Home > Forum > Photos > July, 2007

Photos from July, 2007

  • USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65), at sea – A group of distinguished visitors including the Presidents of Bosnia-Herzegovina observe an F/A-18C Hornet attached to the "Sidewinders" of Strike Fighter Squadron Eight Six (VFA 86) descend toward the landing area of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) July 30. Enterprise and embarked Carrier Air Wing One (CVW 1) are currently underway on a scheduled six-month deployment in the U.S. Fifth and Sixth Fleet areas of responsibility. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Brandon Morris) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • LANDSTUHL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, Germany — Navy Vice Adm. John G. Cotton, Chief of Navy Reserve, talks with Army Spc. Jack Carrier during a July 27 visit to Landstuhl. Cotton visited patients injured downrange as part of his visit to LRMC where he met with 350 Sailors to express his thanks for their service during a yearlong deployment to LRMC as the Fleet Hospital Great Lakes Platform. (Department of Defense photo by Chuck Roberts) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • STUTTGART, Germany — A full house of U.S. reservists assigned to U.S. European Command greeted Vice Adm. John Cotton, Chief of Navy Reserve, July 26 during a Town Hall meeting at Patch Barracks. The admiral acknowledged the positive attitude, energy and enthusiasm of reservists he met on his visits to Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq and Germany. Cotton leads a force of approximately 70,000 U.S. Navy Reservists serving around the world including Europe and Germany. As of July 22, 30 percent of the Navy Reserve is serving on active duty providing relevant and responsive support executing the Navy's mission. His final stop is Landstuhl Army Hospital before heading back to Washington, D.C. (Department of Defense photo by Matthew Thomas) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete, Greece - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) arrived here July 25 for the first port visit of her maiden deployment. Forrest Sherman, commissioned Jan. 28, 2006, departed her homeport of Norfolk, Va., July 9 and is in the 6th Fleet area of operations to help strengthen partnerships and improve maritime safety and security. (Department of Defense photo by Mr. Paul Farley) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA - A French Rafale M combat aircraft performs a catapult assisted launch from the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) July 23, 2007. The two French Rafales are the first French aircraft to land and launch on an American carrier in six years. Enterprise and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 are currently underway on a scheduled six-month deployment. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Brandon Morris) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • STUTTGART, Germany – Army Gen. William “Kip” Ward, U.S. European Command deputy commander (left) and German Federal Minister for Defense, Dr. Franz Josef Jung attended a gathering of approximately 400 members of the U.S. and German armed forces at the Neue Schloss here July 19. Hosted by the Prime Minister of the German State of Baden-Württemberg, Günther H. Oettinger, the event featured music by the Baden-Württemberg police band, Polizeimusikkorps. (Courtesy photo by Sascha Baumann) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA - A French Rafale M combat aircraft from the French nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle lands on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) July 23, 2007. Enterprise and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 are currently underway on a scheduled six-month deployment. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Octavio N. Ortiz) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ODESSA, Ukraine - Ukranian Adm. Viktor Maksimov salutes sailors aboard the Exercise Sea Breeze 2007 flagship as his barge pulls alongside the guided missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) here July 19 before the closing ceremonies of the exercise. Sea Breeze is a two-week joint invitational and combined maritime exercise held annually in the Black Sea and at various land-based Ukrainian training facilities. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Campbell) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA – An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Knighthawks" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136 flies over the Mediterranean Sea during a unit-level training mission July 21, 2007. VFA-136 is part of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 embarked aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). The Enterprise Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled six-month deployment in support of maritime security operations and the global war on terrorism. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Lt. Peter Scheu) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Navy Rear Adm. Richard K. Gallagher Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • PANZER KASERNE, Germany — Maj. Gen. Andrew B. Davis (right), out going commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe, passes the unit colors to Maj. Gen. Cornell A. Wilson, Jr. (left), the new commander, during a change of command ceremony held here July 20. Marine Corps Forces, Europe is responsible for coordinating Marine Corps related exercises, operations and humanitarian assistance projects in support of the U.S. European Command. Activities include various mobile training teams, military-to-military training events throughout Europe and Africa and exercise like Sea Breeze 07 held in Ukraine earlier this month. (Department of Defense photo by Marine Gunnery Sgt. Donald E. Preston) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BUCHAREST, Romania – Army Lt. Col. Mike Summers, Army Corps. of Engineers project manager for Joint Task Force-East, reviews construction progress with Marine Maj. Gen. William D. Catto, U.S. European Command chief of staff, July 20. Construction begins this summer on a $34 million forward operating site to support JTF-East. The proof of principle exercise for JTF-East begins in mid-August. Catto was in Romania to sign eight implementing arrangements to streamline coordination for the task force. JTF-East is a EUCOM initiative to strengthen relationships between the U.S. and our Eastern European allies. All U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force training operations in Romania will fall under the command of JTF–East. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Maj. John Dorrian) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • STUTTGART, Germany — Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace, left, thanks Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Cory Carmichael for his service during a July 20 town hall meeting with U.S. European Command staff at Patch Barracks. After meeting with the EUCOM commander, Army Gen. John Craddock, Pace spoke with about 400 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines assigned to the headquarters. Pace was finishing up a visit to Iraq and Afghanistan and discussed current and ongoing operations there noting that without the help of men and women at headquarters like EUCOM, the successes there would not be possible. In addition to thanking the troops for their service, Pace stressed the importance of family members’ contributions stating that “every family of a service member is also serving our nation.” (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Devin L. Fisher) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BUCHAREST, Romania – Romanian State Secretary of Defense, Mr. Corneliu Dobritoiu, (left) and Marine Maj. Gen. William D. Catto, U.S. European Command chief of staff sign eight implementing arrangements to streamline coordination for Joint Task Force-East, July 20. JTF-East is a EUCOM initiative to strengthen relationships between the U.S. and our Eastern European allies. All U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force training operations in Romania will fall under the command of JTF–East. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Maj. John Dorrian) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ODESSA, Ukraine — Moldovian and U.S. soldiers prepare to board the Georgian amphibious assault ship Atia (LSD 002) July 16 during Exercise Sea Breeze. Sea Breeze is a joint invitational and combined maritime exercise held annually in the Black Sea and at various land-based Ukrainian training facilities with the goals of enhancing multinational interoperability, developing Black Sea-nation maritime security capabilities, and improving involvement in Navy Europe’s larger Black Sea Theater Security Cooperation strategy. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Michael Campbell) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • NAPLES, Italy — Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon R. England meets with U.S. Navy Sailors onboard the USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) off the coast of Naples July 18. England is in Italy to meet with regional commanders and to thank the Sailors for their service and sacrifice. (Department of Defense photo by Cherie A. Thurlby) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • WARSAW, Poland – Under the Humanitarian Assistance Program administered by the U.S. European Command and the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw’s Office of Defense Cooperation, the Polish Armed Forces received 9,900 personal sets of biological protection equipment during a ceremony here July 11, 2007. Col. (Dr.) Artur Zdrojewski, (left) Commander of the Polish Epidemiological Response Center in Warsaw, and Col. Stanley Prusinski, (center) Chief of the Office of Defense Cooperation, U.S. Embassy, Warsaw, stand with a Polish soldier wearing one of the biological protection suits. The equipment will be used for training and operational purposes under a variety of biological threat conditions, including avian influenza. (Department of Defense Photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SHIROKYI LAN TRAINING RANGE, Ukraine – Corporal Christian Perez, G Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, assists Georgian Corporal Cecil Kharaishvili in loading rounds in the M-240G machine gun. The Marines and Georgians were familiarized with and fired weapons from their respective countries. Weapons included the M-16, AK47, AK74, 9 mm pistol, M-203 grenade launcher, AT-4 and Rocket Propelled Grenade launcher. Exercise Sea Breeze is in its tenth year and focuses on strengthening partnerships and fostering maritime safety and security capabilities to conduct peacekeeping operations in the Black Sea region. With 13 nations participating on land and at sea the U.S. forces here focused on ground training with service members from Moldova, Macedonia, Georgia, Armenia, Germany and the Ukraine, the host of the exercise. