B-1s train to LRASM capabilities in Europe during Bomber Task Force mission
9:05 AM6/1/2020
Two B-1B Lancers from the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, conducted a long-range strategic Bomber Task Force mission to the Black Sea region, 29 May, 2020.
During the mission, the two B-1s conducted training on the Long Range Anti-ship Missile (LRASM). Designed to target adversary ships, the LRASM gives the B-1 the ability to have advanced stand-off and counter-ship capabilities.
Readout of visit between Commander, U.S. European Command and Turkish military leaders
12:00 AM1/30/2020
U.S. European Command Commander Gen. Tod D. Wolters met with Turkish Minister of Defense Hulusi Akar and Turkish Chief of Defense Gen.Yasar Guler today to discuss ongoing bilateral defense activities between the two nations
Readout of Visit from U.S. European Command Deputy Commander to Turkey
9:17 AM11/7/2019
U.S. European Command Deputy Commander Lt. Gen. Stephen M. Twitty met with Turkish Deputy Chief of Defense Lt. Gen. Metin Gürak today to discuss ongoing bilateral defense activities between the two nations
U.S. and Turkey Move Forward to Secure Northeast Syria
10:13 AM9/29/2019
U.S. and Turkish forces are working in close-cooperation to establish sustainable security in northeast Syria. As part of this effort, both forces conducted the seventh combined joint aerial overflight to monitor the progress of the implementation of the security mechanism zone, September 28, 2019.
Sea Breeze 2017 Takes Anti-submarine Warfare Training to Advanced Level
4:08 PM7/24/2017
The Turkish Navy submarine TCG Batiray (S 349) departs Odessa, Ukraine, for the second at-sea phase of exercise Sea Breeze 2017 July 18. Sea Breeze is a U.S. and Ukraine co-hosted multi-national maritime exercise held in the Black Sea and is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and strengthen maritime security within the region.
Sea Breeze 2017 Takes Anti-submarine Warfare Training to Advanced Level
4:04 PM7/24/2017
A P-8A Poseidon, assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 16, participates in a photoex flight during exercise Sea Breeze 2017 in Odessa, Ukraine, July 21. Sea Breeze is a U.S. and Ukraine co-hosted multinational maritime exercise held in the Black Sea and is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and strengthen maritime security within the region.
Sea Breeze 2017 Takes Anti-submarine Warfare Training to Advanced Level
3:49 PM7/24/2017
The Turkish Ay-class submarine TCG Batiray (S-349) and a U.S. P-8A Poseidon from Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, took anti-submarine warfare (ASW) training to an advanced level during exercise Sea Breeze 2017.
U.S. and Ukrainian Marines Conduct Amphibious Landing
1:05 PM7/20/2017
U.S. and Ukrainian Marines launched coordinated amphibious assault from a Turkish ship against a beachhead, July 19, 2017, during Exercise Sea Breeze in Mykolaivka, Ukraine.
General Curtis M. Scaparrotti, U.S. European Command Commander and Strategic Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) issued a statement to the media regarding Turkey Aug. 22, 2016. The below statement is provided to the media:
U.S. Soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment prepare for movement during Swift Response 16 training exercise at the Hohenfels Training Area, a part of the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, in Hohenfels, Germany, Jun. 22, 2016. Exercise Swift Response is one of the premier military crisis response training events for multi-national airborne forces in the world. Swift Response 16 includes more than 5,000 Soldiers and Airmen from Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and the United States and takes place in Poland and Germany, May 27-June 26, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Bryan Rankin/Released)