U.S. Army Col. Kenneth J. Burgess, commander of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, left, and Italian Army Brig. Gen. Beniamino Vergori, commander of the Folgore Brigade, during airborne operation onto Nella Drop Zone, Altopascio, Italy, Oct. 15, 2020 under Covid-19 prevention conditions. (U.S. Army Photos by Paolo Bovo)
The 86th Medical Group established a coronavirus disease 2019 drive-thru testing process in the Ramstein Medical Clinic parking lot, giving patients treatment from their own vehicles.
U.S. Marines Complete Norway Deployment for Arctic Warfare Training
3:21 PM12/4/2020
U.S. Marines and Sailors from Marine Rotational Force-Europe completed their intensive arctic training Sunday, marking the end of a six-week deployment to Setermoen, Norway, and have returned to their home station, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
U.S.-Based B-52 Bomber Conducts Mission Over Barents Sea
7:36 AM12/4/2020
The latest Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission in Europe occurred Thursday over the Barents Sea as a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber aircraft conducted integration operations with NATO Allies.
Hunt Forward Estonia: Estonia, US strengthen partnership in cyber domain with joint operation
2:40 PM12/3/2020
Estonian and U.S. cyber commands jointly conducted a defensive cyber-operation on Estonian Defence Forces’ networks from September 23 to November 6. The operation, designed to counter malicious cyber actors, strengthened the cyber defense capability of both nation’s critical assets.
A Georgian soldier engages from a window during Exercise Saber Junction 20 at the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Aug. 20, 2020.Saber Junction 20 is a 7th Army Training Command-conducted, U.S. Army Europe-directed annual exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment, and to promote interoperability with participating allies and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Thomas Stubblefield)
U.S., Bulgaria Hold 21st Annual Joint Commission to Discuss Mutual Defense Issues
10:10 AM12/1/2020
Senior military officials from U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) and Bulgaria's Deputy Chief of Defense conducted the 21st U.S.-Bulgaria Joint Commission on Nov. 25 to discuss the Defense Cooperation Agreement implementation, as well as bilateral training and exercises in 2021.
U.S. Air Force Gen. Tod D. Wolters, center, NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe and U.S. European Command commander, greets service members while preparing to depart on a flight to South Cerney, England, from Royal Air Force Fairford, England, Nov. 18, 2020, in support of NATO Exercise Loyal Leda 2020 (LOLE20). Allied Land Command (LANDCOM) conducted a combat readiness evaluation on the NATO Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corp (ARRC) during LOLE20, which took place at RAF Fairford and South Cerney, England, Nov. 9-19, 2020. This was a complex multi-domain exercise designed to test the war-fighting capabilities of the ARRC in a COVID-19 environment including combat operations. LOLE20 was a key NATO exercise to validate and certify the Gloucester-based ARRC as a NATO war-fighting corps at full operational readiness, capable of commanding up to 120,000 multinational troops across a full spectrum of military operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jennifer Zima)
German Army Gen. Jörg Vollmer, Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum commander, shows a thumbs up to the camera prior to departing Royal Air Force Fairford, England, Nov. 18, 2020. Allied Land Command (LANDCOM) conducted a combat readiness evaluation on the NATO Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corp (ARRC) during LOLE20, which took place at RAF Fairford and South Cerney, England, Nov. 9-19, 2020. This was a complex multi-domain exercise designed to test the war-fighting capabilities of the ARRC in a COVID-19 environment including combat operations. LOLE20 was a key NATO exercise to validate and certify the Gloucester-based ARRC as a NATO war-fighting corps at full operational readiness, capable of commanding up to 120,000 multinational troops across a full spectrum of military operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jennifer Zima)
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Joseph Knothe, center left, 420th Air Base Squadron commander, welcomes British Army Lt. Gen. Ivan B. L. Jones CB, Commander Field Army, center right, at RAF Fairford, England, Nov. 17, 2020, during NATO Exercise Loyal Leda 2020 (LOLE20). Allied Land Command (LANDCOM) conducted a combat readiness evaluation on the NATO Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corp (ARRC) during LOLE20, which took place at RAF Fairford and South Cerney, England, Nov. 9-19, 2020. This was a complex multi-domain exercise designed to test the war-fighting capabilities of the ARRC in a COVID-19 environment including combat operations. LOLE20 was a key NATO exercise to validate and certify the Gloucester-based ARRC as a NATO war-fighting corps at full operational readiness, capable of commanding up to 120,000 multinational troops across a full spectrum of military operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jennifer Zima)
Allied Land Command (LANDCOM) conducted a combat readiness evaluation on the NATO Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corp (ARRC) during Exercise Loyal Leda 2020 (LOLE20), which took place at Royal Air Force Fairford and South Cerney, England, Nov. 9-19, 2020.
USS Ross Completes Second NATO Air-Defense Exercise in the Baltic
7:52 AM12/1/2020
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) completed a series of air defense and fighter control exercises with NATO air forces in the Baltic Sea, Nov. 28, 2020.
A U.S. Marine with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 21.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, stands watch during a cold weather training package in preparation for Exercise Reindeer II in Setermoen, Norway, Nov. 12, 2020. Reindeer II is a bilateral training exercise hosted by the Norwegian military to increase support capabilities between NATO allies in extreme conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. William Chockey)
U.S.-European Military Cooperation on Full Display in Operations, Exercises
2:06 PM11/25/2020
Across the European theater, U.S. forces and NATO Allies and partners showcased unrivaled levels of interoperability over the past ten days by conducting multiple operations and exercises from Belgium to Romania, and from Sweden to Greece.
U.S. Army Europe and U.S. Army Africa have now consolidated into one command - U.S. Army Europe and Africa. Learn more at https://www.europeafrica.army.mil/
On Nov. 20, the U.S. Army announced the consolidation of U.S. Army Europe and U.S. Army Africa into a single, four-star-led, Army Service Component Command.
Staff Sgt. Breanna Gray, Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge, Troop Medical Clinic, and one of her Soldiers, Spc. Laneeja Sheppard, Senior Medic, MK Aid Station, review a daily task report to plan for what needs to be accomplished. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. H. Marcus McGill) (Photo Credit: Sgt. Harold McGill)
