Photos from May, 2007

STUTTGART, Germany — U.S. European Command Deputy Commander Army Gen. William E. "Kip" Ward and Patch American High School Senior Class President Daniel Kennedy discuss the school's 2007 graduation ceremony. Of the 87 graduating seniors, 58 plan on attending college, seven are joining the military and the other 22 are still undecided. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Devin L. Fisher) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
U.S. European Command components are supporting more than 30 Memorial Day events May 26-28, including services at the Cambridge American Military Cemetery in Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom (pictured). EUCOM’s support of the American Battle Monuments Commission includes flyovers, honor platoons, color guards, chaplains and band performances. (Department of Defense photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
BÖBLINGEN, Germany — Army Gen. William E. "Kip" Ward, U.S. European Command deputy commander, and Mercedes Wild talk about "Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot," a book about Wild's experience during the 1948 Berlin Airlift, prior to Ward reading the book to American and German schoolchildren here May 24. The book tells of Wild's experience with the "Chocolate Pilot," Air Force Lt. Gail Halvorsen, who spread hope and happiness among the children of West Berlin by dropping candy "parachutes," made from chocolate bars suspended from handkerchiefs, from his airplane. The general read the book to 120 students from the German elementary school Österfeldschule and the three American elementary schools located in Stuttgart. The event, entitled "Tell Me A Story," promotes literacy and the continuing German-American friendship. (Department of Defense photo by John Tomassi) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
BÖBLINGEN, Germany — Army Gen. William E. "Kip" Ward, U.S. European Command deputy commander, reads "Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot" to the book's namesake, Mercedes Wild, and American and German schoolchildren here May 24. The book tells of her experience during the 1948 Berlin Airlift with the "Chocolate Pilot," Air Force Lt. Gail Halvorsen, who spread hope and happiness among the children of West Berlin by dropping candy "parachutes," made from chocolate bars suspended from handkerchiefs, from his airplane. The general read the book to 120 students from the German elementary school Österfeldschule and the three American elementary schools located in Stuttgart. The event, entitled "Tell Me A Story," promotes literacy and the continuing German-American friendship. (Department of Defense photo by John Tomassi) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
STUTTGART, Germany — Russian Army Gen. Lt. Evgeniy Buzhinskiy, deputy chief of the Russian Defense Ministry's Main Administration for International Military Cooperation, and Navy Rear Adm. Richard K. Gallagher, U.S. European Command director of operations, converse during the biannual U.S.-Russia General and Flag Officer Consultations with the Russian General Staff here May 22. The three-day meeting generated a broad general agreement for continuing U.S.-Russia bilateral cooperation. The biannual U.S.-Russia Colonels Working Group will meet in Stuttgart in late June to propose bilateral events to carry out the agreed upon objectives. EUCOM and Russian officials hope to have an approved 2008 work plan before the end of the calendar year. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Devin L. Fisher) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
LOME, Togo — Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet Vice Adm. John Stufflebeem and Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area Vice Adm. D. Brian Peterman review a formation of Togolese sailors at the Port of Lome May 21. Stufflebeem and Peterman are leading a joint Navy and Coast Guard team that will travel throughout West Africa and the Gulf of Guinea to discuss maritime security and safety with local maritime officials and U.S. embassy country teams. Navy and Coast Guard engagement in Africa is part of a larger U.S. government interagency effort to enhance regional maritime security. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rosa Larson) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — Vice Adm. John "Boomer" Stufflebeem (left), Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet, and Vice Adm. D. Brian Peterman (center), Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, discuss maritime security with the commanding officer of a Mauritanian coast guard ship here May 17. Stufflebeem and Peterman are leading a joint Navy and Coast Guard team that will travel throughout West Africa and the Gulf of Guinea to discuss maritime security and safety with local maritime officials and U.S. embassy country teams. Navy and Coast Guard efforts to improve maritime security and safety in Africa are part of a larger U.S. government interagency team effort to enhance regional maritime security. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
MOLEPOLE, Botswana — People tour their new volunteer AIDS counseling and testing center, which opened May 9. The center is one of five other centers aimed at mitigating the effects of the HIV virus. In addition to the counseling and testing centers, the DOD is helping build orphan daycares and youth centers for orphans and children of all ages. According to recent estimates, 17.1 percent of Botswana's 1.7 million people are HIV-positive. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Master Sgt. James Clark) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Gen. Tom Hobbins, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, left, greets Lt. Gen. Simeonov, Chief of the Air Force Headquarters, during a visit to Bulgaria May 14-15. Hobbins and Chief Master Sgt. Gary Coleman, USAFE command chief, met with U.S. Embassy staff and senior Air Force and defense leadership to discuss possible exercises and engagements, as well as modernization of the Bulgarian Air Force. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
