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One of EUCOM's key activities is to strengthen NATO's collective defense and assist its transformation. This is accomplished through our primary mission of building partner capacity to enhance transatlantic security.

In part, this interoperability is accomplished by the EUCOM commander also holding the title of Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, the leader of NATO's military arm, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, or SHAPE.

EUCOM participates in several exercises in order to advance interoperability with nations in the Alliance and prepare for missions in Europe, like Kosovo, and further, like Afghanistan and Libya.

EUCOM’s support to International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan is largely focused on preparing these partner nations for deployment to Afghanistan. This includes dispatching mobile planning teams to assess partner nation equipment and training requirements and working with the country to develop a comprehensive pre-deployment plan.  

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  • April 30, 2012

    Sailing on to the NATO Chicago Summit

    We've just concluded the two big warm-up events that have brought into focus what we'll be doing at the NATO Summit in mid-May, scheduled to be held in Chicago.
  • March 2, 2012

    LOGEX 13: workshop in wintery Montenegro

    For this, the second of five scheduled LOGEX workshops, we drove to a training center in Danilovgrad, Montenegro, to meet with 17 Montenegro military personnel and observers from Armenia, Moldova, Azerbaijan and Serbia.
  • February 13, 2012

    Back From Afghanistan

    As always, Afghanistan presents a mixed picture; but I remain cautiously optimistic that we can execute our planned transition to Afghan security responsibility across the country by the end of 2014. We are continuing to build on a successful 2011 from a security perspective.
  • February 6, 2012

    Key Elements from the Munich Security Conference

    Ah, the Munich Security Conference. Certainly the most prestigious of all the global security conferences, with routine appearances by heads of government, Defense and other ministers of state, brilliant academics, journalists and even a few Admirals and Generals.
  • January 30, 2012

    Outline shaping up for Chicago summit

    After a busy week of meetings and presentations in London, Berlin, and Washington DC, I am beginning to see the outline of key NATO conversations at the summit in May.
  • January 3, 2012

    Afghanistan in 2012

    The New Year is unfolding, and I'm thinking about Afghanistan. I think there are three keys to our success in the security sector, where NATO and the International Coalition have the largest share of the work to do.
  • December 20, 2011

    NATO in 2011 – Five Key Events

    As I look back on 2011, I think we had a reasonably good year in the operational sense. Lots of good “end of the year” retrospectives are appearing in various magazines and on-line sites, and I thought I’d chip in with my own top five operational moments for the Alliance this past year – and a hope that it stays at least relatively quiet between now and the end of the year.Stavridis
  • November 16, 2011

    “Black Gold, Texas Tea”

    Cooperation on Energy Security issues is in Lithuania’s and the United State’s common interests. The MOU outlines ways in which both organizations, EUCOM and the Energy Security Center, can continue to work and coordinate together.
  • October 29, 2011

    Security and Literacy: Improving and Intertwined in Afghanistan

    I just attended literacy training -- in Wardak Province, Afghanistan.
  • October 12, 2011

    Developing a True Strategic Partnership with Russia

    My visit was part of NATO’s outreach and desire to develop a “true strategic partnership with Russia,” as it says in the Strategic Concept approved at the Lisbon Summit last fall. In my role as the Supreme Allied Commander, I continue to search for zones of cooperation with the Russian military.

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  • May 18, 2012

    European Tanker Symposium

    NATO forces must work together during global military conflicts and seamless integration isn’t possible without training and an exchange of ideas. Enter the European Tanker Symposium; where members of the Royal Air Force as well as Italian, French, and Belgian air forces talk shop to increase NATO’s Air Power. SSgt Lance Daigle reports.
  • May 17, 2012

    Maritime partnership

    Nobody performs combat on the sea better than the Marines. Seaman Brent Pyfrom reports from Souda Bay, Crete, on how the Greek service members benefit from this kind of training with the United States.
  • May 17, 2012

    Precious cargo

    Shoving a helicopter into the belly of a C-17 Globemaster is not an easy task, especially when the helo belongs to a partner nation. SSgt Lana Mills takes us to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, for the details.
  • May 11, 2012

    The 172nd Infantry Brigade recently returned from Afghanistan.

    After a year-long deployment, nothing feels as good as being in the loving arms of family. The 172nd Infantry Brigade recently returned from Afghanistan. SGT Chris Jackson, in Grafenwoehr, Germany, tells us just what they came home to.
  • May 2, 2012

    President Obama Speaks on Ending the War in Afghanistan

    President Obama addresses the nation from Afghanistan after signing a historic agreement between the United States and Afghanistan that defines a new kind of relationship between our countries -- a future in which Afghans are responsible for the security of their nation, we build an equal partnership between two sovereign states, and a future in which the war ends, and a new chapter begins.
  • April 13, 2012

    Training allied nurses for deployment

    NATO allies often train together to strengthen their skills and enhance our ability to work side by side. A1C Shane Mitchell tells us about a class in Landstuhl, Germany, that helps prepare Belgian nurses to be ready for any emergency situation.
  • April 5, 2012

    Agile Spirit 2012

    Service members have a knack for overcoming and adapting. SSgt Nathan Parry tells us how 250 Marines handled training Georgian Soldiers during exercise "Agile Spirit 2012". It meant overcoming the language barrier and a few snags courtesy of "Mother Nature."
  • March 29, 2012

    Harbor Protection

    This isn’t your kid’s video game! SGT Tony Brazier takes us to the NATO Undersea Research Center in La Spezia, Italy, where gaming systems, and their consequences, are taken very seriously.
  • March 27, 2012

    We head to Hohenfels, Germany, where Soldiers are returning to their loved ones after a year in Afghanistan.

    It’s no secret that deployments are tough on service members and their families. The homecomings, however, are always looked forward to. We head to Hohenfels, Germany, where Soldiers are returning to their loved ones after a year in Afghanistan.
  • March 7, 2012

    When working with NATO forces down range, it’s a good idea to train with them before you deploy.

    When working with NATO forces down range, it’s a good idea to train with them before you deploy. TSgt Kevin Dennison takes us to the United Kingdom where British and U.S. security forces learn a common language.

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