Joint terminal attack controllers with Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), coordinate simulated close air support with U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons from 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano AB, Italy, alongside U.S. Special Operations Command Europe JTACs in a bilateral training event in BiH, Jan. 8, 2024. This bilateral training is an example of advanced military-to-military cooperation that contributes to peace and security in the Western Balkans and throughout Europe. (U.S Army photo by Sgt. Alejandro Lucero)

U.S. Special Operations Command Europe soldiers and Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) joint terminal attack controllers stand in unity during a bilateral training event in BiH, Jan. 8, 2024. This bilateral training is an example of advanced military-to-military cooperation that contributes to peace and security in the Western Balkans and throughout Europe. (U.S Army photo by Sgt. Alejandro Lucero)

The Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences hosted an end of the year event that addressed the evolving security challenges within the region in anticipation of joining NATO.

Airmen assigned to U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa conduct in-depth familiarization training on aeromedical evacuation with NATO Allies Denmark and Bulgaria as well as U.S. partner nation Serbia at Ramstein Air Base and Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, Nov. 28-Dec. 1, 2023.

Airmen assigned to U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa conduct in-depth familiarization training on aeromedical evacuation with NATO Allies Denmark and Bulgaria as well as U.S. partner nation Serbia at Ramstein Air Base and Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, Nov. 28-Dec. 1, 2023.

Airmen assigned to U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa conduct in-depth familiarization training on aeromedical evacuation with NATO Allies Denmark and Bulgaria as well as U.S. partner nation Serbia at Ramstein Air Base and Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, Nov. 28-Dec. 1, 2023.

A B-2 Spirit bomber deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, flies near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, during an interoperability training mission Jan. 15, 2019. The aircraft are flying in support of a U.S. Strategic Command Bomber Task Force mission. U.S. Strategic Command’s Bomber Forces regularly conduct combined theater security cooperation engagements with allies and partners, demonstrating the U.S. capability to command, control and conduct bomber missions across the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Russ Scalf)

Gen. Christopher Cavoli commander of U.S. European Command, meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Germany, Dec. 14, 2023, to discuss ongoing U.S. and international military support to aid the Ukrainian people in defense of their nation against Russian aggression. (Photo by Susanne Goebel)

Gen. Christopher Cavoli, commander of U.S. European Command, meets with Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Germany, Dec. 14, 2023, to discuss ongoing U.S. and international military support to aid the Ukrainian people in defense of their nation against Russian aggression. (Photo by Susanne Goebel)

U.S. European Command (USEUCOM), senior leaders from the command’s service components, and representatives from NATO’s Allied Command Operations discussed logistics and sustainment at USEUCOM’s headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, from Dec. 12-13, 2023.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Steven Basham, U.S. European Command deputy commander, gives U.S. Space Force Col. Max E. Lantz, U.S. Space Forces Europe & Africa commander, command of SPACEFOREUR-AF at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 8, 2023. SPACEFOREUR-AF’s activation at Ramstein AB is part of the Department of Defense’s ongoing effort to establish Space Force service components within combatant commands to support the joint force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Madelyn Keech)

U.S. Space Force Guardians assigned to U.S. Space Forces Europe & Africa stand in a delta formation at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 8, 2023. SPACEFOREUR-AF provides U.S. European and Africa Commands a cadre of space experts who will work with NATO Allies and partners to integrate space efforts into shared operations, activities and investments — enhancing security and stability, and advancing key partnerships in the regions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Madelyn Keech)

U.S. Space Force Senior Master Sgt. Travis Demarest, U.S. Space Forces Europe & Africa senior enlisted leader, and Tech. Sgt. Saric Barcello, ceremony proffer, unfurl the SPACEFOREUR-AF flag at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 8, 2023. SPACEFOREUR-AF provides U.S. European and Africa Commands a cadre of space experts who will work with NATO Allies and partners to integrate space efforts into shared operations, activities and investments — enhancing security and stability, and advancing key partnerships in the regions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Madelyn Keech)

