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Landing support specialists with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, attach a 1,098 pound pallet of Meals, Ready to Eat to an MV-22B Osprey during a helicopter support team exercise aboard Naval Station Rota, Spain, July 6, 2016. External lifts allow pilots to deliver large cargo and supplies to Marines located in rough or unknown terrain without having to land the aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Tia Nagle/Released)

Article | Crisis Response Marines test heavy lifting capabilities with Helicopter Support Team

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NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain – Landing support specialists braved the rough rotor wash beneath an MV-22B Osprey to deliver supplies during a helicopter support team exercise, July 6, 2016.
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Landing support specialists with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, attach a 1,098 pound pallet of Meals, Ready to Eat to an MV-22B Osprey during a helicopter support team exercise aboard Naval Station Rota, Spain, July 6, 2016. External lifts allow pilots to deliver large cargo and supplies to Marines located in rough or unknown terrain without having to land the aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Tia Nagle/Released)

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Landing support specialists with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, attach a 1,098 pound pallet of Meals, Ready to Eat to an MV-22B Osprey during a helicopter support team exercise aboard Naval Station Rota, Spain, July 6, 2016. External lifts allow pilots to deliver large cargo and supplies to Marines located in rough or unknown terrain without having to land the aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Tia Nagle/Released)
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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Mackinnly Lewis, a landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, guides an MV-22B Osprey during a helicopter support team exercise aboard Naval Station Rota, Spain, July 6, 2016. This training prepares Marines to deliver and recover supplies and equipment quickly and efficiently in potential future missions around Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Tia Nagle/Released)

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Mackinnly Lewis, a landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, guides an MV-22B Osprey during a helicopter support team exercise aboard Naval Station Rota, Spain, July 6, 2016. This training prepares Marines to deliver and recover supplies and equipment quickly and efficiently in potential future missions around Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Tia Nagle/Released)
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An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, lifts a 1,098 pound pallet of Meals, Ready to Eat during a helicopter support team exercise aboard Naval Station Rota, Spain, July 6, 2016. External lifts allow pilots to deliver large cargo and supplies to Marines located in rough or unknown terrain without having to land the aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Tia Nagle/Released)

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An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, lifts a 1,098 pound pallet of Meals, Ready to Eat during a helicopter support team exercise aboard Naval Station Rota, Spain, July 6, 2016. External lifts allow pilots to deliver large cargo and supplies to Marines located in rough or unknown terrain without having to land the aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Tia Nagle/Released)
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Landing support specialists with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, brace themselves against rotor wash as an MV-22B Osprey picks up a 1,098 pound pallet of Meals, Ready to Eat during a helicopter support team exercise aboard Naval Station Rota, Spain, July 6, 2016. External lift training prepares the Marines to efficiently attach cargo to the aircraft and helps qualify air crew in the mission-essential task of rapid insertion and extraction in a possible crisis response scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Tia Nagle/Released)

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Landing support specialists with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, brace themselves against rotor wash as an MV-22B Osprey picks up a 1,098 pound pallet of Meals, Ready to Eat during a helicopter support team exercise aboard Naval Station Rota, Spain, July 6, 2016. External lift training prepares the Marines to efficiently attach cargo to the aircraft and helps qualify air crew in the mission-essential task of rapid insertion and extraction in a possible crisis response scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Tia Nagle/Released)
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Landing support specialists with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, attach a 1,098 pound pallet of Meals, Ready to Eat to an MV-22B Osprey during a helicopter support team exercise aboard Naval Station Rota, Spain, July 6, 2016. This training prepares the Marines to efficiently attach cargo to the aircraft and helps qualify air crew in the mission-essential task of rapid insertion and extraction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Tia Nagle/Released)

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Landing support specialists with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, attach a 1,098 pound pallet of Meals, Ready to Eat to an MV-22B Osprey during a helicopter support team exercise aboard Naval Station Rota, Spain, July 6, 2016. This training prepares the Marines to efficiently attach cargo to the aircraft and helps qualify air crew in the mission-essential task of rapid insertion and extraction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Tia Nagle/Released)
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Landing support specialists with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, await the arrival of an MV-22B Osprey during a helicopter support team exercise aboard Naval Station Rota, Spain, July 6, 2016. This training prepares Marines to deliver and recover supplies quickly and efficiently in potential future missions across Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Tia Nagle/Released)

