Photos from November, 2007

ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England — A 493rd Fighter Squadron aircraft and crew taxi to take off. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Airman 1st Class John Easterling) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
VICENZA, Italy — Leaders of Army organizations in Europe, along with children and civilian employees that are stationed at the Army Garrison here participate in a groundbreaking ceremony Nov. 20 for new schools and childcare facilities. The elementary school, nearly 150,000 square feet, will have a capacity for up to 1,050 students, while the middle school, at more than 67,000 square feet, will seat another 270. The child development center and school age services facilities will have room for 348 children. These facilities will occupy about 44,000 square meters, and contain modern, well-equipped playgrounds, separate rooms for homework, computers, art, the performing arts and a large multi-purpose room that can be used for sports as well as assemblies. (Department of Defense photo by Paolo Bovo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
LUSHOTO DISTRICT, Tanzania — U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Felix B. Crespo (left), shows a splint to Dr. Yateri Salimir and U.S. Air Force Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Lawrence F. Keith, Nov. 21, 2007. Six medical kits were delivered to the Lushoto District Hospital by the U.S. Army 486th Civil Affairs Battalion. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Jennifer Redente) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
GARMISCH, Germany — An injured German boy is loaded aboard a medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) helicopter at the Abrams Complex on the Army Garrison here Nov. 13, 2007. The child suffered serious head and neck injuries and was airlifted to a special trauma hospital in Murnau. The boy is expected to recover. (Courtesy photo by Thomas Sehr) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
TEMA, Ghana — Sailors assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) present soccer balls to children at the Kpone Methodist School here Nov. 23 in support of Africa Partnership Station (APS). APS aims to support more than 20 humanitarian assistance projects in hopes of enhance regional maritime safety and security in west and central Africa. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class James Hills) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
BURUNDI, Africa — U.S. Air Force Maj. (Dr.) Craig McCluer, 52nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron, and Dr. Pamphile Nkurunziza, Burundi Division surgeon, examine a patient at Gakumbu military base. McCluer was part of a team sent here to provide optometry and eye care to two battalions that were preparing to deploy on a peacekeeping mission to Somalia. (Department of Defense photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
SOUDA BAY, Crete — The Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered submarine USS Montpelier (SSN 765) arrives in Souda Harbor for a routine port visit Nov. 24. Montpelier departed her homeport of Norfolk, Va., earlier this month for a scheduled six-month deployment as part of the HARRY S. TRUMAN Strike Group. The submarine will operate in the Central Command area of responsibility both independently and in coordination with the strike group. (Department of Defense photo by Paul Farley) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
PALERMO, Italy — Sailors stationed aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) load debris into a front-end loader Nov. 21, to clear space for future construction at a local homeless shelter. The sailors volunteered their time at the shelter while on a routine port visit here. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian A. Goyak) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, England — Ministry of Defense and U.S. Air Force firefighters from the 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department participated in a scenario-based exercise here Nov. 13. The scenario was a simulated fire on an aircraft engine with two crew members unaccounted for. The training keeps the firefighters familiar with the aircraft's proper shutdown procedures and helps them think about the different types of problems they could encounter with this type of emergency. The fire department practices hands-on training and familiarization techniques quarterly. (Department of Defense photo by Karen Abeyasekere) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, United Kingdom — U.S. Air Force Airmen demonstrate self aid buddy care during a NATO operations evaluation here Nov. 13, 2007. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Airman 1st Class John Easterlingleased). Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
TEMA, Ghana — Navy Builder 2nd Class Errol Browning, right, explains the plans of construction to William Boafo, deputy Minister of Defense, Ambassador Pamela E. Bridgewater and Commodore Matthew Quashie, Ghanaian Eastern Naval Command, at the Africa Partnership Station (APS) ground-breaking ceremony commemorating initial construction of a new medical clinic Nov. 20, which is to be used by the Ghanaian military and civilian population. APS is scheduled to bring international training teams to Senegal, Liberia, Ghana, Cameroon, Gabon, and Sao Tome and Principe, and will support more than 20 humanitarian assistance projects in addition to hosting information exchanges and training with partner nations during its seven-month deployment. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class RJ Stratchko) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
ROYAL AIR FORCE FAIRFORD, United Kingdom — Air Force Staff Sgt. Andreana Stockey evalutes a mock astronaut while Air Force Lt. Col. (Dr.) Tom Hoffman advises her during a space shuttle recovery exercise here Nov. 16. RAF Fairford is one of nine alternate landing sites for the space shuttle Atlantis. Stockey is an independent duty medical technician with the 420th Air Base Group and would be one of the Airmen who would participate the rescue and recovery efforts should the shuttle launch be aborted. Hoffman is a flight doctor assigned to the 45th Space Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. The next shuttle launch is scheduled for Dec. 6. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kristina Barrett) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
