Left to right: General Gerhard W. Back; General Hilmi Özkök (Turkish Chief of Staff); General James. L. Jones (SACEUR); NATO Secretary general, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer; Admiral Gregory G. Johnson



Turkish soldiers using field communications system

A Red Beret sniper...

New ISAF Commander, Lt. Gen. Ethem Erdagi, Turkish Army, addresses the crowd during his welcome speech. He is flanked on the right by Gen. Gerhard W. Back, Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum Commander, and on the left by Lt. Gen. Jean-Louis Py, outgoing ISAF Commander.

COM ISAF VII Lieutenant General Ethem ERGAGI (center) welcomed by DCOM ISAF VI Major General Leo VAN DEN BORN and NATO Senior Civilian Represantative Hikmet CETIN





NATO Response Force-Crack Turkish troops rappel from a Black Hawk helicopter

Turkish Black Hawk flying in for help in Afghanistan





Turkish Black Hawk inside ---carrying wounded soldiers

Marines of the 1st Turkish Marine Battalion pose for a unit portrait at Shirokiy Lan Range on 23 June 2003. The Marines were taking part in NATO Exercise Cooperative Partner 2003.





Marines of the 1st Turkish Marine Battalion during cross training of forces clear inert exercise mines on 23 June 2003 at Shirokiy Lan Range, Ukraine. The cross training is part of NATO Exercise Cooperative Partner 2003, which this year is taking place in the Ukraine.





Marines of the 1st Turkish Marine Battalion during cross training of forces clear inert exercise mines on 23 June 2003 at Shirokiy Lan Range, Ukraine. The cross training is part of NATO Exercise Cooperative Partner 2003, which this year is taking place in the Ukraine.





Marines of the 1st Turkish Marine Battalion observe Marines of the 32nd Greek Marine Brigade, demonstrating checkpoint procedures on 23 June 2003 at Shirokiy Lan Range, Ukraine. This cross training, which allows NATO and partner nation troops to learn one another's weapons and procedures, is part of NATO Exercise Cooperative Partner 2003, which takes place this year in Ukraine.






Interview of Col Kutlu commanding firing training at Shiroky Lan on 25 June 03.







Turkish commander briefing Greek, Ukrainian and Turkish soldiers before a live fire at Shiroky Lan on 25 June 03.

Turkish and Greek Marines in Zodiac rigid inflatable boats, flanked by Ukrainian BTR amphibious armored vehicles, come ashore during a demonstration of beach assault techniques at Shabanka, Ukraine on 27 June 2003. The landing was part of NATO Exercise Cooperative Partner 2003, which takes place this year in and near Odessa, Ukraine.





Vice Adm. Ferdinando Sanfelice di Monteforte of the Italian Navy (right), currently Commander, Allied Naval Forces Southern Europe, watches along with other high-ranking NATO and Ukrainian officials as Greek and Turkish Marines simulate assaulting the beach in front of them on 27 June 2003. The demonstration at Shabanka, which included the sand model in front of the dignitaries, was part of NATO Exercise Cooperative Partner 2003, which takes place this year in and near Odessa, Ukraine.






Marines of the Turkish 1st Marine Battalion wade ashore from a Greek landing craft on 27 June 2003 at Shabanka, Ukraine. The Marines were demonstrating beach assault techniques and practicing interoperability during NATO Exercise Cooperative Partner 2003, which takes place this year in and near Odessa, Ukraine.







The Turkish submarine TCG Pirireis flies its national flag next to the blue-and-gold flag of Ukraine off Odessa, Ukraine on 27 June 2003. The sub was demonstrating capabilities as part of NATO Exercise Cooperative Partner 2003, which takes place this year in and near Odessa.





A Turkish Casa CN-235 operates over the Black Sea off Odessa, Ukraine, on 27 June 2003. The plane was taking part in NATO Exercise Cooperative Partner 2003, which takes place this year in and near Odessa.





Ukrainian Marines wade ashore from a Turkish landing craft at Chabanka, Ukraine, on 30 June 2003. The simulated beach assault was part of NATO Exercise Cooperative Partner 2003, which takes place this year in and near Odessa, Ukraine.






Ukrainian Marines wade ashore from a Turkish landing craft at Chabanka, Ukraine, on 30 June 2003. The simulated beach assault was part of NATO Exercise Cooperative Partner 2003, which takes place this year in and near Odessa, Ukraine.






Turkish Marines leap from a Zodiac rigid inflatable boat at Chabanka, Ukraine on 30 June 2003. The simulated beach assault was part of NATO Exercise Cooperative Partner 2003, which takes place this year in and near Odessa, Ukraine.