Photos from July, 2004

Staff Sgt. Belinda Cunningham, 48th Medical Group, helps to lead the children of the Kgautswane Community Development Center in a American song. (Photo by Master Sgt. Doris Libby, 106th ANG, New York ) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Master Sgt. Doris Libby, 106th Air National Guard, returns from Ngwaabe clinic by Oryx helicopter. The U.S. Air Force and South African Defense Force are conducting medical services and civic assistance projects at six clinics in the Limpopo Province, South Africa, as part of MedFlag 2004. (Photo by Capt. Heather Healy) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Staff Sgt. Belinda Cunningham, 48th Medical Group, learns the traditional South African way to carry a baby by wrapping and carrying the child on her back with a blanket. Air Force personnel deployed to South Africa for MedFlag 2004 assisted in delivering donations to the children of the Kgautswane Community Development Center. Members of the 48th Medical Group collected 8 boxes of donations before deploying to South Africa early July in support of MedFlag 2004. (Photo by Master Sgt. Doris Libby, 106th ANG, New York ) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Airman Angelica Swann, 48th Medical Group, talks to young children who are waiting outside the Pediatric Tent at Ngwaabe clinic. The U.S. Air Force and South African Defense Force are conducting medical services and civic assistance projects at six clinics in the Limpopo Province, South Africa, as part of MedFlag 2004. This clinic visit was her first time to see the medical operations up close. (Photo by Master Sgt. Doris Libby, 106th ANG, New York ) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Tech Sgt. Mike Bouwman, 3rd Air Force logistics, takes in the view of the South African countryside on his very first helicopter ride. The U.S. Air Force and South African Defense Force are conducting medical services and civic assistance projects at six clinics in the Limpopo Province, South Africa, as part of MedFlag 2004. (Photo by Master Sgt. Doris Libby, 106th ANG, New York ) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Lt. Col. Brian Affleck, 48th Medical Group, is welcomed by the village chief in an official welcoming ceremony for the US Air Force troops. Air Force personnel deployed to South Africa for the MedFlag 2004 assisted in delivering donations to the children of the Kgautswane Community Development Center. Members of the 48th Medical Group collected 8 boxes of donations before deploying to South Africa early July in support of MedFlag 2004. (Photo by Master Sgt. Doris Libby, 106th ANG, New York ) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Tech. Sgt. Victor D. Grubbs, 3rd Air Force, RAF Mildenhall, leads and teaches the children of the Kgautswane Community Development Center a spiritual song. (Photo by Master Sgt. Doris Libby, 106th ANG, New York ) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Clera Masilela, Director of the Kgautswane Community Development Center, rejoices and celebrates in song and dance with the village children and US Air Force members supporting MedFlag 2004. Air Force personnel deployed to South Africa for the MedFlag 2004 assisted in delivering donations to the children of the Kgautswane Community Development Center. Members of the 48th Medical Group collected 8 boxes of donations before deploying to South Africa early July in support of MedFlag 2004. (Photo by Master Sgt. Doris Libby, 106th ANG, New York ) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Gen. Charles F. Wald, Deputy Commander, U.S. European Command, receives honors at Burma Camp in Accra, Ghana, during his visit there July 16. Gen. Wald traveled to Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, Gabon, Sao Tome and Ghana July 12-16, to meet with leaders and discuss the growing strategic value of the continent. (U.S. EUCOM Photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Gen. Charles F. Wald, Deputy Commander, U.S. European Command, meets with President John Agyekum Kufuor of Ghana, during his visit there July 16. Gen. Wald traveled to Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, Gabon, Sao Tome and Ghana July 12-16, to meet with leaders and discuss the growing strategic value of the continent. (U.S. EUCOM Photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
General Charles Wald, Deputy Commander for the European Command, views LRA rebel arms captured by Ugandan forces during his visit to the country July 14. Gen. Wald traveled to Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, Gabon, Sao Tome and Ghana July 12-16, to meet with leaders and discuss the growing strategic value of the continent. (U.S. EUCOM Photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
General Charles Wald, Deputy Commander for the European Command, greets a Ugandan soldier during his visit to the country July 14. Gen. Wald traveled to Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, Gabon, Sao Tome and Ghana July 12-16, to meet with leaders and discuss the growing strategic value of the continent. (U.S. EUCOM Photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
General Charles Wald, Deputy Commander for the European Command, met with H.E. Paul Kagame, The President of the Republic of Rwanda. The meeting took place in the Office of the President, in Kigali. (U.S. EUCOM Photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Spc. Nichglas E. Ash, of Company A, 368th Engineer Battalion, uses a cutting tool to form a doorway from a brick wall. Ash and seven other soldiers from his unit are part of a renovation project at Rytas Children's Orphanage in Klaipeda, Lithuania. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Steven Lewald.) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Gen. Charles F. Wald, Deputy Commander, U.S. European Command, meets with Vice Admiral S.O. Afolayan, Chief of Naval Staff for Nigeria during his visit there July 12. Gen. Wald traveled to Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, Gabon, Sao Tome and Ghana July 12-16, to meet with leaders and discuss the growing strategic value of the continent. (U.S. EUCOM Photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
ABOARD USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65), AT SEA (JULY 7, 2004) – German government and business leaders learn about aircraft carrier flight operations and life at sea from Cmdr. Devin "Boots" Jones, executive officer of Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA) 82. Led by USAF Gen. Charles Wald, deputy commander, U.S. European Command, the group learned about Summer Pulse 2004, the simultaneous deployment of seven aircraft carrier strike groups (CSGs), demonstrating the ability of the Navy to provide credible combat power across the globe, in five theaters with other U.S., allied, and coalition military forces. Summer Pulse is the Navy's first deployment under its new Fleet Response Plan (FRP). U.S. Navy photo by PH3 Milosz Reterski. For more information go to: http://www.cffc.navy.mil/summerpulse04.htm Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
ABOARD USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65), AT SEA (JULY 7, 2004) – German government and business leaders saw, first hand, Navy carrier flight operations. Led by USAF Gen. Charles Wald, deputy commander, U.S. European Command, the group learned about Summer Pulse 2004, the simultaneous deployment of seven aircraft carrier strike groups (CSGs), demonstrating the ability of the Navy to provide credible combat power across the globe, in five theaters with other U.S., allied, and coalition military forces. Summer Pulse is the Navy's first deployment under its new Fleet Response Plan (FRP). U.S. Navy photo by PH3 Milosz Reterski. For more information go to: http://www.cffc.navy.mil/summerpulse04.htm Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Soldiers from the Hungarian Army lower the U.S. flag for the last time at Taszar Air Base in Hungary. Once a Soviet airfield during the Cold War, the base became the primary staging post for Balkans peacekeeping forces in December 1995. The overall successes of the peacekeeping missions in Bosnia and Kosovo and the smaller number of soldiers required there have eliminated the need for the Taszar facility. (Photo by JOC Tim Adams.) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Capt. Jenny Christian, RAF Mildenhall, UK, gets up close and personal with one of the three cheetahs that roam the South African Air Force Base Hoedspruit's flight line. The cheetahs keep the runway free of small mammals that sometimes wander in the way of landing planes. (Photo by Warrant Officer Rory Lawson.) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...