NAPLES, Italy — The Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) enters the Gulf of Napoli Nov. 20 for a six-day scheduled port visit. Truman is en route to the Central Command area of responsibility as part of the ongoing rotation to support maritime security operations in the region. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kevin T. Murray Jr.) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
DRASI, Italy — Navy Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Derrick A. Powell, assigned to Explosive Ordinance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8, Det. 18, lifts an MK II Talon robot from the back of a high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle Nov. 14 during a route clearance exercise in response to a possible improvised explosive device. EODMU-8 is based at Naval Air Station Sigonella. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian A. Goyak) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
TEMA, Ghana — Sailors hoist Seabee equipment from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) Nov. 18 to be used in building a medical clinic here as part of the Africa Partnership Station (APS). APS is scheduled to bring international training teams to Senegal, Liberia, Ghana, Cameroon, Gabon, and Sao Tome and Principe, and will support more than 20 humanitarian assistance projects in addition to hosting information exchanges and training with partner nations during its seven-month deployment. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class R.J. Stratchko) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
ZAGREB, Croatia — Military personnel from Croatia, Albania, and Macedonia work logistics issues together here during Logistics Exercise (LOGEX 07) Nov. 14.(Department of Defense photo by U.S. Army Maj. Brett Turner) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany — Air Force Capt. Brendan Shannon, 23rd Fighter Squadron, and Ambassador Alfred Hoffman Jr., U.S. Ambassador to Portugal, taxi down the runway in an F-16 during an incentive flight here, Nov. 16, 2007. (Deparment of Defense photo by Air Force Senior Airman Kristin Ruleau) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
MEDITERRANEAN SEA — Four F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft fly in formation during rehearsals for an air power demonstration for sailors and distinguished visitors embarked on of the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) while under way in the Mediterranean Sea Nov. 17, 2007. Truman is en route to the Central Command area of responsibility as part of the ongoing rotation to support maritime security operations in the region. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Daron Street) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
MEDITERRANEAN SEA — An SH-60 Seahawk, attached to the "Sea Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22, transports cargo from the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) to the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during a vertical replenishment Nov. 18, 2007. Truman is en route to the Central Command area of responsibility as part of the ongoing rotation to support maritime security operations in the region. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Seaman Kevin T. Murray Jr.) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
MEDITERRANEAN SEA — An F/A 18 Super Hornet and an EA-6B Prowler practice refueling Nov. 17 in preparation for an air power demonstration for the sailors and distinguished visitors of the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Truman is en route to the Central Command area of responsibility as part of the ongoing rotation to support maritime security operations in the region. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist Daron Street) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
MEDITERRANEAN SEA — A Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the "Gunslingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 105, fires off a flare while performing a maneuvering drill during rehearsals Nov. 17 for an air power demonstration for the sailors and distinguished visitors of the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3. Truman is en route to the Central Command area of responsibility as part of the ongoing rotation to support maritime security operations in the region. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kevin T. Murray Jr.) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — The new C-130J model aircraft is prepped for take off here Nov. 8, 2007. Over a two-year time period beginning in 2009, the C-130J aircraft will begin replacing the aging C-130Es. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Airman 1st Class Kenny Holston) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey — Airmen of the 39th Security Forces Squadron train on the new Engagement Skills Tracker 2000, an indoor simulated firing range, Nov. 15 here The program is said to represent the wave of the future when it comes to firing technology. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Airman 1st Class Timothy Taylor) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
MEDITERRANEAN SEA – USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) carrier strike group (CSG) transits through the strait of Gibraltar during the early morning hours Nov 16. Truman is en route to the Central Command Area of Responsibility to support maritime security operations in the region. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Justin Lee Losack) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
EPINAL, France — Kefurt Village on Patch Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany is named for Army Staff Sgt. Gus J. Kefurt, 15th Infantry, 3d Infantry Division. He was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for valor on 23-24 December 1944 in the Vosges region of eastern France. This photo was taken at the American military cemetery here on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2007. (Department of Defense photo by James C. McNaughton) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
