Volunteers from the Stuttgart Marine Corps Spouses, Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center USO, Marines from the Marine Corps Liaison Detachment Landstuhl and hospital staff pose for a group photo during the Landstuhl USO Super Bowl Party. The Stuttgart Marine Corps Spouses and Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund volunteers made the 130-mile trek from Stuttgart to Landstuhl to serve pizza, sodas and homemade desserts to wounded warriors while they waited for the big game to start. - Volunteers from the Stuttgart Marine Corps Spouses, Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center USO, Marines from the Marine Corps Liaison Detachment Landstuhl and hospital staff pose for a group photo during the Landstuhl USO Super Bowl Party. The Stuttgart Marine Corps Spouses and Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund volunteers made the 130-mile trek from Stuttgart to Landstuhl to serve pizza, sodas and homemade desserts to wounded warriors while they waited for the big game to start.
Finished with a failure-to-stop drill, Sgt. Jeff R. Kunkel, a squad leader for the ground combat element, Black Sea Rotational Force-11, Camp Pendleton, Calif., waits for instructions for the combat marksmanship instructors. Over 100 reserve Marines from across the nation began their pre-deployment training here, including cultural awareness and military advising training, in preparation for the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force deploying to the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions. - Finished with a failure-to-stop drill, Sgt. Jeff R. Kunkel, a squad leader for the ground combat element, Black Sea Rotational Force-11, Camp Pendleton, Calif., waits for instructions for the combat marksmanship instructors. Over 100 reserve Marines from across the nation began their pre-deployment training here, including cultural awareness and military advising training, in preparation for the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force deploying to the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions.
Military and government officials from the U.S. and the Republic of Georgia pay tribute during the Georgian national anthem during a pre-deployment ceremony for Georgia's 32nd Light Infantry Battalion. The 32nd LIB will be deploying to Afghanistan in support of NATO's International Security Assistance Forces. They will replace their counterparts, the 31st LIB. - Military and government officials from the U.S. and the Republic of Georgia pay tribute during the Georgian national anthem during a pre-deployment ceremony for Georgia's 32nd Light Infantry Battalion. The 32nd LIB will be deploying to Afghanistan in support of NATO's International Security Assistance Forces. They will replace their counterparts, the 31st LIB.
United States Marines, soldiers, airmen and representatives from several foreign countries participating in Combined Endeavor 2010 stand in formation during a September 11th remembrance ceremony, Sept. 11, 2010, in Grafenwoehr, Germany. Combined Endeavor 2010 is the world's largest communications interoperability exercise, preparing international forces' command, control, communications and computer systems for multinational operations. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon) - United States Marines, soldiers, airmen and representatives from several foreign countries participating in Combined Endeavor 2010 stand in formation during a September 11th remembrance ceremony, Sept. 11, 2010, in Grafenwoehr, Germany. Combined Endeavor 2010 is the world's largest communications interoperability exercise, preparing international forces' command, control, communications and computer systems for multinational operations. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)
U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Daniel Schmitt, regimental executive officer with 6th Marine Regiment, reviews counter-insurgency principles with soldiers from the Republic of Georgia's 32nd Light Infantry Battalion during a mission rehearsal exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center here, Aug 19. The MRE will serve as a final evaluation of the 32nd LIB as they prepare for their deployment to Afghanistan in support of International Security Assistance Forces there - U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Daniel Schmitt, regimental executive officer with 6th Marine Regiment, reviews counter-insurgency principles with soldiers from the Republic of Georgia's 32nd Light Infantry Battalion during a mission rehearsal exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center here, Aug 19. The MRE will serve as a final evaluation of the 32nd LIB as they prepare for their deployment to Afghanistan in support of International Security Assistance Forces there
Republic of Georgia Army 2nd Lt. Besik Kapanadze {CENTER}, 3rd Platoon leader, "B" Company, 32nd Light Infantry Battalion, discusses the situational training exercise (STX) with an observer/controller with the Joint Multinational Readiness Center. The Republic of Georgia's 32nd Light Infantry Battalion was conducting cordon searches during their STX training. The STX is the first part of the mission rehearsal exercise, a final evaluation of the 32nd Battalion as they prepare for their deployment to Afghanistan in support of International Security Assistance Forces there. - Republic of Georgia Army 2nd Lt. Besik Kapanadze {CENTER}, 3rd Platoon leader, "B" Company, 32nd Light Infantry Battalion, discusses the situational training exercise (STX) with an observer/controller with the Joint Multinational Readiness Center. The Republic of Georgia's 32nd Light Infantry Battalion was conducting cordon searches during their STX training. The STX is the first part of the mission rehearsal exercise, a final evaluation of the 32nd Battalion as they prepare for their deployment to Afghanistan in support of International Security Assistance Forces there.
Lt. Col. Tom Gordon, the commander of Black Sea Rotational Force, speaks to an attendee of the seven-nation military logistics symposium in Constanta, Romania, July 9. Military logistics is the skill of moving and maintaining military forces, and over the course of the three-day conference representatives from each nation provided insight on how their military forces utilizes this discipline. - Lt. Col. Tom Gordon, the commander of Black Sea Rotational Force, speaks to an attendee of the seven-nation military logistics symposium in Constanta, Romania, July 9. Military logistics is the skill of moving and maintaining military forces, and over the course of the three-day conference representatives from each nation provided insight on how their military forces utilizes this discipline.
1st Lt. Marc Tucker, the platoon commander for scout platoon, 1st Tank Battalion, describes the riot-control portion of a situational training exercise conducted by U.S. Marines and Bulgarian soldiers, to James B. Warlick Jr., the U.S. ambassador to Bulgaria, at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, July 8. - 1st Lt. Marc Tucker, the platoon commander for scout platoon, 1st Tank Battalion, describes the riot-control portion of a situational training exercise conducted by U.S. Marines and Bulgarian soldiers, to James B. Warlick Jr., the U.S. ambassador to Bulgaria, at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, July 8.
Cpl. Eric Franco, an assaultman with scout platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Tank Battalion, fires a Rocket-Propelled Grenade-7 during a live-fire exercise with Bulgarian army soldiers at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, July 7. Franco, a Wichita Falls, Texas, native, and his fellow Marines had the opportunity to fire three rounds during the exercise. - Cpl. Eric Franco, an assaultman with scout platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Tank Battalion, fires a Rocket-Propelled Grenade-7 during a live-fire exercise with Bulgarian army soldiers at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, July 7. Franco, a Wichita Falls, Texas, native, and his fellow Marines had the opportunity to fire three rounds during the exercise.