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Photos from January, 2012

  • BLACK SEA (Jan. 31, 2012) Sailors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) use sledge hammers to break ice off of the ship. Vella Gulf, homeported out of Norfolk, Va., is currently conducting theater security cooperation and maritime security operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BLACK SEA (Jan. 31, 2012) - Sailors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) sweep snow and ice off of the ship. Vella Gulf, homeported out of Norfolk, Va., is currently conducting theater security cooperation and maritime security operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine (Jan. 30, 2012) - Ukrainian and U.S. Sailors aboard of the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) work together on the forecastle of the ship as it departs from Sevastopol, Ukraine. Vella Gulf, homeported out of Norfolk, Va., is currently conducting theater security cooperation and maritime security operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine (Jan. 28, 2012) - Damage Controlman 3rd Class Sheri Russell of the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) explains fire-fighting equipment to a group of Ukrainian sailors during a tour aboard the ship. Vella Gulf, homeported out of Norfolk, Va., is currently conducting theater security cooperation and maritime security operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine (Jan. 28, 2012) - Fire Controlman 2nd Class Kevin Cunningham (center right) and Fire Controlman 3rd Class Matthew Mazzella of the guided missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) explain boarding equipment to a group of Ukrainian sailors during a tour aboard the ship. Vella Gulf, homeported out of Norfolk, Va., is currently conducting theater security cooperation and maritime security operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine (Jan. 27, 2012) - Capt. Mark Harris, (right) commanding officer of the guided missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf, and members of the boarding team aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) explain equipment used during boarding evolutions to Ukrainian Navy Capt. Andrew Rhyzenko during a tour of the ship. Vella Gulf, homeported out of Norfolk, Va., is currently conducting theater security cooperation and maritime security operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Ambassador Moser visited School Number 12 for Hearing Impaired Children in Chisinau's Botanica District to celebrate the renovation of the school's main entrance and the addition of a new wheelchair ramp. The United States has invested over $20,000 in improvements for School Number 12 in addition to private donations from citizens of North Carolina, Ambassador Moser's home state. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 24, 2012) Sailors and Marines from San Antonio class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) assist Moroccan mariners whose vessel capsized three days earlier in the Mediterranean Sea. Mesa Verde is deployed as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 24, 2012) Sailors and Marines from San Antonio class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) assist Moroccan mariners whose vessel capsized three days earlier in the Mediterranean Sea. Mesa Verde is deployed as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 24, 2012) Sailors and Marines from San Antonio class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) assist Moroccan mariners whose vessel capsized three days earlier in the Mediterranean Sea. Mesa Verde is deployed as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 24, 2012) Sailors and Marines from San Antonio class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) assist Moroccan mariners whose vessel capsized three days earlier in the Mediterranean Sea. Mesa Verde is deployed as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Polish Army Maj. Gen. Andrzej Falkowski, the Polish Defense Attaché to Washington D.C., tries on an F-16 pilot’s helmet equipped with the joint helmet-mounted cueing system with help from Master Sgt. Don Lauver while Polish Army Gen. Mieczyslaw Cieniuch (right), Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, observes Jan. 12. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Egyptian Col. Ayman Kishar (center, right) makes a point to speaker Magda Kandil, executive director and director of research of the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies, during a panel discussion. Kishar is one of 97 participants in the Senior Executive Seminar about 'Arab Spring' at George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies Jan. 18-26. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • NAPLES, Italy (Jan. 15, 2012) -- The crew of a U.S. Navy P3 maritime patrol aircraft assigned to Patrol Squadron 47, operating from Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily, assisted approximately 68 Somali migrants off the Maltese coast. The P-C crew provided a "SAR kit"containing water, food, and flashlights; contacted Maltese Search and Rescue coordinators; and hailed nearby vessels to lend further assistance.The Panamanian-flagged, M/V Verona, rescued the 65 people, and then turned them over to a Maltese Patrol vessel. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • NAPLES, Italy (Jan. 15, 2012) -- The crew of a U.S. Navy P3 maritime patrol aircraft assigned to Patrol Squadron 47, operating from Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily, assisted approximately 68 Somali migrants off the Maltese coast. The P-C crew provided a "SAR kit"containing water, food, and flashlights; contacted Maltese Search and Rescue coordinators; and hailed nearby vessels to lend further assistance.The Panamanian-flagged, M/V Verona, rescued the 65 people, and then turned them over to a Maltese Patrol vessel. