1:18 PM5/4/2023

Senior military leaders used the engagement to pave a way forward for continued U.S.-Romanian military cooperation and growing security partnerships with Moldova.

1:11 PM5/4/2023

Romanian Maj. Gen. Remus Bondor, chief of strategic planning directorate for the Romania Defense Staff, and U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Edward Vaughan, U.S. European Command’s deputy director for plans, strategy and capabilities, discuss security cooperation and support to Allies during bilateral staff talks in Bucharest, Romania, on May 3, 2023.

1:11 PM5/4/2023

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Edward Vaughan, U.S. European Command’s deputy director for plans, strategy and capabilities, and Romanian Maj. Gen. Remus Bondor, chief of strategic planning directorate for the Romania Defense Staff, discuss security cooperation and support to Allies during bilateral staff talks in Bucharest, Romania, on May 3, 2023.

8:58 AM4/28/2023

U.S. Army Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli, Commander, U.S. European Command, delivers testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2024 in Washington, D.C., April 27, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza)

2:17 PM4/27/2023

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fire an FGM-148 Javelin during a live-fire range while deployed with Marine Rotational Forces Europe (MRF-E) 23.1 in Setermoen, Norway, April 2, 2023. MRF-E focuses on regional engagements throughout Europe by conducting various exercises, mountain warfare training, and military-to-military engagements which enhance overall interoperability of the U.S. Marine Corps with allies and partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

9:13 AM4/27/2023

Fifty senior military leaders from 11 nations participated in the annual Arctic Security Forces Roundtable held April 25-27, 2023, in Turku, Finland. (Courtesy photo by Finnish Defence Forces)

9:13 AM4/27/2023

Arctic Security Forces Roundtable co-chairs, from left, Norwegian Navy Rear Adm. Solveig Krey of the Norwegian Defence Staff and U.S. European Command's Air Force Maj. Gen. Daniel Lasica, joined Finnish Defence Forces Army Maj. Gen. Janne Jaakkola in leading discussions during the annual strategic forum April 25-27, 2023, in Finland's oldest city, Turku. (Courtesy photo by Finnish Defence Forces)

9:12 AM4/27/2023

7:37 AM4/27/2023

Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli, commander, U.S. European Command, delivered the 2023 Posture Statement to the House Armed Services Committee April 26, 2023, and to the Senate Armed Services Committee April 27, 2023.

9:20 AM4/26/2023

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Dylan Knox and Latvian National Guard Sgt. Maj. Arvis Solims share a joke between games during a military hockey event April 22, 2023, at the Valmieras Olimpiskais Centrs in Valmiera, Latvia. Military hockey teams from Latvia, Canada and the United States participated in the friendly competition as part of the Stronger Together Hockey Exhibition, a series of military hockey events that, through a shared love for hockey, strengthens partnerships and contributes to solidarity and interoperability in deterring aggression along NATO’s eastern flank. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Sgt. Daryl T. Madrid)

9:20 AM4/26/2023

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Pierce, assigned to U.S. Special Operations Command Europe, works the puck closer to the Latvian goal as Latvian players attempt to defend it. Military hockey teams from Latvia, Canada and the United States participated in a friendly competition held April 22, 2023, in Valmiera, Latvia. The games were part of the Stronger Together Hockey Exhibition, a series of military hockey events that, through a shared love for hockey, strengthens partnerships and contributes to solidarity and interoperability in deterring aggression along NATO’s eastern flank. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Sgt. Daryl T. Madrid)

9:20 AM4/26/2023

U.S. team member Nick Lewarne, center right, shakes hands with a Canadian player following their 2-2 game at the Valmieras Olimpiskais Centrs in Valmiera, Latvia, April 22, 2023. Military hockey teams from Latvia, Canada and the United States participated in a friendly competition April 22, as part of the Stronger Together Hockey Exhibition, a series of military hockey events that, through a shared love for hockey, strengthens partnerships and contributes to solidarity and interoperability in deterring aggression along NATO’s eastern flank. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Sgt. Daryl T. Madrid)

9:20 AM4/26/2023

The U.S. and Canadian teams both try to gain possession of the puck during a military hockey game held April 22, 2023, at the Valmieras Olimpiskais Centrs in Valmiera, Latvia. The game was part of the Stronger Together Hockey Exhibition, a series of military hockey events that, through a shared love for hockey, strengthens partnerships and contributes to solidarity and interoperability in deterring aggression along NATO’s eastern flank. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Sgt. Daryl T. Madrid)

9:20 AM4/26/2023

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Ethan Reynolds, assigned to the Joint Multi-National Readiness Center, prepares to take the ice during a game with the Canadian team on April 22, 2023, at the Valmieras Olimpiskais Centrs in Valmiera, Latvia. Military hockey teams from Latvia, Canada and the United States participated in a friendly competition as part of the Stronger Together Hockey Exhibition, a series of military hockey events that, through a shared love for hockey, strengthens partnerships and contributes to solidarity and interoperability in deterring aggression along NATO’s eastern flank. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Sgt. Daryl T. Madrid)

9:20 AM4/26/2023

Military hockey teams from Latvia, Canada and the United States participated in a friendly competition held April 22, 2023, in Valmiera, Latvia. The games were part of the Stronger Together Hockey Exhibition, a series of military hockey events that, through a shared love for hockey, strengthens our partnerships and contributes to solidarity and interoperability in deterring aggression on NATO’s eastern flank. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Thurman Snyder)

9:20 AM4/26/2023

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Greer Chambless, the U.S. Embassy Riga defense attaché, second from left, delivers remarks during the opening ceremony for the Stronger Together Hockey Exhibition, held April 22, 2023, in Valmiera, Latvia. Canadian Ambassador to Latvia Brian Szwarc, left, also delivered remarks and dropped the ceremonial puck to open the the friendly competition between military hockey teams from Latvia, Canada and the United States. The event, through the teams' shared love for hockey, strengthened partnerships and contributed to solidarity and interoperability in deterring aggression along NATO’s eastern flank. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Thurman Snyder)