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  • BLACK SEA - Ukrainian navy frigate Hetman Sahaydachniy (U 130) leads Turkish navy patrol boats TCG Kalkan (P 331), TCG Tufan (P 333), and Georgian coast guard vessel Sokhumi (P 24) during a ship handling exercise during Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • CONSTANTA, Romania (June 1, 2012) - Military Sealift Command (MSC) Capt. Peter A.C. Long welcomes multinational divers aboard MSC rescue and salvage ship USNS Grasp (T-ARS 51) 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 (June 1, 2012) - The Military Sealift rescue and salvage Command ship USNS Grasp (T-ARS 51) disembarks multinational divers after a tour of the ship 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 ...
  • 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) – 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) – 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 ...
  • VALLETTA, Malta (Dec. 5, 2011) - The Armed Forces of Malta counterpiracy vessel protection detachment demonstrates aerial boarding procedures during Eurasia Partnership Capstone (EPC) 2011. Participants for EPC 2011 include approximately 100 representatives from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Malta, Romania, Ukraine and the United States, who will focus on strengthening maritime relationships between Eurasian nations. Training workshops will range from maritime law enforcement, maritime search and rescue, marine environmental protection, leadership development courses for noncommissioned officers and, for the first time during EPC, advanced network-enabled maritime interdiction operations (MIO). Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • VALLETTA, Malta (Dec. 5, 2011) - The Armed Forces of Malta counterpiracy vessel protection detachment demonstrates aerial boarding procedures during Eurasia Partnership Capstone (EPC) 2011. Participants for EPC 2011 include approximately 100 representatives from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Malta, Romania, Ukraine and the United States, who will focus on strengthening maritime relationships between Eurasian nations. Training workshops will range from maritime law enforcement, maritime search and rescue, marine environmental protection, leadership development courses for noncommissioned officers and, for the first time during EPC, advanced network-enabled maritime interdiction operations (MIO). 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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) - 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) - 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 ...
  • During a mass-casualty drill between U.S. Navy and Georgian medical personnel, corpsmen, including Petty officer 2nd Class Adam Strotz and Petty Officer 3rd Class Anthony M. Tiner, corpsmen and Pittsburgh, Penn., natives with Alpha Surgical Co., 4th Medical Battalion, Pittsburgh, Penn., rush a Georgian soldier to the Forward Resuscitative Surgery Suite to assess his injuries. The 4th Medical Battalion set up a Forward Resuscitative Surgical Suite during Exercise Agile Spirit 2011 to support the 350 U.S. Marines and sailors conducting counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations training with nearly 500 Georgian soldiers from the Georgian 4th Infantry Brigade in Vaziani Training Area, outside of Tblisi. Cpl. Tatum Vayavananda Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Georgia John R. Bass (far right) receives an award on the behalf of Marine combat engineers July 27 for renovating a senior citizens home here. The Marines were in Georgia for Exercise Agile Spirit 2011, an exercise designed to increase interoperability between Georgian Armed Forces and Marines. The engineerssâ? job was to build relationships with the Eastern European nation by offering their skills to its people. (Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsaappiah) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Lance Cpl. Chad Nicks, a combat engineer with Black Sea Rotational Force 11, and Milan, Mich., native, dumps paint into tray while renovating a senior citizens home here July 26. The Marines were in Georgia for Exercise Agile Spirit 2011, an exercise designed to increase interoperability between Georgian Armed Forces and Marines. The engineerssâ? job was to build relationships with the Eastern European nation by offering their skills to its people. (Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsaappiah) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Lance Cpl. Joshua Burleson, a combat engineer with Black Sea Rotational Force 11, and Eastpointe, Mich., native, paints a wall while renovating a senior citizens home here July 26. The Marines were in Georgia for Exercise Agile Spirit 2011, an exercise designed to increase interoperability between Georgian Armed Forces and Marines. The engineerssâ? job was to build relationships with the Eastern European nation by offering their skills to its people. (Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsaappiah) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Nino Dvalishvili, director of a senior citizens home, here, toasts to Marines July 26 for renovating three rooms in her senior citizens home. The Marines were in Georgia for Exercise Agile Spirit 2011, an exercise designed to increase interoperability between Georgian Armed Forces and Marines. The engineerssâ? job was to build relationships with the Eastern European nation by offering their skills to its people. (Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsaappiah) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • A Marine combat engineer with Black Sea Rotational Force 2011 removes ceramic tiles from a wall while renovating a senior citizens home here July 20. The Marines were in Georgia for Exercise Agile Spirit 2011, an exercise designed to increase interoperability between Georgian Armed Forces and Marines. The engineerssâ? job was to build relationships with the Eastern European nation by offering their skills to its people. (Photo by Capt. Charles Nassar) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • A machine gunner from Machine Gun Platoon, Support Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division, clears the M240B machine gun for a Georgian soldier during training here July 25 for Exercise Agile Spirit 2011. Agile Spirit is designed to increase interoperability between Marines and the Georgian armed forces by exchanging and