Photos tagged with "partnership"

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  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Forward Engineer Support Team (FEST) members Stan Young (right), civil engineer and Cpt. Richards (left), 7th Civil Support Command, take measurements during a bridge reconnaissance as Italian military officer, First Lieutenant Lasi looks on and secures the area during the training September 18, 2012 in Aviano, Italy. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Italian Army soliders from the 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, lead by First Lieutenant Lasi (left), encounter U.S. Army role players (right) serving as security threats during the Forward Engineer Support Training (FEST) route reconnaissance September 18, 2012 in Aviano, Italy. The role players took part in the FEST to simulate real world scenarios and allowed U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District civilians and officers the opportunity to partner with foreign military to prepare for deployment. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  An Apache helicopter flown by a Dutch pilot departs Schweinfurt's Conn Airfield in Germany, Sept. 20, 2012, en route to Schwarzenborn, Germany as part of a raid exercise. About 1,200 Dutch, German and Danish troops set up camp on Conn Barracks earlier this month to participate in Peregrine Sword, a NATO exercise that will test the combat readiness of the 11th Air Maneuver Brigade within the Dutch armed forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Sgt. 1st Class Jacob Nelson, a Wichita native with the Kansas National Guard, uncovers the simulated mine on a metal detector lane as part of a humanitarian demining action training course taught by soldiers of the Kansas National Guard and a civilian representative from the U.S. Humanitarian Demining Training Center. Kansas National Guardsmen and the HDTC representative are instructing Armenian peacekeepers and engineer battalions on international demining standards as part of the Humanitarian Mine Action program and will assist the Armenian government in developing a national standard operating procedure for demining. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Soldiers from the Engineering Companies of the Armenian Peacekeeping Brigade conduct a simulated one-man demining drill as part of a training course taught by soldiers of the Kansas National Guard and a civilian representative from the U.S. Humanitarian Demining Training Center. Kansas National guardsmen and the HDTC representative are instructing Armenian peacekeepers and engineer battalions on international demining standards as part of the Humanitarian Mine Action program and will assist the Armenian government in developing a national standard operating procedure for demining. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Martin Dumond, training instructor with the U.S. Humanitarian Demining Training Center located at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri discusses demining with a soldier from the Engineering Companies of the Armenian Peacekeeping Brigade during a simulated one-man demining drill as part of a training course taught by soldiers of the Kansas National Guard and Dumond. Kansas National Guardsmen and the HDTC representative are instructing Armenian peacekeepers and engineer battalions on international demining standards as part of the Humanitarian Mine Action program and will assist the Armenian government in developing a national standard operating procedure for demining. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Soldiers from the Engineering Companies of the Armenian Peacekeeping Brigade conduct a simulated one-man demining drill as part of a training course taught by soldiers of the Kansas National Guard and a civilian representative from the U.S. Humanitarian Demining Training Center. Kansas National Guardsmen and the HDTC representative are instructing Armenian peacekeepers and engineer battalions on international demining standards as part of the Humanitarian Mine Action program and will assist the Armenian government in developing a national standard operating procedure for demining. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Martin Dumond, training instructor with the U.S. Humanitarian Demining Training Center located at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri discusses demining with a s soldier from the Engineering Companies of the Armenian Peacekeeping Brigade during a simulated one-man demining drill as part of a training course taught by soldiers of the Kansas National Guard and Dumond. Kansas National Guardsmen and the HDTC representative are instructing Armenian peacekeepers and engineer battalions on international demining standards as part of the Humanitarian Mine Action program and will assist the Armenian government in developing a national standard operating procedure for demining. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Sgt. 1st Class Travis Eichhorn, a Pittsburg, Kan., native and combat engineer with the Kansas National Guard, partners with a soldier from the Engineering Companies of the Armenian Peacekeeping Brigade during a simulated one-man demining drill as part of a training course taught by soldiers of the Kansas National Guard and a civilian representative from the U.S. Humanitarian Demining Training Center. Kansas National guardsmen and the HDTC representative are instructing Armenian peacekeepers and engineer battalions on international demining standards as part of the Humanitarian Mine Action program and will assist the Armenian government in developing a national standard operating procedure for demining. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Junior Sgt. Tigran Nikoghosyan, of the Engineering Company of the Armenian Peacekeeping Brigade digs around a suspected trip-wire during a simulated one-man demining drill as part of a training course taught by soldiers of the Kansas National Guard and a civilian representative from the U.S. Humanitarian Demining Training Center. Kansas National guardsmen and the HDTC representative are instructing Armenian peacekeepers and engineer battalions on international demining standards as part of the Humanitarian Mine Action program and will assist the Armenian government in developing a national standard operating procedure for demining. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BERLIN - Thomas de Maiziere (center-left), German Defense Minister, and James Melville Jr. (center-right), U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission in Germany, receive a tour from Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Andre Kidd, Joint Multinational Readiness Center Falcons UH-72A Lakota tactical officer, Hohenfels, Germany, during Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, here, Sept. 13, 2012. The air show is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. The U.S. military aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BERLIN - Thomas de Maiziere, German Defense Minister, greets Army Sgt. Michael Allen, Joint Multinational Readiness Center Falcons UH-72A Lakota production control NCO and crew chief, Hohenfels, Germany, at Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, here, Sept. 13, 2012. The air show is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. The U.S. military aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BERLIN - Maj. Sebastian Demitz, 14th Airlift Squadron pilot Joint Base Charleston, S.C., provides a tour of the C-17 Globemaster III at the Berlin Air Show here Sept. 13, 2012. Demitz is a Luftwaffe (German air force) pilot participating in the Air Force’s Military Personnel Exchange Program as a C-17 Globemaster pilot. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Army Brig. Gen. Henry Nowak, Director of U.S. European Command's Cyber and C4 Directorate, addresses distinguished visitors during Combined Endeavor (CE) 2012 DV Day, at the Joint Multinational Training Command, in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 13, 2012. CE12 is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability between 41 nations and international organizations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Distinguished visitors from 41 nations and international organizations gather for tours during Combined Endeavor (CE) 2012 DV Day, Joint Multinational Training Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 13, 2012. CE12 is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dennis Polite, Non-commissioned officer in charge of infrastructure, 1st Combat Communications Squadron, briefs distinguished visitors about his unit's capabilities during Combined Endeavor (CE) 2012 Distinguished Visitors Day, Joint Multinational Training Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 13, 2012. CE12 is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability between 41 nations and international organizations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - A group of distinguished visitors interact with each other during Combined Endeavor (CE) 2012 DV Day, Joint Multinational Training Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 13, 2012. CE12 is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability between 41 nations and international organizations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - A group of distinguished visitors listen to a brief about the capabilities of the deployable joint command and control tent during Combined Endeavor (CE) 2012 Distinguished Visitors Day, Joint Multinational Training Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 13, 2012. CE12 is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability between 41 nations and international organizations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Air Force Lt. Col. Brian Heberlie, Combined Endeavor exercise director, briefs a group of distinguished visitors during Combined Endeavor (CE) 2012 DV Day, Joint Multinational Training Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 13, 2012. CE12 is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability between 41 nations and international organizations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Canadian Army LCol, TS McLean, officer-in-charge of Combined Joint Communications Control Center prepares to brief distinguished visitors from 41 nations and international organizations during Combined Endeavor (CE) 2012 DV Day, Joint Multinational Training Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 13, 2012. CE12 is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - German Army Lt. Gen. Reinhard Kammgrer, Commander, German Army forces command, walks to the next briefing area during Combined Endeavor (CE) 2012 Distinguished Visitors Day, Joint Multinational Training Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 13, 2012. CE12 is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability between 41 nations and international organizations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, greets Philip Murphy, U.S. ambassador to Germany, and Gen. Philip Breedlove, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. Air Forces Africa commander, during a tour of the U.S. military aircraft “corral” at the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, here Sept 11. ILA 2012 is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the U.S. are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. The U.S. aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BERLIN - Sergei Sikorsky, son of aerospace pioneer and Sikorsky Aircraft founder Igor Sikorsky, greets Navy Cmdr. Kimberly Ernst, U.S. European Command trade show coordinator, on the opening day of the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, here Sept 11. ILA 2012 is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the U.S. are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. The U.S. aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BERLIN - Gen. Philip Breedlove, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. Air Forces Africa commander, views the cockpit of a UH-72A Lakota on the opening day of the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, here Sept 11. ILA 2012 is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the U.S. are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. The U.S. aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BERLIN - Gen. Philip Breedlove, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. Air Forces Africa commander, greets German air force Lt. Gen. Karl Müllner, German air force chief of staff, on the opening day of the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, here Sept 11. ILA 2012 is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the U.S. are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. The U.S. aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BERLIN - Trade show patrons from across the world visited the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, to view more than 300 aircraft to include a C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston AFB, N.C. here Sept. 11. ILA 2012 is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. The U.S. aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BERLIN - Army Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army commander, speaks with Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jason Lacrose, Joint Multinational Readiness Center Falcons instructor pilot, Hohenfels, Germany, on the opening day of the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, here Sept 11. ILA 2012 is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. The U.S. aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BERLIN - Aircraft industry representatives wait to tour a C-130 Hercules during the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, here Sept. 13, 2012. The air show is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. Other U.S. military aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon and C-17 Globemaster III. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BERLIN - Maj. Brian Scott, 480th Fighter Squadron pilot, Spangdahlem AB, Germany shows the cockpit of an F-16C Fighting Falcon during the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, Sept. 13, 2012. The air show is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. Other U.S. military aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-72A Lakota UH-60 Black Hawk, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BERLIN - Aircraft industry representatives view a UH-60 Black Hawk during the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, Sept. 13, 2012. The air show is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. Other U.S. military aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BERLIN - Aircraft industry representatives wait in line to see the flight deck of a C-17 Globemaster during the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, Sept. 13, 2012. The air show is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. Other U.S. military aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon and C-130 Hercules. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BERLIN - Capt. Adam Campbell, 315th Air Lift Wing C-17 Globemaster III pilot, Charleston AFB, N.C., greets members of the Italian air force as they tour the cargo area on a C-17 Globemaster III during the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, Sept. 13, 2012. The air show is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. Other U.S. military aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon and C-130 Hercules. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BERLIN - Capt. Kevin McCutcheon 37th Air Lift Squadron pilot, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, explains the equipment in the flight deck of a C-130 Hercules during the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, here Sept. 13, 2012. The air show is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the U.S. are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. Other U.S. military aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon and C-17 Globemaster III. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GARMISH, Germany - Senior enlisted leaders of the 2012 International Senior Enlisted Seminar take part in a video teleconference briefing given by Command Sgt. Maj. Sofi Roshan, senior enlisted leader of the Afghan National Army. Roshan spoke on the current status of Afghan forces, strengthening and building the enlisted forces, then moved on to an open discussion with the ISES attendees, Sept. 12. Bringing together 32 nations at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies in Garmisch, Germany, ISES 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 ...
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  GARMISH, Germany - Command Sgt. Maj. Istvan Kriston, senior enlisted leader of the Hungarian Defense Force, takes part in a video teleconference briefing given by Command Sgt. Maj. Sofi Roshan, senior enlisted leader of the Afghan National Army. Roshan spoke on the current status of Afghan Forces, strengthening and building the enlisted forces, then moved on to an open discussion with the 2012 International Senior Enlisted Seminar attendees, Sept. 12. Bringing together 32 nations at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies in Garmisch, Germany, ISES 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 ...
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  GARMISH, Germany - Chief Master Sgt. Denis Jelinski-Hall (left), senior enlisted leader to the Chief of the U.S. National Guard Bureau, and Adjutant Major Claude Schmitz, regimental sergeant major of the NATO School, takes part in a video teleconference briefing given by Command Sgt. Maj. Sofi Roshan, senior enlisted leader of the Afghan National Army. Roshan spoke on the current status of Afghan forces, then moved on to an open discussion with the 2012 International Senior Enlisted Seminar attendees, Sept. 12. Bringing together 32 nations at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies, ISES 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 ...
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  GARMISH, Germany - Warrant Officer Terry Casey, Naval Service Royal Navy Command, takes part in a video teleconference briefing given by Command Sgt. Maj. Sofi Roshan, senior enlisted leader of the Afghan National Army. Roshan spoke on the current status of Afghan forces, strengthening and building the enlisted forces, then moved on to an open discussion with the 2012 International Senior Enlisted Seminar attendees, Sept. 12. Bringing together 32 nations at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies in Garmisch, Germany, ISES 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 ...
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  GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Master-At-Arms 2nd Class Jacob Cook, Master-At-Arms 3rd Class Kyle Gipe, Master-At-Arms 2nd Class Triston Jointer and Master-At-Arms 2nd Class Patrick Long provide security for Camp Aachen, during Combined Endeavor (CE) 2012, Joint Multinational Training Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 7, 2012. All personnel are master at arms from the Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 3, San Diego, Calif. CE12 is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability between 41 nations and international organizations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - 1st Lt. Ivan Corridori from the Italian army participates in a combat testing lane to prepare for the Expert Field Medical Badge assessment in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sep 12. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Sgt. Chrstina Fintinan, 212th Combat Support Hospital, and 1st Lt. Ivan Corridori from the Italian army stay low during a combat testing lane to prepare for the Expert Field Medical Badge assessment in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sep 12. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Italian and American soldiers get ready to go through a combat testing lane to prepare for the 2012 U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge assessment in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sep. 12 Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  NAMEST AIR BASE, Czech Republic -- Capt. Bennet Merriman, 81st Fighter Squadron A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot, puts on his flight equipment before a close air support and forward air control training mission Sept. 10, during Ramstein Rover 2012 here. RARO 12 is a NATO partnership building exercise involving more than 16 nations. A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 81st FS are participating in the exercise to provide close air support to partnering nations and practice forward air control missions with their NATO allies in international security assistance force realistic scenarios. During this mission the 81st FS pilots supported German and Italian forward air controllers. Participating in exercises like RARO 12 ensures effective employment of airpower in support of alliance or coalition forces while mitigating risks to civilians in contingency operations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GARMISH, Germany - Command Sgt. Maj. Howard Robinson (right), senior enlisted leader of the Illinois National Guard, 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 ...
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  GARMISH, Germany - Command Sgt. Maj. Rob Lawrence (right), senior enlisted leader of the Colorado National Guard, 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 ...
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  GARMISH, Germany - Command Sgt. Maj. Claude Schmitz, senior enlisted leader of the NATO School, 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 ...
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  GARMISH, Germany - Warrant Officer Terry Casey, senior enlisted leader Naval Service Royal Navy Command, 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 ...
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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 ...
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  GARMISH, Germany - Sgt. Maj. Mario Bagaric (left), sergeant major of the armed forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 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 ...
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  GARMISH, Germany - Sgt. Maj. Zeljko Bilic (center), sergeant major of the armed forces of Croatia, 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 ...
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  GARMISH, Germany - Sgt. Maj. Korkmaz Gülal (left), senior enlisted leader Turkish Headquarters Land Forces, 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 ...
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  GARMISH, Germany - Command Chief Master Sgt. Todd Small (left), senior enlisted leader, NATO Allied Command Operations, 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 ...
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  SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine - U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Fleet Master Chief JoAnn Ortloff receives a tour of the Ukrainian command and control ship Slavutich from the ships Executive Officer Serhii Makeyev. During the visit, Ortloff briefed Ukrainian enlisted leadership on career and personnel management, met with Ukrainian sailors and toured the command and control ship Slavutich. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine - U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Fleet Master Chief JoAnn Ortloff and Ukrainian Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Riabtsev Serhii speaks to Ukrainian navy petty officers aboard the Ukrainian command and control ship Slavutich. During the visit, Ortloff briefed Serhii on career and personnel management, met with Ukrainian sailors and toured the command and control ship Slavutich. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine - U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Fleet Master Chief JoAnn Ortloff speaks to Ukrainian media during a tour of the Ukrainian naval academy. During the visit, Ortloff briefed senior Ukrainian enlisted leadership on career and personnel management, met with Ukrainian sailors and toured the command and control ship Slavutich. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BERLIN - Army Sgt. Antonio Gattis, Charlie Company 1-214 Aviation Regiment flight medic, Landstuhl, Germany, is presented an award from the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation by Robert Kokorda, Sikorsky Sales and Marketing vice president, at the Berlin Air Show here Sept. 11. Lacrosse received the award for heroic efforts that saved 12 German army soldiers April 2, 2010, in Afghanistan. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BERLIN - Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jason Lacrosse, UH-60 Black Hawk pilot, with the Joint Multinational Readiness Center Falcons, Hohenfels, Germany, is presented an award from the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation by Robert Kokorda, Sikorsky Sales and Marketing vice president, at the Berlin Air Show here Sept. 11. Lacrosse received the award for heroic efforts that saved 12 German army soldiers April 2, 2010, in Afghanistan. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BERLIN - Army Sgt. Antonio Gattis, Charlie Company 1-214 Aviation Regiment flight medic, Landstuhl, Germany, reunites with German soldiers here Sept. 11, 2012 at the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012. Four German soldiers visited Gattis at the U.S. military "corral." Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BERLIN - Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jason Lacrosse, Joint Multinational Readiness Center Falcons instructor pilot, Hohenfels, Germany, reunites with German soldiers here Sept. 11, 2012 at the Berlin Air Show. Three of the German soldiers were rescued by Lacrosse and fellow soldiers in Afghanistan and the fourth was a member of the Joint Tactical Air Command that was involved in the operation. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BERLIN - German air force Staff Sgt. Berti Bardthold holds a hose while German air force Staff Sgt. Mike Zimdars refuels an USAFE C-21 during the setup of the ILA 2012 Berlin Air Show here Sept. 10. ILA 2012 is expected to feature more than 1,000 national and international exhibitors and will run Sept 11-16. ILA 2012 is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. The U.S. aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk,UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BERLIN - Members of the German air force move an USAFE C-21 during the setup of the ILA 2012 Berlin Air Show here Sept. 10. More than 300,000 visitors from across the world are expected to visit ILA 2012 Sept. 11-16. ILA 2012 is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. The U.S. aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  NAMEST AIR BASE, Czech Republic -- An Airman from the 81st Fighter Squadron looks on as an A-10 Thunderbolt II taxis down the runway before taking off for a close air support and forward air control training mission Sept. 10, during Ramstein Rover 2012 here. RARO 12 is a NATO partnership building exercise involving more than 16 nations. A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 81st FS are participating in the exercise to provide close air support to partnering nations and practice forward air control missions with their NATO allies in international security assistance force realistic scenarios. During this mission the 81st FS pilots supported German and Italian forward air controllers. Participating in exercises like RARO 12 ensures effective employment of airpower in support of alliance or coalition forces while mitigating risks to civilians in contingency operations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SEVASTAPOL, Ukraine -Commander, Naval Forces Europe-Africa Fleet Master Chief JoAnn Ortloff speaks with Ukrainian female sailors at the Ukrainian naval academy. During the visit, Fleet Master Chief Ortloff briefed the Ukrainian master chief petty of the navy on career and personnel management, met with Ukrainian sailors and toured the command and control ship Slavutich. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SEVASTAPOL, Ukraine (Sept. 10, 2012) - U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Fleet Master Chief JoAnn Ortloff speaks with Ukrainian Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Riabtsev Serhii. During the visit, Fleet Master Chief Ortloff briefed the Ukrainian MCPON on career and personnel management, met with Ukrainian sailors and toured the command and control ship Slavutich. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  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 ...
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  LA ROCHELLE, France - Chief Electronics Technician Jason Howes shows members of the France-Etats-Unis Group aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) the forecastle during a tour. 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 ...
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  U.S. Air Force Staff. Sgt. Mark Pauly, transmission systems technician, briefs U.S. Army Spc. Edgar Gonzalez, information technology specialist, on a new satellite terminal, during Combined Endeavor 2012 at the Joint Multinational Training Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 9, 2012. The Panther satellite terminal is a new satellite that receives and transmits data to Non-Classified Internet Protocol Router Network, Secret Internet Protocol Router Network and Video Teleconferencing. CE12 is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability between 41 nations and international organizations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Araceli Alarcon/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  (Right to left) U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Aaron Stephenson, tactical network operations technician, and U.S. Army Spc. Edgar Gonzalez, information technology specialist, review work orders during Combined Endeavor 2012 at the Joint Multinational Training Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 9, 2012. Gonzalez is from the 35th Signal Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve, Fort Allen, Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico, and Stephenson is from the 1st Combat Communications Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. CE12 is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability between 41 nations and international organizations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Military personnel walk through the hall, during Combined Endeavor 2012 at the Joint Multinational Training Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 9, 2012. CE12 is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability between 41 nations and international organizations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Military personnel gather in the Combined Joint Communications Control Center during Combined Endeavor 2012 at the Joint Multinational Training Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 9, 2012. CE12 is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability between 41 nations and international organizations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  LA ROCHELLE, France - Swedish naval officers Lt. David Wolff, left, and Lt. Karl-Magnus Persson, right, receive quarterdeck watch procedures from Operations Specialist Seaman Joshua Holmes on the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99). 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 ...
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  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 ...
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  LA ROCHELLE, France - Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Voche Noelsaint blocks a kick during a game of soccer 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 ...
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  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 ...
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  Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffery Hof, senior enlisted leader of NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan, briefs the assembled senior enlisted leadership at the 2012 International Senior Enlisted Seminar, on the status and mission of NTM-A, Sept. 7. Bringing together 32 nations at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies in Garmisch, Germany, ISES 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 Noncommissioned Officer Corps in NATO and partnered countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel, ISAF senior enlisted leader, briefs the assembled senior enlisted leadership at the 2012 International Senior Enlisted Seminar, on the status and mission of ISAF Forces, Sept. 7. Bringing together 32 nations at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies in Garmisch, Germany, ISES 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 Noncommissioned Officer Corps in NATO and partnered countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  LA ROCHELLE, France - Seaman Nick Tonello swings at a pitch 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 ...
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  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 ...
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  GARMISH, Germany - Lt. Gen. John Morgan, commander, NATO Headquarters Allied Force Command Heidelberg, speaks to an international group of senior enlisted leaders on the mentorship and support he has received from his enlisted counterparts throughout his career, Sept. 7. Bringing together 32 nations at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies in Garmisch, Germany, ISES 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 ...
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  GARMISCH-Partenkirchen, Germany -- Prof. Ricardo Laremont from the State University of New York at Binghamton listens to Dr. Freedom Onuoha, research fellow at National Defense College in Nigeria, lecture during the Senior Executive Seminar at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies Sept. 7. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GRAFENWOEH, Germany - U.S. and Finland sailors conduct tests during Combined Endeavor (CE) 2012, at the Joint Multinational Training Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 6, 2012. U.S. and Finland sailors conducted Command Operational Picture testing to ensure systems work together. CE is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability between 41 nations and international organizations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GRAFENWOEH, Germany - U.S. and Finland sailors conduct tests during Combined Endeavor (CE) 2012, at the Joint Multinational Training Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 6, 2012. U.S. and Finland sailors conducted Command Operational Picture testing to ensure systems work together. CE is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability between 41 nations and international organizations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Finland sailors set up equipment for use during Combined Endeavor (CE) 2012, at the Joint Multinational Training Center, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 6, 2012. U.S. Navy and Finland navy conducted Command Operational Picture testing to ensure systems work together. CE is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability between 41 nations and international organizations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Finland sailors interact with U.S. Sailors during Combined Endeavor (CE) 2012, at the Joint Multinational Training Center, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 6, 2012. U.S. Navy and Finland navy sailors conducted Command Operational Picture tests to ensure systems work together. CE is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability between 41 nations and international organizations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Attendees of the International Senior Enlisted Symposium pose for a group photo at the George C. Marshal European Center for Security Studies, Garmisch, Germany, Sept. 6. NATO Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe and U.S. European Command organized the annual conference aimed at improving cooperation between partnered nations, increasing regional stability, and supporting current operations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia (right), and Senior Enlisted Leader of the Hungarian Defense Force, Command Sgt. Maj. Istvan Kriston, listen to a briefing given at the 2012 International Senior Enlisted Seminar (ISES), Sept. 6. Held at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies in Garmisch, Germany, ISES 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 ...
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  NATO Allied Command Operations Senior Enlisted Leader, Command Chief Master Sgt. Todd Small (right), presents Lt. Gen. (ret.) Keith Dayton, Director of the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies (GCMC), with a token of thanks for his part in supporting the 2012 International Senior Enlisted Seminar. Held at the GCMC in Garmisch, Germany, ISES 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 ...
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  ISAF Senior Enlisted Leader (SEL), Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel (right), and NATO Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum SEL, Chief Warrant Officer Dave Preeper, listen to a briefing given at the 2012 International Senior Enlisted Seminar (ISES), Sept. 6. Held at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies in Garmisch, Germany, ISES 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 ...
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  Kicking off the ninth International Senior Enlisted Seminar, Fleet Master Chief Roy Maddocks, U.S. European Command Senior Enlisted Leader, describes the scope of the seminar to the senior enlisted leaders of 32 nations and 22 U.S. National Guard states, Sept. 6. Held at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies in Garmisch, Germany, ISES 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 ...
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  The senior enlisted leaders of 32 nations and 22 U.S. National Guard states listen to the opening remarks from U.S. European Command Senior Enlisted Leader, Fleet Master Chief Roy Maddocks, at the ninth International Senior Enlisted Seminar, Sept. 6. Held at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies in Garmisch, Germany, ISES 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 ...
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  GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Multinational service members stand in formation during the opening ceremonies of Combined Endeavor (CE) 2012 at the Joint Multinational Training Command, in Grafenwoehr Sept. 6. CE is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability between 41 nations and international organizations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Army Brig. Gen. Judd Henry Lyons, adjutant general for the Nebraska National Guard, talks with Nepalese Brig. Gen. Suresh Sharma during the opening of the Senior Executive Seminar Sept. 5. The seminar lasts from Sept. 5-12 and discusses countering violent extremism. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  KOPER, Slovenia – Chief Personnel Specialist Carlos Peñarojas guides members of a Slovenian non-commissioned officer course on a tour of the guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) during a recent port visit to Koper, Slovenia. McFaul 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 ...
