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Photos from January, 2013

  • During Maj. Gen. Tim Orr's Condition of the Guard address, Kosovo Security Force Minister Agim Ceku and MG Rama were introduced and given a standing ovation by a joint session of the Iowa Legislature. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Kosovo Security Force Minister Agim Ceku and MG Rama meet with Iowa State Senator Daryl Beall, Vice Chair of the Iowa Senate's International Relations Committee, who visited Kosovo last year and invited Minister Ceku to speak to the Iowa Senate. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Kosovo Security Force Minister Agim Ceku addressed the Iowa Senate immediately prior to the Condition of Guard address. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • NCOs Rosario Fazzone (left) and Simone Rafaelli of 186th Parachute Regiment, Folgore Brigade, monitor operations during Command Post Exercise training at the Vicenza Mission Training Complex on Caserma Ederle Jan. 29, 2013. The paratroopers, stationed in Pisa and Livorno, traveled to Caserma Ederle to conduct a regimental level Command Post Exercise, or CPX. The rotation was the latest in an ongoing series of joint trainings and exchanges with their airborne partners, the Sky Soldiers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey - Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment load Patriot missiles onto launchers for air missile defense operations in southern Turkey. U.S. and NATO Patriot missile batteries and personnel deployed to Turkey in support of NATO's commitment to defending Turkey's security during a period of regional instability. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey - Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment load Patriot missiles onto launchers for air missile defense operations in southern Turkey. U.S. and NATO Patriot missile batteries and personnel deployed to Turkey in support of NATO's commitment to defending Turkey's security during a period of regional instability. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey - Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment load Patriot missiles onto launchers for air missile defense operations in southern Turkey. U.S. and NATO Patriot missile batteries and personnel deployed to Turkey in support of NATO's commitment to defending Turkey's security during a period of regional instability. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey - Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment load Patriot missiles onto launchers for air missile defense operations in southern Turkey. U.S. and NATO Patriot missile batteries and personnel deployed to Turkey in support of NATO's commitment to defending Turkey's security during a period of regional instability. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey - Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment load Patriot missiles onto launchers for air missile defense operations in southern Turkey. U.S. and NATO Patriot missile batteries and personnel deployed to Turkey in support of NATO's commitment to defending Turkey's security during a period of regional instability. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey - Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment load Patriot missiles onto launchers for air missile defense operations in southern Turkey. U.S. and NATO Patriot missile batteries and personnel deployed to Turkey in support of NATO's commitment to defending Turkey's security during a period of regional instability. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Members of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band perform during the Music Show of the Nations at the OVB Arena in Bremen, Germany Jan. 23 – 27. The focus of the five-day festival is remembering veterans of all nations that fought in World War I and World War II. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 31st Air Defense Artillery Brigade perform operational checks on a NATO Patriot missile launcher at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Jan. 14, 2013. U.S. and NATO Patriot missile batteries and personnel deployed to Turkey in support of NATO's commitment to defending Turkey's security during a period of regional instability. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Army Europe Command Sgt. Maj. Davis S. Davenport sits next to the Command Sgt. Major of the Kosovo Security Forces, Fetah Zejhullahu during the Regional Senior Noncommissioned Officer Conference for the Land Forces Senior NCO and Senior Enlisted Leader at the Hotel Adria in Pristina, Kosovo, Monday, Jan. 14. Davenport said this conference, a first for Kosovo, was designed to help develop NCOs, network and develop relationships to help each other better train, develop and prepare soldiers for combat roles. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. European Command Senior Enlisted Leader Fleet Master Chief Roy Maddocks addresses the room during the Regional Senior Noncommissioned Officer Conference for the Land Forces Senior NCO and Senior Enlisted Leader at the Hotel Adria in Pristina, Kosovo, Monday, Jan. 14. Maddocks said that the key to building stronger security forces is developing the most valuable resource military leaders have, the human resources. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • The first Regional Senior Noncommissioned Officer Conference for the Land Forces Senior NCO and Senior Enlisted Leader at the Hotel Adria in Pristina, Kosovo was held Monday, Jan. 14. U.S. Army Europe Command Sergeant Major Davis S. Davenport said this conference, a first for Kosovo, was designed to help develop NCOs, network and develop relationships to help each other better train, develop and prepare soldiers for combat roles. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Army Spc. Gregory Brinson, center, and Staff Sgt. Paul Emory, both with the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, stack deployment bags on an aircraft pallet Jan. 9, 2013, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Soldiers with the unit were preparing to deploy to Turkey to operate Patriot missile batteries along the Turkish-Syrian border. U.S. and NATO Patriot batteries and personnel deployed to Turkey in support of NATO's commitment to defending Turkey's security during a period of regional instability. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Adm. James Stavridis, commander of the U.S. European Command (in black jacket), passes the U.S. Army Europe flag to Lt. Gen. Donald M. Campbell Jr. during Campbell's assumption of command ceremony at Clay Kaserne in Wiesbaden, Germany, Jan. 9. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Air Force personnel load a medium tactical vehicle from U.S. Army Europe's 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command onto a C-5 Galaxy transport plane at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 8. The load-up was part of the 10th AAMDC's deployment to Turkey, along with other USAREUR, Army and multinational forces, in support of NATO operations. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Members of the 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the 37th Airlift Squadron help load cargo onto a C-130J Super Hercules on the flightline at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 7, 2013. The 86th Airlift Wing provides support to the NATO led coalition that will augment Turkey's air defense capabilities and contribute to the de-escalation of the crisis along the border. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Members of the 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the 37th Airlift Squadron help load cargo onto a C-130J Super Hercules on the flightline at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 7, 2013. The 86th Airlift Wing provides support to the NATO led coalition that will augment Turkey's air defense capabilities and contribute to the de-escalation of the crisis along the border. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Members of the 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the 37th Airlift Squadron help load cargo onto a C-130J Super Hercules on the flightline at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 7, 2013. The 86th Airlift Wing provides support to the NATO led coalition that will augment Turkey's air defense capabilities and contribute to the de-escalation of the crisis along the border. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • A U.S. Soldier clears the way for a forklift carrying two Patriot missiles Jan. 6, 2013, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Soldiers with the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment at Fort Sill, Okla., deployed with the missiles to an undisclosed location near the Turkish-Syrian border to augment Turkish air defenses. U.S. and NATO Patriot missile batteries and personnel deployed to Turkey in support of NATO's commitment to defending Turkey's security during a period of regional instability. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Airmen with the 728th Air Mobility Squadron secure Patriot missiles to a K-loader Jan. 6, 2013, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Approximately 400 Soldiers with the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment at Fort Sill, Okla., deployed with the missiles to an undisclosed location near the Turkish-Syrian border to augment Turkish air defenses. U.S. and NATO Patriot missile batteries and personnel deployed to Turkey in support of NATO's commitment to defending Turkey's security during a period of regional instability. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Airmen with the 728th Air Mobility Squadron push pallets containing Patriot missiles off a C-5 Galaxy aircraft Jan. 6, 2013, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Approximately 400 Soldiers with the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment at Fort Sill, Okla., deployed with the missiles to an undisclosed location near the Turkish-Syrian border to augment Turkish air defenses. U.S. and NATO Patriot missile batteries and personnel deployed to Turkey in support of NATO's commitment to defending Turkey's security during a period of regional instability. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • A U.S. Army M983A2 heavy expanded mobility tactical truck and a mobile Patriot missile launcher sit in a storage yard at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Jan. 5, 2013. U.S. and NATO Patriot missile batteries and personnel deployed to Turkey in support of NATO's commitment to defending Turkey's security during a period of regional instability. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Soldiers with the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment unload a battery maintenance center off of an Air Force C-5 Galaxy aircraft at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Jan. 5, 2013. U.S. and NATO Patriot missile batteries and personnel deployed to Turkey in support of NATO's commitment to defending Turkey's security during a period of regional instability. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Soldiers with the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment prepare to exit an Air Force C-5 Galaxy aircraft at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Jan. 5, 2013. U.S. and NATO Patriot missile batteries and personnel deployed to Turkey in support of NATO's commitment to defending Turkey's security during a period of regional instability. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Soldiers and Airmen prepare to unload Patriot missile support equipment from a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft Jan. 5, 2013, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. U.S. and NATO Patriot missile batteries and personnel deployed to Turkey in support of NATO's commitment to defending Turkey's security during a period of regional instability. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Soldiers with the 31st Air Defense Artillery Brigade at Fort Sill, Okla., board an Air Force C-5 Galaxy aircraft with the 167th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard Jan. 4, 2013, at Altus Air Force Base, Okla. The Soldiers were headed to Turkey to deploy two of their unit's Patriot air defense missile batteries along the Turkish-Syrian border. Four Europe-based Patriot batteries were also mobilized after the Turkish government requested assistance from NATO to augment Turkey's air defense capabilities against possible aggression by Syria. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Air Force Airman Mikal Moore, an aerial port specialist with the Kentucky Air National Guard Contingency Response Group, chains down an M983 truck inside a C-5 Galaxy aircraft with the 167th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard Jan. 4, 2013, at Altus Air Force Base, Okla. Soldiers with the 31st Air Defense Artillery Brigade at Fort Sill, Okla., were headed to Turkey to deploy two of their unit's Patriot air defense missile batteries along the Turkish-Syrian border. Four Europe-based Patriot batteries were also mobilized after the Turkish government requested assistance from NATO to augment Turkey's air defense capabilities against possible aggression by Syria. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Xavier Drake, a base defense operations controller with the 97th Security Forces Squadron, drives a Humvee in a convoy from Fort Sill, Okla., to Altus Air Force Base, Okla., Jan. 3, 2013. Through multiple convoys, Soldiers with the 31st Air Defense Artillery Brigade at Fort Sill drove more than two million pounds of equipment to Altus for a deployment to Turkey. The brigade was to deploy two of their unit's Patriot air defense missile batteries along the Turkish-Syrian border after the Turkish government requested assistance from NATO to augment Turkey?s air defense capabilities against possible aggression by Syria. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...