Major General Charles Miller, USEUCOM Director of Plans, Policy, Strategy and Capabilities, gives remarks during a signing ceremony July 16, 2021. The U.S. and Hungary signed implementing agreements that allow American forces access and use of two air bases in Hungary. The agreements are an important step to fully implementing the Defense Cooperation Agreement between the U.S. and Hungary signed in 2019.
Major General Charles Miller, USEUCOM Director of Plans, Policy, Strategy and Capabilities, left, Marc Dillard, Chargé d'Affaires, U.S. Embassy Budapest, center, and Hungarian Brig. Gen. Csaba Ugrik, Kecskemét Air Base commander, Hungarian Defence Force, right, speak during a signing ceremony of two implementing agreements that allow American forces access and use of two air bases in Hungary July 16, 2021.
USEUCOM Missile Defense and Space Branch Chief receives Lithuanian Armed Forces Medal - Photo 2
11:26 AM7/19/2021
U.S. Navy Commander John Anthony "Tony" Campigotto, right, holds the citation that accompanies the medal pinned to his lapel. Lithuanian Air Force Commander Colonel Dainius Guzas, left, presented Campigotto with the Lithuanian Armed Forces Medal of Distinction during a ceremony held in Vilnius, Lithuania on June 14, 2021.
USEUCOM Missile Defense and Space Branch Chief receives Lithuanian Armed Forces Medal - Photo 1
11:26 AM7/19/2021
Lithuanian Air Force Commander Colonel Dainius Guzas, left, presents U.S. Navy Commander John Anthony "Tony" Campigotto, right, with the Lithuanian Armed Forces Medal of Distinction. Lithuania’s Chief of Defence, Lieutenant General Valdemaras Rupšys awarded the medal to Campigotto for his “immense contribution and improvement of the architecture of the Integrated Air and Missile Defence in the Baltic States, coordination of the United States and Allied defence plans and strengthening of Air Defence in the Baltic region.”
USEUCOM Missile Defense and Space Branch Chief receives Lithuanian Armed Forces Medal
11:14 AM7/19/2021
Lithuania’s Chief of Defence awarded the Lithuanian Armed Forces Medal of Distinction to U.S. Navy Commander John Anthony “Tony” Campigotto for his work to strengthen the country's air defenses.
Major General Charles Miller, USEUCOM Director of Plans, Policy, Strategy and Capabilities, left, and Colonel Tibor Babos with the Hungarian Defence Force, right, sign an agreement that allows American forces to access and use two air bases in Hungary.
U.S., Hungary sign Implementing Agreements for Use of Air Bases
2:43 PM7/16/2021
As the U.S. and Hungary mark 100 years of diplomatic relations, USEUCOM and Hungarian Defense Force leaders sign an agreement that allow American forces to access and use two air bases in Hungary.
BLACK SEA (July 9, 2021) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) prepare to transfer passengers between ships using a rigid-hull inflatable boat during Exercise Sea Breeze in the Black Sea, July 9, 2021. Exercise Sea Breeze is a multinational maritime exercise cohosted by U.S. Sixth Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy in the Black Sea since 1997. Sea Breeze 2021 is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and strengthen maritime security and peace within the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Claire DuBois/Released)
210710-N-VP310-00147 OLESHKY SANDS, Ukraine (July 10, 2021) Romanian, Georgian, U.S. and Ukrainian flags are lowered signaling the end of Exercise Sea Breeze 2021 in Oleshky Sands, Ukraine, July 10, 2021. Exercise Sea Breeze is a multinational maritime exercise cohosted by the U.S. Sixth Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy since 1997. Sea Breeze 2021 is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and strengthens maritime security and peace in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Richard Hoffner/Released)
210710-N-VP310-0031 OLESHKY SANDS, Ukraine (July 10, 2021) Flags of Ukraine, U.S., Georgia and Romania fly at the closing ceremony of Exercise Sea Breeze 2021 in Oleshky Sands, Ukraine, July 10, 2021. Exercise Sea Breeze is a multinational maritime exercise cohosted by the U.S. Sixth Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy since 1997. Sea Breeze 2021 is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and strengthens maritime security and peace in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Richard Hoffner/Released)