U.S. service members and army of the Republic of North Macedonia soldiers pose for a picture during Brave Partner 23 at Skopje International Airport, Dec. 1, 2023. Brave Partner is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa scheduled, directed, and led short notice action planning exercise, which includes live-fire training and is designed to demonstrate USAREUR-AF’s operational reach, validate U.S. investments in North Macedonia, and increase readiness. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jon Cortez)

Gen. Christopher Cavoli, the commander of U.S. European Command, and Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Abernethy, the EUCOM senior enlisted leader, wish the EUCOM community happy holidays.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Steven Basham, second from right, deputy commander, U.S. European Command, and Ambassador Kate Marie Byrnes third from left, civilian deputy and foreign policy advisor to U.S. European Command, host Secretary General of the Austrian Ministry of Defense, Dr. Arnold Kammel, center, and members of Kammel’s staff at the command’s headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, on Nov. 30, 2023. The meeting, aimed at identifying areas for future military cooperation, builds on a broadening relationship after Austria and the Vermont National Guard formalized their partnership under the State Partnership Program in 2022. As no nation can confront today's challenges alone, U.S. European Command is committed to preserving the mutual commitment, support and trust we share with our Allies and partners.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Steven Basham, right, deputy commander, U.S. European Command, and Ambassador Kate Marie Byrnes, left, civilian deputy and foreign policy advisor to U.S. European Command, host Secretary General of the Austrian Ministry of Defense, Dr. Arnold Kammel, center, at the command’s headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, on Nov. 30, 2023. The meeting, aimed at identifying areas for future military cooperation, builds on a broadening relationship after Austria and the Vermont National Guard formalized their partnership under the State Partnership Program in 2022. As no nation can confront today's challenges alone, U.S. European Command is committed to preserving the mutual commitment, support and trust we share with our Allies and partners.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Steven Basham, center left, deputy commander, U.S. European Command, and Ambassador Kate Marie Byrnes, left, civilian deputy and foreign policy advisor to U.S. European Command, host Secretary General of the Austrian Ministry of Defense, Dr. Arnold Kammel, center right, and members of Kammel’s staff at the command’s headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, on Nov. 30, 2023. The meeting, aimed at identifying areas for future military cooperation, builds on a broadening relationship after Austria and the Vermont National Guard formalized their partnership under the State Partnership Program in 2022. As no nation can confront today's challenges alone, U.S. European Command is committed to preserving the mutual commitment, support and trust we share with our Allies and partners.

U.S. Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, commander, U.S. European Command, co-hosted the two-day Northern Europe Chiefs of Defense Conference alongside Gen. Onno Eichelsheim, Netherlands Chief of Defence. The annual strategic gathering was held at the Royal Netherlands Army Headquarters in Utrecht, Netherlands, from Nov. 8-9, 2023. The event drew nearly 80 senior military leaders from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, the U.K. and the U.S., in addition to U.S. National Guard leadership from Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota and Pennsylvania.

Ships from the Gerald R. Ford and Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Groups (CSG), U.S. Sixth Fleet command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), and Italian Navy frigates Carlo Margottini (F 592) and Virginio Fasan (F 591) sail in formation in the Mediterranean Sea, Nov. 3, 2023. The two carrier strike groups are operating in the area at the direction of the Secretary of Defense to bolster deterrence in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Janae Chambers)

U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, and currently deployed to RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, conducted a Bomber Task Force mission, collaborating closely with fighter jets from NATO Allies the Czech Republic and Hungary over Eastern Europe on Oct. 26, 2023.

U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, and currently deployed to RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, conducted a Bomber Task Force mission, collaborating closely with fighter jets from NATO Allies the Czech Republic and Hungary over Eastern Europe on Oct. 26, 2023.

