Articles from November, 2008

  • Exercise provides vital training for student safety

    RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — The 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron and Polizei teamed up during a school shooter exercise at Vogelweh Elementary School Nov. 15.

    Read more >

    Find more articles tagged with:

    • U.S. European Command Inspector General hosts Armenian Ombudsman

      STUTTGART, Germany — The U.S. European Command Office of the Inspector General hosted a visit by a delegation representing the Armenian Human Rights Defender, or Ombudsman, and the Ministry of Defense Legal department, here Nov. 17-20, 2008.

      Read more >

      Find more articles tagged with:

      • U.S. European Command initiates forum for international affairs

        STUTTGART, Germany — U.S. European Command's Command Interagency Engagement Group (CIEG) hosted a Counterterrorist Operations and International Law seminar here, Nov. 19, 2008. This seminar was the first in a series of lectures that will be given as part of the new EUCOM Forum for International Affairs.

        Read more >

        Find more articles tagged with:

        • Marine Forces Europe's strategic mobility office lends coalition nations a logistical helping hand

          SIAULIAI, Lithuania — After the terrorists attacks of Sept.11 and the subsequent start of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), the United States has looked to our partners and allies to form a coalition of nations dedicated to fighting those who would seek to do us harm in our homelands.

          Read more >

          Find more articles tagged with:

          • U.S. personnel join Lithuanians for Armed Forces Day celebration

            SIAULIAI, Lithuania — The 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron commander and other U.S. Airmen joined the Lithuanian armed forces here Nov. 16 to celebrate 90 years of service.

            Read more >

            Find more articles tagged with:

            • Airmen reach out to local children's home

              SIAULIAI, Lithuania — More than 20 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron Airmen volunteered their time and talents with Lithuanian children Nov. 15 at the District Vijurkai Children's Home in Vijurkai, Lithuania.

              Read more >

              Find more articles tagged with:

              • Volunteers strengthen community

                INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey — The Incirlik Village park project began Nov. 15 as a way for the base community to reach-out and help the citizens of Incirlik by renovating a village park with fresh paint, landscaping and equipment.

                Read more >

                Find more articles tagged with:

                • Exercise preps Airmen on Humvee ops

                  "Students going through the course need to be able to recognize improvised explosive devices and know how to respond should one detonate while on a convoy in a deployed environment," said Staff Sgt. Avonte Seabrooks, 786th Security Forces Squadron Creek Defender instructor. "A squad's rapid reaction time could mean the difference between life or death."

                  Read more >

                  Find more articles tagged with:

                  • New memorial unveiled on Patch Barracks honors U.S. Constabulary

                    STUTTGART, Germany — The U.S. Constabulary has come home. A new monument was unveiled on Patch Barracks Nov. 12 honoring one of the Army's most unsung post-World War II units.

                    Read more >

                    Find more articles tagged with:

                    • Ramstein kicks off new combat skills course

                      RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — As part of an effort to better prepare all Airmen for deployment, Ramstein kicked off a new two-day Combat Skills Training course Nov. 12.

                      Read more >

                      Find more articles tagged with:

                      • Soldiers learn how to conduct military operations on urbanized terrain

                        PANZER KASERNE, Germany — Special Troops Battalion, 21st Theater Sustainment Command (STB, 21st TSC) held sergeants time training at a mock forward operatioing base (FOB) here, Nov. 13, 2008 to teach soldiers how to conduct military operations on urbanized terrain (MOUT). On this day the training focused on entering and clearing rooms.

                        Read more >

                        Find more articles tagged with:

                        • U.S., Estonian leaders discuss security challenges

                          TALLINN, Estonia — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip discussed Russian behavior and new cooperation on cyber security during meetings here Nov. 12, 2008.

                          Read more >

                          Find more articles tagged with:

                          • NATO defense ministers discuss Ukraine

                            TALLINN, Estonia — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and his fellow NATO defense ministers got down to business Nov. 13, 2008 in consultations on Ukraine's course toward membership in the alliance.

                            Read more >

                            Find more articles tagged with:

                            • Ceremony pays tribute to UH-60 crash victims, unveils memorial

                              AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy — Members of the Aviano Air Base and Santa Lucia di Piave communities joined together Nov. 8 to unveil a special memorial honoring those U.S. military members who lost their lives in a tragic UH-60 Blackhawk crash on Nov. 8, 2007 and to remember those Italian World War I heroes of Piave.

