Photos from November, 2011

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 ...
Capt. Margaret Marcello, the commander of the 515th Transportation Company, 391st Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 16th Sust. Brigade, and 1st Sgt. Christopher Gilbreath, the first sergeant of the 515th Trans. Co., prepare to case the guidon during the ceremony Nov. 4 at Griffin Field, Mannheim, Germany in preparation for the unit's upcoming deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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 ...
ROTA, Spain (Nov. 21, 2011) - Adm. Mark Ferguson, vice chief of naval operations (center), meets with Spanish Rear Adm. Juan Rodriguez-Garat, chief of high readiness naval headquarters and naval action, (left), and Spanish Rear Adm. Juan Ruiz-Casas, commander-in-chief Rota Naval Base, (right), on Naval Station Rota, Nov. 21. Ferguson was in Rota to examine plans and requirements to homeport four U.S. Navy Aegis-capable destroyers here by 2015. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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 ...
U.S. Ambassador to Moldova William H. Moser and Singerei Middle School Principal Elizaveta Corciuc cut the ribbon to inaugurate the school's new bathroom facilities Nov. 17. The construction of this new bathroom facility is part of a larger project to renovate facilities at eight rural schools in Moldova serving more than 2,500 students and totaling more than $430,000. The Government of Moldova requested the U.S. Embassy's assistance with the water and sanitation situation in rural areas of Moldova and identified the schools in the most needy situations for renovation of sanitary facilities. About 95 percent of rural schools in Moldova have only outside toilets on the cesspool, with no access to water and adequate sanitation. With EUCOM HA funding, the Office Of Defense Cooperation and Bilateral Affairs Office have completed sanitation projects at schools in Singerei, Chiperceni, Molesti, Vulcanesti, Cazaclia, Congaz, and Besalma. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Soldiers of the 529th Military Police Company, 95th MP Battalion, 18th MP Brigade, look on with French citizens near Beuvardes, France, Nov. 12 during a special unveiling of the monument dedicated to the Soldiers of the 42nd Infantry division and who gave their lives in France during World War I. The memorial is a ten foot bronze sculpture of a Soldier carrying a fallen comrade. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
SIGONELLA, Sicily (Nov 10, 2011) - Vice Adm. Frank Pandolfe, commander, U.S. 6th Fleet meets with U.S. Air Force Global Hawk Detachment 4 Commander, Lt. Col. Paul Wojtowicz, for a mission brief in a hanger on Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella. This is Pandolfe's first visit to NAS Sigonella since becoming the 6th Fleet commander on Oct. 3rd. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
SIGONELLA, Sicily (Nov. 10, 2011) - Vice Adm. Frank Pandolfe, commander, U.S. 6th Fleet holds an all-hands call with Sailors from Patrol Squadron Four Five, and Commander, Task Force (CTF) 67 at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella. This is Pandolfe's first visit to NAS Sigonella since becoming the 6th Fleet commander on Oct. 3rd. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
SIGONELLA, Sicily (Nov. 10, 2011) - Vice Adm. Frank Pandolfe, commander, U.S. 6th Fleet is greeted by Capt. Daniel Schebler, commander, Task Force (CTF) 67 and other officers assigned to Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella. This is Pandolfe's first visit to NAS Sigonella since becoming the 6th Fleet commander on Oct. 3rd. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Nov. 9, 2011) - Divers prepare to conduct diving operations from the German minehunter FGS Bad Bevensen during a mine countermeasure training scenario as part of Standing NATO Mine Countermeasure Group (SNMCMG) training exercise Ariadne 2011. During the exercise, participating staffs and units from Germany, Greece,Italy, Spain, Turkey and the U.S. trained in mine countermeasure and worked together to enhance the cooperation level and improve mutual training and interoperability among participating units. Conducting training engagements in foreign waters expands each country's mine countermeasure capabilities by presenting unique environmental and geographic areas in which to operate. Ariadne 2011 is an annual SNMCMG training exercise held in the waters off of Patras, Greece. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Nov. 9, 2011) - Divers prepare to conduct diving operations from the German minehunter FGS Bad Bevensen during a mine countermeasure training scenario as part of Standing NATO Mine Countermeasure Group (SNMCMG) training exercise Ariadne 2011. During the exercise, participating staffs and units from Germany, Greece,Italy, Spain, Turkey and the U.S. trained in mine countermeasure and worked together to enhance the cooperation level and improve mutual training and interoperability among participating units. Conducting training engagements in foreign waters expands each country's mine countermeasure capabilities by presenting unique environmental and geographic areas in which to operate. Ariadne 2011 is an annual SNMCMG training exercise held in the waters off of Patras, Greece. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Lt. Col. Tarquino speaks to students at newly renovated school. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Cutting the ribbon on the Macedonia garage project. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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 ...
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 ...
LIMASSOL, Cyprus (Nov. 6, 2011) - Cmdr. Kyle J. Colton, (center right) commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) gives a tour of the ship to Mr. Demetris Eliades, (center left) Cyprus' minister of defense; Ms. Aliki Stylianou (right), press officer; and Mr. Andrew Schofer (left), U.S. Embassy Nicosia charge d'Affairs, during the ship's port visit. Ramage is currently supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
LIMASSOL, Cyprus (Nov. 6, 2011) - Cmdr. Kyle J. Colton, (right) commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61), gives a tour of the ship to Mr. Demetris Eliades (center), Cyprus' minister of defense; Cypriot Col. Marios Makriyiannis (left center), director of minister's military staff; Ms. Aliki Stylianou (center right), press officer; and Mr. Andrew Schofer (left), U.S. Embassy Nicosia charge d'Affairs, during the ship's port visit. Ramage is currently supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
CANNES, France (Nov. 4, 2011) – President Barack Obama speaks to French and U.S. service members, and local and international guests during a commemoration ceremony at Cannes City Hall. During the ceremony, Obama and Sarkozy honored the French and U.S. service members who participated in Operations Odyssey Dawn and Unified Protector, supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and the enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
CANNES, France (Nov. 4, 2011) –President Barack Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy look over French and U.S. service members during a commemoration ceremony held at Cannes City Hall. During the ceremony, Obama and Sarkozy honored the French and U.S. service members who participated in Operations Odyssey Dawn and Unified Protector, supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and the enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
A Polish soldier allied with U.S. Army Europe's 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, scans for a target during an engagement with opposing forces during Europe's Full-Spectrum Training Environment, Oct 23, 2011. The FSTE was hosted by the Joint Multinational Training Command at Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels Training Areas in Germany. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Janine Davidson, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for plans, thanks Maj. Bart Hensler, the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team operations officer, during a tour of the brigade tactical operations center at U.S. Army Europe's Joint Multinational Training Command's Full-Spectrum Training Environment at Hohenfels Training Area in Germany, Oct 21, 2011. The exercise brings together participants from 11 nations, including the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, in a multifaceted training event that incorporates partner nations in the complexities combating 21st century threats such as terrorist, criminal, insurgent and conventional forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
Two Chinook helicopters provide air support during Europe's Full-Spectrum Training Environment rotation, Oct. 3-24, 2011 at Hohenfels Training Area in Germany. The 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team conducted a large-scale assault into an austere environment as part of the training. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...