US, Luxembourg officials break ground on deployable air base system
12:00 AM10/19/2023
U.S. and Luxembourg officials break ground on the deployable air base system support and storage facilities being built at the Warehouses Service Agency complex in Sanem, Luxembourg, on Oct. 19, 2023. The project supports the readiness and responsiveness of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe, reinforcing NATO’s collective defense and deterrence.
US, Luxembourg officials break ground on deployable air base system
12:00 AM10/19/2023
The Deployable Air Base System support and storage facilities project will add more than 200,000 square feet of additional facility space to the Warehouses Service Agency, which supports the rapid deployment of War Reserve Material worldwide within 24 hours for any contingency.
US, Luxembourg officials break ground on deployable air base system
12:00 AM10/19/2023
U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Det 4 Design and Construction Chief Allan Lucht, Det 4 Project Manager Ned Harshbarger, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District Project Manager Khang Ho discuss the deployable air base system support and storage facilities being built at the Warehouses Service Agency complex in Sanem, Luxembourg before a groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 19, 2023. The project supports the readiness and responsiveness of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe, reinforcing NATO’s collective defense and deterrence.
The long-planned European BTF deployment provides U.S. and NATO leaders with strategic options to assure Allies and partners, while also deterring potential adversary aggression throughout Europe and across the globe.
US, Adriatic Charter nations' military leaders reinforce charter commitments during conference
1:50 PM9/27/2023
U.S. Army Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli, the commander of U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, meets with Lt. Gen. Vasko Gjurchinovski, the chief of defense of North Macedonia and country host for the U.S. – Adriatic Charter Chiefs of Defense Conference held Sept. 26-28, 2023, in Skopje, North Macedonia. Chiefs of defense from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and North Macedonia, as well as the U.S. and observer nations Kosovo and Slovenia, discussed the security situation in Europe and expressed solidarity with Ukraine following Russia’s unprovoked invasion.
US, Adriatic Charter nations' military leaders reinforce charter commitments during conference
1:50 PM9/27/2023
U.S. Army Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli, the commander of U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, meets with North Macedonia Minister of Defense Slavjanka Petrovska while attending the U.S. – Adriatic Charter Chiefs of Defense Conference Sept. 26-28, 2023, in Skopje, North Macedonia. Chiefs of defense from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and North Macedonia, as well as the U.S. and observer nations Kosovo and Slovenia, discussed the security situation in Europe and expressed solidarity with Ukraine following Russia’s unprovoked invasion.
US, Adriatic Charter nations' military leaders reinforce charter commitments during conference
1:50 PM9/27/2023
U.S. Army Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli, center, the commander of U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, speaks to participants at the U.S. – Adriatic Charter Chiefs of Defense Conference, held Sept. 26-28, 2023, in Skopje, North Macedonia. Chiefs of defense from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and North Macedonia, as well as the U.S. and observer nations Kosovo and Slovenia, discussed the security situation in Europe and expressed solidarity with Ukraine following Russia’s unprovoked invasion.
US Air Force F-16 jets arrive in Romania for NATO air policing
7:09 AM9/25/2023
A U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter aircraft is deployed to Lask Air Base in Poland. NATO's air forces regularly conduct deployments abroad to further strengthen Alliance cohesion and collective defense. (Archive U.S. Air Force photo by 52nd Fighter wing)
World’s largest aircraft carrier arrives in Trieste
8:48 AM9/21/2023
The world's largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford arrives in Trieste, Italy, for a scheduled port visit Sept. 17, 2023. Gerald R. Ford is the U.S. Navy's newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, representing a generational leap in the U.S. Navy's capacity to project power on a global scale. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and partner interests.
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Bryony Terrell walks Danish military officials across Washington Square at the U.S. European Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, on Sept. 20, 2023. Meeting on the heels of Denmark taking delivery of its first fifth-generation aircraft, the American-produced F-35 Lightning, only underscored the close and enduring military relationships shared by the two nations.
U.S. and Danish military officials meet at the U.S. European Command headquarters building on Patch Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, on Sept. 20, 2023. Meeting on the heels of Denmark taking delivery of its first fifth-generation aircraft, the American-produced F-35 Lightning, only underscored the close and enduring military relationships shared by the two nations.