Photos from August, 2011

Navy Adm. James Stavridis, commander of U.S. European Command and NATO's Supreme Allied Commander-Europe, speaks during the opening of the 2011 United States European Command and national Guard Bureau State Partnership conference in Garmish-Pertenkirchen, Germany, Aug. 17-18, 2011. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Darron Salzer) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Navy Adm. James Stavridis, commander of U.S. European Command and NATO's Supreme Allied Commander-Europe, speaks during the opening of the 2011 United States European Command and national Guard Bureau State Partnership conference in Garmish-Pertenkirchen, Germany, Aug. 17-18, 2011. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Darron Salzer) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Gen. Craig R. McKinley, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, speaks during the opening of the 2011 United States European Command and national Guard Bureau State Partnership conference in Garmish-Pertenkirchen, Germany, Aug. 17-18, 2011. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Darron Salzer) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Gen. Craig R. McKinley, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, speaks during the opening of the 2011 United States European Command and national Guard Bureau State Partnership conference in Garmish-Pertenkirchen, Germany, Aug. 17-18, 2011. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Darron Salzer) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
VALLETTA, Malta (August 17, 2011 ) - Sailors man the rails as the guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) pulls out of Valletta, Malta. Carney is homeported in Mayport, Fla., and is currently supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Amalie Shaffer/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Lt. Col. Clint Mixon, a weapons systems officer from the 492nd Fighter Squadron at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, explains the capabilities of the F-15E Strike Eagle on display Aug. 16, 2011, at the Moscow International Aviation and Space Salon, or MAKS, at Zhukovsky Airfield. About 100 crew members from U.S. and Europe-based units are participating in the show through Aug. 22. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kelley J. Stewart) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Staff Sgt. Chris Collazo (left) and Staff Sgt. Tyler Welsh, loadmasters with the 9th Airlift Squadron at Dover Air Force Base, Del., hang an American flag in a C-5 Galaxy on display Aug. 16, 2011, at the Moscow International Aviation and Space Salon, or MAKS, at Zhukovsky Airfield. MAKS is one of the premier events of its type in the world and Department of Defense participation demonstrates the U.S. commitment to international security, promotes international cooperation, and contributes to U.S. foreign policy objectives. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kelley J. Stewart) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
THEOULE SUR MER, France (August 16, 2011) - Sailors attached to USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) observe as French army veterans present colors prior to a World War II liberation celebration at the Cross of Lorraine monument. Mount Whitney is the U.S. 6th Fleet flagship and operates with a hybrid crew of U.S. Sailors and Military Sealift Command civil service mariners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Collin Turner/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
NAPLES, Italy (August 12, 2011) - 32 Soldiers and one Sailor from the 2nd NATO Signal Battalion, Deployable Communications Module, Alpha Company (DCM-A), attached to Joint Forces Command (JFC) Naples, are welcomed home after a 6-month deployment to Afghanistan. DCM-A is part of a regular rotation of companies stationed at JFC, tasked with providing communications for Command Joint 6 in Kabul, Afghanistan, as well as all NATO communications for headquarters in support of joint operations in Afghanistan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Caitlin Conroy/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
NAPLES, Italy (August 12, 2011) - Family, friends and fellow comrades gather to welcome home 32 Soldiers and one Sailor from the 2nd NATO Signal Battalion, Deployable Communications Module, Alpha Company (DCM-A), attached to Joint Forces Command (JFC) Naples after a 6-month deployment to Afghanistan. DCM-A is part of a regular rotation of companies stationed at JFC, tasked with providing communications for Command Joint 6 in Kabul, Afghanistan, as well as all NATO communications for headquarters in support of joint operations in Afghanistan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Caitlin Conroy/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
NAPLES, Italy (August 12, 2011) - Battalion Executive Officer Maj. Ryan Raymond (right) addresses the 32 Soldiers and one Sailor from the 2nd NATO Signal Battalion, Deployable Communications Module Alpha Company (DCM-A), attached to Joint Forces Command (JFC) Naples, after a 6-month deployment to Afghanistan. DCM-A is part of a regular rotation of companies stationed at JFC, tasked with providing communications for Command Joint 6 in Kabul, Afghanistan, as well as all NATO communications for headquarters in support of joint operations in Afghanistan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Caitlin Conroy/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
NAPLES, Italy (August 12, 2011) - Spc. Cezarian Bass, a Soldier from the 2nd NATO Signal Battalion, Deployable Communications Module, Alpha Company (DCM-A), attached to Joint Forces Command (JFC) Naples, hugs his wife after returning home from a 6-month deployment to Afghanistan. DCM-A is part of a regular rotation of companies stationed at JFC, tasked with providing communications for Command Joint 6 in Kabul, Afghanistan, as well as all NATO communications for headquarters in support of joint operations in Afghanistan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Caitlin Conroy/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
NAPLES, Italy (August 12, 2011) Sgt. Maj. Donald Wilson, a Soldier from the 2nd NATO Signal Battalion, Deployable Communications Module, Alpha Company (DCM-A), attached to Joint Forces Command (JFC) Naples, kisses his daughter after returning home from a 6-month deployment to Afghanistan. DCM-A is part of a regular rotation of companies stationed at JFC, tasked with providing communications for Command Joint 6 in Kabul, Afghanistan, as well as all NATO communications for headquarters in support of joint operations in Afghanistan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Caitlin Conroy/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany-- 1st Lt. Alan Vaugn (left), a first-time participant in the EFMB and laboratory officer assigned to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, straps a simulated casualty to a skid; in preparation for transport as part of Combat Testing Lane 3 during the 2011 U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge Standardization and Testing held Aug. 1-13, 2011. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Wheeler) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany-- 1st Lt. Alan Vaugn (left), a first time participant in the 2011 U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge Standardization and Testing and laboratory officer assigned to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, leads support personnel in evacuating a simulated casualty to a Blackhawk helicopter as part of Combat Testing Lane 3, Aug. 6, 2011. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Wheeler) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany-- 1st Lt. Alan Vaugn, a first-time participant in the EFMB and laboratory officer assigned to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, assembles a tactical radio prior to delivering a medical evacuation request as part of Combat Testing Lane 3 during the 2011 U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge Standardization and Testing held Aug. 1-13, 2011. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Wheeler) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