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • NAPLES, Italy (Jan. 15, 2012) -- The crew of a U.S. Navy P3 maritime patrol aircraft assigned to Patrol Squadron 47, operating from Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily, assisted approximately 68 Somali migrants off the Maltese coast. The P-C crew provided a "SAR kit"containing water, food, and flashlights; contacted Maltese Search and Rescue coordinators; and hailed nearby vessels to lend further assistance. The Panamanian-flagged, M/V Verona, rescued the 65 people, and then turned them over to a Maltese Patrol vessel. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 13, 2012) - Sailors prepare for flight operations on the flight deck aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) while transiting the Straits of Messina. Bataan is the command ship of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and is currently supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 13, 2012) - An Italian AV-8B Harrier lands on the flight deck aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) while underway. Bataan is the command ship of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and is currently supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ROTA, Spain (Jan. 11, 2012) – The crew of the MH-60 Seahawk ‘Ghostrider 53’, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 Det One, conduct helicopter rope suspension training with members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Eight, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training and Evaluation Unit 2. Ghostrider and its crew are a special operations forces-capable detachment based out of Naples, Italy. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 12, 2012) - The crew of an MH-60 Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28 conduct helicopter rope suspension training, and special patrol insertion and extraction in the Mediterranean Sea with members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training and Evaluation Unit (EODTEU) 2. The crew is a special operations forces-capable detachment based out of Naples, Italy. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 12, 2012) - The crew of an MH-60 Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28 conduct helicopter rope suspension training, and special patrol insertion and extraction in the Mediterranean Sea with members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training and Evaluation Unit (EODTEU) 2. The crew is a special operations forces-capable detachment based out of Naples, Italy. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ROTA, Spain (Jan. 11, 2012) – The crew of the MH-60 Seahawk ‘Ghostrider 53’, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 Det One, conduct helicopter rope suspension training with members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Eight, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training and Evaluation Unit 2. Ghostrider and its crew are a special operations forces-capable detachment based out of Naples, Italy. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ROTA, Spain (Jan. 11, 2012) – The crew of the MH-60 Seahawk ‘Ghostrider 53’, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 Det One, conduct helicopter rope suspension training with members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Eight, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training and Evaluation Unit 2. Ghostrider and its crew are a special operations forces-capable detachment based out of Naples, Italy. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ROTA, Spain (Jan. 11, 2012) – The crew of the MH-60 Seahawk ‘Ghostrider 53’, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 Det One, conduct helicopter rope suspension training with members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Eight, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training and Evaluation Unit 2. Ghostrider and its crew ROTA, Spain (Jan. 11, 2012) – The crew of the MH-60 Seahawk ‘Ghostrider 53’, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 Det One, conduct helicopter rope suspension training with members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Eight, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training and Evaluation Unit 2. Ghostrider and its crew are a special operations forces-capable detachment based out of Naples, Italy. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ROTA, Spain (Jan. 11, 2012) – The crew of the MH-60 Seahawk ‘Ghostrider 53’, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 Det One, conduct helicopter rope suspension training with members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Eight, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training and Evaluation Unit 2. Ghostrider and its crew are a special operations forces-capable detachment based out of Naples, Italy. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Albanian hospitals will soon be linked through a virtual network enabling high-quality, uniform health care for all citizens. The construction of the new telemedicine centers, funded by the U.S. European Command and managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District, will allow health care professionals to conduct e-learning, consultations and even diagnose patients from a distance. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 6, 2012) - The crew of the MH-60 Seahawk 'Ghostrider 53', assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28 Det One, retrieves members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) Eight during a training scenario. Ghostrider and its crew are a special operations forces-capable detachment based out of Naples, Italy. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • RAF MILDENHALL, England – Lt. Col. Robert Ricks, 100th Air Refueling Wing director of staff, shows French air force Maj. Sebastien Pages the cockpit of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft flight simulator here Jan. 5, 2012. A group of French airmen visited the base as part of efforts to maintain and strengthen U.S. and French air force working relationships. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...