Photos from August, 2006

SIGONELLA, Sicily - A Member of Navy Explosive Ordnance Mobile Unit Eight (EODMU-8), conducts static line parachute proficiency training operations with combat equipment at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella Aug. 28, 2006. NAS Sigonella provides logistical support for US European Command, 6th Fleet and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces throughout the Mediterranean. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Chad Zenthoefer) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
BÖBLINGEN, Germany — Army Lt. Col. Francis Beaudette, 1st Battalion 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) commander, passes a sword to Army Command Sgt Maj. Robert M. Lonergan, during a change of responsibility ceremony on Panzer Kaserne here Aug. 31, 2006. Lonergan replaces outgoing Command Sgt. Maj. Melvin L. Bynum (background, right) as the senior enlisted leader of the battalion. (Department of Defense photo by Adam Gramarossa, Stuttgart Multimedia) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
USS MOUNT WHITNEY, Eastern Mediterranean -- Reservists stand with their active duty chain of command leaders. Commander, Joint Task Force (JTF) Lebanon Navy Vice Adm. J. "Boomer" Stufflebeem (center front), Chief of Staff Army Col. Peri Anest (right) and Commanding Officer, USS Mount Whitney Navy Capt. Joe Kuzmick (left). Reserve members here play a critcal role in contributing to the JTF Lebanon mission. As current operations continue to support Department of State-led humanitarian assistance to the people of Lebanon, more reservists will continue to supplement the JTF Lebanon staff. (Department of Defense photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class(SW/AW) Rosa Larson) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
MONS, Belgium — Army Command Sergeant Major Michael Bartelle, sixth from left, poses with Marine Sgt. Maj. Alford M. McMichael and European senior enlisted leaders at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) here July 17, 2006. The senior enlisted leaders gathered to support Bartelle during his change of responsibility ceremony where he accepted the duties of NATO’s senior noncommissioned officer for the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Mons, Belgium. Bartelle, who replaced McMichael, is also the senior enlisted leader for U.S. European Command in Stuttgart, Germany.(Department of Defense photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class J. Zoe Wood, U.S. European Command) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
MEDITERRANEAN SEA – Sailors aboard the command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20) observe a MH-60 Seahawk helicopter lower supplies onto the ship's landing pad during a vertical replenishment Aug. 26, 2006. Mount Whitney, commanded by Navy Capt. Joseph Kuzmick, is currently underway here in support of Joint Task Force (JTF) Lebanon. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Rosa Larson) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
BÖBLINGEN, Germany — Army Command Sgt. Major William J. Gainey, right, talks with soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) on a Panzer Kaserne range here Aug. 29, 2006, after participating with the troops in a military operations in urban terrain (MOUT) demonstration. Gainey, the first Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is visiting U.S. European Command Aug. 28-31, 2006. (Department of Defense photo by Adam Gramarossa, Stuttgart Multimedia) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
BÖBLINGEN, Germany — Army Command Sgt. Major William J. Gainey, right, the first Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) on a Panzer Kaserne range here Aug. 29, 2006. Gainey, who is visiting U.S. European Command Aug. 28-31, 2006, participated with the troops in a military operations in urban terrain (MOUT) demonstration during his visit. (Department of Defense photo by Adam Gramarossa, Stuttgart Multimedia) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
USS Barry (DDG 52), Mediterranean Sea — Navy Capt. John Nowell, Task Force Bravo commander, discusses maritime Joint Task Force-Lebanon issues with crewmembers aboard ship. JTF-Lebanon assumed responsibility for U.S. military support in the region on Aug. 23, 2006. To date, the joint interagency efforts of the Department of State and the Department of Defense resulted in the assisted departure of almost 15,000 American citizens from Lebanon and the distribution of millions of dollars in aid to the Lebanese people. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communications Specialist First Class Eric Brown) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
HEIDELBERG, Germany — U.S. Army, Europe Command Sgt. Maj. Iuniasolua Savusa, left, and Gen. David McKiernan, USAREUR commander, present Spc. John Emmett an engraved crystal award his for winning USAREUR Soldier of the Year honors. (Department of Defense photo by Arthur McQueen, U.S. Army, Europe Public Affairs) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
