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  • GARMISH, Germany - Command Sgt. Maj. Fabrice Brousse (left), senior enlisted leader of the French Ministry of Defense, speaks to an assembled group of fellow senior enlisted leaders during a NATO noncommissioned officer strategy session designed to promote NCO Corps professional development, Sept. 10. Bringing together 32 nations at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies in Garmisch, Germany, the International Senior Enlisted Seminar 2012 is the flagship professional development event for NATO, Partnership for Peace and key contact nation senior enlisted leaders, helping to prepare them for increasingly complex and challenging multinational environments, while continuing the development of a professional NCO Corps in NATO and partnered countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • LA ROCHELLE, France - A member of the France-Etats-Unis Group asks Chief Electronics Technician Jason Howes asks question during a tour of the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99), while in port La Rochelle. Farragut is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • LA ROCHELLE, France - Ensign Samuel MacAvoy, assistant supply officer aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99), offers command memorabilia from the ship's store to members of the Hermione-LaFayette Society during their tour of the ship. Farragut is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • LA ROCHELLE, France - Engineman Fireman Yemalin Noudegbessi steals the ball from a French player during a soccer game between Sailors from the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) and the La Rochelle City Employee Team. Farragut is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • LA ROCHELLE, France - Yeoman 1st Class Andres Reyes, right, pitches during a softball game between Sailors from the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) and Les Boucaniers, the La Rochelle baseball club. Farragut is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • THEOULE-SUR-MER, France - Capt. Ted Williams, commanding officer of USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), 2nd from left, and Master Chief Jonathon Carter, Mount Whitney's command master chief, 2nd from right, lay a wreath in front of Theoule-sur-Mer's town hall during a ceremony celebrating the 68th anniversary of the Liberation of Provence by allied forces during World War II. Mount Whitney, homeported in Gaeta, Italy, is the U.S. 6th Fleet flagship and operates with a combined crew of U.S. Sailors and civil service mariners. The civil service mariners perform navigation, deck, engineering, laundry and galley service operations while military personnel aboard support communications, weapons systems and security. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • THEOULE-SUR-MER, France – Sailors from USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), French army veterans and guests sail out to Pointe d’Esquillion for a wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate the Liberation of Provence by allied forces during World War II. Mount Whitney, homeported in Gaeta, Italy, is the U.S. 6th Fleet flagship and operates with a combined crew of U.S. Sailors and MSC civil service mariners. The civil service mariners perform navigation, deck, engineering, laundry and galley service operations while military personnel aboard support communications, weapons systems and security. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • THEOULE-SUR-MER, France - Sailors from USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) stand in formation at the Cross of Lorraine monument as French army veterans bear flags commemorating the Liberation of Provence by allied forces during World War II. Mount Whitney, homeported in Gaeta, Italy, is the U.S. 6th Fleet flagship and operates with a combined crew of U.S. Sailors and MSC civil service mariners. The civil service mariners perform navigation, deck, engineering, laundry and galley service operations while military personnel aboard support communications, weapons systems and security. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ATLANTIC OCEAN – Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Keneeka Moneghan signals a French “Gazelle” to land on the amphibious dock-landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43). The ship conducted flight operations with French Army helicopters as it departed Lorient following a ten-day visit. Fort McHenry, homeported in Little Creek, Va., is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BRITTANY, France - U.S. Marines from II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) observe a French Marine from the 3rd Marine Regiment demonstrating weapons handling techniques during a training exercise at Camp de Meucon. The Marines and sailors of II MEF participated in a series of training events with the French marines in order to strengthen relations between the two countries' militaries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BRITTANY, France - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jeremy Toteno, squad leader, rifle platoon, ground combat element, II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF), learns about a French weapons system from a French Marine from the 3rd Marine Regiment during a training exercise at Camp de Meucon. The Marines and Sailors of II MEF participated in a series of training events with the French marines in order to strengthen relations between the two countries' militaries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BRITTANY, France - A U.S. Marine from II Expeditionary Force (II MEF) practices hand-to-hand combat techniques with a French Marine from the 3rd Marine Regiment during training exercises at Fort de Penthievre. The Marines and Sailors of II MEF participated in a series of training events with the French marines in order to strengthen relations between the two countries' militaries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BRITTANY, France - U.S. Marines from II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) and French Marines from the 3rd Marine Regiment work together to complete an obstacle at Fort de Penthievre. The Marines and Sailors of II MEF participated in a series of training events with the French marines in order to strengthen relations between the two countries' militaries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BRITTANY, France - U.S. Marines from Security Cooperation Task Force Africa Partnership Station 2012 (SCTF APS-12) train together with French marines from France's 3rd Marine Brigade on an obstacle course at Fort De Penthievre. SCTF APS-12 is conducting a series of training events with the French Marines to strengthen relations between France and the U.S. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • LORIENT, France – Sailors and Marines aboard landing dock ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) man the rails as the ship pulls into Lorient, France for a scheduled port visit. U.S. Marines from II Marine Expeditionary Force embarked aboard Fort McHenry make up Security Cooperation Task Force Africa Partnership Station 2012 and will engage in exercises with French “Troupe de Marines. Fort McHenry, homeported in Little Creek, Va., is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Sailors from Fench naval vessel De Grasse (D612), Russian naval vessel Yaroslav Mudriy (727), British navy vessel HMS York (90), guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) and U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, walk in formation during a wreath-laying ceremony held at the Piskariovskoye Memorial Cemetery during Exercise FRUKUS 2012. FRUKUS is an annual exercise aimed at improving maritime security through an open dialogue and increased training between the navies of France, Russia, United Kingdom and United States. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Capt. Kevin Hill, commanding officer of the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), second from right and Command Master Chief Phillip Hallford speak with French sailors aboard the French naval vessel De Grasse (D612) in port in St. Petersburg during Exercise FRUKUS 2012. FRUKUS is an annual exercise aimed at improving maritime security through an open dialogue and increased training between the navies of France, Russia, United Kingdom and United States. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - French sailors aboard the French naval vessel De Grasse (D612) man the rails as the ship arrives in St. Petersburg in during Exercise FRUKUS 2012. FRUKUS is an annual exercise aimed at improving maritime security through an open dialogue and increased training between the navies of France, Russia, United Kingdom and United States. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BALTIC SEA - The guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) conducts helicopter operations in support of Exercise FRUKUS 2012. FRUKUS is an annual exercise aimed at improving maritime security through an open dialogue and increased training between the navies of France, Russia, United Kingdom and United States. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BALTIC SEA - Sailors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) deploy a floating target known as the "killer tomato" in preparation for a live-fire weapons exercise in support of the multinational training exercise FRUKUS 2012. FRUKUS is an annual exercise aimed at improving maritime security through an open dialogue and increased training between the navies of France, Russia, United Kingdom and United States. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BALTIC SEA - French naval vessel De Grasse (D612), right, Russian naval vessel Yaroslav Mudriy (727), center, and British naval vessel HMS York (90), left, sail in formation prior to a live-fire weapons exercise in support of the multinational training exercise FRUKUS 2012. FRUKUS is an annual exercise aimed at improving maritime security through an open dialogue and increased training between the navies of France, Russia, United Kingdom and United States. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BALTIC SEA - Russian naval vessel Yaroslav Mudriy (727), left, British naval vessel HMS York (90), second from left, the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), third from left, and French naval vessel De Grasse (D612), right, sail in formation during the multinational training exercise FRUKUS 2012. FRUKUS is an annual exercise aimed at improving maritime security through an open dialogue and increased training between the navies of France, Russia, United Kingdom and United States. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Security Forces members of the French Air Force, Detachment 3/3, conduct Operation Enduring Freedom base defense roles in order to support coalition forces on Kandahar Airfield and in the Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, June 20, 2012. The French AF has been a coalition partner with the U.S. during Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and perform air to ground close air support missions for friendly ground forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • French Air Force Mirage 2000-D pilot Sebastien "Faber" Fabre and weapons systems officer Jerome "Daou" Daoulas perform integral roles in supporting ground coalition forces in the Kandahar Province of Afghanistan, June 17, 2012. The French AF has been a coalition partner with the U.S. during Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and perform air to ground close air support missions for friendly ground forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Members of the French Air Force, Detachment 3/3, perform maintenance inspections and checklists on a Mirage 2000-D before a combat mission at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, June 15, 2012. The French AF has been a coalition partner with the U.S. during Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and perform air to ground close air support missions for friendly ground forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • PARIS, France -- Sgt. David Drugagh, a Panama City, Fla., native, with 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment or the Joint Multinational Training Center from Hohenfels, Germany, explains some of the capabilities of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle to Heidi Shyu, acting assistant secretary from the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army during the 2012 Eurosatory International Exhibition held in Paris, June 11. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • USS NORMANDY, Baltic Sea – Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Melissa Foster (center) observes as a French Sailor applies a tourniquet the arm Hull Technician 1st Class Robert Kinast (right) in the course of a medical training scenario, June 8, during a visit to the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60). Normandy, a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser homeported in Norfolk, Va., is representing the U.S. participation during the 40th iteration of the Baltic Operations exercise 2012, a multinational exercise intended to improve interoperability with partner nations by conducting realistic training both on land and at sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • USS NORMANDY, Baltic Sea – Hull Technician 1st Class Robert Kinast (right) observes a French Sailor demonstrating fire fighting techniques, June 8, during the French Sailors’ visit to the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60). Normandy, a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser homeported in Norfolk, Va., is a representative of the U.S. during the 40th iteration of the Baltic Operations exercise 2012, a multinational exercise intended to improve interoperability with partner nations by conducting realistic training both on land and at sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Yeves Tariel points to a picture of him as a young boy playing Nazis and the French Resistance in Lisieux, France, just before his town was bombed by U.S. planes during World War II. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Former Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge and Maj. Gen. Jim McConville, commander of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), watch as, dedicated June 6, 2012 near Utah Beach in Normandy. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BOLLEVILLE, France -- June 4th, 2012 was a special day for WW2 Army nurses and sisters Ellan and Dorothy Lewinsky. Both sisters served as nurses at the 164th Field Hospital from August 1944 to May 1945, which was located in Bolleville. Ellan and Dorothy also received honorary citizenship at the ceremony today. A memorial was inaugurated in honor of WW2 medical personnel, unveiled by both sisters. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BOLLEVILLE, France -- June 4th, 2012 was a special day for WW2 Army nurses and sisters Ellan and Dorothy Lewinsky. Both sisters served as nurses at the 164th Field Hospital from August 1944 to May 1945, which was located in Bolleville. Ellan and Dorothy also received honorary citizenship at the ceremony today. A memorial was inaugurated in honor of WW2 medical personnel, unveiled by both sisters. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Multi-national parachutists fall from the sky after jumping from a C-130 during a ceremony at Saint Mere-Eglise, France June 3. The drop was a way to pay homage to the paratroopers who died in service to their country 68 years ago in Normandy. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Two C-130Hs, one C-130J and one German C-160 fly by the crowd in Saint Mere-Eglise, France June 3. The transport aircraft were used to hold parachutists who jumped out of the aircraft in a way to pay homage to the paratroopers who died in service to their country 68 years ago in Normandy. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Sgt. Stephanie Cortez, 25, of Olympia, Wash., snaps a photo inside the church in Sainte-Mère-Eglise, France. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Airmen from the 86th Airlift Wing stand in formation June 1, 2012, before a commemorative ceremony in Picauville, France honoring the Airmen and soldiers who lost their lives during the famous Normandy D-Day invasion. U.S. and French forces attended the ceremony in the Picauville town square that remembers the transport aircrews and paratroopers who were killed when their C-47 aircraft was brought down by German anti-aircraft artillery during the early morning hours of June 6, 1944 during the invasion of France. The 86th Airlift Wing is based at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • During the 68th anniversary of D-Day, special operations troops stationed in Europe performed a High-Altitude Low-Opening demonstration at Mont Saint Michel in France. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • During the 68th anniversary of D-Day, special operations troops stationed in Europe performed a High-Altitude Low-Opening demonstration at Mont Saint Michel in France. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • During the 68th anniversary of D-Day, special operations troops stationed in Europe performed a High-Altitude Low-Opening demonstration at Mont Saint Michel in France. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • During the 68th anniversary of D-Day, special operations troops stationed in Europe performed a High-Altitude Low-Opening demonstration at Mont Saint Michel in France. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • During the 68th anniversary of D-Day, special operations troops stationed in Europe performed a High-Altitude Low-Opening demonstration at Mont Saint Michel in France. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • During the 68th anniversary of D-Day, special operations troops stationed in Europe performed a High-Altitude Low-Opening demonstration at Mont Saint Michel in France. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • During the 68th anniversary of D-Day, special operations troops stationed in Europe performed a High-Altitude Low-Opening demonstration at Mont Saint Michel in France. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • During the 68th anniversary of D-Day, special operations troops stationed in Europe performed a High-Altitude Low-Opening demonstration at Mont Saint Michel in France. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • During the 68th anniversary of D-Day, special operations troops stationed in Europe performed a High-Altitude Low-Opening demonstration at Mont Saint Michel in France. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • During the 68th anniversary of D-Day, special operations troops stationed in Europe performed a High-Altitude Low-Opening demonstration at Mont Saint Michel in France. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • During the 68th anniversary of D-Day, special operations troops stationed in Europe performed a High-Altitude Low-Opening demonstration at Mont Saint Michel in France. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • During the 68th anniversary of D-Day, special operations troops stationed in Europe performed a High-Altitude Low-Opening demonstration at Mont Saint Michel in France. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • During the 68th anniversary of D-Day, special operations troops stationed in Europe performed a High-Altitude Low-Opening demonstration at Mont Saint Michel in France. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • During the 68th anniversary of D-Day, special operations troops stationed in Europe performed a High-Altitude Low-Opening demonstration at Mont Saint Michel in France. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MARIGNY, France – Two U.S. Army veterans who fought in WWII, one from the 4th Infantry Division and another from the 83rd Infantry Division, met with a German WWII veteran who fought in the battle for Marigny, northeast of Carentan. A ceremony was held, where a French veteran received his nation’s highest military honor. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ANGOVILLE AU PLAIN, France – U.S. and British troops took part in a ceremony at Angoville au Plain – where Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Infantry Division fought during the D-Day operations. In 2006, a stained glass window was dedicated to the Screaming Eagles in the church, which had served as a medical aid station for German and U.S. forces during the fighting. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ANGOVILLE AU PLAIN, France – U.S. and British troops took part in a ceremony at Angoville au Plain – where Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Infantry Division fought during the D-Day operations. In 2006, a stained glass window was dedicated to the Screaming Eagles in the church, which had served as a medical aid station for German and U.S. forces during the fighting. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ANGOVILLE AU PLAIN, France – U.S. and British troops took part in a ceremony at Angoville au Plain – where Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Infantry Division fought during the D-Day operations. In 2006, a stained glass window was dedicated to the Screaming Eagles in the church, which had served as a medical aid station for German and U.S. forces during the fighting. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ANGOVILLE AU PLAIN, France – U.S. and British troops took part in a ceremony at Angoville au Plain – where Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Infantry Division fought during the D-Day operations. In 2006, a stained glass window was dedicated to the Screaming Eagles in the church, which had served as a medical aid station for German and U.S. forces during the fighting. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ANGOVILLE AU PLAIN, France – U.S. and British troops took part in a ceremony at Angoville au Plain – where Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Infantry Division fought during the D-Day operations. In 2006, a stained glass window was dedicated to the Screaming Eagles in the church, which had served as a medical aid station for German and U.S. forces during the fighting. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ANGOVILLE AU PLAIN, France – U.S. and British troops took part in a ceremony at Angoville au Plain – where Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Infantry Division fought during the D-Day operations. In 2006, a stained glass window was dedicated to the Screaming Eagles in the church, which had served as a medical aid station for German and U.S. forces during the fighting. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAINGES, France – Dutch, German and U.S. paratroopers joined a ceremony held French townspeople in Graignes, south of Carentan, where U.S. 82nd Airborne Division fought during the early morning hours of June 6, 1944. The paratroopers had been dropped off course. About 100 paratroopers held off 2,000 Germans for 2 days. Some escaped with a few townspeople. Others were burned in the town church. A month later, on July 9, U.S. Soldiers liberated the town. The ceremony was held on the church grounds. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAINGES, France – Dutch, German and U.S. paratroopers joined a ceremony held French townspeople in Graignes, south of Carentan, where U.S. 82nd Airborne Division fought during the early morning hours of June 6, 1944. The paratroopers had been dropped off course. About 100 paratroopers held off 2,000 Germans for 2 days. Some escaped with a few townspeople. Others were burned in the town church. A month later, on July 9, U.S. Soldiers liberated the town. The ceremony was held on the church grounds. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ANGOVILLE AU PLAIN, France – U.S. and British troops took part in a ceremony at Angoville au Plain – where Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Infantry Division fought during the D-Day operations. In 2006, a stained glass window was dedicated to the Screaming Eagles in the church, which had served as a medical aid station for German and U.S. forces during the fighting. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ANGOVILLE AU PLAIN, France – U.S. and British troops took part in a ceremony at Angoville au Plain – where Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Infantry Division fought during the D-Day operations. In 2006, a stained glass window was dedicated to the Screaming Eagles in the church, which had served as a medical aid station for German and U.S. forces during the fighting. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ANGOVILLE AU PLAIN, France – U.S. and British troops took part in a ceremony at Angoville au Plain – where Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Infantry Division fought during the D-Day operations. In 2006, a stained glass window was dedicated to the Screaming Eagles in the church, which had served as a medical aid station for German and U.S. forces during the fighting. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ANGOVILLE AU PLAIN, France – U.S. and British troops took part in a ceremony at Angoville au Plain – where Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Infantry Division fought during the D-Day operations. In 2006, a stained glass window was dedicated to the Screaming Eagles in the church, which had served as a medical aid station for German and U.S. forces during the fighting. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ANGOVILLE AU PLAIN, France – U.S. and British troops took part in a ceremony at Angoville au Plain – where Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Infantry Division fought during the D-Day operations. In 2006, a stained glass window was dedicated to the Screaming Eagles in the church, which had served as a medical aid station for German and U.S. forces during the fighting. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAINGES, France – Dutch, German and U.S. paratroopers joined a ceremony held French townspeople in Graignes, south of Carentan, where U.S. 82nd Airborne Division fought during the early morning hours of June 6, 1944. The paratroopers had been dropped off course. About 100 paratroopers held off 2,000 Germans for 2 days. Some escaped with a few townspeople. Others were burned in the town church. A month later, on July 9, U.S. Soldiers liberated the town. The ceremony was held on the church grounds. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAINGES, France – Dutch, German and U.S. paratroopers joined a ceremony held French townspeople in Graignes, south of Carentan, where U.S. 82nd Airborne Division fought during the early morning hours of June 6, 1944. The paratroopers had been dropped off course. About 100 paratroopers held off 2,000 Germans for 2 days. Some escaped with a few townspeople. Others were burned in the town church. A month later, on July 9, U.S. Soldiers liberated the town. The ceremony was held on the church grounds. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAINGES, France – Dutch, German and U.S. paratroopers joined a ceremony held French townspeople in Graignes, south of Carentan, where U.S. 82nd Airborne Division fought during the early morning hours of June 6, 1944. The paratroopers had been dropped off course. About 100 paratroopers held off 2,000 Germans for 2 days. Some escaped with a few townspeople. Others were burned in the town church. A month later, on July 9, U.S. Soldiers liberated the town. The ceremony was held on the church grounds. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAINGES, France – Dutch, German and U.S. paratroopers joined a ceremony held French townspeople in Graignes, south of Carentan, where U.S. 82nd Airborne Division fought during the early morning hours of June 6, 1944. The paratroopers had been dropped off course. About 100 paratroopers held off 2,000 Germans for 2 days. Some escaped with a few townspeople. Others were burned in the town church. A month later, on July 9, U.S. Soldiers liberated the town. The ceremony was held on the church grounds. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAINGES, France – Dutch, German and U.S. paratroopers joined a ceremony held French townspeople in Graignes, south of Carentan, where U.S. 82nd Airborne Division fought during the early morning hours of June 6, 1944. The paratroopers had been dropped off course. About 100 paratroopers held off 2,000 Germans for 2 days. Some escaped with a few townspeople. Others were burned in the town church. A month later, on July 9, U.S. Soldiers liberated the town. The ceremony was held on the church grounds. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAINGES, France – Dutch, German and U.S. paratroopers joined a ceremony held French townspeople in Graignes, south of Carentan, where U.S. 82nd Airborne Division fought during the early morning hours of June 6, 1944. The paratroopers had been dropped off course. About 100 paratroopers held off 2,000 Germans for 2 days. Some escaped with a few townspeople. Others were burned in the town church. A month later, on July 9, U.S. Soldiers liberated the town. The ceremony was held on the church grounds. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAINGES, France – Dutch, German and U.S. paratroopers joined a ceremony held French townspeople in Graignes, south of Carentan, where U.S. 82nd Airborne Division fought during the early morning hours of June 6, 1944. The paratroopers had been dropped off course. About 100 paratroopers held off 2,000 Germans for 2 days. Some escaped with a few townspeople. Others were burned in the town church. A month later, on July 9, U.S. Soldiers liberated the town. The ceremony was held on the church grounds. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAINGES, France – Dutch, German and U.S. paratroopers joined a ceremony held French townspeople in Graignes, south of Carentan, where U.S. 82nd Airborne Division fought during the early morning hours of June 6, 1944. The paratroopers had been dropped off course. About 100 paratroopers held off 2,000 Germans for 2 days. Some escaped with a few townspeople. Others were burned in the town church. A month later, on July 9, U.S. Soldiers liberated the town. The ceremony was held on the church grounds. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAINGES, France – Dutch, German and U.S. paratroopers joined a ceremony held French townspeople in Graignes, south of Carentan, where U.S. 82nd Airborne Division fought during the early morning hours of June 6, 1944. The paratroopers had been dropped off course. About 100 paratroopers held off 2,000 Germans for 2 days. Some escaped with a few townspeople. Others were burned in the town church. A month later, on July 9, U.S. Soldiers liberated the town. The ceremony was held on the church grounds. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAINGES, France – Dutch, German and U.S. paratroopers joined a ceremony held French townspeople in Graignes, south of Carentan, where U.S. 82nd Airborne Division fought during the early morning hours of June 6, 1944. The paratroopers had been dropped off course. About 100 paratroopers held off 2,000 Germans for 2 days. Some escaped with a few townspeople. Others were burned in the town church. A month later, on July 9, U.S. Soldiers liberated the town. The ceremony was held on the church grounds. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MARIGNY, France – Two U.S. Army veterans who fought in WWII, one from the 4th Infantry Division and another from the 83rd Infantry Division, met with a German WWII veteran who fought in the battle for Marigny, northeast of Carentan. A ceremony was held, where a French veteran received his nation’s highest military honor. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MARIGNY, France – Two U.S. Army veterans who fought in WWII, one from the 4th Infantry Division and another from the 83rd Infantry Division, met with a German WWII veteran who fought in the battle for Marigny, northeast of Carentan. A ceremony was held, where a French veteran received his nation’s highest military honor. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MARIGNY, France – Two U.S. Army veterans who fought in WWII, one from the 4th Infantry Division and another from the 83rd Infantry Division, met with a German WWII veteran who fought in the battle for Marigny, northeast of Carentan. A ceremony was held, where a French veteran received his nation’s highest military honor. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MARIGNY, France – Two U.S. Army veterans who fought in WWII, one from the 4th Infantry Division and another from the 83rd Infantry Division, met with a German WWII veteran who fought in the battle for Marigny, northeast of Carentan. A ceremony was held, where a French veteran received his nation’s highest military honor. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MARIGNY, France – Two U.S. Army veterans who fought in WWII, one from the 4th Infantry Division and another from the 83rd Infantry Division, met with a German WWII veteran who fought in the battle for Marigny, northeast of Carentan. A ceremony was held, where a French veteran received his nation’s highest military honor. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MARIGNY, France – Two U.S. Army veterans who fought in WWII, one from the 4th Infantry Division and another from the 83rd Infantry Division, met with a German WWII veteran who fought in the battle for Marigny, northeast of Carentan. A ceremony was held, where a French veteran received his nation’s highest military honor. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Task Force 68, which is made up of paratroopers from U.S., Germany, France, Holland, and United Kingdom, re-enacted the D-Day airborne operation on the La Fiere fields near Ste. Mere Eglise, France to commemorate the heroic acts of the WWII paratroopers who made the jump 68 years ago. After the jump, the task force marched into the town of Ste. Mere Eglise tothe sounds of cheers from the locals. Task Force 68 is in Normandy, France to commemorate the 68th annivesary of D-Day. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Task Force 68, which is made up of paratroopers from U.S., Germany, France, Holland, and United Kingdom, re-enacted the D-Day airborne operation on the La Fiere fields near Ste. Mere Eglise, France to commemorate the heroic acts of the WWII paratroopers who made the jump 68 years ago. After the jump, the task force marched into the town of Ste. Mere Eglise tothe sounds of cheers from the locals. Task Force 68 is in Normandy, France to commemorate the 68th annivesary of D-Day. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Task Force 68, which is made up of paratroopers from U.S., Germany, France, Holland, and United Kingdom, re-enacted the D-Day airborne operation on the La Fiere fields near Ste. Mere Eglise, France to commemorate the heroic acts of the WWII paratroopers who made the jump 68 years ago. After the jump, the task force marched into the town of Ste. Mere Eglise tothe sounds of cheers from the locals. Task Force 68 is in Normandy, France to commemorate the 68th annivesary of D-Day. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAINGES, France – Dutch, German and U.S. paratroopers joined a ceremony held French townspeople in Graignes, south of Carentan, where U.S. 82nd Airborne Division fought during the early morning hours of June 6, 1944. The paratroopers had been dropped off course. About 100 paratroopers held off 2,000 Germans for 2 days. Some escaped with a few townspeople. Others were burned in the town church. A month later, on July 9, U.S. Soldiers liberated the town. The ceremony was held on the church grounds. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Airman 1st Class Nathan Gettleman plays the piano for his host family at Saint Mere-Eglise, France, June 2. Local French families, to show their appreciation for the armed forces, adopted and fed more than 100 of Soldiers and Airmen for the night. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • A flower arrangement is placed in front of each B-47 memorial plaque to pay tribute to the troops who lost their lives 68 years ago in Picauville, France, June 1. Four B-47s were shot down during D-Day over Picauville. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • A French volunteer stops and poses during the Picauville, France, ceremony June 1, commemorating the 68th Anniversary of when Four B-47s were shot down during D-Day. Volunteers from all over the world come to Picauville to help re-live and retell the stories of the troops who gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Standing adjacent to Picauville Mayor Philippe Catherine, Air Force Col. William "Bill" Ward addresses attendees June 1, 2012, during a commemorative ceremony in Picauville, France honoring the Airmen and soldiers who lost their lives during the famous Normandy D-Day invasion. U.S. and French forces attended the ceremony in the Picauville town square that remembers the transport aircrews and paratroopers who were killed when their C-47 aircraft was brought down by German anti-aircraft artillery at 1:20 a.m., June 6, 1944 during the invasion of France. Ward is commander of the 86th Operations Group, a subordinate organization to the 86th Airlift Wing based at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Tech. Sgt. Nick Palmer, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, gives out patches and other Air Force memorabilia to French children during a ceremony in Picauville, France June 1. The ceremony commemorated the 68th anniversary of when four C-47 troop transport aircraft were shot down over Picauville during World War II. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Army noncommissioned officer from the Kaiserslautern, Germany-based 5th Quartermaster Detachment walk through the town square at Sainte-Mère-Eglise. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Australian Capt. Mel Ross, 41, of Nowra, New South Wales, an officer attached to the British 4th Parachute Regiment and U.S. Army paratroopers shop for souvenirs along Rue du Général de Gaulle in Sainte-Mère-Eglise, France. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Staff Sgt. Nydea Brown, 28, of New York, lights a candles within the church at Sainte-Mère-Eglise, France. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • The church in Sainte-Mère-Eglise, France has a replica of Pvt. John Steele, a paratrooper whose parachute caught on the tower during the airborne operation during the early morning hours of June 6, 1944. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • A waitress at a local café in Sainte-Mère-Eglise, France, hangs a flag for the 101st Airborne Division next to the French tricolor. U.S. troops find the townspeople welcoming in the days prior to the D-Day anniversary. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Air Forces in Europe Airmen participated in the annual Memorial Day events at the World War I St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial here May 27, 2012. The 40.5-acres cemetery contains the graves of 4,153 of our military dead, according to the cemetery's website. The majority of these died in the offensive that resulted in the reduction of the St. Mihiel salient that threatened Paris. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • A squad from French Air Force's Air Base 133 "Henri Jeandet" march through St. Mihiel American Cemetery to take their position near the memorial. U.S. Air Forces in Europe Airmen and other locals participated in the annual Memorial Day Ceremony May 27, 2012 at the World War I cemetery about 23 miles southwest of Metz, France. The 40.5-acre cemetery contains the graves of 4,153 of U.S. military dead, according to the cemetery's website. The majority of these died in the September 1918 offensive that resulted in the reduction of the St. Mihiel salient that threatened Paris. The St. Mihiel is the third largest of the eight World War I American military cemetery memorials in Europe. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Staff Sgt. Laura Kluga, U.S. Air Forces Band in Europe, plays "Taps" at the Memorial Day event at the St. Mihiel American Cemetery May 27, 2012. The 40.5-acre World War I cemetery, about 24 miles southwest of Metz, France, contains the graves of 4,153 of U.S. military dead. It is the third largest of the eight World War I American military cemetery memorials in Europe. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • F-15E Strike Eagles from the 494th Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, fly in formation over the annual Memorial Day event at the St. Mihiel American Cemetery May 27, 2012. U.S. Air Forces in Europe Airmen and other locals participated in the annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the 40.5-acre World War I cemetery, about 24 miles southwest of Metz, France. The cemetery contains the graves of 4,153 of U.S. military dead. It is the third largest of the eight World War I American military cemetery memorials in Europe. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • French troops from the Quadrille des Baïonnettes, 1st Régiment D'Infanterie de la Garde Républicaine march alongside U.S. Army Soldiers from the 5th Signal Theater Strategic Command at Saint-Quentin, France. During World War I, the U.S. military suffered roughly 7,500 casualties on the attack of the Hindenburg Line, in the sector just north of Saint-Quentin, France. U.S. Soldiers from Germany-based 5th Signal Theater Strategic Command were guests at Saint-Quentin’s Memorial Day event, May 27, 2012. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • A French veteran salutes during the playing of the French and U.S. national anthems during a Memorial Day ceremony at Saint-Quentin, France. During World War I, the U.S. military suffered roughly 7,500 casualties on the attack of the Hindenburg Line, in the sector just north of Saint-Quentin, France. U.S. Soldiers from Germany-based 5th Signal Theater Strategic Command were guests at Saint-Quentin’s Memorial Day event, May 27, 2012. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • The official party, including James Gerard of the American Overseas Memorial Day Association and Eric Barker, Superintendent of the Somme American Cemetery, takes part in the Memorial Day ceremony at Saint-Quentin, France. During World War I, the U.S. military suffered roughly 7,500 casualties on the attack of the Hindenburg Line, in the sector just north of Saint-Quentin, France. U.S. Soldiers from Germany-based 5th Signal Theater Strategic Command were guests at Saint-Quentin’s Memorial Day event, May 27, 2012. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • On 14 acres of French countryside are 1,794 white marble crosses and 43 Stars of David, marking the graves of U.S. Soldiers who died in World War I battles. American Soldiers served in the Somme sector of the frontlines in France during World War I, alongside British, Canadian, Australian, Belgian and French forces. The Somme American Military Cemetery, near Bony, France, is the final resting place for more than 1,800 U.S. Soldiers. On May 27, 2012, troops from U.S. European Command, to include keynote speak Rear Admiral John Messerschmidt, U.S. Army Soldiers from the 5th Signal Theater Strategic Command and the Shape International Band, took part in a Memorial Day ceremony. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • A French cadet assists Rear Admiral John Messerschmidt, U.S. European Command, in laying a wreath at the Somme American Cemetery in Bony, France. American Soldiers served in the Somme sector of the frontlines in France during World War I, alongside British, Canadian, Australian, Belgian and French forces. The Somme American Military Cemetery, near Bony, France, is the final resting place for more than 1,800 U.S. Soldiers. On May 27, 2012, troops from U.S. European Command, to include keynote speak Rear Admiral John Messerschmidt, U.S. Army Soldiers from the 5th Signal Theater Strategic Command and the Shape International Band, took part in a Memorial Day ceremony. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • French veterans carried their organizational colors during the ceremonies. American Soldiers served in the Somme sector of the frontlines in France during World War I, alongside British, Canadian, Australian, Belgian and French forces. The Somme American Military Cemetery, near Bony, France, is the final resting place for more than 1,800 U.S. Soldiers. On May 27, 2012, troops from U.S. European Command, to include keynote speak Rear Admiral John Messerschmidt, U.S. Army Soldiers from the 5th Signal Theater Strategic Command and the Shape International Band, took part in a Memorial Day ceremony. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Pipers played “Amazing Grace” and other somber tunes before and after the Memorial Day events at the Somme American Cemetery. American Soldiers served in the Somme sector of the frontlines in France during World War I, alongside British, Canadian, Australian, Belgian and French forces. The Somme American Military Cemetery, near Bony, France, is the final resting place for more than 1,800 U.S. Soldiers. On May 27, 2012, troops from U.S. European Command, to include keynote speak Rear Admiral John Messerschmidt, U.S. Army Soldiers from the 5th Signal Theater Strategic Command and the Shape International Band, took part in a Memorial Day ceremony. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • A joint honor guard from the Stuttgart, Germany-based U.S. European Command presented the colors during the Memorial Day ceremony at the Somme American Cemetery in Bony, France on May 27, 2012. American Soldiers served in the Somme sector of the frontlines in France during World War I, alongside British, Canadian, Australian, Belgian and French forces. The Somme American Military Cemetery, near Bony, France, is the final resting place for more than 1,800 U.S. Soldiers. On May 27, 2012, troops from U.S. European Command, to include keynote speak Rear Admiral John Messerschmidt, U.S. Army Soldiers from the 5th Signal Theater Strategic Command and the Shape International Band, took part in a Memorial Day ceremony. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • A joint honor guard from the Stuttgart, Germany-based U.S. European Command presented the colors during the Memorial Day ceremony at the Somme American Cemetery in Bony, France on May 27, 2012. American Soldiers served in the Somme sector of the frontlines in France during World War I, alongside British, Canadian, Australian, Belgian and French forces. The Somme American Military Cemetery, near Bony, France, is the final resting place for more than 1,800 U.S. Soldiers. On May 27, 2012, troops from U.S. European Command, to include keynote speak Rear Admiral John Messerschmidt, U.S. Army Soldiers from the 5th Signal Theater Strategic Command and the Shape International Band, took part in a Memorial Day ceremony. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Petty Officer 2nd Class Morgan Francisco, 25, of Miami, Fla., serves on the joint U.S. European Command honor guard. American Soldiers served in the Somme sector of the frontlines in France during World War I, alongside British, Canadian, Australian, Belgian and French forces. The Somme American Military Cemetery, near Bony, France, is the final resting place for more than 1,800 U.S. Soldiers. On May 27, 2012, troops from U.S. European Command, to include keynote speak Rear Admiral John Messerschmidt, U.S. Army Soldiers from the 5th Signal Theater Strategic Command and the Shape International Band, took part in a Memorial Day ceremony. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • French women dressed as U.S. nurses from World War I. At least two women, who served with medical units, are buried at the Somme American Cemetery. American Soldiers served in the Somme sector of the frontlines in France during World War I, alongside British, Canadian, Australian, Belgian and French forces. The Somme American Military Cemetery, near Bony, France, is the final resting place for more than 1,800 U.S. Soldiers. On May 27, 2012, troops from U.S. European Command, to include keynote speak Rear Admiral John Messerschmidt, U.S. Army Soldiers from the 5th Signal Theater Strategic Command and the Shape International Band, took part in a Memorial Day ceremony. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • French troops from 1st Firing Battery, 40th French Artillery Regiment, Suippes, present arms. American Soldiers served in the Somme sector of the frontlines in France during World War I, alongside British, Canadian, Australian, Belgian and French forces. The Somme American Military Cemetery, near Bony, France, is the final resting place for more than 1,800 U.S. Soldiers. On May 27, 2012, troops from U.S. European Command, to include keynote speak Rear Admiral John Messerschmidt, U.S. Army Soldiers from the 5th Signal Theater Strategic Command and the Shape International Band, took part in a Memorial Day ceremony. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • James Campbell, a Vietnam veteran from Randolph, Mass., who represented the 28th Infantry Regiment Association, said a prayer for the fallen. He later found two American troops from his hometown, buried at the Somme American Cemetery. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Several French history enthusiasts donned uniforms from both World War I and World War II. American Soldiers served in the Somme sector of the frontlines in France during World War I, alongside British, Canadian, Australian, Belgian and French forces. The Somme American Military Cemetery, near Bony, France, is the final resting place for more than 1,800 U.S. Soldiers. On May 27, 2012, troops from U.S. European Command, to include keynote speak Rear Admiral John Messerschmidt, U.S. Army Soldiers from the 5th Signal Theater Strategic Command and the Shape International Band, took part in a Memorial Day ceremony. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Several French history enthusiasts donned uniforms from both World War I and World War II. American Soldiers served in the Somme sector of the frontlines in France during World War I, alongside British, Canadian, Australian, Belgian and French forces. The Somme American Military Cemetery, near Bony, France, is the final resting place for more than 1,800 U.S. Soldiers. On May 27, 2012, troops from U.S. European Command, to include keynote speak Rear Admiral John Messerschmidt, U.S. Army Soldiers from the 5th Signal Theater Strategic Command and the Shape International Band, took part in a Memorial Day ceremony. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • American Soldiers served in the Somme sector of the frontlines in France during World War I, alongside British, Canadian, Australian, Belgian and French forces. The Somme American Military Cemetery, near Bony, France, is the final resting place for more than 1,800 U.S. Soldiers. On May 27, 2012, troops from U.S. European Command, to include keynote speak Rear Admiral John Messerschmidt, U.S. Army Soldiers from the 5th Signal Theater Strategic Command and the Shape International Band, took part in a Memorial Day ceremony. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • DRAGUIGNAN, France (May 27, 2012) – French army soldiers (left) and U.S. Navy Sailors (right) assigned to Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, parade their countries colors during the Memorial Day ceremony at the Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial in Draguignan. Guests, including American and Allied service members, attended the ceremony in honor of the fallen heroes who gave their lives during the liberation of southern France in 1944. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • EPINAL, France -- The U.S. European Command Joint Honor Guard present the colors at the Memorial Ceremony at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial May 27. Troops from USEUCOM, to include an Air Force formation from Ramstein Air Base, Germany; memorial address speaker, Brig. Gen. Thomas Sharpy, Director Plans, Programs & Analyses at U.S. Air Forces in Europe; USAFE Band; flag bearers of the French Veteran's Associations; French 1st Infantry Battalion (Mechanized); and the French Red Cross, Section of Epinal. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • EPINAL, France -- Three aircraft from the French Air Force perform a fly-over at the Memorial Day Ceremony at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial May 27. The cemetery was established in October 1944 by the 46th Quartermaster Graves Registration Company of the U.S. Seventy Army as it drove northward from southern France through the Rhone Valley into Germany. The cemetery became the repository for the fatalities in the bitter fighting through the Heasbourg Gap during the winter of 1944-45. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • EPINAL, France -- A member of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band plays "Taps" at the Memorial Day Ceremony at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial May 27. "Taps" is a musical piece sounded at dusk, and at funerals, particularly by the U.S. military. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • EPINAL, France -- The French 1st Infantry Battalion (Mechanized) exit the field at the conclusion of the Memorial Ceremony at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial May 27. Troops from U.S. European Command, including a Joint Color Guard; memorial address speaker, Brig. Gen. Thomas Sharpy, Director Plans, Programs & Analyses at U.S. Air Forces in Europe; USAFE Band; Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Base Honor Guard; flag bearers of the French Veteran's Associations; and the French Red Cross, Section of Epinal. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • EPINAL, France -- The Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial contains the graves of 5,255 deceased military members, most of whom lost their lives in the campaigns across northeastern France to the Rhine River and Germany. The cemetery was established in October 1944 by the 46th Quartermaster Graves Registration Company of the U.S. Seventy Army as it drove northward from southern France through the Rhone Valley into Germany. The cemetery became the repository for the fatalities in the bitter fighting through the Heasbourg Gap during the winter of 1944-45. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • EPINAL, France -- Of the 5,255 headstones on the grounds of the memorial, 5,139 are Latin crosses, 116 are Stars of David. There are 69 unknowns and 14 sets of brothers. There are also the names of 424 service members who are missing in action in the region inscribed on four low walls within the Court of Honor. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 81st Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, perform a fly-over during a Memorial Day ceremony at the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial located on the outskirts of Paris, May 26, 2012. The memorial honors American pilots who volunteered to join the French Escadrille Lafayette and the Lafayette Flying Corps during World War I and also serves as a final resting place for the remains of 49 of those pilots. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • RAF MILDENHALL, England – Lt. Col. Robert Ricks, 100th Air Refueling Wing director of staff, shows French air force Maj. Sebastien Pages the cockpit of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft flight simulator here Jan. 5, 2012. A group of French airmen visited the base as part of efforts to maintain and strengthen U.S. and French air force working relationships. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Soldiers of the 529th Military Police Company, 95th MP Battalion, 18th MP Brigade, look on with French citizens near Beuvardes, France, Nov. 12 during a special unveiling of the monument dedicated to the Soldiers of the 42nd Infantry division and who gave their lives in France during World War I. The memorial is a ten foot bronze sculpture of a Soldier carrying a fallen comrade. 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 ...
  • CANNES, France (Nov. 4, 2011) –President Barack Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy look over French and U.S. service members during a commemoration ceremony held at Cannes City Hall. During the ceremony, Obama and Sarkozy honored the French and U.S. service members who participated in Operations Odyssey Dawn and Unified Protector, supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and the enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • THEOULE SUR MER, France (August 16, 2011) - Sailors attached to USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) observe as French army veterans present colors prior to a World War II liberation celebration at the Cross of Lorraine monument. Mount Whitney is the U.S. 6th Fleet flagship and operates with a hybrid crew of U.S. Sailors and Military Sealift Command civil service mariners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Collin Turner/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 ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 3, 2011) Cmdr. A.H. Ibarra, commanding officer of USS Barry (DDG 52), discusses tactics and proper procedures with Barry's Sailors during a joint exercise with the French navy. Barry deployed as part of Enterprise Carrier Strike Group in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Sunderman/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...