Photos from November, 2005

HEIDELBERG, Germany — U.S. Consul General Peter Bodde congratulates Army Sgt. Timothy Gagnon on his American citizenship here Nov. 29. Gagnon is from the 1st Battalion, 160th Infantry Regiment of the California National Guard. He is currently deployed to Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. (U.S. Army photo by Arthur McQueen) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
HEIDELBERG, Germany — Army Spec. Hector Banda Prieto joins 57 other Soldiers from 27 countries in the U.S. oath of citizenship here Nov. 29. Prieto is with the 1st Armored Division. (U.S. Army photo by Arthur McQueen) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
BUCHAREST, Romania — Romanian Army Soldiers board a C-130 Hercules here Nov. 29 on their way to Grafenwöhr, Germany, for training. The aircraft belongs to the 37th Airlift Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John Lasky) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
GRAFENWÖEHR, Germany — Romanian soldiers collect their gear from an Air Force C-130 Hercules on Nov. 29. The 37th Airlift Squadron transported the soldiers and their gear here for multinational training. (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
BUCHAREST, Romania — Air Force Staff Sgt. Russ Cantrell (left) and Air Force Master Sgt Bill Gatzmer check load numbers as a Romanian air transportation specialist stands by. The Nov. 29 mission flew Romanian soldiers and their gear to Grafenwoehr, Germany, for multinational training. Cantrell and Gatzmer are loadmasters assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey — Air Force Tech. Sgt. Paul Oxford moves another pallet of supplies a little closer to the warfighters in Iraq here Nov. 25. Deployed from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., through the holidays, the ramp services supervisor here adds to the unit's total of about 86,800 tons of cargo sent down range since June 1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Bob Thompson) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey — Aerial porters of the 728th Air Mobility Squadron unload a military-contracted 747 jet here Nov. 25. About 100 deployed Reservists are working around the clock here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Bob Thompson) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
STUTTGART, Germany — Ambassadors and military leaders listen to a briefing at the 2005 Mediterranean Security Ambassador’s Conference here Nov. 21, 2005. U.S. State and Defense Department leaders from U.S. Embassies in 19 countries met to discuss ways to improve security in the region. (DoD photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dale Yates) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
NEGEV DESERT, Israel — U.S. Army Lt. Gen. H. Steven Blum, National Guard Bureau chief, meets Israeli Soldiers who were training in urban warfare techniques at the Israeli Defense Force’s National Center for Ground Training here Nov. 21. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Bob Haskell) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
NOVO BRDO, Kosovo — Children gather around Air Force Staff Sgt. Shannon Millard as she hands out coins and candy during a humanitarian mission here. Millard is a contract specialist deployed from Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. (Ukrainian Army photo by 1st Lt. Maksym Nedria) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
NOVO BRDO, Kosovo — Army 1st Lt. Melanie Meyer gives a box of items to a resident of Novo Brdo during a U.S. forces humanitarian mission here. Lieutenant Meyer is in charge of coordinating the monthly missions. Meyer is the Headquarters Kosovo Force Public Information Liaison Officer. (Ukrainian Army photo by 1st Lt. Maksym Nedria) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
NOVO BRDO, Kosovo — Children here gather around for gifts and candy during a U.S. Headquarters Kosovo Force humanitarian visit. (Ukrainian Army photo by 1st Lt. Maksym Nedria) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
WIESBADEN ARMY AIRFIELD, Germany — Airfield survey team members, from left, Army Staff Sgt. Larry Wyatt, Army Pfc. Roman Borja and Army Pfc. Joseph Jamal establish Global Positioning System site points during an airfield flight obstruction survey here Oct. 31. Wyatt is with the 1204th Engineer Company, Alabama National Guard; Borja and Jamal are with the 100th Engineer Company and 175th Engineer Company, respectively, of the 30th Engineer Battalion. (Army photo by Gary Kieffer) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy — An Airman closes the rear door of an ambulance before transporting simulated casualties to the medical clinic after a major accident response exercise here Nov. 16. The 31st Medical Group here conducted the exercise to test its ability to handle mass casualties and chemical exposure victims. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Randy Mallard) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Air Force Staff Sgt. Brain Sheldon does a daily preventative maintenance inspection on a satellite communications van here Nov. 16. Sheldon is with the 1st Combat Communication Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Julianne Trulson) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy —A UH-60 Black Hawk departs here Nov. 15 with a team to conduct an aerial evaluation of the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Nathan Doza) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
