A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress, assigned to the 23rd Bomb Squadron, passes the air traffic control tower during takeoff for a Bomber Task Force mission from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 10, 2024. Bomber Task Force missions enable joint and Allied training, demonstrating the readiness of the U.S. and its Allies to respond to any incident at any time.

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress from the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, N.D., receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, based at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, over the North Sea, Sept. 11, 2024. Bomber Task Force missions are representative of the U.S.’ extended deterrent commitment to Allies and partners and enhance regional security.

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress from the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, N.D., receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, based at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, over the North Sea, Sept. 11, 2024. Bomber Task Force missions are representative of the U.S.’ extended deterrent commitment to Allies and partners and enhance regional security.

Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) and U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) leaders met to discuss and advance integration goals at USEUCOM headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, from Sept. 11-12, 2024.

Two U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II aircraft assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, U.K., make history by landing on a highway strip during the exercise BAANA 2024, Sept. 4, on Hosio Highway Strip, Ranua, Finland. During the exercise the U.S. Air Force collaborated with NATO Allies to adapt, innovate and strengthen our collective defense while making history by landing U.S. fighter aircraft on a Finnish highway strip demonstrating military capabilities and interoperability. During the exercise U.S. Air Force Airmen expanded on Agile Combat Employment capabilities by learning austere environment aircraft landing and take-off operations and techniques from their Finnish counterparts. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Scyrrus Corregidor)

Two U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II aircraft assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, U.K., demonstrate landing and takeoff operations during exercise BAANA 2024, Sept. 4, on Hosio Highway Strip, Ranua, Finland. During the exercise the aircraft landed on a highway strip in Finland to practice Agile Combat Employment which increases the ability of our collective partners to collaborate and operate in a joint, high-intensity environment, improve readiness, responsiveness and interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Scyrrus Corregidor)

U.S. Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, commander, U.S. European Command, convened with U.S. component commanders for the European Component Commander’s Conference on the Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy, on Sept. 3, 2024.

USEUCOM's cyber directorate concluded its 2024 Command, Control, Computers and Communications (C4) Security Cooperation Summit on Aug. 9, 2024, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, after bringing together more than 80 representatives from multiple U.S. organizations to assist in C4 security cooperation planning.

Defense Institute of International Legal Studies Institutional capacity building attorneys engage with legal colleagues from the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense during a recent two-week proof of concept training course on operational law held in Poland from July 22 to Aug. 5, 2024. The pilot course was the culmination of a year-long effort to create an organic Ukrainian training course for legal advisors on the relevant legal issues of armed conflict.

U.S. European Command Staff Judge Advocate U.S. Army Col. Ian Iverson greets Deputy Director of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense Legal Department Col. Kyrylo Hankevych ahead of a two-week course on operational law held in Poland from July 22 to Aug. 5, 2024. During a key-leader engagement following his remarks, Iverson and Ukrainian counterparts discussed future legal training and exchange opportunities between the U.S. and the UAF to further inform one another's knowledge in a rapidly evolving battlespace.

U.S. European Command Staff Judge Advocate U.S. Army Col. Ian Iverson provides welcoming remarks to Ukrainian Armed Forces and U.S. Army Europe and Africa military legal professionals ahead of a two-week course on operational law held in Poland from July 22 to Aug. 5, 2024. The training aimed to inform U.S. military lawyers of the unique challenges facing UAF counterparts, and support those Ukrainian military legal professionals in advising their commanders and enabling operations.

U.S. Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, commander of U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, speaks virtually to attendees of the National Defense Industrial Association’s Emerging Technologies for Defense & Exhibition Conference, Aug. 7-9, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

USEUCOM’s Director for Requirements and Resource Integration Sally Pfenning led a delegation of some 20 subject-matter experts from the command’s warfighting headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, to the National Defense Industrial Association’s Emerging Technologies for Defense & Exhibition Conference, Aug. 7-9, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

U.S. European Command's cyber directorate concludes its 2024 Command, Control, Computers and Communications Security Cooperation Summit on Aug. 9, 2024, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, after bringing together more than 80 representatives from multiple U.S. organizations to assist in C4 security cooperation planning.

Defense Command Finland’s Brig. Gen. Tero Ylitalo alongside U.S. European Command’s Brig. Gen. Quaid Quadri, Jr. – discussed a full spectrum of topics, ranging from operational plans and theater strategy to NATO integration and implementation of the Defense Cooperation Agreement between the two nations from August 6-7, 2024.

