Articles from July, 2008

  • Military exercise in Georgia complete

    VAZIANI TRAINING AREA, Georgia — Military personnel from Georgia, Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan and the United States stood together here at the closing ceremony for this year's Immediate Response exercise.

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    • Stuttgart Navy/Marine Corps community donates supplies for wounded Marines and Sailors

      LANDSTUHL, Germany — Clothing, books and personal supplies were taken to Navy and Marine Corps personnel being treated at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center July 30. The items, donated by military personnel stationed in Stuttgart, Germany, are aimed at filling up the dwindling hospitality supplies for Marines and Sailors coming here for medical treatment.

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      • Marshall Center's civil security course graduates first class

        GARMISCH, Germany — The first class of the Marshall Center's Seminar on Trans-Atlantic Civil Security graduated here July 30.

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        • Seabees, Bulgarian engineers end renovations in a small Bulgarian village

          MK AIRFIELD ADMINISTRATION CENTER, Romania — The construction efforts of a group of American and Bulgarian service members went beyond building doors and walls in a small Bulgarian village.

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          • AFRICA ENDEAVOR culiminates with resounding success

            ABUJA, Nigeria — Following six days of testing, refining human interoperability and charting the way ahead, 225 military communicators stood smartly at attention during AFRICA ENDEAVOR 2008 closing ceremonies July 23 at Nigerian Air Force Base, here.

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            • Army doctors give the gift of sight in Romania

              ROMANIA — From helping an elderly man with no legs gain better vision to ensuring the local shepherd's flock stays healthy, the doctors and technicians from Joint Task Force East's Humanitarian Civic Assistance program are going to great lengths to bring the gift of better health to the people of Romania.

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              • Exercise Sea Breeze 2008: Mission Complete

                ODESSA, Ukraine — Exercise Sea Breeze 2008 (SB08) concluded today with a closing ceremony highlighting the achievements during the 11th annual maritime exercise. Navy Adm. Mark P. Fitzgerald, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples, was in attendance for the ceremony.

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                • Anti-submarine warfare skills are tested in Northern Eagle

                  USS ELROD, Norwegian Sea — Russian anti-submarine ship Severomorsk, USS Elrod (FFG 55) and Norwegian Coast Guard Cutter Senja (W321) worked together to simulate tracking and destroying a decoy submarine July 23, as part of Exercise Northern Eagle 2008.

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                  • Joint Task Force-East supports Romanian airborne training

                    MK AIRFIELD ADMINISTRATION CENTER, Romania — A team of U.S. airmen and soldiers spent a day at Joint Task Force-East training Romanian troops on airborne operations July 15.

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                    • Vampires offer Romanian, American Soldiers realistic training

                      MK AIRFIELD ADMINISTRATION CENTER, Romania — Authentic terrain, nerve-wracking injections and rigorous carries set a realistic tone for Romanian and American soldiers training at Babadag Training Area (BTA), July 14.

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                      • 1-4 Infantry takes to the sky at Joint Task Force-East

                        MK AIRFIELD ADMINISTRATION CENTER, Romania -- A group of soldiers arrived at a mock Iraqi village to accomplish their mission of apprehending a prominent insurgent in the small town. Most of these soldiers had seen it all before, regarding this kind of training, but what made this one different was arriving at the town via air assault.

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                      • USS Elrod practices boarding procedures with Russian Federation Navy during Exercise Northern Eagle

                        NORWEGIAN SEA — USS Elrod's (FFG 55) visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team boarded anti-submarine warfare (ASW) ship Severomorsk during a simulated drill of the team's maritime interdiction operations as part of Exercise Northern Eagle 2008 July 22.

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                        • Norwegian Navy demonstrates damage control training for American and Russian Navies

                          HAAKONSVERN, Norway — Nine sailors from USS Elrod (FFG 55) joined 15 sailors from Russian anti-submarine warfare ship Severomorsk at the Haakonsvern Naval Base Damage Control Center to watch demonstrations of damage control training during a port visit here July 19.

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                          • French Sailors Experience Flight Operations Aboard Roosevelt

                            USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT, At Sea — USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)(TRR is conducting carrier qualifications with members of the French Navy July 21-31.

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                            • Soccer balls awarded to outstanding Bwari student achievers

                              BWARI, Nigeria — Top student performers at St. Therese Primary School here, were honored and treated to a true surprise during primary and elementary graduation ceremonies, July 18. As Sister Tina, the school's principal, called her school's highest achievers to come forward, Air Force Lt. Keith Ross, commander of the 768th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron, First Combat Communications Squadron, Ramstein Air Force Base, presented ten students with a brand new soccer ball and a gift from the school.