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Landing support specialists with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, await the arrival of an MV-22B Osprey during a helicopter support team exercise aboard Naval Station Rota, Spain, July 6, 2016. This training prepares Marines to deliver and recover supplies quickly and efficiently in potential future missions across Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Tia Nagle/Released)
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An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, transports a 1,098 pound pallet of Meals, Ready to Eat during a helicopter support team exercise aboard Naval Station Rota, Spain, July 6, 2016. External lift training prepares the Marines to efficiently attach cargo to the aircraft and helps qualify air crew in the mission-essential task of rapid insertion and extraction in a possible crisis response scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Tia Nagle/Released)

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An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, transports a 1,098 pound pallet of Meals, Ready to Eat during a helicopter support team exercise aboard Naval Station Rota, Spain, July 6, 2016. External lift training prepares the Marines to efficiently attach cargo to the aircraft and helps qualify air crew in the mission-essential task of rapid insertion and extraction in a possible crisis response scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Tia Nagle/Released)
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Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 159th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade take off in a Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopter June 18, 2015, in Mirosławiec, Poland, during Saber Strike 15. Encompassing more than 6,000 participants from 13 different nations, Saber Strike is a long-standing U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative training exercise. Designed to improve joint operational capability in a range of missions as well as preparing the participating nations and units to support multinational contingency operations, this year's exercise takes place across Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Marcus Floyd, 13th Public Affairs Detachment)

Photo | Saber Strike 15 - Apaches take Flight

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Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 159th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade take off in a Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopter June 18, 2015, in Mirosławiec, Poland, during Saber Strike 15. Encompassing more than 6,000 participants from 13 different nations, Saber Strike is a long-standing U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative training exercise. Designed to improve joint operational capability in a range of missions as well as preparing the participating nations and units to support multinational contingency operations, this year's exercise takes place across Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Marcus Floyd, 13th Public Affairs Detachment)
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Boatswain's Mate Seaman Jon Parker, from Warren, Ohio, center, signals to pilots operating an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46, while Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Logan Smith, from Jacksonville, Florida, disconnects a data link from the aircraft prior to take-off aboard USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) April 17, 2015. Jason Dunham, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, homeported in Norfolk, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Weston Jones/Released)

Photo | Sea Hawk aboard USS Jason Dunham

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Boatswain's Mate Seaman Jon Parker, from Warren, Ohio, center, signals to pilots operating an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46, while Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Logan Smith, from Jacksonville, Florida, disconnects a data link from the aircraft prior to take-off aboard USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) April 17, 2015. Jason Dunham, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, homeported in Norfolk, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Weston Jones/Released)
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USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) conducts flight quarters with a United Kingdom Royal Navy Lynx Helicopter, March 25, 2015. Donald Cook, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Karolina A. Oseguera/Released)

Photo | Royal Navy Lynx lines up to lower in

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USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) conducts flight quarters with a United Kingdom Royal Navy Lynx Helicopter, March 25, 2015. Donald Cook, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Karolina A. Oseguera/Released)
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An Apache helicopter flown by a Dutch pilot departs Schweinfurt's Conn Airfield in Germany, Sept. 20, 2012, en route to Schwarzenborn, Germany as part of a raid exercise. About 1,200 Dutch, German and Danish troops set up camp on Conn Barracks earlier this month to participate in Peregrine Sword, a NATO exercise that will test the combat readiness of the 11th Air Maneuver Brigade within the Dutch armed forces.

Article | Schweinfurt flexes combat capability muscle with NATO exercise

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Despite its announced closure earlier this year, the U.S. Army garrison here still has something to prove: Pitted between closing and remaining operational, it can also host a large-scale NATO exercise in its own backyard.
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Video | Precious cargo

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Shoving a helicopter into the belly of a C-17 Globemaster is not an easy task, especially when the helo belongs to a partner nation. SSgt Lana Mills takes us to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, for the details.
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Article | This Week in EUCOM History: April 23-29, 1980

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Operation Eagle Claw was an American military operation ordered by President Jimmy Carter to attempt to put an end to the Iran hostage crisis by rescuing 52 Americans held captive at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran on April 24, 1980.
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Video | Hit the deck

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Getting the mission done is easier with help from our partner nations. A1C Erin Mills takes us to RAF Lakenheath in the United Kingdom where U.S. helicopter pilots and members of the Royal Navy teamed up to take on one of the most difficult kinds of landings.
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Soldiers from U.S. Army Europe's 12th Combat Aviation Brigade conduct a resupply mission with the Montenegrin Red Cross to deliver medical supplies to Montenegrins stranded by severe weather in Northern Montenegro Feb. 22. The soldiers are here as part of a U.S. task force to provide humanitarian assistance at request of the government of Montenegro coordinating with the National Emergency Operations Center and the Montenegrin Ministry of Defense to provide relief and to save lives, homes and infrastructure in response to heavy snowfall.

