Photos tagged with "USAREUR"

  • U.S. Army Europe Soldiers, assigned to 2nd Cavalry Regiment, study a map and prepare to convoy though the Maneuver Rights Area near Amberg, Germany, enroute to the Joint Multinational Readiness Center’s Hohenfels Training Area, Oct. 16. The U.S. Army Europe's exercise Saber Junction 2012 trains U.S. personnel and 1800 multinational partners from 18 nations ensuring interoperability and an agile, ready coalition force. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Members of the German and International media visit 2 CR HQ Troop, Reg. RHHT, Monday, 15 October, 2012, to video, photograph and interview U.S. and multinational Soldiers during USAREUR's Saber Junction 2012 exercise. The 2 CR Soldiers were in the process of moving their headquarters south towards Hohenfels and were setting up communications outside the Bavarian town of Kleinoberpfalz. HQ Troop, 2 CR, based in Vilseck, Germany, is commanded by Col. Keith Barclay. Saber Junction 2012, USAREUR's premier training event, is a large-scale, joint, multinational exercise involving thousands of personnel from 19 different nations and hundreds of military aircraft and vehicles.It is the largest exercise of its kind that U.S. Army Europe has conducted in more than 20 years. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Col. Mark D. Raschke, left, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team commander and Command Sgt. Major James A. Ackermann, case the colors of the 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team in a ceremony on Smith Barracks in Baumholder, Germany Oct. 9. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • From left, U.S. Army Pfc. Vernisha Browne, 212th Combat Support Hospital out of Miesau, Germany, a German soldier, British army Sgt. Andrew Hunter and U.S. Army Pfc. Rachel Nuñez, 212th CSH, stabilize a simulated casualty Sept. 14 during Operation Rhino Serpent at Sennelager Training Area, Germany. Rhino Serpent was a joint medical training exercise for U.S., British and German armed forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - 1st Lt. Ivan Corridori from the Italian army participates in a combat testing lane to prepare for the Expert Field Medical Badge assessment in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sep 12. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BERLIN - Army Sgt. Antonio Gattis, Charlie Company 1-214 Aviation Regiment flight medic, Landstuhl, Germany, is presented an award from the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation by Robert Kokorda, Sikorsky Sales and Marketing vice president, at the Berlin Air Show here Sept. 11. Lacrosse received the award for heroic efforts that saved 12 German army soldiers April 2, 2010, in Afghanistan. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BERLIN - Army Sgt. Antonio Gattis, Charlie Company 1-214 Aviation Regiment flight medic, Landstuhl, Germany, reunites with German soldiers here Sept. 11, 2012 at the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012. Four German soldiers visited Gattis at the U.S. military "corral." Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GAFENWOEHR, GE – Spc. Paul D. Martin assists Spc. Earl H. Loria as he dons the EOD bomb disposal suit. Martin and Loria are doing real world EOD missions, as part of the Overseas Deployment Training Program at the Joint Multinational Training Command, also known as JMTC, at Grafenwoehr, Germany. The JMTC is the U.S. Army’s only overseas training command. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAFENWOEHR, GE – Spc. Earl H. Loria performs explosive ordnance disposal procedures by remotely opening a door. Loria is currently doing real world EOD missions, as part of the Overseas Deployment Training Program at the Joint Multinational Training Command, also known as JMTC, at Grafenwoehr, Germany. The JMTC is the U.S. Army’s only overseas training command. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAFENWOEHR, GE – Spc. Paul D. Martin, an explosive ordnance disposal soldier with the 387th EOD Company from Cape Cod, Mass., reconnects the power supply to the TALON EOD robot after a battery change. Martin is currently doing real world EOD, as part of the Overseas Deployment Training program at the Joint Multinational Training Command, also known as JMTC, at Grafenwoehr, Germany. The JMTC is the U.S. Army’s only overseas training command. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GAFENWOEHR, GE – Spc. Paul D. Martin adjusts and assists Spc. Earl H. Loria ‘s with his explosive ordnance disposal helmet. Martin and Loria are doing real world EOD missions, as part of the Overseas Deployment Training program at the Joint Multinational Training Command, also known as JMTC, at Grafenwoehr, Germany. The JMTC is the U.S. Army’s only overseas training command. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GAFENWOEHR, GE – A soldier with the 387th EOD preps unexploded ordnance, also known as UXO, on a firing range. Once the charges are primed and ready, EOD will detonate the explosives that will dispose of the UXO. The 387th EOD is currently conducting real-world EOD, as part of the Overseas Deployment Training program at the Joint Multinational Training Command, also known as JMTC, at Grafenwoehr, Germany. The JMTC is the U.S. Army’s only overseas training command. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GAFENWOEHR, GE – Three blocks of C-4 explosives rest upon a 155mm artillery round prior to detonation by the 387th EOD Co. The round, an unexploded ordnance, was found and reported to the 387th. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GAFENWOEHR, GE – Flame and smoke fill the area as a 155mm artillery round is detonated by the 387the EOD team currently assigned to Grafenwoehr. The soldiers used C-4 explosives to dispose of the UXO safely on an engineer range. This mission is part of their real world operations, as part of the Overseas Deployment Training program at the Joint Multinational Training Command, also known as JMTC, at Grafenwoehr, Germany. The JMTC is the U.S. Army’s only overseas training command. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Romanian Army Bilateral amputee 1st Sgt. Vasile Zbanca and amputee 1st Sgt. Valerica Slaniceanu pose for a photo while cruising downhill during the 14-mile community ride at Bostalsee, Germany, Aug. 4, 2012. The ride was the culmination of the 4-day Wounded Warrior Project-hosted Soldier Ride Germany held in Oberhambach. The event allows the warriors the opportunity to continue to rebuild their confidence and strength in a supportive environment. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Croatian Army Msgt. Ivan Limov (Left) and Sgt. Stipo Sikiric are familiarizing themselves with the Army’s latest Combat Life Saver Cervical Collar with members of the 557th Area Support Medical Company, in Croatia, June 20. This training was part of Immediate Response 2012, a multinational training exercise of over 700 personnel from seven countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Demonstrating how to use the Skedco Litter is Sgt. 1st Class Boris Ledencan, Croatian Army (left) and Sgt. Kevin Perry 557th Area Support Medical Company, 421st Multifunctional Medical Battalion (right), in Croatia, June 20. This training was part of Immediate Response 2012, a multinational training exercise of over 700 personnel from seven countries. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • A team of Czech, U.S., and German soldiers reel in a teammate from their hand-made bridge at the Leader Reaction Course during the 2012 Tri-Nation Competition at the Joint Multinational Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area, June 26-27. The event fostered teamwork and camaraderie, while highlighting trans-border and civil-military cooperation. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • A culturally-diverse team of soldiers eagerly await their scores after competing in the Engagement Skills Trainer event during the 2012 Tri-Nation Competition, June 26-27. The three participating countries split their soldiers into five teams consisting of Czech, US, and German soldiers during the two-day competition at the Grafenwoehr Training Area and HradisteTraining Area in the Czech Republic. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Pfc. Matthew Curran, an ammunition specialist with 23rd Ordnance Company, 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion and a Pensacola, Florida native, passes a case of ammunition to a Marine during an ammunition distribution on the Camp Adazi training grounds in Latvia June 15. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ADAZI, LATIVA – Latvian Army 1st Lt. Madis Koosa, convoy operations instructor, shows U.S. Marine Cpl. Josiah Eby and Sgt. Christopher Whims, with 3rd Battalion 25th Marine Regiment, a their travel route on a convoy operations exercise during Saber Strike 2012. Saber Strike is a USAREUR-led theater security cooperation exercise conducted in the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania). The exercise focuses on command and control (C2), as well as interoperability. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ADAZI, LATIVA – Estonian Army 1st Lt. Denis Borzeniw, convoy operation instructor, debriefs the U.S. Marine 3rd Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, at the end of a Saber Strike convoy operation exercise. Saber Strike is a USAREUR-led theater security cooperation exercise conducted in the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania). The exercise focuses on command and control (C2), as well as interoperability. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • PARIS, France -- Sgt. Robert Donahue, a Louisville, Ky., native, with the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment from Vilseck, Germany explains some of the capabilities of the Stryker to a visitor during the 2012 Eurosatory International Exhibition held in Paris, June 11. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • PARIS, France -- Sgt. David Drugagh, a Panama City, Fla., native, with 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment or the Joint Multinational Training Center from Hohenfels, Germany, explains some of the capabilities of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle to Heidi Shyu, acting assistant secretary from the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army during the 2012 Eurosatory International Exhibition held in Paris, June 11. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Soldiers, Airmen and Marines from eight different nations, stand together in a formation and watch as three Airforce A10 Warthogs perform a flyover during an opening ceremony for Exercise Saber Strike 2012 on Latvian Army Camp Adazi in Latvia June 10. Saber Strike 2012 is a U.S. Army Europe led theater security cooperation exercise conducted in the Baltic States. One of the major goals of the exercise is to improve NATO interoperability and strengthens the relationship between military forces of the U.S., Baltic nations and other participating nations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Members of the U.S., Latvian, Canadian, and Estonian Armies await the start of the Saber Strike opening ceremonies on Camp Adazi, Latvia, on June 10, 2012. Saber Strike 2012 is a U.S. Army Europe led theater security cooperation exercise conducted in the Baltic States. One of the major goals of the exercise is to improve NATO interoperability and strengthens the relationship between military forces of the U.S., Baltic nations and other participating nations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Army Europe's 2nd Cavalry Regiment Lt. Col. Kendric Robbins salutes a Croatian Army soldier as he commends him for his outstanding performances to soldiers from eight different NATO partner nations during the closing ceremonies of the Immediate Response 2012 training event held in Slunj, Croatia, June 9. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Adazi, Latvia – Spc. Adam Torres, a native of Austin, Texas, assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment explains the capabilities of a Stryker vehicle to a Latvian Soldier, at the Exercise Saber Strike 2012 ice breaker event here, on June 9. Saber Strike 2012 is a U.S. Army Europe led, multinational exercise based in Estonia and Latvia. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Pvt. Jacob Pharr, a radio operator with U.S. Army Europe’s 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, coordinates a mission update with his Bosnian-Herzegovinian partner while conducting an ambush Situational Training Exercise during Immediate Response 2012 held at the Slunj Training Area 31 May. Immediate Response 2012 is a multinational tactical field training exercise that will involve more than 700 personnel primarily from the U.S. Army Europe’s 2nd Calvary Regiment and Croatian armed forces, with contingents from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro and Slovenia. Macedonia and Serbia will send observers to the exercise. The exercise is a part of U.S. European Command's joint training and exercise program designed to enhance joint and combined interoperability between the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force and partner nations, and will help prepare participants to operate successfully in a joint, multinational, interagency, integrated environment. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Capt. Sarah McInerney, 28, Severna Park, Md., commands the Kaiserslautern, Germany-based 5th Quartermaster Detachment. She and fellow paratroopers are taking part in D-Day commemorations this year in Normandy. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Army noncommissioned officer from the Kaiserslautern, Germany-based 5th Quartermaster Detachment walk through the town square at Sainte-Mère-Eglise. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Australian Capt. Mel Ross, 41, of Nowra, New South Wales, an officer attached to the British 4th Parachute Regiment and U.S. Army paratroopers shop for souvenirs along Rue du Général de Gaulle in Sainte-Mère-Eglise, France. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Army soldiers from the 196th Medical Support Unit, along with soldiers from Bosnia and Herzegovina, annotate their observances and speak with staff members while visiting Dom Zdravlja Hospital in Capljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina May 29, 2012. Service members from Bosnia and Herzegovina, the U.S., and several other countries are taking part in Shared Resilience 2012, a two-week U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff sponsored medical exercise. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team based in Vicenza, Italy, stand in formation next to Italian troops during the Memorial Day ceremony at the Florence American Cemetery May 28, 2012. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Army Europe’s PFC Christopher Finch of 1st Squadron, 2nd Calvary Regiment out of Vilseck, Germany from Houston, TX installs a communication system with the assistance of CPL Darijo Solic in Signal Company, Guards Motorized Brigade, of the Croatian Land Forces on a air defense artillery range to be used during the Immediate Response 2012 (IR12) training event held in Slunj, Croatia, on Sunday, May 27, 2012. IR12 is a multinational tactical field training exercise that will involve more than 700 personnel primarily from the U.S. Army Europe’s 2nd Calvary Regiment and Croatian armed forces, with contingents from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro and Slovenia. Macedonia and Serbia will send observers to the exercise. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Members of the Croatian Army train members of the Montenegrin Army on how to properly use the VHS assault rifle during the Immediate Response training event held in Slunj, Croatia on Friday, May 25, 2012. Immediate Response 2012 is a multinational tactical field training exercise that will involve more than 700 personnel primarily from the U.S. Army Europe’s 2nd Calvary Regiment and Croatian armed forces, with contingents from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro and Slovenia. Macedonia and Serbia will send observers to the exercise. The exercise is a part of USEUCOM's joint training and exercise program designed to enhance joint and combined interoperability between the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, Croatian Armed Forces and partner nations, and will help prepare participants to operate successfully in a joint, multinational, interagency, integrated environment. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • PEPELISHTE, Republic of Macedonia - The United States Ambassador to the Republic of Macedonia Paul D. Wohlers, speaks with Capt. Patrick Enriquez and members of the Vermont Army National Guard at Camp Strella training area, here, May 23, 2012. Vermont is a training partner with the Republic of Macedonia as part of the U.S. Army National Guard State Partnership Program. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Cpl. Yordanka G. Terzieva, a multi-national student from Military Formation 24490 in Assenovgrad, Bulgaria, received a Distinguished International Award at the graduation of Warrior Leaders Course Class 08-12, at the 7th Army Non-Commissioned Officer Academy in Grafenwoehr, Germany, May 24. Terzieva is one of two Bulgarian multi-national students who graduated of Class 08-12. The 257 graduates conducted an 18-day course consisting of physical readiness training, drill and ceremony training, oral presentations, and more while learning what it takes to be a non-commissioned officer. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Soldiers from eight partnering NATO nations present their flags as Major General Dragutin Repinc, Commander of the Croatian Land Forces, speaks to a multi-national armed forces formation which begins day one of the Immediate Response 2012 training event held in Slunj, Croatia, on Saturday, May 26, 2012. Immediate Response 2012 is a multinational tactical field training exercise that will involve more than 700 personnel primarily from the U.S. Army Europe's 2nd Calvary Regiment and Croatian armed forces, with contingents from Albania, Bosnia, Herzegovina and Montenegro. Slovenia, Macedonia and Serbia will send observers to the exercise. The exercise is a part of USEUCOM's joint training and exercise program designed to enhance joint and combined interoperability between the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, Croatian Armed Forces and partner nations, and will help prepare participants to operate successfully in a joint, multinational, interagency, integrated environment. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Spc. Daniel Donaldson (standing, third from left) and Sgt. Mohammed Echiheb (behind machine gun) describe the operation of an M249 squad automatic weapon at one of the stations at the Monte Kali shooting competition in Wackernheim. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Italian and German Soldiers throw mock hand grenades at one of the Monte Kali ranges in Wackernheim. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Army Staff Sgt. John Lacroix, with the 421st Multifunctional Medical Battalion, instructs a Bundeswehr soldier on the proper procedure to care for a simulated casualty at the Viper Pit in Wiesbaden, Germany, May 12. The Viper Pit teaches combat life saver skills and then tests the trainees on what they have learned by placing them in a stressful scenario where they have to rescue and treat victims while "under fire." Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Bundeswehr soldiers rush into the Viper Pit during Combat Live Saver training May 12 in Wiesbaden, Germany. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Lt. Gen. James Terry (left), V Corps commander, and V Corps Command Sgt. Maj. William Johnson case the colors in a ceremony in Wiesbaden, Germany, May 10, 2012, in preparation for the corps' deployment to Afghanistan. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • The U.S. Army Europe Band and Chorus played to enthusiastic audiences in Chisinau and Balti over the weekend. On Monday, the band split into smaller groups and visited three Moldovan schools and one orphanage in Straseni, Congaz and Singerei, performing for an estimated 1,400 very appreciative children. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • The U.S. Army Europe Band and Chorus played to enthusiastic audiences in Chisinau and Balti over the weekend. On Monday, the band split into smaller groups and visited three Moldovan schools and one orphanage in Straseni, Congaz and Singerei, performing for an estimated 1,400 very appreciative children. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Army Lt. Col. Bryan Denny of the Joint Multinational Readiness Center portrays a motorcycle troop from Gen. George Patton's Third Army during the Liberation Convoy at the Pilsen Liberation Festival May 5, 2012. The city of Pilsen, Czech Republic, holds an annual celebration in honor of the American soldiers who fought there in the closing days of World War II. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Col. Koji Nishimura, commander, 30th Medical Command, climbs behind the wheel to start the engine of a 212th Combat Support Hospital Light Medium Tactical Vehicle during his visit to Operation Forward Progress, April 26, in the motor pool in Miesau, Germany. Operation Forward Progress was a two-week training exercise to improve medical logistics and readiness for a rapidly deployable, theater-enabling medical capability in Europe. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • PODGORICA, Montenegro -- Spc. Monique Bumstead a crew chief from U.S. Army Europe’s 1st Battalion 214th Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, works with her Montenegrin partners to load Red Cross supplies for a humanitarian relief mission Feb. 22. The Soldiers are part of the U.S. task force sent to provide humanitarian assistance at request of the government of Montenegro coordinating with the National Emergency Operations Center and the Montenegrin Ministry of Defense to provide relief and to save lives, homes and infrastructure in response to heavy snowfall. 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • C-130J aircraft from the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, fly over Plovdiv, Bulgaria, during Exercise Thracian Fall 2011, Oct. 17, 2011. Thracian Fall is an off-station training exercise designed to enhance interoperability between U.S. and Bulgarian Air Forces as well as build partnerships with paratroopers from both. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • 1st Lt. Caitlin Curran, a 37th Airlift Squadron pilot from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, reviews operating instructions during Exercise Thracian Fall 2011 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Oct. 17, 2011. Thracian Fall is an off-station training exercise designed to enhance interoperability between U.S. and Bulgarian Air Forces as well as build partnerships with paratroopers from both. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Private First Class Devin Anderson-Moser, a member of the Opposing Force with C Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment (1-4 Inf.), runs through the woods towards a 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team's observation post. The 1-4 Inf. is the U.S. Army in Europe's professional opposing force. During Operation Enduring Freedom, the 1-4 Inf. distinguished itself when it served in Afghanistan for six-years, deploying one company each rotation with the Romanian Land Forces. The mission was complete in Jan. 2011. The tactics, techniques and procedures learned during those rotations are instilled in the thousands of U.S. and multinational Soldiers that Train in Europe each year. The Full- Spectrum Training Event is hosted at Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas in central Europe. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Army Soldiers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) radios in a call for fire at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany Oct. 5, 2011, during the U.S. Army in Europe's Full-Spectrum Training Environment. During the Oct. 3-24 training, the 173rd ABCT continues to take fire from the enemy, while establishing a command outpost, and setting-up communications and building relationships with the notional host-nation security team during phase two of the exercise. The 173rd began training with an early-entry operation, a large-scale aerial insertion with 998 paratroopers from the 173rd and the Polish Army. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno (front row, center, with gold tie) joins co-hosts Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, commander of U.S. Army Europe (right of Odierno) and Lt. Gen. Guiseppe Valotto, chief of staff of the Italian army (left of Odierno), and senior land forces commanders from across Europe for the 19th annual Conference of European Armies in Venice, Italy, Sept. 20. The USAREUR-led conference brought he leaders together to discuss U.S.-European military partnerships and cooperation. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, center, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army; British Army Gen. Sir Peter Wall, Chief of the General Staff; and Brig. Gen. Mikhail Ciungu, Chief of Romanian Land Forces; take part in a panel discussing doctrine and training U.S. Army Europe's 19th Conference of European Armies in Italy, Sept. 20. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAFENWOEHR, Germany-- 1st Lt. Alan Vaugn, a first-time participant in the EFMB and laboratory officer assigned to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, assembles a tactical radio prior to delivering a medical evacuation request as part of Combat Testing Lane 3 during the 2011 U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge Standardization and Testing held Aug. 1-13, 2011. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Wheeler) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAFENWOEHR, Germany-- 1st Lt. Alan Vaugn (left), a first time participant in the 2011 U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge Standardization and Testing and laboratory officer assigned to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, leads support personnel in evacuating a simulated casualty to a Blackhawk helicopter as part of Combat Testing Lane 3, Aug. 6, 2011. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Wheeler) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • GRAFENWOEHR, Germany-- 1st Lt. Alan Vaugn (left), a first-time participant in the EFMB and laboratory officer assigned to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, straps a simulated casualty to a skid; in preparation for transport as part of Combat Testing Lane 3 during the 2011 U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge Standardization and Testing held Aug. 1-13, 2011. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Wheeler) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • 2011 U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge Standardization and Testing candidates practice assisting other candidates in properly removing chemical protective suits at Combat Training Lane 2, Aug. 2, 2011, at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. CTL 2 tests candidates on their ability to perform basic Soldier skills while protecting themselves from a simulated Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear attack. (Photo Credit: Staff Sgt. Thomas Wheeler, 138th Public Affairs Detachment) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • EUCOM's Col. Bob Stanley, right, and Consul General Jim Gray, left, receiving flowers from kindergarten children in Ceamurlia de Jos, Tulcea County. U.S. Army Europe has funded the construction of a kindergarten in Ceamurlia de Jos through a Humanitarian Assistance Program overseen by the U.S. Embassy's Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC). (Lucian Crusoveanu / Public Diplomacy Office) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • LTC Amy McCall, left, teaches one of the children from the Christian Center Orphanage for mentally and physically handicapped children in Tulcea how to take a photo. The Orphanage has been recently renovated by U.S. Army Europe through a Humanitarian Assistance Program overseen by the U.S. Embassy's Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC). (Lucian Crusoveanu / Public Diplomacy Office) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • LTC Shannon M. Hancock plays with the kids at the new kindergarten in Ceamurlia de Jos, Tulcea County. U.S. Army Europe has funded the construction of a kindergarten in Ceamurlia de Jos through a Humanitarian Assistance Program overseen by the U.S. Embassy's Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC). (Lucian Crusoveanu / Public Diplomacy Office) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • LTC Shannon M. Hancock gets flowers and a hug from a child on the occasion of the kindergarten inauguration in Ceamurlia de Jos, Tulcea County. U.S. Army Europe has funded the construction of a kindergarten in Ceamurlia de Jos through a Humanitarian Assistance Program overseen by the U.S. Embassy's Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC). More information @ goo.gl/tNaO2 Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • The U.S. Army Europe Band marches from the parade field at the conclusion of the ceremony in which Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling assumed command of USAREUR, on Campbell Barracks in Heidelberg, Germany, March 25. (iphone photo by Mark Ray) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • A multinational formation of U.S. Army Europe and allied Soldiers passes in review at the closing of the ceremony in which Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling assumed command of USAREUR, on Campbell Barracks in Heidelberg, Germany, March 25. (iphone photo by Mark Ray) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • A salute battery fires a cannon salute to mark Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling's assumption of command of U.S. Army Europe, during the assumption of command ceremony on Campbell Barracks in Heidelberg, Germany, March 25. (iphone photo by Mark Ray) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • A U.S. Army Europe color guard posts the colors at the start of the ceremony in which Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling assumed command of USAREUR, on Campbell Barracks in Heidelberg, Germany, March 25. (iphone photo by Mark Ray) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Adm. James Stavridis, commander of the U.S. European Command (back to camera) passes the U.S. Army Europe flag to Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, officially marking Hertling's assumption of command of USAREUR, on Campbell Barracks in Heidelberg, Germany, March 25. (iphone photo by Mark Ray) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • On March 16, the U.S. Army Europe Brass Quintet and the director of