MEDCEUR opening ceremony
DIVULJE TRAINING BASE, Croatia – Croatian State Secretary of Defense Mate Raboteg takes a moment to greet U.S. Air Force Colonel Angela Thompson, 458th Expeditionary Medical Squadron commander, during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe (MEDCEUR). Thompson is deployed from Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Fifteen nations are participating in the exercise from May 2 through 14. The exercise focuses on mass-casualty training scenarios and humanitarian aid in response to crises situations. More than 400 multi-nationals are attending the exercise in support of the Partnership for Peace initiative. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kristin Ruleau)