The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group transits the Strait of Gibraltar, Oct. 28, 2023. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment to provide the national command authority flexible, tailorable, warfighting capability to maintain maritime stability and to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Merissa Daley)

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Chris McKinney, U.S. European command’s deputy director for the Security Cooperation and Partnering Division and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, and Italian Brig. Gen. Alessandro Grassano, deputy chief of the III Department of the Defence General Staff, International Relations and Arm Control. (Courtesy photo by RTSD South Italy VI-Team Vicenza)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Daniel Lasica, the U.S. European Command strategy, plans and policy director, right; British Brig. Leigh R. Tingey, the EUCOM vice director for partnership, security cooperation and space capability, left; Finnish Defence Forces Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy Lt. Gen. Janne Jaakkola, center; and 27 members of FDF High Command Course meet to discuss defense cooperation at EUCOM headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, on Oct. 19, 2023.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Daniel Lasica, the U.S. European Command strategy, plans and policy director, fourth from left; J-5 Vice Director Brig. Leigh R. Tingey, fourth from right; Finnish Defence Forces Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy Lt. Gen. Janne Jaakkola, center; and 27 members of FDF High Command Course meet in front of EUCOM Headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, on Oct. 19, 2023.

U.S. and Luxembourg officials break ground on the deployable air base system support and storage facilities being built at the Warehouses Service Agency complex in Sanem, Luxembourg, on Oct. 19, 2023. The project supports the readiness and responsiveness of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe, reinforcing NATO’s collective defense and deterrence.

U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Det 4 Design and Construction Chief Allan Lucht, Det 4 Project Manager Ned Harshbarger, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District Project Manager Khang Ho discuss the deployable air base system support and storage facilities being built at the Warehouses Service Agency complex in Sanem, Luxembourg before a groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 19, 2023. The project supports the readiness and responsiveness of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe, reinforcing NATO’s collective defense and deterrence.

U.S. Army Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli, the commander of U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, meets with Lt. Gen. Vasko Gjurchinovski, the chief of defense of North Macedonia and country host for the U.S. – Adriatic Charter Chiefs of Defense Conference held Sept. 26-28, 2023, in Skopje, North Macedonia. Chiefs of defense from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and North Macedonia, as well as the U.S. and observer nations Kosovo and Slovenia, discussed the security situation in Europe and expressed solidarity with Ukraine following Russia’s unprovoked invasion.

U.S. Army Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli, the commander of U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, meets with North Macedonia Minister of Defense Slavjanka Petrovska while attending the U.S. – Adriatic Charter Chiefs of Defense Conference Sept. 26-28, 2023, in Skopje, North Macedonia. Chiefs of defense from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and North Macedonia, as well as the U.S. and observer nations Kosovo and Slovenia, discussed the security situation in Europe and expressed solidarity with Ukraine following Russia’s unprovoked invasion.

U.S. Army Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli, center, the commander of U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, speaks to participants at the U.S. – Adriatic Charter Chiefs of Defense Conference, held Sept. 26-28, 2023, in Skopje, North Macedonia. Chiefs of defense from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and North Macedonia, as well as the U.S. and observer nations Kosovo and Slovenia, discussed the security situation in Europe and expressed solidarity with Ukraine following Russia’s unprovoked invasion.

A U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter aircraft is deployed to Lask Air Base in Poland. NATO's air forces regularly conduct deployments abroad to further strengthen Alliance cohesion and collective defense. (Archive U.S. Air Force photo by 52nd Fighter wing)

The world's largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford arrives in Trieste, Italy, for a scheduled port visit Sept. 17, 2023. Gerald R. Ford is the U.S. Navy's newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, representing a generational leap in the U.S. Navy's capacity to project power on a global scale. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and partner interests.

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Bryony Terrell walks Danish military officials across Washington Square at the U.S. European Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, on Sept. 20, 2023. Meeting on the heels of Denmark taking delivery of its first fifth-generation aircraft, the American-produced F-35 Lightning, only underscored the close and enduring military relationships shared by the two nations.

U.S. and Danish military officials meet at the U.S. European Command headquarters building on Patch Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, on Sept. 20, 2023. Meeting on the heels of Denmark taking delivery of its first fifth-generation aircraft, the American-produced F-35 Lightning, only underscored the close and enduring military relationships shared by the two nations.

A Royal Danish Air Force F-16 and Royal Norwegian Air Force F-35 intercept a U.S. B-1 Lancer during an training mission as part of exercise Noble Defender on June 28, 2023. The exercise was conducted by the North American Aerospace Defense Command to demonstrate the close cooperation between the U.S., Canada and European Allies and partners and to strengthen the collective ability to respond to threats on short notice.