USNS GRASP (T-ARS 51), at sea — Naval Special Warfare watercraft are released from two C-130s into the Atlantic Ocean during a Maritime Craft Air Delivery System (MCADS) drop May 14. Elements of Special Operations Command Europe, USNS Grasp (T-ARS 51), USS Kauffman (FFG 59) and the Sixth Fleet flagship USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20) conducted the MCADS operation during exercise Flexible Leader ’07. Flexible Leader ’07 is a joint exercise designed to increase speed and cohesiveness when standing up a Joint Forces Maritime Component Command (JFMCC). USNS Grasp served as a drop zone extraction surface support platform in the retrieval portion of the live exercise. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Eddie D. Harrison) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
KIGALI, Rwanda — Air Force Staff Sgt. Myla Baker and Senior Airman Jacob Buckley give school supplies to teachers and students at Gisimba orphanage here May 10, 2007. Airmen from the 786th Air Expeditionary Squadron have collected items to donate to local communities between missions transporting Rwandan Defense Soldiers in support of the African Union's peacekeeping mission in Darfur, Sudan. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Airman 1st Class Marc I. Lane) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
BAKU, Azerbaijan — Azerbaijan forces assist an Oklahoma Air National Guard member offload supplies here May 14. Oklahoma Air National Guard members are in Azerbaijan to participate in Operation Cherokee Angel, a medical humanitarian mission aimed at improving the health and welfare of the local population while training and working along side Azerbaijan medical personnel. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
MEDITERRANEAN SEA — An F/A-18C Hornet from the Strike Fighter Squadron 83 prepares to land on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Eisenhower is on a regularly scheduled deployment in the Mediterranean Sea in support of maritime security sperations. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Jon Dasbach) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
USS MOUNT WHITNEY (LCC/JCC 20), at sea — Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Patricia Meier finishes securing a Sailor into a stretcher during a May 14 mass casualty drill as Petty Officer 2nd Class Spencer Donerson observes. Mount Whitney medical staff conducted hands-on mass casualty training aboard the ship as part of the Joint Forces Maritime Component Command (JFMCC) during a live exercise embedded with Flexible Leader ’07. The ship and embarked joint staff is underway participating in exercise Flexible Leader ’07, a joint exercise designed to conduct scenario-based training to increase the joint speed and cohesiveness when standing up a JFMCC in direct support of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Sixth Fleet strategic priority to respond to any contingency. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class(SW/AW) Rosa Larson) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
ANKARA, Turkey — U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Ross L. Wilson delivers opening remarks to participants at the Countering Ideological Support for Terrorism conference that opened here 14. More than 45 academic specialists and counter terrorism professionals from more than a dozen nations attending the conference conducted by the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies and the Center of Excellence-Defense Against Terrorism in cooperation with the NATO-Russia Council. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
BAKU, Azerbaijan — Petty Officer 3rd Class Roberta Sumner performs for a crowd in front of the Baku Music Academy May 12. The U.S. Naval Forces Europe Band visited Azerbaijan to perform during the U.S. Armed Forces Day Reception held by the U.S. Embassy in Baku to strengthen relations and promote good will between the U.S. and Azerbaijan. Personnel exchanges, joint training opportunities and band and distinguished visitor visits directly support theater efforts to improve regional maritime security by strengthening emerging partnerships. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Campbell) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — Gen. William E. “Kip” Ward, U.S. European Command deputy commander, left, and Maj. Gen. Frank Grass, EUCOM Director of Mobilization and Reserve Component Affairs, discuss the State Partnership Program during the command's Adjutants General Conference here. The State Partnership Program, which has enjoyed many strong ties between participating states and their respective country partners since the program’s establishment in 1993, currently includes 54 partnerships worldwide. (Department of Defense photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Erick Studenicka) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
STUTTGART, Germany — Army Command Sgt. Maj. Mark Farley, U.S. European Command Senior Enlisted Leader, helps World War II veteran Roland Giduz try on body armor currently used by U.S. military members in combat. Giduz and eight other members of the original 100th Infantry Division visited with EUCOM leadership May 10 as part of the group’s annual tour of WWII battle sites in France and Germany. During WWII, the 100th ID liberated more than 400 cities, towns and villages including the heavily-fortified town of Bitche, France, that earned them the name, “The Sons of Bitche.” (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Devin L. Fisher) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
