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Photos from March, 2009

  • POWIDZ AIR BASE, Poland — Air Force Maj. Gen. William Chambers, United States Air Forces in Europe director of air and space operations, returns from viewing the first of five refurbished C-130E Hercules military transport planes and spare parts delivered here March 24. The general said the C-130 is a great symbol of the American-Polish partnership, and weere grateful to be alongside them. The entire project, including total refurbishment of five aircraft, support equipment, supplies, training and contracted logistics support, is valued at $120 million. The donation is a result of an American pledge to provide Poland with such a capability, and is fully funded through bilateral military assistance grant money. (Deparment of Defense photo by Air Force Capt. Tony Wickman) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — 1st Lt. William Kilgore of the 421st Multi-functional Medical Battalion simulates decontaminating his eyes during the nuclear, biological and chemical testing portion of the 2009 U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge Competition at the training area here, March 27. (Department of Defense photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • POWIDZ AIR BASE, Poland — Polish visitors and media view the first of five refurbished C-130E Hercules military transport planes and spare parts delivered to the Polish Air Force here March 24. The entire project, including total refurbishment of five aircraft, support equipment, supplies, training and contracted logistics support, is valued at $120 million. The donation is a result of an American pledge to provide Poland with such a capability, and is fully funded through bilateral military assistance grant money. A Reserve aircrew from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, and an active duty loadmaster from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., picked the plane up in Waco, Texas, with their Polish counterparts after its refurbishment and flew it across the Atlantic, stopping at Ramstein Airbase, Germany. It made its final leg to Powidz Airbase, where it will become part of the 14th Lift Squadron. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Capt. Tony Wickman) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — Staff Sgt. Martin Teresica, a medic with the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic, evacuates a simulated "patient" on a litter to a Stryker armored vehicle with the help of U.S. Army Europe soldiers serving as support staff for the 2009 U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge Competition at the training area here, March 26. Teresica and 15 other partner nation participants from five European countries have been training and competing alongside more than 230 USAREUR medical personnel during the competition that concludes March 30. (Department of Defense photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • POWIDZ AIR BASE, Poland — Stanislaw Komorowski (center), Polandds vice minister of defense; Polish Lt. Gen. Andrzej Blasik (second from right), commander of the Polish Air Force; Air Force Maj. Gen. William Chambers (third from right), United States Air Forces in Europe director of air and space operations; and several Polish military officials take a moment to celebrate beneath the wing of the first of five refurbished C-130E Hercules military transport planes and spare parts delivered March 24 to the Polish Air Force here. The general said the C-130 is a great symbol of the American-Polish partnership, and weere grateful to be alongside them. The entire project, including total refurbishment of five aircraft, support equipment, supplies, training and contracted logistics support, is valued at $120 million. The donation is a result of an American pledge to provide Poland with such a capability, and is fully funded through bilateral military assistance grant money. (Department of Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete, Greece — Sailors aboard the guided-missile frigates USS Klakring (FFG 42) and USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49) conduct morning colors March 17, during a routine port visit here. (Department of Defense photo by Paul Farley) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BEZMER AIR BASE, Bulgaria — Bulgarian paratroopers and U.S paratroopers with the Air Force's 786th Security Forces Squadron and the Army's 5th Quartermaster Company prepare to board a C-130E Hercules. The paratroopers are preparing to conduct a joint training static line jump during Operation Thracian Spring here March 9, 2009. Conducted annually since 2007, Operation Thracian Spring is a two week exercise allowing U.S. forces an opportunity to train and interact with their Bulgarian counterparts. (Deparment of Defense photo by Air ForceAirman 1st Class Tony R. Ritter) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete, Greece — The Los Angeles class attack submarine USS Scranton gets under way after a routine port visit here, March 17, 2009. Scranton is part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group and is deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (Deparment of Defense photo by Paul Farley) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BEZMER AIR BASE, Bugaria — A Bulgarian paratrooper with the 68th Bulgarian Special Forces Brigade, parachutes down over the drop-zone after performing a static-line jump alongside U.S. paratroopers during Operation Thracian Spring here March 9, 2009. Conducted annually since 2007, Operation Thracian Spring is a two week exercise allowing U.S. forces an opportunity to train and interact with their Bulgarian counterparts. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Airman 1st Class Tony R. Ritter) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, England — A pilot in an F-15 Eagle, assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing here, recieves fuel from a 100th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker from RAF Mildenhall during a standard refueling mission March 18, 2009. (Department of Defense photo by David Ellis) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BEZMER AIR BASE, Bulgaria — Staff Sgt. Daniel Spivey, 786th Security Forces Squadron paratrooper, is on duty as an entry controller here. Members of the 786th SFS, like Spivey, took turns augmenting Bulgarian Air Force security forces in providing base security during Operation Thracian Spring, March 11, 2009. This exercise was first conducted in 2007, and is the third annual cooperative endeavor of the 86th Contingency Readiness Squadron, the 37th Airlift Squadron and the Bulgarian Armed Forces. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Airman 1st Class Tony R. Ritter) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BEZMER AIR BASE, Bulgaria — Bulgarian Lt. Col Petko Petkov, Paratrooper, 68th Bulgarian Special Forces Brigade chief of training, and other paratroopers with the 68th, conduct a brief with U.S. Air Force Capt. Mark Breed, 786th Security Forces Squadron operations officer, moments before participating in a static-line jump during Operation Thracian Spring here March 9, 2009. Conducted annually since 2007, Operation Thracian Spring is a two week exercise allowing U.S. forces an opportunity to train and interact with their Bulgarian counterparts. (Deparment of Defense photo by Air Force Airman 1st Class Tony R. Ritter) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • DEBELJAK, Croatia — A newly renovated playground here, was dedicated March 16 to the memory of native son Master Sgt. Ivica Jerak, a U.S. soldier killed in Iraq in 2005. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District managed the renovation. The $130,000 refurbishment was funded by the U.S. European Command. (Department of Defense photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • DEBELJAK, Croatia — Croatian and American dignitaries including the U.S. Ambassador to Croatia pose in front of a plaque outside a newly renovated playground here, dedicated March 16 to the memory of native son Master Sgt. Ivica Jerak, a U.S. soldier killed in Iraq in 2005. (Department of Defense photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BEZMER AIR BASE, Bulgaria — Bulgarian paratroopers with the 68th Bulgarian Special Forces Brigade, parachute down over the drop-zone after performing a High Altitude, Low Opening jump alongside U.S. paratroopers during Operation Thracian Spring here March 11, 2009. This exercise was first conducted in 2007, and is the third annual cooperative endeavor of the 86th Contingency Readiness Squadron, the 37th Airlift Squadron and the Bulgarian Armed Forces. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Airman 1st Class Tony R. Ritter) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • STUTTGART, Germany — German American Women's Club (GAWC) American President, Ann Welton (left), and GAWC German President, Dorothee Bokelmann (right), are presented with a check for 92,000 euros by the GWAC Pfenning Bazaar chair members during a ceremony March 17 at the Stuttgart City Hall. (Department of Defense photo by Richard Herman) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • STUTTGART, Germany — Navy Vice Adm. Richard Gallagher, Deputy Commander, U.S. European Command, provides comments to the attendees of the German-American Women's Club Distribution Ceremony at Stuttgart City Hall March 17, 2009. (Department of Defense photo by Richard Herman) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeffery Troxel, the motor sergeant for HHC, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, holds a folded American flag to his chest during a retreat ceremony held at Panzer Kaserne March 12. (Department of Defense photo by Army Sgt. Fay Conroy) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • DEBELIAK, Croatia — View of the dedication ceremony for a primary school and playground which was renovated with EUCOM Humanitarian Assistance funding. The school and its grounds serve as a memorial to U.S. Army Special Forces Master Sergeant Ivica Jerak, who while assigned to the Joint Special Operations Command, was killed in 2005 by an improvised explosive device in Husaybah, Iraq. Jerak was born and grew up in the village of Debeliak where his family still resides. (Department of Defense photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • DEBELIAK, Croatia — Maj. Gen. Frank Kisner, Commander, Special Operations Command Europe (far right), stands with members of Master Sgt. Ivica Jerak's family, including his four brothers, Petar, Mladen, Andrija, Boris, his sister Marija, and their children during a ceremony in which Jerak was memorialized. Jerak was born and grew up in the village of Debeliak where his family still resides. (Department of Defense photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ROTA, Spain — Sailors install rat guards to mooring lines as the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) moors pier side at the Naval Station here March 10. Iwo Jima is homeported in Norfolk and is in Rota as part of a scheduled port visit. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Paul Cage) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA — German and French senior military, business and community leaders boarded the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, March 10, 2009, as part of U.S. European Command's Community Relations Program. The program provides an opportunity for leaders to visit U.S. military installations and ships within the command's area of responsibility to gain a better understanding of the role of EUCOM in Europe. (Department of Defense photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA — French Navy Adm. Pierre-Francois Forissier (left), a visitor to the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, speaks with chief of staff for Carrier Strike Group 8, Navy Capt. Stephen H. Kirby. Forissier was part of a visit to USS Eisenhower by a group of senior military, business and civic leaders from Germany and France hosted by the U.S. European Command. (Department of Defense photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA — Dr. Thomas Enders, CEO of Airbus (right), a visitor to the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, speaks with the commander for Carrier Air Wing 7, Navy Capt. Calvin Craig. Enders was part of a visit to USS Eisenhower by a group of senior military, business and civic leaders from Germany and France hosted by the U.S. European Command. (Department of Defense photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GARMISCH, Germany — Army Gen. John Craddock, Commander, U.S. European Command, speaks during the Quality of Life conference here March 9. The conference provides theater leaders from the USEUCOM's Joint-Operations command a forum to share ideas, develop issues and shape policy for priority-list development and input to senior defense leaders. (Department of Defense photo by Mel Tarpley) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GARMISCH, Germany — Eliza Nesmith, Air Force Chief, Airman and Family Services, speaks during the Quality of Life conference here March 10. The conference provides theater leaders from the U.S. European Command's Joint-Operations Command a forum to share ideas, develop issues and shape policy for priority-list development and input to senior defense leaders. (Department of Defense photo by Mel Tarpley) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GARMISCH, Germany — Army Maj. Gen. Ken Keen, U.S. European Command Chief of Staff, speaks during the Quality of Life conference here March 9. The conference provides theater leaders from the U.S. European Command's Joint-Operations Command a forum to share ideas, develop issues and shape policy for priority-list development and input to senior defense leaders. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Rob Hazelett) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GARMISCH, Germany — Walter Murren, Regional Vice President United Service Organization Europe, speaks during the Quality of Life conference here March 10. The conference provides theater leaders from the U.S. European Command's Joint-Operations command a forum to share ideas, develop issues and shape policy for priority-list development and input to senior defense leaders. (Department of Defense photo by Mel Tarpley) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • USS Klakring (FFG 42). (Official Department of Defense file photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA — Members of a group of senior military, business and civic leaders from Germany and France observe flight deck operations on the the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. The group was part of a visit to USS Eisenhower hosted by the U.S. European Command as part of the command's Community Relations Program. (Department of Defense photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA Members of a group of senior military, business and civic leaders from Germany and France observe flight deck operations on the the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. The group was part of a visit to USS Eisenhower hosted by the U.S. European Command as part of the command's Community Relations Program. (Department of Defense photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • HAIFA, Israel — Israel Naval Forces Rear Adm. Ram Rutberg, commander of Haifa Naval Base, is greeted by Capt. Mark D. Genung, commanding officer of the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) on the ship's quarterdeck here March 4. Vella Gulf is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason R. Zalasky) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GARMISCH, Germany — Donnie Wood speaks to teen delegates during the youth, teen and dependent education focus group during the Quality of Life conference here March 9. The conference provides theater leaders from the U.S. European Command's Joint-Operations Command a forum to share ideas, develop issues and shape policy for priority-list development and input to senior defense leaders. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Rob Hazelett) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GARMISCH, Germany — Delegates in the Wounded Warrior, mental and physical healthcare focus group begin their discussion at the U.S. European Command Quality of Life Conference here March 9. The conference, which began in 1997, focuses on quality of life issues and challenges of U.S. military families and single service members living and working in Europe. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Rob Hazelett) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — A U.S. Army soldier waits at parade rest for a four-star general to board a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter here, Feb. 25, 2009. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Grovert Fuentes-Contreras) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England — Members of the 56th Rescue Squadron Aircraft Maintenance Unit and Tennessee Air National Guard personnel load an HH-60 Pavehawk into a C-5 Galaxy here March 5, 2009. The 56th RQS is heading to the U.S. for high altitude operations and restricted visibility approach training. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jason Passmore) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ANTALYA, Turkey — Sailors man the rails aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) as the ship pulls into port here March 2, for a port visit. Carter Hall is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Flordeliz Valerio) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...