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SHIROKYI LAN TRAINING RANGE, Ukraine – Corporal Christian Perez, G Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, assists Georgian Corporal Cecil Kharaishvili in loading rounds in the M-240G machine gun. The Marines and Georgians were familiarized with and fired weapons from their respective countries. Weapons included the M-16, AK47, AK74, 9 mm pistol, M-203 grenade launcher, AT-4 and Rocket Propelled Grenade launcher. Exercise Sea Breeze is in its tenth year and focuses on strengthening partnerships and fostering maritime safety and security capabilities to conduct peacekeeping operations in the Black Sea region. With 13 nations participating on land and at sea the U.S. forces here focused on ground training with service members from Moldova, Macedonia, Georgia, Armenia, Germany and the Ukraine, the host of the exercise. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MONROVIA, Liberia -- Liberian Forces recruits here receive their uniforms during the clothing issue portion of the Armed Forces of Liberia's basic training July 15. Eighty-eight recruits reported for duty at Monrovia's processing center, using US servicemembers as drill instructors to facilitate training. The indoctrination training is the first of its kind in renewed attempts to help shape Liberia's armed forces. (Department of Defense photo by Maj William Wyatt) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ODESSA, Ukraine — Ukrainian marines and United States Navy corpsman work together during a medical exercise at the Shiroky Lan training camp July 10 during Exercise Sea Breeze 2007. Sea Breeze is a two-week joint invitational and combined maritime exercise held annually in the Black Sea and at various land-based Ukrainian training facilities with the goals of enhancing multinational interoperability and developing Black Sea-nation maritime security capabilities. Comprised of a comprehensive training agenda, SB07 provides participants with numerous opportunities to foster trust between participant nations by developing productive relationships, mutual understanding and cooperation. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Campbell) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — Air Force Maj. Gen. Robertus "Dutch" Remkes, U.S. European Command Director for Strategy, Policy, and Assessmets, left, moderates a discussion during the Strategic Effective Conference here July 10. Members from Department of Defense, U.S. Agency for International Development and international agencies gathered for the EUCOM-hosted conference aimed at developing strategies for U.S. activities in Africa. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Capt. Darrick B. Lee) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan’s 71st Counter Terrorism Battalion, Special Operations Command, demonstrates the rescue of hostages from a moving bus in Amman June 26. The demonstration took place during a week-long field study in Israel and Jordan conducted by the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies' Program in Terrorism and Security Studies. Sixty-seven security experts from 51 countries completed the five-week counterterrorism course with a first-hand look at the efforts of their Israeli and Jordanian counterparts. (Photo by Jaroslav Pata) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • STUTTGART, Germany — U.S. European Command recognized its outstanding performers for 2006 during a Service Member and Civilian of the Year Ceremony July 9 at the Swabian Events Center on Patch Barracks. The command's top performers for the year are: (from left to right) Jeffrey Lind, Directorate of Manpower, Personnel and Administration (ECJ1), Civilian Category III; Air Force Senior Airman Leilani VanEtten, Directorate of Intelligence, junior service member; Jeremy Earle, ECJ1, Civilian Category I; Air Force Master Sgt. Brian Kentta, Directorate of Command, Control, Communications and Warfighting Integration (ECJ6), senior noncommissioned officer/petty officer; and LaTarra Barnes, ECJ6, Civilian Category II. The five winners were selected from a group of 18 nominees from throughout the command. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Technical Sgt. Devin L. Fisher) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Böeblingen, Germany — A 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Soldier applies camouflage to a child's face here on July 6, 2007. The event took place during the unit's organizational day on Panzer Kaserne where the battalion is located. (Department of Defense photo by Jaime L. Wood, U.S. European Command Public Affairs) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SHIROKYI LAN TRAINING RANGE, Ukraine -- A Ukraine naval infantryman prepares to land during a parachute jump here July 10 as part of exercise Sea Breeze 07. Soldiers from the United States and Germany were also scheduled to jump that day until winds exceeded safety requirements. Exercise Sea Breeze is in its tenth year and focuses on strengthening partnerships and fostering maritime safety and security capabilities to conduct peacekeeping operations in the Black Sea region. With 13 nations participating on land and at sea the U.S. forces here focused on ground training with service members from Moldova, Macedonia, Georgia, Armenia, Germany and the Ukraine, the host of the exercise. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • USS DONALD COOK (DDG 75), at sea -- Donald Cook (DDG 75) along with maritime and land forces from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Canada, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Turkey and Ukraine are scheduled to participate in Exercise Sea Breeze 2007 (SB07) July 9-22. Annually hosted by the Ukrainian Navy, SB07 aims to improve maritime security in the Black Sea by strengthening maritime partnerships and cooperation among regional allies. (DoD photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SHIROKYI LAN TRAINING RANGE, Ukraine – Lance Cpl. Ricardo Mencos, G Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment is assisted by a Ukrainian naval infantryman in loading the P25 grenade launcher here July 11 during exercise Sea Breeze. The Marines and Georgians were familiarized with and fired weapons from their respective countries. Weapons included the M-16, AK47, AK74, 9 mm pistol, M-203 and P25 grenade launchers, AT-4 and Rocket Propelled Grenade launcher. Exercise Sea Breeze is in its tenth year and focuses on strengthening partnerships and fostering maritime safety and security capabilities to conduct peacekeeping operations in the Black Sea region. With 13 nations participating on land and at sea the U.S. forces here focused on ground training with service members from Moldova, Macedonia, Georgia, Armenia, Germany and the Ukraine, the host of the exercise. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SHIROKYI LAN TRAINING RANGE, Ukraine – Corporal Austin R. Embleton, G Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, responds to a question about the M-240G machine gun from a Georgian soldier during exercise Sea Breeze weapons familiarization training here July 11. The Marines and Georgians were familiarized with and fired weapons from their respective countries. Weapons included the M-16, AK47, AK74, 9 mm pistol, M-203 grenade launcher, AT-4 and Rocket Propelled Grenade launcher. Exercise Sea Breeze is in its tenth year and focuses on strengthening partnerships and fostering maritime safety and security capabilities to conduct peacekeeping operations in the Black Sea region. With 13 nations participating on land and at sea the U.S. forces here focused on ground training with service members from Moldova, Macedonia, Georgia, Armenia, Germany and the Ukraine, the host of the exercise. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Böeblingen, Germany — Army Command Sgt. Major Bob Lonergan, 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) senior enlisted leader discusses the history of the command to Soldiers here July 6, 2007. The troops gathered to participate in the unit's organizational day on Panzer Kaserne where the command is located. (Department of Defense photo by Jaime L. Wood, U.S. European Command Public Affairs) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SHIROKYI LAN TRAINING RANGE, Ukraine -- Exercise Sea Breeze participants raise their country’s flags during the ground portion opening ceremony held here July 10. The exercise is in its tenth year and focuses on strengthening partnerships and fostering maritime safety and security capabilities to conduct peacekeeping operations in the Black Sea region. With 13 nations participating on land and at sea the U.S. forces here focused on ground training with service members from Moldova, Macedonia, Georgia, Armenia, Germany and the Ukraine, the host of the exercise. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SHIROKYI LAN TRAINING RANGE, Ukraine – Macedonian Corporal Nikola Kolevski sits with 40 mm non lethal foam baton munitions during exercise Sea Breeze here July 12. Kolevski and approximately 40 other Macedonian and Moldovan soldiers fired various non lethal munitions to familiarize them with their effects. Exercise Sea Breeze is in its tenth year and focuses on strengthening partnerships and fostering maritime safety and security capabilities to conduct peacekeeping operations in the Black Sea region. With 13 nations participating on land and at sea the U.S. forces here focused on ground training with service members from Moldova, Macedonia, Georgia, Armenia, Germany and the Ukraine, the host of the exercise. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SHIROKYI LAN TRAINING RANGE, Ukraine – 1st Sgt. Erazmo Ornelas, G Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment looks on as Georgian soldiers fire the M-16 service rifle here July 11 during exercise Sea Breeze. The Marines and Georgians were familiarized with and fired weapons from their respective countries. Weapons included the M-16, AK47, AK74, 9 mm pistol, M-203 and P25 grenade launchers, AT-4 and Rocket Propelled Grenade launcher. Exercise Sea Breeze is in its tenth year and focuses on strengthening partnerships and fostering maritime safety and security capabilities to conduct peacekeeping operations in the Black Sea region. With 13 nations participating on land and at sea the U.S. forces here focused on ground training with service members from Moldova, Macedonia, Georgia, Armenia, Germany and the Ukraine, the host of the exercise. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SHIROKYI LAN TRAINING RANGE, Ukraine – Sergeant Charles Adam, G Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, assists a Georgian soldier with firing a 9 mm pistol. The Marines and Georgians were familiarized with and fired weapons from their respective countries. Weapons included the M-16, AK47, AK74, 9 mm pistol, M-203 grenade launcher, AT-4 and Rocket Propelled Grenade launcher. Exercise Sea Breeze is in its tenth year and focuses on strengthening partnerships and fostering maritime safety and security capabilities to conduct peacekeeping operations in the Black Sea region. With 13 nations participating on land and at sea the U.S. forces here focused on ground training with service members from Moldova, Macedonia, Georgia, Armenia, Germany and the Ukraine, the host of the exercise. Photo by: Gunnery Sgt. Donald E. Preston Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SHIROKYI LAN TRAINING RANGE, Ukraine – Sergeant Charles Adam, G Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, marks a target with a Georgian soldier during firing of the 9 mm pistol. The Marines and Georgians f were familiarized with and fired weapons from their respective countries. Weapons included the M-16, AK47, AK74, 9 mm pistol, M-203 grenade launcher, AT-4 and Rocket Propelled Grenade launcher. Exercise Sea Breeze is in its tenth year and focuses on strengthening partnerships and fostering maritime safety and security capabilities to conduct peacekeeping operations in the Black Sea region. With 13 nations participating on land and at sea the U.S. forces here focused on ground training with service members from Moldova, Macedonia, Georgia, Armenia, Germany and the Ukraine, the host of the exercise. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SHIROKYI LAN TRAINING RANGE, Ukraine – (From left to right) Ukraine Capt. Alexander Dodukh, navigator of naval aviation, Staff Sgt. Brandon Post and Staff Sgt. Chris Collins of the Michigan National Guard compare wind speed readings during a parachute jump held here July 10 during exercise Sea Breeze 07. Exercise Sea Breeze is in its tenth year and focuses on strengthening partnerships and fostering maritime safety and security capabilities to conduct peacekeeping operations in the Black Sea region. With 13 nations participating on land and at sea the U.S. forces here focused on ground training with service members from Moldova, Macedonia, Georgia, Armenia, Germany and the Ukraine, the host of the exercise. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • KENNENBUNKPORT, Maine — President George W. Bush stands with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Former President George H.W. Bush after Putin's July 1 arrival at Walker's Point in Kennebunkport, Maine, July 1. (White House photo by Eric Draper) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • LINGUERE, Senegal — Air Force Maj. Darin Brimhall, a 752nd Medical Squadron physician, conducts a well baby exam during humanitarian efforts as part of exercise Shared Accord 07. A 14-member medical team provided humanitarian medical and dental care for 10 consecutive days during the exercise which ran June 16-30. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Master Sgt. Chance C. Babin) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • LINGUERE, Senegal — Air Force Maj. Brandon Isaacs, an individual mobilization augmentee flight surgeon assigned to Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D, checks a Senegalese baby's lungs during a routine check up as part of Shared Accord 07. Sponsored by U.S. European Command, Shared Accord is a joint exercise conducted to improve U.S.-Senagal relations through joint tactical training and providing humanitarian assistance to the local population. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Master Sgt. Chance C. Babin) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • WASHINGTON — Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates welcomes Latvian Minister of Defense Atis Slakteris to the Pentagon, June 29. Latvia is located within U.S. European Command's 92-country area of responsibility. (Department of Defense photo by Cherie A. Thurlby) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...