An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 510th Fighter Squadron takes off from Aviano Air Base, Italy, Aug. 2, 2020. F-16s from the 510th FS flew integrated training missions alongside the USS Porter in the Black Sea which were designed to train U.S. forces to operate while executing multi-domain operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rebeccah Woodrow)
U.S. Navy Conducts Joint Operations with U.S. Air Force in the Black Sea
6:38 AM8/4/2020
The Arleigh Burke class, guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78), a P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) from Patrol Squadron VP-47, four F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, KC-135 Stratotankers from the 100th Aerial Refuleing wing, Mildenhall, England, and an MQ-9 Reaper assigned to the 52ndExpeditionary Operations Group Detachment 2, Miroslawiec Air Base, Poland, conducted a joint training mission in the Black Sea, Aug. 2, 2020.
A Polish soldier guides U.S. Soldiers in a Bradley Fighting Vehicle off a bridge during exercise Allied Spirit at Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland, June 11, 2020. Exercise Allied Spirit is a Defender-Europe 20 linked exercise involving approximately 6,000 U.S. and Polish soldiers. The modified exercise will test a division-sized unit's ability to conduct a deliberate water crossing, integrate with alliance capabilities and establish a common intelligence operational picture. The exercise, modified in response to COVID-19, operates in accordance with the guidance directed by DoD and host nations. All U.S. Soldiers and civilians involved in the exercise completed a 14-day quarantine and were tested for COVID-19 upon arrival with additional health screenings if necessary. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Randis Monroe)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael L. Howard, Commander, Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region and the U.S. Army Military District of Washington (JFHQ-NCR/MDW), poses for a command portrait in the Army portrait studio at the Pentagon in Arlington, VA, May 18, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Monica King/Released)
Senior Defense Officials Brief Reporters at the Pentagon
3:59 PM7/29/2020
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper; Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten, vice chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Air Force Gen. Tod D. Wolters, commander of U.S. European Command and NATO’s supreme allied commander for Europe, brief reporters at the Pentagon, July 29, 2020.
Department of Defense Senior Leaders Brief Reporters on European Force Posture
3:32 PM7/29/2020
Secretary Of Defense Mark T. Esper; Joint Chiefs Of Staff Vice Chairman General John Hyten; General Tod Wolters, Commander, U.S. European Command, And Supreme Allied Commander Europe
U.S. Soldiers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade rally together after a patrol during Saber Junction 19 at the Hohenfels Training Area in Germany, Sept. 26, 2019. Saber Junction 2019 (SJ19) is an exercise involving nearly 5,400 participants from 16 ally and partner nations at the U.S. Army’s Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels Training Areas, Sept. 3 to 30 Sept. 2019. SJ19 is designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with participating allies and partner nations. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Audrequez Evans)
CH-47 Chinook helicopters belonging to the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade transport vehicles as part of an air assault mission, during Saber Junction 19 (SJ19), at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany Sept. 26, 2019. SJ19 is an exercise involving nearly 5,400 participants from 16 ally and partner nations at the U.S. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels Training Areas, Sept. 3 to 30 Sept. 2019. SJ19 is designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Infantry Airborne Brigade to execute land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with participating allies and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Thomas Mort)
U.S. Soldiers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade rally together after a patrol during Saber Junction 19 at the Hohenfels Training Area in Germany, Sept. 26, 2019. Saber Junction 2019 (SJ19) is an exercise involving nearly 5,400 participants from 16 ally and partner nations at the U.S. Army’s Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels Training Areas, Sept. 3 to 30 Sept. 2019. SJ19 is designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with participating allies and partner nations. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Audrequez Evans)
More than 4,000 participants from the U.S. and Ally and partner nations will participate in Saber Junction 20 at the U.S. Army’s Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas Aug. 3-27, 2020.
What's mean, green and falling from 10,000 feet at 150 miles per hour? A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier conducting a High-Altitude, Low-Opening (HALO) freefall parachute jump. Special Forces operators regularly train in this high-adrenaline insertion method, often in tandem with their European counterparts, like the Latvian Special Operations Unit.
USEUCOM Commandant's Command Sergeant Major Change of Responsibility Ceremony
9:58 AM7/24/2020
July 24, 2020: We are LIVE from Patch Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, for the USEUCOM Commandant's Command Sergeant Major Change of Responsibility ceremony. Today U.S. Navy Senior Chief Master at Arms Mark W. Melia (acting) relinquishes responsibilities to CSM Jose M. Medina.
Established in 2001, the USEUCOM Office of the Commandant office provides support to over 1,250 service members from all branches of the military service, along with more than 15 inter-agency organizations disbursed throughout Europe.
Learning from some of the best. Marines and U.S. Navy corpsmen with U.S. Marine Forces Europe and Africa participate in a two-week mountain warfare field exercise in Norway. Exercises like these enhance cooperation with our European partners and allies.
Lt. Col. Ron Sprang, battalion commander, and Maj. Brandon Kennedy, battalion operations officer, with 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, discuss their unit’s arrival and subsequent training in Poznan, Poland, July 16, 2020. The Fort Hood based unit deployed to participate in Defender Europe 20 Phase II at Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland. DEFENDER-Europe 20 was designed as a deployment exercise to build strategic readiness in support of the U.S. National Defense Strategy and NATO deterrence objectives. In response to COVID-19, DEFENDER-Europe 20 was modified in size and scope. Phase I of the modified DEFENDER-Europe 20 was linked exercise Allied Spirit, which took place at Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland, June 5-19, with approximately 6,000 U.S. and Polish Soldiers. In Phase II of the modified DEFENDER-Europe 20, a U.S.-based combined arms battalion will conduct an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise to Europe July 14 – Aug. 22. For more information about DEFENDER-Europe, visit www.eur.army.mil/DefenderEurope. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Scott Longstreet)