12:37 PM7/1/2022

U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark A. Milley, gives his opening remarks during a change of command ceremony for U.S. European Command in Stuttgart, Germany, on July 1, 2022. Upon taking command from U.S. Air Force Gen. Tod D. Wolters, U.S. Army Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli assumed responsibility for U.S. military operations across Europe, portions of Asia and the Middle East, the Arctic and Atlantic Ocean. USEUCOM is comprised of more than 64,000 permanently assigned military and civilian personnel and works closely with NATO Allies and Partners. (U.S. Army Photo By Sgt. Patrik Orcutt)

12:37 PM7/1/2022

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III gives his remarks during a change of command ceremony for U.S. European Command in Stuttgart, Germany, on July 1, 2022. Upon taking command from U.S. Air Force Gen. Tod D. Wolters, U.S. Army Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli assumed responsibility for U.S. military operations across Europe, portions of Asia and the Middle East, the Arctic and Atlantic Ocean. USEUCOM is comprised of more than 64,000 permanently assigned military and civilian personnel and works closely with NATO Allies and Partners. (U.S. Army Photo By Sgt. Patrik Orcutt)

11:39 AM7/1/2022

10:31 AM7/1/2022

9:27 AM7/1/2022

Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli

3:03 PM6/29/2022

President Joe Biden and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speak at the beginning of the Madrid Summit in Spain, June 29, 2022. Biden announced changes in U.S. force posture in Europe to counter Russian aggression. (DOD photo by Joel Chalfin)

2:55 PM6/29/2022

9:02 AM6/29/2022

Gen. Darryl Williams, the new commander of U.S. Army Europe and Africa, accepts the guidon from Gen. Tod D. Wolters, commander of U.S. European Command and NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe, during the change of command ceremony on June 28, 2022, at Clay Kaserne, Wiesbaden, Germany. Williams assumed command from Gen. Christopher Cavoli, who will move on to become commander of U.S. European Command and NATO's SACEUR. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Fry)

8:58 AM6/29/2022

8:44 AM6/29/2022

Maj. Gen. (Select) Steven G. Edwards, second from right, assumes command of U.S. Special Operations Command Europe from Maj. Gen. David H. Tabor, right, in a ceremony in Stuttgart, Germany, June 28, 2022. Gen. Tod D. Wolters, commander of U.S. European Command, left, presided over the ceremony, with Gen. Richard D. Clarke, commander of Special Operations Command in attendance. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Isabelle S. Dickey-Kappenman)

8:33 AM6/29/2022

2:24 PM6/28/2022

Adm. Stuart B. Munsch, left, assumed command of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and Allied Joint Forces Command Naples from Adm. Robert P. Burke, second from left, during a change of command ceremony held in Lago Patria, Italy, June 27, 2022. Air Force Gen. Tod D. Wolters, the commander of U.S. European Command and North Atlantic Treaty Organization Supreme Allied Commander Europe, center, and Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, the commander of U.S. Africa Command, served as the presiding officers of the ceremony. (U.S. Navy photo)

2:10 PM6/28/2022

8:37 AM6/28/2022

U.S. Air Force Gens. Tod D. Wolters, the commander of U.S. European Command, left, and Jeffrey L. Harrigian, the outgoing commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa and NATO Allied Air Command, right, look on as Gen. James B. Hecker receives the USAFE-AFAFRICA guidon from Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David W. Allvin. The change of command ceremony was held at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on June 27, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jared Lovett)

8:20 AM6/28/2022

12:28 PM6/10/2022

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Edward "Hertz" Vaughan, USEUCOM's deputy director for security cooperation, policy, partnering and space capabilities, met with Bulgarian Chief of Defense Admiral Emil Eftimov on June 8, 2022 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Vaughan thanked Eftimov for Bulgaria's security leadership in the Balkans and Black Sea regions and the two discussed opportunities for further bilateral and Allied security cooperation.

12:28 PM6/10/2022

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. "Hertz" Vaughan walks the flight line at Graf Ingatievo Air Base with Bulgarian Brig. Gen. "Hunter" Rusev, base commander, on June 7, 2022. The two fighter pilots toured the Soviet-era fighter jet flying operation and discussed Bulgaria's transition to the NATO interoperable F-16 fighter jet.

12:28 PM6/10/2022

The USEUCOM team and U.S. Embassy Sofia defense team pose for a photo with Major General Mateev and staff at the Bulgarian Joint Special Operations Command near Plovdiv, Bulgaria on June 7, 2022. U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. "Hertz" Vaughan and a team of USEUCOM security cooperation professionals visited Bulgaria to discuss current and future security cooperation with Bulgarian defense leaders.

12:28 PM6/10/2022

Bulgarian Chief of Defense Admiral Emil Eftimov and U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. "Hertz" Vaughan discuss infrastructure planning in Sofia, Bulgaria on June 8, 2022. Bulgarian leaders are planning additional infrastructure upgrades at training areas throughout the country to enhance multi-domain training opportunities.

11:58 AM6/10/2022

Senior U.S. European Command leaders visited Bulgaria to discuss current and future security cooperation with Bulgarian defense leaders