Serbian Ministry of Defense's "Stanislav Binicki" orchestra were guests of TV's morning show. Both bands will conduct a series of concerts in Belgrade, Nis and Novi Sad in May. (Photo courtesy US Embassy Belgrade) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • On March 16, the U.S. Army Europe Brass Quintet and the director of Serbian Ministry of Defense's "Stanislav Binicki" orchestra were guests of TV's morning show. Both bands will conduct a series of concerts in Belgrade, Nis and Novi Sad in May. (Photo courtesy US Embassy Belgrade) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • On March 16, the U.S. Army Europe Brass Quintet and the director of Serbian Ministry of Defense's "Stanislav Binicki" orchestra were guests of TV's morning show. Both bands will conduct a series of concerts in Belgrade, Nis and Novi Sad in May. (Photo courtesy US Embassy Belgrade) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • On March 16, the U.S. Army Europe Brass Quintet and the director of Serbian Ministry of Defense's "Stanislav Binicki" orchestra were guests of TV's morning show. Both bands will conduct a series of concerts in Belgrade, Nis and Novi Sad in May. (Photo courtesy US Embassy Belgrade) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BELGRADE, Serbia (March 15, 2011) -- The RTS (National TV) Morning Program hosted the directors/conductors of the U.S. Army Europe Brass and Woodwind Quintets and the Serbian Ministry of Defense's "Stanislav Binicki" orchestra, who talked about their cooperation and a series of concerts to be held this week in Serbia, culminating in a joint concert on Friday. They also announced another series of concerts with much larger orchestras in Belgrade, Nis and Novi Sad in May. The concerts are marking the 130th Anniversary of U.S.-Serbia diplomatic relations. During the RTS program, the Brass Quintet performed the New Orleans-style piece, "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" for the national TV audience. (Photo Courtesy US Embassy Serbia) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BELGRADE, Serbia (March 15, 2011) -- The RTS (National TV) Morning Program hosted the directors/conductors of the U.S. Army Europe Brass and Woodwind Quintets and the Serbian Ministry of Defense's "Stanislav Binicki" orchestra, who talked about their cooperation and a series of concerts to be held this week in Serbia, culminating in a joint concert on Friday. They also announced another series of concerts with much larger orchestras in Belgrade, Nis and Novi Sad in May. The concerts are marking the 130th Anniversary of U.S.-Serbia diplomatic relations. During the RTS program, the Brass Quintet performed the New Orleans-style piece, "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" for the national TV audience. (Photo Courtesy US Embassy Serbia) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BELGRADE, Serbia (March 15, 2011) -- The RTS (National TV) Morning Program hosted the directors/conductors of the U.S. Army Europe Brass and Woodwind Quintets and the Serbian Ministry of Defense's "Stanislav Binicki" orchestra, who talked about their cooperation and a series of concerts to be held this week in Serbia, culminating in a joint concert on Friday. They also announced another series of concerts with much larger orchestras in Belgrade, Nis and Novi Sad in May. The concerts are marking the 130th Anniversary of U.S.-Serbia diplomatic relations. During the RTS program, the Brass Quintet performed the New Orleans-style piece, "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" for the national TV audience. (Photo Courtesy US Embassy Serbia) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Soldiers learn to visually identify indicators of an IED and react to the threat in the Multicultural Mobile Counter Improvised Explosive Device (MCMCIT). The newest Mobile Counter-IED trainer provided by the Training Support Activity Europe. The McMCIT is being used at GrafenwoehrrrâÂs Motor park 7 to prepare Soldiers for deployment. Photo by Gertrud Zach, Training Support Activity Europe Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • The Multi-cultural Mobile Counter IED Interactive Trainer, located at Grafenwoehr's Motor park 7 on main post features four trailers. During the past year, 25,000 service men and women have received IED training in the MCIT Department of Defense-wide. Europe's McMCIT is a variation of the initial trainer built specifically for U.S. and multinational Soldiers in Europe. Photo by Markus Rauchenberger, Training Support Activity Europe Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Command Sgt. Maj. Michael L. Gragg receives a traditional NCO sword from Lt. Col. Michael C. Richardson, commander of the Warrior Transition Battalion - Europe. By accepting the sword, CSM Gragg ceremonially assumes responsibility for the health, welfare and care of the Warriors assigned. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Command Sgt. Maj. Michael L. Gragg sets aside his prepared remarks as he addresses the audience at his assumption of responsibility ceremony for the Warrior Transition Battalion -Europe at Campbell Barracks in Heidelberg Dec. 2. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...