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Photos from October, 2009

  • KLAIPEDA, Lithuania — Ambassador Anne Derse passes out items as part of Project Handclasp to children at the Rytas Orphanage, Oct. 22. Sailors from the USS John L. Hall refurbished the Orphanage's kitchen and bathroom facilities and replaced aging windows throught the whole building. (Photo by U.S. Embassy) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SIGONELLA, Sicily — U.S. service members and members of the Italian Air Force 41st Stormo perform a foreign object debris (FOD) walk-down Oct. 27 on the flight-line at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella. NAS Sigonella provides logistical support for Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet and NATO forces in the Mediterranean area. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan P. Idle) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • KLAIPEDA, Lithuania — U.S. Air Force Lt.Col. Stephen Timmons, Deputy ODC Vilnius, U.S. Navy sailors from the USS John L. Hall and children from Rytas Orphanage joke around here Oct. 22 after a Project Handclasp donation was provided to the orphanage. (Photo by U.S. Embassy) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • CAMPIA TURZII, Romania — U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dexter High, 81st Aircraft Maintenance Unit, high-fives Romanian school children during their visit to the 71st Air Base Wing Oct. 26. Members of Spangdalem Air Base deployed in support of Operation Dacian Thunder 2009, showed the children a static display of an A-10 Thunderbolt II and let them operate the hose of a fire truck during their visit. The deployed units also donated money and time to help renovate a community center dedicated to helping local children with their academic studies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Wilson) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — The USO Service Salute honors junior ranking U.S. and German service members in each branch of the service at the Townhall here, Oct. 17. (Photo by Air Force Master Sgt. David G. Smith) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • CAMPIA TURZII, Romania — U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Anthony Alvarez, 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron, helps a Romanian boy spray a fire hose during his visit to the 71st Air Base Wing Oct. 26. Members of Spangdalem Air Base deployed in support of Operation Dacian Thunder 2009, explained the parts of an A-10 Thunderbolt II static display and a fire truck during to children from the town of Turda, Romania, during their visit. The deployed units also donated money and time to help renovate a community center dedicated to helping local children with their academic studies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Wilson) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • CAMPIA TURZII, Romania — Airman 1st Class Anthony Alvarez, 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron, helps a Romanian girl spray a fire hose during her visit to the 71st Air Base Wing Oct. 26. Members of Spangdalem Air Base deployed in support of Operation Dacian Thunder 2009, explained the parts of an A-10 Thunderbolt II static display and a fire truck to children from the town of Turda, Romania, during their visit. The deployed units also donated money and time to help renovate a community center dedicated to helping local children with their academic studies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Wilson) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BREGU I Lumit — Mr. Dede Tomaj and Army Capt. Derek Enz unveil the plaque at a dedication ceremony Oct. 15, marking the completion of renovations of the Health Unit in the District of Shkodra here. (Photo by Robert Manga) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BREGU I LUMIT, Albania — Army Capt. Derek Enz speaks at a dedication ceremony here, Oct. 15. The United States European Command, through the U.S. Embassy's Office of Defense Cooperation renovated the Health Center in the District of Shkodra. (Photo by Robert Manga) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ZRIFIN, Irsael — Israeli soldiers from the Home Front Command help Ohio National Guard Soldiers from the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high-yield Explosive (CBRNE) Enhanced Response Force (CERF) don their chemical suits during a class at the HFC base here, Oct. 21. The CERF team is taking part in a joint training exercise dubbed Juniper Cobra 10. It involves nearly 1,000 United States military personnel from U.S. European Command, 357th Air Missile Defense Detachment, and the National Guard. (Ohio National Guard photo by Spc. Zachary Fehrman) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • OFF THE COAST OF BEIRUT -- The crew of USS Higgins (DDG 76) stand in formation on the flight deck twenty-six nautical miles off the shores of Beirut during a wreath laying ceremony in honor of those killed in the barracks bombing of Oct. 23, 1983. Higgins, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, is homeported out of San Diego, Calif. and is currently operating in the 6th Fleet area of operations and is participating in the U.S.