Photos tagged with "SOCEUR"

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Repass, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command Europe and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Sekelsky, the senior enlisted leader for SOCEUR, visit with Milka Jerak, mother of the late U.S. Army Master Sgt. Ivica Jerak, a member of U.S. Army Special Operations Command, in her home in Debeljak, Croatia, Sept. 22, 2012. Repass and Sekelsky attended a memorial service for Jerak at an elementary school that was renovated in his honor in 2009. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) places his hand upon the memorial dedicated to Master Sgt. Danial ‘Slim’ Adams during a camp dedication ceremony in his honor at Wardak province, Afghanistan held March 25, 2012. Adams was a SF team sergeant assigned to 1-10 SFG (A) when he was killed on Sept. 13, 2011 after insurgents ambushed his element while on patrol in Wardak province. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
ATHENS, Greece (Feb. 9, 2012) –Members of the Hellenic Navy Special Forces fastrope from the MH-60S Knighthawk ‘Ghostrider 53’ assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, during helicopter boarding training with the Hellenic Navy landing ship LST Chios (L173). HSC 28, based out of Naples, Italy, is participating in Joint Combined Exchange Training with Special Operations Command Europe and the Hellenic armed forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
ATHENS, Greece (Feb. 9, 2012) – Naval Air Crewman 1st Class Paul Howell, crew chief of the MH-60S Knighthawk ‘Ghostrider 53’ assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, conducts a visual safety scan over the Saronic Gulf during helicopter landing training with the Hellenic Navy. HSC 28, based out of Naples, Italy, is participating in Joint Combined Exchange Training with Special Operations Command Europe and the Hellenic armed forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
ATHENS, Greece (Feb. 7, 2012) Sailors from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28 conduct training using special insertion/extraction rigging near Athens. HSC 28, based out of Naples, Italy, is participating in Joint Combined Exchange Training with Special Operations Command Europe and the Hellenic armed forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
ATHENS, Greece (Feb. 7, 2012) Sailors from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28 conduct training using special insertion/extraction rigging near Athens. HSC 28, based out of Naples, Italy, is participating in Joint Combined Exchange Training with Special Operations Command Europe and the Hellenic armed forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
U.S. European Command Commander Admiral James G. Stavridis pins the Bronze Star with Valor device on Staff Sgt. Jeffery Musgrave during a Valor Ceremony hosted by U.S. Special Operations Command Europe on Dec. 6, 2011 in Stuttgart, Germany. Musgrave, a U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), received the fourth-highest award for gallantry in combat for his heroic actions on May 17, 2010 in Wardak Province, Afghanistan in direct support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He also received the Purple Heart for his actions and wounds received by the enemy. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
From left to right, Silver Star recipients Capt. David Fox, Sgt. McKenna 'Frank' Miller and Staff Sgt. Matthew Gassman stand during a Valor Ceremony hosted by U.S. Special Operations Command Europe on Dec. 6, 2011 in Stuttgart, Germany. The U.S. Army Special Forces Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) received the third-highest award for gallantry in combat for their heroic actions on Dec. 17, 2010 in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan in direct support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Brig. Gen. Christophe Gomart, commanding general of French Special Operations Command, left, meets with Maj. Gen. Michael S. Repass, commanding general of Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR), as part of a visit to Stuttgart, Germany on Nov. 8 to facilitate communication and cooperation between France and SOCEUR for future Special Operations Forces engagements. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Brig. Gen. Christophe Gomart, commanding general of French Special Operations Command, left, takes part in a live video teleconference with deployed French Special Operations Forces personnel while touring Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) as Maj. Gen. Michael S. Repass, SOCEUR commanding general, looks on. Gomart visited Stuttgart, Germany on Nov. 8 to facilitate communication and cooperation between France and SOCEUR for future Special Operations Forces engagements. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
A U.S. Army physician, right, assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group motivates a Hungarian Special Forces medic as he renders first aid to a simulated casualty as part of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course held in Udbina, Croatia. U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) developed and conducted the TCCC Train-the-Trainer course to enhance the SOF capability and interoperability of SOF medics from eight NATO and partner nations, but most importantly, to incorporate one recognized standard for managing trauma on the battlefield. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
