September 2008 Featured Photos

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Army Sgt. Jonathan Vasquez, a light wheeled vehicle mechanic with the 525th Military Police Battalion, performs routine maintenance on one of Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HUMVEE) at the 525th MP Battalion’s motor pool Sept. 19, 2008. The 525th provides much of the guard force inside the detention facilities at the JTF. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Sgt. Sarah Stannard)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Army Sgt. Jonathan Vasquez, a light wheeled vehicle mechanic with the 525th Military Police Battalion, performs routine maintenance on one of Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HUMVEE) at the 525th MP Battalion’s motor pool Sept. 19, 2008. The 525th provides much of the guard force inside the detention facilities at the JTF. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Sgt. Sarah Stannard)






GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Adam Booth, Master-at-Arms for U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay’s Security Force Harbor Defense, breaks apart debris collected out of Guantanamo Bay during the clean up after Hurricane Ike here, Sep. 9, 2008. Harbor Defense helps provide maritime safety and security for the water around the Naval Station and Joint Task Force Guantanamo. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Spc. Erica Isaacson)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Adam Booth, Master-at-Arms for U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay’s Security Force Harbor Defense, breaks apart debris collected out of Guantanamo Bay during the clean up after Hurricane Ike here, Sep. 9, 2008. Harbor Defense helps provide maritime safety and security for the water around the Naval Station and Joint Task Force Guantanamo. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Spc. Erica Isaacson)


GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Joint Task Force Guantanamo and U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Troopers pulled together to show support for Haiti after hurricanes ravaged the country leaving many people desperate for help and support. Troopers and residents donated new items such as diapers, baby wipes and formula purchased from the Navy Exchange, and donated clothing. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Staff Sgt. Emily J. Russell)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Joint Task Force Guantanamo and U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Troopers pulled together to show support for Haiti after hurricanes ravaged the country leaving many people desperate for help and support. Troopers and residents donated new items such as diapers, baby wipes and formula purchased from the Navy Exchange, and donated clothing. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Staff Sgt. Emily J. Russell)







UANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Petty Officer 1st Class Clint Mingus (left) and Chief Petty Officer Christopher Lipke, both with the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve’s 307 Port Security Unit, lend a hand and hammer to rebuilding efforts at the Morale, Welfare and Recreation Paintball Range here Sept. 21, 2008. Personnel from both U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay and Joint Task Force Guantanamo volunteered to help rebuild the facilities damaged during Hurricane Ike. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Pfc. Eric Liesse)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Petty Officer 1st Class Clint Mingus (left) and Chief Petty Officer Christopher Lipke, both with the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve’s 307 Port Security Unit, lend a hand and hammer to rebuilding efforts at the Morale, Welfare and Recreation Paintball Range here Sept. 21, 2008. Personnel from both U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay and Joint Task Force Guantanamo volunteered to help rebuild the facilities damaged during Hurricane Ike. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Pfc. Eric Liesse)


GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba –Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Thomas, an engineer with the 474th Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force, repairs a hole in the diaphragm of a pump at Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s Camp Justice Sept. 19, 2008. The pump provides the force by which water is moved from shower facilities at the Camp to a waste water tank, also on the premises. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Sgt. Sarah Stannard)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba –Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Thomas, an engineer with the 474th Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force, repairs a hole in the diaphragm of a pump at Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s Camp Justice Sept. 19, 2008. The pump provides the force by which water is moved from shower facilities at the Camp to a waste water tank, also on the premises. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Sgt. Sarah Stannard)


GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba –Joint Task Force Guantanamo Troopers tour the USS Kearsarge while it is docked at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Sept. 19, 2008.  The Kearsarge docked here to load resources for the hurricane-stricken Haiti. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Pfc. Carlynn M. Knaak)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba –Joint Task Force Guantanamo Troopers tour the USS Kearsarge while it is docked at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Sept. 19, 2008. The Kearsarge docked here to load resources for the hurricane-stricken Haiti. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Pfc. Carlynn M. Knaak)







GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Army Sgt. Arthur Pacheco, a Trooper deployed in support of Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s Joint Visitors Bureau, decorates in preparation for a cook out held for junior enlisted Troopers here Sep. 12, 2008. The JVB supports the command by coordinating and facilitating distinguished visitors’ visits to the JTF. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Spc. Erica Isaacson)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Army Sgt. Arthur Pacheco, a Trooper deployed in support of Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s Joint Visitors Bureau, decorates in preparation for a cook out held for junior enlisted Troopers here Sep. 12, 2008. The JVB supports the command by coordinating and facilitating distinguished visitors’ visits to the JTF. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Spc. Erica Isaacson)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Army Pvt. 1st Class Christopher Johnson, a light-wheeled vehicle mechanic with the 525th Military Police Battalion, removes the rim from a tire here, Sep. 12, 2008. The 525th MP Battalion supports detention operations for Joint Task Force Guantanamo. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Spc. Erica Isaacson)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Army Pvt. 1st Class Christopher Johnson, a light-wheeled vehicle mechanic with the 525th Military Police Battalion, removes the rim from a tire here, Sep. 12, 2008. The 525th MP Battalion supports detention operations for Joint Task Force Guantanamo. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Spc. Erica Isaacson)

A fireman from U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay’s Fire Department watches the water supply during a fire drill outside of the Downtown Lyceum here, Sept. 12, 2008. U. S. Naval Station Fire and Emergency Services conduct weekly training drills in preparation for yearly certifications. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Spc. Erica Isaacson)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba –A fireman from U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay’s Fire Department watches the water supply during a fire drill outside of the Downtown Lyceum here, Sept. 12, 2008. U. S. Naval Station Fire and Emergency Services conduct weekly training drills in preparation for yearly certifications. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Spc. Erica Isaacson)