MEDITERRANEAN SEA – The command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20), Commanded by Navy Captain Joseph Kuzmick, becomes the flagship for Commander, Joint Task Force Lebanon, Vice Adm. J. “Boomer” Stufflebeem during the transfer of authority from U.S. Central Command to U.S. European Command. (Department of Defense file photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
LIPETSK AIR BASE, Russia — Gen. Tom Hobbins, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, views various Russian aircraft weapons with Gen.-Maj. Aleksandr Kharchevsky, Chief of the 4th Center for Combat Use and Flight Training, following his MiG-29UB and SU-27UB flights here Aug. 15, 2006. Hobbins visited the air base as well as Moscow to enhance relations for future cooperation between the U.S. and Russian Air Forces.(Department of Defense photo by Air Force Maj. Jay Sabia) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Army Sgt. Angie K. Martinelli-Studer, a health care specialist, receives a helping hand from a fellow Soldier to cross a stream during Warrior Leaders Training. The 7th Army Reserve Command's 3747th Multifunctional Training Brigade-Europe offers the course twice a year to Active Duty, Reserve and National Guard Soldiers. (Department of Defense photo by Army Sgt. Mark Burrell) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
MEDITERRANEAN SEA - U.S. Navy frigate USS Boone (FFG 28) crew members respond to two rubber boats in distress after intercepting a drug-smuggling speedboat en-route from Algeria to Spain here Aug. 25, 2006. The crew discovered the rafts while patrolling the Mediterranean south of the Spanish coastline. Boone Sailors approached the boats and found 26 people on board. A Spanish Coast Guard vessel crew intervened to assist and rescued all 26 passengers, taking them ashore. (Department of Defense photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Navy Vice Adm. J. "Boomer" Stufflebeem (right), Commander, Joint Task Force-Lebanon, meets with U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Jeffrey Feltman at the U.S. Embassy here. U.S. European Command directed JTF-Lebanon to assume responsibility for U.S. military support in the region on August 23, 2006. To date, the joint interagency efforts of the Department of State and Department of Defense resulted in the assisted departure of almost 15,000 American citizens from Lebanon plus distributing millions of dollars in humanitarian aid to the Lebanese people. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Eric Brown) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
STUTTGART, Germany — Army Gen. William E. "Kip" Ward (left), U.S. European Command deputy, welcomes Ambassador Albert Jónsson, Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister of Iceland, to EUCOM Headquarters here Aug. 23, 2006. Ambassador Jónsson, who is also Iceland's chief negotiator for U.S.-Iceland defense talks, visited Ward to discuss EUCOM's role in Iceland. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dale Yates, U.S. European Command Public Affairs) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
LANDSTUHL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, Germany — Renowned trauma surgeon Dr.Ernest Moore, a volunteer here, awaits the Critical Care Air Transport Team with injured patient Marine Lance Cpl. Martin Escoto, 1st Marine Headquarter Group Engineers. The doctor’s two-week volunteer session is made possible through the Distinguished Visiting Surgeon Program. (Department of Defense photo by Army Spc. Todd Goodman) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
GAETA, Italy - The commanding officer of the command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), Capt. Joe Kuzmik, keeps a close watch as the ship departs the Bay of Gaeta. U.S. European Command, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, has been directed by the Department of Defense to assume authority for U.S. military support operations in the vicinity of Lebanon and the eastern Mediterranean effective Aug. 23. Joint Task Force Lebanon will continue to assist the U.S. Embassy in Beirut and will be postured to support humanitarian relief operations. (Department of Defense photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rosa Larson) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
MEDITERRANEAN SEA – Members of Joint Task Force (JTF) Lebanon board an MH-60S helicopter aboard the command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20) Aug. 20. U.S. European Command has been directed by the Department of Defense to assume authority for U.S. military support operations in the vicinity of Lebanon and the eastern Mediterranean effective Aug. 23. JTF Lebanon will continue to assist the U.S. Embassy in Beirut and will be postured to support humanitarian relief operations. ((Department of Defense photo by Mass Communications Specialist(SW/AW) Rosa Larson) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Commander of the U.S. European Command Gen. James L. Jones, U.S. Marine Corps, conducts a press briefing in the Pentagon Aug. 17, 2006. Jones discussed with reporters the many international commitments being handled by the forces under his command, the international troop deployments he oversees and some of the logistic and political issues he routinely must deal with in the conduct of his duties. Department of Defense photo by R. D. Ward) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