Article | U.S. Army Europe Soldiers wrap up Montenegro aid mission

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U.S. Army Europe Soldiers are wrapping up a humanitarian assistance mission here today that helped to bring aid to this Balkan country following record snowfall that left people across the nation cut off.
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Video | Humanitarian Assistance/ Disaster Relief in Montenegro

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Soldiers from U.S. Army Europe's 12th Combat Aviation Brigade conduct a resupply mission to deliver goods to Montenegrins stranded by severe weather in Northern Montenegro Feb. 22. The Soldiers are here as part of a U.S. task force to provide humanitarian assistance at request of the government of Montenegro coordinating with the National Emergency Operations Center and the Montenegrin Ministry of Defense to provide relief and to save lives, homes and infrastructure in response to heavy snowfall.
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PODGORICA, Montenegro -- Spc. Monique Bumstead a crew chief from U.S. Army Europe’s 1st Battalion 214th Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, works with her Montenegrin partners to load Red Cross supplies for a humanitarian relief mission Feb. 22. The Soldiers are part of the U.S. task force sent to provide humanitarian assistance at request of the government of Montenegro coordinating with the National Emergency Operations Center and the Montenegrin Ministry of Defense to provide relief and to save lives, homes and infrastructure in response to heavy snowfall.

Article | U.S. Military Provides Helicopter Assistance for Montenegro’s Winter Emergency Relief Efforts

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A Black Hawk UH-60A+ medical evacuation aircraft and UH-60A Lift Helicopter arrived in Podgorica on Wednesday, February 22. In response to the Montenegrin Government’s request for assistance from NATO, the United States deployed these two U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters and a support crew of over 40 to Montenegro.
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Video | U.S. assisting in Balkans during harsh winter

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The recent cold snap here has affected many countries across eastern Europe. SSgt Nathan Parry shows us how the United States is helping one country through a very difficult winter.
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Video | Bosnia Military to Military Exchange

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Bosnia Military to Military Exchange. U.S. and NATO forces called in for disaster assistance and relief effort due to heavy snowfall and bitter cold temperatures in Sarajevo, Bosnia.
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The U.S. Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Patrick S. Moon, talk to an American Forces Network (AFN) reporter in Sarajevo, Bosnia on Feb. 12, 2012. Moon stated that the help from the U.S. Forces were greatly needed as well as appreciated.

Article | U.S. Army Europe contributes to military exchange with Bosnia and Herzegovina

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U.S. Army Europe and U.S. Air Force in Europe assisted the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) with the delivery of helicopter equipment, petroleum, lubricant and oil to Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Feb. 12.
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CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo — Army Spc. Tyson Brian (left), Des Moines, Iowa, a petroleum supply specialist attached to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1-114th Aviation Battalion, performs a "hot refuel" on a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter at Camp Bondsteel, Aug. 2. A "hot refuel" is when a helicopter is refueled with the engines and blades still running. Brian is deployed with the 1-114th as a part of Multinational Battle Group East in support of the NATO peacekeeping mission in Kosovo. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jerry Boffen)

Article | Petroleum supply specialists essential to KFOR’s aviation mission

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CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo -- Fuel specialists crucial to Camp Bondsteel operations.
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USS TAYLOR, Mediterranean Sea — Sailors from the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Taylor (FFG 50) provide food and water to stranded Spanish boaters Aug 2. Taylor rendered assistance after her forward lookout spotted the men in distress. Taylor is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Edward Kessler)

Article | USS Taylor renders aid to three Spanish boaters adrift

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USS TAYLOR, Meditteranean Sea — USS Taylor (FFG 50) rendered assistance to three stranded Spanish boaters southeast of Gibraltar Aug 2.
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ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England — Air Force Tech. Sgt. Carl Smith, 56th Rescue Squadron flight engineer, performs a pre-flight cross check on an HH-60G helicopter July 29 at RAF Lakenheath, England. Sergeant Smith is among the 56th RQS Airmen participating in the Allied Strike exercise in Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David Dobrydney)

Article | 56th Rescue Squadron off to Allied Strike

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ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England -- Two HH-60G helicopters from the 56th Rescue Squadron took off July 29 for exercise Allied Strike 2010 in Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels, Germany.
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FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom -- A small child looks astonished by the cockpit features of a C-17 Globemaster at the 2010 Farnborough International Air Show July 25. The utility helicopter and crew traveled from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., to participate in this year's show allowing approximately 285,000 spectators to tour their aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Col. Robert Suminsby)