Navy Petty Officer 2nd class Mark Favro, an operations specialist for Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s Navy Expeditionary Guard Battalion, opens a care package sent by the General Mills corporation to a large number JTF Troopers here, Sep. 11, 2009. A large proportion of the guard force inside the JTF detention facilities consist of NEGB Troopers. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Spc. Erica Isaacson)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba –Navy Petty Officer 2nd class Mark Favro, an operations specialist for Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s Navy Expeditionary Guard Battalion, opens a care package sent by the General Mills corporation to a large number JTF Troopers here, Sep. 11, 2009. A large proportion of the guard force inside the JTF detention facilities consist of NEGB Troopers. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Spc. Erica Isaacson)







Troopers assigned to Joint Task Force Guantanamo unload Meals Ready to Eat and water that were staged at the Cuzco Barracks here in preparation for Hurricane Gustav here, Sep. 2, 2008. The Troopers volunteered to be part of a sand bag crew that was never needed, so they instead aided in clean up after the storm. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Spc. Erica Isaacson)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - Troopers assigned to Joint Task Force Guantanamo unload Meals Ready to Eat and water that were staged at the Cuzco Barracks here in preparation for Hurricane Gustav here, Sep. 2, 2008. The Troopers volunteered to be part of a sand bag crew that was never needed, so they instead aided in clean up after the storm. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Spc. Erica Isaacson)







Army Brig. Gen. Gregory Zanetti, deputy commander of Joint Task Force Guantanamo, presents a command coin to a young participant after running in the inaugural 9.11 Mile Freedom Run and 5.5 Mile Run/Walk Sept. 5, 2008, starting at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay’s Windmill Beach. The run was in remembrance of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in New York City and was run by personnel of all commands on the Naval Station, including JTF Troopers. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Pfc. Eric Liesse)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba –Army Brig. Gen. Gregory Zanetti, deputy commander of Joint Task Force Guantanamo, presents a command coin to a young participant after running in the inaugural 9.11 Mile Freedom Run and 5.5 Mile Run/Walk Sept. 5, 2008, starting at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay’s Windmill Beach. The run was in remembrance of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in New York City and was run by personnel of all commands on the Naval Station, including JTF Troopers. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Pfc. Eric Liesse)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba- Kathy Dicianni, a resident of U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, displays her GTMO Pottery collection and wraps a purchased item for a customer at the Labor Day Craft Fair held at the Windjammer Ballroom here Sept. 1, 2008. Sculpting clay pots is one of Dicianni's hobbies on base to relieve stress and offer visitors and residents of the base an authentic GTMO souvenir. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Spc. Megan Burnham)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba- Kathy Dicianni, a resident of U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, displays her GTMO Pottery collection and wraps a purchased item for a customer at the Labor Day Craft Fair held at the Windjammer Ballroom here Sept. 1, 2008. Sculpting clay pots is one of Dicianni's hobbies on base to relieve stress and offer visitors and residents of the base an authentic GTMO souvenir. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Spc. Megan Burnham)






GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba –Army Spc. Christina Beerman, and Army Spc. Meghan Phillips, Broadcast Journalist’s from 112th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Wisconsin Army National Guard supporting Joint Task Force Guantanamo, host "The Local Show with Maggie and B," on Guantanamo Bay's 103.1 the "Blitz.” “The Local Show with Maggie and B” is one of the local radio shows on stations at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Kleynia R. McKnight)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba –Army Spc. Christina Beerman, and Army Spc. Meghan Phillips, Broadcast Journalist’s from 112th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Wisconsin Army National Guard supporting Joint Task Force Guantanamo, host "The Local Show with Maggie and B," on Guantanamo Bay's 103.1 the "Blitz.” “The Local Show with Maggie and B” is one of the local radio shows on stations at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Kleynia R. McKnight)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Army Sgt. Carlos Manchuca of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard instructs a driver on how to properly secure a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle for Hurricane Gustav which passed near U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Aug. 26, 2008. The Puerto Rico Army National Guard provides external security for Joint Task Force Guantanamo. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Spc. Erica Isaacson)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Army Sgt. Carlos Manchuca of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard instructs a driver on how to properly secure a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle for Hurricane Gustav which passed near U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Aug. 26, 2008. The Puerto Rico Army National Guard provides external security for Joint Task Force Guantanamo. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Spc. Erica Isaacson)







GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Ken Latta performs during a prayer breakfast Aug. 18, 2008, at Seaside Galley. Navy Rear Adm. David M. Thomas, Jr., Joint Task Force Guantanamo commander, spoke at the quarterly event. The prayer breakfast was held for JTF Troopers assigned to the base. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Vaughn R. Larson)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Ken Latta performs during a prayer breakfast Aug. 18, 2008, at Seaside Galley. Navy Rear Adm. David M. Thomas, Jr., Joint Task Force Guantanamo commander, spoke at the quarterly event. The prayer breakfast was held for JTF Troopers assigned to the base. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Vaughn R. Larson)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – A few seahut structures in Camp America suffered minor structural damage due to Tropical Storm Fay, which hit the Naval Base with heavy rains and strong winds Aug. 16, 2008, and moved on the following day. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Vaughn R. Larson)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – A few seahut structures in Camp America suffered minor structural damage due to Tropical Storm Fay, which hit the Naval Base with heavy rains and strong winds Aug. 16, 2008, and moved on the following day. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Vaughn R. Larson)