enhancing each other's capacity in counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations, including: small unit tactics, convoy operations, and counter-Improvised Explosive Device training. (PHOTO CREDIT: Cpl. Nana Dannsaappiah) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • A Marine combat engineer with Black Sea Rotational Force 2011 installs linoleum flooring while renovating a senior citizens home here July 20. The Marines were in Georgia for Exercise Agile Spirit 2011, an exercise designed to increase interoperability between Georgian Armed Forces and Marines. The engineerssâ? job was to build relationships with the Eastern European nation by offering their skills to its people. (Photo by Capt. Charles Nassar) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • VAZIANI TRAINING AREA, Republic of Georgia-In front of a color detail with the national colors of America and the Republic of Georgia and the unit colors of the U.S. Marine Corps and Georgian military, Maj. Eric J. Andersen, executive officer Black Sea Rotational Force 11 and Kent, Wash., native, â?forms the troops for the opening ceremony of Exercise Agile Spirit 2011, marking the official start of what is scheduled to be an annual training event with the partner nation. Marines with Alpha Company of Anti-Terrorism Battalion, and 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion deployed to Georgia for their annual training to supplement the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force deployment of BSRF-11, to conduct counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations training at Vaziani Training Area. , Cpl. Tatum Vayavananda Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • VAZIANI TRAINING AREA, Republic of Georgia-Sgt. Nicholas Maugeri, squad leader with Company A, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, teams up with Georgian soldiers to conduct Military Operations in an Urban Terrain training here July 19 during Exercise Agile Spirit 2011. Agile Spirit is designed to increase interoperability between the forces by exchanging and enhancing each otherrâ?s capacity in counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations, including: small unit tactics, convoy operations, and counter-Improvised Explosive Device training. (Cpl. Nana Dannsaappiah) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • VAZIANI TRAINING AREA, Republic of Georgia-Gunnery Sgt. Charles Evers, an infantryman with Black Sea Rotational Force 11, draws a diagram on the floor for a Georgian soldier during Military Operations in an Urban Terrain training here July 19 as part of Exercise Agile Spirit 2011. Agile Spirit is designed to increase interoperability between the forces by exchanging and enhancing each otherrâ?s capacity in counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations, including: small unit tactics, convoy operations, and counter-Improvised Explosive Device training. (Cpl. Nana Dannsaappiah) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • VAZIANI TRAINING AREA, Republic of Georgia -Sgt. Spencer McAvoy, a squad leader with Company A, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, clears a room with Georgian soldiers here July 19 during Exercise Agile Spirit 2011. Agile Spirit is designed to increase interoperability between the forces by exchanging and enhancing each otherrâ?s capacity in counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations, including: small unit tactics, convoy operations, and counter-Improvised Explosive Device training. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • HOHENFELS, Germany, (Feb. 20, 2011) -A Georgian soldier assigned to the 33rd Light Infantry Battalion talks to an exercise role-player during a training patrol at the Joint Multinational Training Center, here. The soldier is participating in the Georgia Deployment Program- Mission Readiness Exercise, where a majority of the Marines serving as observer/controllers were from 3rd Bn, 7th Marine Regiment, mentoring the 33rd LIB before they head to Afghanistan this spring. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • HOHENFELS, Germany, (Feb. 20, 2011) -A Georgian soldier assigned to the 33rd Light Infantry Battalion watches two Afghani role-players during a training patrol at the Joint Multinational Training Center, here. The soldier is participating in the Georgia Deployment Program- Mission Readiness Exercise, where a majority of the Marines serving as observer/controllers were from 3rd Bn, 7th Marine Regiment, mentoring the 33rd LIB before they head to Afghanistan this spring. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • HOHENFELS, Germany, (Feb. 20, 2011) -A Georgian soldier assigned to the 33rd Light Infantry Battalion provides security during a training patrol at the Joint Multinational Training Center, here. The soldier is participating in the Georgia Deployment Program- Mission Readiness Exercise, where a majority of the Marines serving as observer/controllers were from 3rd Bn, 7th Marine Regiment, mentoring the 33rd LIB before they head to Afghanistan this spring. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • HOHENFELS, Germany, (Feb. 20, 2011) -Georgian soldiers assigned to the 33rd Light Infantry Battalion orient their maps and check their gear prior to stepping off on a training patrol at the Joint Multinational Training Center, here. The soldiers are participating in the Georgia Deployment Program- Mission Readiness Exercise, where a majority of the Marines serving as observer/controllers were from 3rd Bn, 7th Marine Regiment, mentoring the 33rd LIB before they head to Afghanistan this spring. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Soldiers with the Republic of Georgia's 33rd Light Infantry Battalion prepare a terrain model prior to a mechanized live-fire drill. These soldiers are currently deployed here from Georgia conducting a mission rehearsal exercise as part of the Georgia Deployment Program- International Security Assistance Force prior to their deployment to Afghanistan. The GDP-I is a two-year, time-phased, program which prepares four battalions, one every six months, to be able to integrate with ISAF in Afghanistan. The 33rd Light Infantry Battalion is scheduled to replace the 32nd Light Infantry Battalion, which is currently deployed and partnered with other ISAF units. Photo by Master Sgt. Grady Fontana Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Soldiers with the Republic of Georgia's 33rd Light Infantry Battalion gather rocks to use in a terrain model prior to a mechanized live-fire drill. These soldiers are currently deployed here from Georgia conducting a mission rehearsal exercise as part of the Georgia Deployment Program- International Security Assistance Force prior to their deployment to Afghanistan. The GDP-I is a two-year, time-phased, program which prepares four battalions, one every six months, to be able to integrate with ISAF in Afghanistan. The 33rd Light Infantry Battalion is scheduled to replace the 32nd Light Infantry Battalion, which is currently deployed and partnered with other ISAF units. Photo by Master Sgt. Grady Fontana Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Soldiers with the Republic of Georgia's 33rd Light Infantry Battalion prepare a terrain model prior to a mechanized live-fire drill. These soldiers are currently deployed here from Georgia conducting a mission rehearsal exercise as part of the Georgia Deployment Program- International Security Assistance Force prior to their deployment to Afghanistan. The GDP-I is a two-year, time-phased, program which prepares four battalions, one every six months, to be able to integrate with ISAF in Afghanistan. The 33rd Light Infantry Battalion is scheduled to replace the 32nd Light Infantry Battalion, which is currently deployed and partnered with other ISAF units. Photo by Master Sgt. Grady Fontana Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Soldiers with the Republic of Georgiaaâ?s 33rd Light Infantry Battalion prepare a terrain model prior to a mechanized live-fire drill. These soldiers are currently deployed here from Georgia conducting a mission rehearsal exercise as part of the Georgia Deployment Program- International Security Assistance Force prior to their deployment to Afghanistan. The GDP-I is a two-year, time-phased, program which prepares four battalions, one every six months, to be able to integrate with ISAF in Afghanistan. The 33rd Light Infantry Battalion is scheduled to replace the 32nd Light Infantry Battalion, which is currently deployed and partnered with other ISAF units. Photo by Master Sgt. Grady Fontana Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Thirty-five crew members of the USS GONZALEZ, alongside 12 Georgian Special Forces members, volunteered time and energy to provide repair work and maintenance at the Makhinjauri Children's House outside of Batumi. The military teams painted 3 rooms, chopped and stored firewood and performed much-needed electrical repairs. The crew's community service day underscored not only strong military-to-military ties, but also the vibrant people-to-people connection between the U.S and Georgia. The children were delighted to meet and play games with the sailors, and ten of the five-year-olds were invited onboard to visit the ship. (Photo courtesy Us. Department of State) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BATUMI, Georgia (Nov. 29, 2010) - Cmdr. Lynn Acheson, commanding officer of USS Gonzalez (DDG 66), left, Cmdr. Steven Lee, executive officer, center, and Master Chief Diane Ruhl, command master chief, right, salute as part of a celebration during the ship's port visit to Batumi. Gonzalez, an Arleigh-Burke class destroyer homeported out of Norfolk, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Antonio Butcher/RELEASED) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BATUMI, Georgia (Nov. 29, 2010) - Georgian children perform a dance for the crew of USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) as part of a celebration during the ship's port visit to Batumi. Gonzalez, an Arleigh-Burke class destroyer homeported out of Norfolk, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Antonio Butcher/RELEASED) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MARSA, Malta (Nov. 17, 2010) - Leading Assistance and Rescue Officer Mark Zammit teaches a member of the Bulgarian Navy and Georgian Coast Guard how to wear personal protective equipment during hazardous material response training at the Civil Protection's Marine Unit Premises as part of Eurasia Partnership Capstone 2010 (EPC10). EPC is an annual maritime conference focused on working together in non-formal environments, such as seminars and workshops, aimed at increasing maritime safety and security. This year there are 103 participants from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Ukraine and the United States. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MARSA, Malta (Nov. 17, 2010) - Leading Assistance and Rescue Officer Mark Zammit teaches a member of the Bulgarian Navy and Georgian Coast Guard how to wear personal protective equipment during hazardous material response training at the Civil Protection's Marine Unit Premises as part of Eurasia Partnership Capstone 2010 (EPC10). EPC is an annual maritime conference focused on working together in non-formal environments, such as seminars and workshops, aimed at increasing maritime safety and security. This year there are 103 participants from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Ukraine and the United States. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • TA QALI, Malta (Nov. 16, 2010) -- Eurasia Partnership Capstone 2010 (EPC 10) participants come together in a teambuilding exercise by competing in obstacle courses. The groups were randomly selected to encourage participants from each country to work together. EPC is a maritime forces conference designed to build relationships and partnerships, and aims to improve interoperability between Eurasian nations through workshops and seminars. Participating nations include are Participating nations include are Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Israel, Malta, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Ukraine and United States. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • TA QALI, Malta (Nov. 16, 2010)-- Eurasia Partnership Capstone 2010 (EPC 10) participants come together in a teambuilding exercise by competing in obstacle courses. The groups were randomly selected to encourage participants from each country to work together. EPC is a maritime forces conference designed to build relationships and partnerships, and aims to improve interoperability between Eurasian nations through workshops and seminars. Participating nations include are Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Israel, Malta, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Ukraine and United States. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...