Slovenia

Closing Ceremony - Slovenia

BAUMHOLDER, Germany (May 14, 2008) - The Slovenia delegation marches to the closing ceremony for Combined Endeavor 2008 exercise.  More than 40 participating nations use CE 08 to plan, prepare and practice using a full range of communications equipment, policies and procedures prior to deploying for NATO missions and emerging, real world crisis situations such as the evacuation of Lebanon and response to natural disasters. (U.S. EUCOM photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Corey Clements) (RELEASED).

Slovenia data transmission

LORA NAVAL STATION, Croatia (May 4) - Slovenia army Pvt. Izidor Slemensek (left), radio operator, 11th Signal Battalion, and Croatian army Sergeant 1st Class Mladen Glumac (right), operations non-commissioned officer, Signal Regiment, send data across a computer network during exercise Combined Endeavor 2008. More than 40 participating nations use Combined Endeavor to plan, prepare and practice using a full range of communications equipment, policies, and procedures prior to deploying for NATO missions and emerging, real world situations such as the evacuation of Lebanon and response to natural disasters. (U.S. EUCOM photo by U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kelly LeGuillon) (RELEASED)

Slovenian data transfer system

BAUMHOLDER, Germany (May 10, 2008) - Slovenian army 1st Lt. Franc Logar, chief of data transfer systems, prepares for a DTS test during Combined Endeavor 2008. More than 40 participating nations use CE 08 to plan, prepare and practice using a full range of communications equipment, policies and procedures prior to deploying for NATO missions and emerging, real world crisis situations such as the evacuation of Lebanon and response to natural disasters. (U.S. EUCOM photo by U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nathan Lipscomb) (RELEASED)

Data across computer network

LORA NAVAL STATION, Croatia (May 4) - Slovenian Army Pvt. Izidor Slemensek (left), radio operator, 11th Signal Battalion, and Croatian Army Sergeant 1st Class Mladen Glumac (right), operations non-commissioned officer, Signal Regiment, send data across a computer network during exercise Combined Endeavor 2008. More than 40 participating nations use Combined Endeavor to plan, prepare and practice using a full range of communications equipment, policies, and procedures prior to deploying for NATO missions and emerging, real world situations such as the evacuation of Lebanon and response to natural disasters. (U.S. EUCOM photo by U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kelly LeGuillon) (RELEASED)

Slovenia captain makes hobby of collecting antique phones from fellow CE partners

Capt. Senicar examines 1957 Russian field phoneBy U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brian Hill, Combined Endeavor 2008 Public Affairs

BAUMHOLDER, Germany (May 8, 2008) - Slovenia army Capt. Luka Senicar has built a collection of antique phones through friends he's made attending Combined Endeavor.

Senicar said he started collecting them in 1994, at his first Combined Endeavor.

"I asked the Slovakians if I could buy one of their old military field phones -- that was my start," he said. "But instead, they just gave me one."

In his 14 years of coming to CE exercises, Senicar has received all but 12 of his more than 180 phones through his connections here -- he's received four phones this year.

"Everybody knows I collect them," he said. "When I was TDY once in Colorado, they gave me a phone."

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