USS San Juan (SSN 751) conducts brief stop off Iceland’s coast
9:16 AM4/26/2023
This visit enhances regional maritime domain awareness and increases the safety of underwater infrastructure such as submarine cables. It also paves the way for future stops as needed and as supportable.
USS San Juan (SSN 751) conducts brief stop off Iceland’s coast
12:00 AM4/26/2023
USS San Juan (SSN 751) conducts a brief stop for supplies and personnel off the coast of Iceland, supported by Icelandic Coast Guard ICVG Þór, April 26, 2023.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's meets with Latvia Minister of Defence Ināra Mūrniece
12:00 AM4/13/2023
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks with Latvian Defense Minister Ināra Mūrniece during a bilateral exchange meeting at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., April 13, 2023.
Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting with Latvia Minister of Defence Ināra Mūrniece
12:00 AM4/13/2023
Secretary Austin lauded Latvia’s robust defense spending and welcomed Latvia’s investment in new capabilities like long-range fires and defense infrastructure.
Live fire accuracy screening at DEFENDER-Europe 22
10:17 AM4/7/2023
U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams tanks assigned to 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, line up before conducting a live fire accuracy screening test as part of Defender Europe 22 at Mielno Range at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 11, 2022. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africa’s ability to conduct large scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO.
An RC-135 Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft assigned to the 55th Wing, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, takes-off for a Weapons School Integration (WSINT) mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Nov. 21, 2022. The RC-135V/W Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft supports theater and national level consumers with near real time on-scene intelligence collection, analysis and dissemination capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by William R. Lewis)
USEUCOM, Azerbaijan officials engage to discuss partnership, regional security
12:57 PM3/17/2023
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Edward Vaughan, the U.S. European Command strategy, plans and capabilities deputy director, fourth from left, meets with members of the Azerbaijan Ministry of Defense during a visit to Baku, Azerbaijan, March 14-16, 2023. During the visit, Vaughan also engaged with government officials from Azerbaijan's ministry of emergency situations and state border service. The leaders' discussions included the strong U.S.-Azerbaijan security partnership and mutual commitment to regional security. (Courtesy photo)
USEUCOM, Azerbaijan officials engage to discuss partnership, regional security
12:57 PM3/17/2023
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Edward Vaughan, the U.S. European Command strategy, plans and capabilities deputy director, center, meets with Azerbaijan Commander of the State Border Service Maritime Brigade Lt. Gen. Muzzafar Pirizada, left, and Deputy Chief of State Border Service Lt. Gen. Afghan Naghiyev during a visit to Baku, Azerbaijan, March 14-16, 2023. Vaughan engaged with government officials from Azerbaijan's ministry of defense, ministry of emergency situations and state border service. The leaders' discussions included the strong U.S.-Azerbaijan security partnership and mutual commitment to regional security. (Courtesy photo)
At U.S. European Command’s Chiefs of Mission conference March 16-17 in Stuttgart, Germany, USEUCOM Deputy Commander, U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Steven Basham; Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Amb. Dereck Hogan; U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Amb. Bridget Brink; and U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Africa Deputy Commander, U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John Lamontagne, spoke to attendees on the future of European security resulting from Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. (US Army photo by SSG Daniel Ward)
U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Amb. Bridget Brink, and commander of U.S. Special Operations Command Europe, U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Steven Edwards, engage in conversation at U.S. European Command’s Chiefs of Mission conference in Stuttgart, Germany, March 16-17. (US Army photo by SSG Daniel Ward)
USEUCOM Commander, U.S. Army General Christopher Cavoli and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Amb. Dereck Hogan, provide opening remarks at U.S. European Command’s Chiefs of Mission conference in Stuttgart, Germany, March 16-17. (US Army photo by SSG Daniel Ward)
Group photo of attendees of the annual Chiefs of Mission Conference March 16-17 at the U.S. European Command Rogers Center, Stuttgart, Germany. USEUCOM hosts the annual meeting to gather senior leaders from the command’s headquarters, component commands, Department of State and more than 50 U.S. ambassadors and charge d’ affaires from across Europe to discuss whole-of-government support to America’s Allies and partners in the face of increasing threats and challenges across the region. (Courtesy photo by Freddy Wheeler)
US Air Force MQ-9 camera footage: Russian Su-27 Black Sea intercept
10:00 AM3/16/2023
Two Russian Su-27 aircraft conducted an unsafe and unprofessional intercept with a U.S. Air Force intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance unmanned MQ-9 aircraft operating within international airspace over the Black Sea on March 14, 2023. Russian Su-27s dumped fuel upon and struck the propeller of the MQ-9, causing U.S. forces to have to bring the MQ-9 down in international waters. (U.S. Air Force video)
(Editor's Note: This declassified video has been edited for length, however, the events are depicted in sequential order.)