LAJES FIELD, Portugal — An Airmen marshals in an F-117 Nighthawk here Nov. 14. This marks the first time the F-117 stealth fighter has landed here. (Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tabitha Larson) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Atlantic Ocean — An Italian sailor waits as U.S. Marines board his Zodiac boat from a U.S. landing craft here Nov. 11, 2005, and travel to Toubakouta, Senegal. This event is part of U.S. European Command’s West African Training Cruise ‘06. The training cruise enhances security cooperation and fosters new partnerships between the United States, NATO partners and participating West African nations through training and engagement opportunities. The Marines are from 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Camp Lejeune, N.C., and underway with the USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Steve Faulisi) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
ST. MIHIEL AMERICAN CEMETERY, France — American and French veterans, civilians and service members take a moment to honor fallen Soldiers here during Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2005. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Laura Cirksena) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
STUTTGART, Germany — BBC World Television news presenter Nik Gowing speaks at U.S. European Command’s Challenges in the Information Environment Symposium here Nov. 9. The symposium addressed today’s complex media environment and strategies for countering extremist ideology in the EUCOM theater. (DoD photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
STUTTGART, Germany — BBC World Television news presenter Nik Gowing speaks at U.S. European Command’s Challenges in the Information Environment Symposium here Nov. 9. The symposium addressed today’s complex media environment and strategies for countering extremist ideology in the EUCOM theater. (DoD photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
BRUSSELS, Belgium — U.S. Ambassador Victoria Nuland, left, and Marine Lt. Gen. Edward Hanlon Jr., U.S. military representative to NATO, gather here Nov. 8 to celebrate the U.S. Marines Corps’ 230th birthday. (DoD photo by Marine Maj. Christopher Courtney) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
BRUSSELS, Belgium — U.S. Ambassador Victoria Nuland, left; Marine Lt. Gen. Edward Hanlon Jr., U.S. military representative to NATO; and and Marines of NATO headquarters and Marine security guard detachment gather here Nov. 8 to celebrate the U.S. Marines Corps’ 230th birthday. (DoD photo by Marine Maj. Christopher Courtney) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Senegal — Senegalese Maj. Gen. Gayue meets with U.S. Marine Maj. Ryan Gutzwiller during a Nov. 8 reception here. Gayue is the deputy chief of staff for the Senegalese forces, and Gutzwiller is the commander of the coalition landing force for U.S. European Command’s West Africa Training Cruise ’06. The reception took place during Green Osprey, a United Kingdom-led exercise involving military members from Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Senegal, Spain, United Kingdom and the United States. The exercise included small-boat training, riverine operations, live-fire exercises and amphibious raids. Green Osprey is the final portion of the West Africa Training Cruise. The training cruise enhances security cooperation and fosters new partnerships between the United States, participating NATO partners Italy and Spain, and the West African nations of Ghana, Guinea and Senegal through training and engagement opportunities. (DoD photo by Marine Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Lomangino) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany — Air Force Airman 1st Class James Rogers with the 606th Air Control Squadron plays the role of an aggressor advancing on a convoy of trucks here Nov. 8, 2005. The exercise helped train Airmen in nonconventional Air Force expeditionary roles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew Rodier) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
SIALULIAI AIR BASE, Lithuania — Air Force Capt. Joey Gaona taxis along the flightline after a training flight here. Gaona is a pilot assigned to the 23rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron. The 23rd EFS is participating in NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission, providing 24-hour security over the skies of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Thomas Crosson) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Senegal — From left, Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew Brady, Marine Cpl. Joshua Thompson, Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeffery McPherson and Marine Lance Cpl. David Story act as enemy forces attacking a village during a evacuation operation exercise here Nov. 7. The exercise took place during Green Osprey, a United Kingdom-led exercise involving military members from Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Senegal, Spain, United Kingdom and the United States. The exercise included small-boat training, riverine operations, live-fire exercises and amphibious raids. Green Osprey is the final portion of U.S. European Command’s West Africa Training Cruise ‘06. The training cruise enhances security cooperation and fosters new partnerships between the United States, participating NATO partners Italy and Spain, and the West African nations of Ghana, Guinea and Senegal through training and engagement opportunities. (DoD photo by Marine Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Lomangino) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
TBILISI, Republic of Georgia — From left, Air Force Staff Sgt. Kenneth Paliwodzinski, Marine 1st Lt. Andrew Howard and Marine Capt. Jason Richter reclaim an over grown walkway in the play yard of the Waldorf Free School here Nov. 5. The more than 50-member U.S. European Command Georgian Sustainment and Stability Operations Program task force here conducted a volunteer outreach program at the school here. When not volunteering, the U.S. military members are training Georgian Soldiers in preparation for their scheduled deployment to Iraq to form part of the dedicated force called for in UN Security Council Resolution 1546 to protect UN forces. (DoD photo by Marine Staff Sgt. Jonathan Moor) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
