Civil Affairs Teams Gather at USEUCOM to Plan Vital Support Initiatives
12:01 PM9/17/2020
More than 30 senior and mid-grade military civil affairs professionals from across Europe and the United States came together in person and virtually to plan a wide range of military activities to better understand, engage and support civil-military operations in Europe.
Four Romanian Air Force F-16 aircraft integrate with a B-52H Stratofortress, assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, over Romania during a Bomber Task Force Europe Mission on Sep. 14, 2020. The U.S. Air Force is engaged, postured and ready with credible force to assure, deter and defend in an increasingly complex security environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Burt Traynor
A B-52H Stratofortress, assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, is escorted by Ukrainian Air Force aircraft over the Ukraine during a Bomber Task Force Europe Mission Sep 14, 2020. The strategic bomber missions provide theater familiarization for aircrew members and opportunities for U.S. integration with NATO allies and regional partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Burt Traynor)
Bomber Task Force continues European mission push in Black Sea region
9:46 AM9/15/2020
Three U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber aircraft conducted multi-domain training flights over international waters in the vicinity of the Black Sea, Sep. 14, 2020.
A B-1 Lancer operated by Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 345th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron arrives at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Sept. 10, 2020 in support of a Bomber Task Force mission. The initial mission flew in international airspace near Wrangel Island and the New Siberian Islands off the Russian coast. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)
U.S.-based Air Force B-1 Bombers complete European BTF mission
11:09 AM9/11/2020
Texas-based U.S. Air Force Reserve B-1 Lancer bomber aircraft flew a U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) planned and led Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission from Texas into the easternmost section of the USEUCOM area of responsibility yesterday.
A U.S. Soldier, assigned to the 4th Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, connects a trailer to a vehicle during port operations for the Noble Partner 20 exercise in Poti, Georgia, Sept. 4, 2020. Exercise Noble Partner is designed to enhance regional partnerships and increase U.S. force readiness and interoperability in a realistic, multinational training environment. The exercise allows participants to conduct situational training exercises, live-fire exercises and combined mechanized maneuvers. The 4th Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment (Sabers) will lead the exercise for 2d Cavalry Regiment.
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jerry Wood, Jr., squadron commander, assigned to the 4th Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, receives nose swab for a unit COVID-19 test during the Noble Partner 20 exercise at the Vaziani Military Base, Georgia, Sept. 10, 2020. Exercise Noble Partner is designed to enhance regional partnerships and increase U.S. force readiness and interoperability in a realistic, multinational training environment. The exercise allows participants to conduct situational training exercises, live-fire exercises and combined mechanized maneuvers. The 4th Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment (Sabers) will lead the exercise for 2d Cavalry Regiment. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. LaShic Patterson)
No Summer Holiday for USEUCOM’s Security Missions, Exercises
8:54 AM9/11/2020
While vacationers lavished in the few remaining days of summer holiday across Europe, U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) maintained its ever-vigilant, ever-ready state with exercises and maneuvers across the continent’s land, sea and air.
U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagles and F-15E Strike Eagles assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing conduct aerial operations in support of exercise Point Blank 19-8, over the North Sea, Nov. 14, 2019. The purpose of Point Blank is to exercise large force capabilities that incorporate current and future wartime scenarios. This iteration is especially unique in that it features special operations forces and the ‘Iron Triad’. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff. Sgt. Rachel Maxwell)
Airmen and F-15s from the 48th Fighter Wing will participate in Exercise Point Blank 20-4, Sep. 10, with other U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa units, as well as the Royal Air Force, Royal Netherlands Air Force, and first-time participation of bomber aircraft from U.S. Global Strike Command.
Atlantic Resolve builds readiness, increases interoperability and enhances the bond between
ally and partner militaries using multinational training events in Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary,
Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Romania.
A three-ship formation of B-52H Stratofortress aircraft, assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, depart RAF Fairford, England, to take part in a Bomber Task Force (BTF) Europe mission over the Ukraine on Sep. 4, 2020. The strategic bomber missions provide theater familiarization for aircrew members and opportunities for U.S. integration with NATO allies and regional partners. BTF missions have occurred in the European theater of operations since 2018 with more than 200 sorties coordinated with Allies and partners. (U.S. Air Force video by Master Sgt. Burt Traynor)
Georgian Defense Forces and U.S. Army soldiers participate in the opening ceremony for Noble Partner 20 at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, Sept. 7, 2020. Noble Partner 20 is a Georgian Defense Force and U.S. Army Europe cooperatively-led exercise hosted at Vaziani and Camp Norio training areas in Georgia designed to enhance Georgian, regional partner, and U.S. force readiness and interoperability in a realistic, multinational training environment.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jordan Trent
Allied and partner nations from around the world gathered at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, for the opening ceremony of Noble Partner 20 September 7, 2020.
200905-N-TC847-1164-NORWEGIAN SEA (Sept. 5, 2020) The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) conducts a refueling at sea (RAS) with allies, British Royal Fleet Auxiliary RFA Tidespring (A136) Tide-class replenishment tanker, and Royal Navy frigate HMS Sutherland (F81), Sept. 5, 2020. Ross is forward deployed to Rota, Spain, in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist Seaman Christine Montgomery/released)
U.K. leads U.S. and Norwegian ships to conduct combined interoperability training in the Barents Sea
8:24 AM9/8/2020
Ships from Norway, the U.S. and U.K. entered the Barents Sea Sept. 7, 2020, working together to conduct maritime security operations in the challenging environment above the Arctic Circle.