U.S. Marines assigned to Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), ride in a Finnish Jehu-class landing craft for a raid training event with Finnish soldiers from the Force Protection Brigade in Uppinniemi, Finland, Aug. 17, 2022. The training was part of a bilateral exercise between the Finnish military and 22nd MEU. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Henry Rodriguez)

A B-52H Stratofortress from the 20th Bomb Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., takes off from Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, as part of Bomber Task Force Deployment 24-4, July 27, 2024. BTF 24-4 is a demonstration of cooperation, collaboration, interoperability, and solidarity to promote peace and security. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Seth Watson)

Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division secure a landing zone alongside their counterparts from 2nd Special Forces Battalion during Dynamic Force Exercise in Tolemaida, Colombia, January 26, 2020.

A coalition space team of U. S. Space Force Guardians, Colombian Air Force Guardianes, and Ecuadorian Air Force members deploy an Olympus Bolt intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance sensor at a forward operating location in Rionegro, Colombia, after a rapid relocation from its previous deployment in Cali, Colombia. The deployment was part of Operation Thundergun Express, a 21-day space deployment exercise nested under Resolute Sentinel 23. This antenna, designed for rapid deployment, forms a crucial component of space Agile Combat Employment. (U. S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Matlock)

NATO Allied Special Operations Forces Command evaluation team certified Colombian special forces on July 9, 2024 during the United States-Colombia exercise Fused Response, utilizing the NATO Special Operations Forces planning process and tactics, techniques, and procedures. Fused Response is a US and Colombian joint exercise held to enhance mission readiness and interoperability to enable a rapid response to crises in the Southern Command area of responsibility.

Colombian navy special forces simulate visit, board, search, and seizure on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, June 29, 2024. George Washington is deployed as part of Southern Seas 2024 which seeks to enhance capability, improve interoperability, and strengthen maritime partnerships with countries throughout the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility through joint, multinational, and interagency exchanges and cooperation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class August Y. Clawson)

Representatives from Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and the United States pose for a group photo during the Baltic Architecture and Governance working groups in Stuttgart, Germany, July 15-18, 2024.

A B-52H Stratofortress from the 20th Bomb Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., makes its initial landing at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, in support of Bomber Task Force Deployment 24-4, July 21, 2024. The lethal, long-range strike capabilities provided by strategic bombers influence the decision making of our nation’s competitors and adversaries by ensuring they know that the cost of military aggression would be outweighed by any potential gain. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Seth Watson)

A pair of B-52H Stratofortresses from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., fly in formation alongside Romanian and Finnish fighter jets as part of Bomber Task Force deployment 24-4, July 21, 2024. BTF 24-4 underpins the NATO alliance’s collective deterrence and commitment to defending the Euro-Atlantic region from hostile actions. (Courtesy Photo)

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, refuels a B-52H Stratofortress from the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., while escorted by a Finnish F/A-18C Hornet during Bomber Task Force deployment 24-4, July 21, 2024. The U.S. military works alongside NATO allies and partners to ensure a safe, stable, and secure Euro-Atlantic region by increasing military capabilities, readiness, and interoperability. (Courtesy Photo)

Two B-52H Stratofortresses from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., fly in formation with fighter jets from Romania and Finland as they arrive at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, in support of Bomber Task Force Deployment 24-4, July 21, 2024. The U.S. military works alongside NATO Allies and partners to ensure a safe, stable, and secure Euro-Atlantic region by increasing military capabilities, readiness, and interoperability. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Seth Watson)

On July 22, 2024, the first two of 14 Slovak F-16 Block 70 aircraft landed at Malacky Air Base, Slovakia, after a 10-hour flight from Greenville, South Carolina. The F-16 Fight Falcons were welcomed in a ceremony attended by senior civilian and military leaders from Slovakia and U.S. Embassy Bratislava, ushering a new era in Slovakia's ability to patrol its skies and support collective deterrence and defense in Europe.

On July 22, 2024, the first two of 14 Slovak F-16 Block 70 aircraft landed at Malacky Air Base, Slovakia, after a 10-hour flight from Greenville, South Carolina. The F-16 Fight Falcons were welcomed in a ceremony attended by senior civilian and military leaders from Slovakia and U.S. Embassy Bratislava, ushering a new era in Slovakia's ability to patrol its skies and support collective deterrence and defense in Europe.

On July 22, 2024, the first two of 14 Slovak F-16 Block 70 aircraft landed at Malacky Air Base, Slovakia, after a 10-hour flight from Greenville, South Carolina. The F-16 Fight Falcons were welcomed in a ceremony attended by senior civilian and military leaders from Slovakia and U.S. Embassy Bratislava, ushering a new era in Slovakia's ability to patrol its skies and support collective deterrence and defense in Europe.

On July 22, 2024, the first two of 14 Slovak F-16 Block 70 aircraft landed at Malacky Air Base, Slovakia, after a 10-hour flight from Greenville, South Carolina. The F-16 Fight Falcons were welcomed in a ceremony attended by senior civilian and military leaders from Slovakia and U.S. Embassy Bratislava, ushering a new era in Slovakia's ability to patrol its skies and support collective deterrence and defense in Europe.