Barksdale Airmen prepare a B-52H Stratofortress for takeoff at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, May 16, 2021. The bomber is capable of flying at high subsonic speeds at altitudes up to 50,000 feet (15,166.6 meters). It can carry nuclear or precision guided conventional ordnance with worldwide precision navigation capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob B. Wrightsman)
Congratulations to Norway, a strong #NATO Ally, on your 207th Constitution Day! LtCol Gunderson, the Norwegian Liaison Officer to USEUCOM, shares how Constitution Day is celebrated by Norwegians at home and abroad.
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ATLANTIC OCEAN, The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) pulls away from the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12) after a replenishment-at-sea evolution. Paul Ignatius is operating in the Atlantic Ocean in support of U.S. Sixth Fleet’s full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied, joint, and inter-agency, partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa.
U.S. Sixth Fleet and STRIKFORNATO Commence Complex Air and Missile Defense Exercise
12:00 AM5/15/2021
Exercise At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield (ASD/FS) 2021, a live-fire integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) exercise conducted by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO on behalf of U.S. Sixth Fleet, kicked off May 15, 2021, at the U.K. Ministry of Defence’s Hebrides Range in the vicinity of the Western Isles of Scotland.
USS New Mexico (SSN 779) arrives at Grøtsund harbor in Norway
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Virginia-class submarine USS New Mexico (SSN 779) arrives at Grøtsund harbor in Norway for a scheduled visit, May 10, 2021.U.S. 6th Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied, and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa.
USS New Mexico (SSN 779) arrives at Grøtsund harbor in Norway
8:51 AM5/13/2021
Virginia-class submarine USS New Mexico (SSN 779) arrives at Grøtsund harbor in Norway for a scheduled visit, May 10, 2021.U.S. 6th Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied, and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa.
USS New Mexico (SSN 779) arrives at Grøtsund harbor in Norway
2:11 PM5/11/2021
Virginia-class submarine USS New Mexico (SSN 779) arrives at Grøtsund harbor in Norway for a scheduled visit, May 10, 2021.U.S. 6th Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied, and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa.
Col. Vitali Lokk, chief of personnel department of the headquarters of the Estonian Defense Forces, participates in a virtual signing ceremony May 11, 2021. U.S. European Command and the Estonian Defense Forces signed an agreement to establish an Estonian liaison officer at the USEUCOM headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany beginning this summer.
Col. Vitali Lokk, chief of personnel department of the headquarters of the Estonian Defense Forces, signs an agreement to establish an Estonian liaison officer on the U.S. European Command headquarters staff during a virtual signing ceremony May 11, 2021. Liaison officers serve an important role at the command and help synchronize planning efforts between USEUCOM and their home nations.
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Charles Miller, U.S. European Command’s director of plans, policy, strategy and capabilities, signs an agreement to establish an Estonian liaison officer on the USEUCOM headquarters staff during a virtual signing ceremony May 11, 2021. Liaison officers serve an important role at the command and help synchronize planning efforts between USEUCOM and their home nations.
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Charles Miller, U.S. European Command’s director of plans, policy, strategy and capabilities, participates in a virtual signing ceremony May 11, 2021. USEUCOM and Estonian officials signed an agreement to establish an Estonian liaison officer at the USEUCOM headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany beginning this summer.
