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 with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 21.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, maneuver in on enemy targets during a cold weather live-fire training event in preparation for Exercise Reindeer II in Setermoen, Norway, Nov. 20, 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)
F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 "The Wake Island Avengers" and the United Kingdom's Lightning 617 Squadron shortly after embarking onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth on 22 September, 2020, off the coast of the United Kingdom.(Royal Navy Photograph by LPhot Belinda Alker)
U.S. Air Force aircraft and vehicles assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing (FW) line the runway during an elephant walk at Aviano Air Base, Italy, June 1, 2020. Despite the restrictions in place due to COVID-19, the 31st FW remains lethal and combat ready, prepared to deter or defeat any adversary who threatens US or NATO interests. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kelsey Tucker)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kyle Alvino, 435th Security Forces Squadron airborne team member, hold security before a resupply airdrop during exercise Frozen Defender in Grostenquin, France, Jan. 16, 2020. The Defenders synced their mission sets with the 37th Airlift Squadron to practice night operations on the airfield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Devin Nothstine)
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.
201128-N-TC847-1076 BALTIC SEA (Nov. 28, 2020) Ensign Tyler Bott assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) observes a German Eurofighter F2000 aircraft, not pictured, during a NATO air defense exercise, Nov. 28, 2020.