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  SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Maintainers from the 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron conduct launch inspections for A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 81st Fighter Squadron before takeoff on the flightline here Sept. 4. The 81st Fighter Squadron is leaving for Ramstein Rover 2012 (RARO12), a month-long tactical flying exercise held at and around Namest Air Base, Czech Republic. More than 15 nations are participating in the NATO partnership-building exercise, which will give each nation the opportunity to share joint tactics, techniques, capabilities and procedures. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – An A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 81st Fighter Squadron taxis down the flightline here Sept. 4. The 81st Fighter Squadron is leaving for Ramstein Rover 2012 (RARO12), a month-long tactical flying exercise held at and around Namest Air Base, Czech Republic. More than 15 nations are participating in the NATO partnership-building exercise, which will give each country the opportunity to share joint tactics, techniques, capabilities and procedures. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GAETA, Italy - Cosmos Mitrano, mayor of Gaeta, places a wreath on a statue honoring Lt. Vincent Capodanno at Piazza di Capodanno. The ceremony was held on the 45th anniversary of Capodanno's death. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Gen. Philip M. Breedlove Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander, U.S. Air Forces Africa, congratulates a Slovenian soldier after viewing his performance during a KFOR 16 STX Lane exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany. General Breedlove is a key participant of the 2012 Combatant Commander's Conference, which takes place August 22 and 23 at the Joint Multinational Training Command, or JMTC, in Grafenwoehr, Germany is hosted by the United States Army in Europe and brings Europe's combatant commanders and senior enlisted advisor's together to discuss issues, challenges and opportunities to develop interoperability and unity of effort. The JMTC is the U.S. Army's largest overseas training command and regularly provides U.S. and international Soldiers facilities and opportunities to train in a sophisticated, complex, and real-time battle environment. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GRAFENWOEHR - Left to Right: Lt. Gen. Mark P. Hertling, Commanding General, United States Army Europe, Lt. Gen. John M. Paxton, Jr. Commander Marine Forces Europe, Adm. Bruce W. Clingan, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, Allied Joint Forces Command and Gen. Philip M. Breedlove Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander, U.S. Air Forces Africa, observe a medical training simulation demonstration while touring the Joint Multinational Simulations Center facilities during the 2012 Combatant Commander's Conference, August 22 2012. All are key participants of the 2012 Conference, which takes place August 22 and 23 at the Joint Multinational Training Command, or JMTC, in Grafenwoehr, Germany is hosted by the United States Army in Europe and brings Europe's combatant commanders and senior enlisted advisor's together to discuss issues, challenges and opportunities to develop interoperability and unity of effort. . Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  HOHENFELS, Germany -Participants of the 2012 Combatant Commander's Conference view a KFOR 16 STX Lane exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness center in Hohenfels, Germany. The conference, which takes place August 22 and 23 at the Joint Multinational Training Command, or JMTC, in Grafenwoehr, Germany is hosted by the United States Army in Europe and brings Europe's combatant commanders and senior enlisted advisor's together to discuss issues, challenges and opportunities to develop interoperability and unity of effort. The JMTC is the U.S. Army's largest overseas training command and regularly provides U.S. and international Soldiers facilities and opportunities to train in a sophisticated, complex, and real-time battle environment. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GRAFENWOEHR - Admiral James G. Stavridis, NATO Supreme Allied Commander (Far Right), Lt. Gen. John M. Paxton, Jr., Commander Marine Forces Europe (Second from the right) along with Lt. Gen. Mark P. Hertling, Commanding General United States Army Europe (Second from the left), receive an overview of the Striker Vehicle capabilities during the Combatant Commander's Conference on August 22, 2012. The conference, which takes place August 22 and 23 at the Joint Multinational Training Command, or JMTC, in Grafenwoehr, Germany is hosted by the United States Army in Europe and brings Europe's combatant commanders and senior enlisted advisor's together to discuss issues, challenges and opportunities to develop interoperability and unity of effort. The JMTC is the U.S. Army's largest overseas training command and regularly provides U.S. and international Soldiers facilities and opportunities to train in a sophisticated, complex, and real-time battle environment. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GRAFENWOEHR - Participants of the 2012 Combatant Commander's Conference, observe a Stryker Vehicle live-fire demonstration on August 22, 2012. The conference, which takes place August 22 and 23 at the Joint Multinational Training Command, or JMTC, in Grafenwoehr, Germany is hosted by the United States Army in Europe and brings Europe's combatant commanders and senior enlisted advisor's together to discuss issues, challenges and opportunities to develop interoperability and unity of effort. The JMTC is the U.S. Army's largest overseas training command and regularly provides U.S. and international Soldiers facilities and opportunities to train in a sophisticated, complex, and real-time battle environment. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Participants of the 2012 Combatant Commander's Conference, observe a Stryker Vehicle live-fire demonstration on August 22, 2012. The conference, which takes place August 22 and 23 at the Joint Multinational Training Command, or JMTC, in Grafenwoehr, Germany is hosted by the United States Army in Europe and brings Europe's combatant commanders and senior enlisted advisor's together to discuss issues, challenges and opportunities to develop interoperability and unity of effort. The JMTC is the U.S. Army's largest overseas training command and regularly provides U.S. and international Soldiers facilities and opportunities to train in a sophisticated, complex, and real-time battle environment. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Command Master Chief Marco Ramirez, U.S. Navy Sixth Fleet Command Master Chief, fires one of the weapons systems of a Striker Vehicle during the Combatant Commander's Conference on August 22, 2012. The conference, which takes place August 22 and 23 at the Joint Multinational Training Command, or JMTC, in Grafenwoehr, Germany is hosted by the United States Army in Europe and brings Europe's combatant commanders and senior enlisted advisor's together to discuss issues, challenges and opportunities to develop interoperability and unity of effort. The JMTC is the U.S. Army's largest overseas training command and regularly provides U.S. and international Soldiers facilities and opportunities to train in a sophisticated, complex, and real-time battle environment. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  HAIFA, Israel - The guided-missile destroyer USS Forest Sherman (DDG 98) departs Haifa after completing Exercise Reliant Mermaid 2012. Reliant Mermaid, in its 11th iteration, is an annual search and rescue exercise designed to increase interoperability by developing individual and collective maritime proficiencies of participating nations, as well as promoting friendship, mutual understanding and cooperation. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  NORTH SEA – A Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon flies off the tail of an RAF L-1011 TriStar aerial refueling tanker from 216 Squadron, RAF Brize Norton, during a formation flight Aug. 16, 2012. The formation included the TriStar and a U.S. Air Force KC-135 from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, and was flown to better familiarize NATO tanker aircrews with their partner nations’ air refueling procedures. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  HAIFA, Israel – Cmdr. Michael Meredith, executive officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), left, speaks with embarked Israeli navy sailors during Exercise Reliant Mermaid 2012. Reliant Mermaid, in its 11th iteration, is an annual search and rescue exercise designed to increase interoperability by developing individual and collective maritime proficiencies of participating nations, as well as promoting friendship, mutual understanding and cooperation. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  HAIFA, Israel - The guided-missile destroyers USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) and USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98), fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthal (T-AO 198), Israeli navy Sa'ar 5-class corvette INS Hanit (503) and Sa'ar 4-class missile boat INS Herev sail in formation during Exercise Reliant Mermaid 2012. Reliant Mermaid, in its 11th iteration, is an annual search and rescue exercise designed to increase interoperability by developing individual and collective maritime proficiencies of participating nations, as well as promoting friendship, mutual understanding and cooperation. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Fireworks explode behind Edinburgh castle as multinational musicians and dancers perform a tribute honoring Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee year during the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo' sopening night Aug. 3. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  International musicians and performers perform a tribute to Scotland during the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Aug. 3, which was the first official opening show for the month long tattoo. This military tattoo brings together musicians, dancers and bagpipers from around the world, including the U.S. Naval Forces Europe Band, to perform in Europe’s most prestigious military tattoo. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Marine Staff Sgt. Robert Hungerford joins international drum majors from the U.K., Norway, Canada, and Australia as they march out during the finale of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo's opening night Aug. 3. The month long tattoo runs through Aug. 25 and brings together musicians, dancers and bagpipers from around the world, including the U.S. Naval Forces Europe Band, to perform in Europe’s most prestigious military tattoo. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  U.S. Naval Forces Europe Band musicians and musicians from Scotland and Australia march out during the finale of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo's opening night Aug. 3. The month long tattoo runs through Aug. 25 and brings together musicians, dancers and bagpipers from around the world to perform in Europe’s most prestigious military tattoo. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  U.S. Naval Forces Europe Band musicians play the theme to “Spider-man” during the second official show night for the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Aug. 4. The month long tattoo brings together musicians, dancers and bagpipers from around the world to perform in Europe’s most prestigious military tattoo. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Musicians from the many international military and civilian bands rehearse a song July 31 for the mass military band ensemble for the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. This military tattoo, which runs Aug. 3-25, brings together musicians, dancers and bagpipers from around the world to perform in Europe’s most prestigious military tattoo. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A musician with the Royal Regiment of Scotland discusses changes to the show score with U.S. Naval Forces Europe Band Musician 3rd Class Andrew Francisco, on saxophone, during a July 31 rehearsal for the massed military band portion of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. This military tattoo brings together musicians, dancers and bagpipers from around the world to perform in Europe’s most prestigious military tattoo, which is being held Aug. 3-25. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  U.S. Naval Forces Europe Band musicians rehearse their show segment in the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo outside Edinburgh castle. This military tattoo brings together about 1,000 musicians, dancers and bagpipers from around the world to perform in Europe’s most prestigious military tattoo, which is being held Aug. 3-25. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Multinational musicians and performers stand in formation as the "Lone Bagpiper" plays a memorial tribute for U.K. troops who have died serving the nation at home and abroad. This year's memorial also commemorated the war to liberate the Falkland islands. This military tattoo brings together musicians, dancers and bagpipers from around the world to perform in Europe’s most prestigious military tattoo and this year marks the first time since 1950 that a Navy band has performed in the show. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  U.S. Naval Forces Europe Band musicians perform the theme song to "Superman" as technicians project a superhero image onto Edinburgh castle during a Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo dress rehearsal for charities and local Edinburgh citizens. This military tattoo brings together musicians, dancers and bagpipers from around the world to perform in Europe’s most prestigious military tattoo and this year marks the first time since 1950 that a Navy band has performed in the show. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  The Right Honorable Donald Wilson, Lord Lieutenant and Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh, right, observes a concert by the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Band outside the city chambers building, July 30. The CNE band is in Edinburgh to perform in the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo with musicians, dancers and bagpipers from around the world coming to peform in the month long show. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Musicians with the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Band perform a concert for the Lord Lieutenant and Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh, the Right Honorable David Wilson, outside the city chambers building, July 30. The CNE band is in Edinburgh to perform in the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo with musicians, dancers and bagpipers from around the world coming to perform in the month long show. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Musicians with the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Band perform a concert for the Lord Lieutenant and Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh, the Right Honorable David Wilson, outside the city chambers building, July 30. The CNE band is in Edinburgh to perform in the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo with musicians, dancers and bagpipers from around the world coming to peform in the month long show. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Members of Polish special forces land during high-altitude, low-opening jumps with Air Force jumpmasters during Exercise Screaming Eagle IV in Povidz, Poland, July 30, 2012. Screaming Eagle is an annual exercise that allows pilots from the 37th Airlift Squadron to conduct training with the C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, while facilitating training for several other units. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  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 ...
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  Senior national representatives prepare to welcome a group of distinguished visitors at Papa Air Base, Hungary July 27. Papa AB hosted the Heavy Airlift Wing's (HAW) third anniversary. The HAW is an operational unit of the Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) program which is designed to fulfill the strategic airlift requirements of the following nations; Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, the Netherlands and USA and two Partnership for Peace (PFP) nations, Sweden and Finland. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Master Sgt. Bronislav Skaperin, Estonian Air Force senior national representative, watches members board the C-17 Globemaster III at Papa Air Base, Hungary July 27. Papa AB is the home of Heavy Airlift Wing (HAW) operational unit of the Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) program which is designed to fulfill the strategic airlift requirements of the following nations; Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, the Netherlands and USA and two Partnership for Peace (PFP) nations, Sweden and Finland. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Demonstrating how to use the Skedco Litter is Sgt. 1st Class Boris Ledencan, Croatian Army (left) and Sgt. Kevin Perry 557th Area Support Medical Company, 421st Multifunctional Medical Battalion (right), in Croatia, June 20. This training was part of Immediate Response 2012, a multinational training exercise of over 700 personnel from seven countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  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 ...
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  Cadets received their foreign jump wings on the parade field at BRIPAK -- La Brigada Paracaidist. It is located near Madrid, and the English classes the Cadets helped teach were located on the base. Foreign jump wings are a prized possession in the U.S. Army airborne community. For an Army ROTC Cadet to earn foreign jump wings before he or she is even commissioned is rare. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Cadets from colleges across the U.S. traveled to Spain in May as part of the Cultural Understanding Language Proficiency program. A group of 20 assigned to La Brigada Paracaidist, near Madrid, taught English to Spanish soldiers. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Cadet William Johnson, from Norwich University, crossed the Argon River in the Pyrenees Mountains, which are located in northern Spain. Johnson was one of several Cadets training with a Spanish infantry battalion and Spanish mountain soldiers at the Spanish Mountain School in Jaca. This is the first time ROTC Cadets have traveled to Spain and trained with its military. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A Cadet looks out over the the Pyrenees Mountains in Spain after having climbed Mount Anayet, which is one of the highest peaks. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  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 ...
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  BOSPHORUS - Hull Maintenance Technician Fireman Justin Turner, right, reviews a damage report as Ukrainian navy Capt. Maxim Popov, left, observes during a damage control drill aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109). Jason Dunham 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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  The Chief of General Staff of Macedonia, Gorancho Koteski, observed a training event with the U.S. Marines of the Black Sea Rotational Force and the Military Police Battalion of the Army of the Republic of Macedonia on July 19 in Skopje. The event highlighted U.S. support for the Macedonian army's non-lethal weapons program as they build their capacity for potential peacekeeping operations. This is the third year the BSRF has worked with Macedonia on PKO training. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  The Chief of General Staff of Macedonia, Gorancho Koteski, observed a training event with the U.S. Marines of the Black Sea Rotational Force and the Military Police Battalion of the Army of the Republic of Macedonia on July 19 in Skopje. The event highlighted U.S. support for the Macedonian army's non-lethal weapons program as they build their capacity for potential peacekeeping operations. This is the third year the BSRF has worked with Macedonia on PKO training. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ODESSA, Ukraine - Navy Diver 2nd Class Alex Hardy jumps into the water during a combined-diving demonstration as part of Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ODESSA, Ukraine - Chief Warrant Officer James Hordinski, officer in charge of Mobile Diving Salvage Unit 2, second from left, explains the properties of a divers helmet during a combined diving demonstration as part of Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BLACK SEA - The guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) and a Turkish navy patrol ship operate in the Black Sea during Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BLACK SEA - Ukrainian naval vessels Hetman Sahaydachniy (U 130) and Konstantin Olshansky (U 402), Turkish naval vessels TCG Kalkan (P 331) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) operate in formation during Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BLACK SEA - Ukrainian naval vessels Hetman Sahaydachniy (U 130) and Konstantin Olshansky (U 402), Turkish naval vessels TCG Tufan (P 333) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) operate in formation during Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BLACK SEA - The guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) operates in the Black Sea during Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BLACK SEA - Algerian Maj. Laggoune Louani fires a .50 caliber machine gun aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) during a live-fire exercise as part of Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BLACK SEA - Cmdr. Michael Meredith, executive officer aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), fires a rifle at a "killer tomato" inflatable target during a live-fire exercise as part of Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BLACK SEA - USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109)’s close-in weapon system engages a simulated target during a live-fire exercise as part of Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BLACK SEA - The guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) fires her 5-inch deck gun during a live-fire exercise as part of Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BLACK SEA - Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Julius McGowan pays out tending line during a man overboard drill aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) during Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BLACK SEA - Sailors from the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) operate a rigid-hull inflatable boat during a personnel transfer during Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BLACK SEA - Ukrainian navy frigate Hetman Sahaydachniy (U 130), right, Ukrainian navy amphibious assault ship Kostiantyn Olshansky (U 402), and Turkish navy patrol ships TCG Kalkan (P 331) and TCG Tufan (P 333) steam in formation during a mine counter measure exercise during Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BLACK SEA - Ukrainian navy frigate Hetman Sahaydachniy (U 130) participates in a mine counter measure exercise during Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BLACK SEA - Hull-Maintenance Technician Fireman Justin Turner, a search and rescue swimmer assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), signals "OK" during a man overboard drill as part of Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BLACK SEA - Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Aaron Conners helps move a support bar aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) during Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BLACK SEA - Cryptologic Technician (Collection) 3rd Class Nicole Roderick makes preparations to anchor while aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) during Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB 2012, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BLACK SEA - Gas Turbine System Technician (Mechanical) 1st Class Dwayne Williams prepares a station for refueling aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) during Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ODESSA, Ukraine - Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Drew Miller makes preparations for getting underway as the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) prepares to depart Odessa, Ukraine, during Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ODESSA, Ukraine - Sailors on a rigid hull inflatable boat patrol the water surrounding the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) during the at-sea portion of Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ODESSA, Ukraine - Service members aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) provide a tour of the ship to Ukrainian media during the at-sea portion of Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ODESSA, Ukraine - Capt. Dan Shaffer, commander of Destroyer Squadron 60, center, and Ukrainian navy Capt. Denis Berezovsky, commander, Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12), right, tour the Ukrainian ship UPS Sagaidachniy during the at-sea portion of SB12. SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ODESSA, Ukraine - Sailors from guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham's (DDG 109) boarding team, speak to Ukrainian media during Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ODESSA, Ukraine - Cmdr. David Bretz, commanding officer of guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), speaks to Ukrainian media aboard the ship during Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ODESSA, Ukraine - Capt. Dan Shaffer, commander of Destroyer Squadron 60, center, and Ukrainian navy Capt. Denis Berezovsky, commander, Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12), left, speak to Ukrainian media aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) during Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ODESSA, Ukraine - The guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) receives a water barge while anchored during Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  CONEY WESTON, England -- Airmen from RAF Lakenheath salute the last active B-17 Flying Fortress in Europe as it fly-overs the former Knettishall Airfield July 14, 2012. The fly-over was part of the 388th Bombardment Group memorial re-dedication at Coney Weston. The memorial is dedicated to the Airmen who lost their lives while serving in the 388th BG at Knettishall Airfield. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ODESSA, Ukraine - Capt. Dan Shaffer, commander, Destroyer Squadron 60, speaks to Ukrainian media during a press conference aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) during Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ODESSA, Ukraine - Sailors and Ukrainian service members work together to raise a submerged barge at the Ukrainian Western Naval Base during Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ODESSA, Ukraine - Sailors and Ukrainian service members work together to extract a submerged barge out of the water at the Ukrainian Western Naval Base during Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12) evaluation. SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ODESSA, Ukraine - Sailors and Ukrainian service members work together to raise a submerged barge at the Ukrainian Western Naval Base during Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ODESSA, Ukraine - A Ukrainian PTS-2 amphibious assault vehicle from the to Ukrainian navy ship UPN Konstantin Olshanskiy (U 402) demonstrates capabilities during a demonstration as part of Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ODESSA, Ukraine - Capt. Dan Shaffer, commander, Destroyer Squadron 60, left, talks with Ukrainian navy Capt. Denis Berezovsky, commander, Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12), right, during a training event. SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ODESSA, Ukraine - Capt. Dan Shaffer, commander, Destroyer Squadron 60, shakes hands with a Ukrainian marine during Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BLACK SEA - Ensign Scott Gildemeyer speaks with Turkish midshipman Fatih Baris aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) during the at-sea portion of Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BLACK SEA - Ensign Ryan Kelly speaks with Turkish midshipman Fatih Baris aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) during the at-sea portion of Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BLACK SEA - Ukrainian navy boarding team members approach the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) for a boarding exercise during the at-sea portion of Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BLACK SEA – Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Nicholas Zumwalt guides a Ukrainian navy Kamov Ka-27 Helix helicopter as it lands aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) during the at-sea portion of Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ODESSA, Ukraine - Sailors standby to cast off mooring lines as the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) prepares to get underway to participate in the at-sea portion of Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ODESSA, Ukraine - Turkish Midshipman Fatih Baris, right, receives training from Electronics Technician 2nd Class David Grajales, left, during special sea and anchor detail aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) as the ship departs Odessa, Ukraine, to begin the at-sea portion of Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BLACK SEA - Ukrainian navy frigate Hetman Sahaydachniy (U 130) leads Turkish navy patrol boats TCG Kalkan (P 331), TCG Tufan (P 333), and Georgian coast guard vessel Sokhumi (P 24) during a ship handling exercise during Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BLACK SEA - Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Brittany Hargrove and Cmdr. Michael Meredith, executive officer of the guided- missile cruiser USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), observe as Ukrainian navy frigate Hetman Sahaydachniy (U130) pulls across the bow of the ship during a towing exercise as a part of Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ODESSA, Ukraine - Capt. Dan Shaffer, commander, Destroyer Squadron 60, center right, and Ukrainian navy Capt. Denis Berezovsky, commander, Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12), center left, speak to Ukrainian media during a land component media availability day as part of SB12. SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  NAPLES, Italy - Midshipmen from Italy and the U.S. talk with Rear Adm. Frederick J. Roegge, director, Naval Forces Europe-Africa, Operations and Intelligence, during a tour of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet headquarters. The midshipmen have been traveling throughout Italy since June 27, visiting cities, learning about the local culture and visiting military installations, as part of an overseas educational program. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  NAPLES, Italy - Capt. Doug Fenske, second from right, gives midshipmen from Italy and the U.S., a NATO Allied Maritime Component Command coin, after a tour of the installation. The midshipmen have been traveling throughout Italy since June 27, visiting cities, learning about the local culture and visiting military installations, as part of an overseas educational program. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ODESSA, Ukraine - Musician 3rd Class Patrick Pedlar, left on trumpet, Musician 3rd Class Andrew Francisco on tenor saxophone, Musician 2nd Class Willie Brandon, right, Marine Staff Sgt. Robert Hungerford, tuba, from U.S. Naval Forces Europe Band, Topside, perform for a crowd in Odessa as part of Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ODESSA, Ukraine – Musicians assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Europe Band, Topside, perform for a crowd in Odessa during Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies, aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Second Lt. Robert Carpenter, 81st Fighter Squadron pilot, goes through a pre-flight inspection outside a hardened aircraft shelter here before leaving for Exercise Dacian Thunder July 6. The 81st FS, along with members of the Romanian air force, are working together during the exercise to practice close-air-support and combat search and rescue techniques to build partnerships while mutually improving their capabilities. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Two A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 81st Fighter Squadron taxi onto the flightline as another A-10 takes off for Exercise Dacian Thunder July 6. The 81st FS, along with members of the Romanian air force, are working together during the exercise to practice close-air-support and combat search and rescue techniques to build partnerships while mutually improving their capabilities. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  U.S. Air Force Col. George Uribe, United States Air Forces in Europe air boss talks with Charles Bolden National Aeronautics and Space Administration administrator July 10, 2012, during the Farnborough International Air Show in Farnborough, England. Approximately 90 aircrew and support personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are participating in the air show. Participation in this premier event demonstrates that U.S. defense industry offers state-of-the-art capabilities vital for the support and protection of our allies’ and partners’ national-security interests. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. William Graeff, 492nd Fighter Squadron pilot talks with Charles Bolden National Aeronautics and Space Administration administrator July 10, 2012, during the Farnborough International Air Show in Farnborough, England. Approximately 90 aircrew and support personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are participating in the air show. Participation in this premier event demonstrates that U.S. defense industry offers state-of-the-art capabilities vital for the support and protection of our allies’ and partners’ national-security interests. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ODESSA, Ukraine - A Ukrainian diver participates in combined maritime training at the Ukrainian Western Naval Base during Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, an annual multinational exercise in the Black Sea, is a combined air, land and maritime exercise designed to improve maritime safety, security and stability in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ODESSA, Ukraine - Ukrainian divers take part in first-aid training at the Ukrainian Western Naval Base as part of Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, an annual multinational exercise in the Black Sea, is a combined air, land and maritime exercise designed to improve maritime safety, security and stability in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ODESSA, Ukraine - Ukrainian divers don scuba gear in preparation for a combined training evolution at the Ukrainian Western Naval Base during Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12). SB12, an annual multinational exercise in the Black Sea, is a combined air, land and maritime exercise designed to improve maritime safety, security and stability in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ODESSA, Ukraine - U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Frank Pandolfe, commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, right, and Ukrainian navy Vice Adm. Yuriy Ilyin, acting Ukrainian chief of naval operations, left, field questions from Ukrainian media during the opening press conference for Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 (SB12) at the Odessa Officers Club, July 9. SB12, an annual multinational exercise in the Black Sea, is a combined air, land and maritime exercise designed to improve maritime safety, security and stability in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ZEEBRUGGE, Belgium - Capt. Kevin Hill, commanding officer of guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), left, salutes Pieter De Crem, Belgian minister of defense, right, as he arrives for a reception during Belgian Navy Days 2012. Normandy is homeported in Norfolk, Va., and is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ZEEBRUGGE, Belgium - Sailors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) man the rails as the ship arrives in Zeebrugge to participate in Belgian Navy Days 2012. Normandy is homeported in Norfolk, Va., and is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Capt. Kevin Hill, commanding officer of the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), right, discusses the ship's capabilities with Russian Capt. Oleg Zhuravlev, commander, Naval Base St. Petersburg, center, as Lt. Dimtry Shvets, left, translates during a tour of the ship. 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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  GROTON, Conn. - The Portuguese submarine NRP Tridente moors to the pier at Naval Submarine Base New London. Commanded by Lt. Cmdr. Bruno Ricardo Amaral Henriques the diesel submarine has a crew of only 33. Prior to its arrival in Groton, Tridente participated in the multi-national Fleet Training Exercise War of 1812 (FLEETEX) from June 19 to 29. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GROTON, Conn. - The Portuguese submarine NRP Tridente exchanges mooring lines between her crew and the pier at Naval Submarine Base New London. Prior to its arrival in Groton, Tridente participated in the multi-national Fleet Training Exercise War of 1812 (FLEETEX) from June 19 to 29. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BALTIC SEA - Russian translator U.S. Navy Lt. Dmitry Shvets, second from left, narrates as Sailors assigned to the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) demonstrate how to don firefighting equipment, while aboard Russian naval vessel Yaroslav Mudriy (727) 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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  BALTIYSK, Russia - Capt. Kevin Hill, commanding officer of the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), right, explains the ship's capabilities to Russian navy Rear Adm. Sergei Popov, commander, Naval Base Baltiysk of the Baltic Fleet, center, and Mr. Ivan Ivanovich Cherbin, mayor of Baltiysk, left, during a tour of the ship. Normandy is in Baltiysk to participate in the multinational 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 ...