A team of multinational Special Operations Forces medics from Hungary, Croatia and Ukraine hurries evacuates simulated casualties to a Croatian Mi-17 helicopter during a Field Training Exercise as part of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course held in Udbina, Croatia. U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) developed and conducted the TCCC Train-the-Trainer course to enhance the SOF capability and interoperability of SOF medics from eight NATO and partner nations, but most importantly, to incorporate one recognized standard for managing trauma on the battlefield. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
A team of multinational Special Operations Forces medics from Hungary, Croatia and Ukraine hurries evacuates a simulated casualty to a Croatian Mi-17 helicopter during a Field Training Exercise as part of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course held in Udbina, Croatia. U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) developed and conducted the TCCC Train-the-Trainer course to enhance the SOF capability and interoperability of SOF medics from eight NATO and partner nations, but most importantly, to incorporate one recognized standard for managing trauma on the battlefield. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks, SOCEUR Public Affairs Officer â? photo approved for public release by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks, SOCEUR PAO). Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
A team of multinational Special Operations Forces medics from Hungary, Croatia and Ukraine hurries across an open field to take a simulated casualty to an awaiting aircraft during a Field Training Exercise as part of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course held in Udbina, Croatia. U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) developed and conducted the TCCC Train-the-Trainer course to enhance the SOF capability and interoperability of SOF medics from eight NATO and partner nations, but most importantly, to incorporate one recognized standard for managing trauma on the battlefield. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Maj. Gen. Michael Repass pins the Army Commendation Medal for valor on the chest of Staff Sgt. Robert Murray during a valor ceremony Jan. 19 at the Panzer Community Center. Murray earned the award while deployed to Afghanistan as a member of International Security Assistance Forces Special Operations Forces (ISAF-SOF) Task Force -10. Photo by Angeline Hoffmann, USAG-Stuttgart Training and Support Center. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Master Sgt. Joe Dickinson received the Bronze Star Medal for valor during a ceremony Jan. 19 at the Panzer Community Center. Dickinson will also receive the Silver Star for separate acts of heroism in Afghanistan at a ceremony yet to be scheduled. Photo by Angeline Hoffmann, USAG-Stuttgart Training and Support Center. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Maj. Gen. Michael Repass pins the Bronze Star Medal for valor on the chest of Master Sgt. Joe Dickinson during a valor ceremony Jan. 19 at the Panzer Community Center. The Bronze Star Medal for valor is the fourth-highest combat award within the U.S. Armed Forces. Photo by Angeline Hoffmann, USAG-Stuttgart Training and Support Center. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Cmdr. Tom Sheppard and Senior Chief Petty Officer Derrick Van Orden cut the SOCEUR Establishment Day cake with Naval Cutlasses to commemorate the fighting spirit of the Naval Special Warfare personnel assigned to Special Operations Command Europe. SOCEUR celebrated its 56th Establishment Day ceremony Jan. 19. Photo by Richard Herman, USAG-Stuttgart Training and Support Center. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Maj. Gen. Michael S. Repass, Ambassador Katherine H. Canavan and Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Michael A. Canavan, one of SOCEURRâ?s former commanders, listen attentively during the reading of the commanddâ?s history. SOCEUR celebrated its 56th Establishment Day Jan. 19. Photo by Richard Herman, USAG-Stuttgart Training and Support Center. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Maj. Gen. Michael Repass and Sgt. Maj. Gregg Hayes make the first cut into the SOCEUR Establishment Day cake with a V-42 Stiletto, first used by the First Special Service Force. The knife represented all special operations forefathers as the command recognized its history during the 56th SOCEUR Establishment Day ceremony. Photo by Richard Herman, USAG-Stuttgart Training and Support Center. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Sgt. Maj. Gregg Hayes, acting senior enlisted leader, addresses the gathered men and women of Special Operations Command Europe Jan. 19 during the 56th commemoration of the command's creation. U.S. European Command established Support Operations Command Europe in Paris on Jan. 22, 1955. Photo by Richard Herman, USAG-Stuttgart Training and Support Center. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Sgt. Javier Rodriguez-Torres, left, a food service specialist assigned to Headquarters Support Company, 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), proudly smiles following his award ceremony in which he was presented the Bronze Star Medal and the Combat Action Badge for his courageous actions on the battlefield while actively engaging the enemy during his tour in Afghanistan serving with Special Operations Task Unit 0112, Task Force 10. