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May 16, 2012
The 100th Air Refueling Wing hosted the European Tanker Symposium here May 9 through 11with attendees from Royal Air Force 101 Sq., French air force "Bretagne" Sq., Italian air force 14 Wing, Belgium air component, and the 603rd Air and Operations Center, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
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March 30, 2012
The U.S. European Command ended the mid-planning conference for Combined Endeavor, its largest multinational communications interoperability exercise, today in Albania.
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December 15, 2011
No matter which country's uniform Soldiers wear, the challenges they face and the triumphs they enjoy are often the same. Long hours spent in formation. Weeks spent in training, listening intently to learn about the dangers they'll face in war. The nerves of standing at attention while a First Sergeant looks them over. The pride of getting pinned with an award by a commander.
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November 18, 2011
Retired Army Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan, the president and chief operating officer of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) and the 32nd Chief of Staff of the Army observed Kosovo Force training on Nov. 16 in Europe, after mentoring Noncommissioned Officers and Officers at leadership development discussions on Grafenwoehr and the Hohenfels Training Area.
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September 21, 2011
Senior land forces commanders from across Europe wrapped up three days of discussion of military partnerships and security cooperation.
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September 20, 2011
In a special visit to recognize the efforts of the special operations forces community in Europe, Admiral James Stavridis, commander, U.S. European Command, traveled to Romania to see multinational troops participating in the Jackal Stone 11 exercise.
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September 19, 2011
Jackal Stone, a multinational SOF exercise currently being held in four different locations within Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine, requires extensive aviation support to meet the demands of the Special Operations Task Groups on the ground.
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September 15, 2011
U.S. Navy SEALs take advantage of daylight conditions for training to hone and perfect their tactics, techniques and procedures.
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September 15, 2011
Nine nations came together to participate in the Jackal Stone 11 multi-national special operations forces exercise
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September 11, 2011
Special operations forces personnel from nine partner nations came together for the opening ceremony of Jackal Stone 11 held Sept. 17 at the Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania.
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September 9, 2011
Whether it’s conducting static-line or high altitude/low opening airborne operations, training is essential for the SEALs to synchronize their movements on a variety of aircraft to take them to their mission destination.
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July 19, 2011
An Estonian lieutenant, Polish midshipman, and four Finnish midshipmen embarked aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52) during her deployment to the Baltic Sea, July 18.
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June 24, 2011
Allied Strike 2011, the largest JTAC and Close Air Support exercise in Europe, kicked off here this morning with an opening ceremony which included three airmen jumping out of a C-130J aircraft and a welcome address by Col. Nick Vite, commander of the 4th Air Support Operations Group, the unit sponsoring the exercise.
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June 10, 2011
More than 30 non-commissioned officers (NCO) from Macedonia, the Republic of Moldova, Ukraine, and the U.S. deployed to Exercise Sea Breeze 2011 attended a two-day training course on leadership development held at the Shirokyilan facility from Nicolaev.
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November 19, 2010
The Kosovo Tactical Maneuver element, along with several multinational partners from across Kosovo, participated in a joint Crowd and Riot Control training exercise, Nov. 17, at Camp Rigas Fereos.
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October 18, 2010
U.S. ships attached to Destroyer Squadron 24 successfully completed Joint Warrior 10-2 in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, Oct. 14.
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August 9, 2010
ORLLAN/ORLANE, Kosovo — Kosovo Forces soldiers from Multinational Battle Group East and MNBG Center shared training, Aug. 9, during a joint patrol on the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) east of Prishtine/Pristina, Kosovo.
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August 9, 2010
HOHENFELS, Germany — Allied Strike 10 allowed Belgium, Denmark, German, Dutch, Portuguese and U.S. Air Force and Army personnel to come together as of Aug 9 in a realistic combat training environment to understand how one and another work.
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July 30, 2010
ATHENS, Greece - The Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Navy Adm. James Stavridis, met in Athens with the Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff, General Ioannis Giagkos.
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July 29, 2010
HOHENFELS, Germany-- The Joint Multinational Readiness Center hosted a visit from the Serbian Land Forces Commander Lt. Gen. Ljubiša Dikovic and V Corps Deputy Commanding General Brig. Gen. Michael A. Ryan, July 29.
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July 22, 2010
RAMSTEIN - In a joint and mutual effort NATO and USAFE Air-Ground Operations School staff trained Forward Air Controllers (FACs) at Adazi Training Area (TA), Latvia, on 21 and 22 July.