During a mass-casualty drill between U.S. Navy and Georgian medical personnel, corpsmen, including Petty officer 2nd Class Adam Strotz and Petty Officer 3rd Class Anthony M. Tiner, corpsmen and Pittsburgh, Penn., natives with Alpha Surgical Co., 4th Medical Battalion, Pittsburgh, Penn., rush a Georgian soldier to the Forward Resuscitative Surgery Suite to assess his injuries. The 4th Medical Battalion set up a Forward Resuscitative Surgical Suite during Exercise Agile Spirit 2011 to support the 350 U.S. Marines and sailors conducting counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations training with nearly 500 Georgian soldiers from the Georgian 4th Infantry Brigade in Vaziani Training Area, outside of Tblisi. Cpl. Tatum Vayavananda Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
VAZIANI TRAINING AREA, Republic of Georgia-During a simulated casualty drill, Petty Officer 2nd Class Bridget J. Shanahan, a Los Angeles, Calif., native, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Anthony M. Tiner, Pittsburgh, Penn., native, both hospital corpsman, 4th Medical Battalion, slide a patient on a stretcher into their ambulance. The 4th Medical Battalion set up a Forward Resuscitative Surgical Suite during Exercise Agile Spirit 2011 to support the 350 U.S. Marines and sailors conducting counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations training with nearly 500 Georgian soldiers from the Georgian 4th Infantry Brigade in Vaziani Training Area, outside of Tblisi. Cpl. Tatum Vayavananda Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
On the operating table, Navy Lt. Dana L. Vanartsdalen, surgeon and San Diego, Calif., native, Petty Officers 3rd Class Godfrey O. Aneke, of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Jon W. Hill, Avery, Texas, native, corpsmen, Alpha Company, 4th Medical Battalion, Pittsburg, Penn., perform simulated surgery on a training casualty during a combined-forces medical training exercise with Georgian medics and nurses. The 4th Medical Battalion set up a Forward Resuscitative Surgical Suite during Exercise Agile Spirit 2011 to support the 350 U.S. Marines and sailors conducting counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations training with nearly 500 Georgian soldiers from the Georgian 4th Infantry Brigade in Vaziani Training Area, outside of Tblisi. Cpl. Tatum Vayavananda Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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 ...
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 ...
Candidate Spc. James Walters, Bavaria Dental Activity, Vilseck, Germany, crawls underneath a barbed-wire obstacle as part of Combat Testing Lane 3 for the 2011 U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge Standardization and Testing Aug. 3, 2011 at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Trisha Pinczes) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Spc. James Walters, Bavaria Dental Activity, Vilseck, Germany, a candidate in Combat Testing Lane 3 for the 2011 U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge Standardization and Testing, transfers a casualty onto a sled for transport Aug. 3, 2011 at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Trisha Pinczes) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Petty Officer 3rd Class Toby League, a Navy Corpsmen from Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy and a candidate for the 2011 U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge Standardization and Testing, pull a casualty through the woods during part of Combat Lane 3 on Aug. 3, 2011 at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. League is one of a handful of joint and multinational service members working toward the U.S. Army medical community's most prestigious professional badge. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Trisha Pinczes) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Petty Officer 3rd Class Toby League, Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy, a candidate for the 2011 U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge Standardization and Testing, calls for an evacuation of casualties as part of Combat Testing Lane 3 Aug. 3, 2011 at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. League is one of a handful of joint and multinational service members working toward the U.S. Army medical community's most prestigious professional badge. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Trisha Pinczes) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Petty Officer 3rd Class Toby League, Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy, straps a casualty onto a litter with the help of staff support as part of Combat Testing Lane 3 for the 2011 U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge Standardization and Testing Aug. 3, 2011 at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. League is one of a handful of joint and multinational service members working toward the U.S. Army medical community's most prestigious professional badge. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Trisha Pinczes) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
German 2nd Lt. Felix Honig, SanStff Mainz Hospital, assists German Sgt. Dustin Nicholas, 4th Company, 21st Hospital Regiment, with the removal of his chemical protective equipment during the demo phase of Combat Testing Lane 2 at the 2011 U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge Standardization and Testing, August 2, 2011 at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. CTL 2 tests candidates on their ability to perform basic Soldier skills while protecting themselves from a simulated Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear attack. (U.S. Army photo by Army Staff Sgt. Thomas Wheeler) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
2011 U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge Standardization and Testing candidates practice assisting other candidates in properly removing chemical protective suits at Combat Training Lane 2, Aug. 2, 2011, at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. CTL 2 tests candidates on their ability to perform basic Soldier skills while protecting themselves from a simulated Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear attack. (Photo Credit: Staff Sgt. Thomas Wheeler, 138th Public Affairs Detachment) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Sgt. 1st Class William Ambrose, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the medical evacuation task, explains the Combat Training Lane to the Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh as he observes candidates training for the 2011 U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge Standardization and Testing at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Aug. 1. 2011. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Trisha Pinczes) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Spc. Bruce Case, Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, treats a simulated casualty on Combat Testing Lane 1 during the 2011 U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge Standardization and Testing August 1, 2011 in Grafenwoehr, Germany. (Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Thomas Wheeler, 138th PAD, NYARNG) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...