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks approved for public release by MAJ James Gregory, SOCEUR PAO) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Sgt. Javier Rodriguez-Torres, left, a food service specialist assigned to Headquarters Support Company, 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), reads his certificate awarding him the Combat Action Badge following his award ceremony in which he was presented the Bronze Star Medal and the Combat Action Badge for his courageous actions on the battlefield while actively engaging the enemy during his tour in Afghanistan serving with Special Operations Task Unit 0112, Task Force 10. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks approved for public release by MAJ James Gregory, SOCEUR PAO) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Sgt. Javier Rodriguez-Torres, left, a food service specialist assigned to Headquarters Support Company, 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), and his wife Maria are all smiles following his award ceremony in which he was presented the Bronze Star Medal and the Combat Action Badge for his courageous actions on the battlefield while actively engaging the enemy during his tour in Afghanistan serving with Special Operations Task Unit 0112, Task Force 10. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks approved for public release by MAJ James Gregory, SOCEUR PAO) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Sgt. Javier Rodriguez-Torres, left, a food service specialist assigned to Headquarters Support Company, 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), is presented the Combat Action Badge by Lt. Col. Isaac Peltier, commander, 1-10 SFG(A), for his courageous actions on the battlefield while actively engaging the enemy during his tour in Afghanistan serving with Special Operations Task Unit 0112, Task Force 10. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks approved for public release by MAJ James Gregory, SOCEUR PAO) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Sgt. Javier Rodriguez-Torres, left, a food service specialist assigned to Headquarters Support Company, 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), is presented the Bronze Star Medal by Maj. Gen. Michael Repass, commander, U.S. Special Operations Command Europe for his courageous and meritorious performance during his tour in Afghanistan serving with Special Operations Task Unit 0112, Task Force 10. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks approved for public release by MAJ James Gregory, SOCEUR PAO) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
A Croatian Air Force Mi-17 helicopter pilot monitors his flight instruments while conducting multi-ship formation operations at night while using night vision goggles as part of a training initiative coordinated by U.S. Special Operations Command Europe to develop enhanced rotary wing capabilities within Europe in support of both special operations and NATO response force missions. Training opportunities, identified as a result of annual Operations, Activities and Actions Conferences, allow U.S. Embassy country team members and SOF force providers to focus on future engagements throughout the European Command area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
A Croatian Air Force crew chief member looks out the door and observes a Mi-17 helicopter conducting multi-ship formation operations at night while using night vision goggles as part of a training initiative coordinated by U.S. Special Operations Command Europe to develop enhanced rotary wing capabilities within Europe in support of both special operations and NATO response force missions. Training opportunities, identified as a result of annual Operations, Activities and Actions Conferences, allow U.S. Embassy country team members and SOF force providers to focus on future engagements throughout the European Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks - approved for release by MAJ James Gregory, SOCEUR PAO) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Team members of 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and1st Special Forces Regiment of the Polish Special Operations Forces Command take part in a Special Operations Forces (SOF) training engagement held March 17 at the Joint Multinational Training Center in Grafenwoehr, Germany. Training opportunities, identified as a result of annual Operations, Activities and Actions Conferences, allow U.S. Embassy country team members and SOF force providers to focus on future engagements throughout the European Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks - approved for release by MAJ James Gregory, SOCEUR PAO) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
A U.S. military intelligence noncommissioned officer assigned to U.S. Special Operations Command Europe, left, demonstrates how to use the Secure Electronic Enrollment Kit to an intel noncommissioned officer assigned to the Slovakian 5th Special Forces Regiment during an intel-focused program of instruction sponsored by SOCEUR Oct. 18 at Patch Barracks, Germany. The Partner Development Program engagement is part of SOCEUR's mission to increase the SOF interoperability and capability of partner nations within U.S. European Command's area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Military Intelligence noncommissioned officers assigned to the Slovakian 5th Special Forces Regiment learn how to use the Secure Electronic Enrollment Kit as part of an intel-focused program of instruction sponsored by U.S. Special Operations Command Europe Oct. 18 at Patch Barracks, Germany. The Partner Development Program engagement is part of SOCEUR's mission to increase the SOF interoperability and capability of partner nations within U.S. European Command's area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...