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  • U.S. Army ROTC Cadets performed an airborne jump with members of the Spanish airborne as part of the Cultural Understanding Language Proficiency program. The Cadets, who were in Spain on an English teaching mission and who were all jump qualified, earned their foreign jump wings -- a first for ROTC Cadets -- and the Spanish soldiers earned their U.S. jump wings. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Cadets received their foreign jump wings on the parade field at BRIPAK -- La Brigada Paracaidist. It is located near Madrid, and the English classes the Cadets helped teach were located on the base. Foreign jump wings are a prized possession in the U.S. Army airborne community. For an Army ROTC Cadet to earn foreign jump wings before he or she is even commissioned is rare. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Cadets from colleges across the U.S. traveled to Spain in May as part of the Cultural Understanding Language Proficiency program. A group of 20 assigned to La Brigada Paracaidist, near Madrid, taught English to Spanish soldiers. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Cadet William Johnson, from Norwich University, crossed the Argon River in the Pyrenees Mountains, which are located in northern Spain. Johnson was one of several Cadets training with a Spanish infantry battalion and Spanish mountain soldiers at the Spanish Mountain School in Jaca. This is the first time ROTC Cadets have traveled to Spain and trained with its military. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • A Cadet looks out over the the Pyrenees Mountains in Spain after having climbed Mount Anayet, which is one of the highest peaks. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Nov. 9, 2011) - Divers prepare to conduct diving operations from the German minehunter FGS Bad Bevensen during a mine countermeasure training scenario as part of Standing NATO Mine Countermeasure Group (SNMCMG) training exercise Ariadne 2011. During the exercise, participating staffs and units from Germany, Greece,Italy, Spain, Turkey and the U.S. trained in mine countermeasure and worked together to enhance the cooperation level and improve mutual training and interoperability among participating units. Conducting training engagements in foreign waters expands each country's mine countermeasure capabilities by presenting unique environmental and geographic areas in which to operate. Ariadne 2011 is an annual SNMCMG training exercise held in the waters off of Patras, Greece. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Nov. 9, 2011) - Divers prepare to conduct diving operations from the German minehunter FGS Bad Bevensen during a mine countermeasure training scenario as part of Standing NATO Mine Countermeasure Group (SNMCMG) training exercise Ariadne 2011. During the exercise, participating staffs and units from Germany, Greece,Italy, Spain, Turkey and the U.S. trained in mine countermeasure and worked together to enhance the cooperation level and improve mutual training and interoperability among participating units. Conducting training engagements in foreign waters expands each country's mine countermeasure capabilities by presenting unique environmental and geographic areas in which to operate. Ariadne 2011 is an annual SNMCMG training exercise held in the waters off of Patras, Greece. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ROTA, Spain (July 8, 2011) - Navy Divers test and set-up water heaters aboard the Military Sealift Command rescue and salvage ship, USNS Grasp (T-ARS 51). Grasp, MDSU-2 and Navy archeologists, scientists, and historians are currently preparing to deploy to the North Sea, to conduct diving expeditions and verify sites of suspected shipwrecks. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ja'lon A. Rhinehart/UNRELEASED) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ROTA, Spain (July 9, 2011) - Navy Divers 1st Class Jason Young and Mike Gilbert, attached to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, work to prepare oxygen hoses aboard the Military Sealift Command rescue and salvage ship USNS Grasp (T-ARS 51). Grasp, MDSU-2 and Navy archeologists, scientists, and historians are currently preparing to deploy to the North Sea, to conduct diving expeditions and verify sites of suspected shipwrecks. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ja'lon A. Rhinehart/RELEASED) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ROTA, Spain (July 9, 2011) - Navy Diver 1st Class Haamid Abdul, attached to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, secures oxygen hoses aboard the Military Sealift Command rescue and salvage ship USNS Grasp (T-ARS 51). Grasp, MDSU-2 and Navy archeologists, scientists, and historians are currently preparing to deploy to the North Sea, to conduct diving expeditions and verify sites of suspected shipwrecks. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ja'lon A. Rhinehart/RELEASED) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ROTA, Spain (July 9, 2011) - Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class Dave Meyers, center, and Electronics Technician 2nd Class Jason Ash, left, attached to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, speak with civil service mariner Charlie Baker about the operation and capabilities of the remote operated vehicle, aboard the Military Sealift Command rescue and salvage ship USNS Grasp (T-ARS 51). Grasp, MDSU-2 and Navy archeologists, scientists, and historians are currently preparing to deploy to the North Sea, to conduct diving expeditions and verify sites of suspected shipwrecks. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ja'lon A. Rhinehart/RELEASED) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ROTA, Spain (July 9, 2011) - Navy Divers 1st Class Jason Young (right) and Cory Clifton, attached to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, perform preventative maintenance on the gas rig aboard the Military Sealift Command rescue and salvage ship, USNS Grasp (T-ARS 51). Grasp, MDSU-2 and Navy archeologists, scientists, and historians are currently preparing to deploy to the North Sea, to conduct diving expeditions and verify sites of suspected shipwrecks. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ja'lon A. Rhinehart/RELEASED) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ROTA, Spain (July 8, 2011) - Navy Diver 2nd Class Jason Hatch, attached to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, uses chains and cargo straps to secure the decompression chamber aboard the Military Sealift Command rescue and salvage ship USNS Grasp (T-ARS 51). Grasp, MDSU-2 and Navy archeologists, scientists, and historians are currently preparing to deploy to the North Sea, to conduct diving expeditions and verify sites of suspected shipwrecks. