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September 30, 2010
Communicators from seven nations converged on Poland and Lithuania this past September during Exercise Jackal Stone 2010 to develop coalition communication planning techniques and provide a deployable, interoperable communications system for more than 1,100 SOF personnel. Jackal Stone is a multi-national Special Operations Force (SOF) joint exercise led by U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR).
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September 28, 2010
When the average person goes camping and needs a tent, he goes to his local outdoor enthusiast outlet and purchases one. When the Air Force special operations community needs a tent they go out and purchase an ARRK.
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September 28, 2010
Training opportunities such as the Jackal Stone 10 exercise, co-hosted this year by Poland and Lithuania and coordinated by the U.S. Special Operations Command Europe, provide a unique venue for the U.S. to develop commonalities with its international SOF partners whether by land, air or sea.
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September 28, 2010
For the more than 1,100 participants attending the Jackal Stone 10 exercise, the first day rigors of deployment were significantly reduced. Upon arrival, coalition members were quickly in-processed, bussed to their barracks and treated to a hot meal at the dining facility. Later that night, they were able to clean up in one of the many portable showers and crawl into a bed complete with blankets and linen placed neatly on top.
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September 27, 2010
Air Force weather technicians participate in exercise Cadre Focus at the Grafenwoehr Training Area (GTA) Sept. 20-24, to refresh and enhance their skills prior to deployment .
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September 27, 2010
USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20) completed its participation in exercise Jackal Stone (JS10) 2010, ending the 10-day joint military operation off the coast of Lithuania and Poland Sept. 26.
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September 27, 2010
USS Taylor (FFG 50) pulled into Brest, France, for a quality of life port visit nearing the end of her six-month deployment, Sept. 26.
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September 24, 2010
Aircrews of the 352nd Special Operations Group conducted midnight training maneuvers in the skies above Poland to maintain their state of mission readiness Sept. 18 during Exercise Jackal Stone ‘10.
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September 24, 2010
Special Operations Forces representing seven countries stood in formation as part of the official opening ceremony for Jackal Stone 10 multi-national special operations exercise on Sept. 20 at the 21st Tactical Airbase in Swidwin, Poland.
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September 24, 2010
Lithuanian, Polish, and U.S. Special Operations Forces assembled on Sept. 21 for the arrival of President Dalia Grybauskaite of Lithuania, Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Rasa Jukneviciene, U.S. Ambassador to Lithuania Anne E. Derse, Lithuanian Chief of Defense Maj. Gen. Arvydas Pocius, leading officials of the Ministry of National Defense and Lithuanian Armed Forces, as well as other distinguished guests who visited the Dragunu Batalionas and USS Mount Whitney.
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September 24, 2010
Leaders from across the Europe Regional Medical Command sent their best and brightest Soldiers, Noncommissioned Officers and Officers to the Baumholder Training Area here to compete in the ERMC Best Warrior Competition and Expert Field Medical Competition Sept. 20-24.
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September 24, 2010
Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet (CNE-CNA/C6F) Headquarters held a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration for military personnel and civilians, Sept. 24.
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September 24, 2010
Portuguese Army Brig. Gen. Marco Serronha, deputy commander, Kosovo Forces, visited Camp Bondsteel and a few of the municipalities within the area of operation for Multinational Battle Group East, Sept. 14.
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September 23, 2010
The President of Lithuania and the U.S. Ambassador to Lithuania arrived aboard USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20) for a short visit, Sep. 21.
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September 23, 2010
Wars, natural disasters and training missions constantly bring people from different countries together. More than ever, understanding the culture and language of other servicemembers is important. Unless people have the ability to communicate with one another, multi-national missions will be set up for failure.
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September 23, 2010
Medical professionals from throughout NATO gathered here for the Joint Medical Advisory Conference, Sept. 4.
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September 23, 2010
The 7-ton truck he was riding in just crashed back down after being thrown 5 feet into the air after hitting an improvised explosive device while on convoy in eastern Afghanistan.
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September 23, 2010
After 24-years in the military, nothing would surprise Rod Mathews, chief of future operations at the Joint Multinational Training Command (JMTC) in Grafenwoehr, Germany. He wasn’t even surprised to find himself in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, dressed in full-battle-rattle again, after his military retirement. You see, Mathews volunteered to participate in the Civilian Expeditionary Workforce program.
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September 21, 2010
The Defense Logistics Agency is committed to its longstanding partnership with the U.S. European Command, the agency’s director said Sept. 17 at the command’s headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany.
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September 21, 2010
The 3rd Battalion, 405th Army Field Support prepared another shipment of humanitarian aid supplies to be delivered to Pakistan on Sept. 9 at the request of the U.S. Agency for International Development.
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September 20, 2010
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. European Command and International Sava River Basin Commission have embarked on a landmark project over the past three years - to develop the first continuous hydraulic model of the Sava River Basin.
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September 20, 2010
Special operations forces (SOF) from seven nations worked together to conduct several training exercises aboard USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20) Sept. 19.
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September 20, 2010
Helicopter-to-ship boarding training was given to special operations forces (SOF) from seven countries aboard USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20) during exercise Jackal Stone (JS10) 2010, Sept. 19.
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September 17, 2010
While talking about his deployments, he shifted slightly in his seat and had difficulty speaking to me. When he spoke, his voice was soft and shaky, and when I looked into his eyes, I could tell they held memories that he wished he didn’t have.
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September 17, 2010
Legal professionals from across Europe, Central Asia and the United States gathered to discuss issues ranging from the NATO Status of Forces Agreement to education Sept. 13-17 in Budapest.
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September 16, 2010
Officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and International Sava River Basin Commission hosted a three-day workshop here Sept. 6, aimed at presenting attendees information collected for the Sava River Hydraulic Model project and garnering feedback from participating countries.
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September 16, 2010
A giggle ripples through the air, reverberating around the schoolyard. Children run across the yard to the fence that surrounds their school. They smile up at the group of U.S. Soldiers walking toward them. Curious little faces beam up at these Soldiers.
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September 15, 2010
Lt. Dorina Petre was the only female standing in formation with nearly 200 U.S. and Romanian Special Forces soldiers. Her small framed stature stood out amongst the men with green, burgundy and blue berets even though she was wearing a green beret herself. She did not feel out of place however, since she was surrounded by the men who knew her plight and the legacy of her last name, so much so that they fought for her to be assigned to their ranks.
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September 14, 2010
The National Guard’s State Partnership Program has played a key role improving relations between the United States and this Balkan republic, the U.S. ambassador said here Friday.
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September 14, 2010
Honoring Serbian contributions in two world wars, Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, placed a wreath at the Monument to the Unknown Hero here Sept. 11.
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September 14, 2010
A university administrator visiting this Balkan republic of 7.3 million people for the first time said Sunday that the National Guard is making a significant impact improving the nation’s relationship with the United States.
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September 14, 2010
Multinational Battle Group East Soldiers joined their Kosovo Forces partners from Austria, Italy and Poland to assist members of the Kosovo Security Forces during an inspection of a battery factory in Gjilan/Gnjilane, Kosovo, recently.
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September 13, 2010
USS Taylor (FFG 50) departed Murmansk, Russia, after a three-day port visit where they celebrated the close World War II alliance between Russia and the U.S., and honored veterans in both countries on the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II, Sept. 9.
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September 13, 2010
Marines are integrating with Sailors aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) during the ship’s current deployment.
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September 12, 2010
Sept. 11 is a date that has been ingrained in the hearts and minds of many Americans. It marks the anniversary of that fateful morning in 2001, when terrorist attacks cut short the lives of approximately 3,000 people and shook an entire nation. Now, nine years later, the memories of that morning are still fresh in the minds of Americans, including the Soldiers of Multinational Battle Group East, who are deployed to Kosovo as part of the NATO peacekeeping mission here.
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September 10, 2010
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September 10, 2010
Servicemembers of ten nations, including the United States, snapped to attention in formation on the parade ground here for the opening ceremonies of MEDCEUR 2010, a large-scale medical exercise for central and eastern Europe.
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September 9, 2010
More than 100 servicemembers from U.S. Air Forces in Europe, U.S. Army Europe and Marine Forces Reserve arrived Sept. 7 in Podgorica, Montenegro to participate in this tenth annual Partnership for Peace Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored medical training exercise.
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September 8, 2010
About 1400 participants of more than 40 countries and organizations gathered at the Joint Multinational Simulations Center (JMSC) at Grafenwoehr Training Area for the U.S. European Command’s (EUCOM’s) exercise, Combined Endeavor 2010, the world’s largest military communications and information systems exercise, Sept. 2-16.
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September 7, 2010
USS Taylor (FFG 50) pulled into Murmansk, Russia, to celebrate the close World War II alliance between Russia and the U.S., and to honor veterans in both countries on the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II, Sept. 6.
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September 4, 2010
Col. Francisco J. Neuman, commander, Multinational Battle Group East, Kosovo Forces, joined Bajrush Ymeri, mayor of Novoberde/Novo Brdo, Kosovo, and Jahir Syla, director of Asdreni school, Sept. 2, for a ribbon cutting ceremony dedicating the renovations to the school and new sports field.
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September 3, 2010
The Armenian military deployed its only rapid response medical package for the first time ever during a recent medical field training exercise. Joining them in Armenia were medical professionals from 3rd Air Force and the Kansas Air National Guard who watched the Expeditionary Medical Support (EMEDS) go up and simulated patients brought through for treatment by Armenian doctors and nurses.
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September 2, 2010
National Guard Soldiers from half the world away are working with a local Red Cross to bring this family, and many others like it, the vitamins, soap, toothpaste and other personal hygiene products they require in order to improve their living conditions.
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September 2, 2010
Commander, Submarines, Allied Naval Forces South; Commander, Submarine Group Eight, held a change of command ceremony at Maritime Component Command Naples, Italy, Sep. 2.
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