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  BALTIYSK, Russia - Capt. Kevin Hill, commanding officer of the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), second from left, discusses the ship's capabilities to Russian navy Rear Adm. Sergei Popov, commander, Naval Base Baltiysk of the Baltic Fleet, center, and Mr. Ivan Ivanovich Cherbin, mayor of Baltiysk, right, as Lt. Dmitry Shvets, left, translates during a tour of the ship. Normandy is in Baltiysk to participate in the multinational 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 ...
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  KARLSKRONA, Sweden - Sailors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) observe the raising of the ships anchor as it departs Karlskrona to participate in 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 ...
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  The Canadian flag is lowered by Estionian soldiers, while a US Army soldier renders a salute during the Tapa, Estonia Closing Ceremony for Saber Strike 2012. Saber Strike 2012 is a multinational, tactical field training exercise that involves personnel from the U.S. Army’s 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Pennsylvania National Guard, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, the 4th U.S. Marine Division, the 127th Wing of the Michigan Air National Guard, Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian armed forces, with contingents from Canada , Finland, France and the U.K. The exercise, led by U.S. Army Europe, is designed to enhance joint and combined interoperability between the U.S. Army and partner nations, and will help prepare participants to operate successfully in a joint, multinational, interagency, integrated environment. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Valdis Dombrovskis, prime minister of Latvia, sits at the controls of a KC-135 Stratotanker, June 17, 2012. With the prime minister is Capt. Mark Vaught of the Michigan Air National Guard. The MI-ANG was operating in Latvia and Estonia during Saber Strike 2012, a multinational, tactical field training exercise that involves more than 2,000 personnel from the U.S. Army’s 2nd Cavalry Regiment Pennsylvania National Guard, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, the 4th U.S. Marine Division, the127th Wing of the Michigan Air National Guard, Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian armed forces, with contingents from Canada, Finland, France and the U.K. The exercise, led by U.S. Army Europe, is designed to enhance joint and combined interoperability between the U.S. Army and partner nations, and will help prepare participants to operate successfully in a joint, multinational, interagency, integrated environment. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Spc. Renne Rios, a petroleum supply specialist with the 574th Quartermasters detachment, 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion and a Tucson, Ariz. native, refuels a HUMVEE on the Camp Adazi training grounds in Latvia June 15. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip shakes hands with Airmen from the Michigan Air National Guard at Amari Air Base, Estonia, June 15, 2012. The Airmen were at Amari for Saber Strike 2012, a multi-national exercise based in Estonia and Latvia. Lt. Col. William Henderson is behind the prime minister. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip is briefed on the capabilities of a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker by Lt. Col. Paul Beck, a pilot with the 171st Air Refueling Squadron. The aircraft was in Estonia for Saber Strike 2012, a multi-national exercise based in Estonia and Latvia. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BG Juris Zeibarts, the Latvian Officer Conducting Exercise, is searched by Latvian Soldiers during check point training at Adazi Training Area, Latvia, during Exercise Saber Strike 2012. Zeibarts challenged his soldiers to give him a proper search when he entered the training site to inspect training. Saber Strike 2012 is a U.S. Army Europe led, multinational exercise based in Estonia and Latvia. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A Marine down loads ammunition in front of the companies tent city at the Adazi, Latvia training area, June 14. Saber Strike 2012 is a U.S. Army Europe led, multinational exercise based in Estonia and Latvia. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  An Mi-17 helicopter lands at the Adazi training area soccer field to pickup the U.S. Air Force JTACs team for an afternoon of training, June 14. Saber Strike 2012 is a U.S. Army Europe led, multinational exercise based in Estonia and Latvia. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  U.S. Air Force JTACs help Latvian Mi-17 crew coordinate with ground forces and engage targets during a live fire exercise, June 14. Saber Strike 2012 is a U.S. Army Europe led, multinational exercise based in Estonia and Latvia. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  PALDISKI HARBOR, Estonia – Marine Lt. Gen. Richard Tryon, deputy commandant for plans, policies and operations (second from left) speaks with His Excellency Toomas Hendrik Ilves, president of the Republic of Estonia (left), during the Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2012 Maritime Preposition Force demonstration, June 14. This is the 40th iteration of BALTOPS, a maritime exercise intended to improve interoperability with partner nations by conducting realistic training at sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  PALDISKI HARBOR, Estonia – Michael Polt (top left), the U.S. Ambassador to Estonia, and His Excellency Toomas Hendrik Ilves (top right), president of the Republic of Estonia, ride in a Light-armored Reconnaissance Vehicle during the Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2012 Maritime Prepositioning Force demonstration, June 14. This is the 40th iteration of BALTOPS, a maritime exercise intended to improve interoperability with partner nations by conducting realistic raining at sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BALTIC SEA – The guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy’s (CG 60) visit, board, search and seizure team ride in a rigid hull inflatable boat, June 14, to board the German FGS Werra (A 514) for a scenario boarding exercise in conjunction with the Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2012 exercise. BALTOPS 2012 is one of the largest, multi-national maritime training exercises held in the Baltic region this year and is intended to improve interoperability with partner nations by conducting realistic training both on land and at sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BALTIC SEA – The guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), left, and the Russian amphibious ship RFS Kaliningrad (LSTM 102) conduct anti-piracy training during the Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2012 exercise. BALTOPS 2012 is one of the largest, multi-national maritime training exercises held in the Baltic region this year and is intended to improve interoperability with partner nations by conducting realistic training both on land and at sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ADAZI, LATIVA – Latvian Army 1st Lt. Madis Koosa, convoy operations instructor, shows U.S. Marine Cpl. Josiah Eby and Sgt. Christopher Whims, with 3rd Battalion 25th Marine Regiment, a their travel route on a convoy operations exercise during Saber Strike 2012. Saber Strike is a USAREUR-led theater security cooperation exercise conducted in the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania). The exercise focuses on command and control (C2), as well as interoperability. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Adazi, Latvia - Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers participated in a joint live fire exercise with Lithuanian Solidiers. The Soldiers are deployed to Latvia as part of U.S. Army in Europe's multinational security exercise Saber Strike. Lithuania is a state partner with Pennsylvania and these Soldiers join nearly 2,000 others from Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Canada, France and the United Kingdom. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Adazi, Latvia - Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers participated in a joint live fire exercise with Lithuanian Solidiers. The Soldiers are deployed to Latvia as part of U.S. Army in Europe's multinational security exercise Saber Strike. Lithuania is a state partner with Pennsylvania and these Soldiers join nearly 2,000 others from Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Canada, France and the United Kingdom. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  PALANGA, Lithuania – U.S. Marine Col. Gregory Douquet, chief of staff, Marine Forces Europe, (left) and U.S. Ambassador to Lithuania Anne Derse (right) plant a ceremonial oak tree during Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2012, June 11. This is the 40th iteration of BALTOPS, a maritime exercise intended to improve interoperability with partner nations by conducting realistic training at sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  PALANGA, Lithuania – Lithuanian Special Forces combat divers take position on a beach during a Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2012 amphibious operation exercise, June 11. This is the 40th iteration of BALTOPS, a maritime exercise intended to improve interoperability with partner nations by conducting realistic training at sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  PALANGA, Lithuania – Lithuanian Special Forces members lie in formation on a beach during a Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2012 amphibious operation exercise, June 11. This is the 40th iteration of BALTOPS, a maritime exercise intended to improve interoperability with partner nations by conducting realistic training at sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  PALANGA, Lithuania – Lithuanian Special Forces members lie in formation on a beach during a Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2012 amphibious operation exercise, June 11. This is the 40th iteration of BALTOPS, a maritime exercise intended to improve interoperability with partner nations by conducting realistic training at sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  PALANGA, Lithuania – U.S. Marine Sgt. Christopher Judy, second from left, leads U.S. Marines onto a beach during a Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2012 amphibious operation exercise, June 11. This is the 40th iteration of BALTOPS, a maritime exercise intended to improve interoperability with partner nations by conducting realistic training at sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  PALANGA, Lithuania – U.S. Marine Sgt. Christopher Judy holds position on a beach with the Polish vessel OPR Krakow in the background during a Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2012 amphibious operation exercise, June 11. This is the 40th iteration of BALTOPS, a maritime exercise intended to improve interoperability with partner nations by conducting realistic training at sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Soldiers, Airmen and Marines from eight different nations, stand together in a formation and watch as three Airforce A10 Warthogs perform a flyover during an opening ceremony for Exercise Saber Strike 2012 on Latvian Army Camp Adazi in Latvia June 10. Saber Strike 2012 is a U.S. Army Europe led theater security cooperation exercise conducted in the Baltic States. One of the major goals of the exercise is to improve NATO interoperability and strengthens the relationship between military forces of the U.S., Baltic nations and other participating nations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Members of the U.S., Latvian, Canadian, and Estonian Armies await the start of the Saber Strike opening ceremonies on Camp Adazi, Latvia, on June 10, 2012. Saber Strike 2012 is a U.S. Army Europe led theater security cooperation exercise conducted in the Baltic States. One of the major goals of the exercise is to improve NATO interoperability and strengthens the relationship between military forces of the U.S., Baltic nations and other participating nations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  U.S. Army Europe's 2nd Cavalry Regiment Lt. Col. Kendric Robbins salutes a Croatian Army soldier as he commends him for his outstanding performances to soldiers from eight different NATO partner nations during the closing ceremonies of the Immediate Response 2012 training event held in Slunj, Croatia, June 9. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Adazi, Latvia – Spc. Adam Torres, a native of Austin, Texas, assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment explains the capabilities of a Stryker vehicle to a Latvian Soldier, at the Exercise Saber Strike 2012 ice breaker event here, on June 9. Saber Strike 2012 is a U.S. Army Europe led, multinational exercise based in Estonia and Latvia. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  USS NORMANDY, Baltic Sea – German Navy Cmdr. Torsten Wedig and Lt. Gary Vines of the mine warfare counter measures syndicate review a nautical chart aboard guided missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) during exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2012. Normandy, a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser homeported in Norfolk, Va., is a representative of the U.S. during the 40th iteration of BALTOPS, a multinational exercise intended to improve interoperability with partner nations by conducting realistic training both on land and at sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  USS NORMANDY, Baltic Sea – Damage Controlman 1st Class Dorian Spencer (right) demonstrates a naval firefighting thermal imager during a visit from French Sailors, June 8, on the fantail of 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 ...
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  U.S. Air Force Chaplain (Capt.) Matt Glaros, 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, England, prays for a patient during Shared Resilience 2012 here June 5. During the two-week exercise, Glaros and Tech. Sgt. Andrew Morgan, 48th FW, organized church services and activities for service members. More than 500 military members from nine nations are participating in SR12, an annual U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored exercise, May 28 - June 8. The goals of the exercise are to strengthen interoperability, facilitate training in crisis response and disaster management, and validate the readiness of deployable military medical and humanitarian assistance teams. The exercise, in the spirit of partnership for peace, directly supports U.S. European Command's theater cooperation efforts and strategy for active security with European countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  USS NORMANDY, Baltic Sea - Sailors aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) perform a foreign object debris walk down while participating in Exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2012. This is the 40th iteration of BALTOPS, a maritime exercise intended to improve interoperability with partner nations by conducting realistic training at sea with 12 participating nations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  USS NORMANDY, Baltic Sea - Lt. Matthew Pillon acts as the landing safety officer during the retrieval of the MH-60R Magnum 707 helo aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), in support of the Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) exercise 2012. This is the 40th iteration of BALTOPS, a maritime exercise intended to improve interoperability with partner nations by conducting realistic training at sea with 12 participating nations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  USS NORMANDY, Baltic Sea - An aircraft flies over the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) simulating a chemical attack, June 5, as part of the Baltic Operation (BALTOPS) exercise 2012. This is the 40th iteration of BALTOPS, a maritime exercise intended to improve interoperability with partner nations by conducting realistic training at sea with 12 participating nations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BALTIC SEA - Maritime forces from 12 countries steam in formation while participating in Exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2012. This is the 40th iteration of BALTOPS, a maritime exercise intended to improve interoperability with partner nations by conducting realistic training at sea with 12 participating nations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BALTIC SEA - Maritime forces from 12 countries steam in formation while participating in Exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2012. This is the 40th iteration of BALTOPS, a maritime exercise intended to improve interoperability with partner nations by conducting realistic training at sea with 12 participating nations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BALTIC SEA - Maritime forces from 12 countries steam in formation while participating in Exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2012. This is the 40th iteration of BALTOPS, a maritime exercise intended to improve interoperability with partner nations by conducting realistic training at sea with 12 participating nations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BALTIC SEA - Maritime forces from 12 countries steam in formation while participating in Exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2012. This is the 40th iteration of BALTOPS, a maritime exercise intended to improve interoperability with partner nations by conducting realistic training at sea with 12 participating nations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BALTIC SEA - The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), homeported in Norfolk, Va., is underway in the Baltic Sea participating in Exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2012. This is the 40th iteration of BALTOPS, a maritime exercise intended to improve interoperability with partner nations by conducting realistic training at sea with 12 participating nations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  USS NORMANDY, Baltic Sea (June 4, 2012) -- Cmdr. Kevin Hunt, executive officer of the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), stands on the bridge wing, June 4, during sea and anchor detail as the ship departs Gdynia, Poland. Normandy, a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser homeported in Norfolk, Va., is participating in Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) exercise 2012. Twelve nations are participating in the 40th iteration of BALTOPS, which is intended to improve interoperability with partner nations by conducting realistic training both on land and at sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  USS NORMANDY, Baltic Sea (June 4, 2012) -- Lt. j.g. Evren Hanson tracks a ship on the bridge wing of the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), June 4, as the ship disembarks from Gdynia, Poland. Normandy, a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser homeported in Norfolk, Va., is participating in Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) exercise 2012. Twelve nations are participating in the 40th iteration of BALTOPS, which is intended to improve interoperability with partner nations by conducting realistic training both on land and at sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  KEFLAVIK, Iceland — From left, Icelandic Coast Guard Capt. Halldor Nellet, U.S. Air Force Maj. Jason Bianchi, 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron F-15C pilot deployed from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, and ICG Cmdr. Sigurdur Steinar Ketilsson conduct a mission briefing before a search and rescue exercise off the coast of Iceland May 30, 2012. During the exercise, two F-15C Eagle pilots from the 493rd EFS simulated a bailout scenario over Icelandic waters. Pararescuemen jumped into the water and provided medical treatment to the “downed” pilot, who was then hoisted to safety by an Icelandic helicopter. The rescue exercise increased interoperability, as well as developed cohesion between the ICG and the 493rd EFS, which is deployed to Iceland to conduct NATO air policing until June 7, 2012. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Polish Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. Lech Majewski sign the Military Personnel Exchange Program Memorandum of Understanding May 30, 2012 at a ceremony witnessed by U.S. Embassy Chargé d’affaires William Heidt and Defense Minister Tomasz Siemoniak. The MOU is the first of its kind in Central Europe and a significant step for both Air Forces. Through MPEP, the U.S. and Polish Air Forces exchange military officers in each other's Services. Along with family members, several Air Force Captains will work and live alongside their Allies. MPEP promotes mutual understanding and trust, enhances interoperability, strengthens air force-to-air force ties, and develops long-term professional and personal relationships. The Air Force officers and their families are expected to be in-place by the end of 2013 at Powidz and Krzesiny Air Bases in Poland, and at Luke and Pope Air Force Bases in Arizona and North Carolina. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  Col. Shawn D. Fritz (EUCOM J5), Mr. Laschenko Leonid Ivanovych (TB Center Director) and Ukrainian officials open the “Ruska Poliana” Children’s TB Rehab Center. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Col. Shawn D. Fritz planting an evergreen tree next to the renovated Children's TB Center in the Ukraine as Lt. Col. Tracey Rueschhoff, Chief ODC Ukraine, her son Alex, the Staff and Ukraine National media look on Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Maj. Sven Olson, BAO Ukraine California National Guard, teaches the children how to do the "wave" at the opening of the “Ruska Poliana” Children’s TB Rehab Center. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  CONSTANTA, Romania (June 1, 2012) - Military Sealift Command (MSC) Capt. Peter A.C. Long welcomes multinational divers aboard MSC rescue and salvage ship USNS Grasp (T-ARS 51) during Eurasian Partnership (EP) Dive 2012. EP Dive 2012, a multinational training event co-hosted by the Romanian and U.S. Navies, includes participants from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Ukraine and U.S. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  CONSTANTA, Romania (June 1, 2012) - The Military Sealift rescue and salvage Command ship USNS Grasp (T-ARS 51) disembarks multinational divers after a tour of the ship during Eurasian Partnership (EP) Dive 2012. EP Dive 2012, a multinational training event co-hosted by the Romanian and U.S. Navies, includes participants from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Ukraine and U.S. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  On June 1, 2012 Cpl. Joshua Waiterson (middle), Lance Cpl. Yanfang Yu (right), and Lance Cpl. Michael Downs, United States Marine Corps Detachment Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company conduct a class on inventorying and documenting a service member's remains to members of Bosnia and Herzegovina military during Shared Resilience 12 which is an annual U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff sponsored exercise, May 28 - June 8. The goals of the exercise are to strengthen interoperability, facilitate training in crisis response and disaster management, and validate the readiness of deployable military medical and humanitarian assistance teams. The exercise, in the spirit of partnership for peace, directly supports U.S. European Command's theater cooperation efforts and strategy for active security with European countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Service members and medical personnel from Bosnia and Herzegovina and other nations take part in Mass Casualty Medical Response training while their performance is evaluated by U.S. Airmen from the Defense Institute for Medical Operations in Capljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, June 1, 2012. Service members from Bosnia and Herzegovina, the United States, and several other countries are taking part in Shared Resilience 2012, a two-week U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff sponsored medical exercise. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GDYNIA, Poland (June 1, 2012) - Polish Vice Adm. Tomasz Mathea (left), Commander-in-Chief, Polish Navy, and U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Frank C. Pandolfe (right), Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet and Commander, Striking and Support Forces NATO, speak with an aircrewman of the W-3RM 'Anakonda' search and rescue helicopter used by the Polish Navy. During Vice Adm. Pandolfe's official visit to Poland, he met with several Polish Navy and other military officials. His visit coincided with the start of the largest international maritime exercise in the Baltic Sea, BALTOPS, which marks its 40th anniversary this year. Participants from 12 countries are participating in the exercise, June 1-16, including Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Sweden and the United States. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  CONSTANTA, Romania (May 31, 2012) - Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 1st Class Nick Tabacco, left, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8, explains the MK-16 Mod 1 underwater breathing apparatus’ basic functions to Azerbaijani navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 3rd Class Beybala Maharramov, center, aboard the Romanian navy ship Saturn during Eurasian Partnership (EP) Dive 2012. EP Dive 2012, a multinational training event co-hosted by the Romanian and U.S. Navies, includes participants from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Ukraine and U.S. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  CONSTANTA, Romania (May 31, 2012) – Bulgarian navy diver 1st Class Stamen Carkov gives the signal to dive to personnel aboard the Romanian navy ship Saturn during Eurasian Partnership (EP) Dive 2012. EP Dive 2012, a multinational training event co-hosted by the Romanian and U.S. Navies, includes participants from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Ukraine and U.S. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  CONSTANTA, Romania (May 31, 2012) – Azerbaijani navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 1st Class Coskun Safiyeu, left, dives from a small boat during Eurasian Partnership (EP) Dive 2012. EP Dive 2012, a multinational training event co-hosted by the Romanian and U.S. Navies, includes participants from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Ukraine and U.S. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  CONSTANTA, Romania (May 31, 2012) – Georgian coast guard explosive ordnance disposal technician Mechan Sgt. George Kakhidze participates in a diving exercise during Eurasian Partnership (EP) Dive 2012. EP Dive 2012, a multinational training event co-hosted by the Romanian and U.S. Navies, includes participants from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Ukraine and U.S. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Participants of Shared Resilience 2012 set up a Bosnian-Herzegovinian military tent during the Expeditionary Medical Support course here May 31, 2012. More than 500 military members from nine nations are participating in SR12, an annual U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff sponsored exercise, May 28 - June 8. The goals of the exercise are to strengthen interoperability, facilitate training in crisis response and disaster management, and validate the readiness of deployable military medical and humanitarian assistance teams. The exercise, in the spirit of partnership for peace, directly supports U.S. European Command's theater cooperation efforts and strategy for active security with European countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Participants of Shared Resilience 2012 set up a Bosnian-Herzegovinian military tent during the Expeditionary Medical Support course here May 31, 2012. More than 500 military members from nine nations are participating in SR12, an annual U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff sponsored exercise, May 28 - June 8. The goals of the exercise are to strengthen interoperability, facilitate training in crisis response and disaster management, and validate the readiness of deployable military medical and humanitarian assistance teams. The exercise, in the spirit of partnership for peace, directly supports U.S. European Command's theater cooperation efforts and strategy for active security with European countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Javier Amaya, a Boynton Beach, Fla., native from the 48th Medical Operations Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, England, inserts a pin to secure an arch pole of an Alaskan tent during the Expeditionary Medical Support course here, May 30, 2012. During the course, instructors from Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, taught more than 50 U.S. military members how to set up and operate a medical facility in a deployed environment. More than 500 military members from nine nations are participating in SR12, an annual U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff sponsored exercise, May 28 - June 8. The goals of the exercise are to strengthen interoperability, facilitate training in crisis response and disaster management, and validate the readiness of deployable military medical and humanitarian assistance teams. The exercise, in the spirit of partnership for peace, directly supports U.S. European Command's theater cooperation efforts and strategy for active security with European countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Netherland Capt. Leon Kaim, Center of Expertise Military Engineering, and U.S. Army 1st Lt. Samantha Turner, 243rd Engineer Detachment, work together during the U.S. Army Corps of Engineering Base Camp Development Planning Course held in Wiesbaden, Germany May 15 -18. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Phillip Hines, U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, demonstrates how to splint an arm with a structural aluminum malleable splint during the Critical Lifesaving Skills for First Responders course here May 29, 2012. During the course, instructors from the Defense Institute for Medical Operations worked with other countries' medical practitioners attending Shared Resilience 2012 to exchange medical ideas and techniques. More than 500 military members from nine nations are participating in the annual U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored exercise May 28 - June 8. The goals of the exercise are to strengthen interoperability, facilitate training in crisis response and disaster management, and validate the readiness of deployable military medical and humanitarian assistance teams. The exercise, in the spirit of partnership for peace, directly supports U.S. European Command's theater cooperation efforts and strategy for active security with European countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  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 ...
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  U.S. Army soldiers from the 196th Medical Support Unit, along with soldiers from Bosnia and Herzegovina, annotate their observances and speak with staff members while visiting Dom Zdravlja Hospital in Capljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina May 29, 2012. Service members from Bosnia and Herzegovina, the U.S., and several other countries are taking part in Shared Resilience 2012, a two-week U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff sponsored medical exercise. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Participants of Shared Resilience 2012 stand in formation during the exercise opening ceremony here May 28, 2012. More than 500 military members from nine nations are participating in the annual U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff sponsored exercise May 28 - June 8. The goals of the exercise are to strengthen interoperability, facilitate training in crisis response and disaster management, and validate the readiness of deployable military medical and humanitarian assistance teams. The exercise, in the spirit of partnership for peace, directly supports U.S. European Command's theater cooperation efforts and strategy for active security with European countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  NETTUNO, Italy (May 28, 2012) - Italian Carabinieri and service members from U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, present the colors during a Memorial Day ceremony at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery in Nettuno. During the ceremony, veterans, service members, students and families gathered to honor and pay tribute to the fallen warriors who gave their lives during the liberation of Italy in 1943. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  NETTUNO, Italy (May 28, 2012) - Chief Operations Specialist Jose Ramiro bows for a moment of silence during the Memorial Day ceremony at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery. During the ceremony, multinational veterans, service members, students and families gathered to honor and pay tribute to the fallen warriors who gave their lives during the liberation of Italy in 1943. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  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 ...