EDELWEILER, Germany – U.S. Air Force Col. Mark Wells reads names of service members killed during a mid-air collision of two C-119 Flying Boxcar transport aircraft in 1955 while Army Chap. (Col.) James Hoke, Air Force Lt. Col. Brian Bohannon and others look on, Aug. 11, 2006. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Maj. Pamela A.Q. Cook) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
SOROTI, Uganda — Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Donna Shelton, right, speaks with a Ugandan woman waiting to see a doctor at the Muslim health clinic here Aug. 15, 2006, during exercise Natural Fire 2006. Shelton, an international health specialist assigned to Detachment 2, 311th Human Services Wing, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C., is deployed with 601st Expeditionary Medical Squadron. The exercise is a cooperative effort sponsored by the U.S. European Command and U.S. Central Command and involves military members from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and the U.S. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Master Sgt. John E. Lasky) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
TBLISI, Georgia – Army 1st Lt. Wade Cleland, an infantry instructor from U.S. Army, Europe’s Joint Multinational Training Command, instructs a Georgian soldier during field maneuvers Aug. 16, 2006. Cleland is part of the U.S. European Command’s Georgia Sustainment and Stability Operations Program Task Force II, which is training Georgian light infantry battalions for deployment to Iraq. (Department of Defense photo by Army Master Sgt. Derrick Crawford) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
MEDITERRANEAN SEA — Navy Vice Adm. J. "Boomer" Stufflebeem meets with his senior advisors during a joint task force (JTF) planning meeting onboard USS Mount Whitney here. U.S. European Command has been directed by the Department of Defense to assume authority for U.S. military support operations in the vicinity of Lebanon and the eastern Mediterranean effective Aug. 23, 2006. The USS Mount Whitney, a 6th Fleet command ship, which got underway Aug. 17, 2006, from its homeport in Gaeta, Italy, will initially take up a position off the coast of Lebanon to command and control U.S. military support to humanitarian efforts in the region. JTF-Lebanon will continue to assist the U.S. Embassy in Beirut and will be postured to support humanitarian relief operations that are directed by the Department of Defense. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Rosa Larson.) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
TBLISI, Georgia – Maj. Buck O’Day, an infantry instructor from U.S. Army, Europe’s Joint Multinational Training Command, oversees a Georgian machinegun team during live-fire training here Aug. 16, 2006. O’Day is part of the U.S. European Command’s Georgia Sustainment and Stability Operations Program Task Force II, which is training Georgian light infantry battalions for deployment to Iraq. (Department of Defense photo by Army Master Sgt. Derrick Crawford) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Members of Joint Task Force Lebanon discuss plans for the upcoming transfer of authority while aboard USS Mount Whitney. U.S. European Command has been directed by the Department of Defense to assume authority for U.S. military support operations in the vicinity of Lebanon and the eastern Mediterranean effective Aug. 23. JTF Lebanon will continue to assist the U.S. Embassy in Beirut and will be postured to support humanitarian relief operations that are directed by the Department of Defense. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class (SW/AW) Rosa Larson.) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
GRAFENWÖHR, Germany — A Marine from the Fleet Antiterrorism Security Platoon (FAST platoon), Rota, Spain, practices entering a hostile urban environment at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command shoot house here on July 7, 2006. The shoot house is a group of roofless model buildings, designed to help military members practice structural patrols while using live-fire scenarios. The Marines honed their skills in the area of conducting urban assault entry drills, a procedure vital to their mission of protecting embassies, naval assets and any critical materials on submarines or ships. (Department of Defense photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
