellow senior enlisted leaders during a NATO noncommissioned officer strategy session designed to promote NCO Corps professional development, Sept. 10. Bringing together 32 nations at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies in Garmisch, Germany, the International Senior Enlisted Seminar 2012 is the flagship professional development event for NATO, Partnership for Peace and key contact nation senior enlisted leaders, helping to prepare them for increasingly complex and challenging multinational environments, while continuing the development of a professional NCO Corps in NATO and partnered countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GARMISH, Germany - Command Sgt. Maj. Claude Schmitz, senior enlisted leader of the NATO School, speaks to an assembled group of fellow senior enlisted leaders during a NATO noncommissioned officer strategy session designed to promote NCO Corps professional development, Sept. 10. Bringing together 32 nations at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies in Garmisch, Germany, the International Senior Enlisted Seminar 2012 is the flagship professional development event for NATO, Partnership for Peace and key contact nation senior enlisted leaders, helping to prepare them for increasingly complex and challenging multinational environments, while continuing the development of a professional NCO Corps in NATO and partnered countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GARMISH, Germany - Command Sgt. Maj. Rob Lawrence (right), senior enlisted leader of the Colorado National Guard, speaks to an assembled group of fellow senior enlisted leaders during a NATO noncommissioned officer strategy session designed to promote NCO Corps professional development, Sept. 10. Bringing together 32 nations at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies in Garmisch, Germany, the International Senior Enlisted Seminar 2012 is the flagship professional development event for NATO, Partnership for Peace and key contact nation senior enlisted leaders, helping to prepare them for increasingly complex and challenging multinational environments, while continuing the development of a professional NCO Corps in NATO and partnered countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GARMISH, Germany - Command Sgt. Maj. Howard Robinson (right), senior enlisted leader of the Illinois National Guard, speaks to an assembled group of fellow senior enlisted leaders during a NATO noncommissioned officer strategy session designed to promote NCO Corps professional development, Sept. 10. Bringing together 32 nations at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies in Garmisch, Germany, the International Senior Enlisted Seminar 2012 is the flagship professional development event for NATO, Partnership for Peace and key contact nation senior enlisted leaders, helping to prepare them for increasingly complex and challenging multinational environments, while continuing the development of a professional NCO Corps in NATO and partnered countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GAETA, Italy - Operations Specialist Seaman Apprentice Douglas Mellon, left, and Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Derek Pitre, right, prepare for morning colors on the flightdeck of USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20). The crew aboard Mount Whitney and embarked U.S. 6th Fleet staff attended morning colors as part of a ceremony to remember those who lost their lives during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Mount Whitney, homeported in Gaeta, Italy, is the U.S. 6th Fleet flagship and operates with a combined crew of U.S. Sailors and MSC civil service mariners. The civil service mariners perform navigation, deck, engineering, laundry and galley service operations while military personnel aboard support communications, weapons systems and security. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GAETA, Italy - Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Derek Pitre, left, and Operations Specialist Seaman Apprentice Douglas Mellon, right, raise the national ensign during morning colors on the flightdeck of USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20). The crew aboard Mount Whitney and embarked U.S. 6th Fleet staff attended morning colors as part of a ceremony to remember those who lost their lives during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Mount Whitney, homeported in Gaeta, Italy, is the U.S. 6th Fleet flagship and operates with a combined crew of U.S. Sailors and MSC civil service mariners. The civil service mariners perform navigation, deck, engineering, laundry and galley service operations while military personnel aboard support communications, weapons systems and security. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GAETA, Italy - The crew of USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) and embarked U.S. 6th Fleet staff attends morning colors on the flightdeck of the ship as part of a ceremony to remember those who lost their lives during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Mount Whitney, homeported in Gaeta, Italy, is the U.S. 6th Fleet flagship and operates with a combined crew of U.S. Sailors and MSC civil service mariners. The civil service mariners perform navigation, deck, engineering, laundry and galley service operations while military personnel aboard support communications, weapons systems and security. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • NAMEST AIR BASE, Czech Republic -- An Airman from the 81st Fighter Squadron looks on as an A-10 Thunderbolt II taxis down the runway before taking off for a close air support and forward air control training mission Sept. 10, during Ramstein Rover 2012 here. RARO 12 is a NATO partnership building exercise involving more than 16 nations. A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 81st FS are participating in the exercise to provide close air support to partnering nations and practice forward air control missions with their NATO allies in international security assistance force realistic scenarios. During this mission the 81st FS pilots supported German and Italian forward air controllers. Participating in exercises like RARO 12 ensures effective employment of airpower in support of alliance or coalition forces while mitigating risks to civilians in contingency operations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SEVASTAPOL, Ukraine (Sept. 10, 2012) - U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Fleet Master Chief JoAnn Ortloff speaks with Ukrainian Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Riabtsev Serhii. During the visit, Fleet Master Chief Ortloff briefed the Ukrainian MCPON on career and personnel management, met with Ukrainian sailors and toured the command and control ship Slavutich. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SEVASTAPOL, Ukraine -Commander, Naval Forces Europe-Africa Fleet Master Chief JoAnn Ortloff speaks with Ukrainian female sailors at the Ukrainian naval academy. During the visit, Fleet Master Chief Ortloff briefed the Ukrainian master chief petty of the navy on career and personnel management, met with Ukrainian sailors and toured the command and control ship Slavutich. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • LA ROCHELLE, France - Chief Electronics Technician Jason Howes shows members of the France-Etats-Unis Group aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) the forecastle during a tour. Farragut is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • LA ROCHELLE, France - A member of the France-Etats-Unis Group asks Chief Electronics Technician Jason Howes asks question during a tour of the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99), while in port La Rochelle. Farragut is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Military personnel gather in the Combined Joint Communications Control Center during Combined Endeavor 2012 at the Joint Multinational Training Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 9, 2012. CE12 is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability between 41 nations and international organizations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Military personnel walk through the hall, during Combined Endeavor 2012 at the Joint Multinational Training Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 9, 2012. CE12 is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability between 41 nations and international organizations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • (Right to left) U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Aaron Stephenson, tactical network operations technician, and U.S. Army Spc. Edgar Gonzalez, information technology specialist, review work orders during Combined Endeavor 2012 at the Joint Multinational Training Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 9, 2012. Gonzalez is from the 35th Signal Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve, Fort Allen, Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico, and Stephenson is from the 1st Combat Communications Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. CE12 is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability between 41 nations and international organizations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Air Force Staff. Sgt. Mark Pauly, transmission systems technician, briefs U.S. Army Spc. Edgar Gonzalez, information technology specialist, on a new satellite terminal, during Combined Endeavor 2012 at the Joint Multinational Training Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 9, 2012. The Panther satellite terminal is a new satellite that receives and transmits data to Non-Classified Internet Protocol Router Network, Secret Internet Protocol Router Network and Video Teleconferencing. CE12 is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability between 41 nations and international organizations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Araceli Alarcon/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • LA ROCHELLE, France - Engineman Fireman Yemalin Noudegbessi steals the ball from a French player during a soccer game between Sailors from the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) and the La Rochelle City Employee Team. Farragut is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • LA ROCHELLE, France - Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Voche Noelsaint blocks a kick during a game of soccer between Sailors from the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) and the La Rochelle City Employee Team. Farragut is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • LA ROCHELLE, France - Ensign Samuel MacAvoy, assistant supply officer aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99), offers command memorabilia from the ship's store to members of the Hermione-LaFayette Society during their tour of the ship. Farragut is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • LA ROCHELLE, France - Swedish naval officers Lt. David Wolff, left, and Lt. Karl-Magnus Persson, right, receive quarterdeck watch procedures from Operations Specialist Seaman Joshua Holmes on the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99). Farragut is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA -Electronics Technician 1st Class Olivia Lowe fires a 9mm pistol during a live-fire training exercise on the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109). Jason Dunham is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GARMISH, Germany - Lt. Gen. John Morgan, commander, NATO Headquarters Allied Force Command Heidelberg, speaks to an international group of senior enlisted leaders on the mentorship and support he has received from his enlisted counterparts throughout his career, Sept. 7. Bringing together 32 nations at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies in Garmisch, Germany, ISES is the flagship professional development event for NATO, Partnership for Peace and key contact nation senior enlisted leaders, helping to prepare them for increasingly complex and challenging multinational environments, while continuing the development of a professional NCO Corps in NATO and partnered countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GARMISCH-Partenkirchen, Germany -- Prof. Ricardo Laremont from the State University of New York at Binghamton listens to Dr. Freedom Onuoha, research fellow at National Defense College in Nigeria, lecture during the Senior Executive Seminar at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies Sept. 7. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • LA ROCHELLE, France - Yeoman 1st Class Andres Reyes, right, pitches during a softball game between Sailors from the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) and Les Boucaniers, the La Rochelle baseball club. Farragut is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • LA ROCHELLE, France - Seaman Nick Tonello swings at a pitch during a softball game between Sailors from the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) and Les Boucaniers, the La Rochelle baseball club. Farragut is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel, ISAF senior enlisted leader, briefs the assembled senior enlisted leadership at the 2012 International Senior Enlisted Seminar, on the status and mission of ISAF Forces, Sept. 7. Bringing together 32 nations at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies in Garmisch, Germany, ISES is the flagship professional development event for NATO, Partnership for Peace and key contact nation senior enlisted leaders, helping to prepare them for increasingly complex and challenging multinational environments, while continuing the development of a professional Noncommissioned Officer Corps in NATO and partnered countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffery Hof, senior enlisted leader of NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan, briefs the assembled senior enlisted leadership at the 2012 International Senior Enlisted Seminar, on the status and mission of NTM-A, Sept. 7. Bringing together 32 nations at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies in Garmisch, Germany, ISES is the flagship professional development event for NATO, Partnership for Peace and key contact nation senior enlisted leaders, helping to prepare them for increasingly complex and challenging multinational environments, while continuing the development of a professional Noncommissioned Officer Corps in NATO and partnered countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Finland sailors interact with U.S. Sailors during Combined Endeavor (CE) 2012, at the Joint Multinational Training Center, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 6, 2012. U.S. Navy and Finland navy sailors conducted Command Operational Picture tests to ensure systems work together. CE is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability between 41 nations and international organizations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Finland sailors set up equipment for use during Combined Endeavor (CE) 2012, at the Joint Multinational Training Center, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 6, 2012. U.S. Navy and Finland navy conducted Command Operational Picture testing to ensure systems work together. CE is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability between 41 nations and international organizations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAFENWOEH, Germany - U.S. and Finland sailors conduct tests during Combined Endeavor (CE) 2012, at the Joint Multinational Training Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 6, 2012. U.S. and Finland sailors conducted Command Operational Picture testing to ensure systems work together. CE is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability between 41 nations and international organizations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAFENWOEH, Germany - U.S. and Finland sailors conduct tests during Combined Endeavor (CE) 2012, at the Joint Multinational Training Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 6, 2012. U.S. and Finland sailors conducted Command Operational Picture testing to ensure systems work together. CE is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability between 41 nations and international organizations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Attendees of the International Senior Enlisted Symposium pose for a group photo at the George C. Marshal European Center for Security Studies, Garmisch, Germany, Sept. 6. NATO Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe and U.S. European Command organized the annual conference aimed at improving cooperation between partnered nations, increasing regional stability, and supporting current operations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • The senior enlisted leaders of 32 nations and 22 U.S. National Guard states listen to the opening remarks from U.S. European Command Senior Enlisted Leader, Fleet Master Chief Roy Maddocks, at the ninth International Senior Enlisted Seminar, Sept. 6. Held at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies in Garmisch, Germany, ISES is the flagship professional development event for NATO, Partnership for Peace and key contact nation senior enlisted leaders, helping to prepare them for increasingly complex and challenging multinational environments, while continuing the development of a professional NCO Corps in NATO and partnered countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Kicking off the ninth International Senior Enlisted Seminar, Fleet Master Chief Roy Maddocks, U.S. European Command Senior Enlisted Leader, describes the scope of the seminar to the senior enlisted leaders of 32 nations and 22 U.S. National Guard states, Sept. 6. Held at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies in Garmisch, Germany, ISES is the flagship professional development event for NATO, Partnership for Peace and key contact nation senior enlisted leaders, helping to prepare them for increasingly complex and challenging multinational environments, while continuing the development of a professional NCO Corps in NATO and partnered countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ISAF Senior Enlisted Leader (SEL), Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel (right), and NATO Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum SEL, Chief Warrant Officer Dave Preeper, listen to a briefing given at the 2012 International Senior Enlisted Seminar (ISES), Sept. 6. Held at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies in Garmisch, Germany, ISES is the flagship professional development event for NATO, Partnership for Peace and key contact nation senior enlisted leaders, helping to prepare them for increasingly complex and challenging multinational environments, while continuing the development of a professional NCO Corps in NATO and partnered countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • NATO Allied Command Operations Senior Enlisted Leader, Command Chief Master Sgt. Todd Small (right), presents Lt. Gen. (ret.) Keith Dayton, Director of the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies (GCMC), with a token of thanks for his part in supporting the 2012 International Senior Enlisted Seminar. Held at the GCMC in Garmisch, Germany, ISES is the flagship professional development event for NATO, Partnership for Peace and key contact nation senior enlisted leaders, helping to prepare them for increasingly complex and challenging multinational environments, while continuing the development of a professional NCO Corps in NATO and partnered countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia (right), and Senior Enlisted Leader of the Hungarian Defense Force, Command Sgt. Maj. Istvan Kriston, listen to a briefing given at the 2012 International Senior Enlisted Seminar (ISES), Sept. 6. Held at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies in Garmisch, Germany, ISES is the flagship professional development event for NATO, Partnership for Peace and key contact nation senior enlisted leaders, helping to prepare them for increasingly complex and challenging multinational environments, while continuing the development of a professional NCO Corps in NATO and partnered countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • STUTTGART, Germany - Admiral James Stavridis, U.S. European Command and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, speaks to Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and civilians of US European Command, EUCOM, at an "All Hands Call" held by the Commander in Patch Barracks fitness center in Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany, August 6, 2012. The commander began by wishing the command a happy birthday since August 1, 2012 mark 60 years since EUCOM's inception. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • STUTTGART, Germany - Admiral James Stavridis, U.S. European Command and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, speaks to Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and civilians of US European Command, EUCOM, at an "All Hands Call" held by the Commander in Patch Barracks fitness center in Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany, August 6, 2012. The commander began by wishing the command a happy birthday since August 1, 2012 mark 60 years since EUCOM's inception. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA - Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) conduct an underway replenishment with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189). Jason Dunham is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Multinational service members stand in formation during the opening ceremonies of Combined Endeavor (CE) 2012 at the Joint Multinational Training Command, in Grafenwoehr Sept. 6. CE is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability between 41 nations and international organizations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Flag bearers stand at information during Combined Endeavor (CE) 2012's opening ceremony at the Joint Multinational Training Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 6, 2012. CE is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability between 41 nations and international organizations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA - Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Michael Wakefield performs maintenance on a .50-caliber machine gun on the foc'sle of the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109). Jason Dunham is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – An A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 81st Fighter Squadron taxis down the flightline here Sept. 4. The 81st Fighter Squadron is leaving for Ramstein Rover 2012 (RARO12), a month-long tactical flying exercise held at and around Namest Air Base, Czech Republic. More than 15 nations are participating in the NATO partnership-building exercise, which will give each country the opportunity to share joint tactics, techniques, capabilities and procedures. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Maintainers from the 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron conduct launch inspections for A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 81st Fighter Squadron before takeoff on the flightline here Sept. 4. The 81st Fighter Squadron is leaving for Ramstein Rover 2012 (RARO12), a month-long tactical flying exercise held at and around Namest Air Base, Czech Republic. More than 15 nations are participating in the NATO partnership-building exercise, which will give each nation the opportunity to share joint tactics, techniques, capabilities and procedures. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • KOPER, Slovenia – Chief Personnel Specialist Carlos Peñarojas guides members of a Slovenian non-commissioned officer course on a tour of the guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) during a recent port visit to Koper, Slovenia. McFaul is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Army Brig. Gen. Judd Henry Lyons, adjutant general for the Nebraska National Guard, talks with Nepalese Brig. Gen. Suresh Sharma during the opening of the Senior Executive Seminar Sept. 5. The seminar lasts from Sept. 5-12 and discusses countering violent extremism. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GAETA, Italy - Cosmos Mitrano, mayor of Gaeta, places a wreath on a statue honoring Lt. Vincent Capodanno at Piazza di Capodanno. The ceremony was held on the 45th anniversary of Capodanno's death. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Members of the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron board a Gulfstream III, or G3, to begin a mission testing their capabilities on a new airframe at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 3, 2012. The squadron is hoping to start using the G3 for short missions to Africa and Eurasia. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • WILHELMSHAVEN, Germany –Cmdr. Glen Quast, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99), speaks with local media during a tour aboard the ship. Farragut is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...