PANZER KASERNE, Germany — Actor and musician Gary Sinise prepares to fire a M-24 sniper rifle with Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) during a firepower demonstration here May 11. Sinise is visiting the Stuttgart area with his band, the Lt. Dan Band, as part of a USO tour to perform concerts for service members stationed overseas. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Lt. Cmdr. Corey Barker) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine Gov. John Baldacci, left, and Maine National Guard Army Maj. Gen. Bill Libby welcome Montenegrin President Filip Vujanovic to the Maine State House May 2. The meeting in Augusta came one day after the formal Status of Forces Agreement between the two nations in Washington, D.C. Montenegrin officials then traveled to Maine’s capital city for the initial meeting between the two entities in the partnership state. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
MEDITERRANEAN SEA — U.S. Navy Sailors attached to aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) jump from an HH-60H Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Five during a floating-mine exercise May 8. The Sailors are assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Six, Detachment One Six. (DoD photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Angel Contreras) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
LAGER AULENBACH, Germany — Bosnia-Herzegovina delegation members, who are here as observers rather than participants, have accumulated a mass amount of logistics and testing information during the Combined Endeavor training exercise May 8. Combined Endeavor 2007, a U.S. European Command-sponsored exercise, brings the U.S., NATO, Partnership for Peace (PfP) and other nations together to plan and execute interoperability testing of command, control, communications and computer systems from participant nations in preparation for future combined humanitarian, peacekeeping and disaster relief operations. (Department of Defense photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Brenda Benner) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
LAGER AULENBACH, Germany — A German Army unmanned aerial vehicle, known as Luftunterstutzte Unbemannte Nahaufklaerungs Ausstattung (LUNA), is recovered from its net following its fly-over mission to the Combined Endeavor training site May 9. LUNA team members disassemble the craft and take it to the maintenance shop in preparation for its next training mission. Combined Endeavor 2007, a U.S. European Command-sponsored exercise, brings U.S., NATO, Partnership for Peace (PfP) and other nations together to plan and execute interoperability testing of command, control, communications and computer systems from participant nations in preparation for future combined humanitarian, peacekeeping and disaster relief operations. (Department of Defense photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Brenda Benner) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
USS MOUNT WHITNEY (LCC/JCC 20), at sea – The flight crew of “Ghostrider” Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 (HSC 28) embarked aboard Mount Whitney conduct deck landing qualifications May 8, 2007. During operations at sea, the Ghostrider crew will also participate in vertical replenishments, search and rescue jumps, and defense exercises. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Eddie D. Harrison) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
LAGER AULENBACH, Germany — Macedonian Army Capt. Goran Trajkovski, Combined Endeavor Network Defense Cell chairman, speaks with his co-chairman Capt. Yann Chalon, Swiss Armed Forces, regarding network defenses. Trajkovski is from the G6 general staff telecommunications planning, information technology and information assurance branch in Skopje, Macedonia. Chalon is the Defense Information Security Office deputy for the Switzerland Department of Defense. Combined Endeavor 2007, held April 27 through May 10, is a U.S. European Command-sponsored exercise, bringing U.S., NATO, Partnership for Peace (PfP) and other nations together to plan and execute interoperability testing of command, control, communications and computer systems from participant nations in preparation for future combined humanitarian, peacekeeping and disaster relief operations. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Denise Johnson) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
LAGER AULENBACH, Germany — New York Army National Guard Spc. Brendan Sullivan, of Orangeburg, “makes cable” May 8 while supporting the computer networks during Combined Endeavor 2007. A U.S. European Command-sponsored exercise, Combined Endeavor brings U.S., NATO, Partnership for Peace (PfP) and other nations together April 27 through May 10 to plan and execute interoperability testing of command, control, communications and computer systems from participant nations in preparation for future combined humanitarian, peacekeeping and disaster relief operations. (Department of Defense photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Brenda Benner) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
YEREVAN, Armenia — Marines from the 6th Communications Battalion, based in Brooklyn, N.Y., maintain the network April 28 during Combined Endeavor 2007. Combined Endeavor 2007, a U.S. European Command-sponsored exercise, brings the U.S., NATO, Partnership for Peace (PfP) and other nations together to plan and execute interoperability testing of command, control, communications and computer systems from participant nations in preparation for future combined humanitarian, peacekeeping and disaster relief operations. (Department of Defense photo by Army Sgt. Elizabeth Sheridan) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
