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Operation Icarus
A multinational multi-ship formation of rotary wing helicopters fly over Kosovo during Operation Icarus, June 8, 2016. The formation included a Croatian Mi-171 helicopter, a Swiss AS-332 Super Puma and U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawks. (U.S. Army photo by: Staff Sgt. Marco Lechuga, 2nd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 285th Aviation Regiment)
Operation Icarus
A multinational multi-ship formation of rotary wing helicopters fly over Kosovo during Operation Icarus, June 8, 2016. The formation included a Croatian Mi-171 helicopter, a Swiss AS-332 Super Puma and U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawks. (U.S. Army photo by: Staff Sgt. Marco Lechuga, 2nd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 285th Aviation Regiment)
SWISSCOY
Flight crews from Croatia, Slovenia, Switzerland and the United States take off from Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, during a two-day, multi-ship aviation exercise held to test the multinational crews’ ability to operate as one team and communicate with each other while in flight, Feb. 23, 2016. The exercise was run by members of the Connecticut National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 169th Aviation Regiment in order to train the Soldiers who will take their place in Kosovo: the Arizona National Guard’s 2-285th Assault Helicopter Battalion. The current rotation of National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers have been serving within the Multinational Battle Group-East Southern Command Post since June 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Gina Russell, Multinational Battle Group-East)
SWISSCOY
A load master with the Swiss contingent deployed to Kosovo, prepares to take off in a Super Puma helicopter during a two-day, multi-ship aviation exercise held to test multinational crews’ ability to operate as one team and communicate with each other while in flight, Feb. 22, 2016, at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. The exercise was run by members of the Connecticut National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 169th Aviation Regiment in order to train the Soldiers who will take their place in Kosovo: the Arizona National Guard’s 2-285th Assault Helicopter Battalion. The current rotation of National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers have been serving within the Multinational Battle Group-East Southern Command Post since June 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Gina Russell, Multinational Battle Group-East)
SWISSCOY
A Swiss army engineer team deployed as part of NATO’s Kosovo Force peace support mission works to improve the incline on a mountain roadside where a water truck slid into a wooded area, Dec. 28 2015, in Prizren, Kosovo. The recovery effort involved assistance from multiple Kosovo Force contingents, including a Swiss Army Engineering team, a German mountain rescue and vehicle recovery team and a vehicle recovery team from Luxembourg. (Photo courtesy of Lt. Cmdr. Andrea Jongebloed, German Army)
SWISSCOY
A Swiss Air Force loadmaster connects one of the sling load lines to the AS-332 Super Puma.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Evan V. Lane) 31 05 2011
SWISSCOY
Swiss Capt. Urs Bachmann takes off with a daisy-chained load during air lift operations near Prizren, Kosovo, May 31 2011.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Evan V. Lane)
SWISSCOY
Capt. Francisco J. Figueroa and Swiss Capt. Philippe Weber stand in front of the Swiss AS332 Super Puma. Figueroa recently completed the Swiss pilot exchange program, making him the first U.S. pilot at Camp Bondsteel on record to complete the training and be certified to fly the Super Puma. 14 05 2011
SWISSCOY
A Pilot with the Kosovo Force SWISSCOY exits a helicopter after conducting a multinational multi-ship operation training mission with Multinational Battle Group-East Southern Command Post on Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, Feb. 28 2017. During the training NATO aviation partners practiced flying in formation to enable the future capability of KFOR. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Adeline Witherspoon, 20th Public Affairs Detachment)
Berlin Air and Trade show 2016
The Patrouille Suisse, Swiss air force aerobatic team, perform at the Berlin Air and Trade show, Berlin, June 3, 2016. Held every two years, the Berlin air show demonstrates a strong military presence and promotes U.S. ties with NATO and European partners. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Emerson Nuñez)
SWISSCOY
A member of the Swiss explosive ordnance disposal team places an unexploded ordnance into an individual pot, also referred to as pre dug hole in the ground, during a joint mine clearing operation 4 April 2016, at Orahovac Demolition Range in Kosovo. More than 60 UXOs, found throughout Kosovo, were disposed of during a joint mine clearing operation. The operation included EOD teams from the Kosovo Security Forces, Swiss, U.S., Moldovan and Ukraine armies. (U.S. Army photos by: Staff Sgt. Thomas Duval, Multinational Battle Group-East public affairs)
Swiss Army Sergeant Major Schneider provides a pyrotechnics demonstration to military and civilian personnel of Organization for Security Cooperation in Europe member states during the Swiss Army Ammunition Site Assessment Course near Thun, Switzerland on September 27, 2017.
Swiss Army Sgt. Maj. Andreas Winzenreid, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician, demonstrates explosives hazards with an audience of military and civilian personnel from Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe member states at the Swiss Army's Ammunition Site Assessment Visit Course near Thun, Switzerland on September 27, 2017.
Sergeant Major Andreas Winzenreid, a Swiss Army Explosives Ordnance Disposal technician, demonstrates the effect of shaped charges on a metal pipe at the Swiss Army's Ammunition Site Assessment Visit Course near Thun, Switzerland on September 27, 2017.
NATO Tiger Meet 2016
NATO Tiger Meet 2016
NATO Tiger Meet 2016