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July 22, 2010
ODESSA, Ukraine—Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe rock band ‘Flag Ship’ performed a free concert for the local Odessa community at Gorsad Garden, July 22 during exercises Sea Breeze 2010.
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July 21, 2010
PARIS -- Chief of naval operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead praised the naval forces of France and cited the shared interests and capabilities of the US and French navies during a visit here July 17-21.?
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July 21, 2010
FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom – More than 285,000 visitors witnessed the superior performance and handling capabilities of the Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet during a flight demonstration at the 2010 Farnborough International Air Show July 21.
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July 19, 2010
ANKARA, Turkey &8212; The U.S. Air Force's top uniformed officer started a multi-day trip to Turkey by participating in welcome events in Ankara, Turkey July 19.
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July 19, 2010
BLACK SEA — USS Taylor (FFG 50) crew members participate in a compliant visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) exercise with the Turkish Navy frigate TCG Yavuz (F 240) here, July 19, during exercise Sea Breeze 2010.
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July 17, 2010
SHIROKY LAN, Ukraine—More than 240 multinational service members participated in a land based exercise on Shiroky Lan training field July 17, as part of exercise Sea Breeze 2010.
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July 11, 2010
FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom --Support personnel for the 2010 Farnborough International Air Show arrived July 11 to set up for the week-long event that brings over 1300 exhibitors and 165 air frames from around the world into one arena to enjoy this global iconic event.
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July 9, 2010
USS HARRY S. TRUMAN, Mediterranean Sea -- The USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) concluded air defense interoperability exercises with French destroyer FS Jean Bart (D615) July 9.
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July 7, 2010
NOVO SELO TRAINING AREA, Bulgaria — Bulgarian soldiers and U.S. sailors and Marions partnered with Bulgarian army soldiers July 7 for a live-fire exercise at Novo Selo Training Area.
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June 16, 2010
LOKSA, Estonia — Combined U.S and Estonian forces conducted a multinational amphibious landing as part of Exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS 2010) June 16).
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June 7, 2010
USS MOUNT WHITNEY, Baltic Sea — Maritime forces from 12 countries joined each other to participate in the largest multinational naval exercise in the Baltic Sea June 7-19.
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June 3, 2010
HEIDELBERG, Germany—Task Force East, the U.S.-Romanian and U.S.-Bulgarian initiative, is getting a new U.S. Army commander as of June 3.
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May 19, 2010
SOUDA BAY, Greece — Teams from eight ships came together to participate in damage control training as a part of exercise Phoenix Express 2010 (PE10) at Marathi Pier in Souda Bay, Greece, May 19.
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May 19, 2010
NAPLES, Italy — Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet (CNE-CNA/C6F) Headquarters held an Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month celebration for military and civilian personnel May 19.
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May 18, 2010
SOUDA BAY, Greece — USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) arrived in Souda Bay, Greece, May 18 to participate in exercise Phoenix Express 2010 (PE-10).
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May 18, 2010
AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy — Firefighters with Aviano and Italian air force's Rivolto Aeroporto attended an annual Fighting Falcon emergency response action training May 18.
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May 15, 2010
CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – Kosovo Force (KFOR) 12 soldiers came together to celebrate Asian Pacific Heritage month at Camp Bondsteel May 15.
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May 14, 2010
Thirty-five senior enlisted leaders from European armies and the U.S. Army Europe came together to build relationships and improve their Army’s non-commissioned corps during the 4th Annual Conference of European Armies for Noncommissioned Officers held May 9 through May 12 in the Netherlands.
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May 7, 2010
KLAIPEDA, Lithuania &8212; Sailors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Vicksburg (CG 69) visited Klaipeda, Lithuania May 4-7 for a three-day theater security cooperation (TSC) port visit to the country.
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April 27, 2010
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Navy Adm. James Stavridis, Supreme Allied Commander Europe visited Bulgaria April 26-27, to meet with the Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Chief of Defense.
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April 26, 2010
LEPOSAVIC, Kosovo — Turkish army forces turned over security responsibilities at Camp Nothing Hill to U.S. soldiers of Multinational Battle Group East during a hand-over, take-over ceremony April 26.
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April 18, 2010
Distant pinging can be heard through the bulkheads of the guided missile destroyer USS Laboon while Sailors aboard the ship conduct anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercises April 17 and 18.
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April 15, 2010
CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo — From April 12-15, four Hungarian soldiers from Multinational Battle Group West participated in American Combat Life Saver (CLS) classes at Camp Bondsteel.