TBILISI, Republic of Georgia — Tbilisi Mayor Gigi Ugulava greets Marine Maj. Melvin Chattman, the U.S. task force commander here, at the Waldorf Free School Nov. 5. Members of U.S. European Command’s Georgia Sustainment and Stability Operations Program task force donated an oak tree, bushes, flowers, axes and their personal time to improving the school grounds for the children. They also split firewood to heat the school. Flanking the mayor are Levan Khelaia, left, the school environmental coordinator; and Jimi Mazanashvili, right, Parent Teacher Association coordinator. The more than 50-member U.S. task force is training Georgian soldiers in preparation for their scheduled deployment to Iraq to form part of the dedicated force called for in UN Security Council Resolution 1546 to protect UN forces in Iraq. (DoD photo by Navy Lt. Cmdr. Mike Gonzalez) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
GRAFENWÖHR, Germany — Army Pfc. Edward Brooks, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, guides the driver of an M-1 Abrams tank to the range here Nov. 4. Soldiers from the 1-77 Armor conducted training with their tanks here Oct. 30 through Nov. 4 in preparation for qualification training in February 2006. (U.S. Army photo by Spec. Joe Alger) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
GRAFENWÖHR, Germany — An M-1 Abrams tank from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment fires a round at a range here Nov. 4. Soldiers from the 1-77 Armor conducted training with their tanks here Oct. 30 through Nov. 4 in preparation for qualification training in February 2006. (U.S. Army photo by Spec. Joe Alger) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
GRAFENWÖHR, Germany — Army Sgt. 1st Class Curtis Woolsey, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, communicates through his headset prior to a live-fire accuracy test for his M-1 Abrams tank here Nov. 4. Soldiers from the 1-77 Armor conducted training with their tanks here Oct. 30 through Nov. 4 in preparation for qualification training in February 2006. (U.S. Army photo by Spec. Joe Alger) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD-44), Atlantic Ocean — Marine Lance Cpl. Ryan Papa holds a striking pad for a member of the Senegalese 90th Naval Infantry during Marine Corps Martial Arts Training on the flight deck here Nov. 3. Papa is with the 2nd Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. About 60 Marines are participating in U.S. European Command’s Western Africa Training Cruise ’06. The training cruise enhances security cooperation and fosters new partnerships between the United States, participating NATO partners Italy and Spain, and the West African nations of Ghana, Senegal, Guinea and Morocco through training and engagement opportunities. (DoD photo by Marine Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Lomangino) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD-44), Atlantic Ocean — U.S. Navy Sailors here hold a phone and distance line connected to the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel Wave Ruler (A390) during an underway replenishment Nov. 3, 2005. The Gunston Hall is participating in U.S. European Command’s West African Training Cruise ‘06. This training enhances security cooperation and fosters new partnerships between the United States, NATO partners and participating West African nations through training and engagement opportunities. (DoD photo by Air Force Master Sgt. Steve Faulisi) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD-44), Atlantic Ocean — Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher Stepp motivates members of the Senegalese 90th Naval Infantry during Marine Corps Martial Arts Training on the flight deck here Nov. 3. Stepp is with the 2nd Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. About 60 Marines are participating in U.S. European Command’s Western Africa Training Cruise ’06. The training cruise enhances security cooperation and fosters new partnerships between the United States, participating NATO partners Italy and Spain, and the West African nations of Ghana, Senegal, Guinea and Morocco through training and engagement opportunities. (DoD photo by Marine Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Lomangino) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD-44), Atlantic Ocean — Marine Cpls. Dante Dipasqua and Richard Hazenburg demonstrate the vertical hammer fist blow to members of the Senegalese 90th Naval Infantry during Marine Corps Martial Arts Training on the flight deck here Nov. 3. Dipasqua and Hazenburg are with the 2nd Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. About 60 Marines are participating in U.S. European Command’s Western Africa Training Cruise ’06. The training cruise enhances security cooperation and fosters new partnerships between the United States, participating NATO partners Italy and Spain, and the West African nations of Ghana, Senegal, Guinea and Morocco through training and engagement opportunities. (DoD photo by Marine Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Lomangino) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
USS GUNSTON HALL, Atlantic Ocean — U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Travis Borgialli observes as members of the Senegalese 90th Naval Infantry train in Marine Corps martial arts as part of West African Training Cruise ‘06 here Nov. 3, 2005. U.S. European Command’s WATC enhances security cooperation and fosters new partnerships between the United States, NATO partners and participating West African nations through training and engagement opportunities. Borgialli is with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Steve Faulisi) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...