Swedish fighter jets fly alongside a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress as part of exercise Global Guardian's Bomber Task Force Europe 24-3 deployment, June 20, 2024.
Norwegian fighter jets fly alongside a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress as part of exercise Global Guardian's Bomber Task Force Europe 24-3 deployment, June 20, 2024.
British Royal Air Force Typhoons meet with two U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress as part of exercise Global Guardian's Bomber Task Force Europe 24-3 deployment, June 20, 2024.
A Finish Air Force fighter jet flies alongside a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress as part of exercise Global Guardian's Bomber Task Force Europe 24-3 deployment, June 20, 2024.
U.S. strategic bombers conclude monthlong Bomber Task Force-Europe missions
7:14 AM6/26/2024
Four U.S. Air Force B-52 strategic bombers return to Minot Air Force Base, N.D., concluding their overseas deployment with Global Guardian, a U.S. Northern Command-led exercise integrating with eight NATO Allies, June 20, 2024.
USEUCOM, Lithuania hold first-ever military staff talks
2:09 PM6/21/2024
As part of a two-day official visit to Lithuania, U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Bryony Terrell, deputy director of U.S. European Command's J5 Strategy, Plans and Capabilities Directorate, and Chief of the Lithuanian Defense Staff Maj. Gen. Mindaugas Steponavičius, hosted the first-ever USEUCOM-Lithuania military staff talks June 13-14, 2024, in capital city Vilnius. During the trip, the two senior military officials also surveyed the surroundings from the Queen Louise Bridge, a bridge over the Nemunas River on the Lithuanian-Russian border, and conducted aerial reconnaissance of the Suwalki Gap, a sparsely populated area between Lithuania and Poland that critically serves as the only land route between the Baltic states and the rest of NATO. The trip underscored USEUCOM's commitment to security throughout the Baltics, notably Lithuania, a frontline NATO Ally on Europe's eastern flank.
USEUCOM, Lithuania hold first-ever military staff talks
2:08 PM6/21/2024
As part of a two-day official visit to Lithuania, U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Bryony Terrell, deputy director of U.S. European Command's J5 Strategy, Plans and Capabilities Directorate, and Chief of the Lithuanian Defense Staff Maj. Gen. Mindaugas Steponavičius, hosted the first-ever USEUCOM-Lithuania military staff talks June 13-14, 2024, in capital city Vilnius. During the trip, the two senior military officials also surveyed the surroundings from the Queen Louise Bridge, a bridge over the Nemunas River on the Lithuanian-Russian border, and conducted aerial reconnaissance of the Suwalki Gap, a sparsely populated area between Lithuania and Poland that critically serves as the only land route between the Baltic states and the rest of NATO. The trip underscored USEUCOM's commitment to security throughout the Baltics, notably Lithuania, a frontline NATO Ally on Europe's eastern flank.
USEUCOM, Lithuania hold first-ever military staff talks
2:08 PM6/21/2024
As part of a two-day official visit to Lithuania, U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Bryony Terrell, deputy director of U.S. European Command's J5 Strategy, Plans and Capabilities Directorate, and Chief of the Lithuanian Defense Staff Maj. Gen. Mindaugas Steponavičius, hosted the first-ever USEUCOM-Lithuania military staff talks June 13-14, 2024, in capital city Vilnius. During the trip, the two senior military officials also surveyed the surroundings from the Queen Louise Bridge, a bridge over the Nemunas River on the Lithuanian-Russian border, and conducted aerial reconnaissance of the Suwalki Gap, a sparsely populated area between Lithuania and Poland that critically serves as the only land route between the Baltic states and the rest of NATO. The trip underscored USEUCOM's commitment to security throughout the Baltics, notably Lithuania, a frontline NATO Ally on Europe's eastern flank.
USEUCOM, Lithuania hold first-ever military staff talks
2:08 PM6/21/2024
As part of a two-day official visit to Lithuania, U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Bryony Terrell, deputy director of U.S. European Command's J5 Strategy, Plans and Capabilities Directorate, and Chief of the Lithuanian Defense Staff Maj. Gen. Mindaugas Steponavičius, hosted the first-ever USEUCOM-Lithuania military staff talks June 13-14, 2024, in capital city Vilnius. During the trip, the two senior military officials also surveyed the surroundings from the Queen Louise Bridge, a bridge over the Nemunas River on the Lithuanian-Russian border, and conducted aerial reconnaissance of the Suwalki Gap, a sparsely populated area between Lithuania and Poland that critically serves as the only land route between the Baltic states and the rest of NATO. The trip underscored USEUCOM's commitment to security throughout the Baltics, notably Lithuania, a frontline NATO Ally on Europe's eastern flank.
Hundreds of NATO CBRN specialists train in the Czech Republic
12:00 AM6/20/2024
During Coronat Mask 2024, Soldiers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade's Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Reconnaissance Platoon joined more than 800 CBRN specialists from 13 NATO nations to exercise collective CBRN capabilities. The exercise, the largest CBRN exercise in Europe, included hundreds of pieces of specialized equipment to hone CBRN defense capacity, strengthen multinational interoperability to respond to crisis, and share experiences and tactics.
