Photos tagged with "Kosovo"

  • Kosovo Security Force Minister Agim Ceku addressed the Iowa Senate immediately prior to the Condition of Guard address. 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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. 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • Capt. John Gasko, San Antonio, Texas, chief anesthesiologist, Task Force Medical Falcon, Multinational Battle Group East, shows medical professionals at the hospital in Ferizaj/Urosevic the proper procedures for tracheal intubation during a medical Grand Rounds, Jan. 31. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Sarah A. Cummings, 130th Public Affairs Detachment, Connecticut National Guard) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Vanklompenberg, operations sergeant, 745th EOD, Task Force Falcon, Multinational Battle Group East, shows a group of multiethnic children how some unexploded ordnance may be hidden inside other containers during a UXO class, Jan. 18 at a youth center in Kamenice/Kamenica. The class was designed to keep the children in the area aware of the risk UXO poses to them and how to react if they find any UXO. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Brian J. Holloran, 130th Public Affairs Detachment, Connecticut National Guard) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • A group of locals and KFOR soldiers gather around to watch a demonstration of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit's robot Jan. 18 at a youth center in Kamenice/Kamenica. The display was part of a class to teach kids the dangers of unexploded ordnance. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Brian J. Holloran, 130th Public Affairs Detachment, Connecticut National Guard) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Vanklompenberg, operations sergeant, 745th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit, Task Force Falcon, Multinational Battle Group East, helps Arian Mavrigi, teacher at the Kamenice/Kamenica youth center, put on a bomb suit during a unexploded ordnance class Jan. 18 at the youth center. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Brian J. Holloran, 130th Public Affairs Detachment, Connecticut National Guard) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Spc. Khristoffer Sandoval, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, infantryman, A Company, 1st Battalion, 296th Infantry, Multinational Battle Group East, and a member of the Puerto Rico National Guard, helps load an injured person into the back of an M998 Humvee Ambulance Jan. 7 outside of Ferizaj/Urosevac. Sandoval, a member of the Puerto Rico National Guard, was part of a Quick Reaction Force Validation Exercise. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Brian J. Holloran, 130th Public Affairs Detachment, Connecticut National Guard) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Spc. Khristoffer Sandoval, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, infantryman, A Company, 1st Battalion, 296th Infantry, Multinational Battle Group East, and a member of the Puerto Rico National Guard, helps load an injured person into the back of an M998 Humvee Ambulance, Jan. 7, outside of Ferizaj/Urosevac. Sandoval, a member of the Puerto Rico National Guard, was part of a Quick Reaction Force Validation Exercise. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Brian J. Holloran, 130th Public Affairs Detachment, Connecticut National Guard) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Spc. Khristoffer Sandoval, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, infantryman, A Company, 1st Battalion, 296th Infantry, Multinational Battle Group East, and a member of the Puerto Rico National Guard, holds the head of a civilian interpreter during a Quick Reaction Force validation exercise Jan. 7. The exercise simulated an Liaison Monitoring Team vehicle striking a sign and injuring everyone inside. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Brian J. Holloran, 130th Public Affairs Detachment, Connecticut National Guard) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Soldiers from A Company, 1st Battalion, 296th Infantry, Multinational Battle Group East, prepare a Greek soldier for transport on a stretcher Jan. 7 outside of Ferizaj/Urosevac. The Greek soldier was simulating an injury for a Quick Reaction Force exercise. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Brian J. Holloran, 130th Public Affairs Detachment, Connecticut National Guard) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Spc. Carlos Ruiz, Gurabo, Puerto Rico, an infantryman with A Company, 1st Battalion, 296th Infantry Division, Multinational Battle Group East, cycles near the perimeter of Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo Dec. 2. Ruiz regularly competes in triathlons and mountain bike races while at home in Puerto Rico. He continues to train for them while deployed to Kosovo as part of the NATO-led peacekeeping mission here. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Spc. Carlos Ruiz, Gurabo, Puerto Rico, an infantryman with A Company, 1st Battalion, 296th Infantry Division, Multinational Battle Group East, climbs a hill while cycling near the perimeter of Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo Dec. 2. Ruiz regularly competes in triathlons and mountain bike races while at home in Puerto Rico. He continues to train for them while deployed to Kosovo as part of the NATO-led peacekeeping mission here. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Spc. Andre Goodwin, Shreveport, La., lead financial clerk, 328th Postal Services Detachment, Multinational Battle Group East, U.S. Army Reserve, processes mail to be sent out at the Camp Bondsteel Post Office Dec. 9. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Spc. Jerome Norton, Plain Dealing, La., registered mail clerk, 328th Postal Services Detachment, Multinational Battle Group East, U.S. Army Reserve, checks in mail as Spc. Jacob Swindle, Bossier City, La., technical inspector, 328th, MNBG E, unloads packages from a mail truck Dec. 9. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Sgt. Zaneta Wagner, Bossier City, La., custodian of postal effects, 328th Postal Services Detachment, Multinational Battle Group East, U.S. Army Reserve, sorts incoming mail off a truck Dec. 7, after a shipment arrived that evening. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Ukraine soldiers from the 79th Airmobile Brigade go all out to conclude a martial arts demonstration on Dec. 6, Ukraine Armed Forces Day, on Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. The 79th Airmobile Brigade is an elite paratrooper unit with specialized training in hand-to-hand combat. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Warrant Officer Evgen Dzybak takes down Pvt. Vladimir Filonok during a martial arts demonstration on Dec. 6, Ukraine Armed Forces Day, on Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. Both soldiers are members of the 79th Airmobile Brigade, an elite paratrooper unit with specialized training in hand-to-hand combat. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Ukraine Army Maj. Evgen Piven disarms Ukrainian Army Pvt. Mikhail Moroz during a martial arts demonstration on Dec. 6, Ukraine Armed Forces Day, at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. Both soldiers are members of the 79th Airmobile Brigade, an elite paratrooper unit with specialized training in hand-to-hand combat. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • A Soldier from A Company, 1st Battalion, 296th Infantry Regiment, Multinational Battle Group East, Puerto Rico National Guard, plays an injured rioter and is carried away by members of the Kosovo Tactical Maunuver element during a Crowd and Riot Control training exercise, Nov. 17. The exercise was held to help familiarize Multinational Battle Group East with the tactical techniques and procedures of the KTM. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. and Ukrainian soldiers throw water bottles and taunt the Kosovo Tactical Maneuver element during a Crowd and Riot Control exercise, Nov. 17, at Camp Rigas Fereos. The U.S. and Ukrainian soldiers played the roles of rioters in the exercise that was held to help familiarize Multinational Battle Group East with the tactical techniques and procedures of the KTM. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • The Kosovo Tactical Maneuver element marches onto the scene of a riot during a Crowd and Riot Control exercise, Nov. 17, at Camp Rigas Fereos. The exercise was designed to familiarize Multinational Battle Group East with the tactical techniques and procedures of the KTM. It was also intended to familiarize the KTM with MNBG E and how it operates. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Soldiers from A Company, 1st Battalion, 296th Infantry Regiment, push against riot shields as they try to break the line held by European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (played by Armenian soldiers), during a Crowd and Riot Control exercise at Camp Rigas Fereos, Nov. 17. The exercise was held to help familiarize Multinational Battle Group East with the tactical techniques and procedures of the Kosovo Tactical Maneuver element. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Sgt. Zaneta Wagner, Bossier City, La., Custodian of Postal Effects, 328th Postal Services Detachment, Multinational Battle Group East, U.S. Army Reserves, sings during the Veteran's Day talent show Nov. 11, at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. Wagner won second place in the contest. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Pfc. Dolores Harris, North Little Rock, Ark., supply specialist, Headquarters and Headquarters Company 1-114 Security and Support Aviation Battalion, Multinational Battle Group East, Arkansas National Guard, won first place in a talent show held Nov. 11 at Camp Bondsteel as part of the Veteran's Day events. Harris brought people to their feet with her performance. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • 1st Lt. Walt Austin, Griffin, Ga., intelligence battle captain, Multinational Battle Group East, sang an original piece called "Fallen Angels" during the Veteran's Day talent show at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. Austin wrote the song as a tribute to the Soldiers who lost their lives when "Easy 40", a UH-60A Black Hawk, was shot down just outside of Baghdad. Austin sang the song for the first time in front of an audience that included some who had known the Soldiers on Easy 40. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Navy Fleet Master Chief Petty Officer Roy M. Maddocks, Jr., senior enlisted advisor for U.S. European Command, helps grill some of the 1,500 steaks brought to Camp Bondsteel with Cooks from the Valley as part of the Veteran's Day events, Nov. 11. Maddocks spent Veteran's Day with the troops at Camp Bondsteel and reminded them that Veterans Day is not just about thanking those who serve and have served in the U.S. Armed Forces, but also those who support the U.S. military. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Jessica Peters, 29, San Diego, and Jeff Peters, 52, Bakersfield, Calif., with Cooks from the Valley, stand at one of the four grills used to cook the 1,500 steaks donated by Harris Ranch, Coalinga, Calif., to be cooked for the service members deployed to Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, Nov. 11. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Capt. Barbara Bujak, physical therapist at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, speaks in her native tongue, Polish, with members of Multinational Battle Group East's Polish Contingent and European Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo. Bujak, who was born in Poland, moved to the U.S. at age 11 and joined the U.S. Army five years ago. Bujak's temporary assignment at Camp Bondsteel allowed her to experience a familiar ceremony in a new location. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Col. Francisco Neuman, Multinational Battle Group East commander, introduces himself to Marta Przenioslo, deputy chief of mission of the Republic of Poland to Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, who made the trip to attend a ceremony to observe Polish Independence Day, Nov. 13. The ceremony was held two days after the traditional date of Nov. 11 in an effort to allow all Polish Contingent soldiers to participate. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Multinational Battle Group East's Polish Contingent soldiers fire three shots in the air during an observance Polish Independence Day, which is Nov. 11, ceremony on Nov. 13. The ceremony was held after the traditional date of Nov. 11 to allow all Polish Contingent soldiers to participate. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joshua Dodds, 130th Public Affairs Detachment) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Multinational Battle Group East's Polish Contingent soldiers stand and salute as the Polish National Anthem plays during an observance of Polish Independence Day, Nov. 13. The ceremony was held after the traditional date of Nov. 11 to allow all Polish Contingent soldiers to participate. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • A group of German soldiers march along the Dancon route, Nov. 7, near Mitrovica/Mitrovice. The Germans soldiers, along with more than 700 others, participated in the approximately 27-kilometer March. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • A group of U.S. Soldiers pose for a group picture before setting out on the Dancon March, Nov. 7 at Camp Grand Danois inside Camp Novo Selo. From left: Spc. Oscar Pineiro-Aponte, 1st Lt. Noel Castellano, 1st. Lt. Alejandro Guilbe-Torruellas, Capt. Alex Mercado Quinones, Sgt. Regina Middlebrooks, Sgt. A.J. Davis, Staff Sgt. Jesus Mojica, Spc. Samuel Diaz Colon, Spc. Ricardo Santiago-Soler and Sgt. Angel Espada. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Danish Army Lt. Col. Jens Peder, Nyrup commander for the Danish KFOR contingent, addresses the gathered soldiers prior to their Dancon March Nov. 7, at Camp Grand Danois inside Camp Novo Selo. More than 730 soldiers participated in the march. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Brian J. Holloran, 130th Public Affairs Detachment, Connecticut National Guard) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Chief Warrant Officer 3 Ivelisse Ortiz, Puerto Rico National Guard, Gurabo, Puerto Rico, deputy personnel officer, Multinational Battle Group East, gets autographs from the Ineligible Bachelors, Dez Reed, Tommy Savitt, Myles Morrison and York Underwood. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Myles Morrison, 27-year-old comedian, laughed along with the audience as he talked about the massive amounts of waffles he had for breakfast at the Soldier run waffle house at Camp Bondsteel Sunday Nov. 7. Morrison light heartedly giggled as he commented on the different things he experienced at Camp Bondsteel that day. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Tommy Savitt, a Brooklyn, N.Y., attorney turned comedian, and his pants entertain a group of Soldiers deployed to Kosovo Sunday Nov. 7. Savitt has devoted the past decade to providing comedy to deployed members of the armed forces. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Danish Lt. Col. Jens Nyrup, deputy commander of Multinational Battle Group North, addresses Hungarian, Polish and Slovenian soldiers during a Transfer of Authority ceremony at Camp Nothing Hill, near Leposavic/Leposaviq, Kosovo, Nov. 10. The Polish soldiers, from MNBG East, relinquished responsibilities of Camp Nothing Hill to the Hungarian and Slovenian soldiers, from MNBG West. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Slovenian soldiers from Multinational Battle Group West salute the Slovenian flag as it is raised during a Transfer of Authority ceremony at Camp Nothing Hill, near Leposavic/Leposaviq, Kosovo, Nov. 10. The ceremony signified the transfer of responsibilities at Camp Nothing Hill from Polish soldiers from MNBG East, to Hungarian and Slovenian soldiers, from MNBG W. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Polish soldiers from Multinational Battle Group East lower the Polish flag as during a Transfer of Authority ceremony at Camp Nothing Hill, near Leposavic/Leposaviq, Kosovo, Nov. 10. The ceremony signified the transfer of responsibilities at Camp Nothing Hill from Polish soldiers from MNBG East, to Hungarian and Slovenian soldiers, from MNBG W. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Spc. Emilio Rivera-Maldonado brought two children up on stage to help him instruct the Zumba class held at the Youth Center in Kamenica/Kamenice Saturday Nov. 6. This was the second municipality that Rivera-Maldonado has given a Zumba class in. His Plan is to visit all of the municipalities within MNBG E area of operation. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...