LANDSTUHL, Germany — Civic leaders from across America tour Landstuhl Regional Medical Center here during the final stop of a global tour of Air Force operations Nov. 14, 2007. The purpose of civic leader tours is to increase community leaders' awareness and understanding of the Air Force's role in national security. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Airman 1st Class Heidi Holston) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England — Air Force Tech. Sgt. Chad Dispense, 48th Security Forces Squadron combat arms training and maintenance instructor (right), reviews a target sheet with Air Force Senior Airman Richard Miller, 48th Civil Engineer Squadron, during a practice M16 rifle qualification examination here Nov. 14, 2007. (Deparment of Defense photo by Air Force Senior Airman Brian Ellis) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
WISSEMBOURG, France — Army Brig. Gen. Susan S. Lawrence, commanding general of U.S. Army Europe's 5th Signal Command (2nd from left) and Army Staff Sgt. Earnie Alexander of Headquarter Company, 5th Signal Command (left) join Pierre Bertrand, mayor of Wissembourg, France (with sash) and local government officials and members of the French national police in a salute during an Armistice Day wreath-laying ceremony at Wissembourg's World War I memorial Nov. 11. (Deparment of Defense photo by Army Sgt. Elizabeth Sheridan) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy — Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment load a fallen Soldier onto an Air Force C-130 during a repatriation ceremony Nov. 13, for six servicemembers who were killed when a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter attached to the 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment crashed Nov. 8, 22 miles southwest of Aviano, Italy. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Airman 1st Class Ashley Wood) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
TROGIR, Croatia — U.S. Army Lt. Col. James Pugh (left), Combined Endeavor 2008 (CE08) exercise director, walks with Croatian Navy Cmdr. Veseli Balic here Nov. 13. The two had just completed their remarks during the opening ceremony for CE08 Initial Planning Conference held Nov. 13 - 16. Nearly 40 nations were represented at the conference to conduct planning for the exercise. The U.S. European Command-sponsored exercise is held "in the Spirit of Partnership for Peace." Representatives from the U.S., NATO, Partnership for Peace (PfP) and other nations plan and execute interoperability testing of command, control, communications and computer systems from participant nations in preparation for future combined humanitarian, peacekeeping and disaster-relief operations. CE08 is set to be held May 1 - 14 in Baumholder, Germany, with a forward operating site in Split, Croatia. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Denise Johnson) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
TROGIR, Croatia — Initial Planning Conference attendees for the 2008 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe (MEDCEUR 08), from left to right: U.S. Air Force Maj. Ron Merchant, Serbian Armed Forces Lt. Col. Goran Milojkovic, U.S. Air Force Benjamin Rosales and Croatian Armed Forces Maj. Vedran Vejic annotate locations on a map of the Divulje Training Base here Nov. 6, 2007. Merchant is the medical logistics flight commander from the 435th Medical Support Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany; Milojkovic is an orthopedic surgeon from the Serbian Military Hospital Nis; Rosales, from the Air Force Engineering and Technical Services, is a communications planner for the 3rd Air Force Headquarters, Ramstein AB; and Vejic is a communications planner from Communications and Information Systems Directorate at the Croatian General Headquarters in Zagreb, Croatia. The conference, held Nov. 5 - 8, is the second of four where complete logistics and objectives will be outlin Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
DAKAR, Senegal — Students in Ahmmadou Mbacke help members of the Africa Partnership Station (APS) paint a classroom here Nov. 7, 2007. APS aims to bring international training teams to Senegal, Liberia, Ghana, Cameroon, Gabon, and Sao Tome and Principe, and will support more than 20 humanitarian assistance projects in addition to hosting information exchanges and training with partner nations during its seven-month deployment. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Elizabeth Merriam) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
DAKAR, Senegal — Africa Partnership Station (APS), embarked aboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), escorts news media into a rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) Nov. 7, while the Senegalese navy displays their training to enhance regional and maritime safety and security. APS is scheduled to bring international training teams to Senegal, Liberia, Ghana, Cameroon, Gabon, and Sao Tome and Principe, and will support more than 20 humanitarian assistance projects in addition to hosting information exchanges and training with partner nations during its seven-month deployment. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class R.J. Stratchko) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