Hundreds of NATO CBRN specialists train in the Czech Republic
12:00 AM6/20/2024
During Coronat Mask 2024, Soldiers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade's Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Reconnaissance Platoon joined more than 800 CBRN specialists from 13 NATO nations to exercise collective CBRN capabilities. The exercise, the largest CBRN exercise in Europe, included hundreds of pieces of specialized equipment to hone CBRN defense capacity, strengthen multinational interoperability to respond to crisis, and share experiences and tactics.
Hundreds of NATO CBRN specialists train in the Czech Republic
12:00 AM6/20/2024
During Coronat Mask 2024, Soldiers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade's Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Reconnaissance Platoon joined more than 800 CBRN specialists from 13 NATO nations to exercise collective CBRN capabilities. The exercise, the largest CBRN exercise in Europe, included hundreds of pieces of specialized equipment to hone CBRN defense capacity, strengthen multinational interoperability to respond to crisis, and share experiences and tactics.
Hundreds of NATO CBRN specialists train in the Czech Republic
12:00 AM6/20/2024
During Coronat Mask 2024, Soldiers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade's Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Reconnaissance Platoon joined more than 800 CBRN specialists from 13 NATO nations to exercise collective CBRN capabilities. The exercise, the largest CBRN exercise in Europe, included hundreds of pieces of specialized equipment to hone CBRN defense capacity, strengthen multinational interoperability to respond to crisis, and share experiences and tactics.
Hundreds of NATO CBRN specialists train in the Czech Republic
12:00 AM6/20/2024
During Coronat Mask 2024, Soldiers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade's Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Reconnaissance Platoon joined more than 800 CBRN specialists from 13 NATO nations to exercise collective CBRN capabilities. The exercise, the largest CBRN exercise in Europe, included hundreds of pieces of specialized equipment to hone CBRN defense capacity, strengthen multinational interoperability to respond to crisis, and share experiences and tactics.
Hundreds of NATO CBRN specialists train in the Czech Republic
12:00 AM6/20/2024
During Coronat Mask 2024, Soldiers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade's Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Reconnaissance Platoon joined more than 800 CBRN specialists from 13 NATO nations to exercise collective CBRN capabilities. The exercise, the largest CBRN exercise in Europe, included hundreds of pieces of specialized equipment to hone CBRN defense capacity, strengthen multinational interoperability to respond to crisis, and share experiences and tactics.
Central Europe defense conference aligns Allies, strengthens relationships
2:44 PM6/11/2024
U.S. Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, commander of U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe – bookended by Amb. Kate Marie Byrnes, civilian deputy and foreign policy advisor to U.S. European Command, and Croatian Lt. Gen. Tihomir Kundid, chief of the Croatian Armed Forces General Staff – leads discussion as co-host of the 2024 Central Europe Chiefs of Defense conference held in Split, Croatia, from June 10-11, 2024. “Venues like this one provide a forum to share ideas and to continue our strategic dialogue which is always aimed toward a free and prosperous Europe,” Cavoli said.
Remarks: Central Europe defense conference aligns Allies, strengthens relationships
2:06 PM6/11/2024
Remarks by: U.S. Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, commander of U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe
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“Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for joining us today. General Kundid, thank you of course my friend for this introduction, and thank you for your team’s hard work organizing this event. It’s absolutely splendid to be here in Split, one of the most beautiful cities in Europe and the world, and we thank Croatia for your hospitality and for the professionalism with which your armed forces have organized this excellent event. So thank you.
Thank you also to Croatia for your strong leadership, and your example inside our Alliance. Your support for Ukraine is matched only by the speed and scope of your own modernization. We are grateful for both.
First, I’d like to recognize the distinguished leaders attending from 10 Central European nations. Given today’s environment, it‘s more important than ever that we all meet regularly to strengthen our cooperation. Venues like this one provide a forum to share ideas and to continue our strategic dialogue which is always aimed toward a free and prosperous Europe.
I’d also like to recognize the adjutant generals and senior enlisted leaders from U.S. National Guard organizations who are attending today. We thank these leaders for the United States’ State Partnership Program which pairs a U.S. state’s National Guard with a nation’s armed forces to create not just military-to-military, but also people-to-people context that endure for years and years. In this case, 30 years. It’s a remarkable program. We thank them for this State Partnership Program and the enduring relationships formed between our nations are a vital part of European security.
Now, European security is important today. Russia’s brutal, unprovoked, illegal invasion of Ukraine has fundamentally changed our security landscape. NATO’s response has been historic. We have increased defense spending. We have increased our force posture. And we have begun the wholesale reorganization of our Alliance to bring it from focusing on out-of-area operations now to focus on collective territorial defense. This important transition will secure the nations of our Alliance now and into the future.
It is a great privilege to be here to discuss that transformation with my fellow general officers today, and it’s always a splendid opportunity to be in Croatia on your beautiful Adriatic Coast.”