Article | Closing time comes to Farnborough Air Show

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FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom — The 2010 Farnborough International Air Show came to a close July 25.
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FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom â? Marine Sgt. Marlin Benitez, with the Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 (HMLA 367), Camp Pendleton, California, explains the features in the cockpit of a UH-1Y to Shona Waddell at the Farnborough International Air Show July 20. Benitez is part of approximately 70 other aircrew and support personnel from bases in Europe and the United States that participated in the air show. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jerry Fleshman)

Article | Yankee knocks ‘Sox’ off at Farnborough

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FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom -- The U.S. Marines participated by putting the UH-1Y Venom on static display July 19-25 during the 2010 Farnborough International Air Show.
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FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom â? Carey Depew, Lockheed Martin flight engineer, discusses features in the cockpit of a C-130J Super Hercules with Richard Baldwin, Hampshire police constable, at the 2010 Farnborough International Air Show July 20. The air show takes place July 19-25 with approximately 1300 exhibitors from private, commercial civil and military sectors, 132,000 trade visitors and nearly 153,000 public visitors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Heather M. Norris)

Article | Air Force plane's efforts strengthen relationships at Farnborough International Air Show

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FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom -- Approximately 285,000 spectators caught a glimpse of the C-130J Super Hercules cargo plane at the Farnborough International Air Show July 19-25.
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Soldiers from Multinational Battle Group Easttâ?s Bravo Company, 2nd Platoon, move to set up a security perimeter around a helicopter landing site near Viti/Vitina, Kosovo, during quick reaction force exercises June 22.

Article | KFOR Soldiers demonstrate quick reaction skills

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Multinational Battle Group East (MNBG E) Soldiers tested their capacity to react quickly during exercises near the border with the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia and outside Viti/Vitina on June 22.
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OTOPENI, Romania — U.S. Air Force Capt. Erskine Cook Jr., 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, familiarizes Romanian air force medical evacuation counterparts with equipment and procedures used to evacuate patients during the joint exercise Carpathian Summer 2010, Otopeni Airlift Base, Romania, May 12. Members of the U.S. and Romanian air forces joined together for a week long exercise to build partnerships and enhance proficiency in working together. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)

Article | 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron trains with Romanian counterparts for the first time

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OTOPENI, Romania -- Airmen from Ramstein Air Base's 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, alongside members of the 37th Airlift Squadron and 435th Contingency Response Group, spent the week of May 10 training with their Romanian counterparts.
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KUNDUZ, Afghanistan -- 14 U.S. Medical Evacuation crewmen are awarded the German Gold Cross May 12 for risking their lives to come to the rescue of German soldiers during a firefight in Kunduz, Afghanistan April 2. Germany's Gold Cross medal is one of the nation's highest awards for valor and this is the first time in history foreigners have ever received the award.

Article | American heroes receive German gold cross

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KUNDUZ, Afghanistan — 14 American soldiers made history May 12, becoming the first foreigners to ever receive Germany’s Gold Cross medal, one of the nation’s highest awards for valor.
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RAMJAN/RAMIJANE, Kosovo — Army Staff Sgt. Matt Singer, of Simpsonville, Ky., attaches a M-240B machine gun to an Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter prior to qualifying for aerial gunnery near Ramjan/Ramijane, Kosovo, during annual soldier skill training May 3-5. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joshua Dodds)

Article | US NATO Kosovo Force soldiers practice aerial gunnery

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RAMJANE/RAMIJAN, Kosovo – Soldiers from Multinational Battle Group East’s aviation element took advantage of an aerial gunnery opportunity May 3-5, completing a training requirement while on a peacekeeping mission in Kosovo.
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ZEMMIK AIR BASE in ZADAR, Croatia — A Croatian Air Force crew chief observes an Mi-171 helicopter conducting night time multi-ship formation operations. Eight pilots and four aircrews participated in a training initiative coordinated by U.S. Special Operations Command Europe to develop enhanced rotary wing capabilities. (U.S. Special Operations Command Europe photo by Army Master Sgt. Donald Sparks)

Article | Special Operations Command Europe training initiative helps Croatian rotary wing pilots

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ZADAR, Croatia — The 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review highlighted the importance of increasing rotary-wing availability as one of the most significant elements to achieving success in large-scale counterinsurgency, stability and counterterrorism operations worldwide.
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Article | Commander Naval Activity Spain pays respects to Spanish helicopter crew killed in Haiti

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ROTA, Spain — A funeral service was held April 20 at the Rota Naval Base Squadron 10 hangar for the four Spanish soldiers who died April 16 when their helicopter crashed in a mountainous area near Haiti.
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CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo — Army Spc. Michael Werner, a ground ambulance medic from Milnor, N.D., and fellow medic Army Sgt. Jack Brooks, of Whitley City, Ky., provide first-aid to Army Spc. Dustin Engebretson, of Fargo, N.D., who played the role of a soldier with a severe facial injury, when members of NATO Kosovo Force's Multinational Battle Group Easttâ?s Task Force Medical Falcon were faced with a challenging mass casualty exercises at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo April 16. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class David Dodds)

