MEDCEUR 2011

CAMP PEPELISHTE, Macedonia -- Macedonian medical personnel participating in the 2011 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe, provide medical assistance to victims of a simulated building fire during the MEDCEUR 11 distinguished visitors day June 13. An annual Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored regional and multilateral exercise, MEDCEUR is designed to provide medical training and operational experience in a deployed environment for U.S. and partner nations. The countries participating in this year's MEDCEUR are Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovenia and Norway. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nadine Y. Barclay)

MEDCEUR 2011

CAMP PEPELISHTE, Macedonia -- Left, Col. Charles Tedder, American co-director of the 2011 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe, Col. Andreja Naumovski, Macedonian co-director of MEDCEUR 2011 and Maj. Gen. Mark Zamzow, 3rd Air Force vice commander, discuss plans for future MEDCEUR exercises during the MEDCEUR 2011 distinguished visitor day June 13. An annual Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored regional and multilateral exercise, MEDCEUR is designed to provide medical training and operational experience in a deployed environment for U.S. and partner nations. The countries participating in this year's MEDCEUR are Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovenia and Norway. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nadine Y. Barclay)

MEDCEUR 2011

CAMP PEPELISHTE, Macedonia ? Senior Airman Krystal Champ, 31st Medical Group medical technician from Aviano Air Base, Italy, prepares to administer fluids through the bone to a patient before a simulated emergency surgery during the 2011 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe June 13. An annual Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored regional and multilateral exercise, MEDCEUR is designed to provide medical training and operational experience in a deployed environment for U.S. and partner nations. The countries participating in this year's MEDCEUR are Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovenia and Norway. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nadine Y. Barclay)

MEDCEUR 2011

CAMP PEPELISHTE, Macedonia ? Senior Airman Krystal Champ, 31st Medical Group medical technician from Aviano Air Base, Italy, receives instructions on how to perform an ultrasound before a simulated emergency surgery during the 2011 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe June 13. An annual Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored regional and multilateral exercise, MEDCEUR is designed to provide medical training and operational experience in a deployed environment for U.S. and partner nations. The countries participating in this year's MEDCEUR are Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovenia and Norway. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nadine Y. Barclay)

MEDCEUR 2011

CAMP PEPELISHTE, Macedonia ? Members of the Top 3 organization cook for participants of the 2011 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe June 13. An annual Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored regional and multilateral exercise, MEDCEUR is designed to provide medical training and operational experience in a deployed environment for U.S. and partner nations. The countries participating in this year's MEDCEUR are Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovenia and Norway. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nadine Y. Barclay)

MEDCEUR 2011

CAMP PEPELISHTE, Macedonia ? Senior Airman Krystal Champ, 31st Medical Group medical technician from Aviano Air Base, Italy, prepares surgical tools during a simulated emergency surgery during the 2011 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe June 11. An annual Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored regional and multilateral exercise, MEDCEUR is designed to provide medical training and operational experience in a deployed environment for U.S. and partner nations. The countries participating in this year's MEDCEUR are Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovenia and Norway. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nadine Y. Barclay)

MEDCEUR 11

Right, Capt. Carl Impastato, 31st Surgical Operations surgical nurse, shows how to assemble an external fixator to Senior Airman Sarah Lavery, 31st SGC medical technician, during the 2011 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe hands-on training event June 13. An annual Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored regional and multilateral exercise, MEDCEUR is designed to provide medical training and operational experience in a deployed environment for U.S. and partner nations. The countries participating in this year's MEDCEUR are Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovenia and Norway. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes)

MEDCEUR 11

CAMP PEPELISHTE, Macedonia -- Senior Airman Sarah Lavery, 31st Surgical Operations medical technician, prepares for a simulated operation during the 2011 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe hands-on training event June 13. An annual Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored regional and multilateral exercise, MEDCEUR is designed to provide medical training and operational experience in a deployed environment for U.S. and partner nations. The countries participating in this year's MEDCEUR are Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovenia and Norway. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes)

MEDCEUR 11

CAMP PEPELISHTE, Macedonia -- A Macedonian MI-17 hovers in preparation to depart with a simulated medical evacuation patient as part of a showcase for numerous multinational distinguished visitors to the 2011 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe June 13. An annual Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored regional and multilateral exercise, MEDCEUR is designed to provide medical training and operational experience in a deployed environment for U.S. and partner nations. The countries participating in this year's MEDCEUR are Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovenia and Norway. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes)

Marines teach mortuary affairs class to multinational students at MEDCEUR

CAMP PEPELISHTE, Macedonia – Sgt. Sergio Rosas, a Personnel and Retrieval Processing specialist, answers questions asked by a Slovenian service member as other multinational students work together during the practical application portion on the mortuary affairs class led by U.S. Marines from Personnel and Retrieval Processing Company, 4th Marine Logistics Group, out of Smyrna, Ga., and Anacostia, Washington, D.C., here June 10. This brief was to teach multinational partners on how the Marine Corps processes human remains and conducts search and recovery missions. The Marines came to Macedonia for Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe 2011 to teach foreign military services how to conduct mortuary affairs. MEDCEUR is an annual Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored regional and multilateral exercise and is designed to provide medical training and operational experience in a deployed environment for U.S. and partner nations. The countries participating in this year’s MEDCEUR are Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovenia and Norway. The exercise will include both classroom and hands-on training and run until June 15.

Macedonian armed forces provide gift of life

CAMP PEPELISHTE, Macedonia -- Multinational medical personnel race to a Macedonian MI-17 with a simulated trauma patient as part of a medical transport flight on a patient during the 2011 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe live exercise June 12. An annual Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored regional and multilateral exercise, MEDCEUR is designed to provide medical training and operational experience in a deployed environment for U.S. and partner nations. The countries participating in this year's MEDCEUR are Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovenia and Norway. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kelley J. Stewart)

Macedonian armed forces provide gift of life

CAMP PEPELISHTE, Macedonia -- Multinational medical personnel race to a Macedonian MI-17 with a simulated trauma patient as part of a medical transport flight on a patient during the 2011 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe live exercise June 12. An annual Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored regional and multilateral exercise, MEDCEUR is designed to provide medical training and operational experience in a deployed environment for U.S. and partner nations. The countries participating in this year's MEDCEUR are Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovenia and Norway. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kelley J. Stewart)