Building partnerships through healthy competition

CAPLJINA, Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Maj. Don Martin, 48th Medical Operations Squadron internal medicine physician, blocks a kick during practice before a game between the U.S. military members participating in Shared Resilience 2012 and the Municipal of Capljina soccer team at the Sports Center Capljina June 1, 2012. The local team won the match 20-2. More than 500 military members from nine nations are participating in SR12, the annual U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff sponsored medical exercise, May 28 - June 8. The goals of the exercise are to strengthen interoperability, facilitate training in crisis response and disaster management and validate the readiness of deployable military medical and humanitarian assistance teams. The exercise, in the spirit of partnership for peace, directly supports U.S. European Command's theater cooperation efforts and strategy for active security with European countries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tabitha Lee)

Building partnerships through healthy competition

CAPLJINA, Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Tech. Sgt. Andrew Morgan, 48th Fighter Wing chaplain assistant, advances the ball during practice before a game between the U.S. military members participating in Shared Resilience 2012 and the Manicipal of Capljina soccer team at the Sports Center Capljina June 1, 2012. The local team won the match 20-2. More than 500 military members from nine nations are participating in SR12, the annual U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff sponsored medical exercise, May 28 - June 8. The goals of the exercise are to strengthen interoperability, facilitate training in crisis response and disaster management, and validate the readiness of deployable military medical and humanitarian assistance teams. The exercise, in the spirit of partnership for peace, directly supports U.S. European Command's theater cooperation efforts and strategy for active security with European countries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tabitha Lee)

Building partnerships through healthy competition

CAPLJINA, Bosnia and Herzegovina -- U.S. military members, including members of the 48th Fighter Wing, participating in Shared Resilience 2012 and the Municipal of Capljina soccer team pose for a group photo at the Sports Center Capljina June 1, 2012. The local team won the match 20-2. More than 500 military members from nine nations are participating in SR12, the annual U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff sponsored medical exercise, May 28 - June 8. The goals of the exercise are to strengthen interoperability, facilitate training in crisis response and disaster management, and validate the readiness of deployable military medical and humanitarian assistance teams. The exercise, in the spirit of partnership for peace, directly supports U.S. European Command's theater cooperation efforts and strategy for active security with European countries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tabitha Lee)

Building partnerships through healthy competition

CAPLJINA, Bosnia and Herzegovina -- U.S. military members, including members of the 48th Fighter Wing, participating in Shared Resilience 2012 and the Municipal of Capljina soccer team play soccer at the Sports Center Capljina June 1, 2012. The local team won the match 20-2. More than 500 military members from nine nations are participating in SR12, the annual U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff sponsored medical exercise, May 28 - June 8. The goals of the exercise are to strengthen interoperability, facilitate training in crisis response and disaster management, and validate the readiness of deployable military medical and humanitarian assistance teams. The exercise, in the spirit of partnership for peace, directly supports U.S. European Command's theater cooperation efforts and strategy for active security with European countries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tabitha Lee)

Building partnerships through healthy competition

CAPLJINA, Bosnia and Herzegovina -- U.S. military members, including members of the 48th Fighter Wing, participating in Shared Resilience 2012 and the Municipal of Capljina soccer team play soccer at the Sports Center Capljina June 1, 2012. The local team won the match 20-2. More than 500 military members from nine nations are participating in SR12, the annual U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff sponsored medical exercise, May 28 - June 8. The goals of the exercise are to strengthen interoperability, facilitate training in crisis response and disaster management, and validate the readiness of deployable military medical and humanitarian assistance teams. The exercise, in the spirit of partnership for peace, directly supports U.S. European Command's theater cooperation efforts and strategy for active security with European countries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tabitha Lee)

Building partnerships through healthy competition

Published June 5, 2012
48th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

CAPLJINA, Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Members of the 48th Fighter Wing participating in Shared Resilience 2012 and the Municipal of Capljina soccer team played soccer at the Sports Center Capljina June 1, 2012. The local team won the match 20-2.

More than 500 military members from nine nations are participating in SR12, the annual U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff sponsored medical exercise, May 28 - June 8. The goals of the exercise are to strengthen interoperability, facilitate training in crisis response and disaster management and validate the readiness of deployable military medical and humanitarian assistance teams.

The exercise, in the spirit of partnership for peace, directly supports U.S. European Command's theater cooperation efforts and strategy for active security with European countries.

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