-Israeli bilateral exercise Juniper Cobra 10 (JC 10). JC 10, held every two years, is the fifth iteration of its kind and is designed to test the active missile-defense capabilities of both armed forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Holmes) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ARIFIN HFC BASE, Israel — Ohio National Guard soldiers from the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high-yield Explosive (CBRNE) Enhanced Response Force (CERF) Sgt. Heather Faehnle and Maj. Joseph Adams, are sprayed down by Israeli Home Front Command Soldiers Oct. 21, 2009 here. Personnel wearing chemical suits are soaked to prevent over-heating in the arid environment. The CERF team is taking part in a joint training exercise dubbed Juniper Cobra 10. It involves nearly 1,000 United States military personnel from U.S. European Command, 357th Air Missile Defense Detachment, and the National Guard. (Ohio National Guard photo by Spc. Zachary Fehrman) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ZRIFIN, Israel — Lt. Tom Plonsker, an engineer officer with the Israeli Home Front Command, helps Army Sgt. Heather Faehnle, a member of the Ohio National Guard's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high-yield Explosive (CBRNE) Enhanced Response Force (CERF) into a chemical suit at the HFC base here, Oct. 21, 2009. The CERF team is taking part in a joint training exercise dubbed Juniper Cobra 10. It involves nearly 1,000 United States military personnel from U.S. European Command, 357th Air Missile Defense Detachment, and the National Guard. (Ohio National Guard photo by Spc. Zachary Fehrman) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • OFF THE COAST OF BEIRUT — With the crew in formation on the flight deck, Cmdr. Carl W. Meuser, commanding officer of USS Higgins (DDG 76), and Master Chief Bobby Maddox, command master chief onboard Higgins, lay a wreath in the sea twenty-six nautical miles off the shores of Beirut in honor of those killed in the barracks bombing Oct. 23, 1983. Higgins, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, is homeported out of San Diego, Calif. and is currently operating in the 6th Fleet area of operations and is participating in the U.S.-Israeli bilateral exercise Juniper Cobra 10 (JC 10). JC 10, held every two years, is the fifth iteration of its kind and is designed to test the active missile-defense capabilities of both armed forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Holmes) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • KRTSANISI, Georgia — Lt. Col. Dan T. Thoele (left), deputy director of Marine Corps Training and Advisory Group and Georgian Training Team Leader, congratulates a Georgian soldier during a graduation ceremony October 9, 2009 held at Krtsanisi training facility. The soldiers graduated from the Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield course which was taught by three Marine instructors from Navy and Marine Corps Intelligence Training Center, Dam Neck, VA., and who are part of the Georgia Deployment Program in support of International Security Assistance Forces (GDP-ISAF).(Marine Forces Europe photo by Marine Staff Sgt. Jose L. Garcia) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BABADAG TRAINING AREA, Romania — A Romanian soldier with the 33rd Posada Mountain Battalion based in Curtea de Arges, Romania, uses a scope to get a better view of the opposing forces during a field exercise, Sept. 26. Troops with the 33rd Posada Mountain Battalion trained side-by-side with Soldiers of the 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment based in Vilseck, Germany, to gain a better understanding of each other's techniques for Joint Task Force-East's third annual exercise. (Joint Task Force-East photo by Sgt. Marla Keown) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BABADAG, Romania — Capt. Tom L. Whitehouse, the acting Operation Forces commander for the 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment based in Vilseck, Germany, reviews the operations order with squad leaders before executing the mission at the training area here, Sept. 24. Typically leaders received operation orders during the day and then the teams loaded their Strykers and headed to the sprawling hills of BTA immediately after dinner. (Joint Task Force-East photo by Sgt. Marla Keown) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BABADAG, Romania — Romanian Land Forces 1st Lt. Ovidiu Baragan, 2nd platoon leader for the 33rd Posada Mountain Battalion based in Curtea de Arges, Romania, distributes ammunition for the early morning's exercise at the Babadag Training Area in eastern Romania, Sept. 26. U.S. and Romanian soldiers worked together and successfully tricked the opposing forces into believing they were the main attacking effort. (Joint Task Force-East photo by Sgt. Marla Keown) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • STUTTGART, Germany — Jumpmaster candidates from 1-10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and U.S. Special Operations Command Europe sit board a MC-130 Combat Shadow aircraft at Stuttgart Army Airfield to conduct practical work in the aircraft as part of course requirements. The two-week U.S. Army Jumpmaster course was taught by instructors of the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Mobile Training Team out of Fort Carson, Colo. (Special Operations Command-Europe photo by Army Master Sgt. Donald Sparks) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • STUTTGART, Germany — Jumpmaster candidates from 1-10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and U.S. Special Operations Command Europe prepare to board a MC-130 Combat Shadow aircraft at Stuttgart Army Airfield to conduct practical work in the aircraft as part of course requirements. The two-week U.S. Army Jumpmaster course was taught by instructors of the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Mobile Training Team out of Fort Carson, Colo. (Special Operations Command-Europe photo by Army Master Sgt. Donald Sparks) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BABADAG, Romania — U.S. Army Pfc. Joseph A. Allen, a cavalry scout for M Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment (4/2 SCR) based in Vilseck, Germany, picks up spent brass after an early morning exercise at the training area here, Sept. 26. Soldiers of the 4/2 SCR trained side-by-side with Romanian troops of the 33rd Posada Mountain Battalion based out of Curtea de Arges, Romania, for Joint Task Force-East's third annual exercise to help build interoperability capabilities. (Joint Task Force-East photo by Sgt. Marla Keown) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • BABADAG, Romania — Romanian Land Forces 1st Lt. Ovidiu Baragan, 2nd platoon leader for the 33rd Posada Mountain Battalion based in Curtea de Arges, Romania, orders swoldiers of both the 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment based in Vilseck, Germany, and the 33rd Posada Mountain Battalion to form a line of attack towards the opposing forces using hand and arm signals at the training area here, Sept. 26. Different forms of radio communication between Romanian and American troops forced Soldiers to think on their feet and feed off of each others' infantry instincts during the many exercises at BTA as part of the interoperability training during Joint Task Force-East's third annual exercise. (Joint Task Force-East photo by Sgt. Marla Keown) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • STUTTGART, Germany — An instructor from the U.S. Army Jumpmaster Mobile Training Team observes as a jumpmaster candidate performs practical work in an aircraft as part of course requirements. The 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) MTT came from Fort Carson, Colo. to conduct the two-week course at Panzer Kaserne for Special Forces and Airborne qualified soldiers. (Special Operations Command-Europe photo by Army Master Sgt. Donald Sparks) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • STUTTGART, Germany — An instructor from the U.S. Army Jumpmaster Mobile Training Team observes as a student performs his Jumpmaster personnel inspections sequence. The 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) MTT came from Fort Carson, Colo. to conduct the two-week course at Panzer Kaserne here, for airborne qualified soldiers. (Special Operations Command-Europe photo by Army Master Sgt. Donald Sparks) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • STUTTGART, Germany — A jumpmaster candidate assigned to 1-10th Special Forces Group performs practical work in an aircraft as part of course requirements as jumpmaster instructors look on. The 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) MTT came from Fort Carson, Colo. to conduct the two-week course at Stuttgart, Germany for Special Forces and Airborne qualified soldiers. (Special Operations Command-Europe photo by Army Master Sgt. Donald Sparks) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • NOVO SELO TRAINING AREA, Bulgaria — Boyko Borisov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria, greets troops Oct. 8 during his visit to observe U.S. and Bulgarian combined training. Borisov and members of his administration visited the combined training of U.S. and Bulgarian troops coordinated by Joint Task Force-East, an element providing staff and logistics support for rotating training units of both nations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Osvaldo P. Sanchez) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • NOVO SELO TRAINING AREA, Bulgaria — Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria Boyko Borisov, U.S. Army Gen. Carter F. Ham, commanding general of U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army, and Bulgarian Land Forces Lt. Gen. Ivan Dobrev, chief of Land Forces Training Headquarters (left to right), address the media Oct. 8 during a press conference held at the training range here. Borisov and other key leaders observed the combined training of U.S. and Bulgarian troops as part of Joint Task Force-East, an element providing training opportunities for coalitions to improve their interoperability and enhance troops' individual combat skills. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Osvaldo P. Sanchez) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • NOVO SELO TRAINING AREA, Bulgaria — A U.S. Army Stryker armored infantry carrier vehicle provides suppressive fire Oct. 8 while Bulgarian Land Forces BMP-1s move in to neutralize the force during a coalition demonstration at a training range here. The exhibition was provided for dignitaries including the Bulgarian prime minister and minister of defense, U.S. ambassador, and commanding general of U.S. Army in Europe and Seventh Army. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Osvaldo P. Sanchez) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • NOVO SELO TRAINING AREA, Bulgaria — Bulgarian Land Forces troops engage an enemy Oct. 8 while suppressive fire comes from the U.S. Army's 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment during a demonstration at a training range here. The Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria Boyko Borisov, members of his administration, the Charge' d'Affairs to Bulgaria, Ambassador John M. Ordway, and U.S. Army Gen. Carter F. Ham, commanding general of U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army, were shown the combined capabilities of their troops attacking enemy forces. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Osvaldo P. Sanchez) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • PADAREVO, Bulgaria — Children dance to traditional Bulgarian music Oct. 5 during the Vela Peeva Kindergarten reopening ceremony. Bulgarian Land Forces, U.S. Navy and Army engineers including a local contractor renovated the facility. The combined effort was part of a humanitarian civic assistance project by Joint Task Force-East, which also aided in improving the quality of life for children. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Osvaldo P. Sanchez) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • PADAREVO, Bulgaria — Local children give homemade bread and seasoning to members of the Bulgarian Land Forces, U.S. Navy and Army construction teams on Oct. 5 during a reopening ceremony at the Vela Peeva Kindergarten here. Members of the Bulgarian Land Forces from the Center for Preparation of Tank Specialists in Sliven, U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 of Port Hueneme, Calif., U.S. Army 902nd Engineer Vertical Company, 15th Engineer Battalion, from Schweinfurt, Germany, and a local contractor worked on the project. The combined effort was part of Joint Task Force-East's humanitarian civic assistance training, which also aided in improving the quality of life for children. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Osvaldo P. Sanchez) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • PADAREVO, Bulgaria — Children play on a slide after the reopening of the Vela Peeva Kindergarten here, Oct. 5. The kindergarten was closed for a renovation project completed by troops of the Bulgarian Land Forces, U.S. Navy and Army engineers including a local contractor. The combined effort was part of humanitarian civic assistance training by Joint Task Force-East, which also aided in improving the quality of life for children. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Osvaldo P. Sanchez) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • PADAREVO, Bulgaria — U.S. Navy Seabees, Padarevo Mayor Ivan Sinigerov and U.S. Army Lt. Col. David Hurley cut a ribbon Oct. 5 to officially mark the reopening of the Vela Peeva Kindergarten. The building and playground were renovated by members of the Bulgarian Land Forces, U.S. Navy and Army, and a local contractor. The combined effort was part of Joint Task Force-East's humanitarian civic assistance mission, which also aided in improving the quality of life for children. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Mannoel Gorospe) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • PADAREVO, Bulgaria — Participants dance celebrating the Vela Peeva Kindergarten reopening Oct. 5 after the ribbon-cutting ceremony here. Members of the Bulgarian Land Forces from the Center for Preparation of Tank Specialists in Sliven, U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 of Port Hueneme, Calif., U.S. Army 902nd Engineer Vertical Company, 15th Engineer Battalion, from Schweinfurt, Germany, and a local contractor worked on the construction project. The combined effort was part of Joint Task Force-East's humanitarian civic assistance mission, which also aided in improving the quality of life for children. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Mannoel Gorospe) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Greece — The guided-missisle destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) prepares to go underway after a routine port visit to Crete, Oct. 1. James E. Williams is homeported in Norfolk, Va. and has been on a scheduled six-month deployment since April, operating in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ZIMNITSA, Bulgaria — Children of Zimnitsa village sing and dance during the ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 16 held at the Sinchec Kindergarten here. This event marked the reopening of the facility after interior and exterior renovations were completed by members of the Bulgarian Land Forces, U.S. Navy construction specialists and Army volunteers. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Mannoel B. Gorospe) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ZIMNITSA, Bulgaria — Children of Zimnitsa village sing and dance during the ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 16 held at Sinchec Kindergarten here. This event marked the reopening of the facility after interior and exterior renovations were completed by members of the Bulgarian Land Forces, U.S. Navy construction specialists and Army volunteers. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Mannoel B. Gorospe) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ZIMNITSA, Bulgaria — Children of Zimnitsa village sing and dance during the ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 16 held at Sinchec Kindergarten here. This event marked the reopening of the facility after interior and exterior renovations were completed by members of the Bulgarian Land Forces, U.S. Navy construction specialists and Army volunteers. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Mannoel B. Gorospe) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • ZIMNITSA, Bulgaria — U.S. Navy Construction Electrician Chief Corey A. Stevens, U.S. Army Lt. Col. David Hurley, Mayor Mitko Andonov of the Straldja municipality, and Director Maria Dimitrova of Sinchec Kindergarten (left to right), participate in the ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 16 marking the official reopening of the kindergarten. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Mannoel B. Gorospe) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • PAPA AIR BASE, Hungary — Airmen representing the U.S. and 11 partnering nations take part in the activation ceremony of a first-of-its-kind multinational Heavy Airlift Wing here. The ceremony celebrated the efforts of the 12 nations who, over the last 10 months, stood up the organization that will provide strategic airlift worldwide for humanitarian, disaster relief, and peacekeeping missions in support of the European Union, United Nations and NATO. (Department of Defense photo/ Master Sgt. Scott Wagers) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • TBILISI, Georgia — After five years and $2.4 million, the Kazbegi border crossing station was officially handed over to the Georgian government in a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 4. Although the crossing will remain closed, when the decision is made to re-open the border, the crossing will play a vital role in ensuring the safe passage of people and goods. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District photo by Carol Davis) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • TBILISI, Georgia — After five years and $2.4 million, the Kazbegi border crossing station was officially handed over to the Georgian government in a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Sept. 4. Although the crossing will remain closed, when the decision is made to re-open the border, the crossing will play a vital role in ensuring the safe passage of people and goods. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District photo by Carol Davis) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...