Article | Exercises test revamped mass casualty plan at Bondsteel hospital

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CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo -- The Camp Bondsteel Hospital recently updated its standing operating procedures (SOP) for mass casualty (MASCAL) scenarios and tested it during an exercise April 16.
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HOHENFELS, Germany — A member of the Falcon Team, the aviation detachment at the Armyyâ?s Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JRMC) at Hohenfels, Germany, performs a visual inspection of the JMRC's newest aircraft on Ramstein Air Base, April 19. The UH-72A helicopter with the tail number 72100 is the 100th Lakota aircraft delivered to the Army. It will be used at JMRCCâ?s Combat Training Center. (U.S. Army photo by Angelika Lantz)

Article | Army's newest helicopter now flying in Europe

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KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — The 21st Theater Sustainment Command (TSC) paved the way for another first when it facilitated the acquisition and receipt of five Army UH-72A Lakota helicopters, the Army's newest aircraft, at Ramstein Air Base, April 13.
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COLEMAN ARMY AIRFIELD, Germany — The Theater Aviation Sustainment Manager-Europe recently completed maintenance on two AH64 Apache helicopters owned by the Netherlands. (Department of Defense photo)

Article | Theater Aviation Sustainment Manager-Europe completes foreign military sales missions

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COLEMAN ARMY AIRFIELD, Germany — The Theater Aviation Sustainment Manager-Europe recently completed two separate foreign military sales missions as part of its reimbursable FMS program.
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STUTTGART, Germany — Family, friends and battle buddies of Chief Warrant Officer 3 Gary M. Farwell, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Clayton M. Hickman and Cpl. Matthew E. Clark render final honors while a slideshow of photos depicting the men's lives plays in the background during a memorial ceremony held at the Panzer Kaserne Community Chapel here, Feb. 11. The soldiers lost their lives in the crash of a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter during an evening training mission northeast of Manheim, Germany, Feb. 3. All of the men were assigned to G Company, 52nd Regiment, 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Anna K. Perry)

Article | Lives of fallen 1-214th Aviation Regiment troops honored in memorial ceremony

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STUTTGART, Germany -- Hundreds of mourners gathered at the Panzer Kaserne Community Chapel here, Feb. 11 to honor the memory of three soldiers who sacrificed their lives in service to America.
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ZADAR, Croatia — A crewmember assigned to 67th Special Operation Squadron, based at RAF Mildenhall, England, watches as an U.S Army MH-47 Chinook assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), Fort Cambpell, Ky., is refueled by a MC-130P Shadow airplane as part of a helicopter aerial refueling mission over the Adriatic Sea as part of the Jackal Stone 2009 exercise being held here. (Special Operations Europe photo by Army Master Sgt. Donald Sparks)

Article | Helicopter aerial refueling prepares pilots to synchronize during unique mission

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ZADAR, Croatia - As special operations forces personnel conduct tactical missions, they are reliant on various aerial assets to insert them on the battlefield without hesitation. Both rotary and fixed-wing pilots are responsible for getting the troops on the ground, but the pilots also must work and train together to ensure they are fueled to stay in the air and maintain their range near the fight.
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KOVACHEVO, Croatia — A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter crewchief assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) gives a pre-flight briefing to special operations soldiers from Croatia, Poland and Hungary before executing fast rope insertion/exertion system training here as part of the Jackal Stone 2009 exercise. The international special operations exercise, co-organized by the Special Operations Battalion of General Staff of the Croatian Armed Forces and the U.S. Special Operations Command Europe, is being conducted to enhance the capabilities and interoperability amongst the special operations forces of ten nations participating in the exercise. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Andrew Nystrom)

Article | Partner nations on fast rope to success during Jackal Stone 2009

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KOVACHEVO, Croatia - Service members from four participating nations in Jackal Stone 09, a multinational military special operations training exercise, improved international military partnerships through a combined/joint training event near Kovachevo, Sept. 18.
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Article | HH-60 Pave Hawk lands at Paris Air Show

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LE BOURGET AIRPORT, France - An HH-60 Pave Hawk rescue helicopter with 14 crewmembers consisting of two pilots, three aerial gunners, two flight engineers and seven maintainers arrived at Le Bourget Airport outside of Paris, France to take part in the 2009 Paris Air Show June 15-21.
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