Northern Europe defense conference builds on longstanding partnerships for security
12:00 AM11/9/2023
U.S. Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, commander, U.S. European Command, co-hosted the two-day Northern Europe Chiefs of Defense Conference alongside Gen. Onno Eichelsheim, Netherlands Chief of Defence. The annual strategic gathering was held at the Royal Netherlands Army Headquarters in Utrecht, Netherlands, from Nov. 8-9, 2023. The event drew nearly 80 senior military leaders from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, the U.K. and the U.S., in addition to U.S. National Guard leadership from Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota and Pennsylvania.
The Republic of Armenia Armed Forces Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Edvard Asryan visited the U.S. European Command headquarters to meet with EUCOM leaders and discuss U.S. and Armenian military and defense cooperation.
(U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Aaron Daugherty, b-roll by Spc. Christian Carillo)
U.S. Sixth Fleet conducts bilateral, dual-carrier operations in eastern Mediterranean Sea
3:56 PM11/3/2023
Ships from the Gerald R. Ford and Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Groups (CSG), U.S. Sixth Fleet command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), and Italian Navy frigates Carlo Margottini (F 592) and Virginio Fasan (F 591) sail in formation in the Mediterranean Sea, Nov. 3, 2023. The two carrier strike groups are operating in the area at the direction of the Secretary of Defense to bolster deterrence in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Janae Chambers)
US B-1B Lancers conduct Bomber Task Force mission in Eastern Europe
7:57 PM10/31/2023
U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, and currently deployed to RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, conducted a Bomber Task Force mission, collaborating closely with fighter jets from NATO Allies the Czech Republic and Hungary over Eastern Europe on Oct. 26, 2023.
US B-1B Lancers conduct Bomber Task Force mission in Eastern Europe
2:45 PM10/31/2023
U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, and currently deployed to RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, conducted a Bomber Task Force mission, collaborating closely with fighter jets from NATO Allies the Czech Republic and Hungary over Eastern Europe on Oct. 26, 2023.
US B-1B Lancers conduct Bomber Task Force mission in Eastern Europe
2:23 PM10/31/2023
Bomber Task Force missions showcase the U.S. capability to efficiently and lead and oversee its bomber fleet for global missions, further solidifying the commitment to both NATO and U.S. National Defense Strategy.
Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group enters Mediterranean Sea
9:17 AM10/30/2023
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group transits the Strait of Gibraltar, Oct. 28, 2023. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment to provide the national command authority flexible, tailorable, warfighting capability to maintain maritime stability and to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Merissa Daley)
Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group enters Mediterranean Sea
9:17 AM10/30/2023
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKECSG) transited the Strait of Gibraltar on October 28.
As a part of the U.S. Navy’s globally-deployed forces, IKECSG will join the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group in support of the defense of Israel and to deter aggression throughout the region.
US, Italy conclude 50th iteration of the Joint Military Commission
12:37 PM10/25/2023
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Chris McKinney, U.S. European command’s deputy director for the Security Cooperation and Partnering Division and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, and Italian Brig. Gen. Alessandro Grassano, deputy chief of the III Department of the Defence General Staff, International Relations and Arm Control. (Courtesy photo by RTSD South Italy VI-Team Vicenza)
EUCOM hosts Finnish Defence Force high command academic delegation
11:00 AM10/25/2023
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Daniel Lasica, the U.S. European Command strategy, plans and policy director, right; British Brig. Leigh R. Tingey, the EUCOM vice director for partnership, security cooperation and space capability, left; Finnish Defence Forces Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy Lt. Gen. Janne Jaakkola, center; and 27 members of FDF High Command Course meet to discuss defense cooperation at EUCOM headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, on Oct. 19, 2023.
EUCOM hosts Finnish Defence Force high command academic delegation
3:01 PM10/23/2023
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Daniel Lasica, the U.S. European Command strategy, plans and policy director, fourth from left; J-5 Vice Director Brig. Leigh R. Tingey, fourth from right; Finnish Defence Forces Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy Lt. Gen. Janne Jaakkola, center; and 27 members of FDF High Command Course meet in front of EUCOM Headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, on Oct. 19, 2023.