HANAU, Germany — After ferrying across the Main River, a vehicle from the German army's 2nd Company, 251st Feldjaeger (Military Police) Battalion disembarks from an assault float bridge at Campo Pond. The bridge was assembled by the U.S. 502nd Engineer Company during "Iron Crossing," a combined training exercise conducted Aug. 6-10, 2006, both on and off the Campo Pond training area here. The exercise, which involved river and convoy operations, served as the second half of a mission rehearsal exercise the 502nd began in June 2006 with a similar crossing of the Rhein. The partial closure of the river, coordinated by V Corps' Maneuver, Environmental and Consequence Management division, gave the engineers an opportunity to get realistic, challenging training in an unfamiliar environment, while German military support enhanced training for both units. The German platoon provided convoy escort and security during "Iron Crossing's" off-installation training Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
MONROVIA, Liberia, Africa — Liberian fishermen huddle aboard U.S. Navy tug USNS Apache’s rigid hull inflatable boat after being rescued two miles outside the port of Monrovia here after their canoe capsized August 14, 2006. Apache is currently in Liberia’s capital city of Monrovia performing pier repairs and conducting a harbor survey in support of U.S. efforts to strengthen enduring and emerging partnerships with Liberia and the Gulf of Guinea nations. (Department of Defense photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
MEDITERRANEAN SEA — U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team members conduct training here Aug. 10, 2006. The amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) is in the background. The EOD team is from Detachment 26 out of Little Creek, Va., and is embarked with Iwo Jima, which is deployed in support of maritime security operations. (Department of Defense photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
GHANA, Africa – Members of Commander, Task Force 67 (CTF-67) stage their gear next to a military C-130 cargo plane for departure from Burma Camp here, in preparation for their transit back to Sigonella, Sicily. During the first two weeks of August 2006, Sailors from CTF-67 participated in engagement exercises with Ghana armed forces. U.S. Navy efforts in Africa and specifically in the Gulf of Guinea strengthen emerging partnerships and improve maritime security capability and capacity. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Spc. 2nd Class Jason T. Poplin) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
KARADJE, Niger — Villagers gather around members from the 787th Air Expeditionary Squadron here, in July 2006, as the Ramstein-based Airmen pass out 1,000 pounds of rice they purchased from their own pockets. The 14-person team is deployed to Niger in support of Eagle Vision, a mission to download satellite imagery for map-making purposes. (Department of Defense photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
CONSTATA, Romania — Bulgarian Brig. Gen. Neyko Nenov, Southeast Europe Brigade (SEEBRIG) commander, addresses a crowd of about 700 people during a welcome home ceremony here Aug. 11, 2006. The 107-person multinational force deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan, in January 2006 as a headquarters element in support of NATO’s International Security Assistance Forces mission. The six-month deployment was also SEEBRIG’s first. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
ACCRA, Ghana — U.S. Navy Capt. George Walter Jr., the commodore of Combined Task Force 67, speaks with students of Osu Presbyterian Preparatory School here Aug. 8, 2006. The Navy unit will provide landscaping for the school as part of a larger U.S. interagency effort to strengthen relations between Ghana and the world community. (Defense Department photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason T. Poplin) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
CZESTOCHOWA, Poland — Army Sgt. Samuel Butterfield, 173rd Airborne, Vicenza, Italy, carries the U.S. flag up a muddy hill here Aug. 12, 2006. Butterfield and soldiers from six NATO nations participated in the annual 300-kilometer, 10-day pilgrimage from Warsaw to Czestochowa, Poland, where the Polish pay tribute to the Black Madonna of Czestochowa. (Photo by Army Spc. Matthis Chiroux, U.S. Army Europe Public Affairs) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
VILSECK, Germany — A 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment Soldier guides a newly arrived Stryker combat vehicle off a railroad flatcar at the here July 28, 2006. Three hundred Strykers and about 1,700 other vehicles and containers were offloaded from the U.S.N.S. Mendonca and her sister ship, the U.S.N.S. Cape Decision, last week in the German port city of Bremerhaven. The vehicles traveled under their own power to the regiment’s motor pools, marking the official end of sea and land journey from Fort Lewis, Wash. (Department of Defense photo by Dave Melancon, U.S. Army, Europe Public Affairs) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
