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U.S. Army Europe (USAREUR) trains, equips, deploys and provides command and control of forward-deployed land forces, able to support and conduct the full spectrum of joint and combined multi-national operations and engagement activities.

USAREUR trains and leads Army forces to support EUCOM and the Department of the Army headquarters by:

  • Training and preparing full-spectrum capable forces for global employment
  • Strengthening alliances and building partner capacity through synchronized theater security cooperation activities
  • Providing Army component command and Title 10 support, Army support to other services, executive agent delegations, and lead service responsibilities, as required
  • Continually seeking to improve the readiness and quality of life of Soldiers, Army families and civilian workforce by sustaining and fulfilling Army family covenant objectives
  • Providing EUCOM with a deployable contingency command post and headquarters capable of short notice deployment to fulfill emergent joint task force headquarters requirements.

For more information, visit USAREUR’s Web site: http://www.eur.army.mil/default.asp

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