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  U.S. Army Europe’s PFC Christopher Finch of 1st Squadron, 2nd Calvary Regiment out of Vilseck, Germany from Houston, TX installs a communication system with the assistance of CPL Darijo Solic in Signal Company, Guards Motorized Brigade, of the Croatian Land Forces on a air defense artillery range to be used during the Immediate Response 2012 (IR12) training event held in Slunj, Croatia, on Sunday, May 27, 2012. IR12 is a multinational tactical field training exercise that will involve more than 700 personnel primarily from the U.S. Army Europe’s 2nd Calvary Regiment and Croatian armed forces, with contingents from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro and Slovenia. Macedonia and Serbia will send observers to the exercise. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  U.S. and Bosnian-Herzegovinian military members clear brush and overgrown vegetation at the Hutovo Blato National Forest here May 27, 2012. More than 150 Bosnian-Herzegovinian military and firefighters and U.S. service members worked together at the national forest to clean up damage caused by a fire in 2011. The goal of the event was to build camaraderie between the partnered nations before beginning Shared Resilience 2012, an annual U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored exercise May 28 - June 8. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  Angela Sherbenou, OFDA senior humanitarian advisor and civilian/military advisor to U.S. Africa Command, leads a presentation during the Joint Humanitarian Operations Course May 22-23, 2012. The course, offered twice annually to U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command, provides a high-level overview of the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), USAID's arm for foreign disaster response. Of the 70 some disasters that OFDA responds to each year, about 10 percent involve the U.S. military in some role. The JHOC course is designed to build relationships and explain the disaster response process before such an event occurs. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Members of the Croatian Army train members of the Montenegrin Army on how to properly use the VHS assault rifle during the Immediate Response training event held in Slunj, Croatia on Friday, May 25, 2012. Immediate Response 2012 is a multinational tactical field training exercise that will involve more than 700 personnel primarily from the U.S. Army Europe’s 2nd Calvary Regiment and Croatian armed forces, with contingents from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro and Slovenia. Macedonia and Serbia will send observers to the exercise. The exercise is a part of USEUCOM's joint training and exercise program designed to enhance joint and combined interoperability between the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, Croatian Armed Forces and partner nations, and will help prepare participants to operate successfully in a joint, multinational, interagency, integrated environment. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  PEPELISHTE, Republic of Macedonia - The United States Ambassador to the Republic of Macedonia Paul D. Wohlers, speaks with Capt. Patrick Enriquez and members of the Vermont Army National Guard at Camp Strella training area, here, May 23, 2012. Vermont is a training partner with the Republic of Macedonia as part of the U.S. Army National Guard State Partnership Program. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Soldiers from eight partnering NATO nations present their flags as Major General Dragutin Repinc, Commander of the Croatian Land Forces, speaks to a multi-national armed forces formation which begins day one of the Immediate Response 2012 training event held in Slunj, Croatia, on Saturday, May 26, 2012. Immediate Response 2012 is a multinational tactical field training exercise that will involve more than 700 personnel primarily from the U.S. Army Europe's 2nd Calvary Regiment and Croatian armed forces, with contingents from Albania, Bosnia, Herzegovina and Montenegro. Slovenia, Macedonia and Serbia will send observers to the exercise. The exercise is a part of USEUCOM's joint training and exercise program designed to enhance joint and combined interoperability between the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, Croatian Armed Forces and partner nations, and will help prepare participants to operate successfully in a joint, multinational, interagency, integrated environment. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Spc. Daniel Donaldson (standing, third from left) and Sgt. Mohammed Echiheb (behind machine gun) describe the operation of an M249 squad automatic weapon at one of the stations at the Monte Kali shooting competition in Wackernheim. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Italian and German Soldiers throw mock hand grenades at one of the Monte Kali ranges in Wackernheim. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  U.S. Army Staff Sgt. John Lacroix, with the 421st Multifunctional Medical Battalion, instructs a Bundeswehr soldier on the proper procedure to care for a simulated casualty at the Viper Pit in Wiesbaden, Germany, May 12. The Viper Pit teaches combat life saver skills and then tests the trainees on what they have learned by placing them in a stressful scenario where they have to rescue and treat victims while "under fire." Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Bundeswehr soldiers rush into the Viper Pit during Combat Live Saver training May 12 in Wiesbaden, Germany. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 12, 2012) - Boarding team members from the guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56), conduct small-arms training under the guidance of Marines assigned to the 1st Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team aboard the training ship Aris at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center during Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12). PE12, a multinational maritime exercise between Southern European, North African and U.S. Naval forces, is designed to improve cooperation among participating nations and help increase safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 12, 2012) - Operations Specialist Seaman Alex Dibenedetto (left), a boarding team member assigned to the guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56), practices small arms tactics under the supervision of U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Joshua Aiken (right), from the to 1st Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team, aboard the training ship Aris at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center during Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12). PE12, a multinational maritime exercise between Southern European, North African and U.S. Naval forces, is designed to improve cooperation among participating nations and help increase safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 12, 2012) - U.S. Navy Sailors attached to guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG-56) participate in small-arms training aboard the Hellenic naval training ship Aris as part of exercise Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12) at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operations Center in Souda Bay, May 12. PE12, a multinational exercise between European, North African and U.S. naval forces, is an at-sea maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations to help increase maritime safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 9, 2012) - Chief Fire Controlman Timothy Wheeler, a member of the boarding team from guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56), secures a stairway during an exercise aboard the training ship Aris at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center during Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12). PE12, a multi-national maritime exercise between Southern European, North African and U.S. Naval forces, is designed to improve cooperation among participating nations and help increase safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 9, 2012) - Senior Chief Fire Controlman Allen Bylls, a member of the boarding team from guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56), leads his team on an exercise aboard the training ship Aris at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center during Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12). PE12, a multi-national maritime exercise between Southern European, North African and U.S. Naval forces, is designed to improve cooperation among participating nations and help increase safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 9, 2012) - Members of a Moroccan boarding team attached to the Moroccan ship Mohammed V (F-611) participate in small-arms training aboard the training ship Aris at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center during Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12). PE12, a multi-national maritime exercise between Southern European, North African and U.S. Naval forces, is designed to improve cooperation among participating nations and help increase safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 8, 2012) - Moroccan naval forces participate in small-arms training aboard the Hellenic training ship Aris as part of a boarding team exercise during Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12). PE12, a multi-national maritime exercise between Sothern European, North African and U.S. Naval forces, is designed to improve cooperation among participating nations and help increase safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 9, 2012) - Senior Chief Sonar Technician (Surface) Victor Meza, a member of the boarding team from guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56), provides security for his team during an exercise aboard the training ship Aris at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center during Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12). PE12, a multi-national maritime exercise between Southern European, North African and U.S. Naval forces, is designed to improve cooperation among participating nations and help increase safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A Turkish air force UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter is loaded onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III May 1, 2012, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. A C-17 aircrew from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., transported the helicopter to Kabul, Afghanistan, May 5, 2012. The joint support mission provided smooth delivery of the helicopter to replace one that crashed December 2011 Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A Turkish air force UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter is loaded onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III May 1, 2012, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. A C-17 aircrew from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., transported the helicopter to Kabul, Afghanistan, May 5, 2012. The joint support mission provided smooth delivery of the helicopter to replace one that crashed December 2011. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Tech. Sgt. Michael Ferguson, 6th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, checks the underside of a Turkish air force UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as it's unloaded from the back of a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III May 5, 2012, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. The C-17 aircrew from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., transported the helicopter to Kabul from Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The joint support mission provided smooth delivery of the helicopter to replace one that crashed December 2011. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Turkish air force members clap for the U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircrew after offloading a TURAF UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the C-17 May 5, 2012, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. The C-17 aircrew from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., transported the helicopter to Kabul from Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The joint support mission provided smooth delivery of the helicopter to replace one that crashed December 2011. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 8, 2012) - Moroccan naval forces participate in small-arms training aboard the Hellenic training ship Aris as part of a boarding team exercise during Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12). PE12, a multi-national maritime exercise between Sothern European, North African and U.S. Naval forces, is designed to improve cooperation among participating nations and help increase safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  U.S. Army Lt. Col. Bryan Denny of the Joint Multinational Readiness Center portrays a motorcycle troop from Gen. George Patton's Third Army during the Liberation Convoy at the Pilsen Liberation Festival May 5, 2012. The city of Pilsen, Czech Republic, holds an annual celebration in honor of the American soldiers who fought there in the closing days of World War II. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Second Lt. Bryan Humphries, 31st Maintenance Squadron, cleans playground equipment at a park in Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria April 22, 2012. More than 150 U.S. and Bulgarian air force members volunteered their off-duty time to refurbish playground equipment and build a soccer field at a village park. U.S. Air Force members are deployed from the 31st Fighter Wing at Aviano Air Base, Italy, to Graf Ignatievo Air Force Base to participate in Thracian Star 2012, a coalition training exercise geared towards strengthening partnerships and improving interoperability between NATO allies. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  U.S. Air Force members rake and clean debris from a soccer field April 22, 2012, in Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria. More than 150 U.S. and Bulgarian air force members volunteered their off-duty time to refurbish playground equipment and build a soccer field at a village playground. Volunteers cleaned and painted playground equipment and raked, supplied new goals, cleaned and laid grass seed down in a field. U.S. Air Force members are deployed from the 31st Fighter Wing at Aviano Air Base, Italy, to Graf Ignatievo Air Force Base in support of Thracian Star 2012, a bilateral coalition training exercise geared towards strengthening partnerships and improving interoperability between NATO allies. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Maj. Gen. Gregg Martin, commandant of the U.S. Army War College, presents Lt. Col. Rajko Pesic, representing the Army of Montenegro, with the Legion of Merit (Degree of Officer) during a ceremony at Carlisle Barracks Monday. Pesic, currently an International Fellow in the Army War College’s Class of 2012, received the award for his achievements serving as Montenegro’s first-ever Defense, Military, Naval, and Air Attache in the United States from 2008 until he arrived at Carlisle Barracks last summer. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  STUTTGART, Germany (April 20, 2012) -- Ambassador Lawrence Butler, EUCOM Deputy to the Commander and Foreign Policy Advisor, discusses regional security issues with Ambassador Judith Garber, US Ambassador to Latvia, during the Baltic Sea Region Senior Leader Seminar today at the EUCOM headquarters. EUCOM hosted the seminar to bring together senior leaders from U.S. embassies and EUCOM to better understand Baltic Sea regional concerns, forge a common approach to increasing regional security and prosperity, develop EUCOM's vision of an agile military organization, and foster an environment with a "whole of government" approach toward enduring stability in Europe. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GRAF IGNATIEVO AIR FORCE BASE, Bulgaria -- Col. David Walker, 31st Operations Group and Thracian Star 2012 detachment commander, speaks to a journalist from the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency through a translator April 18, 2012 during the opening ceremony for the month-long joint training exercise focused on building partnerships and increasing interoperability with the Bulgarian air force. Bulgarian and American senior officials took the opportunity to acknowledge and express appreciation for the long-standing partnership between the two nations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GRAF IGNATIEVO AIR FORCE BASE, Bulgaria -- Maj. Metodi Orlov, (left), a Bulgarian air force MiG-29 pilot, welcomes Maj. Matthew Brockhaus, (right), an F-16 pilot deployed with the 555th Fighter Squadron out of Aviano Air Base, Italy, to Bulgaria on April 17, 2012. Brockhaus is one of more than 500 U.S. Airmen taking part in Thracian Star 2012, a month-long joint training exercise focused on building partnerships and increasing interoperability with the Bulgarian air force. This is the third time since 2007 that men and women from the 31st Fighter Wing out of Aviano AB have conducted this type of training with the Bulgarians. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Staff Sgt. David Ambrusko, 31st Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels service controller, refuels an F-16 after landing at Graf Ignatievo Air Force Base April 17, 2012. Graf Ignatievo is now host to more than two dozen F-16 Fighting Falcons and more than 500 U.S. Air Force personnel in support of Thracian Star 2012, a month-long joint training exercise focused on building partnerships and increasing interoperability with the Bulgarian pilots, maintainers, joint terminal air controllers, firefighters and security forces Airmen. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Tech. Sgt. Brent Watkins, Airman Gage Boardingham and Airman 1st Class Corey Loesch, 31st Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters, test a barrier engagement on an F-16 after landing at Graf Ignatievo Air Force Base April 17, 2012. Graf Ignatievo is now host to more than two dozen F-16 Fighting Falcons and more than 500 U.S. Air Force personnel in support of Thracian Star 2012, a month-long joint training exercise focused on building partnerships and increasing interoperability with the Bulgarian pilots, maintainers, joint terminal air controllers, firefighters and security forces Airmen. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  U.S. Air Forces in Europe Command Chief Master Sgt. David Williamson, (left) and Bulgarian air force Sgt. Maj. Rumen Petrov (center) listen to Bulgarian Chief of air forces Maj. Gen. Constantin Veselinov Popov during the first Bulgarian and U.S. non-commissioned officer symposium at the Bulgarian Land Forces headquarters here, April 10-11. More than 40 senior enlisted leaders met to discuss doctrine, strengths and leadership philosophies, which are designed to empower and inspire non-commissioned officers in both nations' corps. The first day of the joint-nation symposium included four discussions and a small-group breakout session. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Bulgarian Military Police 1st Sgt. Aleksander Aleksandrov talks with U.S. Navy Fleet Master Chief Petty Officer Roy M. Maddocks Jr., U.S. European Command senior enlisted leader, during the Bulgarian and U.S. NCO symposium at the Bulgarian Land Forces headquarters here April 11. Aleksandrov will become the first sergeant major of the Military Police in July. More than 40 senior enlisted leaders met to discuss doctrine, strengths and leadership philosophies, which are designed to empower and inspire NCOs in both nations' corps. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Senior enlisted leaders from Bulgarian and U.S. military forces pose for a group photograph before the final day of the first joint-nation NCO symposium at the Bulgarian Land Forces headquarters here April 11. More than 40 senior enlisted leaders met to discuss doctrine, strengths and leadership philosophies, which are designed to empower and inspire NCOs in both nations' corps. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  STUTTGART, Germany (Apr. 11, 2011) François Bellon, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross Delegation to NATO, EU and the Kingdom of Belgium, addresses military and civilian officials from the U.S. European Command (EUCOM) during a scheduled visit to the command at the invitation of EUCOM's Interagency Partnering Directorate (J9). Bellon and Aleardo Ferretti, Senior Delegate to NATO and European Armed Forces, visited EUCOM in order to familiarize the command with ICRC's mission, capabilities and current priorities including Syria and Israel. Established in 1863, the ICRC is an independent and neutral organization based in Geneva whose goal is to provide humanitarian relief for people affected by conflict and armed violence, and also promote the laws that protect victims of war. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SPLIT, Croatia (Apr. 4, 2012) - Lt. Cmdr. Charles Eaton (left), officer in charge of High-Speed Vessel (HSV 2) Swift, discusses the ship's capabilities with (from left) Croatian Rear Adm. Ante Urlich, chief of naval operations, Alaskan Senator Mark Begich, Dr. Dragan Lozancic, Croatian assistant minister of defense, and U.S. Ambassador James Foley on the flight deck of the ship. Swift is a U.S. Military Sealift Command-chartered high-speed vessel currently deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet's Area of Responsibility in support of theater security cooperation efforts. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SPLIT, Croatia (Apr. 4, 2012) - 1st Lt. Jared Batzel (left), instructor from the U.S. Marine Corps Black Sea Rotational Force, gives a non-lethal weapons brief to (from right-front) Dr. Dragan Lozancic, Croatian assistant minister of defense, Alaskan Senator Mike Begich, Croatian Rear Adm. Ante Urlich, chief of naval operations, and U.S. Ambassador James Foley on board the High-Speed Vessel (HSV 2) Swift. Swift is a U.S. Military Sealift Command-chartered high-speed vessel currently deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet's Area of Responsibility in support of theater security cooperation efforts. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SPLIT, Croatia (Apr. 4, 2012) - Rear Adm. Ante Urlich, the Croatian chief of naval operations, salutes sideboys as he comes aboard High-Speed Vessel (HSV 2) Swift for a tour. Swift is a U.S. Military Sealift Command-chartered high-speed vessel currently deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet's area of responsibility in support of theater security cooperation efforts. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A team of dentists from the North Carolina National Guard and a team of dentists from the University of North Carolina traveled to Moldova to provide free dental care to Moldovan children. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A team of dentists from the North Carolina National Guard and a team of dentists from the University of North Carolina traveled to Moldova to provide free dental care to Moldovan children. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A team of dentists from the North Carolina National Guard and a team of dentists from the University of North Carolina traveled to Moldova to provide free dental care to Moldovan children. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Mar. 11, 2011) - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG-68) steams alongside the Royal Netherlands navy frigate HNLMS De Ruyter (F804) while conducting at-sea training. The HNLMS De Ruyter is one of three ships that make up Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 and are deployed in support of Operation Active Endeavour. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GULF OF LA SPEZIA (Mar. 13, 2012) - The MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter "Ghostrider 53", assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, Det. 1, conducts a shipboard extraction from Marina Militare training vessel Piave with members of the Italian navy's Gruppo Operativo Incursori. HSC-28, Det. 1, based out of Naples, Italy, is participating in bilateral training with the Italian naval special forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  LA SPEZIA, Italy (Mar. 13, 2012) - The MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter "Ghostrider 53", assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28 Det. 1, conducts twilight helicopter rope suspension training with members of the Italian navy's Gruppo Operativo Incursori. HSC-28, Det. 1, based out of Naples, Italy, is participating in bilateral training with the Italian naval special forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  KONYA, Turkey – Carl Gessman, Polygone radar operator, attaches grounding rods for a generator used to power a tactical radar threat generator during Anatolian Falcon 2012 in Konya, Turkey, March 8. The radar provided a simulated enemy ground threat capability to the participating aircraft. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  KONYA, Turkey – Carl Gessman, Polygone radar operator, removes the cover from a tactical radar threat generator during Anatolian Falcon 2012 in Konya, Turkey, March 8. Polygone is a multinational aircrew electronic warfare tactics facility located in Europe and was used to simulate pop-up ground threats throughout the exercise. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  KONYA, Turkey – A tactical radar threat generator is parked beside a highway during Anatolian Falcon 2012 in Konya, Turkey, March 8. Polygone team members operated the radar throughout the exercise to provide a simulated enemy ground threat capability to the participating aircraft. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  KONYA, Turkey – Jack Graham, Polygone radar technician, reviews a map of the surrounding area inside a tactical radar threat generator during Anatolian Falcon 2012 in Konya, Turkey, March 8. Graham operated the radar, tracking participating aircraft in the exercise, to provide a simulated ground threat capability. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  KONY, Turkey – Lance Geyer, Polygone quality assurance inspector, and Carl Gessman, Polygone radar operator, spot aircraft for a tactical radar threat generator during Anatolian Falcon 2012 in Konya, Turkey, March 8. Polygone operated the radar throughout the exercise to provide a simulated enemy ground threat capability to the participating aircraft. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  KONYA, Turkey – Lance Geyer, Polygone quality assurance inspector, gives a mission brief to Jose DeRama and Dominga Perry, both Polygone radar operators, before leaving for a mission during Anatolian Falcon 2012 in Konya, Turkey, March 8. Polygone operated tactical radar threat generators throughout the exercise to provide a simulated enemy ground threat capability to the participating aircraft. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  NAPLES, Italy (Mar. 6, 2012) - Cmdr. Mitchell Kloewer, a battle watch captain, explains the functions of the Maritime Operations Center at Naval Support Activity Naples to Baltic Defence College students. Students visited U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa headquarters at Naval Support Activity Naples for a professional development trip where they toured the Maritime Operations Center and met with senior leadership. The Baltic Defence College educates and sustains the professional development of officers and civil servants through high quality courses with a general focus on joint, interagency and multinational general staff education. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ATHENS, Greece (Feb. 15, 2012) – The MH-60S Knighthawk ‘Ghostrider 53’, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, Det. 1, flies over Megara Army Airfield, Athens, Greece, as a Sailor assigned to Naval Special Warfare, U.S. Special Boat Team, jumps out during the final day of a multi-week joint exercise. HSC 28, Det. 1, based out of Naples, Italy, is participating in Joint Combined Exchange Training with Special Operations Command Europe and the Hellenic armed forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Polish Army Maj. Gen. Andrzej Falkowski, the Polish Defense Attaché to Washington D.C., tries on an F-16 pilot’s helmet equipped with the joint helmet-mounted cueing system with help from Master Sgt. Don Lauver while Polish Army Gen. Mieczyslaw Cieniuch (right), Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, observes Jan. 12. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  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 ...