BUGESERA REGION, Rwanda — Rwandans from here have been hired to construct the Shyara School. The project is sponsored by the U.S. European Command, and funded by the U.S. Department of Defense. The school is projectected to open at the end of November 2007 and will accomodate 300 male and female students. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Capt. Erin Dorrance) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — Army Spc. Alejandro Cosme, 5th Quartermaster Company mechanic, braces himself as the HMMWV (High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle) Egress Assistance Trainer (H.E.A.T) simulates a 180-degree rollover here Nov. 7, 2007. H.E.A.T. is the only Army training device that allows soldiers to practice a variety of egress techniques at different angles. (Department of Defense photo by Christine June) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE — Air Force Airman 1st Class Benjamin Parks (left), and Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Cremeans, 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, repair and test a tactical air navigation system in the cockpit of a C-130 Hercules here Nov. 6, 2007. The 86th Maintenance Squadron, 86th AMXS, and 723rd Air Mobility Squadron recently underwent a Logistics Standardization and Evaluation Team inspection and received an 'Excellent' in all areas of the inspection. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Airman 1st Class Kenny Holston) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
HEIDELBERG, Germany — Senior U.S. military leaders met with Legion of Merit recipients from France and Germany during the 27th U.S. Army Europe-sponsored Legion of Merit conference here Oct. 30. The LOM recipients heard briefings on the transformation of U.S. forces in Europe and their leading role in the Global War on Terrorism, and shared opinions on a variety of issues facing U.S. Army Europe and the U.S. military today. (Department of Defense photo by Army Sgt. Aimee Millham) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
USS FORT MCHENRY, At Sea — Nigerian Navy officer Lt. A.S. Omotosho embarked with Africa Partnership Station (APS), talks with USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) Commanding Officer, Cmdr. Martin Pompeo during a picnic onboard the ship Nov. 4, 2007. APS aims to work cooperatively with U.S. and international partners, consisting of European and African members such as the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Germany, Ghana and Cameroon, in an international effort to support African coastal nations with maritime safety and security. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Elizabeth Merriam) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
DAKAR, Senegal — Aboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), members from the Expeditionary Partnership Team observe the crew members and Africa Partnership Station (APS) staff as they man the rails Nov. 5, 2007. APS plans to bring international training teams to Senegal, Liberia, Ghana, Cameroon, Gabon, and Sao Tome and Principe, to support more than 20 humanitarian assistance projects in addition to hosting information exchanges and training with partner nations during its seven-month deployment. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class R.J. Stratchko) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
POINTE NOIRE, Republic of the Congo — Navy Ensign Austin C. Roberts, First Lieutenant aboard USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98), lets a group of school children ring the bell on the bridge during a ship's tour Oct. 24. Thirty students from Alexis Makosso Primary School visited Forrest Sherman during a port visit here while 40 Forrest Sherman crewmembers refurbished five classrooms at the school during a three-day community relations project. Forrest Sherman is visiting Congo and other nations as part of U.S. Naval Forces Europe's West and Central Africa Task Group, whose goal is to improve partnerships with Western and Central African nations to promote maritime safety and security initiatives. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Electronics Technician 3rd Class Jonathan D. Boring) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
ROTA, Spain — Navy Vice Adm. James "Sandy" Winnefeld speaks with officers from partner nations during a visit here to kick off Africa Partnership Station (APS) Oct. 29. Africa Partnership Station 2007 is a U.S. Naval Forces Europe led operation carried out by Fort McHenry and High Speed Vessel (HSV) 2 Swift. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Robert Stratchko) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
SCHWEINFURT, Germany — Army Staff Sgt. Bryan King lowers the flag for a final time at Wuerzburg Army Hospital Oct. 19, 2007. Army 1st Sgt. David Hunt, center, and Army Staff Sgt. Gabriel Noel I. Camacho were also part of the flag security detail. The hospital has been open to the military community since Nov. 11, 1937. The facility closure is part of the Army Medical Command's transformation and realignment to decentralize health care. (Department of Defense photo by Anne Torphy) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
BAUMHOLDER, Germany — From left, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Rachel Plumley, an instructor, evaluates Staff Sgts. D'Andre Bufford and Michael Warnsing as they calculate the size and distance of paper targets while enduring ground burst simulators and smoke grenades during the two-week pre-deployment integrated base defense course Creek Defender here Oct. 26, 2007. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Master Sgt. Scott Wagers) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
USS FORT MCHENRY, at sea — Navy Damage Controlman 2nd Class Adam Burg explains the use of the chemical protective suit and MCU-2P Gas Mask to Nigerian Sailors attached to the Africa Partnership Station (APS) staff aboard the Amphibious Dock Landing Ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) Nov. 1, 2007. APS is scheduled to bring international training teams to Senegal, Liberia, Ghana, Cameroon, Gabon, Angola and Sao Tome and Principe, and will support more than 20 humanitarian assistance projects in addition to hosting information exchanges and training with partner nations during its seven-month deployment. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class RJ Stratchko) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — U.S. Air Force Capt. Angela Manning, a flight nurse instructor, awaits clearance from the C-130 aircrew before directing the engines-running-offload of medical equipment used during aeromedical evacuation training here Oct. 31, 2007. Manning is assigned to the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Master Sgt. Scott Wagers) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...