12:01 PM6/16/2023

Air Force Brig. Gen. Bryony Terrell, Deputy Director for EUCOM’s J5 Strategy, Plans and Capabilities Directorate (left) and Brig. Gen. Tansel Cokuysal, head of the Foreign Relations Department of the Turkish General Staff, (right) led their respective delegations during the annual U.S.-Turkiye Combined Planning Committee (CPC) talks held at EUCOM headquarters June 13-15, 2023.

11:53 AM6/16/2023

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12:00 AM6/8/2023

U.S. Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, commander, U.S. European Command, co-hosted the two-day 2023 Chiefs of Defense Conference alongside Romanian Gen. Daniel Petrescu, Romanian Chief of Defense Staff, in Bucharest, Romania, from June 8-9, 2023.

12:00 AM6/8/2023

U.S. Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, commander, U.S. European Command, co-hosted the two-day 2023 Central Europe Chiefs of Defense Conference alongside Romanian Gen. Daniel Petrescu, Romanian Chief of Defense Staff, in Bucharest, Romania, from June 8-9, 2023. During the event, leaders discussed logistics and support to Ukraine, combined operations, and intelligence sharing. It also provided a venue for leaders to strengthen military-to-military relationships toward solving complex, regional challenges.

8:22 AM6/5/2023

From left, the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), and Danish Navy Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate HDMS Peter Willemoes (F 362) depart Tallinn, Estonia, June 4, 2023, to participate in Baltic Operations 2023. BALTOPS 23 is the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region. The exercise, led by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen combined response capabilities critical to preserving freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea. (Courtesy photo by Sgt. Martti Kallas, Estonian Defence Forces)

8:05 AM6/5/2023

Nineteen NATO Allies, one NATO partner nation, 50 ships, more than 45 aircraft, and approximately 6,000 personnel kicked off the 52nd iteration of Baltic Operations 2023 in Tallinn, Estonia, June 4, 2023.

11:46 AM5/30/2023

(From left) French Navy FREMM frigate FS Bretagne, U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78), and Italian Navy Carlo Bergamini-class FREMM frigate ITS Carlo Margottini (D 592) sail together while underway in support of exercise Formidable Shield 2023 onMay 10, 2023. Formidable Shield is a biennial integrated air and missile defense exercise involving a series of live-fire events against subsonic, supersonic, and ballistic targets, incorporating multiple Allied ships, aircraft, and ground forces working across battlespaces.

11:46 AM5/30/2023

U.S. Marines fire rockets from two M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during Formidable Shield in Andoya, Norway, on May 10, 2023. Formidable Shield is a biennial, integrated air and missile defense exercise involving a series of live-fire events against subsonic, supersonic, and ballistic targets, incorporating multiple Allied ships, aircraft, and ground forces working across battlespaces.

11:46 AM5/30/2023

As seen from on board HMS Defender, NATO ships sail in formation below a French Air Force fly-over during Formidable Shield 2023 in the North Atlantic on May 15, 2023. Formidable Shield is a NATO joint exercise with 2023 seeing allied fleets working together in the North Atlantic from the United States, Canada, France, Netherlands, Italy and the UK.

12:00 AM5/30/2023

A B-1B Lancer conducts a low approach flyby over Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on May 30, 2023, as part of a long-planned Bomber Task Force 23-3 mission. The mission ensures the U.S. and its Allies are ready and postured to deter threats and respond to aggression if needed. (DoD photo by Adnan Bujak, U.S. Embassy Bosnia and Herzegovina)

12:00 AM5/30/2023

Airmen with the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron prepare the B-1B Lancer for take-off at Royal Air Force Fairford, U.K., on May. 30, 2023. The mission, as part of Bomber Task Force 23-3, ensures the U.S. and its Allies are ready and postured to deter threats and respond to aggression if needed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Josiah Brown)

12:00 AM5/30/2023

Members of a U.S. Army Special Operations Joint Terminal Attack Controller team demonstrate to U.S. Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina Michael Murphy how the JTACs communicate with B1-B Lancers during a training bomber support mission flyover near Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on May 30, 2023. The mission, as part of Bomber Task Force 23-3, ensures the U.S. and its Allies are ready and postured to deter threats and respond to aggression if needed. (DoD photo by Adnan Bujak, U.S. Embassy Bosnia and Herzegovina)

12:00 AM5/29/2023

A Norwegian F-35 Lightning II receives fuel from a MAINEiac KC-135 Stratotanker above the Arctic Circle, May 29, 2023. The crews are taking part in Arctic Challenge Exercise 2023, a live fly exercise that serves to advance arctic security initiatives and enhance interoperability in the increasingly dynamic and contested region.

12:00 AM5/29/2023

By training and conducting realistic exercises in the High North U.S. forces and those of Allied and partner nations hone skills, fine-tune interoperability, nurture key relationships, and acclimate to the inherent challenges posed by fighting in the Arctic’s extreme conditions.

12:13 PM5/26/2023

U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors participate in joint training with Romanian and Italian Air Forces over Câmpia Turzii, May 23, 2023. U.S. Air Force fifth-generation fighters supporting NATO Allied Air Command’s Air Shielding mission along the Eastern Flank.

12:13 PM5/26/2023

U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors participate in joint training with Romanian and Italian Air Forces over Câmpia Turzii, May 23, 2023. U.S. Air Force fifth-generation fighters supporting NATO Allied Air Command’s Air Shielding mission along the Eastern Flank. (Courtesy Photo)

12:13 PM5/26/2023

By rapidly fielding forces alongside NATO Allies along the Eastern Flank, U.S. Air Forces in Europe highlight the operational readiness of Ally and partner forces throughout Europe.