LIBERIA, Gulf of Guinea, Africa - The crew of U.S. Navy fleet ocean tug USNS Apache (T-ATF 172) fights a fire on commercial vessel Tahoma Reefer, which ignited from a fire in the engine room while in port. After the Estonian vessel was tugged out to sea, the Apache’s crew rescued nine people from the burning vessel and put out the fire. Apache arrived in the Gulf of Guinea Aug. 9, 2006, as part of an ongoing effort to strengthen emerging partnerships in the region. (Department of Defense photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — Dr. John P. Rose, George C. Marshall Center for Security Studies director, addresses members of the National Security Committee of the Albanian Parliament during a workshop here. The 17-member Albanian delegation attended the workshop, which covered strategic security issues, at the center August 7 - 10, 2006. (Department of Defense photo by Joe Ferrare, George C. Marshall Center for Security Studies Public Affairs) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
NGINYANG, Kenya — U.S. Marines stand in formation with soldiers from Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya during the opening ceremony for Natural Fire 2006 here Aug. 8, 2006. The exercise, which is the largest held between East African Community nations and the U.S., consists of military-to-military training as well as medical, veterinary, and engineering civic affairs programs conducted in rural areas throughout the region. Tanzania and Uganda lie within the U.S. European Command 92-country area of responsibility. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Roger S. Duncan) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
GARMISCH, Germany — German Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Defense Christian Schmidt delivers the commencement address to 136 military and government leaders from 34 nations graduating from the George C. Marshall Center’s Program in Advanced Security Studies here Aug. 9, 2006. (Department of Defense photo by Karlheinz Wedhorn) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Grafenwöhr, Germany — Army Specialist Jonathan Welch pumps out pushups under the watchful eye of a 7th U.S. Army Noncommissioned Officers Academy instructor during the U.S. Army, Europe (USAREUR), Soldier/Noncommissioned Officer of the Year competition, being held in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Aug. 7, 2006. Welch, from the 173rd Airborne Brigade of Vicenza, Italy, is hoping to put the title of USAREUR Soldier of the Year next to his name after winning Southern European Task Force honors. (Department of Defense photo by Arthur McQueen, USAREUR Public Affairs) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
HAMMELBURG, Germany — Army Soldiers from Alpha Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, Schweinfurt, Germany, fire the MG3 7.62mm Machine Gun here July, 26, 2007. The Soldiers qualified on the weapons as part of the Schuetzenschnur German Army Marksmanship Badge Test hosted by the Training Support Company, German Armed Forces U.N. Training Center here. (Department of Defense photo by Army Capt. Kevin Calkins, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
GRAFENWÖHR, Germany — Army Sgt. Delroy Barnett, 123rd Main Support Battalion, Dexheim, Germany, crosses over a simulated mined creek during an Aug. 8, 2006, “mystery task" for the U.S. Army, Europe Soldier/NCO of the Year competition in Grafenwöhr, Germany. (Department of Defense photo by Army Spc. Matthis Chiroux, U.S. Army Europe Public Affairs) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
LAKENHEATH, United Kingdom – U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Lance Cheung photographs himself and a three-ship formation of F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft here, on Aug. 3, 2006. The Strike Eagles are attached to the 492nd Fighter Squadron and are practicing basic surface attack techniques. (Department of Defense photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
ACCRA, Ghana - Navy Lt. Brian Schneider of Commander Task Force 67 (CTF 67) demonstrates to Ghanaian military members the fundamental operations of the Automated Identification System (AIS) ship tracker during a flight aboard a P-3 Orion. The flight was hosted by CTF-67 to offer the Ghanaian military a chance to observe the use of AIS, a tracking system designed to monitor shipping activities, from the air. During the first two weeks of August, Sailors from CTF-67 are participating in engagement activities with the Ghanaian armed forces. U.S. Navy efforts in Africa and specifically in the Gulf of Guinea help strengthen emerging partnerships and improve maritime security capability and capacity. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason T. Poplin) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
