At U.S. European Command’s Chiefs of Mission conference March 16-17 in Stuttgart, Germany, USEUCOM Deputy Commander, U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Steven Basham; Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Amb. Dereck Hogan; U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Amb. Bridget Brink; and U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Africa Deputy Commander, U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John Lamontagne, spoke to attendees on the future of European security resulting from Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. (US Army photo by SSG Daniel Ward)
U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Amb. Bridget Brink, and commander of U.S. Special Operations Command Europe, U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Steven Edwards, engage in conversation at U.S. European Command’s Chiefs of Mission conference in Stuttgart, Germany, March 16-17. (US Army photo by SSG Daniel Ward)
USEUCOM Commander, U.S. Army General Christopher Cavoli and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Amb. Dereck Hogan, provide opening remarks at U.S. European Command’s Chiefs of Mission conference in Stuttgart, Germany, March 16-17. (US Army photo by SSG Daniel Ward)
Group photo of attendees of the annual Chiefs of Mission Conference March 16-17 at the U.S. European Command Rogers Center, Stuttgart, Germany. USEUCOM hosts the annual meeting to gather senior leaders from the command’s headquarters, component commands, Department of State and more than 50 U.S. ambassadors and charge d’ affaires from across Europe to discuss whole-of-government support to America’s Allies and partners in the face of increasing threats and challenges across the region. (Courtesy photo by Freddy Wheeler)
MEDIA ADVISORY: Camera footage release from U.S. Air Force MQ-9 interaction with Russian SU-27 in Black Sea
10:08 AM3/16/2023
U.S. European Command released declassified footage of a Russian Su-27 aircraft conducting an unsafe/unprofessional intercept of a U.S. Air Force MQ-9 in international airspace over the Black Sea, March 14, 2023.
US Air Force MQ-9 camera footage: Russian Su-27 Black Sea intercept
10:00 AM3/16/2023
Two Russian Su-27 aircraft conducted an unsafe and unprofessional intercept with a U.S. Air Force intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance unmanned MQ-9 aircraft operating within international airspace over the Black Sea on March 14, 2023. Russian Su-27s dumped fuel upon and struck the propeller of the MQ-9, causing U.S. forces to have to bring the MQ-9 down in international waters. (U.S. Air Force video)
(Editor's Note: This declassified video has been edited for length, however, the events are depicted in sequential order.)
MEDIA ADVISORY: Camera footage release from U.S. Air Force MQ-9 interaction with Russian SU-27 in Black Sea
9:57 AM3/16/2023
U.S. European Command released declassified footage of a Russian Su-27 aircraft conducting an unsafe/unprofessional intercept of a U.S. Air Force MQ-9 in international airspace over the Black Sea, March 14, 2023.
Russian aircraft collides into US unmanned system in international waters
8:27 AM3/15/2023
An MQ-9 Reaper flies a training mission over the Nevada Test and Training Range, July 15, 2019. MQ-9 aircrew provide dominant, persistent attack and reconnaissance for comabtant commanders and coalition partners across the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Rio Rosado)
Russian aircraft collides into US unmanned system in international waters
8:26 AM3/15/2023
Two Russian Su-27 aircraft conducted an unsafe and unprofessional intercept with a U.S. Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance unmanned MQ-9 aircraft that was operating within international airspace over the Black Sea, March 14, 2023.
Russian aircraft collides into US unmanned system in international waters
4:28 PM3/14/2023
Two Russian Su-27 aircraft conducted an unsafe and unprofessional intercept with a U.S. Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance unmanned MQ-9 aircraft that was operating within international airspace over the Black Sea, March 14, 2023.
Panagiotis Theotis, a Humanitarian Assistance Program Manager with the U.S. Office of Defense Cooperation in Cyprus, discusses a project idea with a Civil Affairs team during an informational “round robin” session as part of the USEUCOM OHDACA workshop that was held in Tirana, Albania during the week of Feb. 5-10. More than 100 personnel working on humanitarian issues throughout the U.S. European Command region gathered at the workshop to discuss future projects.
Andy Spendlove, a project manager with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, shares his thoughts with an Office of Defense Cooperation team during an informational “round robin” session as part of the USEUCOM OHDACA workshop that was held in Tirana, Albania during the week of Feb. 5-10. More than 100 personnel working on humanitarian issues throughout the U.S. European Command region gathered at the workshop to discuss future projects.
Demian Smith, Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Tirana, Albania, provides welcoming remarks for participants of the USEUCOM Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid (OHDACA) workshop. The event was held in Albania’s capital city during the week of Feb. 5-10. More than 100 personnel working on humanitarian issues throughout the U.S. European Command region gathered at the workshop to discuss future projects.
Lyudmyla Kyrylenko, a Humanitarian Assistance Program Manager with the U.S. Office of Defense Cooperation in Ukraine, provides a status update on the projects being conducted and planned under the Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid (OHDACA) program. While the current conflict with Russia has postponed some projects, others are proceeding in areas less affected by the war. Ms. Kyrylenko was a featured speaker at the USEUCOM OHDACA workshop that was held in Tirana, Albania during the week of Feb. 5-10. More than 100 personnel working on humanitarian issues throughout the U.S. European Command region gathered at the workshop to discuss future projects.