Lt. Col. Ron Sprang, battalion commander, and Maj. Brandon Kennedy, battalion operations officer, with 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, discuss their unit’s arrival and subsequent training in Poznan, Poland, July 16, 2020. The Fort Hood based unit deployed to participate in Defender Europe 20 Phase II at Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland. DEFENDER-Europe 20 was designed as a deployment exercise to build strategic readiness in support of the U.S. National Defense Strategy and NATO deterrence objectives. In response to COVID-19, DEFENDER-Europe 20 was modified in size and scope. Phase I of the modified DEFENDER-Europe 20 was linked exercise Allied Spirit, which took place at Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland, June 5-19, with approximately 6,000 U.S. and Polish Soldiers. In Phase II of the modified DEFENDER-Europe 20, a U.S.-based combined arms battalion will conduct an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise to Europe July 14 – Aug. 22. For more information about DEFENDER-Europe, visit www.eur.army.mil/DefenderEurope. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Scott Longstreet)
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 510th Fighter Squadron takes off from Aviano Air Base, Italy, July 22, 2020. The F-16 flew operations over the Black Sea integrating with assets across all domains demonstrating the ability of U.S. forces to operate within international boundaries in the Black Sea. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Valerie Halbert)
U.S. Air Forces in Europe led an all domain mission with assets from U.S. Naval Forces Europe, U.S. Special Operations Command Europe, and U.S. Space Command, over the Black Sea, July 22, 2020. The mission occurred in international airspace and waters within the Black Sea and was designed to train U.S. forces to integrate, operate and communicate while executing all domain operations.
200717-N-NO090-1005 NAPLES, Italy (July 17, 2020) Gen. Tod D. Wolters, Supreme Allied Commander Europe and commander, U.S. European Command, prepares to present Adm. James G. Foggo III, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and commander, Allied Joint Force Command-Naples, the Defense Distinguished Service Medal during the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, Allied Joint Force Command (JFC) change of command ceremony. Adm. Foggo was relieved by Adm. Robert P. Burke at JFC Naples, Italy, July 17, 2020. U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, 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. (Photo courtesy of JFC Public Affairs, German Airforce Master Sergeant Florian Fergen)
200717-N-NO090-1004 NAPLES, Italy (July 17, 2020) Secretary of the Navy Honorable Kenneth J. Braithwaite (right), presents Cindy Foggo, wife of Adm. James G. Foggo III, the Distinguished Public Service Award during the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, Allied Joint Force Command (JFC) change of command ceremony. Adm. Foggo was relieved by Adm. Robert P. Burke at Allied Joint Force Command Naples, Italy, July 17, 2020. U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, 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. (Photo courtesy of JFC Public Affairs, German Airforce Master Sergeant Florian Fergen)
200717-N-NO090-1003 NAPLES, Italy (July 17, 2020) Adm. James G. Foggo III, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and commander, Allied Joint Force Command-Naples, is relieved by Adm. Robert P. Burke during the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, Allied Joint Force Command change of command ceremony at Allied Joint Force Command (JFC) Naples, Italy, July 17, 2020. U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, 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. (Photo courtesy of JFC Public Affairs, German Airforce Master Sergeant Florian Fergen)
200717-N-NO090-1002 NAPLES, Italy (July 17, 2020) Adm. Robert P. Burke, Gen. Tod D. Wolters, commander, U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, and Adm. James G. Foggo III, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and commander, Allied Joint Force Command-Naples, salute the colors during the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, Allied Joint Force Command change of command ceremony. Adm. Foggo was relieved by Adm. Robert P. Burke at Allied Joint Force Command (JFC) Naples, Italy, July 17, 2020. U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, 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. (Photo courtesy of JFC Public Affairs, German Airforce Master Sergeant Florian Fergen)
200717-N-NO090-1001 NAPLES, Italy (July 17, 2020) Adm. James G. Foggo III, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and commander, Allied Joint Force Command-Naples, passes through sideboys during the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, Allied Joint Force Command change of command ceremony. Adm. Foggo was relieved by Adm. Robert P. Burke at Allied Joint Force Command (JFC) Naples, Italy, July 17, 2020. U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, 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. (Photo courtesy of JFC Public Affairs, German Airforce Master Sergeant Florian Fergen)
Burke takes Helm of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and Joint Force Command Naples
9:05 AM7/20/2020
NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY NAPLES, Italy (NNS) – Adm. Robert P. Burke relieved Adm. James G. Foggo III as commander of both U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (CNE-CNA) and Allied Joint Forces Command (JFC) Naples during a change of command ceremony at JFC Headquarters in Naples, Italy, July 17, 2020.
Mr. William Butler, the Command Historian of U.S. European Command (EUCOM), talks about the history of U.S. Bomber Aircraft in Europe in this mini-documentary. July 17, 2020 marks the 72nd anniversary of the arrival of U.S. Bomber Aircraft on the continent.
A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress from the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England, during a strategic bomber mission off the northern Norwegian coast, June 3, 2020. Strategic bomber missions enable crews to maintain a high state of readiness and proficiency, and validate our always-ready global strike capability.
USEUCOM COVID-19 Donations to Allies and Partners Support Regional Stability
10:32 AM6/26/2020
As part of U.S. European Command’s (USEUCOM) months-long, sustained effort to assist NATO Allies and partners continue to beat back the COVID-19 virus, several donations of critically-needed medical supplies and equipment were delivered across Europe in the past two weeks.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Randal L. Marks, 86th Medical Support Squadron chemistry and shipping noncommissioned officer in charge, looks at a blood sample through a microscope at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 8, 2020. Marks won Airlifter of the Week for his work drafting the validation plan and operating instruction for a diagnostics system used to test for COVID-19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John R. Wright)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Randal L. Marks, 86th Medical Support Squadron chemistry and shipping noncommissioned officer in charge, prepares a blood sample to examine under a microscope at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 8, 2020. Marks was specifically looking for rouleaux in the blood sample, which is when red blood cells are stacked on top of each other. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John R. Wright)
