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12:16 PM7/17/2024

The Balkan Medical Task Force (BMTF), founded in 2016 with support from the United States and Norway, is a multinational military medical unit bringing together healthcare professionals from six Balkan nations: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia to rapidly respond to a broad spectrum of regional disaster relief situations.

8:12 AM7/17/2024

U.S. Army Soldiers and Marines march in formation during exercise Eagle Partner 24 at Yerevan, Armenia, July 15, 2024. Eagle Partner 24 is a collaborative exercise between the U.S. Army and Armenian Armed Forces, focused on boosting interoperability and enhancing their joint capabilities for peacekeeping and stability missions, reflecting their shared commitment to maintaining peace and security. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alexcia Rupert)

8:12 AM7/17/2024

Armenian service members attached to 12th Peacekeeping Brigade (PKB) participate in the opening ceremony for the Eagle Partner 24 in Yerevan, Armenia, July 15, 2024. Eagle Partner serves to prepare the Armenian Armed Forces to participate in NATO peacekeeping operations and to build relationships between the U.S. and Armenia. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alexcia Rupert)

8:12 AM7/17/2024

U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, Kristina A. Kvien, gives a speech during bilateral exercise Eagle Partner 24 opening ceremony at Yerevan, Armenia, July 15, 2024. Eagle Partner 24 plays a crucial role in reinforcing and strengthening the strategic relationship between the U.S. and Armenia, ensuring that both nations are better prepared to address common security challenges and work together towards shared goals. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alexcia Rupert)

8:12 AM7/17/2024

Hundreds of U.S. and Armenian armed forces service members gathered at the parade field of the Vazgen Sargsyan Military School for the opening ceremony of the Eagle Partner 24 exercise July 15, 2024.

8:40 AM7/13/2024

New York National Guard holds National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program signing ceremony with the Kingdom of Sweden, at One World Trade Center, in Manhattan, on July 12, 2024. The State Partnership Program pairs state National Guard’s with the militaries of countries around the world in bilateral training and exchange partnerships. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Lt. Col Jean Marie Kratzer)

8:39 AM7/13/2024

A U.S. Marine with the II Marine Expeditionary Force shakes hands with a Swedish Army soldier with Gotland Regiment's 181st Armored Battalion during exercise Baltic Operations 24 in Gotland, Sweden, June 15, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)

8:34 AM7/13/2024

The partnership is part of the National Guard's State Partnership Program which pairs state National Guard's with the militaries of countries around the world in bilateral training and exchange partnerships.

3:17 PM7/12/2024

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. James R. Kriesel (center), U.S. European Command's director of exercises and assessments, joins Finnish Defense Forces' Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Lieutenant General Kari Nisula (left) and Brig. Gen. Manu Tuominen (right), Finnish Defense Forces' assistant chief of staff for training during an official visit to Finland July 9-11, 2024.

3:15 PM7/12/2024

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. James R. Kriesel, U.S. European Command's director of exercises and assessments and Finnish Army Brig. Gen. Manu Tuominen, Finnish Defense Forces' assistant chief of staff for training meet with Finnish conscripts during an official visit to Finland July 9-11, 2024.

2:49 PM7/12/2024

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. James R. Kriesel, U.S. European Command's director of exercises and assessments, conducted an official visit to Finland July 9-11, 2024, to learn more about the Finnish military conscription system along with the exercise and training programs of the Finnish Army and Air Forces. The bilateral military visit was hosted by Finnish Army Brig. Gen. Manu Tuominen, Finnish Defense Forces' assistant chief of staff for training.

2:26 PM7/12/2024

During the trip's stopover at the nation's Air Force Academy, located in Jyväskylä, Finland -- central Finland's regional capital city – discussions covered the effects of the new F-35 fifth-generation fighter pilot training.

12:00 AM7/10/2024

On July 10, 2024, the U.S. certified a new BAK-12 system, designed to protect fighter aircraft in emergency situations, to the Slovakian Ministry of Defense in advance of the arrival of Slovak F-16s later this month. By putting the BAK-12 arresting system into operation at Malacky Air Base, Slovakia, our Allies take another significant step to accommodate modern aircraft into their fleet and to bolster collective deterrence and defense of the Euro-Atlantic. The ceremony included a demonstration of the new system by aircraft from the U.S. Air Force's 510th Fighter Squadron, based out of Aviano Air Base, Italy, and remarks by U.S. Ambassador to Slovakia Gautam Rana, who expressed his appreciation to Slovak and U.S. Air Force personnel and highlighted the work Slovakia has done to strengthen its defense capabilities.

12:56 PM7/9/2024

The exercise aimed to enhance the participants' ability to identify and address cyber threats, while also highlighting the value of the relationships developed among state partners.

12:00 AM7/5/2024

Members of the Croatian Armed Forces and the Minnesota National Guard work together as part of a blue team during the Adriatic Regional Security Cyber Cooperation exercise at the Slovenian Armed Forces Baron Andrej Čehovin barracks in Postojna, Slovenia, July 5, 2024. The two-week cyber security training event included representatives from six Adriatic nations working alongside their U.S. National Guard counterparts.

12:00 AM7/5/2024

Maryland Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Custead, a cyber operator with the 276th Cyberspace Operations Squadron, supports as a red team member during the Adriatic Regional Security Cyber Cooperation exercise at the Slovenian Armed Forces Baron Andrej Čehovin barracks in Postojna, Slovenia, July 5, 2024. The two-week cyber security training event included representatives from six Adriatic nations working alongside their U.S. National Guard counterparts.

12:00 AM7/5/2024

Maryland Army National Guard Sgt. Emmanuel Unaka, cyber threat intelligence analyst with Cyber Protection Team 169, listens to Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina Lt. Armin Kolašinac, a Security Operations Center member, as part of a blue team during the Adriatic Regional Security Cyber Cooperation exercise at the Slovenian Armed Forces Baron Andrej Čehovin barracks in Postojna, Slovenia, July 5, 2024. The two-week cyber security training event included representatives from six Adriatic nations working alongside their U.S. National Guard counterparts.

11:21 AM7/3/2024

American and Swedish Marines side-by-side in a Swedish Stridsbat 90 during Archipelago Endeavor 23 in Sweden.

11:06 AM7/3/2024

Swedish Armed Forces’ Maj. Gen. Johan Pekkari, director of strategic plans and policy, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Daniel Lasica, USEUCOM’s director for plans, policy, strategy and capabilities, met in Stuttgart, Germany, July 3, 2024, for bilateral military staff talks. The Swedish and American military delegations discussed a full range of issues – from bilateral security cooperation and military exercise and training opportunities to NATO convergence and respective operational and policy strategies.