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Photos from October, 2011

  • 1st Light Infantry Regiment, 2nd Company, approaches the city of "Tiji" at Camp Robertson in Schweinfurt, Germany, during training exercises in late October. The German regiment used U.S. Army Garrison Schweinfurt's training grounds prior to its deployment to Afghanistan. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Lt. Col. Patrick Driscoll, Staff Sgt. Victor Reynosa and Staff Sgt. Kyle Brooks of the 37th Airlift Squadron out of Ramstien Air Base, unload pallets of supplies off of a C-130 Hercules on 29 October, 2011 in Van region, Turkey. The supplies are to being delivered to Turkey in the aftermath of an earth quake that struck the country. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Members of the 37th Airlift Squadron, Blue-Tail Fliers, out of Ramstein AB, Germany, load supplies onto a C-130 Hercules (Christine) on Oct. 29, 2011 on Ramstein AB, Germany. The purpose of the supplies is to aid in the relief efforts for the earthquake that devastated the country of Turkey. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Members of the 37th Airlift Squadron, Blue-Tail Fliers, out of Ramstein AB, Germany, load supplies onto a C-130 Hercules (Christine) on Oct. 29, 2011 on Ramstein AB, Germany. The purpose of the supplies is to aid in the relief efforts for the earthquake that devastated the country of Turkey. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Members of the 37th Airlift Squadron, Blue-Tail Fliers, out of Ramstein AB, Germany, load supplies onto a C-130 Hercules (Christine) on Oct. 29, 2011 on Ramstein AB, Germany. The purpose of the supplies is to aid in the relief efforts for the earthquake that devastated the country of Turkey. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Members of the 37th Airlift Squadron, Blue-Tail Fliers, out of Ramstein AB, Germany, load supplies onto a C-130 Hercules (Christine) on Oct. 29, 2011 on Ramstein AB, Germany. The purpose of the supplies is to aid in the relief efforts for the earthquake that devastated the country of Turkey. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Members of the 37th Airlift Squadron, Blue-Tail Fliers, out of Ramstein AB, Germany, load supplies onto a C-130 Hercules (Christine) on Oct. 29, 2011 on Ramstein AB, Germany. The purpose of the supplies is to aid in the relief efforts for the earthquake that devastated the country of Turkey. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Members of the 37th Airlift Squadron, Blue-Tail Fliers, out of Ramstein AB, Germany, load supplies onto a C-130 Hercules (Christine) on Oct. 29, 2011 on Ramstein AB, Germany. The purpose of the supplies is to aid in the relief efforts for the earthquake that devastated the country of Turkey. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Members of the 37th Airlift Squadron, Blue-Tail Fliers, out of Ramstein AB, Germany, load supplies onto a C-130 Hercules (Christine) on Oct. 29, 2011 on Ramstein AB, Germany. The purpose of the supplies is to aid in the relief efforts for the earthquake that devastated the country of Turkey. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Members of the 37th Airlift Squadron, Blue-Tail Fliers, out of Ramstein AB, Germany, load supplies onto a C-130 Hercules (Christine) on Oct. 29, 2011 on Ramstein AB, Germany. The purpose of the supplies is to aid in the relief efforts for the earthquake that devastated the country of Turkey. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BURGAS, Bulgaria (Oct. 26, 2011) - Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Eber Barraza explains to Bulgarian culinary students how to make cherry turnovers, during a community service project at the Burgas High School. Philippine Sea is on a regularly scheduled deployment in the Black Sea and serves to promote peace and security in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • School Director Jordan Stojanov, Ambassador Paul Wohlers, and Mayor Emil Doncev (l-r) cut the ribbon of the newly renovated school. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Ambassador Wohlers enters the grounds of the "Slavco Stojmenski" Primary School in Vinica, Macedonia. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band performs its first concert Oct. 26 in a tour over Ural and Siberia. The American musicians filled the big hall of Perm Philharmonic with Glenn Miller style music and were rewarded with a standing ovation. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band performs its first concert Oct. 26 in a tour over Ural and Siberia. The American musicians filled the big hall of Perm Philharmonic with Glenn Miller style music and were rewarded with a standing ovation. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • AUGUSTA BAY, Sicily (Oct. 22, 2011) - Rear Adm. James Foggo, deputy commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, (right center) reviews navigation charts on the bridge aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). Foggo visited the ship to thank the crew for their work during Operation Unified Protector, the NATO led operation enforcing United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1970 and 1973 in order to protect Libyan civilians. Mesa Verde is a part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, which relieved the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group on April 27, 2011, in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn, later becoming Operation Unified Protector. Mesa Verde deployed from her homeport of Norfolk, Va., March 23, and is currently conducting operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine (Oct. 21, 2011) - Ukrainian Lt. Moiseinko Ihoe (right) observes bridge operations as the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) arrives in Sevastopol for a port visit. Philippine Sea is on a scheduled deployment in the Black Sea and serves to promote peace and security in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Performing for the 5th year in a row, the RAF Molesworth Joint Service Honor Guard presents the colors as American tenor Noah Stewart sang the "Star Spangled Banner," and British opera singer Katherine Jenkins sang "God Save the Queen before the kickoff. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • AUGUSTA BAY, Sicily (Oct. 22, 2011) - Capt. Timothy Spratto, deputy commodore, Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (right) gives a tour of the boat alley to Rear Adm. James Foggo, deputy commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, during his visit aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). Foggo visited the ship to thank the crew for their work during Operation Unified Protector, the NATO led operation enforcing United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1970 and 1973 in order to protect Libyan civilians. Mesa Verde is a part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, which relieved the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group on April 27, 2011, in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn, later becoming Operation Unified Protector. Mesa Verde deployed from her homeport of Norfolk, Va., March 23, and is currently conducting operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Capt. Herbert Hadley, left, commanding officer of USS Philippine Sea (CG 58), presents Mr. Viktor Yatsuba, center, mayor of Sevastopol, a command ballcap prior to a reception for Ukrainian military and civilian guests while inport Sevastopol. Philippine Sea visited Sevastopol for a three-day port visit to strengthen the military partnership between Ukraine and the United States through joint military exercises and training to build upon the collective international capabilities and enhance overall maritime domain awareness in the Black Sea. Philippine Sea is on a regularly scheduled deployment in the Black Sea and serves to promote peace and security in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Capt. Herbert Hadley, commanding officer of USS Philippine Sea (CG 58), thanks Ukrainian military and civilian guests for their hospitality during a reception held in their honor while inport Sevastopol. Philippine Sea visited Sevastopol for a three-day port visit to strengthen the military partnership between Ukraine and the United States through joint military exercises and training to build upon the collective international capabilities and enhance overall maritime domain awareness in the Black Sea. Philippine Sea is on a scheduled deployment in the Black Sea and serves to promote peace and security in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Hull Technician Fireman Justin Whipple shows Ukrainian Seaman Michel Mnua how to adjust the face mask on a self-contained breathing apparatus during a shipboard firefighting course aboard USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) while inport Sevastopol. Philippine Sea visited Sevastopol for a three-day port visit to strengthen the military partnership between Ukraine and the United States through joint military exercises and training to build upon the collective international capabilities and enhance overall maritime domain awareness in the Black Sea. Philippine Sea is on a scheduled deployment in the Black Sea and serves to promote peace and security in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Damage Controlman 1st Class Adam Duford explains the proper use of the self-contained breathing apparatus to Ukrainian officers and enlisted sailors during a shipboard firefighting course aboard USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) while inport Sevastopol. Philippine Sea visited Sevastopol for a three-day port visit to strengthen the military partnership between Ukraine and the United States through joint military exercises and training. Philippine Sea is on a scheduled deployment in the Black Sea and serves to promote peace and security in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • British painter Ralph Thompson of the 423rd Civil Engineer Squadron puts final touches on the intricate logos on the 303rd Bomb Group (Heavy) memorial recently restored at Royal Air Force Molesworth, home of the U.S. European Command's JIOCEUR Analytic Center, the U.S. Africa Command's J2-Molesworth, and the Intelligence Fusion Centre in support of NATO. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Ms. Theodora Gobrecht, granddaughter of WWII 303rd Bomb Group (Heavy) pilot 1st Lieutenant Harry Gobrecht cuts the ribbon reopening the grounds of the bomb group memorial following its 5-month restoration. Ms. Gobrecht is assisted by Capt. Derek Gregory of the 423rd Civil Engineer Squadron of the 501st Combat Support Wing which accomplished the refurbishment, as RAF Molesworth unit Commanders, Col. Michele M. Cook, USAF (AFRICOM J2-Molesworth), COL Matthew P. Glunz, USA (JIOCEUR Analytic Center), and COL Joseph F. Huibsch, USA (Intelligence Fusion Center in support of NATO) look on. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • WILDFLECKEN, Germany (Oct. 20, 2011) -- Lt. Col. Anselm Stark (right), commander, German Army Signal Battalion for Air Mobile Division, places a unit pin onto Capt. Richard Hagner, 72nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion, during Exercise Express 11. The exercise is a demonstration of the German Army Air Mobile Division's ability to execute disaster relief and build partnership capabilities between German and American armed forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • WILDFLECKEN, Germany (Oct. 20, 2011) -- 2nd Lt. Chawn Roundtree (right), 72nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion speaks with Master Sgt. Tobias Harkenbusch (left), German Army Signal Battalion for Air Mobile Division, about current and future training opportunities during Exercise Express 11. The exercise is a demonstration of the German Army Air Mobile Division's ability to execute disaster relief and build partnership capabilities between German and American armed forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BATUMI, Georgia (Oct. 18, 2011) - A Georgian navy security boarding team practices tactical boarding procedures aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) during a training exercise in Batumi to increase professional knowledge and strengthen ties between Georgia and the United States. Philippine Sea is on a regularly scheduled deployment in the Black Sea and serves to promote peace and security in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • 1st Lt. Caitlin Curran, a 37th Airlift Squadron pilot from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, reviews operating instructions during Exercise Thracian Fall 2011 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Oct. 17, 2011. Thracian Fall is an off-station training exercise designed to enhance interoperability between U.S. and Bulgarian Air Forces as well as build partnerships with paratroopers from both. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • C-130J aircraft from the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, fly over Plovdiv, Bulgaria, during Exercise Thracian Fall 2011, Oct. 17, 2011. Thracian Fall is an off-station training exercise designed to enhance interoperability between U.S. and Bulgarian Air Forces as well as build partnerships with paratroopers from both. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BATUMI, Georgia (October 17, 2011) - Capt. Herbert Hadley, commanding officer of USS Philippine Sea (CG 58), speaks with members of the Georgian media shortly after arriving in port. Philippine Sea is on a regularly scheduled deployment in the Black Sea and serves to promote peace and security in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BATUMI, Georgia (October 17, 2011) - Local Batumi children perform a traditional Georgian dance for the crew of the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea’s (CG 58) shortly after the ship arrived in port. Philippine Sea is on a regularly scheduled deployment in the Black Sea and serves to promote peace and security in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BATUMI, Georgia (October 17, 2011) - (from left) Seaman Cameron Whealan, Seaman Apprentice James Spence, Seaman Ryne Becker, and Seaman Kyle Jones heave a mooring line as the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) pulls into port. Philippine Sea is on a regularly scheduled deployment in the Black Sea and serves to promote peace and security in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BATUMI, Georgia - (October 17, 2011) - Sailors from the guided missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) man the rails as the ship pulls into port. Philippine Sea is on a regularly scheduled deployment in the Black Sea and serves to promote peace and security in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ISTANBUL, Turkey (Oct. 15, 2011) - Lt. j.g. Blake Tribou explains the responsibilities of the officer of the deck to Bulgarian navy Lt. Dimitar Haidutov, while embarked aboard USS Philippine Sea (CG 58). Two Bulgarian naval officers and two Bulgarian chief petty officers embarked the ship to observe how the U.S. Navy conducts operations underway. Philippine Sea is on a regularly scheduled deployment in the Black Sea and serves to promote peace and security in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ISTANBUL, Turkey (Oct. 14, 2011) — Seaman Apprentice Stephen Carr and Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 3rd Class Jacob Blackwell fold the U.S. flag following evening colors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) while in port Istanbul, during a four-day port visit. Philippine Sea is on a regularly scheduled deployment in the Black Sea and serves to promote peace and security in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ISTANBUL, Turkey (Oct. 14, 2011) — Seaman Apprentice Stephen Carr and Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 3rd Class Jacob Blackwell lower the national ensign during evening colors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) while in port Istanbul, during a four-day port visit. Philippine Sea is on a regularly scheduled deployment in the Black Sea and serves to promote peace and security in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ISTANBUL, Turkey (Oct. 14, 2011) — The guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) sits pierside in Istanbul, during a four-day port visit. Philippine Sea is on a regularly scheduled deployment in the Black Sea and serves to promote peace and security in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Haakonsvern, Norway (October 11, 2011) - Rear Adm. Bernt Grimstvedt, chief of the Royal Norwegian Navy, speaks with Sailors from the Los Angeles-class submarine USS Miami (SSN 755) while inport Haakonsvern, Norway. Grimstvedt toured Miami during its scheduled port visit to strengthen maritime partnership with Norwegian counterparts. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Haakonsvern, Norway (October 11, 2011) - Rear Adm. Bernt Grimstvedt, chief of the Royal Norwegian Navy, speaks with Sailors from the Los Angeles-class submarine USS Miami (SSN 755) while inport Haakonsvern, Norway. Grimstvedt toured Miami during its scheduled port visit to strengthen maritime partnership with Norwegian counterparts. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Haakonsvern, Norway (October 11, 2011) - Rear Adm. Bernt Grimstvedt, chief of the Royal Norwegian Navy, looks through the periscope of the Los Angeles-class submarine USS Miami (SSN 755) while inport Haakonsvern, Norway. Grimstvedt toured Miami during its scheduled port visit to strengthen maritime partnership with Norwegian counterparts. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • NAPLES, Italy (October 7, 2011) - Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta accompanies Adm. Samuel Locklear III (center), commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and commander, Allied Joint Forces Command Naples, and Vice Adm. Frank C. Pandolfe, commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, on their way to a morning brief on Naval Support Activity Naples Capodichino. Panetta is visiting Naples to receive a NATO briefing and visit U.S. troops. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • NAPLES, Italy (October 7, 2011) – Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta (left) accompanies Adm. Samuel Locklear III, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and commander, Allied Joint Forces Command Naples, on the way to a morning brief on Naval Support Activity Naples Capodichino. Panetta is visiting Naples to receive a NATO briefing and visit U.S. troops. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • NAPLES, Italy (October 7, 2011) – Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta speaks with Hospitalman Nathan Sichone prior to the secretary’s departure from Naval Support Activity Naples Capodichino. Panetta visited Naples to receive a NATO briefing and visit U.S. troops. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • NAPLES, Italy (October 6, 2011) - Adm. Samuel Locklear III, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and commander, Allied Joint Forces Command Naples, greets the Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta as he arrives in Naples. Panetta is visiting Naples to receive a NATO briefing and visit U.S. troops. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • LTC Michael Tarquinto, Chief of the Office of Defense Cooperation, accepts an award of behalf of the Embassy from Dr. Aleksandar Sajkovski, President of the Pediatricians’ Association of Macedonia. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Army Soldiers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) radios in a call for fire at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany Oct. 5, 2011, during the U.S. Army in Europe's Full-Spectrum Training Environment. During the Oct. 3-24 training, the 173rd ABCT continues to take fire from the enemy, while establishing a command outpost, and setting-up communications and building relationships with the notional host-nation security team during phase two of the exercise. The 173rd began training with an early-entry operation, a large-scale aerial insertion with 998 paratroopers from the 173rd and the Polish Army. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Private First Class Devin Anderson-Moser, a member of the Opposing Force with C Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment (1-4 Inf.), runs through the woods towards a 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team's observation post. The 1-4 Inf. is the U.S. Army in Europe's professional opposing force. During Operation Enduring Freedom, the 1-4 Inf. distinguished itself when it served in Afghanistan for six-years, deploying one company each rotation with the Romanian Land Forces. The mission was complete in Jan. 2011. The tactics, techniques and procedures learned during those rotations are instilled in the thousands of U.S. and multinational Soldiers that Train in Europe each year. The Full- Spectrum Training Event is hosted at Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas in central Europe. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • NAPLES, Italy (October 3, 2011) –Vice Adm. Frank C. Pandolfe, commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, speaks to guests at a change of command ceremony on Naval Support Activity Naples Capodichino in Naples, Italy, Oct. 3. During the ceremony, Pandolfe relieved Vice Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., as commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, and commander, Striking and Support Forces NATO. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stephen Oleksiak/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • NAPLES, Italy (October 3, 2011) –Vice Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, left, relinquishes his duties as he salutes Adm. Samuel Locklear III, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, right, at a change of command ceremony on Naval Support Activity Naples Capodichino in Naples, Italy, Oct. 3. During the ceremony, Harris was relieved by Vice Adm. Frank C. Pandolfe as commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, and commander, Striking and Support Forces NATO. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Michael Lewis/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • NAPLES, Italy (October 3, 2011) –Vice Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, speaks to guests at a change of command ceremony on Naval Support Activity Naples Capodichino in Naples, Italy, Oct. 3. During the ceremony, Harris was relieved by Vice Adm. Frank C. Pandolfe as commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, and commander, Striking and Support Forces NATO. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Viramontes/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • NAPLES, Italy (October 3, 2011) –Members of the U.S. 6th Fleet color guard present the colors at a change of command ceremony on Naval Support Activity Naples Capodichino in Naples, Italy, Oct. 3. During the ceremony, Vice Adm. Frank C. Pandolfe relieved Vice Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., as commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, and commander, Striking and Support Forces NATO. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Viramontes/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • NAPLES, Italy (October 3, 2011) - Vice Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, receives honors as he arrives at a change of command ceremony on Naval Support Activity Naples Capodichino in Naples, Italy, Oct. 3. During the ceremony, Harris was relieved by Vice Adm. Frank C. Pandolfe as commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, and commander, Striking and Support Forces NATO. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Viramontes/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • NAPLES, Italy (October 3, 2011) –Vice Adm. Frank C. Pandolfe receives honors as he arrives at a change of command ceremony on Naval Support Activity Naples Capodichino in Naples, Italy, Oct. 3. During the ceremony, Pandolfe relieved Vice Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., as commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, and commander, Striking and Support Forces NATO. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Viramontes/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...