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November 26, 2009
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -Maj. Daniel Manning, Airpower Capabilities Team - Baltics chief at Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe, received the Lithuanian Armed Forces Medal of Merit for his team's work during the past year with Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia.
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November 24, 2009
Delays have occurred in production and delivery to overseas beneficiaries of H1N1 vaccine from US suppliers. TRICARE has stepped up to help mitigate this delay if military dependents wish to get vaccinated against H1N1 now rather than waiting for the DoD supply to arrive.
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November 23, 2009
BULGARIA - Military officers from the U.S. Embassy Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) participated in two ribbon-cutting ceremonies which marked the completion to renovations to the health centers in the village of Zheravna and the town of Kermen, Nov. 10.
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November 23, 2009
HEIDELBERG, Germany - Army health clinics will begin vaccinating infants six months to four years from an initial shipment of H1N1 flu vaccine arriving soon for non-uniformed beneficiaries.
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November 23, 2009
KRTSANISI, Georgia - About half a kilometer away from two companies of Georgian soldiers lies the objective -- an old, run-down air traffic control tower. A cluster of off-white, weathered and tattered buildings, removed of all doors and windows, are the skeletal remains of Vasiani Air Base, a Russian-era military base about 15 miles east of Tbilisi that has been abandoned and unmaintained since the early 1990s. Inside the tower, hunkered down and fortified by opposing forces, sits trapped the objective -- a hostage who needs rescuing. He sits atop the four-floor building with insurgents bunkered in around him.
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November 18, 2009
SANTORINI, Greece - The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) visited the naval forces of Egypt and Greece Nov. 10-15.
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November 18, 2009
HEIDELBERG, Germany - Army health officials in Europe are concerned that misconceptions about the safety and effectiveness of the H1N1 vaccine, coupled with conflicting advice from host nation and American medical personnel may keep some people away from immunization clinics this month.
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November 12, 2009
MARGRATEN, The Netherlands - Students from the AFNORTH International High School and the Geilenkirchen Elementary School gathered with service and family members of the tri-border community to honor all Veterans at the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial Nov. 11.
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November 12, 2009
INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey -Members of the Incirlik community paid tribute to the father of the modern Turkish republic, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, during a nation-wide memorial service Nov. 10.
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November 10, 2009
BERLIN - Cold War-era Berlin Wall patrols were a visible message to the East and West German people and the Soviet Union that the U.S. and its allies stood ready to defend West Berlin and democracy.
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November 9, 2009
WASHINGTON - A divided Berlin symbolized the Cold War and witness remember the day it fell.
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November 9, 2009
HEIDELBERG, Germany — H1N1 flu vaccine for uniformed service members arrived this weekend at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center, Europe in Pirmasens, Germany. Army health clinics will begin vaccinations as soon as they receive supplies.
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November 5, 2009
INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey - A joint team led by the office of defense cooperation-Ankara and the Turkish General Staff will arrive at Incirlik Nov. 5 to perform a compliance review as required by the 28-year old Defense and Economic Cooperation Agreement between the United States and Turkey.
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November 5, 2009
HEIDELBERG, Germany - H1N1 flu vaccine for uniformed service members is expected to arrive at military treatment facilities in Europe next week.
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November 4, 2009
HATZOR, Israel -- For one U.S. Army Europe officer here participating in exercise Juniper Cobra 2010, Israel means more than just another place to train -- it is also the country where his family lives.
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November 4, 2009
ASHKELON, Israel -- When U.S. service members deploy outside the borders of the nation in which they are based to take part in joint and combined exercises and operations, one of the main issues is where to take American forces personnel if they become ill or injured.
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November 4, 2009
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany - He was at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin June 12, 1987, when President Ronald Reagan issued his famous challenge to the leader of the Soviet Union: "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall."
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November 4, 2009
WASHINGTON - Like protective equipment issued to troops downrange, the H1N1 flu vaccine is a measure the Defense Department is taking to safeguard U.S. military forces, a defense official said.
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November 3, 2009
TALLINN, Estonia - Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) recently completed theater security cooperation port visits in Helsinki, Finland and Tallinn, Estonia, Oct. 21-27.
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November 3, 2009
KLAIPEDA, Lithuania -- Ambassador Anne Derse of the United States Embassy and the Deputy, Office of Defense Cooperation, Air Force Lt. Col. Stephen E. Timmons delivered donated hygiene material to the U.S. Navy as part of Project Handclasp. Members of the USS John L Hall transferred the materials to Klaipeda and traveled to Caritas Elderly Home where the team was greeted by Father Vilius Viktoravicius and Rasa Senkiene. After spending time visiting the facility and meeting with the staff, Derse traveled with the team to Rytas Orphanage, where she was met by the Governor of Klaipeda, Mr. Burksas and the Orphanage Director, Regina Milasiene, staff and children.
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November 2, 2009
USS JOHN L. HALL, At Sea - The guided-missile frigate USS John L. Hall (FFG 32) recently completed a theater security cooperation (TSC) port visit to Klaipeda, Lithuania.
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November 2, 2009
WASHINGTON - As shipments of some 3.7 million doses of H1N1 vaccine ordered by the Defense Department continue to arrive from the manufacturer, more than enough will be available for all military personnel and their beneficiaries, military medical experts say.
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November 2, 2009
NOVO SELO TRAINING AREA, Bulgaria - Joint Task Force-East wrapped up another successful combined training rotation during a closing ceremony here, Oct. 22. A week prior, Oct. 14, was the closing ceremony in Romania.
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