Photos from January, 2006

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Members of the 435th Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility transfer ABC anchorman Bob Woodruff to a C-17 Globemaster III here Jan. 31, 2006. Woodruff and his cameraman, Doug Vogt, were injured in Iraq and had been treated for their injuries at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany. The C-17 is from the Mississippi Air National Guard. (Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amaani Lyle) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Clockwise from top, Air Force Senior Airman Christian Adams, Maj. David Ball and Senior Airman Daniel Wood hang an American flag inside a C-17A Globemaster III here Jan. 27. The Airmen are assigned to the 791st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. The squadron moves service members from operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom to hospitals in Germany and the United States. (Air Force photograph by Master Sgt. John Lasky) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, United Kingdom — Families greet their loved ones here Jan. 25, 2006, upon their return from a deployment to the Middle East. (Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kristi Mulder) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, England — Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Charles Zwierzynski, left, rings the "ship" bell to announce the dismissal of Navy Cmdr. Patrick O'Shea during a tribute and retirement ceremony here Jan. 25, 2006. (Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeanette Copeland) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Air Force Airman 1st Class Todd Osborne, 86th Wing Operations Center, contacts the local aircraft tower for a current weather condition report Jan. 25, 2006, from a field training site here. (Air Force photo by Airman Julianne Trulson) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy — Army Spec. Jeffery Lockwood and Army Chief Warrant Officer David Alvarez, Company B, 158th Aviation Regiment, perform pre-flight checks on a UH-60A Blackhawk here Jan. 23, 2006. (Air Force photo by Airman Nathan Doza) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, United Kingdom — Air Force 1st Lt. Joe Schwab, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, from the 351st Air Refueling Squadron prepares for take off here early Jan. 19, 2006. (Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kristi Mulder) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, United Kingdom — Air Force Airman 1st Class Logan Berry, a boom operator stationed with the 351st Air Refueling Squadron, prepares for take off here by doing the necessary preparation checks for a refueling mission early Jan. 19, 2006. (Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kristi Mulder) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
USS MOUNT WHITNEY, Atlantic Ocean — The Sailors formally welcome newly elected Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to the Mount Whitney here Jan. 17, 2006. The president visited the crew of the Mount Whitney the day after her inauguration. (Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Kurt Riggs) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
USS MOUNT WHITNEY, Atlantic Ocean — Newly elected Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf talks with Navy Capt. Tom Rowden, Task Force 65 commander, as USS Carr (FFG 52) passes by here Jan. 17, 2006. The president visited the crew of the Mount Whitney the day after her inauguration. (Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Kurt Riggs) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, England — A KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., sits on the flightline here during a sunset Jan. 17. (Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeanette Copeland) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
TBILISI, Republic Of Georgia — Navy Capt. John Perciballi, the Georgia Sustainment and Stability Operations Program medical officer, lectures at Tbilisi Medical University here Jan. 17. Perciballi received an honorary doctorate degree for his lecture series on combat medicine by the TSMU director. The GSSOP task force mission is to assist and enhance Georgia’s capability to sustain its contribution to the effort in Iraq. (DoD photo by Navy Lt. Cmdr. Mike Gonzalez) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
GRAFENWÖHR, Germany — The “Bandits” of 1st Squadron, 1st U.S. Cavalry Regiment, fire their M-1A1 Abrams tank during Table VIII at the Joint Multinational Training Command here Jan. 16, 2006. (Army photo by Pfc. Tanya Polk) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
MONROVIA, Liberia — The guided-missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52) arrives here Jan. 15, 2006. Carr is supporting the inauguration of newly elected president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Carr is home-ported at Norfolk, Va., and joins the 6th Fleet command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20) for the ceremony. (Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Kurt Riggs) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Sicily — Three P-3C Orion aircraft belonging to the "Tridents" of Patrol Squadron 26 stand ready on a rain soaked airfield here Jan. 15, 2006. Originally designed as a land-based, long-range, anti-submarine warfare patrol aircraft, the mission of the P-3C has evolved to include surveillance of the battle space at sea or over land. VP-26 is currently on a six-month deployment supporting maritime patrol operations and the Global War on Terror. (Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Collins) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
USS MOUNT WHITNEY, Atlantic Ocean — USS Carr (FFG 52) approaches a distressed vessel off the coast of Sierra Leone Jan. 14. The vessel was spotted by lookouts from USS Mount Whitney. The small craft, with a crew of six, had been at sea for 35 days and was without a working motor, food or water. Within two hours, the craft was resupplied and able to make the journey back to land safely under it's own power, thanks to the crew of USS Carr. (Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Kurt Riggs) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
WASHINGTON — German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President George Bush speak with reporters at the White House here during the chancellor's Jan. 13 visit. (White House photo by Chris Draper) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy — First Lt. Steven Fargo of the 555th Fighter Squadron taxis his F-16 to the aircraft parking area after returning here Jan. 10, 2006, from a four month deployment. (Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Holzworth) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
HAMMELBURG, Germany — Artillery Soldiers enter and clear a room during training at the German Army caserne here. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment trained in infantry tactics, such as urban operations, here Jan. 10-12 in preparation for a deployment to Iraq. (Army photo by Spec. Joe Alger) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey — U.S. Air Force firefighters from the 39th Civil Engineering Squadron simulate the decontamination of a victim of a chlorine gas spill during a major attack response exercise here Jan. 9, 2006. (DoD photo by Air Force Airman 1st Class Dawn Duman) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
MENZEL TEMIME, Tunisia — Army Lt. Col. Christopher Herndon, Office of Defense Cooperation Tunisia Chief, meets with students at the Menzel Temime Elementary School for the Handicapped here on Jan. 4, 2006. The U.S. government and the communities of Menzel Temime and Sfax are working together on two humanitarian assistance projects to help the needy. In Menzel Temine, local authorities, the Association for the Parents and Friends of the Handicapped and officials from the American Embassy in Tunis designed a vocational training center for handicapped adolescents. In Sfax, the American embassy worked with local authorities and the "Association Tunisienne pour la Prévention de la Toxicomanie" to design and construct a center to address prevention and treatment of behavioral problems related to addiction. Both projects are funded under the Department of Defense’s humanitarian assistance program to address needs of local communities. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, Va. — A member of the Army's Old Guard presents the American flag to Macus Haydon during the memorial ceremony for her husband, Army Maj. Joseph J. Haydon Jr., here Jan. 4, 2006, as their children Carmela, 6, and Forrest, 7, look on. Haydon was killed in an airplane accident near Lagos, Nigeria, Oct. 22, 2005. (Courtesy Photo) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Air Force Airman 1st Class Sean Pruitt, postal clerk with the 435th Communication Squadron, puts mail into post office boxes at the North Side Post Office on Jan. 3, 2006. Although the holidays have past, packages are still arriving here. (Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. John Lasky) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
SIGONELLA, Sicily — U.S. Navy Airman Thaddeus Greene, assigned to the "Tridents" of Patrol Squadron 26, works to repair an auxiliary power unit here Jan. 2, 2006. VP-26 is currently on a six-month deployment in support of maritime patrol operations and the Global War on Terrorism. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Roark) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...