The mission of the U.S. European Command is to conduct military operations, international military partnering, and interagency partnering to enhance transatlantic security and defend the United States forward.
We do this by establishing an agile security organization able to conduct full spectrum activities as part of whole of government solutions to secure enduring stability in Europe and Eurasia.
U.S. EUCOM is one of the United States’ two forward-deployed Geographical Combatant Commands, whose area of focus covers almost one-fifth of the planet, including all of Europe, large portions of Asia, parts of the Middle East and the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans. The command is responsible for U.S. military relations with NATO and 51 countries on two continents with a total population of close to a billion people.
From its state-of-the-art plans and operations center, the command directs the operation of more than 100 thousand military and civilian personnel operations across 10.7 million square miles or 27.7 million square kilometers of land and 13 million square miles or 33.6 million square kilometers of ocean.
The command is also responsible for maintaining the quality of life, including health care and schools, for almost 130 thousand military family members living in Europe.
Headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, EUCOM is a joint forces community of approximately 1,000 U.S. soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and government civilians, who work and live at four different locations around the city.
U.S. European Command is comprised of components from all of America’s military services who provide ready forces to provide regional security:
These components teamed with our long-time allies and newfound partners in the region provide cooperative solutions to a mutual security challenge.
Continuing to build these enduring partnerships in the region ensures we are "Stronger Together."