Photos from April, 2006

VARNA, Bulgaria — A U.S. visit, board, search and seizure team member, left, discusses tactics with Bulgarian Sailors during bilateral training on the aft missile deck of the destroyer USS Porter here April 19, 2006. U.S. and Bulgarian ships are participating in maneuvering, communication, air defense and maritime interdiction operations drills to help strengthen the emerging partnership between the two navies. (Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Eric Brown) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
STUTTGART, Germany — Lt. Gen. Colby M. Broadwater III, U.S. European Command Chief of Staff, congratulates Lisa Taylor on winning the EUCOM junior noncommissioned officer title here on April 21. Taylor, a Navy Information Specialist First Class, is stationed at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Mons, Belgium. (Photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dale Yates, EUCOM Public Affairs) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
MOLEPOLOLE, Botswana — Preschool children wait for their scheduled performance during the dedication ceremonies for the expansion of the Bana Ba Keletso Orphan Care Center here April 22. U.S. European Command, through the Office of Defense Cooperation's humanitarian assistance program, provided more than $188,000 for the expansion. More than 400 at-risk orphan children from the surrounding Molepolole area are nurtured by the staff of Botswana educators and child care specialists at the orphan center. (Courtesy photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
NAPLES, Italy - Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter passes through side boys upon his arrival here April 21, 2006. SECNAV arrived at Naval Support Activity, Capodichino as part of a tour to meet with Sailors and other staff members throughout the Naval Forces Europe area of operations. The tour also afforded Winter the opportunity to discuss ongoing initiatives, programs and tour base facilities. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Sarah Bir. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
VARNA, Bulgaria — A Sailor, right, from the USS Porter and Bulgarian students paint a fence outside the Dr. Ivan Shishmanov School for Visually Impaired Children here April 21, 2006. Fifteen Sailors from the destroyer devoted three hours to the project during a port visit to strengthen the relationship between the American and Bulgarian navies. (Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Eric Brown) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
STUTTGART, Germany — Lt. Gen. Colby M. Broadwater III congratulates Navy Information Specialist First Class Lisa Taylor during the European Command Service Member of the Year awards ceremony here on April 21. Taylor, who is assigned to the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, in Mons, Belgium, won the junior noncommissioned officer title during the event. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
DACHAU, Germany — Depicting the suffering of prisoners, a sculpture stands just outside the museum of the Dachau concentration camp here. Soldiers and family members of the 1st Infantry Division and U.S. Army Garrison Franconia visited the camp April 20. (Army photo by Spec. Stephen Baack) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
GABORONE, BOTSWANA — More than 80 representatives from African and European nations have begun the final planning conference for exercise Africa Endeavor 06. From April 19-22, military representatives are finalizing communications interoperability tests to be conducted during the U.S.-led exercise, scheduled for July, in Pretoria, South Africa. (Department of State photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
VARNA, Bulgaria — Members of the USS Porter Visit, Board, Search and Seizure Team show Bulgarian Sailors a portable boarding hook during bilateral training on the destroyer's aft missile deck in port here April 19, 2006. The demonstration took place shortly upon the ship's arrival to strengthen the partnership between the partner navies. (Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Eric Brown) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
SZCZECIN, Poland — Six Polish helicopters were among the cargo returned to Poland by the U.S. Military Sealift Command's ship MV Cape Decision here April 19-20. The command has been moving Polish and coalition force cargo to and from the Middle East since the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. (Navy photo by Seth Burmaster) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
CRETE, Greece — The guided-missile destroyer USS Porter arrives for a routine port visit at Souda Bay here April 1, 2006. Porter is the 28th ship in the Arleigh Burke-class of AEGIS destroyers. The Porter hails from Norfolk, Va., and is currently on a regularly scheduled six month deployment. (Navy photo by Paul Farley) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE — Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 7 put the finishing touches on a refurbished gym in Sao Tome. Currently embarked on USS Emory S. Land, the Seabees worked with the local army and contractors to complete the project in 30 days. The Land is currently in the region as part of U.S. Naval Forces Europe strategic initiative to strengthen emerging partnerships in the region while fostering an environment conducive to maritime domain awareness and security. The Seabees are deployed from Mississippi. (Navy photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
ACCRA, Ghana — Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter, third from right, meets with Kwame Addo Kufuor, Ghana's minister of defense, here April 18, 2006. Winter is in Africa to see firsthand the work U.S. Sailors and Marines are doing in the region. (DoD photo by Navy Chief Petty Officer Craig Strawser) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Construction of the new clinic being built at Grafenwöhr, Germany, began last year. In addition to increasing the existing facility's size to accommodate a growing population, it will integrate key aspects of Europe Regional Medical Command's new clinic-centric concept. (Artist rendering courtesy Europe Regional Medical Command) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, United Kingdom — Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sean Cunningham, a 100th Maintenance Squadron survival equipment specialist, performs a quality control check on a parachute pack April 13 at the survival equipment shop here. Survival equipment specialists perform quality control checks on equipment to ensure it is free of corrosion and has been properly assembled. Survival equipment specialists perform quality control checks on every parachute they pack. (Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tyrona Pearsall) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
SUEZ CANAL — The dock landing ship USS Carter Hall, submarine USS Norfolk and amphibious transport dock ship USS Austin steam in file as they transit through the Suez Canal April 7, 2006. The vessels of Expeditionary Strike Group 8 are on their way to the Mediterranean Sea. (DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Sean Stafford) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
STUTTGART, Germany — U.S. European Command Chief of Staff, Army Lt. Gen. Colby Broadwater III and the Chiefs of Defense from the three Adriatic Charter nations (Albania, Croatia and Macedonia) and Serbia-Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina gather for a group photo here April 3. The Chiefs of Defense met as part of a biannual conference to focus on their lessons learned during peacekeeping operations and to brief their progress towards NATO and Partnership for Peace (PfP) membership. The next meeting is planned for October and will be held in Croatia. (DoD photo by Matthew Thomas) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
BIZERTE, Tunisia — Tunisian military medical nurses carry a stretcher from a Tunisian helicopter as U.S. Air Force medical personnel observe during a mass-casualty exercise at Kharrouba Air Base here April 3, 2006. The exercise is providing an exchange of medical skills, techniques and procedures between U.S. Air Force medical personnel and the Tunisian military health services. (DoD photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Rick Sforza) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
BIZERTE, Tunisia — U.S. and Tunisian military medical personnel load a stretcher onto a Tunisian helicopter during a mass casualty exercise at Kharrouba Air Base here April 3, 2006. The event is part of exercise MEDLite 2006, which provides an exchange of medical skills, techniques and procedures between U.S. Air Force medical personnel and the Tunisian military health services. (DoD photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Rick Sforza) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
LUANDA, Angola — Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jason Webster, a diver attached to the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land, loads trash into a wheelbarrow during a volunteer beach cleanup here April 1, 2006. Sailors with the Land, the first U.S. Navy ship to visit Angola in 32 years, deployed to the Gulf of Guinea area in late February for a series of security cooperation activities to promote regional stability. During breaks in training the Sailors perform community relations projects. (DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Kulp) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
BIZERTE, Tunisia — Air Force Lt. Col. (Dr.) Richard Standaert, second from right, demonstrates surgical procedures for Tunisian military physicians during the animal surgical lab portion of exercise MEDLite 2006 at Kharrouba Air Base here April 1, 2006. The exercise provides the opportunity for Air Force medical specialists to exchange medical skills, techniques and procedures with Tunisian military medical personnel. (DoD photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Rick Sforza) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...