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April 15, 2010
CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo — Swedish service members from Multinational Battle Group Center (MNBG C) participated in training and familiarization exercises with soldiers from Multinational Battle Group East (MNBG E) April 12-13.
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April 14, 2010
CANBERRA, Australia — U.S. Navy Adm.James Stavridis, Commander, U.S. European Command and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, continued his official visit to the South Pacific with a trip to Australia's capital city, Canberra, on 13 April.
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April 14, 2010
ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England -- More than 100 U.S. Air Force Liberty Wing pilots, maintainers and support personnel traveled to Leeuwarden Air Base in the Netherlands, April 12 to participate in FRISIAN FLAG 2010.
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April 7, 2010
EVENES, Norway — A two-member medical team recently deployed from the 352nd Special Operations Group and briefed local medics on the use of medical equipment in a field environment during Exercise Cold Response 10, an annual multinational training exercise in Norway.
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November 5, 2009
INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey - A joint team led by the office of defense cooperation-Ankara and the Turkish General Staff will arrive at Incirlik Nov. 5 to perform a compliance review as required by the 28-year old Defense and Economic Cooperation Agreement between the United States and Turkey.
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October 22, 2009
MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU AIRFIELD, Romania - Soldiers of the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment based in Vilseck, Germany, have been training for the past three months in Romania and Bulgaria as part of their preparations for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan this spring.
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September 28, 2009
ZEMUNIK AIR BASE, Croatia - Jackal Stone 09, a multinational military special operations training exercise, wrapped up two weeks of intense training with a closing ceremony honoring participants here, Sept. 27.
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September 8, 2009
NIS, Serbia - High ranking Serbian government officials, hundreds of multi-national military troops and dozens of media members attended the opening ceremony of the 2009 military medical training exercise in Central and Eastern Europe, or MEDCEUR, Sept. 2, 2009 at Knjaz Mihailo Barracks here.
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August 21, 2009
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -Five NATO countries including Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and the United States participated in airborne jump operations during International Jump Week Aug. 9-14.
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August 21, 2009
MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU AIR FIELD, Romania - Approximately 350 Tennessee Army National Guard service members from units across the state returned to the United States Aug. 20 after they completed three weeks of training in Romania and Bulgaria. The service members participated in the third annual Joint Task Force-East rotation of a combined military exercise with the Romanian and Bulgarian Land Forces from Aug. 5-20.
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August 20, 2009
USS STOUT, At sea - Naval forces from Israel, Turkey, and the U. S. conducted the underway portion of exercise Reliant Mermaid 2009 Aug. 19, as they departed from Aksaz Turkish Naval Base and entered the East Mediterranean Sea.
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June 19, 2009
USS Mount Whitney, Baltic Sea - The 37th annual Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) exercise 2009 concluded June 19 after 14 days of multinational operations in the Baltic Sea.
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June 19, 2009
NAPLES, Italy — Maritime forces from four countries began participation in annual exercise FRUKUS this year in the Bay of Biscay off the coast of Brest, France June 19.
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June 17, 2009
STUTTGART, Germany -As states take on more than one country in the National Guard State Partnership Program, an amazing thing is happening: The old partner is offering to share its experiences with the new partner.
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May 19, 2009
UNITED KINGDOM - In the midst of a full-fledged multinational exercise off the coast of the United Kingdom this May, U.S. Navy and Royal Navy leadership are collaborating with one another to form a stronger joint, allied force for current and future operations at sea.
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May 15, 2009
ROTA, Spain - Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8, Detachment Europe, at Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota hosted their Spanish navy counterparts, the Unidad Especial Desactivated De Explosivo (U.E.D.E) from Cartagena, Spain during Magre 09-01, May 12-15.
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May 3, 2009
USNS LCPL ROY M. WHEAT, at Sea - Phoenix Express 2009 (PE 09) wrapped up the in-port portion of the exercise May 2 and will begin the underway portion of the two-week exercise on May 4 with 12 naval ships getting underway from Naval Support Activity, Souda Bay, Crete.
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May 1, 2009
SOUDA BAY, Greece - Sailors from the Maritime Expeditionary Security Force (MESF) Squadron Team 2, Helicopter Visit Board Search and Seizure (HVBSS) Team 4 conducted and participated in fast-roping exercises on a U.S. CH-60 Seahawk helicopter assigned to USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20) and a Greek CH-60 Seahawk helicopter with sailors and Marines from nations participating in exercise Phoenix Express (PE09) here, April 30.
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