LAGER AULENBACH, Germany — A German Army unmanned aerial vehicle, known as Luftunterstutzte Unbemannte Nahaufklaerungs Ausstattung (LUNA), is catapulted for its fly-over mission to the Combined Endeavor (CE) training site here May 6 to provide documentation for CE planners and to give the LUNA program teams a unique training experience. Combined Endeavor 2007, a U.S. European Command-sponsored exercise, brings U.S., NATO, Partnership for Peace (PfP) and other nations together April 27 through May 10 to plan and execute interoperability testing of command, control, communications and computer systems from participant nations in preparation for future combined humanitarian, peacekeeping and disaster relief operations. (Department of Defense photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Brenda Benner) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia — Navy Cmdr. Thomas C. Halvorson, commanding officer of Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) reviews the Russian fleet as the ship arrived in here May 7. While in port, the ship’s Sailors will have a chance to participate in military-to-military partnership building activities, meet local citizens through community relations projects, experience local customs and traditions, and enjoy recreational sports exchanges with Russian sailors. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chantel M. Clayton) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
MEDITERRANEAN SEA — Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) conducts a fueling at sea with Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) May 5. Eisenhower and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 are on deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations (MSO). (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Jon Dasbach) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
MEDITERRANEAN Sea — Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Dane Zarate and Flight Deck Control personnel field questions from Ukrainian military and civilian leaders during a May 7 tour aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The Ukrainian delegation visited IKE to view flight operations and observe strike group maritime security operations. Distinguished visitor embarks directly support theater efforts to improve regional maritime security by strengthening emerging partnerships. Eisenhower and embarked Carrier Air Wing 7 are on a deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Angel Contreras) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
LAGER AULENBACH, Germany — Armenian Army Sergeant Avis Mkrtumyan configures the Tactical Switch k201 Digital Automatic Communications Switch during the Testing phase of Exercise Combined Endeavor 2007, here May 2. Combined Endeavor 2007, a U.S. European Command-sponsored exercise, brings NATO, Partnership for Peace (PfP) and other nations together to plan and execute inter-operability testing of command, control, communications and computer systems from participant nations in preparation for future combined humanitarian, peacekeeping and disaster relief operations.(Department of Defense photo by Air Force Staff Sergeant Nic Raven) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
LAGER AULENBACH, Germany — Bosnia Delegation Chief Captain Nebojsa Stajic,(right), Macedonia Staff Sgt Milan Krsteuski, (center), and Macedonia Delegation chief Capt Mile Stojkovski, (left), discuss their next test plan for a data exchange mission during Combined Endeavor 2007 here May 3. Exercise Combined Endeavor 2007, a U.S. European Command-sponsored exercise, bringing NATO, Partnership of Peace and other nations together to plan and execute interoperability testing of command, control, communications and computer systems from participant nations in preperation for future combined humanitarian, peacekeeping and disaster relief operations. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Senior Airman Dayton Mitchell)( Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
RED SEA — Navy Lt. Alejandro Hernandez signals for an F/A-18C Hornet from the “Wildcats” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 to launch from Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) May 2. The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is currently operating in the U.S. European Command area of operations conducting Theater Security Cooperation (TSC) engagements with Ukraine, Spain and Portugal. These engagements help to improve interoperability, increase regional maritime security, and are an outward sign of continued friendship. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist Seaman David Danals) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
MOCHUDI, Botswana — U.S. European Command Director of Logistics and Security Assistance Navy Rear Admiral Lyden, U.S. Ambassador to Botswana Katherine Canavan, and Queen Mma-Sweingwaeng of the Bakgatla Ba Ba Kgafela tribe unveil the EUCOM plaque at the Tebelopele Voluntary Counseling and Testing Center dedication here April 30. The opening of the center is another positive step towards the country’s goal of no new HIV/AIDS infections by year 2016. The Department of Defense Humanitarian Assistance Program, which has contributed more than $3 million to fund 12 VCTCs in virtually every major population center, is a major effort to help decrease the HIV/AIDS prevalence rate within Botswana and the Botswana Defense Force. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
