News US, Greek forces train, fly together April 21, 2016 Photo by Sgt. Brenda ContrerasGreek air force Capt. Konstantinos Kainourios, 865th Aerial Delivery Battalion jumpmaster (right), places the static-line hook onto the parachute of Sgt. 1st Class Ronnell Gillespie, 5th Quartermaster Theater Aerial Delivery platoon sergeant, April 6 in Elefsis, Greece. Photo courtesy of Greek air force 865th Aerial Delivery BattalionGreek air force 1st Lt. Broumidis Vasilios, 865th Aerial Delivery Battalion, Rigger Company commander (center), explains how to hook a suspension sling and clevis hook together to 5th Quartermaster Theater Aerial Delivery Company riggers April 5 in Elefsis, Greece. Photo by Staff Sgt. Nancy KasbergGreek paratroopers descend to the drop zone after exiting a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules during Stolen Cerberus III April 12 above Elefsis, Greece. Greek land and special operations forces were able to jump from U.S. aircraft under the supervision of a joint team of U.S. jumpmasters. This is the third year in a row that the U.S. and Greeks have conducted exercise Stolen Cerberus. Photo by Staff Sgt. Nancy KasbergGreek paratroopers board a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules during Stolen Cerberus III April 12 in Elefsis, Greece. Throughout the two-week combined-forces training, Greek armed forces and personnel from 37th Airlift Squadron at Ramstein shared best practices. Photo by Sgt. Brenda ContrerasPvt. Matthew Lucas (left) and Sgt. Amber Jaramillo (right), both 5th Quartermaster Theater Aerial Delivery Company riggers, assist Greek air force Sgt. Mantzaris Christos, 865th Aerial Delivery Battalion (center), in hooking slings to a Humvee they suspended below a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules cargo plane April 5 in Elefsis, Greece. Photo by Staff Sgt. Nancy KasbergA Greek paratrooper exits a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules during Stolen Cerberus III April 12 above Elefsis, Greece. The flying-training deployment provided different training scenarios, enabling the allied services to work together and gain a better understanding of how each other operates. Photo by Staff Sgt. Nancy KasbergU.S. and Greek aircraft fly in formation during Stolen Cerberus III April 7 above Elefsis, Greece. Photo courtesy of Greek air force 865th Aerial Delivery BattalionA Greek air force Chinook cargo helicopter tows a Type Five Palette System that riggers from 5th Quartermaster Theater Aerial Delivery Company and Greece’s 865th Aerial Delivery Battalion hooked onto it April 5 in Elefsis, Greece. Tags: combined-forces training × Stolen Cerberus III « Previous × Next » Share Tweet