October 2008 Featured Photos

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Army Sgt. Leslie Acevedo, a member of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard deployed in support of Joint Task Force Guantanamo, stands guard outside his humvee during a training exercise in Camp America here, Nov. 20, 2008. The Puerto Rico National Guard provides external security for the JTF.   (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Spc. Erica Isaacson)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Army Sgt. Leslie Acevedo, a member of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard deployed in support of Joint Task Force Guantanamo, stands guard outside his humvee during a training exercise in Camp America here, Nov. 20, 2008. The Puerto Rico National Guard provides external security for the JTF. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Spc. Erica Isaacson)





GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - A Joint Task Force Guantanamo Trooper displays reading materials from the JTF library for detainees to choose from Nov. 18, 2008.  Detainees regularly choose from the library’s holdings of 8,000 books and magazines in English, Pashtu and Arabic.   (JTF Guantanamo photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Thompson)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - A Joint Task Force Guantanamo Trooper displays reading materials from the JTF library for detainees to choose from Nov. 18, 2008. Detainees regularly choose from the library’s holdings of 8,000 books and magazines in English, Pashtu and Arabic. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Thompson)






GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Marine Sgt. Rudolfo Munoz instructs a student from U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay’s W.T. Sampson Elementary School on the proper technique for the “vertical knee,” Nov. 6, 2008. Munoz and other Marines from the Naval Station’s Marine Corps Security Force Company instructed students in healthful activities during the school’s health and safety fair. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Spc. Erica Isaacson)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Marine Sgt. Rudolfo Munoz instructs a student from U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay’s W.T. Sampson Elementary School on the proper technique for the “vertical knee,” Nov. 6, 2008. Munoz and other Marines from the Naval Station’s Marine Corps Security Force Company instructed students in healthful activities during the school’s health and safety fair. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Spc. Erica Isaacson)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Navy Seaman Apprentice Colton Orr, a construction mechanic attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Four, cleans up excess power steering fluid from under a vehicle here, Nov. 13, 2008. NMCB Four is on a six-month deployment to U.S Naval Station Guantanamo Bay and supports many of Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s construction projects.      (JTF  Guantanamo photo by Army Pfc. Carlynn M. Knaak)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Navy Seaman Apprentice Colton Orr, a construction mechanic attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Four, cleans up excess power steering fluid from under a vehicle here, Nov. 13, 2008. NMCB Four is on a six-month deployment to U.S Naval Station Guantanamo Bay and supports many of Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s construction projects. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Pfc. Carlynn M. Knaak)



GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class John Evert, a machinery technician with Coast Guard Reserve Port Security Unit 307 performs routine maintenance on a Viper patrol boat motor here, Nov. 18, 2008. PSU 307 provides maritime security for the water surrounding U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay and Joint Task Force Guantanamo.      (JTF  Guantanamo photo by Army Spc. Erica Isaacson)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class John Evert, a machinery technician with Coast Guard Reserve Port Security Unit 307 performs routine maintenance on a Viper patrol boat motor here, Nov. 18, 2008. PSU 307 provides maritime security for the water surrounding U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay and Joint Task Force Guantanamo. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Spc. Erica Isaacson)

GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA – Army Spc. Robert Levesque, a medic with the 525th Military Police Battalion, assesses a Trooper’s medical test results at Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s Joint Troop Clinic, Nov. 13, 2008.    (JTF  Guantanamo photo by Army Pfc. Carlynn M. Knaak)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Motivational speaker and solo-yacht racer Neal Petersen walks through a cloud of “fog” during his presentation in U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay’s Windjammer Ballroom, Nov. 16, 2008. Petersen, who has completed both around-the-world and trans-Atlantic solo yacht races, visited Guantanamo Bay to speak to Naval Station and Joint Task Force Guantanamo Troopers. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Sgt. Sarah Stannard)



GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA – Army Spc. Robert Levesque, a medic with the 525th Military Police Battalion, assesses a Trooper’s medical test results at Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s Joint Troop Clinic, Nov. 13, 2008.    (JTF  Guantanamo photo by Army Pfc. Carlynn M. Knaak)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Air Force Master Sgt. Stephen Hammond, structures non-commissioned officer in charge, 474th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, cuts pieces of wood for a custom-made brace needed to support a housing deck here, Nov. 13, 2008. The 474th ECES supports the Joint Task Force Guantanamo by maintaining the Expeditionary Legal Complex and Camp Justice facilities and infrastructure. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Spc. Erica Isaacson)

GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA – Army Spc. Robert Levesque, a medic with the 525th Military Police Battalion, assesses a Trooper’s medical test results at Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s Joint Troop Clinic, Nov. 13, 2008.    (JTF  Guantanamo photo by Army Pfc. Carlynn M. Knaak)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Army Spc. Robert Levesque, a medic with the 525th Military Police Battalion, assesses a Trooper’s medical test results at Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s Joint Troop Clinic, Nov. 13, 2008. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Pfc. Carlynn M. Knaak)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – David Manzano plates up a sample of his team’s grilled pork ribs to submit for U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation Veteran’s Day Barbecue Competition here, Nov. 11, 2008. Teams from both the Naval Station and Joint Task Force Guantanamo participated in the event. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Pfc. Eric Liesse)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – David Manzano plates up a sample of his team’s grilled pork ribs to submit for U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation Veteran’s Day Barbecue Competition here, Nov. 11, 2008. Teams from both the Naval Station and Joint Task Force Guantanamo participated in the event. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Pfc. Eric Liesse)


GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba- Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Long, a steel worker with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Four, cuts through a metal support of a bridge under construction here, Nov. 7, 2008. NMCB Four is on a six-month deployment to U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay and supports many of Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s construction projects. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Spc. Erica Isaacson)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba- Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Long, a steel worker with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Four, cuts through a metal support of a bridge under construction here, Nov. 7, 2008. NMCB Four is on a six-month deployment to U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay and supports many of Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s construction projects. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Spc. Erica Isaacson)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba- Navy Cmdr. Jeffrey Hayhurst, Joint Detention Group deputy commander, explains camp operations to R. Lee Ermey, host of the History Channel’s “Mail Call,” at Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s Camp 4, Nov. 1, 2008. Camp 4 holds the most compliant detained enemy combatants housed inside Camp Delta. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Staff Sgt. Jim Wagner)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba- Navy Cmdr. Jeffrey Hayhurst, Joint Detention Group deputy commander, explains camp operations to R. Lee Ermey, host of the History Channel’s “Mail Call,” at Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s Camp 4, Nov. 1, 2008. Camp 4 holds the most compliant detained enemy combatants housed inside Camp Delta. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Staff Sgt. Jim Wagner)


GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – John Michael Montgomery and his band perform for residents of U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay as part of the Navy Exchange Customer Appreciation Weekend, Nov. 2, 2008. Montgomery played a selection of his hit songs for Naval Station personnel and Joint Task Force Guantanamo Troopers. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Staff Sgt. Emily J. Russell)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – John Michael Montgomery and his band perform for residents of U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay as part of the Navy Exchange Customer Appreciation Weekend, Nov. 2, 2008. Montgomery played a selection of his hit songs for Naval Station personnel and Joint Task Force Guantanamo Troopers. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Staff Sgt. Emily J. Russell)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba- Joint Task Force Guantanamo Troopers do their best to pull a “humvee” 100 yards during the U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Navy Exchange Customer Appreciation Weekend’s humvee pull competition, Nov. 1, 2008. Five teams of three faced off to see who could pull the humvee 100 yards in the least amount of time. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Staff Sgt. Gretel Sharpee)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba- Joint Task Force Guantanamo Troopers do their best to pull a “humvee” 100 yards during the U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Navy Exchange Customer Appreciation Weekend’s humvee pull competition, Nov. 1, 2008. Five teams of three faced off to see who could pull the humvee 100 yards in the least amount of time. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Staff Sgt. Gretel Sharpee)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Soldiers from the 525th Military Police Battalion participate in a pepper spray familiarization training at Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s Camp America, Oct. 30, 2008. During this standard Army training, Soldiers are sprayed with pepper spray and then must complete a combatives-simulation exercise. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Sgt. Sarah Stannard)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Soldiers from the 525th Military Police Battalion participate in a pepper spray familiarization training at Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s Camp America, Oct. 30, 2008. During this standard Army training, Soldiers are sprayed with pepper spray and then must complete a combatives-simulation exercise. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Sgt. Sarah Stannard)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba- Food Network star and world-renowned Chef Robert Irvine prepares baked fish for a special dinner in conjunction with U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay’s Navy Exchange Customer Appreciation Weekend, Nov. 1, 2008. Irvine and his crew prepared a buffet style gourmet meal for 400 Naval Station personnel and Joint Task Force Guantanamo Troopers. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jayme Pastoric)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba- Food Network star and world-renowned Chef Robert Irvine prepares baked fish for a special dinner in conjunction with U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay’s Navy Exchange Customer Appreciation Weekend, Nov. 1, 2008. Irvine and his crew prepared a buffet style gourmet meal for 400 Naval Station personnel and Joint Task Force Guantanamo Troopers. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jayme Pastoric)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Army Sgt. Jaime Diaz, a Puerto Rico National Guardsman deployed to Joint Task Force Guantanamo, reviews documents in the JTF’s Joint Personnel Service Center here, Oct. 28, 2008. The JPSC assists JTF Troopers with all types of personnel issues. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Spc. Erica Isaacson)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Army Sgt. Jaime Diaz, a Puerto Rico National Guardsman deployed to Joint Task Force Guantanamo, reviews documents in the JTF’s Joint Personnel Service Center here, Oct. 28, 2008. The JPSC assists JTF Troopers with all types of personnel issues. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Spc. Erica Isaacson)