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)

Medics handle trauma during MEDCEUR 11

CAMP PEPELISHTE, Macedonia – Macedonian Police Officer Stanojkov Jordance searches the pockets of a “deceased” Macedonian looking for valuables in the mortuary during the 2011 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe June 11. Macedonian students and U.S. service members were given a variety of moulaged injuries to simulate ones experienced by car accident and building and bridge collapse victims. The countries participating in this year’s MEDCEUR are Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovenia and Norway. MEDCEUR is a Partnership for Peace and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored regional and multilateral exercise in Central and Eastern Europe designed to provide medical training and operational experience in a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kelley J. Stewart)

MEDCEUR 11 kicks off live exercise

CAMP PEPELISHTE, Macedonia -- Maj. (Dr.) Dejan Zelkovic, Serbian Military Medical Academy surgeon, writes down a simulated patient's status during the 2011 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe live exercise 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. Julius Delos Reyes)

MEDCEUR 11 kicks off live exercise

CAMP PEPELISHTE, Macedonia -- A Macedonian MI-17, carrying a simulated trauma patient, lands as part of a medical transport flight during the 2011 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe live exercise 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. Julius Delos Reyes)

MEDCEUR 11 kicks off live exercise

CAMP PEPELISHTE, Macedonia -- Staff Sgt. Kostic Sasa, Macedonian army medical technician, wraps a simulated wound for Staff Sgt. Tresor Mbunker, 4th Marine Logistics Group Personnel and Retrieval Processing Company mortuary affairs staff NCO in charge, during the 2011 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe live exercise 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. Julius Delos Reyes)

MEDCEUR 11 kicks off live exercise

CAMP PEPELISHTE, Macedonia -- Staff Sgt. Kostic Sasa, Macedonian army medical technician, inspects a simulated patient's leg during the 2011 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe live exercise 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. Julius Delos Reyes)

MEDCEUR 11 kicks off live exercise

CAMP PEPELISHTE, Macedonia -- U.S. medical personnel check simulated patients during the 2011 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe live exercise 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. Julius Delos Reyes)

U.S. Marine teaches MRE class

CAMP PEPELISHTE, Macedonia – U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Tresor Mbunker, 4th Logistics Group, Personnel Retrieval Process Company mortuary affairs staff NCO in charge, demonstrates how to cook and use the items found in a Meal, Ready to Eat to local Macedonian students who volunteered to be “victims” of a simulated car accident or building and bridge collapse as part of a medical emergency response exercise during the 2011 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe June 11. Macedonian students and U.S. service members were moulaged to make the exercises more realistic. The countries participating in this year’s MEDCEUR are Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovenia and Norway. MEDCEUR is a Partnership for Peace and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored regional and multilateral exercise in Central and Eastern Europe designed to provide medical training and operational experience in a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kelley J. Stewart)

U.S. Marine teaches MRE class to Macedonian students

CAMP PEPELISHTE, Macedonia -- U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Tresor Mbunker, 4th Logistics Group, Personnel Retrieval Process Company mortuary affairs staff NCO in charge, demonstrates how to cook and use the items found in a Meal, Ready to Eat to local Macedonian students who volunteered to be "victims" of a simulated car accident or building and bridge collapse as part of a medical emergency response exercises during Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe 2011 June 11. Macedonian students and U.S. service members were moulaged to make the exercises more realistic. The countries participating in this year's MEDCEUR are Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovenia and Norway. MEDCEUR is a Partnership for Peace and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored regional and multilateral exercise in Central and Eastern Europe designed to provide medical training and operational experience in a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nadine Y. Barclay)

Bioenvironmental takes water samples

CAMP PEPELISHTE, Macedonia -- Capt. Megan Singer, 31st Medical Group bioenvironmental engineer from Aviano Air Base, Italy, checks the pH levels of a water sample 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/Staff Sgt. Nadine Y. Barclay)

Bioenvironmental takes water samples

CAMP PEPELISHTE, Macedonia -- U.S. bioenvironmental personnel take water samples from a mobile wash station behind the expeditionary medical support facility 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/Staff Sgt. Nadine Y. Barclay)