Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks to Soldiers assigned to 2nd Cavalry Regiment in Bulgaria on March 18, 2022. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis led a town hall with military and civilian personnel at the U.S. European Command during the Stuttgart, Germany stop of his trip to Europe Feb. 18.
At Home and Abroad: Community-centered, Globally-engaged
4:43 PM8/28/2017
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch speak to the commander of the U.S Army's 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Col. David Jordan in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Aug. 24, 2017.
45th IBCT Soldiers were the first ever U.S. troops to participate in the Ukrainian celebration.The 45th is deployed to Ukraine in support of the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine, an international coalition dedicated to building the training capacity of the Ukrainian army. (DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jette Carr)
At Home and Abroad: Community-centered, Globally-engaged
4:39 PM8/28/2017
Oklahoma National Guard Soldiers from the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team march alongside Ukrainian troops and other NATO allies and partners during a parade in Kyiv, Ukraine on Aug. 24, to celebrate Ukrainian independence.
The 45th IBCT is currently deployed to Ukraine in support of the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine, an international coalition dedicated to building the training capacity of the Ukrainian Army. The U.S. will continue to train and advise Ukrainian forces until 2020. (Photo by Sgt. Anthony Jones, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team)
EUCOM Director of Logistics Signs ATERES Agreement
10:26 AM4/5/2017
STUTTGART, Germany - Rear Adm. Paul Verrastro (center), U.S. European Command Director of Logistics signs a multinational air transportation, aerial refueling, and other exchange of services (ATARES) program agreement Mar. 24, 2017. The ATERES program is a milestone agreement is the culmination of an eight year staffing effort within the U.S. government between EUCOM, Congress, Joint Staff, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of State, Transportation Command, and U.S. Africa Command. (U.S. European Command photo by Master Sgt. Charles Larkin Sr.)