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                              • Ukrainian paratroopers, multinational troops train during exercise Sea Breeze 2008

                                The paratroopers are part of the Land Component Command for Sea Breeze 2008, led by Ukrainian Lt. Col. Sergei Stevschenko.

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                                • England trade show unfurls red carpet for DoD, international air assets

                                  FARNBOROUGH INTERNATIONAL AIRSHOW, United Kingdom — More than 50 U.S. military personnel deployed here to provide aerial demonstrations and static displays for the Farnborough International Airshow, which showcases aerospace technology to professionals from 35 countries.

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                                  • Sea Breeze exercise kicks off with damage control training

                                    ODESSA, Ukraine — Crew members of the US Navy Destroyer, USS McFaul (DDG 74) welcomed aboard several partner nation navies to kick off Sea Breeze 2008 exercise here July 15.

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                                    • Military communicators gather for Africa Endeavor -08

                                      ABUJA, Nigeria — More than 225 military communicators and representatives from 22 African and European nations, as well as the United States proudly passed in review to officially signal the start of AFRICA ENDEAVOR-08 at the Nigerian Air Force Base, July 16.

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                                      • Multinational Sea Breeze exercise begins in Ukraine

                                        ODESSA, Ukraine — Ships from numerous nations, including the US Navy destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74), have been arriving here since Friday as part of Combined Task Force (CTF) 367 for the multi-national exercise, Sea Breeze 2008.

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                                        • Coast Guard Cutter Dallas conducts at-sea exercise with Equatorial Guinea Navy

                                          ATLANTIC OCEAN — U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Dallas (WHEC 716) concluded a three-day visit to the West African nation of Equatorial Guinea July 11 with an at-sea exercise involving five Equatorial Guinean naval vessels.

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                                          • Soldiers train comrades from Republic of Georgia in force protection

                                            TBILISI, Republic of Georgia — U.S. and Georgian forces came together here July 7 to conduct force protection training in preparation for the upcoming exercise Immediate Response 2008.

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                                            • Nigeria poised to host AFRICA ENDEAVOR-08

                                              Abuja, Nigeria - Gen. O. A. Azazi, Nigerian Chief of Defence Staff, today introduced the significant role of the Nigerian military in the upcoming AFRICA ENDEAVOR 2008, a multinational military communications systems interoperability and information exchange exercise. The eight day exercise, co-sponsored by Nigerian Ministry of Defence and the U.S. European Command, will be held at the Nigerian Air Force Base, Abjua, Nigeria from July 16-23, 2008.

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                                              • EUCOM hosts Berlin Airlift reception

                                                Among the guests were 200 German and American officials, including Dr. Wolfgang Schuster, Lord Mayor of Stuttgart; and special guest Mercedes Wild, author of "Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot." Wild wrote her book based on her childhood experiences during the 1948 Berlin Airlift.

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                                                • Optical Team visits Romania

                                                  MK AIRFIELD ADMINISTRATION CENTER, Romania — Two members of the Heidelberg Medical Activity are providing optical medical services to the citizens here during a Humanitarian Civic Assistance mission in cooperation with Joint Task Force-East.

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                                                  • Georgian and US forces train together

                                                    TBILISI, Georgia — There was no messing around when the Georgian and the US armed forces came together here Monday to conduct force protection training in preparation for the upcoming exercise, Immediate Response 2008.

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                                                    • U.S., Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Ukraine conduct exercise in Georgia

                                                      STUTTGART, Germany — In the spirit of the NATO Partnership for Peace program, soldiers from the United States, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Ukraine will conduct the joint training exercise IMMEDIATE RESPONSE 2008 at Vaziani Military Base in Georgia beginning July 5, 2008.

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                                                      • Joint Task Force East opens with new soldier rotation

                                                        MK AIRFIELD ADMINISTRATION CENTER, Romania — A June 30 ceremony here marked the official beginning of Joint Task Force East's second annual rotation. Building on last year's training, this rotation offers US soldiers an opportunity to train in a joint and combined environment.

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                                                        • U.S.-Romanian medical teams provide health screenings for local citizens

                                                          BABADAG, Romania — This is a quiet town, a tiny potpourri of about 10,000 Romanians, Turks, Roma and Lipovans surrounded by wide skies and sunflower fields an hour's drive from the Black Sea.

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                                                          • Wiesbaden Celebrates Berlin Airlift Anniversary

                                                            WIESBADEN, Germany - In 1948, a political and military Cold War began when Berlin nearly fell into Josef Stalinn's hands.

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