GARMISCH, Germany — Dr. John P. Rose (l), George C. Marshall Center director, welcomes Gen. William T. Hobbins, U.S. Air Forces Europe commander, to the George C. Marshall Center here Aug. 8, 2006. During his visit, Hobbins addressed military and government 136 leaders from 34 nations who are participating in the Center’s Program in Advanced Security Studies about the necessity of forging interdependent forces to achieve global peace and security. The participants will complete the 12-week course with a graduation ceremony Aug. 9, 2006. (Department of Defense photo by Karlheinz Wedhorn) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
GHANA, Africa – Navy Lt. Junior Grade Dane Hill, assigned to Commander, Task Force Six Seven (CTF-67) Fleet Maritime Patrol Mobile Operations Command Center, demonstrates the fundamental operations of the Automated Identification System (AIS) ship tracker to Navy Lt. Bismark Akabutu, the electrical officer aboard Ghanaian naval vessel GNS Anzone (P30). During the first two weeks of August 2006, Sailors from CTF-67 are participating in engagement exercises with the Ghanaian armed forces. U.S. Navy efforts in Africa and specifically in the Gulf of Guinea strengthen emerging partnerships and improve maritime security capability and capacity. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason Poplin) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
SOUDA BAY, Crete, Greece – The guided missile frigate USS Elrod (FFG 55) arrived here Aug. 4, 2006 for a port visit while operating in the Mediterranean Sea. Elrod, an Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate homeported in Norfolk, Va., is on a regularly scheduled deployment and currently assigned to the Standing NATO Response Force (NRF) Maritime Group Two (SNMG-2) in support of Operation Active Endeavor. (Department of Defense photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
LAKENHEATH, England – U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Randy Broome signals a jammer operator to move a BRU-61 bomb rack forward while loading it onto an F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft here, on Aug. 1, 2006. Broome is an aircraft weapons specialist with the 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (DoD photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung, U.S. Air Force) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — Lt. Col. Harald Biermann, from the Bundeswehr Verification Center, fires a M-4 Carbine with 203 Grenade Launcher with assistance from Army Private First Class Bennie Smith, 230th Military Police Company, during a non-lethal weapons demonstration Aug. 2, 2006, on Rhine Ordnance Barracks here. Close to 50 delegates from 32 countries visited here and Kaiserslautern Army Depot Aug. 1-2, 2006, during the USAREUR-hosted Vienna Document 1999 Military Installation Visit. (Department of Defense photo by Christine June, U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
ROYAL AIR FORCE STATION LAKENHEATH, United Kingdom — Air Force Capt. Martin Hemmingsen waves to his wife and son as he climbs down from his F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft upon his return here July 28, 2006. Hemmingsen, who is with the 492nd Fighter Squadron, and other members of the 48th Fighter Wing deployed to Graf-Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, for exercise Immediate Response, a joint, trilateral exercise between the U.S., Bulgarian, and Romanian militaries. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Master Sgt. Lance Cheung) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
TALLIN, Estonia – USNS Mendonca, a 950-foot noncombatant Military Sealift Command ship, joined fellow MSC ship USNS Wheat off the coast of Estonia July 30, 2006, for a routine port visit before embarking on its next mission. Mendonca arrived in the Baltic Sea region on the heels of a 21-day, 9,500 mile journey from Tacoma, Washington, to Bremerhaven, Germany, where it delivered the first shipment of new U.S. Army Stryker combat vehicles to soldiers in Europe. (Department of Defense photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
MILITARY BASE WONDERBOOM, SOUTH AFRICA – U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Christian Valencia, center, explains the differences between analog and digital radios 16 July, 2006 during Africa Endeavor 06, the first military communications interoperability workshop on the African Continent. Valencia, an AE participant from Marine Forces Europe, the Gambia’s SSgt Fofona Momodou, right, and Lesotho’s Cpl T’sepo Semakale, left, explore the different radio configurations in order to share information between the African militaries. (Department of Defense photo by Army Specialist Gul Alisan) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany – Gen. Tom Hobbins, United States Air Forces in Europe commander, thanks Airmen and the German government for their support at a press availability at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 25. General Hobbins also hosted Ambassador William R. Timken, Jr., U.S. Ambassador to Germany, who visited Ramstein on behalf of President George Bush, thanking the troops for their support with the current humanitarian efforts. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Angela Malek) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...