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ja'lon A. Rhinehart/RELEASED) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 23, 2011) - Landing Craft Unit (LCU) 1644 returns to the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41). The Whidbey Island is deployed as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, participating in the Spanish Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) off the coast of Spain. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 23, 2011) - Sailors stationed aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) lower a boom lift into the ship's well deck. The Whidbey Island is deployed as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, participating in the Spanish Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) off the coast of Spain. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 23, 2011) - The amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LSD 19) makes preparations to conduct amphibious operations while participating with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group in the Spanish Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) off the coast of Spain. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SIERRA DEL RETIN, Spain (June 23, 2011) - Spanish marines along with Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) prepare to load into an MV-22B Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced) to conduct parachute operations into a Spanish military training area northwest of Naval Station Rota, Spain, June 23, as part of the bilateral Spanish Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) 2011. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, which includes multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) and the amphibious transport dock USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) are also participating in the exercise. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SIERRA DEL RETIN, Spain (June 23, 2011) - Spanish marines parachute from an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), into a Spanish military training area northwest of Naval Station Rota, Spain, June 23, as part of the bilateral Spanish Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) 2011. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, which includes multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) and the amphibious transport dock USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) are also participating in the exercise. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • USS BATAAN, Atlantic Ocean (June 23, 2011) - An amphibious assault vehicle from Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), exits the well deck of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), June 23. Bataan is the command ship of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, participating in the bilateral Spanish Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) 2011 off the coast of Spain. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • USS STEPHEN W. GROVES, At Sea (June 7, 2011) -- Lt. j.g. Marc Schorm attached to USS Stephen W. Groves (FFG 29), assessment officer for Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11), speaks to members of the Spanish armed forces maritime interdiction operations team attached to Spanish navy ESPS Vencedora during a training boarding evolution June 7 as a part of PE-11. A three-week evolution divided into two phases of training, PE-11 is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating nations in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • USS STEPHEN W. GROVES, At Sea (June 7, 2011) -- Members of the Spanish armed forces maritime interdiction operations team attached to the Spanish navy ESPS Vencedora underway to board USS Stephen W. Groves (FFG 29), serving as a vessel suspected of illicit trafficking, June 7 as a part of Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11). A three-week evolution divided into two phases of training, PE-11 is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating nations in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ROTA, Spain (April 6, 2011) - The Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) pulls in port for refueling. Monterey, homeported in Norfolk, Va., is on a scheduled six-month deployment operating in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Edward Vasquez/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain (Nov. 17, 2010) -- Vice Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of the U.S. 6th Fleet, speaks during a dinner hosted by the United States Navy League (USNL) Palma de Mallorca, Spain Council as part of a visit to the island to discuss ties between Spain and the United States. During his visit Harris met with Vice President Alberto Moraques, participate in a media availability with members of the local press, conduct office calls with local military commanders, and attend a dinner hosted by the United States Navy League (USNL) Palma de Mallorca, Spain Council. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain (Nov. 17, 2010) -- Spanish Capt. Jose Maria Urrutia, Spanish Navy Balearic Islands sector chief, gives Vice Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of the U.S. 6th Fleet, a tour of the island as part of a visit to Palma de Mallorca to discuss ties between Spain and the United States. During his visit Harris met with Vice President Alberto Moraques, participated in a media availability with members of the local press, conduct office calls with local military commanders, and attend a dinner hosted by the United States Navy League (USNL) Palma de Mallorca, Spain Council. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain (Nov. 17, 2010) -- Vice Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of the U.S. 6th Fleet, meets with Vice President Alberto Moraques as part of a visit to Palma de Mallorca to discuss ties between Spain and the United States. During his visit Harris met with Vice President Alberto Moraques, participated in a media availability with members of the local press, conduct office calls with local military commanders, and attend a dinner hosted by the United States Navy League (USNL) Palma de Mallorca, Spain Council. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain (Nov. 17, 2010) -- Vice Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of the U.S. 6th Fleet, receives a gift from Mr. Ramon Socias, civil delegate of the Balearic Islands, as part of a visit to Palma de Mallorca to discuss ties between Spain and the United States. During his visit Harris met with Vice President Alberto Moraques, participate in a media availability with members of the local press, conduct office calls with local military commanders, and attend a dinner hosted by the United States Navy League (USNL) Palma de Mallorca, Spain Council. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...