                              Read more >

                              Find more articles tagged with:

                              • U.S. 6th Fleet, USS Mount Whitney visit Sevastopol

                                SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine — In concert with the arrival of USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20) in port here Nov. 7, 2008, U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Bruce W. Clingan, commander of the U.S 6th Fleet, met with the Ukrainian First Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Vice Adm. Vladimir Maximov.

                                Read more >

                                Find more articles tagged with:

                                • USS Mount Whitney visits Varna on course for Black Sea Partnership cruise

                                  VARNA, Bulgaria — The U.S. Sixth Fleet flagship USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20) arrived here Nov. 8, 2008, to officially begin the multinational Black Sea Partnership Cruise (BSPC), set to commence Nov. 10.

                                  Read more >

                                  Find more articles tagged with:

                                  • USS Mount Whitney, CNE band sailors paint and play at Varna orphanage

                                    VARNA, Bulgaria — Sailors from USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20) and Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (CNE) Band combined efforts for a community relations (COMREL) project at the Little Friend House and Princess Hope Orphanage here Nov. 9.

                                    Read more >

                                    Find more articles tagged with:

                                    • Black Sea Partnership cruise launches aboard USS Mount Whitney

                                      "This week's cruise aboard Mount Whitney is the perfect setting for fostering relationships between maritime partners," said Commodore John W. Moore, Commander, Task Force Six Seven, as he addressed BSPC participants. "I encourage everyone to take advantage of this opportunity to make new friends and to learn from each other, so you can share these valuable experiences back home."

                                      Read more >

                                      Find more articles tagged with:

                                      • Gates to participate in NATO-Ukraine meeting

                                        WASHINGTON, D.C. — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will show U.S. support for Ukraine's NATO aspirations and for allies in Eastern Europe by participating in the NATO-Ukraine Consultations in Tallinn, Estonia Nov. 12.

                                        Read more >

                                        Find more articles tagged with:

                                        • Gates notes Ukraine's Progress, hopes for change in Russia

                                          TALLINN, Estonia — Ukraine is making progress, but still has a long way to go before becoming a full member of NATO, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Nov. 13, 2008.

                                          Read more >

                                          Find more articles tagged with:

                                          • Wiesbaden force protection exercise tests garrison readiness

                                            WIESBADEN, Germany — During U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden's force protection exercise, members of the Emergency Operations Center were faced with various scenarios: an airfield explosion, a fuel spill and a beating death at the main train station.

                                            Read more >

                                            Find more articles tagged with:

                                            • U.S., Romanian Navy bands perform concert in Constanta

                                              CONSTANTA, Romania — Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (CNE) Band and the Romanian Naval Academy Band conducted a joint concert here Nov. 3 at Mircea Cel Batran Military Naval Academy, as part of a recent visit by USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20).

                                              Read more >

                                              Find more articles tagged with:

                                              • Conference of European Armies brings military leaders together to discuss common issues

                                                HEIDELBERG, Germany — The battles of the 21st century will be complex, persistent struggles against hybrid threats by coalitions operating outside their national boundaries in concert with local forces and governments and a wide array of nonmilitary agencies, U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. told multinational senior military leaders assembled here for the 16th annual Conference of European Armies, Oct. 29-31.

                                                Read more >

                                                Find more articles tagged with:

                                                • U.S. Sixth Fleet meets with Romanian Naval Forces

                                                  CONSTANTA, Romania — The Commander of the U.S. Sixth Fleet, Navy Vice Adm. Bruce W. Clingan, met with the Chief of Romanian Naval Forces Staff, Rear Adm. Dorin Danila, here on Nov. 1 to discuss ongoing Black Sea maritime partnerships as a prelude to the annual Black Sea Partnership Cruise (BSPC).

                                                  Read more >

                                                  Find more articles tagged with:

                                                  • Former EUCOM Commander Dies

                                                    STUTTGART, Germany — Former Commander in Chief of U.S. European Command, retired Army Gen. Bernard W. Rogers, died Oct. 27 at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Va. He was 87 years old.

                                                    Read more >

                                                    Find more articles tagged with: