Special Operations Command Europe

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1:49 PM11/18/2016

BUDAPEST, Hungary- Hungarian Special Operations service members conduct nine-line casualty evacuation training with the Army National Guard helicopter taskforce September 23. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Larraine Whetstone/24th Press Camp HQ)

1:45 PM11/18/2016

STUTTGART, Germany- An Army National Guard Helicopter task force completed the first aviation support rotation of its kind in Europe. The multi-state unit from Colorado, Kansas and Utah brought U.S. and allied special operations forces, in the Special Operations Command Europe area of responsibility, the ability to train from new heights, literally, from July to October 2016.

1:34 PM11/18/2016

Soldiers from various countries such as Belgium, Germany, Italy, U.S., Latvia, Estonia, Ireland, U.K., Denmark, Holland all jumped during the Special Operations Command - Europe International Jump Week 2016 (photo by Sgt 1st Class Will Patterson)

1:32 PM11/18/2016

STUTTGART, Germany- Special Operations Command Europe hosted the 2nd Annual International Jump Week, here, July 25-29.

1:27 PM11/18/2016

STUTTGART, Germany- Operators from 1st Battalion 10th Special Forces Group scan their sector as they prepare to fast-rope from the UH-60L Black hawk with Army National Guard Helicopter Task force from Colorado, Kansas and Utah Aug 1-4. (US Army photo by Staff Sgt. Larraine Whetstone/24th Press Camp)

1:26 PM11/18/2016

STUTTGART, Germany- During the month of August, Special Operations Command Europe and adjacent units conducted fast-rope insertion and extraction system training, and military free-fall with the support of an Army National Guard Helicopter Task force.

4:16 PM7/19/2016

U.S. Special Operations Command Europe symbol.

2:46 PM6/10/2015

George Shenkle, World War II veteran and former U.S. Army Soldier with the Easy Company, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, reacts as U.S. Army Soldiers parachute over the historic La Fiere drop zone near Sainte Mere Eglise, Normandy, France, June 7, 2015, to commemorate the 71st Anniversary of D-Day. More than 380 U.S. service members from Europe and affiliated D-Day historical units participated in the 71st Anniversary air drop as part of Joint Task Force D-Day 71. The task force, based in Sainte Mere Eglise, France, is supporting local events across Normandy, from June 2-8, 2015, to commemorate the selfless actions by all the Allies on D-Day that continue to resonate 71 years later. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Brian Bahret)