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Photos from May, 2011

  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 30, 2011) -- Boatswain's Mate Third Class Anthony Woo, a coxswain serving aboard USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49), maneuvers a double-engined rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB) during a RHIB evolution under the training of coxswains from the Greek armed forces during Phoenix Express 2011. The training teaches junior coxswains how to maneuver efficiently a RHIB alongside a vessel suspected of carrying suspicious cargo for the Bradley's Visit, Board, Search and Seizure team to climb successfully aboard. PE-11, a three-week exercise divided into in-port and underway training phases, is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating countries in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW) Jeff Troutman/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 30, 2011) Boatswain's Mate Third Class Anthony Woo, a coxswain serving aboard USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49), maneuvers a double-engined rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB) during a RHIB evolution conducted with coxswains from the Greek armed forces during Phoenix Express 2011. The training teaches junior coxswains how to maneuver efficiently a RHIB alongside a vessel suspected of carrying suspicious cargo for the Bradley's Visit, Board, Search and Seizure team to climb successfully aboard. PE-11, a three-week exercise divided into in-port and underway training phases, is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating countries in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • NETTUNO, Italy (May 30, 2011) - Vice Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of U.S. 6th Fleet, salutes during the presentation of the American and Italian national anthems. Harris travelled to the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial to participate in a Memorial Day ceremony as the guest speaker. The cemetery is the final resting place of 7,861 service members and the Wall of the Missing memorial notates the names of 3,095 service members. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • NETTUNO, Italy (May 30, 2011) - Vice Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of U.S. 6th Fleet, delivers his remarks to guests during a Memorial Day ceremony held at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial. The cemetery is the final resting place of 7,861 service members and the Wall of the Missing memorial notates the names of 3,095 service members. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • DRAGUIGNAN, France (May 29, 2010) - Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, greets WWII veterans at the Rhone American National Cemetery during a Memorial Day ceremony in Draguignan, France. During the ceremony, Locklear laid a wreath and gave a speech to honor the 861 Americans, most of whom lost their lives in the liberation of southern France in August 1944 and are buried at the cemetery. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • DRAGUIGNAN, France (May 29, 2010) â Ceremonial color guards from Naval Support Activities Rota, Spain, and French Marines from the 3rd Marine Artillery Regiment, Canjuers, present colors at the Rhone American National Cemetery during a Memorial Day ceremony in Draguignan, France. During the ceremony, Locklear laid a wreath and gave a speech to honor the 861 Americans, most of whom lost their lives in the liberation of southern France in August 1944 and are buried at the cemetery. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • DRAGUIGNAN, France (May 29, 2010) - Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, lays a wreath in honor of the Americans that lost their lives during WWII at the Rhone American National Cemetery during a Memorial Day ceremony in Draguignan, France. During the ceremony, Locklear laid a wreath and gave a speech to honor the 861 Americans, most of whom lost their lives in the liberation of southern France in August 1944 and are buried at the cemetery. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • DRAGUIGNAN, France (May 29, 2010) â Sailors from Naval Support Activity Rota, Spain, attend a Memorial Day ceremony at the Rhone American National Cemetery in Draguignan, France. During the ceremony, Locklear laid a wreath and gave a speech to honor the 861 Americans, most of whom lost their lives in the liberation of southern France in August 1944 and are buried at the cemetery. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • DRAGUIGNAN, France (May 29, 2010) - Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, (right) and French Army Gen. Hubert Tregou, commanding general, French School of Artillery, (left) salute members of the Legion of Honor during an inspection of troops at the Rhone American National Cemetery during a Memorial Day ceremony in Draguignan, France. During the ceremony, Locklear laid a wreath and gave a speech to honor the 861 Americans, most of whom lost their lives in the liberation of southern France in August 1944 and are buried at the cemetery. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • DRAGUIGNAN, France (May 29, 2010) - Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, speaks at the Rhone American National Cemetery during a Memorial Day ceremony in Draguignan, France. During the ceremony, Locklear laid a wreath and gave a speech to honor the 861 Americans, most of whom lost their lives in the liberation of southern France in August 1944 and are buried at the cemetery. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • DRAGUIGNAN, France (May 29, 2010) - Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, (middle) and French Army Gen. Hubert Tregou, commanding general, French School of Artillery, (right) salute during raising of the French and American flags at the Rhone American National Cemetery during a Memorial Day ceremony in Draguignan, France. During the ceremony, Locklear laid a wreath and gave a speech to honor the 861 Americans, most of whom lost their lives in the liberation of southern France in August 1944 and are buried at the cemetery. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 27, 2011) â? Greek Special Forces Ens. Alexander Tsaltas, left, an instructor at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center, supervises maritime interdiction operations boarding team members from the U.S. Navyyâ?s USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49) performing weapon disarmament procedures during a Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11) defense tactics exercise in Souda Bay, Crete. A three-week exercise divided into two phases of training, PE-11 is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating nations in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW) Jeff Troutman/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 27, 2011) â? Greek Special Forces Ens. Alexander Tsaltas, right, an instructor at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center (NMIOTC), instructs members of the Greek navy maritime interdiction operations boarding team how to properly advance on a potentially-uncooperative member of a suspect vessel's crew during a Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11) defense tactics exercise in Souda Bay, Crete . A three-week exercise divided into two phases of training, PE-11 is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating nations in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW) Jeff Troutman/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 27, 2011) Greek Special Forces Ensign Alexander Tsaltas, right, an instructor at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center (NMIOTC), demonstrates to U.S. Marine Corps Private First Class Nicholas Braman from Rota, Spain, how to perform a proper takedown on a uncooperative member of a suspect vessel's crew during a Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11) defense tactics exercise in Souda Bay, Crete. A three-week exercise divided into two phases of training, PE-11 is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating nations in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 27, 2011) â? Greek Special Forces Ens. Alexander Tsaltas, left, an instructor at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center (NMIOTC), demonstrates to a member of Greece's maritime interdiction operations boarding team how to perform a proper takedown on an uncooperative member of a suspect vessel's crew during a Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11) defense tactics exercise in Souda Bay, Crete. A three-week exercise divided into two phases of training, PE-11 is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating nations in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW) Jeff Troutman/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 26, 2011) -- Members of the Greek Navy practice using small arms to sharpen essential skills used in conducting maritime interdiction operations (MIO) against suspect vessels during training at the NATO MIO Training Center in Souda Bay, Crete, May 26, 2011, as part of exercise Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11). A three-week evolution divided into two phases of training, PE-11 is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating nations in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Edward Vasquez/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 26, 2011) -- Lt. j.g. Jim Carles, boarding officer for the USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49) visit, board, search and seizure team advances on the target during small arms training that is designed to sharpen essential skills used in conducting maritime interdiction operations (MIO) against suspect vessels during training at the NATO MIO Training Center in Souda Bay, Crete, May 26, 2011, as part of exercise Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11). A three-week evolution divided into two phases of training, PE-11 is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating nations in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 26, 2011) -- Members of a Greek Navy maritime interdiction operations (MIO) boarding team practice removing a casualty as a part of small arms training meant to sharpen their essential skills used in conducting MIO against suspect vessels during training at the NATO MIO Training Center in Souda Bay, Crete, May 26, 2011, as part of exercise Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11). A three-week evolution divided into two phases of training, PE-11 is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating nations in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 25, 2011) â? Psychiatrist and Greek army Maj. Konstantinos Liolios instructs Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) boarding team members from the U.S. Navyyâ?s USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49), and Greece, Morocco and Croatia armed forces during the exercise Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11) Boarding Team Psychology class during training at the NATO MIO Training Center in Souda Bay, Crete. PE-11, a three-week exercise divided into in-port and underway training phases, is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating countries in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW) Jeff Troutman/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 25, 2011) â? Royal Morocco Navy Lt. Amine Khalid, a member of a Royal Morocco armed forces Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) boarding team, translates instruction from English into Arabic for his teammates during the exercise Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11) Boarding Team Psychology class during training at the NATO MIO Training Center in Souda Bay, Crete. PE-11, a three-week exercise divided into in-port and underway training phases, is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating countries in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW) Jeff Troutman/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 25, 2011) â? Major Konstantinos Liolios, a psychiatrist serving in the Greek army, instructs Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) boarding team members from the U.S. Navyyâ?s USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49), and Greece, Morocco and Croatia armed forces during the exercise Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11) Boarding Team Psychology class during training at the NATO MIO Training Center in Souda Bay, Crete. PE-11, a three-week exercise divided into in-port and underway training phases, is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating countries in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW) Jeff Troutman/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 25, 2011) -- U.S. Navy Cmdr. John Quigley, exercise senior medical officer and Navy reserve component member from Sixth Fleet reserve detachment 802 in Atlanta, helps two Royal Moroccan military personal with the correct application of a tourniquet during exercise Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11) on May 25, 2011. PE-11 is a multi-national maritime exercise comprising U.S., North African and European naval forces. A three-week evolution divided into two phases of training, PE-11 is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating nations in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Edward Vasquez/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 25, 2011) Royal Morocco navy Lt. Amine Khalik, (left), and Royal Morocco military member Maj. Said Afkir, (right), practice using a tourniquet during medical response classroom training featured in exercise Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11)on May 25, 2011. PE-11, a multi-national maritime exercise comprising U.S., North African and European naval forces, commenced training here May 23. A three-week evolution divided into two phases of training, PE-11 is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating nations in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 25, 20110) -- Members of the Royal Morocco armed forces practice using a tourniquet during exercise Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11) May 25, 2011. PE-11, a multi-national maritime exercise comprising U.S., North African and European naval forces, commenced training May 23. A three-week evolution divided into two phases of training, PE-11 is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating nations in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 24, 2011) - Sailors from Greece, Morocco and the United States participate in classroom training to understand better how to perform Maritime Interdiction Operations at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operations Training Center in Souda Bay, Crete, May 24, 2011, as part of Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11). PE-11, a three-week exercise divided into in-port and underway training phases, is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating countries in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Edward Vasquez/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 23, 2011) â? Sailors aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) heave on the messenger line during a replenishment at sea with the fleet-replenishment oiler USNS Laramie (T-AO 203), while the Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) prepares to come alongside. Monterey is homeported out of Norfolk and is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Viramontes/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 21, 2011) â? Crew members of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) observe as the ships weapons department fires the 54-caliber (MK 45) lightweight gun during a gunnery exercise. Monterey is homeported out of Norfolk and is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation effort in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Viramontes/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 21, 2011) â? The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) weapons department fires the MK-38 25mm gun system during a gunnery exercise. Monterey is homeported out of Norfolk and is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation effort in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Viramontes/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • USS WHIDBEY ISLAND, Mediterranean Sea (May 21, 2011) - Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) fast rope to the flight deck from a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Dragon Whales of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC-28) during a visit, board, search, and seizure exercise aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41). Whidbey Island is deployed as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation effort in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Desiree D. Green/RELEASED) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 19, 2011) - Sailors assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) ride in a rigid-hull inflatable boat during small boat training in the Mediterranean Sea. Monterey is homeported out of Norfolk and is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation effort in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Viramontes/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 19, 2011) - Lt. Cmdr. Patrick R. O'loughlin, operations officer aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61), instructs junior officers during small boat training in the Mediterranean Sea. Monterey is homeported out of Norfolk and is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation effort in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Viramontes/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 19, 2011) - Sailors assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) ride in a rigid-hull inflatable boat during small boat training in the Mediterranean Sea. Monterey is homeported out of Norfolk and is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation effort in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Viramontes/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SIGONELLA, Sicily (May 11, 2011) - Cmdr. Monica Allen, a Navy combat artist specializing in watercolor, works on a new painting while deployed to Naval Air Station Sigonella. Allen was tasked by Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet to create painted watercolor images that depict everyday support between NATO coalition members as a part of the NATO-led Operation Unified Protector. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SIGONELLA, Sicily (May 11, 2011) - A watercolor painting of a MV-22 Osprey painted by Cmdr. Monica Allen, a Navy combat artist specializing in watercolor, is displayed in her workspace while deployed to Naval Air Station Sigonella. Allen was tasked by Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet to create painted watercolor images that depict everyday support between NATO coalition members as a part of the NATO-led Operation Unified Protector. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • PIRAEUS, Greece (May 18, 2011) - Lt. Cmdr. Patrick R. O'loughlin, operations officer aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61), gives a tour of the ship to the U.S. Ambassador to Greece and members of the U.S. House of Representatives while anchored off the coast of Piraeus for scheduled port visit. Monterey is homeported out of Norfolk and is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Viramontes/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • PIRAEUS, Greece (May 18, 2011) - Congresswoman Loretta L. Sanchez, U.S. House of Representative for Calif., meets Aviation Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Jason Cummings, during a tour aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61), while anchored off the coast of Piraeus for scheduled port visit. Monterey is homeported out of Norfolk and is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Viramontes/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • PIRAEUS, Greece (May 18, 2011) - U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Daniel Bennett Smith departs the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61), after a tour aboard the ship while anchored off the coast of Piraeus for a scheduled port visit. Monterey is homeported out of Norfolk and is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Viramontes/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 18, 2011) â? The crew of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) prepares to conduct a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198). Monterey is homeported out of Norfolk and is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Viramontes/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 18, 2011) â? The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198) pulls alongside the Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) to conduct a replenishment at sea. Monterey is homeported out of Norfolk and is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Viramontes/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 18, 2011) â? Electronics Technician 3rd Class Jason Botelho mans the phone and distance line aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) during a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198). Monterey is homeported out of Norfolk and is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Viramontes/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 18, 2011) â? Fire Controlman 3rd Class Robert Alexander and other line handlers man the phone and distance line aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) during a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198). Monterey is homeported out of Norfolk and is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Viramontes/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • PIRAEUS, Greece (May 16, 2011) - The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) is anchored off the coast of Piraeus for a routine visit. Monterey is homeported out of Norfolk and is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • PIRAEUS, Greece (May 17, 2011) - Capt. James W. Kilby, commanding officer of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61), greets Chrysoula Aliferi, ambassador to the Hellenic Republic, while anchored off Piraeus for a routine visit. Monterey is homeported out of Norfolk and is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • USS ROOSEVELT, At sea (May 7, 2011) - Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class (BM3) Michael Silvestro and BM3 Chad Dillon attach a hook to a helicopter during a vertical replenishment aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80). Roosevelt is homeported out of Mayport, Fla., and is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • OBERSALZBERG, Germany -- Robert Dutil, John Keller and John Miller and Dutil's daughter, Jane, wait for the start of the commemoration flag raising ceremony May 5. Two of the three veterans, Keller and Miller, were here 66 years before when the 3rd Infantry Division originally raised the flag. Mr. Dutil was recovering from injuries in a hosptial at the time. (Department of Defense Photo/Jason Tudor) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • OBERSALZBERG, Germany -- An honor guard composed of German and American soldiers marches in the colors during the commemoration of the 66th anniversary of the raising of the American flag by the 3rd Infantry Division here May 5. The ceremony was attended by about 150 people and included three World War II veterans present when the division first raised the flag May 5, 1945. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • OBERSALZBERG, Germany -- Retired Capt. Monika Stoy, president of the European chapter of the Society of the 3rd Infantry Division, talks about the courage of U.S. Army soldiers who raised the flag here May 5, 1944. Stoy, who helped organize the ceremony, spoke during the commemoration of the 66th anniversary of the flag raising event attended by about 150 people. (Department of Defense photo/Jason Tudor) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • OBERSALZBERG, Germany -- Retired Army Lt. Gen. Keith W. Dayton, director of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies (center, at lecturn), talks about the greatest generation; during the commemoration of the 66th Anniversary of the flag raising by the 3rd Infantry Division here May 5. Dayton was one of five speakers during the event, attended by three soliders who were present to see the original flag raised seven decades before. Dayton served with the division in the 1990s. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Army Lt. Col Tim Stoy, historian for the Society of the 3rd Infantry Division (foreground, at lecturn), salutes as the American flag is raised here during a commemoration ceremony May 5. The ceremony honored the division's liberation and flag-raising seven decades before. Three World War II veterans, Robert Dutil, John Keller and John miller hoisted the flag during the commemroation. Keller and Miller were also here for the original ceremony in 1945. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • OBSERSALZBERG, Germany -- World War II veterans Robert Dutil and John Keller watch as fellow vet Bob Miller, retired Army Lt. Gen. Keith W. Dayton and retired Army Capt. Monika Stoy lower a wreath near a plaque commemorating the efforts of the 3rd Infantry Division May 5. Dutil, Keller and Miller were part of the division when it seized this area 66 years before. Dayton is the director of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...