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  From back, Maj. Gen. Robert Brown, Col. Walter Piatt and Command Sgt. Maj. Steven McCaflin of the Maneuver Center of Excellence and Infantry School at Ft. Benning, Ga., watch snipers from the Bundeswehr at the German Infantry Academy in Hammelburg, Germany. The U.S. command team's visit was part of an exhibition of recent graduations of both U.S. and German Soldiers from the school's sniper course. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Chief Petty Officer Roy Maddocks, U.S. European Command's Senior Enlisted Leader, and Command Sergeant Major Terrence Harris, Senior Enlisted Leader of the Maine National Guard, discuss Non-Commissioned Officer corps development with Colonel Zoran Lazarevic, Chief of Staff of the Montenegrin General Staff. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Airman from the 86th Security Forces and members of the Belgium Army practice modified combative techniques during the flyaway security team training session provided by the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, Dec. 07, 2011, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The F.A.S.T specialize in military teams that are in support of contingencies, theater security operation events, humanitarian and civic assistance projects, AEF deployments, and military operations other than war. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Air Force Airman 1st Class John Byrd and Air Force Airman 1st Class Dennis Martin, 86th Security Forces Squadron members, perform ground combat techniques taught by members of the 435th Security Forces Squadron instructors Dec. 07, 2011, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The F.A.S.T specialize in military teams that are in support of contingencies, theater security operation events, humanitarian and civic assistance projects, AEF deployments, and military operations other than war. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Whiting, 435th Security Forces Squadron Creek Defender instructor, demonstrates modified army combative technique to Belgian Army Sgt. Dennis Berkmans during a flyaway security team practice session on Dec. 07, 2011, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. As part of the 435th wing's Contingency Response Group, the 435th SFS contributes to the group's "open the base" mission, as well as expeditionary combat support training through the USAFE Security Forces Regional Training Center's Creek Defender course. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  MARSA, Malta (Dec. 7, 2011) – Mark Zammit, leading assistance and rescue officer for Malta’s Civil Protection Department, explains how to properly use oil spill cleanup equipment during Eurasia Partnership Capstone (EPC) 2011. Participants for EPC 2011 include approximately 100 representatives from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Malta, Romania, Ukraine and the United States, focused on strengthening maritime relationships between Eurasian nations. Training workshops range from maritime law enforcement, maritime search and rescue, marine environmental protection, leadership development courses for noncommissioned officers and, for the first time during EPC, advanced network-enabled maritime interdiction operations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  MARSA, Malta (Dec. 7, 2011) – Mark Zammit, leading assistance and rescue officer for Malta’s Civil Protection Department, explains how to properly use oil spill cleanup equipment during Eurasia Partnership Capstone (EPC) 2011. Participants for EPC 2011 include approximately 100 representatives from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Malta, Romania, Ukraine and the United States, focused on strengthening maritime relationships between Eurasian nations. Training workshops range from maritime law enforcement, maritime search and rescue, marine environmental protection, leadership development courses for noncommissioned officers and, for the first time during EPC, advanced network-enabled maritime interdiction operations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England - (left to right) U.S. Air Force Maj. Mike Conrad, 493rd Fighter Squadron pilot, and Swedish Air Force Capt. Fredrik Bergstrom, 211th Fighter Squadron, go over preparations before take-off as Senior Airman Francisco Lumbreras, 748th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron assistant dedicated crew chief assists Bergstrom with gear Nov. 17, 2011. This is Bergstrom's first time ever in a foreign aircraft. Members from the SAF and the 48th Fighter Wing trained together to increase their interoperability and gather experience with foreign aircraft. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Maj. Gen. William L. Enyart, Adjutant General Illinois National Guard, meets students from the Krakow School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England - U.S. Air Force Maj. Mike Conrad, 493rd Fighter Squadron pilot, (left) checks aircraft forms as Swedish Air Force Capt Fredrik Bergstrom, 211th Fighter Squadron, watches prior to take-off, Nov. 17, 2011. This is Bergstrom's first time ever in a foreign aircraft.Members from the SAF and the 48th Fighter Wing trained together to increase their interoperability and gather experience with foreign aircraft. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  LUQA, Malta (Nov. 10, 2011) Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and Allied Joint Forces Command Naples, reviews the Armed Forces of Malta headquarters honor guard while visiting Luqa. During the visit, Locklear met with Maltese Brig. Gen. Martin Xuereb, commander of the Armed Forces of Malta, and Vanessa Frazier, Director for Defense Matters. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  LUQA, Malta (Nov. 10, 2011) – Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III (center), commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and Allied Joint Forces Command Naples, and Maltese Brig. Gen. Martin Xuereb (left), commander of the Armed Forces of Malta, speak with Vanessa Frazier (right), director of Defense Matters, at the Armed Forces of Malta headquarters while visiting Luqa. During the visit, Locklear met with Xuereb and Frazier. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  LUQA, Malta (Nov. 10, 2011) - Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III (center), commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and Allied Joint Forces Command Naples, is introduced to Maltese Col. David Mifsud, head of logistics for the Armed Forces of Malta (left), by Maltese Brig. Gen. Martin Xuereb (right), commander of the Armed Forces of Malta, while visiting Luqa. During the visit, Locklear met with Xuereb and Vanessa Frazier, director of Defense Matters. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  RIJEKA, Croatia (Nov. 9, 2011) - Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, Vice Adm. Frank Pandolfe (center) speaks to U.S. and Croatian dignitaries and representatives of Viktor Lenac Shipyard in Rijeka, Croatia, while Croatia's Minister of Defense, Dr. Davor Bozinovic (left); U.S. Embassy Official, Duška Lastrić-Durić; and U.S. Ambassador to Croatia, the Honorable James Foley look on. During his remarks, Pandolfe explained that he looks forward to the growing partnership between Croatia and the U.S. and thanked shipyard representatives for their "most impressive skill and tireless dedication, as well as superb teamwork and dedication to safety" during the complex and challenging maintenance period. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  RIJEKA, Croatia (Nov. 9, 2011) - (from left to right) Croatia's Minister of Defense, Dr. Davor Bozinovic speaks with Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, Vice Adm. Frank Pandolfe; Croatian Chief of Defense Lt. Gen. Drago Lovric; and Croatian Chief of Naval Operations, Rear Adm. Ante Ulric; while commemorating the near completion of USS Mount Whitney's (LCC 20) 60-day maintenance availability at the Viktor Lenac Shipyard in Rijeka, Croatia. The leaders gathered to discuss the growing partnership between one of NATO's newest members and the United States. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  RIJEKA, Croatia (Nov. 9, 2011) - USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) is lowered into the water from dry dock at Viktor Lenac shipyard during its scheduled maintenance period in Croatia. Mount Whitney is the U.S. 6th Fleet flagship and operates with a hybrid crew of U.S. Sailors and Military Sealift Command civilian mariners. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  RIJEKA, Croatia (Nov. 9, 2011) - USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) begins its transition from dry dock to pier side at Viktor Lenac shipyard. Mount Whitney is the U.S. 6th Fleet flagship and operates with a hybrid crew of U.S. Sailors and Military Sealift Command civilian mariners. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  RIJEKA, Croatia (Nov. 9, 2011) - Viktor Lenac shipyard workers look on as USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) is assisted by tug boats pier side after nearly a month and a half in dry dock. Mount Whitney is the U.S. 6th Fleet flagship and operates with a hybrid crew of U.S. Sailors and Military Sealift Command civilian mariners. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  U.S. European Command Chief of Staff, Rear Adm. Charles Martoglio, left, and Acting Director, Energy Security Center Under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Ambassador Audrius Bruzga, right, shake hands after signing a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding between EUCOM and the ESC at EUCOM Headquarters, Stuttgart, Germany, Nov. 7. The agreement establishes an informal relationship to foster information sharing to enhance collective security. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  U.S. European Command Chief of Staff, Rear Adm. Charles Martoglio, left, and Acting Director, Energy Security Center Under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Ambassador Audrius Bruzga, right, sign a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding between EUCOM and the ESC at EUCOM Headquarters, Stuttgart, Germany, Nov. 7. The agreement establishes an informal relationship to foster information sharing to enhance collective security. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Ambassador Wohlers enters the grounds of the "Slavco Stojmenski" Primary School in Vinica, Macedonia. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  School Director Jordan Stojanov, Ambassador Paul Wohlers, and Mayor Emil Doncev (l-r) cut the ribbon of the newly renovated school. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine (Oct. 21, 2011) - Ukrainian Lt. Moiseinko Ihoe (right) observes bridge operations as the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) arrives in Sevastopol for a port visit. Philippine Sea is on a scheduled deployment in the Black Sea and serves to promote peace and security in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  WILDFLECKEN, Germany (Oct. 20, 2011) -- 2nd Lt. Chawn Roundtree (right), 72nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion speaks with Master Sgt. Tobias Harkenbusch (left), German Army Signal Battalion for Air Mobile Division, about current and future training opportunities during Exercise Express 11. The exercise is a demonstration of the German Army Air Mobile Division's ability to execute disaster relief and build partnership capabilities between German and American armed forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  WILDFLECKEN, Germany (Oct. 20, 2011) -- Lt. Col. Anselm Stark (right), commander, German Army Signal Battalion for Air Mobile Division, places a unit pin onto Capt. Richard Hagner, 72nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion, during Exercise Express 11. The exercise is a demonstration of the German Army Air Mobile Division's ability to execute disaster relief and build partnership capabilities between German and American armed forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Haakonsvern, Norway (October 11, 2011) - Rear Adm. Bernt Grimstvedt, chief of the Royal Norwegian Navy, looks through the periscope of the Los Angeles-class submarine USS Miami (SSN 755) while inport Haakonsvern, Norway. Grimstvedt toured Miami during its scheduled port visit to strengthen maritime partnership with Norwegian counterparts. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Haakonsvern, Norway (October 11, 2011) - Rear Adm. Bernt Grimstvedt, chief of the Royal Norwegian Navy, speaks with Sailors from the Los Angeles-class submarine USS Miami (SSN 755) while inport Haakonsvern, Norway. Grimstvedt toured Miami during its scheduled port visit to strengthen maritime partnership with Norwegian counterparts. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Haakonsvern, Norway (October 11, 2011) - Rear Adm. Bernt Grimstvedt, chief of the Royal Norwegian Navy, speaks with Sailors from the Los Angeles-class submarine USS Miami (SSN 755) while inport Haakonsvern, Norway. Grimstvedt toured Miami during its scheduled port visit to strengthen maritime partnership with Norwegian counterparts. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GRAFENWOEHR, Germany (Sept. 21, 2011) – Members of the Ukraine military monitor and maintain network access during Combined Endeavor 2011 in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 19. Combined Endeavor is a multination exercise involving nearly 40 NATO, Partnership for Peace and strategic security partners, and is designed to increase interoperability and communications processes between the participating nations.  (Photo by US Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Whitney) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GRAFENWOEHR, Germany (Sept. 21, 2011) – Members of the Ukraine military monitor and maintain network access during Combined Endeavor 2011 in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 19. Combined Endeavor is a multination exercise involving nearly 40 NATO, Partnership for Peace and strategic security partners, and is designed to increase interoperability and communications processes between the participating nations.  (Photo by US Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Whitney) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GRAFENWOEHR, Germany (Sept. 21, 2011) – A member of the Croatian military monitors and maintain network access during Combined Endeavor 2011, in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 19. Combined Endeavor is a multi-nation exercise involving nearly 40 NATO, Partnership for Peace and strategic security partners, and is designed to increase interoperability and communications processes between the participating nations.  (Photo by US Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Whitney/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  The Commander of the U.S. European Command, Adm. James G. Stavridis, center, and Romanian Maj. Gen. Ștefan Dănilă, Chief of the Romanian General Staff, left, listen to a Polish exercise participant taking part in the Jackal Stone 11 multinational special operations forces exercise on Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, Sept. 20, 2011. The purpose of the exercise, coordinated by Special Operations Command Europe, is to enhance special operations forces capacity and interoperability between the nine participating nations, while simultaneously building cooperation and partnerships. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  The Commander of the U.S. European Command, Adm. James G. Stavridis , center, and Romanian Maj. Gen. Ștefan Dănilă, Chief of the Romanian General Staff, right, listens to a Polish exercise participant taking part in the Jackal Stone 11 multinational special operations forces exercise on Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, Sept. 20, 2011. The purpose of the exercise, coordinated by Special Operations Command Europe, is to enhance special operations forces capacity and interoperability between the nine participating nations, while simultaneously building cooperation and partnerships. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  The Commander of the U.S. European Command, Adm. James G. Stavridis, left, and Army Maj. Gen. Michael S. Repass, the Commander of Special Operations Command Europe, departs the Jackal Stone 11 Combined Joint Forces Special Operations Component Command after receiving an overview of the multinational special operations forces exercise at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, Sept. 20, 2011. The purpose of the exercise, coordinated by Special Operations Command Europe, is to enhance special operations forces capacity and interoperability between the nine participating nations, while simultaneously building cooperation and partnerships. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  U.S. Adm. James Stavridis, commander of U.S. European Command, greets Romanian Naval Special Operation Forces personnel after the members conducted a live tactical demonstration during Jackal Stone 11 at the Constanta Military Harbor, Romania, Sep. 20, 2011. The purpose of the exercise, coordinated by Special Operations Command Europe, is to enhance special operations forces capacity a¬nd interoperability between the nine participating nations, while simultaneously building cooperation and partnerships. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  U.S. Adm. James Stavridis, commander of the U.S. European Command, signs the Captain’s logbook aboard the Romanian frigate “Regina Maria” prior to a live tactical demonstration from a multinational maritime Special Operations Task Group during the Jackal Stone 11 Exercise on Sep. 20, 2011. The purpose of the exercise, coordinated by Special Operations Command Europe, is to enhance special operations forces capacity and interoperability between the nine participating nations, while simultaneously building cooperation and partnerships. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Romanian Lieutenant Gen. Ştefan Dănilă, the Romanian Chief of General Staff, left, and U.S. Adm. James Stavridis, commander of U.S. European Command, right, prepares to watch a live tactical demonstration from a multinational maritime Special Operations Task Group during the Jackal Stone 11 Exercise on Sep. 20, 2011.The purpose of the exercise, coordinated by Special Operations Command Europe, is to enhance special operations forces capacity and interoperability between the nine participating nations, while simultaneously building cooperation and partnerships. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  U.S. Adm. James Stavridis, commander of the U.S. European Command, left, and Romanian Lieutenant Gen. Ştefan Dănilă, the Romanian Chief of General Staff, right, shake hands after watching a live tactical demonstration from a multinational maritime Special Operations Task Group Forces during the Jackal Stone 11 Exercise on Sep. 20, 2011. The purpose of the exercise, coordinated by Special Operations Command Europe, is to enhance special operations forces capacity and interoperability between the nine participating nations, while simultaneously building cooperation and partnerships. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Romanian Vice Adm. Aurel Popa, Romanian Chief of Navy Staff, left, U.S. Adm. James Stavridis, commander of U.S. European Command, second left, Lieutenant Gen. Ştefan Dănilă, the Chief of General Staff, third left, and U.S. Maj. Gen. Michael S. Repass, commander of Special Operations Command Europe, center, salute Romanian sailors prior to boarding the Romanian frigate “Regina Maria” to observe a live tactical demonstration during Jackal Stone 11 on Sep. 20, 2011. The purpose of the exercise, coordinated by Special Operations Command Europe, is to enhance special operations forces capacity and interoperability between the nine participating nations, while simultaneously building cooperation and partnerships. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GRAFENWOEHR, Germany (Sept. 19, 2011) – Capt. Nerijus Liutkus, Lithuanian army, tracks statistics of a morning mission during Combined Endeavor 11 in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 19. Combined Endeavor is the largest Theater Security Cooperation communications exercise in the world, combining 40 different countries from NATO, Partnership for Peace and strategic partners. (Photo by US Army Staff Sgt. Shawnon Lott / Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GRAFENWOEHR, Germany (Sept. 19, 2011) – Capt. Nerijus Liutkus, Lithuanian army, contacts an element conducting an early mission in order to receive data concerning their movements during Combined Endeavor 11 in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 19. Combined Endeavor is the largest Theater Security Cooperation communications exercise in the world, combining 40 different countries from NATO, Partnership for Peace and strategic partners. (Photo by US Army Staff Sgt. Shawnon Lott / Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Grafenwoehr Germany - Soldiers from the Albanian army watch as a malfunction is corrected on one of their computers during Combined Endeavor 11 in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 19, 2011. Combined Endeavor is the largest theater security cooperation communications exercise in the world, combining 40 different countries from NATO, Partnership for Peace, and strategic partners. (Photo by US Army Staff Sgt. Shawnon Lott / Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Senior Airman David Pickren, an MC-130H Combat Talon II crew chief with the 352nd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, RAF Mildenhall, U.K, checks the tire pressure of a Combat Talon II during the Jackal Stone 11 exercise on Mihail Kogălniceanu Airbase, Romania, Sept. 19, 2011. The purpose of the exercise, coordinated by Special Operations Command Europe, is to enhance special operations forces capacity and interoperability between the nine participating nations, while simultaneously building cooperation and partnerships. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Tech. Sgt. Johnathan Hasty, an MC-130H Combat Talon II crew chief with the 352nd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, RAF Mildenhall, U.K., conducts preflight checks during Jackal Stone 11 exercise on Mihail Kogălniceanu Airbase, Romania, Sept. 19, 2011. The purpose of the exercise, coordinated by Special Operations Command Europe, is to enhance special operations forces capacity and interoperability between the nine participating nations, while simultaneously building cooperation and partnerships. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Tech. Sgt. Johnathan Hasty, an MC-130H Combat Talon II crew chief with the 352nd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, RAF Mildenhall, U.K., conducts preflight checks during Jackal Stone 11 exercise on Mihail Kogălniceanu Airbase, Romania, Sept. 19, 2011. The purpose of the exercise, coordinated by Special Operations Command Europe, is to enhance special operations forces capacity and interoperability between the nine participating nations, while simultaneously building cooperation and partnerships. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Senior Airman David Pickren, left, and Tech. Sgt.Johnathan Hasty, right, MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft crew chiefs with the 352nd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, RAF Mildenhall U.K., check the propeller blades on their aircraft during Jackal Stone 11 exercise, Mihail Kogălniceanu Airbase, Romania, Sept. 19, 2011. The purpose of the exercise, coordinated by Special Operations Command Europe, is to enhance special operations forces capacity and interoperability between the nine participating nations, while simultaneously building cooperation and partnerships. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Senior Airman David Pickren, an MC-130H Combat Talon II crew chief with the 352nd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, RAF Mildenhall, U.K., conducts preflight checks during Jackal Stone 11 exercise on Mihail Kogălniceanu Airbase, Romania, Sept. 19, 2011. The purpose of the exercise, coordinated by Special Operations Command Europe, is to enhance special operations forces capacity and interoperability between the nine participating nations, while simultaneously building cooperation and partnerships. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Grafenwoehr Germany - First Lt. Alexander Silivestru, Moldovan army, tracks statistics of a morning mission during Combined Endeavor 11 in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 18, 2011. Combined Endeavor is the largest theater security cooperation communications exercise in the world, combining 40 different countries from NATO, Partnership for Peace, and strategic partners. (Photo by US Army Staff Sgt. Shawnon Lott / Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Participants of the Jackal Stone multinational special operations forces exercise salute each participating nation’s flags during the opening ceremony held at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base Sept. 17, 2011. The purpose of the exercise, being held in Romania, Bulgaria and Ukraine, is to enhance special operations forces capacity and interoperability between the nine participating nations, while simultaneously building cooperation and partnerships. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Servicemembers from Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Norway, Romania, Ukraine and the U.S.stand in formation during the opening ceremony for Jackal Stone 11 multinational special operations forces exercise held at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base,Sept. 17, 2011. The purpose of the exercise, being held in Romania, Bulgaria and Ukraine, is to enhance special operations forces capacity and interoperability between the nine participating nations, while simultaneously building cooperation and partnerships. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Romanian special operations forces clear the deck of ROS Midia (LSNS 283) after boarding the Romanian ship using the fast rope during the demonstration at the Romanian Naval Port in Constanta, Romania, for distinguished visitors on the opening day of Exercise Jackal Stone 2011, on Sept. 17, 2011. Jackal Stone is an annual multinational special operations exercise designed to promote cooperation and interoperability between participating forces, build functional capacity and enhance readiness. This year nine nations are participating in various locations in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A Romanian Puma helicopter approaches ROS Midia (LSNS 283) to drop Romanian special operations forces aboard the Romanian naval vessel during a demonstration for distinguished visitors on the opening day of Exercise Jackal Stone 2011, on Sept. 17, 2011, in Romania. Jackal Stone is an annual multinational special operations exercise designed to promote cooperation and interoperability between participating forces, build functional capacity and enhance readiness. This year nine nations are participating in various locations in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Romanian special operations forces set up guard aboard ROS Midia (LSNS 283) after boarding the Romanian naval vessel during the demonstration at the Romanian Naval Port in Constanta, Romania, for distinguished visitors on the opening day of Exercise Jackal Stone 2011, on Sept. 17, 2011. Jackal Stone is an annual multinational special operations exercise designed to promote cooperation and interoperability between participating forces, build functional capacity and enhance readiness. This year nine nations are participating in various locations in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  U.S. and Norwegian special warfare boat operators keep the rigid hull inflatable boats steady and close to ROS Midia (LSNS 283) so U.S., Norwegian and Ukrainian special operation forces can disembark the Romanian naval vessel during the demonstration at the Romanian Naval Port in Constanta, Romania, for distinguished visitors on the opening day of Exercise Jackal Stone 2011, on Sept. 17, 2011. Jackal Stone is an annual multinational special operations exercise designed to promote cooperation and interoperability between participating forces, build functional capacity and enhance readiness. This year nine nations are participating in various locations in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  U.S. and Romanian officers are piped aboard the Romanian frigate, Ferninand, prior to the demonstration on the opening day of Exercise Jackal Stone 2011, on Sept. 17, 2011, at the Romanian Naval Port in Constanta, Romania. Jackal Stone is an annual multinational special operations exercise designed to promote cooperation and interoperability between participating forces, build functional capacity and enhance readiness. This year nine nations are participating in various locations in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Romanian special operations forces clear the deck of ROS Midia (LSNS 283) after fast-roping from a helicopter during a demonstration for distinguished visitors on the opening day of Exercise Jackal Stone 2011, on Sept. 17, 2011, in Romania. Jackal Stone is an annual multinational special operations exercise designed to promote cooperation and interoperability between participating forces, build functional capacity and enhance readiness. This year nine nations are participating in various locations in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Romanian special operations forces clear the deck of ROS Midia (LSNS 283) during a demonstration for distinguished visitors on the opening day of Exercise Jackal Stone 2011, on Sept. 17, 2011, in Romania. Jackal Stone is an annual multinational special operations exercise designed to promote cooperation and interoperability between participating forces, build functional capacity and enhance readiness. This year nine nations are participating in various locations in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Romanian special operation force team member sights around the corner on ROS Midia (LSNS 283) during a demonstration for distinguished visitors on the opening day of Exercise Jackal Stone 2011, on Sept. 17, 2011, in Romania. Jackal Stone is an annual multinational special operations exercise designed to promote cooperation and interoperability between participating forces, build functional capacity and enhance readiness. This year nine nations are participating in various locations in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  U.S. special operation forces sets guard on ROS Midia (LSNS 283) during a demonstration for distinguished visitors on the opening day of Exercise Jackal Stone 2011, on Sept. 17, 2011, in Romania. Jackal Stone is an annual multinational special operations exercise designed to promote cooperation and interoperability between participating forces, build functional capacity and enhance readiness. This year nine nations are participating in various locations in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A Romanian rigid hull inflatable boat carrying special operation forces cruises by distinguished visitors aboard the Romanian frigate, Ferninand, after the demonstration at the Romanian Naval Port in Constanta, Romania, for on the opening day of Exercise Jackal Stone 2011, on Sept. 17, 2011. Jackal Stone is an annual multinational special operations exercise designed to promote cooperation and interoperability between participating forces, build functional capacity and enhance readiness. This year nine nations are participating in various locations in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Bulgarian special operations forces conduct fast-rope familiarization training with Soldiers from the Army’s 10th Special Forces Group on a Chinook helicopter from the Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment in Bulgaria Sept. 16, 2011. Jackal Stone is an annual multinational special operations exercise designed to promote cooperation and interoperability between participating forces, build functional capacity and enhance readiness. This year nine nations are participating in various locations in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Bulgarian special operations forces conduct fast-rope familiarization training with Soldiers from the Army’s 10th Special Forces Group on a Chinook helicopter from the Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment in Bulgaria Sept. 16, 2011. Jackal Stone is an annual multinational special operations exercise designed to promote cooperation and interoperability between participating forces, build functional capacity and enhance readiness. This year nine nations are participating in various locations in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  MIHAIL KOGĂLNICEANU AIRBASE, Romania—A Sailor with the Helicopter Sea Combat 28 adjusts a seat on a MH-60S Seahawk helicopter prior to a Forward Area Refueling Point night time training event as part of Special Operations Command Europe’s Jackal Stone 11 exercise on Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, Sept. 16, 2011. The Seahawk landed in a field and was refueled by a MC-130H Combat Talon II, based out of 352nd Special Operations Group at RAF Mildenhall, U.K. The purpose of the exercise is to enhance special operations forces capacity and interoperability between the nine participating nations, while simultaneously building cooperation and partnerships. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  MIHAIL KOGĂLNICEANU AIRBASE, Romania—A Sailor with the Helicopter Sea Combat 28 signals to a MH-60S Seahawk helicopter prior to a night Forward Area Refueling Point training event as part of the Special Operations Command Europe’s Jackal Stone 11 exercise on Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, Sept. 16, 2011. The Seahawk landed in a field and was refueled by a MC-130H Combat Talon II, based out of 352nd Special Operations Group at RAF Mildenhall, U.K. The purpose of the exercise is to enhance special operations forces capacity and interoperability between the nine participating nations, while simultaneously building cooperation and partnerships. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  MIHAIL KOGĂLNICEANU AIRBASE, Romania—A Navy Crew Chief with the Helicopter Sea Combat 28 scans the Romanian horizon with his night vision goggles as the MH-60S Seahawk flies toward a night Forward Area Refueling Point training event as part of the Special Operations Command Europe’s Jackal Stone 11 exercise on Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, Sept. 16, 2011. The purpose of the exercise is to enhance special operations forces capacity and interoperability between the nine participating nations, while simultaneously building cooperation and partnerships. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  MIHAIL KOGĂLNICEANU AIRBASE, Romania—One of Helicopter Sea Combat 28’s MH-60S Seahawks land as Airmen wait to refuel the helicopter during a night Forward Area Refueling Point training event as part of the Special Operations Command Europe’s Jackal Stone 11 exercise on Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, Sept. 16, 2011. The Seahawk landed in a field and was refueled by a MC-130H Combat Talon II, based out of 352nd Special Operations Group at RAF Mildenhall, U.K. The purpose of the exercise is to enhance special operations forces capacity and interoperability between the nine participating nations, while simultaneously building cooperation and partnerships. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Romanian and Croatian special operations forces conduct fast rope familiarization training with Soldiers from the Army’s 10th Special Forces Group on a Chinook helicopter from the Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment in Romania Sept. 15, 2011. Jackal Stone is an annual multinational special operations exercise designed to promote cooperation and interoperability between participating forces, build functional capacity and enhance readiness. This year nine nations are participating in various locations in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  U.S. Navy SEALs exit a MH-60S Seahawk helicopter during a military free fall training event as part of the Jackal Stone 11 multi-national special operations forces exercise on Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, Sept. 15. The purpose of the exercise, being held in Romania, Bulgaria and Ukraine, is to enhance special operations forces capacity and interoperability between the nine participating nations, while simultaneously building cooperation and partnerships. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  U.S. Navy SEALs move toward a MH-60S Seahawk helicopter to conduct a military free fall training event as part of the Jackal Stone 11 multi-national special operations forces exercise on Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, Sept. 15. The purpose of the exercise, being held in Romania, Bulgaria and Ukraine, is to enhance special operations forces capacity and interoperability between the nine participating nations, while simultaneously building cooperation and partnerships. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A Navy SEAL inspects another SEAL’s altimeter during a military free fall training event as part of the Jackal Stone 11 multi-national special operations forces exercise on Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, Sept. 15. The altimeter allowed the SEALs and Norwegian Special Forces operators to determine when they were at the right altitude to deploy their parachutes. The purpose of the exercise, being held in Romania, Bulgaria and Ukraine, is to enhance special operations forces capacity and interoperability between the nine participating nations, while simultaneously building cooperation and partnerships. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A U.S. Navy SEAL maneuvers his parachute during a military free fall training event as part of the Jackal Stone 11 multi-national special operations forces exercise on Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, Sept. 15. The purpose of the exercise, being held in Romania, Bulgaria and Ukraine, is to enhance special operations forces capacity and interoperability between the nine participating nations, while simultaneously building cooperation and partnerships. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A U.S. Navy SEAL lands safely during a military free fall training event as part of the Jackal Stone 11 multi-national special operations forces exercise on Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, Sept 15. The purpose of the exercise, being held in Romania, Bulgaria and Ukraine, is to enhance special operations forces capacity and interoperability between the nine participating nations, while simultaneously building cooperation and partnerships. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GRAFENWOEHR, Germany (Sept. 14, 2011) – Trond Bjerke, a civilian with the Norwegian defense center, checks the Blu Force tracking computer equipment during Combined Endeavor 2011 in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 13. Combined Endeavor 2011 is a multi-nation exercise designed to increase interoperability and communication between more than 40 participating countries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Adawn Kelsey/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GRAFENWOEHR, Germany (Sept. 14, 2011) – First Lt. Bjarte Mjelde, member of the Norwegian army, works on a piece of communication equipment during Combined Endeavor 2011 in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 13. Combined Endeavor 2011 is a multi-nation exercise designed to increase interoperability and communication between more than 40 participating countries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Adawn Kelsey/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Romanian and Norwegian special operations forces conduct fast rope familiarization training on a vessel in the Black Sea with Sailors from U.S. Navy Special Warfare Unit 2 on a Chinook helicopter from the U.S. Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment off the shores of Romania Sept. 14, 2011. Jackal Stone is an annual multinational special operations exercise designed to promote cooperation and interoperability between participating forces, build functional capacity and enhance readiness. This year nine nations are participating in various locations in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Two U.S. Chinook helicopters approach ROS Midia (LSNS 283) to drop special operations forces aboard the Romanian naval ship as a part of Exercise Jackal Stone 2011, on Sept. 14, 2011, in Romania. Jackal Stone is an annual multinational special operations exercise designed to promote cooperation and interoperability between participating forces, build functional capacity and enhance readiness. This year nine nations are participating in various locations in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Norwegian special operations forces drop to the deck of ROS Midia (LSNS 283) as a part of Exercise Jackal Stone 2011, on Sept. 14, 2011, in Romania. Jackal Stone is an annual multinational special operations exercise designed to promote cooperation and interoperability between participating forces, build functional capacity and enhance readiness. This year nine nations are participating in various locations in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Norwegian special operations forces clear the deck of ROS Midia (LSNS 283) as a part of Exercise Jackal Stone 2011, on Sept. 14, 2011, in Romania. Jackal Stone is an annual multinational special operations exercise designed to promote cooperation and interoperability between participating forces, build functional capacity and enhance readiness. This year nine nations are participating in various locations in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Norwegian special operations forces climb into a rigid hull inflatable boat aboard the ROS Midia (LSNS 283) as a part of Exercise Jackal Stone 2011, on Sept. 14, 2011, in Romania. Jackal Stone is an annual multinational special operations exercise designed to promote cooperation and interoperability between participating forces, build functional capacity and enhance readiness. This year nine nations are participating in various locations in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  U.S. and Ukrainian special operations forces climb into a rigid hull inflatable boat from the ROS Midia (LSNS 283) as a part of Exercise Jackal Stone 2011, on Sept. 14, 2011, in Romania. Jackal Stone is an annual multinational special operations exercise designed to promote cooperation and interoperability between participating forces, build functional capacity and enhance readiness. This year nine nations are participating in various locations in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Norwegian special operations forces approach ROS Midia (LSNS 283) using a rigid hull inflatable boat as a part of Exercise Jackal Stone 2011, on Sept. 14, 2011, in Romania. Jackal Stone is an annual multinational special operations exercise designed to promote cooperation and interoperability between participating forces, build functional capacity and enhance readiness. This year nine nations are participating in various locations in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Norwegian special operations forces set up guard aboard ROS Midia (LSNS 283) after boarding the Romanian naval vessel as a part of Exercise Jackal Stone 2011, on Sept. 14, 2011, in Romania. Jackal Stone is an annual multinational special operations exercise designed to promote cooperation and interoperability between participating forces, build functional capacity and enhance readiness. This year nine nations are participating in various locations in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Ukrainian special operations forces conduct fast ropefamiliarization training with Sailors from U.S. Navy Special Warfare Unit 2 on a Chinook helicopter from the U.S. Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment in Romania Sept. 13, 2011. Jackal Stone is an annual multinational special operations exercise designed to promote cooperation and interoperability between participating forces, build functional capacity and enhance readiness. This year nine nations are participating in various locations in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Macedonian Capt. Marjan Zafirovski, communications officer participating in Combined Endeavor 2011, publishes website certificates to a CE intranet site Sept. 13, at Grafenwoehr, Germany.Combined Endeavor 2011 is a multi-nation exercise designed to increase interoperability and communication between more than 40 participating countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Members of the Army of the republic of Macedonia publish certificates to the intranet during Combined Endeavor 2011, Sept. 13, at Grafenwoehr, Germany. Combined Endeavor 2011 is a multi-nation exercise designed to increase interoperability and communication between more than 40 participating countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Norwegian special operation forces operators move into a tactical formation after fast roping from a U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter during ex-filtration training as part of the Jackal Stone 2011 exercise in Constanta, Romania, Sept. 12. The purpose of the exercise, being held in Romania, Bulgaria and Ukraine, is to enhance special operations forces capacity and interoperability between the nine participating nations, while simultaneously building cooperation and partnerships. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A Norwegian special operation forces operator practices on his rappelling technique during ex-filtration training as part of the Jackal Stone 2011 exercise in Constanta, Romania, Sept. 12. The purpose of the exercise, being held in Romania, Bulgaria and Ukraine, is to enhance special operations forces capacity and interoperability between the nine participating nations, while simultaneously building cooperation and partnerships. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A sailor with the Helicopter Sea Combat 28 signals a MH-60S Seahawk helicopter as another member of the crew inspects the rotors before a night fast-roping training event as part of the Special Operations Command Europe's Jackal Stone exercise near Constanta, Romania, Sept. 12. The purpose of the exercise is to promote cooperation and interoperability between the nine participating forces. The multinational forces routinely participate in exercises like this to improve readiness and build capacity. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Sailors with the Helicopter Sea Combat 28 inspect a MH-60S Seahawk helicopter's rotors before a night fast-roping training event as part of the Special Operations Command Europe's Jackal Stone exercise near Constanta, Romania, Sept. 12. The purpose of the exercise is to promote cooperation and interoperability between the nine participating forces. The multi-national forces routinely participate in exercises like this to improve readiness and build capacity. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Special Forces service member fast ropes from an IAR 330 Puma during a training event as part of the Special Operations Command Europe's Jackal Stone exercise near Constanta, Romania, Sept. 12. The purpose of the exercise is to promote cooperation and interoperability between the nine participating forces. The multi-national forces routinely participate in exercises like this to improve readiness and build capacity. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Special Forces service members form a defensive perimeter as their teammate fast ropes from a MH-60S helicopter or a Seahawk during a training event as part of the Special Operations Command Europe's Jackal Stone exercise near Constanta, Romania, Sept. 12. The purpose of the exercise is to promote cooperation and interoperability between the nine participating forces. The multi-national forces routinely participate in exercises like this to improve readiness and build capacity. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Romanian and Norwegian special operations forces conduct fast rope familiarization training on a vessel in the Black Sea with Sailors from U.S. Navy Special Warfare Unit 2 on a Chinook helicopter from the U.S. Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment off the shores of Romania Sept. 14, 2011. Jackal Stone is an annual multinational special operations exercise designed to promote cooperation and interoperability between participating forces, build functional capacity and enhance readiness. This year nine nations are participating in various locations in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A Romanian marksmanship instructor observes a Ukrainian special operations forces member during weapons familiarization training as part of Exercise Jackal Stone 2011 on Sept. 12, 2011, in Romania. Jackal Stone is an annual multinational special operations exercise designed to promote cooperation and interoperability between participating forces, build functional capacity and enhance readiness. This year nine nations are participating in various locations in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A Romanian marksmanship instructor assists a Ukrainian special operations forces member during weapons familiarization training as part of Exercise Jackal Stone 2011 on Sept. 12, 2011, in Romania. Jackal Stone is an annual multinational special operations exercise designed to promote cooperation and interoperability between participating forces, build functional capacity and enhance readiness. This year nine nations are participating in various locations in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Norwegian, Ukrainian and Romanian special operations forces fastrope from a U.S. Navy MH-60 Seahawk helicopter and a Romanian Navy Puma helicopter as a part of Exercise Jackal Stone 2011, on Sept. 12, 2011, in Romania. Jackal Stone is an annual multinational special operations exercise designed to promote cooperation and interoperability between participating forces, build functional capacity and enhance readiness. This year nine nations are participating in various locations in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Norwegian special operations forces fastrope from a U.S. Navy MH-60 Seahawk helicopter as a part of Exercise Jackal Stone 2011, on Sept. 12, 2011, in Romania. Jackal Stone is an annual multinational special operations exercise designed to promote cooperation and interoperability between participating forces, build functional capacity and enhance readiness. This year nine nations are participating in various locations in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Ukrainian and Romanian special operations forces fastrope from a Romanian Navy Puma helicopter as a part of Exercise Jackal Stone 2011, on Sept. 12, 2011, in Romania. Jackal Stone is an annual multinational special operations exercise designed to promote cooperation and interoperability between participating forces, build functional capacity and enhance readiness. This year nine nations are participating in various locations in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Ukrainian and Romanian special operations forces fastrope from a U.S. Navy MH-60 helicopter as a part of Exercise Jackal Stone 2011, on Sept. 12, 2011, in Romania. Jackal Stone is an annual multinational special operations exercise designed to promote cooperation and interoperability between participating forces, build functional capacity and enhance readiness. This year nine nations are participating in various locations in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  MIHAIL KOGĂLNICEANU AIRBASE, Romania -- Servicemembers stand at parade rest during the opening ceremony for Jackal Stone 11, Sept. 17. The purpose of this exercise is to promote cooperation and interoperability between the nine participating forces. Multinational forces routinely participate in exercises like this to improve readiness and build capacity. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Bethany L. Little) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  MIHAIL KOGĂLNICEANU AIRBASE, Romania -- Army Maj. Gen. Michael S. Repass, the Commander of Special Operations Command Europe, and Maj. Gen. Illie Botos, the Chief Romanian Intelligence Directorate, perform pass and review during the opening ceremony for Jackal Stone 11, Sept. 17. The purpose of this exercise is to promote cooperation and interoperability between the nine participating forces. Multinational forces routinely participate in exercises like this to improve readiness and build capacity. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Bethany L. Little) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GRAFENWOEHR, Germany (Sept. 11, 2011) – The flags of European countries who did not have representatives attending Combined Endeavor stand in honor of their citizens who were killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks during a memorial ceremony Sept. 11, in Grafenwoehr, Germany. Twenty-two nations attending the Combined Endeavor exercise had citizens among the 2,977 people killed during the terrorist attacks on 9/11 in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania in 2001. (Photo by US Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Whitney / Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A member of the Finnish military sets up the FDF recreational area Sept. 6, prior to Combined Endeavor 2011 in Grafenwoehr, Germany. The Combined Endeavor 2011 theme is “Coalition Information Dominance,” and more than 35 countries are scheduled to participate in the multi-national command, control, communications and computer systems exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Adawn Kelsey) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A member of the Finnish military sets up the FDF recreational area Sept. 6, prior to Combined Endeavor 2011 in Grafenwoehr, Germany. The Combined Endeavor 2011 theme is “Coalition Information Dominance,” and more than 35 countries are scheduled to participate in the multi-national command, control, communications and computer systems exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Adawn Kelsey) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Italian military members work on a satellite Sept. 6, during the Combined Endeavor 2011 exercise in Grafenwoehr, Germany. The Combined Endeavor 2011 theme is “Coalition Information Dominance,” and more than 35 countries are scheduled to participate in the multi-national command, control, communications and computer systems exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Adawn Kelsey) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BALTIYSK, Russia (Aug. 4, 2011) - Gas Turbine System Technician 2nd Class Nathan Woodruff assigned to the guided-missile frigate USS Carr carries a wreath during a ceremony honoring Russian WWII veterans at the Baltiysk World War II Memorial. Sailors from the Carr participated in the ceremony during their recent visit to Baltiysk, home of the Russian Federation Navy's Baltic Fleet. Carr is homeported out of Norfolk, Va., and is on a scheduled three-month deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Brian T. Lance/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BALTIYSK, Russia (Aug. 4, 2011) - Midshipman 1st Class Mark Baden embarked aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52) squares off with a Russian sailor during a basketball game between RFS Bespokovyy, a Russian Sovremenny Class DDG, and Carr Sailors. Carr is homeported out of Norfolk, Va., and is on a scheduled three-month deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Brian T. Lance/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A Iowa Air National Guard F-16 Fighter Aircarft take-off from Mirgorod Air Base, Ukraine as Safe Skies 2011 comes to an end. Safe Skies is a military to military exchange between the US, Ukraine and Poland to protect and manage regional air space and promote air security and stability as Ukraine and Poland prepare for EUROCup 2012. In the foreground an Air National Guard member watches the take-off. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj, Matthew T. Mutti/released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  On July 30, 2011, an F-16 Fighter Aircraft from the 187th Fighter Wing, Alabama Air National Guard,prepares for it's last take-off from Mirgorod Air Base, Ukraine as Safe Skies 2011 comes to an end. Safe Skies is a military to military exchange between the US, Ukraine and Poland to protect and manage regional air space and promote air security and stability as Ukraine and Poland prepare for EUROCup 2012. In the foreground an Air National Guard member watches the take-off. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech.Sgt. Charles Vaughn/released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  On July 30, 2011, an F-16 Fighter Aircraft from the 187th Fighter Wing, Alabama Air National Guard,takes-off for the final time at Mirgorod Air Base, Ukraine as Safe Skies 2011 comes to an end. Safe Skies is a military to military exchange between the US, Ukraine and Poland to protect and manage regional air space and promote air security and stability as Ukraine and Poland prepare for EUROCup 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj, Matthew T. Mutti/released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  On July 30, 2011, an F-16 Fighter Aircraft from the 187th Fighter Wing, Alabama Air National Guard, taxis by a Ukrainian Mig-29 for the final time at Mirgorod Air Base, Ukraine as Safe Skies 2011 comes to an end. Safe Skies is a military to military exchange between the US, Ukraine and Poland to protect and manage regional air space and promote air security and stability as Ukraine and Poland prepare for EUROCup 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by SMSgt Chris Drudge) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  An Ukrainian SU-27 returns to Mirgorod Air Base from the final air intercept mission during SAFE SKIES 2011. SAFE SKIES is a multinational aerial event designed to provide a unique opportunity for Ukrainian, Polish and American Air Forces to fly together to help prepare the Polish and Ukrainians for enhanced air supremacy and air sovereignty operations. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Charles Vaughn 144FW/PA) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  An Ukrainian SU-27 departs Mirgorod Air Base for the final air intercept mission during SAFE SKIES 2011. SAFE SKIES is a multinational aerial event designed to provide a unique opportunity for Ukrainian, Polish and American Air Forces to fly together to help prepare the Polish and Ukrainians for enhanced air supremacy and air sovereignty operations. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Charles Vaughn 144FW/PA) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Capt Richard Peace from the Alabama Air National Guard sits in the backseat of an SU-27 for an orientation ride during SAFE SKIES 2011. SAFE SKIES is a multinational aerial event designed to provide a unique opportunity for Ukrainian, Polish and American Air Forces to fly together to help prepare the Polish and Ukrainians for enhanced air supremacy and air sovereignty operations. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Charles Vaughn 144FW/PA) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Lt. Gen. Vasyl Nikiforov, Deputy Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force stands with Col Scott Patten, 187th Fighter Wing Commander poses with the joint Ukraine-U.S. Air National Guard team at the conclusion of SAFE SKIES 2011 at Mirgorod Air Base, Ukraine. SAFE SKIES is a multinational aerial event designed to provide a unique opportunity for Ukrainian, Polish and American Air Forces to fly together to help prepare the Polish and Ukrainians for enhanced air supremacy and air sovereignty operations. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Maj. Matthew T. Mutti 104FW/CCE) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Sgt. Ramon Hernandez, a member of the 8th Medical Company (Logistics), mentors German 2nd Lt. Felix Worner, assigned to the Sanstff Mainz hospital, while qualifying on an M16A2 rifle July 28. As part of the pre-qualification required for participation in the 2011 U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge Standardization and Testing candidates must complete the weapons qualification, an Army Physical Fitness Test, and Basic Lifesaving Skills in order to participate. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Trisha Pinczes) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Army Sgt. Danover Sealey, 8th Medical Company (Logistics), mentors German Staff Sgt. Joseph Daniel, of 5th Command Support Battalion, during zero week of the 2011 U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge Standardization and Testing July 28. All candidates attending the competition must have a weapons qualification of marksman or above before the start of the EFMB. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Dennis Gravelle) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Ukraine SU-27s fly with Air National Guard F-16s over the sunflower fields of Ukraine during SAFE SKIES 2011. Safe Skies 2011 is a military-to-military exchange between the US, Ukraine and Poland to enhance airspace security over the Ukraine and Poland in preparation for Eurocup 2012. (U. S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Charles Vaughn, 144 FW/PA / Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Lt. Col. Robert Swertfager, 144th Fighter Wing California Air National Guard, discusses the itinerary for Safe Skies 2011 with his Ukrainian counterparts July 16. Safe Skies 2011 is a State Partnership program military-to-military exchange between California, Ukraine and Poland to enhance airspace security over the Ukraine and Poland in preparation for Eurocup 2012. (U. S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Charles Vaughn, 144 FW/PA / Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Members of the California and Alabama Air National Guards arrive at Mirgorod Air Base, Ukraine July 16 2011 to take part in Safe Skies 2011. Safe Skies 2011 is a military-to-military exchange between the US, Ukraine and Poland to enhance airspace security over the Ukraine and Poland in preparation for Eurocup 2012. (U. S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Charles Vaughn, 144 FW/PA / Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  An Air National Guard F-16C performs a barrier test at Mirgorod Air Base, Ukraine. The Air National Guard is in Ukraine supporting SAFE SKIES 2011, a 2-week multinational flying event preparing Ukraine and Poland to better protect their airspace during the 2012 EUROPCUP. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Maj. Matthew T. Mutti, 104FW/CCE / Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Maintenance crews from the California and Alabama Air National Guard replace an Air Data Controller on an F-16 during SAFE SKIES 2011. The Air National Guard is in Ukraine supporting SAFE SKIES 2011, a 2-week multinational flying event preparing Ukraine and Poland to better protect their airspace during the 2012 EUROPCUP. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Charles Vaughn, 144 FW/PA / Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Sgt. John Anthony Kasen, a medic from the 557th Medical Company (Area Support), trains multi-national soldiers in Basic Lifesaving Skills (BLS) July 27, during the pre-qualification phase of the upcoming 2011 U.S. Army in Europe Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB) Standardization and Testing. All participants must pre-qualify for participation in EFMB testing, and have a medical background. Pre-qualification events for the EFMB include an up-to-date Army Physical Fitness Test, an individual weapons qualification using the M16A2 rifle, and an updated CPR certification. All candidates must successfully complete a 12-mile road march, day and night land navigation, emergency medical treatment, and other tasks. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Trisha Pinczes) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Tech. Sgt. Kamee Wilson, a life support technician from the Alabama Air National Guard alters a flight suit for a Ukrainian pilot, who is participating in SAFE SKIES 2011. The Air National Guard is in Ukraine supporting SAFE SKIES 2011, a 2-week multinational flying event preparing Ukraine and Poland to better protect their airspace during the 2012 EUROPCUP. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Charles Vaughn, 144 FW/PA / Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  An Ukrainian SU-27 takes off from Mirgorod Air Base Ukraine; two Air National Guard F-16Cs are in the foreground. The Air National Guard is in Ukraine supporting SAFE SKIES 2011, a 2-week multinational flying event preparing Ukraine and Poland to better protect their airspace during the 2012 EUROPCUP. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Charles Vaughn, 144 FW/PA / Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Two Air National Guard F-16C fighter aircraft taxi down the flightline at Mirgorod Air Base Ukraine, preparing to take off for an air sovereignty mission on July 19, 2011, in the background is a Ukraine AN-26 . The Air National Guard is in Ukraine supporting SAFE SKIES 2011, a 2-week multinational flying event preparing Ukraine and Poland to better protect their airspace during the 2012 EUROPCUP. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Charles Vaughn, 144 FW/PA / Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A Ukrainian SU-27 fighter aircraft taxies by an Alabama Air National Guard at Mirgorod Air Base, Ukraine. The Air National Guard is in Ukraine supporting SAFE SKIES 2011, a 2-week multinational flying event preparing Ukraine and Poland to better protect their airspace during the 2012 EUROPCUP. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Charles Vaughn, 144 FW/PA / Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Maj. Gen. Don Ralph and Lt. Gen. Vasyl Nikiforov stand in front of an Ukrainian SU-27 discussing their upcoming flight at Mirgorod Air Base, Ukraine during SAFE SKIES 2011 on July 22, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Matthew T. Mutti, 104FW/CCE) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Maj. Gen. Don Ralph and Col. Scott Patten stand at a press conference at Air Base, Ukraine during SAFE SKIES 2011 on July 22, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Matthew T. Mutti, 104FW/CCE) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Lt. Gen. Vasyl Nikiforov , Lt. Gen. Serhiy Onyschenko, Maj. Gen. Don Ralph, and Col. Scott Patten stand with Maj. Gen. Paul Brown as he conducts a press conference at Air Base, Ukraine during SAFE SKIES 2011 on July 22, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Matthew T. Mutti, 104FW/CCE) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Maj. Gen. Paul Brown, Chief Master Sgt. Michael Cone, and Maj. Gen. Don Ralph converse before a press conference at Mirgorod Air Base, Ukraine during SAFE SKIES 2011 on July 22, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Matthew T. Mutti, 104FW/CCE) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Capt. Steve Strandburg, from the Alabama Air National Guard prepares to fly Lt. Gen. Serhiy Onyschenko in an Air National Guard F-16D for an orientation flight at Mirgorod Air Base, Ukraine during SAFE SKIES 2011 on July 22, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Matthew T. Mutti , 104FW/CCE) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Lt. Gen. Vasyl Nikiforov and Maj. Gen. Don Ralph Nikiforov sit in an Ukrainian SU-27 preparing for their upcoming flight at Mirgorod Air Base, Ukraine during SAFE SKIES 2011 on July 22, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Matthew T. Mutti, 104FW/CCE) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Air National Guard F-16Cs fly in formation with a Ukrainian SU-27 over Mirgorod Air Base, Ukraine during SAFE SKIES 2011 on July 22, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Charles Vaughn, 144 FW/PA) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  An Air National Guard F-16C taxis down the ramp at Mirgorod Air Base, Ukraine, preparing to be intercepted by Ukrainian SU-27s during SAFE SKIES 2011. SAFE SKIES 2011 is a joint Ukraine, Poland, U.S. aerial exchange event. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Maj. Matthew T. Mutti, 104FW/CCE, Released). Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Capt. John Weldon sits with his Ukraine partner in the Ground Control Intercept cell at Mirgorod Air Base Ukraine participating in SAFE SKIES 2011. SAFE SKIES 2011 is a joint Ukraine, Poland, U.S. aerial exchange event. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Maj. Matthew T. Mutti, 104FW/CCE, Released). Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  VAZIANI TRAINING AREA, Republic of Georgia-In front of a color detail with the national colors of America and the Republic of Georgia and the unit colors of the U.S. Marine Corps and Georgian military, Maj. Eric J. Andersen, executive officer Black Sea Rotational Force 11 and Kent, Wash., native, â?forms the troops for the opening ceremony of Exercise Agile Spirit 2011, marking the official start of what is scheduled to be an annual training event with the partner nation. Marines with Alpha Company of Anti-Terrorism Battalion, and 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion deployed to Georgia for their annual training to supplement the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force deployment of BSRF-11, to conduct counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations training at Vaziani Training Area. , Cpl. Tatum Vayavananda Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Lt. Col. Robert Swertfager, the SAFE SKIES 2011 Project Officer from the California Air National Guard, takes a piece of bread during a Ukrainian custom after landing at Migorod Air Base. SAFE SKIES 2011 is a joint Ukraine, Poland, U.S. aerial exchange event. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Maj. Matthew T. Mutti, 104FW/CCE, Released). Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Col. Scott Patten , 187FW/CC from the Alabama Air National Guard shakes hands with Lt. Gen. Vasyl Nikiforov, Deputy Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force after the F-16s land at Mirgorod Air Base Ukraine for SAFE SKIES 2011. SAFE SKIES 2011 is a joint Ukraine, Poland, U.S. aerial exchange event. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Maj. Matthew T. Mutti, 104FW/CCE, Released). Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  An Alabama F-16C taxis at Mirgorod Air Base, Ukraine, in the background, Ukraine SU-27s sit perched on the ramp ready to begin the training event at SAFE SKIES 2011. SAFE SKIES 2011 is a joint Ukraine, Poland, U.S. aerial exchange event. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Maj. Matthew T. Mutti, 104FW/CCE, Released). Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  An Alabama F-16C lands at Mirgorod Air Base, Ukraine, in the foreground Ukraine SU-27s sit perched on the ramp ready to begin the training event at SAFE SKIES 2011. SAFE SKIES 2011 is a joint Ukraine, Poland, U.S. aerial exchange event. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Maj. Matthew T. Mutti, 104FW/CCE, Released). Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Lt. Col. Kirk Toomey, and F-16 pilot from the California Air National Guard, prepares to taxi his F-16D with Lt. Col. Dmytro Fisher from Migorod Air Base Ukraine during SAFE SKIES 2011. SAFE SKIES 2011 is a joint Ukraine, Poland, U.S. aerial exchange event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Matthew T. Mutti, 104FW/CCE) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Capt. Frank Prokop, an F-16 pilot from the Alabama Air National Guard sits in the back seat of a Ukrainian SU-27 before his orientation ride on July 19, 2011 with Ukraine Col. Oleh Ges flying in the front seat during exercise SAFE SKIES 2011. SAFE SKIES 2011 is a joint Ukraine, Poland, U.S. aerial exchange event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Charles Vaughn, 144 FW/PA) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  VAZIANI TRAINING AREA, Republic of Georgia-Sgt. Nicholas Maugeri, squad leader with Company A, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, teams up with Georgian soldiers to conduct Military Operations in an Urban Terrain training here July 19 during Exercise Agile Spirit 2011. Agile Spirit is designed to increase interoperability between the forces by exchanging and enhancing each otherrâ?s capacity in counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations, including: small unit tactics, convoy operations, and counter-Improvised Explosive Device training. (Cpl. Nana Dannsaappiah) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  VAZIANI TRAINING AREA, Republic of Georgia-Gunnery Sgt. Charles Evers, an infantryman with Black Sea Rotational Force 11, draws a diagram on the floor for a Georgian soldier during Military Operations in an Urban Terrain training here July 19 as part of Exercise Agile Spirit 2011. Agile Spirit is designed to increase interoperability between the forces by exchanging and enhancing each otherrâ?s capacity in counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations, including: small unit tactics, convoy operations, and counter-Improvised Explosive Device training. (Cpl. Nana Dannsaappiah) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  VAZIANI TRAINING AREA, Republic of Georgia -Sgt. Spencer McAvoy, a squad leader with Company A, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, clears a room with Georgian soldiers here July 19 during Exercise Agile Spirit 2011. Agile Spirit is designed to increase interoperability between the forces by exchanging and enhancing each otherrâ?s capacity in counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations, including: small unit tactics, convoy operations, and counter-Improvised Explosive Device training. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Formations from the U.S. Air National Guard and Ukrainian Air Force participate in the opening ceremonies at for SAFE SKIES 2011 on July 18, 2011 at Mirgorod Air Base, Ukraine; (U.S. Air Force By Tech. Sgt. Charles Vaughn, 144 FW/PA /released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Pilots from the U.S.Air National Guard and Ukrainian air forces exchange greetings and well wishes at the conclusion of the opening ceremonies on July 18, 2011 at Mirgorod Air Base, Ukraine . (U.S. Air Force By Tech. Sgt. Charles Vaughn, 144 FW/PA /released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Pilots from the U.S.Air National Guard and Ukrainian air forces exchange greetings and well wishes at the conclusion of the opening ceremonies on July 18, 2011 at Mirgorod Air Base, Ukraine. (U.S. Air Force By Tech. Sgt. Charles Vaughn, 144 FW/PA /released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  The Ukrainian air force pilots pose with the California and Alabama Air National Guard after they shared the customary bread at Mirgorod Air Base, Ukraine; in preparation for SAFE SKIES 2011, a joint Ukraine, Poland, U.S. aerial exchange event in Ukraine. (U.S. Air Force By Tech. Sgt. Charles Vaughn, 144 FW/PA /released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Lt. Col. Brian Peterson takes a piece of bread during a Ukrainian custom immediately following the landing of the F-16s on the ramp of Mirgorod Air Base, Ukraine; in preparation for SAFE SKIES 2011, a joint Ukraine, Poland, U.S.aerial exchange event in Ukraine. (U.S. Air Force By Tech. Sgt. Charles Vaughn, 144 FW/PA /released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Lt. Gen. Vasyl Nikiforov (Ukrainian Dept Commander of Ukraine AF) and said Lt. Col. Robert Swertfager (SAFE SKIES 2011 Project Officer) covers on the ramp at Mirgorod Air Base, Ukraine; in preparation for SAFE SKIES 2011, a joint Ukraine, Poland, U.S. aerial exchange event in Ukraine. (U.S. Air Force By Tech. Sgt. Charles Vaughn, 144 FW/PA /released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  An Alabama F-16C taxis in front of Ukrainian SU-27s and MIG-29s, on the ramp at Mirgorod Air Base, Ukraine. This aircraft is the first Air National Guard fighter to ever land on Ukrainian soil in preparation for SAFE SKIES 2011, a joint Ukraine, Poland, U.S. aerial exchange event in Ukraine. (U.S. Air Force By Tech. Sgt. Charles Vaughn, 144 FW/PA /released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  An Alabama F-16C makes a pass over Mirgorod Air Base, Ukraine; in preparation for SAFE SKIES 2011, a joint Ukraine, Poland, U.S. exchange event in Ukraine. (U.S. Air Force By Tech. Sgt. Charles Vaughn, 144 FW/PA /released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  TURKU, Finland (July 11, 2011) -Lt. Cmdr. Rory Berke, Naval Attache to the Republic to Finland (right) and a Finnish naval officer from FNS Hanko (82) ride a ridged hull inflatable boat to the guided-missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52) to observe how U.S. Navy Sailors executed sea and anchor detail while entering Turku. Carr is homeported out of Norfolk, Va., and is on a scheduled three-month deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  TURKU, Finland (July 11, 2011) - Cmdr. James Sposato, executive officer aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52), gives a final port brief to Sailors before announcing liberty call while in port Turku. Carr is homeported out of Norfolk, Va., and is on a scheduled three-month deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  TURKU, Finland (July 11, 2011) - Sailors aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52) stand sea and anchor detail as the ships enters Turku. Carr is homeported out of Norfolk, Va., and is on a scheduled three-month deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  TURKU, Finland (July 11, 2011) - Sonar Technician 2nd Class John Harrold aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52) waves at a passing ferry as Carr enters Turku. Carr is homeported out of Norfolk, Va., and is on a scheduled three-month deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  TURKU, Finland (July 11, 2011) - Yeoman 1st Class Anthony Contino mans the rails aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52) as the ships enters Turku. Carr is homeported out of Norfolk, Va., and is on a scheduled three-month deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BALTIC SEA (July 8, 2011) - Hull Technician 1st Class Kenneth Bryant grinds a weld on a damage control training pipe patching aid aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52). The pipe will help Sailors build their damage control pipe patching skills. Carr is homeported out of Norfolk, Va., and is on a scheduled three-month deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ROTA, Spain (July 9, 2011) - Navy Divers 1st Class Jason Young and Mike Gilbert, attached to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, work to prepare oxygen hoses aboard the Military Sealift Command rescue and salvage ship USNS Grasp (T-ARS 51). Grasp, MDSU-2 and Navy archeologists, scientists, and historians are currently preparing to deploy to the North Sea, to conduct diving expeditions and verify sites of suspected shipwrecks. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ja'lon A. Rhinehart/RELEASED) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ROTA, Spain (July 9, 2011) - Navy Diver 1st Class Haamid Abdul, attached to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, secures oxygen hoses aboard the Military Sealift Command rescue and salvage ship USNS Grasp (T-ARS 51). Grasp, MDSU-2 and Navy archeologists, scientists, and historians are currently preparing to deploy to the North Sea, to conduct diving expeditions and verify sites of suspected shipwrecks. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ja'lon A. Rhinehart/RELEASED) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ROTA, Spain (July 9, 2011) - Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class Dave Meyers, center, and Electronics Technician 2nd Class Jason Ash, left, attached to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, speak with civil service mariner Charlie Baker about the operation and capabilities of the remote operated vehicle, aboard the Military Sealift Command rescue and salvage ship USNS Grasp (T-ARS 51). Grasp, MDSU-2 and Navy archeologists, scientists, and historians are currently preparing to deploy to the North Sea, to conduct diving expeditions and verify sites of suspected shipwrecks. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ja'lon A. Rhinehart/RELEASED) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ROTA, Spain (July 9, 2011) - Navy Divers 1st Class Jason Young (right) and Cory Clifton, attached to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, perform preventative maintenance on the gas rig aboard the Military Sealift Command rescue and salvage ship, USNS Grasp (T-ARS 51). Grasp, MDSU-2 and Navy archeologists, scientists, and historians are currently preparing to deploy to the North Sea, to conduct diving expeditions and verify sites of suspected shipwrecks. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ja'lon A. Rhinehart/RELEASED) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ROTA, Spain (July 8, 2011) - Navy Diver 2nd Class Jason Hatch, attached to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, uses chains and cargo straps to secure the decompression chamber aboard the Military Sealift Command rescue and salvage ship USNS Grasp (T-ARS 51). Grasp, MDSU-2 and Navy archeologists, scientists, and historians are currently preparing to deploy to the North Sea, to conduct diving expeditions and verify sites of suspected shipwrecks. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ja'lon A. Rhinehart/RELEASED) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BALTIC SEA (July 8, 2011) - Hull Technician 1st Class Kenneth Bryant welds a damage control training pipe patching aid aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52). The pipe will help Sailors build their damage control pipe patching skills. Carr is homeported out of Norfolk, Va., and is on a scheduled three-month deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BALTIC SEA (July 8, 2011) - Chief Engineman Shawn Etheridge, a damage control training team member, (left) and Engineman Fireman Ryan Dahl (middle) observes as Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) Fireman Michael Vaughn explains the proper way to construct I- type shoring to support a sagging bulkhead during a general quarters damage control training team exercise aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52). Carr is homeported out of Norfolk, Va., and is on a scheduled three-month deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BALTIC SEA (July 8, 2011) - Sailors aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52) brace for shock from an incoming missile hit during a general quarters damage control training team exercise onboard. Carr is homeported out of Norfolk, Va., and is on a scheduled three-month deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (July 1, 2011) - Cmdr. James Sposato, executive officer aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52), speaks to veterans from the World War II arctic convoy, "Operation Dervish" during a tour of the ship while inport St. Petersburg. Operation Dervish was the first of the Arctic Convoys which the Western Allies supplied material aid to the Soviet Union in its fight against Nazi Germany in August, 1941. Carr is homeported out of Norfolk, Va., and is on a scheduled three-month deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (July 1, 2011) - A 92-year-old veteran from the World War II arctic convoy, "Operation Dervish" reminisces about his time in the Russian navy during a tour aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52) while inport St. Petersburg. Operation Dervish was the first of the Arctic Convoys which the western allies supplied material aid to the Soviet Union in its fight against Nazi Germany in August, 1941. Carr is homeported out of Norfolk, Va., and is on a scheduled three-month deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (July 1, 2011) - Cmdr. James Sposato, executive officer aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52), shows veterans from the World War II arctic convoy, 'Operation Dervish,' the MK 32 Torpedo Tub during a tour of the ship while inport St. Petersburg. Operation Dervish was the first of the Arctic Convoys which the western allies supplied material aid to the Soviet Union in its fight against Nazi Germany in August, 1941. Carr is homeported out of Norfolk, Va., and is on a scheduled three-month deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Pabraddd, Lithuania -- Members from the Pennsylvania National Guard visited the Pabrades Vaiku Globas Numai orphanage June 20. During the visit Guard members repaired sports and playground equipment, assisted with landscaping chores and visited and played with the children at the facility. Nearly 50 troops from the Pennsylvania National Guard are in Lithuania supporting Amber Hope 2011, a NATO exercise with more than 2,000 participants from nine countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Pabraddd, Lithuania -- Members from the Pennsylvania National Guard visited the Pabrades Vaiku Globas Numai orphanage June 20. During the visit Guard members repaired sports and playground equipment, assisted with landscaping chores and visited and played with the children at the facility. Nearly 50 troops from the Pennsylvania National Guard are in Lithuania supporting Amber Hope 2011, a NATO exercise with more than 2,000 participants from nine countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Pabraddd, Lithuania -- Members from the Pennsylvania National Guard visited the Pabrades Vaiku Globas Numai orphanage June 20. During the visit Guard members repaired sports and playground equipment, assisted with landscaping chores and visited and played with the children at the facility. Nearly 50 troops from the Pennsylvania National Guard are in Lithuania supporting Amber Hope 2011, a NATO exercise with more than 2,000 participants from nine countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Pabraddd, Lithuania -- Members from the Pennsylvania National Guard visited the Pabrades Vaiku Globas Numai orphanage June 20. During the visit Guard members repaired sports and playground equipment, assisted with landscaping chores and visited and played with the children at the facility. Nearly 50 troops from the Pennsylvania National Guard are in Lithuania supporting Amber Hope 2011, a NATO exercise with more than 2,000 participants from nine countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Pabraddd, Lithuania -- Members from the Pennsylvania National Guard visited the Pabrades Vaiku Globas Numai orphanage June 20. During the visit Guard members repaired sports and playground equipment, assisted with landscaping chores and visited and played with the children at the facility. Nearly 50 troops from the Pennsylvania National Guard are in Lithuania supporting Amber Hope 2011, a NATO exercise with more than 2,000 participants from nine countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Pabraddd, Lithuania -- Members from the Pennsylvania National Guard visited the Pabrades Vaiku Globas Numai orphanage June 20. During the visit Guard members repaired sports and playground equipment, assisted with landscaping chores and visited and played with the children at the facility. Nearly 50 troops from the Pennsylvania National Guard are in Lithuania supporting Amber Hope 2011, a NATO exercise with more than 2,000 participants from nine countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (June 28, 2011) Cmdr. Patrick E. Kulakowski, commanding officer of the guided-missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52), right, presents a plaque from the crew of Carr to Russian navy Capt. Privalov Valeriy, commander of the Leningrad Naval Base, left, during an office call aboard the Russian navy cruiser Aurora. Carr is homeported out of Norfolk, Va., and is on a scheduled three-month deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (June 28, 2011) Cmdr. Patrick E. Kulakowski, commanding officer of the guided-missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52), is given a tour of the Russian navy cruiser Aurora, by Russian navy Capt. Bragin Yevgeniy, commanding officer of Aurora during an office call to meet with senior Russian navy leaders. Carr is homeported out of Norfolk, Va., and is on a scheduled three-month deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (June 28, 2011) Cmdr. Patrick E. Kulakowski, commanding officer of the guided-missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52), speaks with Russian media during a press conference and tour of the ship shortly after they arrived in St. Petersburg. Carr is homeported out of Norfolk, Va., and is on a scheduled three-month deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (June 28, 2011) Russian navy Capt. Privalov Valeriy, commander of the Leningrad Naval Base, center, speaks with Cmdr. Patrick E. Kulakowski, commanding officer of the guided-missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52), right, during an office call aboard the Russian navy cruiser Aurora. Carr is homeported out of Norfolk, Va., and is on a scheduled three-month deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (June 28, 2011) Sailors aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52) stand special sea and anchor detail as the ships enters St. Petersburg. Carr is homeported out of Norfolk, Va., and is on a scheduled three-month deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (June 28, 2011) Sailors aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52) render honors to the diesel-electric submarine St. Petersburg (677) as Carr enters St. Petersburg. Carr is homeported out of Norfolk, Va., and is on a scheduled three-month deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (June 28, 2011) Cmdr. Patrick E. Kulakowski, commanding officer of the guided-missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52), speaks with Russian media during a press conference shortly after the ship arrived in St. Petersburg. Carr is homeported out of Norfolk, Va., and is on a scheduled three-month deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 23, 2011) - Landing Craft Unit (LCU) 1644 returns to the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41). The Whidbey Island is deployed as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, participating in the Spanish Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) off the coast of Spain. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 23, 2011) - Sailors stationed aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) lower a boom lift into the ship's well deck. The Whidbey Island is deployed as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, participating in the Spanish Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) off the coast of Spain. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 23, 2011) - The amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LSD 19) makes preparations to conduct amphibious operations while participating with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group in the Spanish Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) off the coast of Spain. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Anthony Abel and Airman 1st Class Anthony Puccaroni, ROMADs with the 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron, demonstrates an Improvised Explosive Device countermeasure, called a Rhino, to Slovenian army personnel during the opening ceremony for Allied Strike 2011, Grafenwoher Training Area, Germany, June 22, 2011. A ROMAD, or "Radio Operator, Maintainer and Driver," is a JTAC in training. Allied Strike is Europe's premier Close Air Support exercise, held annually to conduct robust, realistic CAS training that helps build partnership capacity among Allied NATO nations and refine the latest operational CAS tactics. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  U.S. Air Force servicemembers observe a high altitude, low opening (HALO) jump from a C-130J Super Hercules during the opening ceremony for Allied Strike 2011, Grafenwoher Training Area, Germany, June 22, 2011. Allied Strike is Europe's premier Close Air Support exercise, held annually to conduct robust, realistic CAS training that helps build partnership capacity among Allied NATO nations and refine the latest operational CAS tactics. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Desiree W. Esposito) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A Hungarian Special Forces Medic provides security following an ambush as a Croatian Mi-17 aircraft flies overhead during a Field Training Exercise as part of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course held in Udbina, Croatia. U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) developed and conducted the TCCC Train-the-Trainer course to enhance the SOF capability and interoperability of SOF medics from eight NATO and partner nations, but most importantly, to incorporate one recognized standard for managing trauma on the battlefield. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A team of multinational Special Operations Forces medics from Hungary, Croatia and Ukraine undergo extreme stress inoculation from U.S. SOF medical personnel during their Field Training Exercise as part of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course held in Udbina, Croatia. U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) developed and conducted the TCCC Train-the-Trainer course to enhance the SOF capability and interoperability of SOF medics from eight NATO and partner nations, but most importantly, to incorporate one recognized standard for managing trauma on the battlefield. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks, SOCEUR Public Affairs Officer â? photo approved for public release by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks, SOCEUR PAO). Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Croatian SOF medics evacuate a simulated casualty to safety as a Hungarian Special Forces medic evaluates their performance as part of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course held in Udbina, Croatia. U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) developed and conducted the TCCC Train-the-Trainer course to enhance the SOF capability and interoperability of SOF medics from eight NATO and partner nations, but most importantly, to incorporate one recognized standard for managing trauma on the battlefield. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks, SOCEUR Public Affairs Officer â? photo approved for public release by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks, SOCEUR PAO). Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A Hungarian Special Forces medic, standing, evaluates a multinational team of Romanian, Latvian and Croatian SOF medics as they prepare to move a simulated casualty to safety as part of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course held in Udbina, Croatia. U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) developed and conducted the TCCC Train-the-Trainer course to enhance the SOF capability and interoperability of SOF medics from eight NATO and partner nations, but most importantly, to incorporate one recognized standard for managing trauma on the battlefield. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks, SOCEUR Public Affairs Officer â? photo approved for public release by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks, SOCEUR PAO). Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A Hungarian Special Forces Medic, right, directs the evacuation of a simulated casualty to safety to his Romanian SOF medic counterpart during the Field Training Exercise as part of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course held in Udbina, Croatia. U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) developed and conducted the TCCC Train-the-Trainer course to enhance the SOF capability and interoperability of SOF medics from eight NATO and partner nations, but most importantly, to incorporate one recognized standard for managing trauma on the battlefield. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks, SOCEUR Public Affairs Officer â? photo approved for public release by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks, SOCEUR PAO). Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A Romanian, left, and Lithuanian Special Forces Medic, right, debates over the best method to evacuate simulated casualties to safety during the Field Training Exercise as part of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course held in Udbina, Croatia. U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) developed and conducted the TCCC Train-the-Trainer course to enhance the SOF capability and interoperability of SOF medics from eight NATO and partner nations, but most importantly, to incorporate one recognized standard for managing trauma on the battlefield. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks, SOCEUR Public Affairs Officer â? photo approved for public release by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks, SOCEUR PAO). Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A Croatian Special Forces medic provides first aid on a simulated casualty with limited visibility as an instructor from 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) motivatessâ? him on during the Field Training Exercise as part of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course held in Udbina, Croatia. U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) developed and conducted the TCCC Train-the-Trainer course to enhance the SOF capability and interoperability of SOF medics from eight NATO and partner nations, but most importantly, to incorporate one recognized standard for managing trauma on the battlefield. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks, SOCEUR Public Affairs Officer â? photo approved for public release by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks, SOCEUR PAO). Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A Latvian Special Forces medic conducts first aid on a simulated casualty with limited visibility during the Field Training Exercise as part of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course held in Udbina, Croatia. U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) developed and conducted the TCCC Train-the-Trainer course to enhance the SOF capability and interoperability of SOF medics from eight NATO and partner nations, but most importantly, to incorporate one recognized standard for managing trauma on the battlefield. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A Romanian Special Forces medic, left, wraps a bandage around the head of a wounded prisoner as a Hungarian Special Forces medic provides security during their Field Training Exercise as part of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course held in Udbina, Croatia. U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) developed and conducted the TCCC Train-the-Trainer course to enhance the SOF capability and interoperability of SOF medics from eight NATO and partner nations, but most importantly, to incorporate one recognized standard for managing trauma on the battlefield. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks, SOCEUR Public Affairs Officer â? photo approved for public release by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks, SOCEUR PAO). Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A Romanian Special Forces medic, left, wraps a bandage around the head of a wounded prisoner as a Hungarian Special Forces medic provides security during their Field Training Exercise as part of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course held in Udbina, Croatia. U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) developed and conducted the TCCC Train-the-Trainer course to enhance the SOF capability and interoperability of SOF medics from eight NATO and partner nations, but most importantly, to incorporate one recognized standard for managing trauma on the battlefield. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks, SOCEUR Public Affairs Officer â? photo approved for public release by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks, SOCEUR PAO). Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A Lithuanian, center, and Croatian Special Forces medic, left, render first aid to a simulated casualty as part of a limited visibility scenario during the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course held in Udbina, Croatia. U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) developed and conducted the TCCC Train-the-Trainer course to enhance the SOF capability and interoperability of SOF medics from eight NATO and partner nations, but most importantly, to incorporate one recognized standard for managing trauma on the battlefield. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks, SOCEUR Public Affairs Officer â photo approved for public release by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks, SOCEUR PAO). Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A Special Forces medic from Latvia obtains vascular access on a simulated casualty as part of conducting in flight medical aid during the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course held in Udbina, Croatia. U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) developed and conducted the TCCC Train-the-Trainer course to enhance the SOF capability and interoperability of SOF medics from eight NATO and partner nations, but most importantly, to incorporate one recognized standard for managing trauma on the battlefield. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A Hungarian Special Forces medic, right, prepares a simulated casualty for aerial evacuation while a Romanian Special Forces medic, left, provides security as part of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course held in Udbina, Croatia. U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) developed and conducted the TCCC Train-the-Trainer course to enhance the SOF capability and interoperability of SOF medics from eight NATO and partner nations, but most importantly, to incorporate one recognized standard for managing trauma on the battlefield. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A Hungarian Special Forces medic, right, prepares a simulated casualty for aerial evacuation while a Romanian Special Forces medic, left, provides security as part of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course held in Udbina, Croatia. U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) developed and conducted the TCCC Train-the-Trainer course to enhance the SOF capability and interoperability of SOF medics from eight NATO and partner nations, but most importantly, to incorporate one recognized standard for managing trauma on the battlefield. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks, SOCEUR Public Affairs Officer â? photo approved for public release by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks, SOCEUR PAO). Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A Hungarian Special Forces medic wraps a bandage around a simulated casualty to prepare for aerial evacuation as part of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course held in Udbina, Croatia. U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) developed and conducted the TCCC Train-the-Trainer course to enhance the SOF capability and interoperability of SOF medics from eight NATO and partner nations, but most importantly, to incorporate one recognized standard for managing trauma on the battlefield. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A Hungarian Special Forces medic inserts a catheter into a simulated casualty as part of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course held in Udbina, Croatia. U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) developed and conducted the TCCC Train-the-Trainer course to enhance the SOF capability and interoperability of SOF medics from eight NATO and partner nations, but most importantly, to incorporate one recognized standard for managing trauma on the battlefield. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A Romanian Special Forces medic, left, and a U.S. Army physician assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group evaluates a multinational team of SOF medics as they render first aid to a simulated casualty to safety as part of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course held in Udbina, Croatia. U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) developed and conducted the TCCC Train-the-Trainer course to enhance the SOF capability and interoperability of SOF medics from eight NATO and partner nations, but most importantly, to incorporate one recognized standard for managing trauma on the battlefield. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks, SOCEUR Public Affairs Officer ���¢à photo approved for public release by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks, SOCEUR PAO). Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A Hungarian Special Forces medic, left, and a Romanian Special Forces medic prepare to render first aid to a simulated casualty as part of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course held in Udbina, Croatia. U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) developed and conducted the TCCC Train-the-Trainer course to enhance the SOF capability and interoperability of SOF medics from eight NATO and partner nations, but most importantly, to incorporate one recognized standard for managing trauma on the battlefield. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks, SOCEUR Public Affairs Officer â photo approved for public release by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks, SOCEUR PAO). Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A Hungarian Special Forces medic, left, and a U.S. Army Special Forces medical sergeant assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), evaluates a multinational team of SOF medics as they prepare to move a simulated casualty to safety as part of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course held in Udbina, Croatia. U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) developed and conducted the TCCC Train-the-Trainer course to enhance the SOF capability and interoperability of SOF medics from eight NATO and partner nations, but most importantly, to incorporate one recognized standard for managing trauma on the battlefield. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks, SOCEUR Public Affairs Officer â? photo approved for public release by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks, SOCEUR PAO). Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A U.S. Army Special Forces medical sergeant assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), observes a Romanian Special Forces medic conduct first aid on a simulated wounded troop as part of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course held in Udbina, Croatia. U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) developed and conducted the TCCC Train-the-Trainer course to enhance the SOF capability and interoperability of SOF medics from eight NATO and partner nations, but most importantly, to incorporate one recognized standard for managing trauma on the battlefield. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  KEFLAVIK, Iceland -- Maj. Derck Mullin, 756th Air Refueling Squadron, adjusts the controls on an altitude warning system before preparing to refuel NATO aircraft during the 2011 Northern Viking exercise here June 9. Northern Viking tests the capabilities of Iceland and the country's NATO allies, as well as "increase the readiness of the forces involved and their interoperability." The Reserve 459th Air Refueling Wing, Joint Base Andrews, Md., participated in this year's exercise along with other active-duty and Air National Guard units. (U.S. Air Force photo released/Tech. Sgt. Steve Lewis) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  KEFLAVIK, Iceland -- Royal Norwegian air force F-16s fly off the wing of a 459th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker awaiting to receive fuel during Northern Viking 2011 here June 8. Northern Viking tests the capabilities of Iceland and the country's NATO allies, as well as increase the readiness of the forces involved and their interoperability. The Reserve 459th Air Refueling Wing, Joint Base Andrews, Md., participated in this year's exercise along with other active-duty and Air National Guard units. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  KEFLAVIK, Iceland -- Staff Sgt. Dana Fernkas, 756th Air Refueling Squadron, refuels an F-16 from the 115th Fighter Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, during the 2011 Northern Viking exercise here June 7. Northern Viking tests the capabilities of Iceland and the country's NATO allies, as well as increase the readiness of the forces involved and their interoperability. The Reserve 459th Air Refueling Wing, Joint Base Andrews, Md., participated in this year's exercise along with other total force Air Force contigents. (U.S. Air Force photo released/Tech. Sgt. Steve Lewis) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  KEFLAVIK, Iceland -- Staff Sgt. Dana Fernkas, 756th Air Refueling Squadron, refuels a Royal Norwegian Air Force F-16 during the 2011 Northern Viking exercise here June 7. Northern Viking tests the capabilities of Iceland and the country's NATO allies, as well as increase the readiness of the forces involved and their interoperability. The Reserve 459th Air Refueling Wing, Joint Base Andrews, Md., participated in this year's exercise along with other Air Force active-duty and Air National Guard wings. (U.S. Air Force photo released/Tech. Sgt. Steve Lewis) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BUZAU, Romania-Army SSgt. Stephen Provence, Raven operator observes a Romanian soldier during a Raven, unmanned aerial vehicle, familiarization flight at Buzau, Romania. Black Sea Rotational Force 11 personnel provided a class of 24 Romanian soldiers with a five-day course to give them some hands-on familiarization with the Raven system. (Photo by Sgt. Matt Lyman) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BUZAU, Romania-Romanian Special Forces soldiers send commands to the Raven, unmanned aerial vehicle during a flight at the Romanian army facility in Buzau, Romania. Black Sea Rotational Force 11 personnel brought the Raven system to provide a familiarization course. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BUZAU, Romania-A Romanian soldier executes proper technique for launching the Raven, unmanned aerial vehicle. Black Sea Rotational Force 11 personnel held a familiarization course for a class of 24 Romanian soldiers at their base in Buzau, Romania. A sustained, rotational opportunity for combined training in the region significantly increases the level of cooperation between our militaries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BUZAU, Romania-Marine Sgt. Joshua Watersjackson teaches a Raven-B, unmanned aerial vehicle familiarization class to members of the Romanian army at a base in Buzau, Romania. Watersjackson is assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 11 and serves as an intelligence analyst and is a certified Raven operator. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BUZAU, Romania-Army Sgt. Marshall Day, infantryman/Raven-B operator, observes Romanian soldiers assemble the Raven, unmanned aerial vehicle after a flight. Day is supporting Black Sea Rotational Force 11 along with SSgt. Stephen Provence. These soldiers bring real-life deployment experience with the Raven system to help the Romanian army familiarize themselves with man-packable UAV technology. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SHIROKILAN, Ukraine (June 11, 2011) - Ukrainian marines and U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsmen participate in a medical evacuation training evolution during a joint land component demonstration as part of exercise Sea Breeze 2011. Air, land and naval forces from Azerbaijan, Algeria, Belgium, Denmark, Georgia, Germany, Macedonia, Moldova, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States are participating in Sea Breeze, the largest multinational maritime exercise this year in the Black Sea, June 6-18, and is co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. Navies. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Caitlin Conroy/RELEASED) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SHIROKILAN, Ukraine (June 11, 2011) - Multinational marines provide support during an improvised explosive device training evolution during a joint land component demonstration as part of exercise Sea Breeze 2011. Air, land and naval forces from Azerbaijan, Algeria, Belgium, Denmark, Georgia, Germany, Macedonia, Moldova, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States are participating in Sea Breeze, the largest multinational maritime exercise this year in the Black Sea, June 6-18, and is co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. Navies. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Caitlin Conroy/RELEASED) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SHIROKILAN, Ukraine (June 11, 2011) - A Macedonian marine provides extra countermeasure support during a joint land component demonstration as part of exercise Sea Breeze 2011. Air, land and naval forces from Azerbaijan, Algeria, Belgium, Denmark, Georgia, Germany, Macedonia, Moldova, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States are participating in Sea Breeze, the largest multinational maritime exercise this year in the Black Sea, June 6-18, and is co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. Navies. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SHIROKILAN, Ukraine (June 11, 2011) - A Ukrainian marine mans his post during a joint land component demonstration as part of exercise Sea Breeze 2011. Air, land and naval forces from Azerbaijan, Algeria, Belgium, Denmark, Georgia, Germany, Macedonia, Moldova, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States are participating in Sea Breeze, the largest multinational maritime exercise this year in the Black Sea, June 6-18, and is co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. Navies. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SHIROKILAN, Ukraine (June 11, 2011) - U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Daniel Botty, non-lethal weapons instructor, explains non-lethal weapons training to local media during a joint land component demonstration as part of exercise Sea Breeze 2011. Air, land and naval forces from Azerbaijan, Algeria, Belgium, Denmark, Georgia, Germany, Macedonia, Moldova, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States are participating in Sea Breeze, the largest multinational maritime exercise this year in the Black Sea, June 6-18, and is co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. Navies. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Caitlin Conroy/RELEASED) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SHIROKILAN, Ukraine (June 11, 2011) - U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Daniel Botty, a non-lethal weapons instructor, explains the proper use of non-lethal weapons during a media availability as part of exercise Sea Breeze 2011. Air, land and naval forces from Azerbaijan, Algeria, Belgium, Denmark, Georgia, Germany, Macedonia, Moldova, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States are participating in Sea Breeze, the largest multinational maritime exercise this year in the Black Sea, June 6-18, and is co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. Navies. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Caitlin Conroy/RELEASED) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 11, 2011) -- Sailors attached to USS Stephen W. Groves (FFG 29) stand by to conduct replenishment at sea with Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198), June 11, as a part of Phoenix Express 2011. Phoenix Express, a three-week exercise divided into in-port and underway training phases, is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating countries in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Edward Vasquez/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 11, 2011) -- USS Stephen W. Groves (FFG 29) comes alongside Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198) in anticipation of conducting a replenishment at sea, June 11, as a part of Phoenix Express 2011. Phoenix Express, a three-week exercise divided into in-port and underway training phases, is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating countries in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Edward Vasquez/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  CONSTANTA, Romania (June 7, 2011) - Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, Vice Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., meets with Romanian Commander of the Fleet Command, Rear Adm. Alexandru Mirsu, during a visit to discuss issues on the European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA). Having a sustained presence of an Aegis ballistic missile ship deployed to the 6th Fleet area of responsibility marks the completion of Phase 1 of the EPAA. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anthony R. Martinez/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  BUCHAREST, Romania (June 6, 2011) - Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, Vice Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., meets with Romanian Chief of Defense and Armed Forces, Major Gen. Stefan Danila, during a visit to discuss issues on the European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA). Having a sustained presence of an Aegis ballistic missile ship deployed to the 6th Fleet area of responsibility marks the completion of Phase 1 of the EPAA. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anthony R. Martinez/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ODESSA, Ukraine (June 10, 2011) Capt. Daniel J. Schebler, deputy exercise director for Exercise Sea Breeze 2011, discusses training plans with Ukrainian and U.S. Navy personnel. Air, land and naval forces from Azerbaijan, Algeria, Belgium, Denmark, Georgia, Germany, Macedonia, Moldova, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States are participating in Sea Breeze, the largest multinational maritime exercise this year in the Black Sea, June 6-18, and is co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. Navies. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stephen Oleksiak) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SOUDA BAY, Crete (June 2, 2011) -- U.S. Navy Fireman Daniel Saknow demonstrates fire hose handling during a damage control exercise at Marathi Pier in Souda Bay, Greece, June 2, as a part of Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11). A three-week evolution divided into two phases of training, PE-11 is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating nations in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 30, 2011) Boatswain's Mate Third Class Anthony Woo, a coxswain serving aboard USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49), maneuvers a double-engined rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB) during a RHIB evolution conducted with coxswains from the Greek armed forces during Phoenix Express 2011. The training teaches junior coxswains how to maneuver efficiently a RHIB alongside a vessel suspected of carrying suspicious cargo for the Bradley's Visit, Board, Search and Seizure team to climb successfully aboard. PE-11, a three-week exercise divided into in-port and underway training phases, is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating countries in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 30, 2011) -- Boatswain's Mate Third Class Anthony Woo, a coxswain serving aboard USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49), maneuvers a double-engined rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB) during a RHIB evolution under the training of coxswains from the Greek armed forces during Phoenix Express 2011. The training teaches junior coxswains how to maneuver efficiently a RHIB alongside a vessel suspected of carrying suspicious cargo for the Bradley's Visit, Board, Search and Seizure team to climb successfully aboard. PE-11, a three-week exercise divided into in-port and underway training phases, is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating countries in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW) Jeff Troutman/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  NETTUNO, Italy (May 30, 2011) - Vice Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of U.S. 6th Fleet, salutes during the presentation of the American and Italian national anthems. Harris travelled to the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial to participate in a Memorial Day ceremony as the guest speaker. The cemetery is the final resting place of 7,861 service members and the Wall of the Missing memorial notates the names of 3,095 service members. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 26, 2011) -- Members of a Greek Navy maritime interdiction operations (MIO) boarding team practice removing a casualty as a part of small arms training meant to sharpen their essential skills used in conducting MIO against suspect vessels during training at the NATO MIO Training Center in Souda Bay, Crete, May 26, 2011, as part of exercise Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11). A three-week evolution divided into two phases of training, PE-11 is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating nations in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 25, 2011) Royal Morocco navy Lt. Amine Khalik, (left), and Royal Morocco military member Maj. Said Afkir, (right), practice using a tourniquet during medical response classroom training featured in exercise Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11)on May 25, 2011. PE-11, a multi-national maritime exercise comprising U.S., North African and European naval forces, commenced training here May 23. A three-week evolution divided into two phases of training, PE-11 is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating nations in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 25, 2011) -- U.S. Navy Cmdr. John Quigley, exercise senior medical officer and Navy reserve component member from Sixth Fleet reserve detachment 802 in Atlanta, helps two Royal Moroccan military personal with the correct application of a tourniquet during exercise Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11) on May 25, 2011. PE-11 is a multi-national maritime exercise comprising U.S., North African and European naval forces. A three-week evolution divided into two phases of training, PE-11 is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating nations in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Edward Vasquez/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  OBERSALZBERG, Germany -- Retired Army Lt. Gen. Keith W. Dayton, director of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies (center, at lecturn), talks about the greatest generation; during the commemoration of the 66th Anniversary of the flag raising by the 3rd Infantry Division here May 5. Dayton was one of five speakers during the event, attended by three soliders who were present to see the original flag raised seven decades before. Dayton served with the division in the 1990s. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  OBERSALZBERG, Germany -- An honor guard composed of German and American soldiers marches in the colors during the commemoration of the 66th anniversary of the raising of the American flag by the 3rd Infantry Division here May 5. The ceremony was attended by about 150 people and included three World War II veterans present when the division first raised the flag May 5, 1945. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  AUGUSTA BAY, Italy (Mar. 25, 2011) Sailors aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) listen as Cmdr. A.H. Ibarra, commanding officer of the ship, speaks during an all hands call. Barry is supporting Joint Task Force (JTF) Odyssey Dawn. JTF Odyssey Dawn is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes all necessary measures to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Adm. Samuel J. Locklear, III. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Sunderman/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  AUGUSTA BAY, Italy (Mar. 25, 2011) Sailors assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) watch the amphibious command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20) pass after rendering honors. Barry is supporting Joint Task Force (JTF) Odyssey Dawn. JTF Odyssey Dawn is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes all necessary measures to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Adm. Samuel J. Locklear, III. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Sunderman/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  AUGUSTA BAY, Italy (Mar. 25, 2011) Sailors assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) render honors as the ship passes amphibious command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20) during a scheduled port visit to August Bay, Italy. Barry is supporting Joint Task Force (JTF) Odyssey Dawn. JTF Odyssey Dawn is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes all necessary measures to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Adm. Samuel J. Locklear, III. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Sunderman/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey (Mar. 25, 2011) - Tech. Sgt. Andrew Devito, of the 39th Logistics Readiness Squadron, finishes refueling Qatari aircraft in support of Joint Task Force (JTF) Odyssey Dawn. JTF Odyssey Dawn is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorized all necessary measures to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Adm. Samuel J. Locklear, III. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey (Mar. 25, 2011) - Senior Airman Kevin Kloss, of the 39th Logistics Readiness Squadron, finishes refueling Qatari aircraft in support of Joint Task Force (JTF) Odyssey Dawn. JTF Odyssey Dawn is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorized all necessary measures to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Adm. Samuel J. Locklear, III. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey (Mar. 25, 2011) - Tech. Sgt. Andrew Devito, of the 39th Logistics Readiness Squadron, and a Qatari airman work together to complete a refueling mission in support of Joint Task Force (JTF) Odyssey Dawn. JTF Odyssey Dawn is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorized all necessary measures to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Adm. Samuel J. Locklear, III. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SOUDA BAY, Greece (Mar. 25, 2011) A Qatar Emiri Air Force Dassault Mirage 2000-5 fighter jet takes off as part of a Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn mission. Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes all necessary measures to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Adm. Samuel J. Locklear, III. (U.S. Navy Photo by Paul Farley/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SOUDA BAY, Greece (Mar. 25, 2011) A Qatar Emiri Air Force Dassault Mirage 2000-5 fighter jet takes off as part of a Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn mission. Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes all necessary measures to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Adm. Samuel J. Locklear, III. (U.S. Navy Photo by Paul Farley/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SOUDA BAY, Greece (Mar. 25, 2011) A Qatar Emiri Air Force Dassault Mirage 2000-5 fighter jet takes off as part of a Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn mission. Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes all necessary measures to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Adm. Samuel J. Locklear, III. (U.S. Navy Photo by Paul Farley/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England (March 20, 2011) - An Airman from the 48th Fighter Wing, inspects an F-15E Strike Eagle preparing to depart RAF Lakenheath, England. Units from the 48th Fighter Wing deployed in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn. The 48th Fighter Wing provides all-weather, day or night air superiority and air-to-ground precision combat capability as well as combat search and rescue. Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes all necessary measures to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Adm. Sam Locklear. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Lee A. Osberry Jr./Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England (March 20, 2011) - Maintainers from the 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron make final checks on an F-15E Strike Eagle prior to departing RAF Lakenheath, England. Units from the 48th Fighter Wing deployed in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn. The 48th Fighter Wing provides all-weather, day or night air superiority and air-to-ground precision combat capability as well as combat search and rescue. Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes all necessary measures to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Adm. Sam Locklear. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Lee A. Osberry Jr./Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany (March 21, 2011) - Airmen from the 726th Air Mobility and 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadrons load cargo into a C-130J Super Hercules in support of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn (JTF OD). JTF OD is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to support the larger international response to the unrest in Libya. A broad coalition of nations are partnering to enforce U.N. Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973, which authorizes all necessary means to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by Adm. Samuel J. Locklear, III. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nathanael Callon/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany (March 21, 2011) - A C-130J Super Hercules from the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, waits to be loaded with cargo in support of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn (JTF OD). JTF OD is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to support the larger international response to the unrest in Libya. A broad coalition of nations are partnering to enforce U.N. Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973, which authorizes all necessary means to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by Adm. Samuel J. Locklear, III. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nathanael Callon/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany (March 20, 2011) - Airmen load pallets of cargo into a C-130J Super Hercules in support of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn (JTF OD). JTF OD is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to support the larger international response to the unrest in Libya. A broad coalition of nations are partnering to enforce U.N. Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973, which authorizes all necessary means to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by Adm. Samuel J. Locklear, III. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nathanael Callon/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany (March 20, 2011) - Airmen from the 726th Air Mobility Squadron load cargo into a C-130J Super Hercules in support of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn (JTF OD). JTF OD is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to support the larger international response to the unrest in Libya. A broad coalition of nations are partnering to enforce U.N. Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973, which authorizes all necessary means to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by Adm. Samuel J. Locklear, III. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nathanael Callon/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy (March 22, 2011) - Servicemembers deployed to Aviano Air Base, in support of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn (JTF OD) temporarily reside in the Falcon Fitness Center. JTF OD is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to support the larger international response to the unrest in Libya. A broad coalition of nations are partnering to enforce U.N. Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973, which authorizes all necessary means to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by Adm. Samuel J. Locklear, III. (US Army Photo by SSG Tierney P. Wilson/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy (March 22, 2011) - Airmen sleep in cots at the Falcon Fitness Center on Aviano Air Base. U.S. Air Force servicemembers are temporarily residing at the fitness center during their support for Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn (JTF OD). JTF OD is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to support the larger international response to the unrest in Libya. A broad coalition of nations are partnering to enforce U.N. Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973, which authorizes all necessary means to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by Adm. Samuel J. Locklear, III. (US Army Photo by SSG Tierney P. Wilson/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy (March 21, 2011) - Airmen attending Airman Leadership School at Aviano Air Force Base, move cots into a dorm for incoming servicemembers deployed in support of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn (JTF OD). JTF OD is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to support the larger international response to the unrest in Libya. A broad coalition of nations are partnering to enforce U.N. Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973, which authorizes all necessary means to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by Adm. Samuel J. Locklear, III. (US Army Photo by SSG Tierney P. Wilson/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy (March 22, 2011) - Airmen from various U.S. Air Forces in Europe civil engineer squadrons join forces to set up Alaskan small shelter tents at Aviano Air Base, in support of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn (JTF OD). JTF OD is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to support the larger international response to the unrest in Libya. A broad coalition of nations are partnering to enforce U.N. Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973, which authorizes all necessary means to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by Adm. Samuel J. Locklear, III. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Nadine Y. Barclay/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy (March 22, 2011) - Tech. Sgt. Selvin Hudson, 48th Civil Engineer Squadron structural craftsman from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, and 1st Lt. Elizabeth Hoeltje, 31st Mission Support Group executive officer, build Alaskan small shelter tents, for contingency personnel arriving to Aviano Air Base in support of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn (JTF OD). JTF OD is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to support the larger international response to the unrest in Libya. A broad coalition of nations are partnering to enforce U.N. Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973, which authorizes all necessary means to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by Adm. Samuel J. Locklear, III. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Nadine Y. Barclay/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy (March 21, 2011) - Airmen arriving to Aviano Air Base from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany and Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom. Airmen get onto a bus to be transported to lodging. The Airmen are on temporary duty to Aviano in support of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn (JTF OD). JTF OD is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes "all necessary measures" to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Katherine Windish/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany (March 17, 2011) -Airmen assigned to the 52nd Maintenance Group install an ejection seat in an F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 480th Fighter Squadron at Spangdahlem Air Base in preparation for support of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn (JTF OD). JTF OD is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes "all necessary measures" to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nathanael Callon/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy (March 20, 2011) - U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons return to Aviano Air Base, Italy, after supporting Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn (JTF OD). JTF OD is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes "all necessary measures" to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III. (US Army Photo by SSG Tierney P. Wilson/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy (March 20, 2011) - U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon flight crew members perform post-flight checks on Aviano Air Base, after the F-16 pilot returns from supporting Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn (JTF OD). JTF OD is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes â?all necessary measuressâ? to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III. (US Army Photo by SSG Tierney P. Wilson/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy (March 20, 2011) - A U.S. Air Force flight crew member guides an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot at Aviano Air Base, after support Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn (JTF OD). JTF OD is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes "all necessary measures" to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III. (US Army Photo by SSG Tierney P. Wilson/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy (March 20, 2011) - Master Sgt. Scharalene Carroll, 31st Fighter Wing Safety Office ground safety manager, provides a driving safety brief at Aviano Air Base to personnel from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, to support Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn (JTF OD). JTF OD is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes "all necessary measures" to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class LaVel Sterling/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy (March 20, 2011) - A 31st Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot receives a handshake from a member of his flight crew at Aviano Air Base after returning from supporting Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn (JTF OD). JTF OD is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes "all necessary measures" to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III. (US Army Photo by SSG Tierney P. Wilson/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy (March 20, 2011) - A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler takes off from Aviano Air Base in support of the initial phase of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn (JTF OD). JTF OD is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes "all necessary measures" to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nadine Y. Barclay/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy ( March 21, 2011) - A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules sits on the runway after arriving from Ramstein, Germany. The aircraft arrived carrying equipment and personnel to support Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn (JTF OD). JTF OD is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes "all necessary measures" to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Katherine Windish/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany (March 18, 2011) -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 480th Fighter Squadron prepares for take-off from Spangdahlem Air Base in support of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn (JTF OD). JTF OD is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes "all necessary measures" to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nathanael Callon/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany (March 18, 2011) -- Pilots from the 480th Fighter Squadron process through the personnel deployment function line prior to deploying in support of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn (JTF OD). JTF OD is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes "all necessary measures" to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nick Wilson/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany (March 18, 2011) - A crew chief from the 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron marshals an F-16 Fighting Falcon out of a hardened aircraft shelter here in support of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn (JTF OD). JTF OD is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes "all necessary measuress" to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Wilson/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 21, 2011) - French navy AS365 F Dauphin rescue helicopter from the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R91) test lands aboard USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20). Charles de Gaulle is operating in the Mediterranean Sea supporting the coalition led operations in response to the crisis in Libya. Mount Whitney is operation in support of Joint Task Force (JTF) Odyssey Dawn. JTF Odyssey Dawn is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes all necessary measures to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 21, 2011) - French navy AS365 F Dauphin rescue helicopter from French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R91) test lands aboard USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20). Charles de Gaulle is operating in the Mediterranean Sea supporting the coalition led operations in response to the crisis in Libya. Mount Whitney is operation in support of Joint Task Force (JTF) Odyssey Dawn. JTF Odyssey Dawn is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes all necessary measures to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Capt. John Gasko, San Antonio, Texas, chief anesthesiologist, Task Force Medical Falcon, Multinational Battle Group East, shows medical professionals at the hospital in Ferizaj/Urosevic the proper procedures for tracheal intubation during a medical Grand Rounds, Jan. 31. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Sarah A. Cummings, 130th Public Affairs Detachment, Connecticut National Guard) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Thirty-five crew members of the USS GONZALEZ, alongside 12 Georgian Special Forces members, volunteered time and energy to provide repair work and maintenance at the Makhinjauri Children's House outside of Batumi. The military teams painted 3 rooms, chopped and stored firewood and performed much-needed electrical repairs. The crew's community service day underscored not only strong military-to-military ties, but also the vibrant people-to-people connection between the U.S and Georgia. The children were delighted to meet and play games with the sailors, and ten of the five-year-olds were invited onboard to visit the ship. (Photo courtesy Us. Department of State) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  NAPLES, Italy (Dec. 2, 2010) - African, European and U.S. military representatives conduct a mock press conference on Naval Support Activity Capodichino, in preparation for the 2011 Africa Partnership Station (APS) missions scheduled to start in Feb. The APS international staff will train for 12 days covering topics such as outreach programs, staff structure and the finalization of deployment details. The international representatives will make up the core of the 2011 APS staff and include 32 personnel from Cameroon, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, United Kingdom and United States. APS is an international security cooperation initiative, facilitated by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, aimed at strengthening global maritime partnerships through training and collaborative activities in order to improve maritime safety and security in Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Kee Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  NAPLES, Italy (Dec. 2, 2010) - African, European and U.S. military representatives conduct a mock press conference on Naval Support Activity Capodichino, in preparation for the 2011 Africa Partnership Station (APS) missions scheduled to start in Feb. The APS international staff will train for 12 days covering topics such as outreach programs, staff structure and the finalization of deployment details. The international representatives will make up the core of the 2011 APS staff and include 32 personnel from Cameroon, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, United Kingdom and United States. APS is an international security cooperation initiative, facilitated by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, aimed at strengthening global maritime partnerships through training and collaborative activities in order to improve maritime safety and security in Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Members of the 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct casualty evacuation training alongside a team of Polish soldiers from the 1st Special Forces Regiment of the Poland Special Operations Command on March 14 at the Joint Multinational Training Center at Grafenwoehr, Germany as part of honing their skills and their ability to operate seamlessly together. Training opportunities, identified as a result of annual Operations, Activities and Actions Conferences, allow U.S. Embassy country team members and SOF force providers to focus on future engagements. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  MARSA, Malta (Nov. 17, 2010) - A member of the Bulgarian Navy participates in a decontamination procedures and equipment demonstration during hazardous material response training at the Civil Protection's Marine Unit Premises as part of Eurasia Partnership Capstone 2010 (EPC10). EPC is an annual maritime conference focused on working together in non-formal environments, such as seminars and workshops, aimed at increasing maritime safety and security. This year there are 103 participants from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Ukraine and the United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jenniffer Rivera/RELEASED) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Capt. Barbara Bujak, physical therapist at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, speaks in her native tongue, Polish, with members of Multinational Battle Group East's Polish Contingent and European Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo. Bujak, who was born in Poland, moved to the U.S. at age 11 and joined the U.S. Army five years ago. Bujak's temporary assignment at Camp Bondsteel allowed her to experience a familiar ceremony in a new location. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Col. Francisco Neuman, Multinational Battle Group East commander, introduces himself to Marta Przenioslo, deputy chief of mission of the Republic of Poland to Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, who made the trip to attend a ceremony to observe Polish Independence Day, Nov. 13. The ceremony was held two days after the traditional date of Nov. 11 in an effort to allow all Polish Contingent soldiers to participate. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Multinational Battle Group East's Polish Contingent soldiers fire three shots in the air during an observance Polish Independence Day, which is Nov. 11, ceremony on Nov. 13. The ceremony was held after the traditional date of Nov. 11 to allow all Polish Contingent soldiers to participate. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joshua Dodds, 130th Public Affairs Detachment) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Multinational Battle Group East's Polish Contingent soldiers stand and salute as the Polish National Anthem plays during an observance of Polish Independence Day, Nov. 13. The ceremony was held after the traditional date of Nov. 11 to allow all Polish Contingent soldiers to participate. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  A U.S. military intelligence noncommissioned officer assigned to U.S. Special Operations Command Europe, left, demonstrates how to use the Secure Electronic Enrollment Kit to an intel noncommissioned officer assigned to the Slovakian 5th Special Forces Regiment during an intel-focused program of instruction sponsored by SOCEUR Oct. 18 at Patch Barracks, Germany. The Partner Development Program engagement is part of SOCEUR's mission to increase the SOF interoperability and capability of partner nations within U.S. European Command's area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Military Intelligence noncommissioned officers assigned to the Slovakian 5th Special Forces Regiment learn how to use the Secure Electronic Enrollment Kit as part of an intel-focused program of instruction sponsored by U.S. Special Operations Command Europe Oct. 18 at Patch Barracks, Germany. The Partner Development Program engagement is part of SOCEUR's mission to increase the SOF interoperability and capability of partner nations within U.S. European Command's area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  TA QALI, Malta (Nov. 16, 2010) -- Eurasia Partnership Capstone 2010 (EPC 10) participants come together in a teambuilding exercise by competing in obstacle courses. The groups were randomly selected to encourage participants from each country to work together. EPC is a maritime forces conference designed to build relationships and partnerships, and aims to improve interoperability between Eurasian nations through workshops and seminars. Participating nations include are Participating nations include are Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Israel, Malta, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Ukraine and United States. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  TA QALI, Malta (Nov. 16, 2010)-- Eurasia Partnership Capstone 2010 (EPC 10) participants come together in a teambuilding exercise by competing in obstacle courses. The groups were randomly selected to encourage participants from each country to work together. EPC is a maritime forces conference designed to build relationships and partnerships, and aims to improve interoperability between Eurasian nations through workshops and seminars. Participating nations include are Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Israel, Malta, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Ukraine and United States. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  KUNDUZ, Afghanistan -- 14 U.S. Medical Evacuation crewmen are awarded the German Gold Cross May 12 for risking their lives to come to the rescue of German soldiers during a firefight in Kunduz, Afghanistan April 2. Germany's Gold Cross medal is one of the nation's highest awards for valor and this is the first time in history foreigners have ever received the award. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...