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  • A U.S. Navy Seabee tosses planks of wood into a pile during the renovation process of Bijelo-Potoci Primary School in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina May 31. Seventeen Navy Seabees deployed to Capljina and members of the Bosnia and Herzegovina military are working together to renovate schools in the area in support of Exercise Shared Resilience 2012, a two-week U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff sponsored medical exercise. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Participants of Shared Resilience 2012 set up a Bosnian-Herzegovinian military tent during the Expeditionary Medical Support course here May 31, 2012. More than 500 military members from nine nations are participating in SR12, an annual U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff sponsored exercise, May 28 - June 8. The goals of the exercise are to strengthen interoperability, facilitate training in crisis response and disaster management, and validate the readiness of deployable military medical and humanitarian assistance teams. The exercise, in the spirit of partnership for peace, directly supports U.S. European Command's theater cooperation efforts and strategy for active security with European countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Participants of Shared Resilience 2012 set up a Bosnian-Herzegovinian military tent during the Expeditionary Medical Support course here May 31, 2012. More than 500 military members from nine nations are participating in SR12, an annual U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff sponsored exercise, May 28 - June 8. The goals of the exercise are to strengthen interoperability, facilitate training in crisis response and disaster management, and validate the readiness of deployable military medical and humanitarian assistance teams. The exercise, in the spirit of partnership for peace, directly supports U.S. European Command's theater cooperation efforts and strategy for active security with European countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • CONSTANTA, Romania (May 31, 2012) – Georgian coast guard explosive ordnance disposal technician Mechan Sgt. George Kakhidze participates in a diving exercise during Eurasian Partnership (EP) Dive 2012. EP Dive 2012, a multinational training event co-hosted by the Romanian and U.S. Navies, includes participants from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Ukraine and U.S. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • CONSTANTA, Romania (May 31, 2012) – Azerbaijani navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 1st Class Coskun Safiyeu, left, dives from a small boat during Eurasian Partnership (EP) Dive 2012. EP Dive 2012, a multinational training event co-hosted by the Romanian and U.S. Navies, includes participants from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Ukraine and U.S. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • CONSTANTA, Romania (May 31, 2012) – Bulgarian navy diver 1st Class Stamen Carkov gives the signal to dive to personnel aboard the Romanian navy ship Saturn during Eurasian Partnership (EP) Dive 2012. EP Dive 2012, a multinational training event co-hosted by the Romanian and U.S. Navies, includes participants from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Ukraine and U.S. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • CONSTANTA, Romania (May 31, 2012) - Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 1st Class Nick Tabacco, left, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8, explains the MK-16 Mod 1 underwater breathing apparatus’ basic functions to Azerbaijani navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 3rd Class Beybala Maharramov, center, aboard the Romanian navy ship Saturn during Eurasian Partnership (EP) Dive 2012. EP Dive 2012, a multinational training event co-hosted by the Romanian and U.S. Navies, includes participants from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Ukraine and U.S. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • NISIDA, Italy (May 31, 2012) -- Rear Adm. James G. Foggo, Commander Submarines, Allied Naval Forces South and commander, Submarine Group Eight, salutes sideboys as he arrives at his change of command ceremony held at Allied Maritime Command Naples. During the ceremony Rear Adm. James G. Foggo III turned over command to Rear Adm. Frederick J. Roegge. Roegge also assumes duties as Director of Operations, Intelligence, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and Deputy Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Javier Amaya, a Boynton Beach, Fla., native from the 48th Medical Operations Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, England, inserts a pin to secure an arch pole of an Alaskan tent during the Expeditionary Medical Support course here, May 30, 2012. During the course, instructors from Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, taught more than 50 U.S. military members how to set up and operate a medical facility in a deployed environment. More than 500 military members from nine nations are participating in SR12, an annual U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff sponsored exercise, May 28 - June 8. The goals of the exercise are to strengthen interoperability, facilitate training in crisis response and disaster management, and validate the readiness of deployable military medical and humanitarian assistance teams. The exercise, in the spirit of partnership for peace, directly supports U.S. European Command's theater cooperation efforts and strategy for active security with European countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Netherland Capt. Leon Kaim, Center of Expertise Military Engineering, and U.S. Army 1st Lt. Samantha Turner, 243rd Engineer Detachment, work together during the U.S. Army Corps of Engineering Base Camp Development Planning Course held in Wiesbaden, Germany May 15 -18. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • A waitress at a local café in Sainte-Mère-Eglise, France, hangs a flag for the 101st Airborne Division next to the French tricolor. U.S. troops find the townspeople welcoming in the days prior to the D-Day anniversary. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • The church in Sainte-Mère-Eglise, France has a replica of Pvt. John Steele, a paratrooper whose parachute caught on the tower during the airborne operation during the early morning hours of June 6, 1944. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Staff Sgt. Nydea Brown, 28, of New York, lights a candles within the church at Sainte-Mère-Eglise, France. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Australian Capt. Mel Ross, 41, of Nowra, New South Wales, an officer attached to the British 4th Parachute Regiment and U.S. Army paratroopers shop for souvenirs along Rue du Général de Gaulle in Sainte-Mère-Eglise, France. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Army noncommissioned officer from the Kaiserslautern, Germany-based 5th Quartermaster Detachment walk through the town square at Sainte-Mère-Eglise. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Army Soldiers from the Fort Bragg, N.C.-based U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) haul in duffle bags during their arrival in Normandy. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Capt. Sarah McInerney, 28, Severna Park, Md., commands the Kaiserslautern, Germany-based 5th Quartermaster Detachment. She and fellow paratroopers are taking part in D-Day commemorations this year in Normandy. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Army soldiers from the 196th Medical Support Unit, along with soldiers from Bosnia and Herzegovina, annotate their observances and speak with staff members while visiting Dom Zdravlja Hospital in Capljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina May 29, 2012. Service members from Bosnia and Herzegovina, the U.S., and several other countries are taking part in Shared Resilience 2012, a two-week U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff sponsored medical exercise. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Phillip Hines, U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, demonstrates how to splint an arm with a structural aluminum malleable splint during the Critical Lifesaving Skills for First Responders course here May 29, 2012. During the course, instructors from the Defense Institute for Medical Operations worked with other countries' medical practitioners attending Shared Resilience 2012 to exchange medical ideas and techniques. More than 500 military members from nine nations are participating in the annual U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored exercise May 28 - June 8. The goals of the exercise are to strengthen interoperability, facilitate training in crisis response and disaster management, and validate the readiness of deployable military medical and humanitarian assistance teams. The exercise, in the spirit of partnership for peace, directly supports U.S. European Command's theater cooperation efforts and strategy for active security with European countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. service members assisted the Bosnian-Herzegovinian military in outfitting an ambulance with safety features and storage compartments that will make caring for patients easier here May 29, 2012. The ambulance is now equipped with a fire extinguisher, LED lights, safety handles, baskets and hooks for supplies. It also now has a split Plexiglas interior window that allows the technicians to communicate with the driver. This renovation was done as part of Shared Resilience 2012, an annual U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff sponsored exercise May 28 - June 8. The goals of the exercise are to strengthen interoperability, facilitate training in crisis response and disaster management, and validate the readiness of deployable military medical and humanitarian assistance teams. The exercise, in the spirit of partnership for peace, directly supports U.S. European Command's theater cooperation efforts and strategy for active security with European countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Navy Seaman Alexandria Bowman, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 from Port Hueneme, Calif., unrolls barbed wire before installing it onto a 2.4 kilometer perimeter fence here May 29. The battalion constructed the fence around the Bosnian-Herzegovinian military compound to meet force protection requirements for the participants of Shared Resilience 2012, a two-week U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff sponsored medical exercise. NMCB 3 is an expeditionary naval construction element currently assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Europe 6th Fleet's Task Force 68 to provide construction, engineering and security services that support national strategy, naval power projection, humanitarian assistance and contingency operations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Navy Seaman Gene Miller, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 from Port Hueneme, Calif., installs barbed wired at the top of a 2.4 kilometer perimeter fence here May 29. The battalion constructed the fence around the Bosnian-Herzegovinian military compound to meet force protection requirements for the participants of Shared Resilience 2012, a two-week U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff sponsored medical exercise. NMCB 3 is an expeditionary naval construction element currently assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Europe 6th Fleet's Task Force 68 to provide construction, engineering and security services that support national strategy, naval power projection, humanitarian assistance and contingency operations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • EUCOM Chief of Staff Maj Gen Mark Barrett meets with World War II re-enactors after the Memorial Day ceremony at the Florence American Cemetery May 28, 2012. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • EUCOM Chief of Staff Maj Gen Mark Barrett and Italian Air Force Maj Gen Pietro Valente salute after the laying of the wreaths during the Memorial Day ceremony at the Florence American Cemetery May 28, 2012. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • EUCOM Chief of Staff Maj Gen Mark Barrett delivers a speech in front of the Tablets of the Missing during the Memorial Day ceremony at the Florence American Cemetery May 28, 2012. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Members of the U.S. Naval Forces Europe Band play during the Memorial Day ceremony at the Florence American Cemetery May 28, 2012. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • A combined U.S. and Italian color guard presents the colors during the Memorial Day ceremony at the Florence American Cemetery May 28, 2012. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team based in Vicenza, Italy, stand in formation next to Italian troops during the Memorial Day ceremony at the Florence American Cemetery May 28, 2012. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • NETTUNO, Italy (May 28, 2012) - Chief Operations Specialist Jose Ramiro bows for a moment of silence during the Memorial Day ceremony at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery. During the ceremony, multinational veterans, service members, students and families gathered to honor and pay tribute to the fallen warriors who gave their lives during the liberation of Italy in 1943. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • NETTUNO, Italy (May 28, 2012) - Italian Carabinieri and service members from U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, present the colors during a Memorial Day ceremony at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery in Nettuno. During the ceremony, veterans, service members, students and families gathered to honor and pay tribute to the fallen warriors who gave their lives during the liberation of Italy in 1943. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Participants of Shared Resilience 2012 stand in formation during the exercise opening ceremony here May 28, 2012. More than 500 military members from nine nations are participating in the annual U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff sponsored exercise May 28 - June 8. The goals of the exercise are to strengthen interoperability, facilitate training in crisis response and disaster management, and validate the readiness of deployable military medical and humanitarian assistance teams. The exercise, in the spirit of partnership for peace, directly supports U.S. European Command's theater cooperation efforts and strategy for active security with European countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • EPINAL, France -- Of the 5,255 headstones on the grounds of the memorial, 5,139 are Latin crosses, 116 are Stars of David. There are 69 unknowns and 14 sets of brothers. There are also the names of 424 service members who are missing in action in the region inscribed on four low walls within the Court of Honor. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • EPINAL, France -- The Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial contains the graves of 5,255 deceased military members, most of whom lost their lives in the campaigns across northeastern France to the Rhine River and Germany. The cemetery was established in October 1944 by the 46th Quartermaster Graves Registration Company of the U.S. Seventy Army as it drove northward from southern France through the Rhone Valley into Germany. The cemetery became the repository for the fatalities in the bitter fighting through the Heasbourg Gap during the winter of 1944-45. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • EPINAL, France -- The French 1st Infantry Battalion (Mechanized) exit the field at the conclusion of the Memorial Ceremony at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial May 27. Troops from U.S. European Command, including a Joint Color Guard; memorial address speaker, Brig. Gen. Thomas Sharpy, Director Plans, Programs & Analyses at U.S. Air Forces in Europe; USAFE Band; Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Base Honor Guard; flag bearers of the French Veteran's Associations; and the French Red Cross, Section of Epinal. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • EPINAL, France -- A member of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band plays "Taps" at the Memorial Day Ceremony at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial May 27. "Taps" is a musical piece sounded at dusk, and at funerals, particularly by the U.S. military. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • EPINAL, France -- Three aircraft from the French Air Force perform a fly-over at the Memorial Day Ceremony at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial May 27. The cemetery was established in October 1944 by the 46th Quartermaster Graves Registration Company of the U.S. Seventy Army as it drove northward from southern France through the Rhone Valley into Germany. The cemetery became the repository for the fatalities in the bitter fighting through the Heasbourg Gap during the winter of 1944-45. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • EPINAL, France -- The U.S. European Command Joint Honor Guard present the colors at the Memorial Ceremony at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial May 27. Troops from USEUCOM, to include an Air Force formation from Ramstein Air Base, Germany; memorial address speaker, Brig. Gen. Thomas Sharpy, Director Plans, Programs & Analyses at U.S. Air Forces in Europe; USAFE Band; flag bearers of the French Veteran's Associations; French 1st Infantry Battalion (Mechanized); and the French Red Cross, Section of Epinal. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Army Europe’s PFC Christopher Finch of 1st Squadron, 2nd Calvary Regiment out of Vilseck, Germany from Houston, TX installs a communication system with the assistance of CPL Darijo Solic in Signal Company, Guards Motorized Brigade, of the Croatian Land Forces on a air defense artillery range to be used during the Immediate Response 2012 (IR12) training event held in Slunj, Croatia, on Sunday, May 27, 2012. IR12 is a multinational tactical field training exercise that will involve more than 700 personnel primarily from the U.S. Army Europe’s 2nd Calvary Regiment and Croatian armed forces, with contingents from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro and Slovenia. Macedonia and Serbia will send observers to the exercise. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • DRAGUIGNAN, France (May 27, 2012) – French army soldiers (left) and U.S. Navy Sailors (right) assigned to Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, parade their countries colors during the Memorial Day ceremony at the Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial in Draguignan. Guests, including American and Allied service members, attended the ceremony in honor of the fallen heroes who gave their lives during the liberation of southern France in 1944. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. and Bosnian-Herzegovinian military members clear brush and overgrown vegetation at the Hutovo Blato National Forest here May 27, 2012. More than 150 Bosnian-Herzegovinian military and firefighters and U.S. service members worked together at the national forest to clean up damage caused by a fire in 2011. The goal of the event was to build camaraderie between the partnered nations before beginning Shared Resilience 2012, an annual U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored exercise May 28 - June 8. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • American Soldiers served in the Somme sector of the frontlines in France during World War I, alongside British, Canadian, Australian, Belgian and French forces. The Somme American Military Cemetery, near Bony, France, is the final resting place for more than 1,800 U.S. Soldiers. On May 27, 2012, troops from U.S. European Command, to include keynote speak Rear Admiral John Messerschmidt, U.S. Army Soldiers from the 5th Signal Theater Strategic Command and the Shape International Band, took part in a Memorial Day ceremony. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Several French history enthusiasts donned uniforms from both World War I and World War II. American Soldiers served in the Somme sector of the frontlines in France during World War I, alongside British, Canadian, Australian, Belgian and French forces. The Somme American Military Cemetery, near Bony, France, is the final resting place for more than 1,800 U.S. Soldiers. On May 27, 2012, troops from U.S. European Command, to include keynote speak Rear Admiral John Messerschmidt, U.S. Army Soldiers from the 5th Signal Theater Strategic Command and the Shape International Band, took part in a Memorial Day ceremony. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Several French history enthusiasts donned uniforms from both World War I and World War II. American Soldiers served in the Somme sector of the frontlines in France during World War I, alongside British, Canadian, Australian, Belgian and French forces. The Somme American Military Cemetery, near Bony, France, is the final resting place for more than 1,800 U.S. Soldiers. On May 27, 2012, troops from U.S. European Command, to include keynote speak Rear Admiral John Messerschmidt, U.S. Army Soldiers from the 5th Signal Theater Strategic Command and the Shape International Band, took part in a Memorial Day ceremony. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • James Campbell, a Vietnam veteran from Randolph, Mass., who represented the 28th Infantry Regiment Association, said a prayer for the fallen. He later found two American troops from his hometown, buried at the Somme American Cemetery. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • French troops from 1st Firing Battery, 40th French Artillery Regiment, Suippes, present arms. American Soldiers served in the Somme sector of the frontlines in France during World War I, alongside British, Canadian, Australian, Belgian and French forces. The Somme American Military Cemetery, near Bony, France, is the final resting place for more than 1,800 U.S. Soldiers. On May 27, 2012, troops from U.S. European Command, to include keynote speak Rear Admiral John Messerschmidt, U.S. Army Soldiers from the 5th Signal Theater Strategic Command and the Shape International Band, took part in a Memorial Day ceremony. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • French women dressed as U.S. nurses from World War I. At least two women, who served with medical units, are buried at the Somme American Cemetery. American Soldiers served in the Somme sector of the frontlines in France during World War I, alongside British, Canadian, Australian, Belgian and French forces. The Somme American Military Cemetery, near Bony, France, is the final resting place for more than 1,800 U.S. Soldiers. On May 27, 2012, troops from U.S. European Command, to include keynote speak Rear Admiral John Messerschmidt, U.S. Army Soldiers from the 5th Signal Theater Strategic Command and the Shape International Band, took part in a Memorial Day ceremony. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Petty Officer 2nd Class Morgan Francisco, 25, of Miami, Fla., serves on the joint U.S. European Command honor guard. American Soldiers served in the Somme sector of the frontlines in France during World War I, alongside British, Canadian, Australian, Belgian and French forces. The Somme American Military Cemetery, near Bony, France, is the final resting place for more than 1,800 U.S. Soldiers. On May 27, 2012, troops from U.S. European Command, to include keynote speak Rear Admiral John Messerschmidt, U.S. Army Soldiers from the 5th Signal Theater Strategic Command and the Shape International Band, took part in a Memorial Day ceremony. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • A joint honor guard from the Stuttgart, Germany-based U.S. European Command presented the colors during the Memorial Day ceremony at the Somme American Cemetery in Bony, France on May 27, 2012. American Soldiers served in the Somme sector of the frontlines in France during World War I, alongside British, Canadian, Australian, Belgian and French forces. The Somme American Military Cemetery, near Bony, France, is the final resting place for more than 1,800 U.S. Soldiers. On May 27, 2012, troops from U.S. European Command, to include keynote speak Rear Admiral John Messerschmidt, U.S. Army Soldiers from the 5th Signal Theater Strategic Command and the Shape International Band, took part in a Memorial Day ceremony. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • A joint honor guard from the Stuttgart, Germany-based U.S. European Command presented the colors during the Memorial Day ceremony at the Somme American Cemetery in Bony, France on May 27, 2012. American Soldiers served in the Somme sector of the frontlines in France during World War I, alongside British, Canadian, Australian, Belgian and French forces. The Somme American Military Cemetery, near Bony, France, is the final resting place for more than 1,800 U.S. Soldiers. On May 27, 2012, troops from U.S. European Command, to include keynote speak Rear Admiral John Messerschmidt, U.S. Army Soldiers from the 5th Signal Theater Strategic Command and the Shape International Band, took part in a Memorial Day ceremony. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Pipers played “Amazing Grace” and other somber tunes before and after the Memorial Day events at the Somme American Cemetery. American Soldiers served in the Somme sector of the frontlines in France during World War I, alongside British, Canadian, Australian, Belgian and French forces. The Somme American Military Cemetery, near Bony, France, is the final resting place for more than 1,800 U.S. Soldiers. On May 27, 2012, troops from U.S. European Command, to include keynote speak Rear Admiral John Messerschmidt, U.S. Army Soldiers from the 5th Signal Theater Strategic Command and the Shape International Band, took part in a Memorial Day ceremony. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • French veterans carried their organizational colors during the ceremonies. American Soldiers served in the Somme sector of the frontlines in France during World War I, alongside British, Canadian, Australian, Belgian and French forces. The Somme American Military Cemetery, near Bony, France, is the final resting place for more than 1,800 U.S. Soldiers. On May 27, 2012, troops from U.S. European Command, to include keynote speak Rear Admiral John Messerschmidt, U.S. Army Soldiers from the 5th Signal Theater Strategic Command and the Shape International Band, took part in a Memorial Day ceremony. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • A French cadet assists Rear Admiral John Messerschmidt, U.S. European Command, in laying a wreath at the Somme American Cemetery in Bony, France. American Soldiers served in the Somme sector of the frontlines in France during World War I, alongside British, Canadian, Australian, Belgian and French forces. The Somme American Military Cemetery, near Bony, France, is the final resting place for more than 1,800 U.S. Soldiers. On May 27, 2012, troops from U.S. European Command, to include keynote speak Rear Admiral John Messerschmidt, U.S. Army Soldiers from the 5th Signal Theater Strategic Command and the Shape International Band, took part in a Memorial Day ceremony. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • On 14 acres of French countryside are 1,794 white marble crosses and 43 Stars of David, marking the graves of U.S. Soldiers who died in World War I battles. American Soldiers served in the Somme sector of the frontlines in France during World War I, alongside British, Canadian, Australian, Belgian and French forces. The Somme American Military Cemetery, near Bony, France, is the final resting place for more than 1,800 U.S. Soldiers. On May 27, 2012, troops from U.S. European Command, to include keynote speak Rear Admiral John Messerschmidt, U.S. Army Soldiers from the 5th Signal Theater Strategic Command and the Shape International Band, took part in a Memorial Day ceremony. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • The official party, including James Gerard of the American Overseas Memorial Day Association and Eric Barker, Superintendent of the Somme American Cemetery, takes part in the Memorial Day ceremony at Saint-Quentin, France. During World War I, the U.S. military suffered roughly 7,500 casualties on the attack of the Hindenburg Line, in the sector just north of Saint-Quentin, France. U.S. Soldiers from Germany-based 5th Signal Theater Strategic Command were guests at Saint-Quentin’s Memorial Day event, May 27, 2012. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • A French veteran salutes during the playing of the French and U.S. national anthems during a Memorial Day ceremony at Saint-Quentin, France. During World War I, the U.S. military suffered roughly 7,500 casualties on the attack of the Hindenburg Line, in the sector just north of Saint-Quentin, France. U.S. Soldiers from Germany-based 5th Signal Theater Strategic Command were guests at Saint-Quentin’s Memorial Day event, May 27, 2012. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • French troops from the Quadrille des Baïonnettes, 1st Régiment D'Infanterie de la Garde Républicaine march alongside U.S. Army Soldiers from the 5th Signal Theater Strategic Command at Saint-Quentin, France. During World War I, the U.S. military suffered roughly 7,500 casualties on the attack of the Hindenburg Line, in the sector just north of Saint-Quentin, France. U.S. Soldiers from Germany-based 5th Signal Theater Strategic Command were guests at Saint-Quentin’s Memorial Day event, May 27, 2012. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • F-15E Strike Eagles from the 494th Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, fly in formation over the annual Memorial Day event at the St. Mihiel American Cemetery May 27, 2012. U.S. Air Forces in Europe Airmen and other locals participated in the annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the 40.5-acre World War I cemetery, about 24 miles southwest of Metz, France. The cemetery contains the graves of 4,153 of U.S. military dead. It is the third largest of the eight World War I American military cemetery memorials in Europe. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Staff Sgt. Laura Kluga, U.S. Air Forces Band in Europe, plays "Taps" at the Memorial Day event at the St. Mihiel American Cemetery May 27, 2012. The 40.5-acre World War I cemetery, about 24 miles southwest of Metz, France, contains the graves of 4,153 of U.S. military dead. It is the third largest of the eight World War I American military cemetery memorials in Europe. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • A squad from French Air Force's Air Base 133 "Henri Jeandet" march through St. Mihiel American Cemetery to take their position near the memorial. U.S. Air Forces in Europe Airmen and other locals participated in the annual Memorial Day Ceremony May 27, 2012 at the World War I cemetery about 23 miles southwest of Metz, France. The 40.5-acre cemetery contains the graves of 4,153 of U.S. military dead, according to the cemetery's website. The majority of these died in the September 1918 offensive that resulted in the reduction of the St. Mihiel salient that threatened Paris. The St. Mihiel is the third largest of the eight World War I American military cemetery memorials in Europe. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Air Forces in Europe Airmen participated in the annual Memorial Day events at the World War I St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial here May 27, 2012. The 40.5-acres cemetery contains the graves of 4,153 of our military dead, according to the cemetery's website. The majority of these died in the offensive that resulted in the reduction of the St. Mihiel salient that threatened Paris. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 81st Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, perform a fly-over during a Memorial Day ceremony at the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial located on the outskirts of Paris, May 26, 2012. The memorial honors American pilots who volunteered to join the French Escadrille Lafayette and the Lafayette Flying Corps during World War I and also serves as a final resting place for the remains of 49 of those pilots. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Members of the Croatian Army train members of the Montenegrin Army on how to properly use the VHS assault rifle during the Immediate Response training event held in Slunj, Croatia on Friday, May 25, 2012. Immediate Response 2012 is a multinational tactical field training exercise that will involve more than 700 personnel primarily from the U.S. Army Europe’s 2nd Calvary Regiment and Croatian armed forces, with contingents from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro and Slovenia. Macedonia and Serbia will send observers to the exercise. The exercise is a part of USEUCOM's joint training and exercise program designed to enhance joint and combined interoperability between the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, Croatian Armed Forces and partner nations, and will help prepare participants to operate successfully in a joint, multinational, interagency, integrated environment. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Soldiers from eight partnering NATO nations present their flags as Major General Dragutin Repinc, Commander of the Croatian Land Forces, speaks to a multi-national armed forces formation which begins day one of the Immediate Response 2012 training event held in Slunj, Croatia, on Saturday, May 26, 2012. Immediate Response 2012 is a multinational tactical field training exercise that will involve more than 700 personnel primarily from the U.S. Army Europe's 2nd Calvary Regiment and Croatian armed forces, with contingents from Albania, Bosnia, Herzegovina and Montenegro. Slovenia, Macedonia and Serbia will send observers to the exercise. The exercise is a part of USEUCOM's joint training and exercise program designed to enhance joint and combined interoperability between the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, Croatian Armed Forces and partner nations, and will help prepare participants to operate successfully in a joint, multinational, interagency, integrated environment. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Cpl. Yordanka G. Terzieva, a multi-national student from Military Formation 24490 in Assenovgrad, Bulgaria, received a Distinguished International Award at the graduation of Warrior Leaders Course Class 08-12, at the 7th Army Non-Commissioned Officer Academy in Grafenwoehr, Germany, May 24. Terzieva is one of two Bulgarian multi-national students who graduated of Class 08-12. The 257 graduates conducted an 18-day course consisting of physical readiness training, drill and ceremony training, oral presentations, and more while learning what it takes to be a non-commissioned officer. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • PEPELISHTE, Republic of Macedonia - The United States Ambassador to the Republic of Macedonia Paul D. Wohlers, speaks with Capt. Patrick Enriquez and members of the Vermont Army National Guard at Camp Strella training area, here, May 23, 2012. Vermont is a training partner with the Republic of Macedonia as part of the U.S. Army National Guard State Partnership Program. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Angela Sherbenou, OFDA senior humanitarian advisor and civilian/military advisor to U.S. Africa Command, leads a presentation during the Joint Humanitarian Operations Course May 22-23, 2012. The course, offered twice annually to U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command, provides a high-level overview of the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), USAID's arm for foreign disaster response. Of the 70 some disasters that OFDA responds to each year, about 10 percent involve the U.S. military in some role. The JHOC course is designed to build relationships and explain the disaster response process before such an event occurs. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Italian and German Soldiers throw mock hand grenades at one of the Monte Kali ranges in Wackernheim. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Spc. Daniel Donaldson (standing, third from left) and Sgt. Mohammed Echiheb (behind machine gun) describe the operation of an M249 squad automatic weapon at one of the stations at the Monte Kali shooting competition in Wackernheim. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Pakistani army Lt. Col Fiaz Khan attempts to negotiate with a warlord role-played by Tamir Sinai during an exercise at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies May 16. The exercise tested the negotiating skills of participants in the Program in Advanced Security Studies at the Marshall Center. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Bundeswehr soldiers rush into the Viper Pit during Combat Live Saver training May 12 in Wiesbaden, Germany. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Army Staff Sgt. John Lacroix, with the 421st Multifunctional Medical Battalion, instructs a Bundeswehr soldier on the proper procedure to care for a simulated casualty at the Viper Pit in Wiesbaden, Germany, May 12. The Viper Pit teaches combat life saver skills and then tests the trainees on what they have learned by placing them in a stressful scenario where they have to rescue and treat victims while "under fire." Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Col. Shawn Fritz, representing U.S. European Command, adds a U.S. EUCOM coin to a ceremonial time capsule to be placed in the foundation of the new three-bay garage with the help of Lt. Col. Peter Wisti from the U.S. Embassy Riga's Office of Defense ooperation, during a ground-breaking ceremony at the firehouse in Gulbene, Latvia May 14, 2012. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Lt. Gen. James Terry (left), V Corps commander, and V Corps Command Sgt. Maj. William Johnson case the colors in a ceremony in Wiesbaden, Germany, May 10, 2012, in preparation for the corps' deployment to Afghanistan. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • The Gulbene Firehouse fleet of firetrucks was decades old, and so was the garage built to house them. With the recent purchase of new, larger, modern firetrucks, a larger garage is needed as well. U.S. European Command has provided a significant amount of funding to support building a new three-bay garage for Gulbene Firehouse's new trucks. The groundbreaking ceremony was held May 14, 2012. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • The U.S. Army Europe Band and Chorus played to enthusiastic audiences in Chisinau and Balti over the weekend. On Monday, the band split into smaller groups and visited three Moldovan schools and one orphanage in Straseni, Congaz and Singerei, performing for an estimated 1,400 very appreciative children. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • The U.S. Army Europe Band and Chorus played to enthusiastic audiences in Chisinau and Balti over the weekend. On Monday, the band split into smaller groups and visited three Moldovan schools and one orphanage in Straseni, Congaz and Singerei, performing for an estimated 1,400 very appreciative children. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • A construction crew from a local Latvian company, SIA "Ekers," lays the foundation for the new three-bay garage at the firehouse in Gulbene, Latvia May 14, 2012. The new garage is designed to accommodate larger, more modern fire trucks which have recently been added to the Gulbene fleet. The project will also include a series of renovations to the existing garage - new doors, improved ventilation, electrical system work and a roof replacement. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • A construction crew from a local Latvian company, SIA "Ekers," lays the foundation for the new three-bay garage at the firehouse in Gulbene, Latvia May 14, 2012. The new garage is designed to accommodate larger, more modern fire trucks which have recently been added to the Gulbene fleet. The project will also include a series of renovations to the existing garage - new doors, improved ventilation, electrical system work and a roof replacement. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • A construction crew from a local Latvian company, SIA "Ekers," lays the foundation for the new three-bay garage at the firehouse in Gulbene, Latvia May 14, 2012. The new garage is designed to accommodate larger, more modern fire trucks which have recently been added to the Gulbene fleet. The project will also include a series of renovations to the existing garage - new doors, improved ventilation, electrical system work and a roof replacement. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 12, 2012) - U.S. Navy Sailors attached to guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG-56) participate in small-arms training aboard the Hellenic naval training ship Aris as part of exercise Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12) at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operations Center in Souda Bay, May 12. PE12, a multinational exercise between European, North African and U.S. naval forces, is an at-sea maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations to help increase maritime safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 12, 2012) - Operations Specialist Seaman Alex Dibenedetto (left), a boarding team member assigned to the guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56), practices small arms tactics under the supervision of U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Joshua Aiken (right), from the to 1st Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team, aboard the training ship Aris at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center during Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12). PE12, a multinational maritime exercise between Southern European, North African and U.S. Naval forces, is designed to improve cooperation among participating nations and help increase safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 12, 2012) - Operations Specialist 3rd Class Craig Sperry (left), a boarding team member assigned to the guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56), climbs aboard the training ship Aris under the supervision of the Hellenic Navy Special Forces during a training exercise at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center during Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12). PE12, a multinational maritime exercise between Southern European, North African and U.S. Naval forces, is designed to improve cooperation among participating nations and help increase safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 12, 2012) - Boarding team members from the guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56), conduct small-arms training under the guidance of Marines assigned to the 1st Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team aboard the training ship Aris at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center during Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12). PE12, a multinational maritime exercise between Southern European, North African and U.S. Naval forces, is designed to improve cooperation among participating nations and help increase safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 9, 2012) - Members of a Moroccan boarding team attached to the Moroccan ship Mohammed V (F-611) participate in small-arms training aboard the training ship Aris at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center during Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12). PE12, a multi-national maritime exercise between Southern European, North African and U.S. Naval forces, is designed to improve cooperation among participating nations and help increase safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 9, 2012) - Senior Chief Fire Controlman Allen Bylls, a member of the boarding team from guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56), leads his team on an exercise aboard the training ship Aris at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center during Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12). PE12, a multi-national maritime exercise between Southern European, North African and U.S. Naval forces, is designed to improve cooperation among participating nations and help increase safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 9, 2012) - Chief Fire Controlman Timothy Wheeler, a member of the boarding team from guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56), secures a stairway during an exercise aboard the training ship Aris at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center during Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12). PE12, a multi-national maritime exercise between Southern European, North African and U.S. Naval forces, is designed to improve cooperation among participating nations and help increase safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 9, 2012) - Senior Chief Sonar Technician (Surface) Victor Meza, a member of the boarding team from guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56), provides security for his team during an exercise aboard the training ship Aris at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center during Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12). PE12, a multi-national maritime exercise between Southern European, North African and U.S. Naval forces, is designed to improve cooperation among participating nations and help increase safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 8, 2012) - Moroccan naval forces participate in small-arms training aboard the Hellenic training ship Aris as part of a boarding team exercise during Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12). PE12, a multi-national maritime exercise between Sothern European, North African and U.S. Naval forces, is designed to improve cooperation among participating nations and help increase safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Turkish air force members clap for the U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircrew after offloading a TURAF UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the C-17 May 5, 2012, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. The C-17 aircrew from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., transported the helicopter to Kabul from Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The joint support mission provided smooth delivery of the helicopter to replace one that crashed December 2011. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Tech. Sgt. Michael Ferguson, 6th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, checks the underside of a Turkish air force UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as it's unloaded from the back of a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III May 5, 2012, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. The C-17 aircrew from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., transported the helicopter to Kabul from Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The joint support mission provided smooth delivery of the helicopter to replace one that crashed December 2011. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • A Turkish air force UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter is loaded onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III May 1, 2012, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. A C-17 aircrew from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., transported the helicopter to Kabul, Afghanistan, May 5, 2012. The joint support mission provided smooth delivery of the helicopter to replace one that crashed December 2011. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • A Turkish air force UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter is loaded onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III May 1, 2012, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. A C-17 aircrew from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., transported the helicopter to Kabul, Afghanistan, May 5, 2012. The joint support mission provided smooth delivery of the helicopter to replace one that crashed December 2011 Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 8, 2012) - Moroccan naval forces participate in small-arms training aboard the Hellenic training ship Aris as part of a boarding team exercise during Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12). PE12, a multi-national maritime exercise between Sothern European, North African and U.S. Naval forces, is designed to improve cooperation among participating nations and help increase safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Army Lt. Col. Bryan Denny of the Joint Multinational Readiness Center portrays a motorcycle troop from Gen. George Patton's Third Army during the Liberation Convoy at the Pilsen Liberation Festival May 5, 2012. The city of Pilsen, Czech Republic, holds an annual celebration in honor of the American soldiers who fought there in the closing days of World War II. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Col. Koji Nishimura, commander, 30th Medical Command, climbs behind the wheel to start the engine of a 212th Combat Support Hospital Light Medium Tactical Vehicle during his visit to Operation Forward Progress, April 26, in the motor pool in Miesau, Germany. Operation Forward Progress was a two-week training exercise to improve medical logistics and readiness for a rapidly deployable, theater-enabling medical capability in Europe. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Air Force members rake and clean debris from a soccer field April 22, 2012, in Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria. More than 150 U.S. and Bulgarian air force members volunteered their off-duty time to refurbish playground equipment and build a soccer field at a village playground. Volunteers cleaned and painted playground equipment and raked, supplied new goals, cleaned and laid grass seed down in a field. U.S. Air Force members are deployed from the 31st Fighter Wing at Aviano Air Base, Italy, to Graf Ignatievo Air Force Base in support of Thracian Star 2012, a bilateral coalition training exercise geared towards strengthening partnerships and improving interoperability between NATO allies. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Second Lt. Bryan Humphries, 31st Maintenance Squadron, cleans playground equipment at a park in Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria April 22, 2012. More than 150 U.S. and Bulgarian air force members volunteered their off-duty time to refurbish playground equipment and build a soccer field at a village park. U.S. Air Force members are deployed from the 31st Fighter Wing at Aviano Air Base, Italy, to Graf Ignatievo Air Force Base to participate in Thracian Star 2012, a coalition training exercise geared towards strengthening partnerships and improving interoperability between NATO allies. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Maj. Gen. Gregg Martin, commandant of the U.S. Army War College, presents Lt. Col. Rajko Pesic, representing the Army of Montenegro, with the Legion of Merit (Degree of Officer) during a ceremony at Carlisle Barracks Monday. Pesic, currently an International Fellow in the Army War College’s Class of 2012, received the award for his achievements serving as Montenegro’s first-ever Defense, Military, Naval, and Air Attache in the United States from 2008 until he arrived at Carlisle Barracks last summer. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...