210708-N-BM428-0029 ODESA, Ukraine (July 8, 2021) The U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa Band plays music in front of the Vorontsov Colonnade in Odesa, Ukraine during Exercise Sea Breeze 2021, July 8, 2021. Exercise Sea Breeze is a multinational maritime exercise cohosted by the U.S. Sixth Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy since 1997. Sea Breeze 2021 is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and strengthens maritime security and peace in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Damon Grosvenor/Released)
210708-N-BM428-0087 ODESA, Ukraine (July 8, 2021) The Ukrainian Navy Band plays music in front of the Vorontsov Colonnade in Odesa, Ukraine during Exercise Sea Breeze 2021, July 8, 2021. Exercise Sea Breeze is a multinational maritime exercise cohosted by the U.S. Sixth Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy since 1997. Sea Breeze 2021 is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and strengthens maritime security and peace in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Damon Grosvenor/Released)
210707-N-BM428-0108 ODESA, Ukraine (July 7, 2021) The Ukrainian Navy Band plays at the Potemkin Stairs in Odesa, Ukraine during Exercise Sea Breeze 2021, July 7, 2021. Exercise Sea Breeze is a multinational maritime exercise cohosted by the U.S. Sixth Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy since 1997. Sea Breeze 2021 is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and strengthens maritime security and peace in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Damon Grosvenor/Released)
210707-N-VP310-0191 ODESA, Ukraine (July 3, 2021) Sailors assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Europe Band play for the Ukrainian public at the Colonnade of Vorontsov Palace during Exercise Sea Breeze 2021, July 7, 20i21. Exercise Sea Breeze is a multinational maritime exercise cohosted by the U.S. Sixth Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy since 1997. Sea Breeze 2021 is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and strengthens maritime security and peace in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Richard Hoffner/Released)
210703-N-VP310-0256 ODESA, Ukraine (July 3, 2021) Sailors from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) interact with Ukrainians in a local park in Odesa, Ukraine during Exercise Sea Breeze 2021, July 3, 2021. Exercise Sea Breeze is a multinational maritime exercise cohosted by U.S. Sixth Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy in the Black Sea since 1997. Sea Breeze 2021 is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and strengthen maritime security and peace within the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Richard Hoffner/Released)
210705-F-D0094-404 ODESA, Ukraine (July 5, 2021) Multinational partners train with members of the Naval Tactical Operations Group on ship drills during Exercise SEA BREEZE 21 in Odesa, Ukraine on July 5, 2021. Co-hosted by the United States Navy (USN) and the Ukrainian Navy (UN) with the support of NATO’s Partnership for Peace program, Exercise SEA BREEZE is about training together and making new friends based on a shared commitment to peace and stability in Europe. The deployment of CAF personnel to support Exercise SEA BREEZE 21 is part of Operation UNIFIER, the CAF military training and capacity-building mission in Ukraine. (CAF photo by Corporal Daniel Chiasson, JTF-U Imagery Technician)
210706-N-BM428-0221 ODESA, Ukraine (July 6, 2021) An Egyptian military officer speaks with Polish navy sailors about their diving equipment during Exercise Sea Breeze 2021 in Odesa, Ukraine, July 6, 2021. Exercise Sea Breeze is a multinational maritime exercise cohosted by the U.S. Sixth Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy since 1997. Sea Breeze 2021 is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and strengthens maritime security and peace in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Damon Grosvenor/Released)
210703-N-VP310-0136 ODESA, Ukraine (July 3, 2021) Sailors from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) interact with Ukrainians in a local park in Odesa, Ukraine during Exercise Sea Breeze 2021, July 3, 2021. Exercise Sea Breeze is a multinational maritime exercise cohosted by U.S. Sixth Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy in the Black Sea since 1997. Sea Breeze 2021 is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and strengthen maritime security and peace within the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Richard Hoffner/Released)