Agile Spirit demonstrates multinational reach, expertise to support deterrence
12:00 AM8/28/2023
U.S. and multinational forces participate in a rehearsal of concept drill during Agile Spirit 2023 at the Joint Training and Evaluation Center, Georgia, on Aug. 28, 2023. Exercise Agile Spirit 23 is designed to support theater security cooperation and interoperability among NATO Allies and partners to improve joint and multinational readiness and capability.
USEUCOM commander hosts top generals, senior leaders for strategic dialogue
12:58 PM8/25/2023
The conference is an integral gathering to coordinate and synchronize activities among the command’s headquarters and its five components as each executes security cooperation and provides support to NATO across Europe.
The annual conference provides a planning venue for EUCOM staff, components and security cooperation stakeholders to chart a path toward achieving theater objectives.
Mr. Phil Anglade, a planner with the U.S. European Command Exercises and Assessments Directorate, explains exercise funding procedures during the EUCOM Strategic Implementation Conference held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, from Aug. 21-25, 2023. U.S. European Command's Plans and Strategy directorate hosted the conference to bring together security cooperation experts from across the EUCOM region to discuss how to best engage and operate with Allies and partners to address shared security challenges.
USEUCOM commander hosts top generals, senior leaders for strategic dialogue
12:00 AM8/23/2023
U.S. Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, commander, U.S. European Command, hosted his senior staff, component commanders and other key leaders to strengthen integrated efforts toward European security during the Component Commanders Conference at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Aug. 22-24, 2023. The conference is integral to coordinating activities among the command’s five components executing security cooperation and providing support to NATO in Europe.
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Seth Johnston, a member of the Office of Defense Cooperation staff serving in Brussels, Belgium, talks about an upcoming activity with representatives from the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa training team during the U.S. European Command Strategic Implementation Conference held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, from Aug. 21-25, 2023. U.S. European Command's Plans and Strategy directorate hosted the conference to bring together security cooperation experts from across the EUCOM region to discuss how to best engage and operate with Allies and partners to address shared security challenges.
US B-2 Spirit bombers deploy to Keflavik Air Base for Bomber Task Force 23-4
9:50 AM8/15/2023
A B-2 Spirit from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., arrives in Keflavik, Iceland, to participate in a Bomber Task Force Europe operation with NATO Allies on Aug. 13, 2023. BTFs provide U.S. and NATO leaders with strategic options to assure, deter and defend against adversary aggression against the Alliance, throughout Europe, and across the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Salazar)
U.S. Army Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli (left), commander of U.S. European Command, U.S. Navy Cmdr. Anthony Wilson, commanding officer of USS Tennessee (SSBN 734), and his staff watch monitoring systems during a dive aboard the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine during a dive off the northwest coast of the U.K., July 16, 2023. SSBNs, which patrol continuously, provide a critical, stabilizing, survivable and highly effective element of the U.S. nuclear deterrence force.
U.S. Army Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli, commander of U.S. European Command, listens in as citations are read for sailors receiving their Submarine Warfare Insignia while aboard the U.S. Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, USS Tennessee (SSBN 734), off the northwest coast of U.K., July 16, 2023. Cavoli visited the Tennessee at sea where the crew provided a tour and demonstrations of the unit's capabilities.
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Anthony Wilson, commanding officer of USS Tennessee (SSBN 734) (right), briefs U.S. Army Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli, commander of U.S. European Command, on diving procedures during a tour of the U.S. Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine off the northwest coast of the U.K., July 16, 2023. SSBNs, such as the USS Tennessee, support the U.S. ability to maintain a strong, credible, survivable strategic force and contribute to a combined regional deterrence.
(Left to right) U.S. Navy Vice Adm. William Houston, commander of Allied Submarine Command, U.S. Army Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli, commander of U.S. European Command, and U.K. Royal Navy Commodore Paul Dunn, commodore Submarine Service, toured the U.S. Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, USS Tennessee (SSBN 734), off the northwest coast of the U.K., July 16, 2023. The purpose of Cavoli's visit was to further the bilateral military coordination with the U.K., underscore U.S. commitment to its Allies, and support assurance and deterrence objectives.
Crew members of the supply tender SD Raasay, of the British Underwater Test and Evaluation Centre (BUTEC), begin procedures to support an embark with the U.S. Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, USS Tennessee (SSBN 734), off the northwest coast of the U.K., July 16, 2023. The purpose of Cavoli's visit was to further the bilateral military coordination with the U.K., underscore U.S. commitment to its Allies, and support assurance and deterrence objectives.
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Anthony Wilson, commanding officer of the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Tennessee (SSBN 734), observes debarking operations from the watch tower following a capabilities demonstration off the northwest coast of the U.K., July 16, 2023. U.S. Army Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli, commander of U.S. European Command, U.S. Navy Vice Adm. William Houston, commander of Allied Submarine Command, and U.K. Royal Navy Commodore Paul Dunn, commodore Submarine Service, toured the Tennessee to advance Allied cooperation and coordination.
U.S. Army Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli (left), commander of U.S. European Command, and U.S. Navy Vice Adm. William Houston, commander of Allied Submarine Command, walk across the topside of the U.S. Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, USS Tennessee (SSBN 734), off the northwest coast of U.K., July 16, 2023. The USS Tennessee is a launch platform for submarine-launched ballistic missiles, providing the U.S. with its most survivable leg of the nuclear triad.
U.S. Navy Vice Adm. William Houston, commander of Allied Submarine Command (right), briefs U.S. Army Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli, commander of U.S. European Command, on embark procedures prior to entering the U.S. Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, USS Tennessee (SSBN 734), off the northwest coast of the U.K., July 16, 2023. The purpose of Cavoli's visit was to further the bilateral military coordination with the U.K., underscore U.S. commitment to its Allies, and support assurance and deterrence objectives.
Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, USS Tennessee (SSBN 734), and the Royal Navy warship HMS Northumberland, travel along the northwest coast of the U.K following a capabilities demonstration July 16, 2023. The USS Tennessee integrated with the Royal Navy for invaluable training experience, which supports regional and global security objectives with highly trained, interoperable forces.
Sailors assigned to the U.S. Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, USS Tennessee (SSBN 734), watch the SD Raasay approach for debarking of personnel after a distinguished visitor tour of the ship off the northwest coast of the U.K., July 16, 2023. U.S. Army Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli, commander of U.S. European Command, U.S. Navy Vice Adm. William Houston, commander of Allied Submarine Command, and U.K. Royal Navy Commodore Paul Dunn, commodore Submarine Service, toured the U.S. Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine to advance Allied cooperation and coordination.