MAPUTO, Mozambique — Mozambique’s Permanent Secretary of Defense Teofilo Joao, left, and U.S. European Command Director of Logistics and Security Assistance Navy Rear Adm. Michael Lyden, far right, review the Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement here May 2 prior to signing. The ACSA is a bilateral agreement which allows the exchange of logistics support, supplies and services between the U.S. and Mozambique armed forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
BAKU, Azerbaijan — George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies professor Nick Pratt speaks to Azeri security, defense and diplomatic officials about the development of terrorism during the Regional Education Team's seminar on current strategic challenges. Three Marshall Center professors were in Baku April 21-28 to deliver a series of lectures on the theme "Current Geo-Strategic Challenges" to 32 Azeri security officials from seven ministries and agencies. (Department of Defense photo by Joe Embler) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
YEREVAN, Armenia — U.S. Army Spc. Tab Merkel, 101st Signal Battalion, watches as radio operator Marine Lance Cpl. Kevin VargasColon, 6th Communications Battalion, makes a connection with Germany administering a radio test during Combined Endeavor 2007 here April 27. Combined Endeavor 2007, a U.S. European Command-sponsored exercise, brings the U.S., NATO, Partnership for Peace (PfP) and other nations together to plan and execute interoperability testing of command, control, communications and computer systems from participant nations in preparation for future combined humanitarian, peacekeeping and disaster relief operations. (Department of Defense photo by Army Sgt. Elizabeth Sheriday) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
YEREVAN, Armenia – Representative host of the forward operating site, Mikael Hurutunyan, the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia welcomes five delegations of communications experts from Croatia, France, Georgia, Russia, and the United States to Armenia during the opening ceremony of Combined Endeavor 2007 here April 27. Combined Endeavor 2007, a U.S. European Command-sponsored exercise, brings the U.S., NATO, Partnership for Peace (PfP) and other nations together to plan and execute interoperability testing of command, control, communications and computer systems from participant nations in preparation for future combined humanitarian, peacekeeping and disaster relief operations. (Department of Defense photo by Army Sgt. Elizabeth Sheridan) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
LAGER AULENBACH, Germany — Croatian Senior Chief Ivan Orlandini makes a briefing schedule during Exercise Combined Endeavor 2007 here April 30. The exercise is the largest security cooperation and communications and information systems military exercise in the world, with participation from more than 1,200 military and civilian personnel from 42 countries and two multi-national organizations. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Senior Airman Dayton Mitchell) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
WERETH, Belgium – Flowers adorn one of three monuments at the Wereth 11 Memorial dedicated to black Soldiers who were killed by the German SS during the early stages of the Battle of the Bulge. Local townspeople, along with Soldiers and family members based in Belgium and Germany, participated in a wreath-laying ceremony commemorating men known as the Wereth 11. (Department of Defense photo by Steve Hoover) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
LAGER AULENBACH, Germany — French Capts. Christophe Michelet and Yannick Collin recieves audio and visual comfirmation from their regional group in France April 27 during exercise Combined Endeavor 2007. The exercise is the largest security cooperation and communications and information systems military exercise in the world, with participation from more than 1,200 military and civilian personnel from 42 countries and two multi-national organizations. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Senior Airman Dayton Mitchell) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
LAGER AULENBACH, Germany — Air Force Master Sgt. Dennis Weems, center, assists Romanian Army Lt. Col. Liviu Birsan, left, and South African Army Lt. Col. Greg Moorisi, right, as they use new software to record frequencies during a spectrum management seminar April 29. Combined Endeavor 2007, a U.S. European Command-sponsored exercise, brings U.S., NATO, Partnership for Peace (PfP) and other nations together to plan and execute interoperability testing of command, control, communications and computer systems from participant nations in preparation for future combined humanitarian, peacekeeping and disaster relief operations. (Department of Defense photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Brenda Benner, Combined Endeavor Public Affairs) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
LAGER AULENBACH, Germany — Royal Netherlands Army 1st Lt. Evert Wagensveld, test engineer for the Command and Control Support Center at Ede, Holland, loans an E-1 module to Portugese Army Sgt. 1st Class Antonio Machado, information technology technician for the Military Center of Electronics in Lisbon, Portugal, April 29. The E-1 module allows for European-standard trunking (groups of channels) enabling the Portugese to maintain interoperability via telephone with other European countries participating in CE. Combined Endeavor 2007, held April 27 through May 10, is a U.S. European Command-sponsored exercise, bringing NATO, Partnership for Peace (PfP) and other nations together to plan and execute interoperability testing of command, control, communications and computer systems from participant nations in preparation for future combined humanitarian, peacekeeping and disaster relief operations. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Denise Johnson) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...