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July 26, 2012
Foreign jump wings are a prized possession in the U.S. Army airborne community. For an Army ROTC Cadet to earn foreign jump wings before he or she is even commissioned is rare.
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July 24, 2012
To help facilitate better communication for Spanish soldiers, 20 U.S. Army Cadets spent several weeks with the Spanish Airborne at their base near Madrid helping teach conversational English.
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June 15, 2012
A squad of Latvian Army soldiers lays down small arms fire, while a US Stryker from the Pennsylvania National Guard works into position, over-watched by Soldiers from the 31 Canadian Brigade Group, and supported by mortar fire from the Unites States Marine Corps’ 4th Marine Division and A10s from the Michigan Air National Guard.
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May 29, 2012
Instructors from the U.S. Defense Institute for Medical Operations are exchanging ideas and techniques with medical practitioners from the different countries participating in Shared Resilience 2012 May 28 - June 8 here.
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May 23, 2012
Bundeswehr Staff Sgt. Eugene Nagel had one main reason for standing in a long line with about 100 other German Soldiers at the 29th International Monte Kali Cup Shooting.
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August 3, 2011
As U.S. and German candidates cross the finish line of a two-mile run together, Soldiers of one nation supported soldiers from another in their efforts to earn the right to participate in the 2011 U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB) Standardization and Testing.
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August 2, 2011
For the more than 250 candidates hailing from both U.S. forces in Europe and the German Bundeswehr, this year’s EFMB began at the Grafenwoehr Training Area on Sunday with a standardization week.
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November 1, 2010
November is Warrior Care Month and leaders throughout the Army are planning events to recognize Warriors in Transition, their Families and Caregivers.
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September 27, 2010
Air Force weather technicians participate in exercise Cadre Focus at the Grafenwoehr Training Area (GTA) Sept. 20-24, to refresh and enhance their skills prior to deployment .
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August 19, 2010
The 3rd Battalion, 405th Army Field Support Brigade sent a shipment of humanitarian aid supplies to Pakistan Aug. 13 as requested by the U.S. Agency for International Development. Northwest Pakistan has experienced significant flooding caused by extremely heavy monsoon rains, and millions of Pakistanis have been impacted by the natural disaster.
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August 9, 2010
ORLLAN/ORLANE, Kosovo — Kosovo Forces soldiers from Multinational Battle Group East and MNBG Center shared training, Aug. 9, during a joint patrol on the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) east of Prishtine/Pristina, Kosovo.
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August 9, 2010
CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo -- Fuel specialists crucial to Camp Bondsteel operations.
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August 5, 2010
DRAGUIGNAN, France - A four-person team with the 21st Theater Sustainment Command's U.S. Army Memorial Affairs Activity, Europe, recently recovered the Soldier's remains at the Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial.
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August 1, 2010
HEIDELBERG, Germany — With the return of V Corps soldiers from Afghanistan Aug. 1, the Heidelberg Lady Generals basketball team got their head coach back.
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July 29, 2010
HOHENFELS, Germany-- The Joint Multinational Readiness Center hosted a visit from the Serbian Land Forces Commander Lt. Gen. Ljubiša Dikovic and V Corps Deputy Commanding General Brig. Gen. Michael A. Ryan, July 29.
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July 28, 2010
STUTTGART, Germany -- Army Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Sekelsky assumed responsibility as the senior enlisted leader for Special Operations Command Europe July 28 during a ceremony on Patch Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany.
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July 28, 2010
CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – Multinational Battle Group East’s A Company, 1st Battalion, 296th Infantry trained with the Kosovo police from Ferizaj/Urosevac in a joint exercise, July 28.
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July 26, 2010
WIESBADEN, Germany - A penny saved isn't always a penny earned, at least not after the penny has passed its deadline to be spent.
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July 26, 2010
STUTTGART, Germany -- On July 26 at the Patch High School Gymnasium, Patch Barracks, Air Force Maj. Gen. Frank J. Kisner said goodbye to the servicemembers and civilians he led for two years.
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July 25, 2010
FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom — The 2010 Farnborough International Air Show came to a close July 25.
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July 24, 2010
CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – The adjutant generals of the Puerto Rican National Guard and North Dakota National Guard visit Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo July 24.
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July 24, 2010
CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – A new U.S.-led NATO Kosovo Force battle group, predominately based out of Puerto Rico, officially took over responsibility of Multinational Battle Group East July 24.
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July 22, 2010
WIESBADEN, Germany — A Wiesbaden school and community partnership, led by U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden school liaison officer Peter Witmer, earned top honors at the 12th annual Military Child Education Coalition Conference July 22.
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July 22, 2010
RAMSTEIN - In a joint and mutual effort NATO and USAFE Air-Ground Operations School staff trained Forward Air Controllers (FACs) at Adazi Training Area (TA), Latvia, on 21 and 22 July.
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July 16, 2010
CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo — A Transfer of Authority Ceremony was held July 16, as the 661st Military Police Company, U.S. Virgin Islands Army National Guard, Multinational Battle Group East, NATO Kosovo Force 12, handed over responsibility to 544th Military Police Company, MNGB E, KFOR 13, Puerto Rico Army National Guard.
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July 13, 2010
CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – Multinational Battle Group East (MNBG E) soldiers participated in a two-part quick reaction force exercise in Radivojc/Radivojce and Karaceve /Karacevo, Kosovo, July 13.
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July 12, 2010
BAUMHOLDER, Germany -- The new Family Readiness Center Yellow Ribbon Room opened its doors at 3 p.m. June 17.
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July 11, 2010
HOHENFELS, Germany — A four-man civil affairs team from Headquarters Company and Charlie Company, 457th Civil Affairs Battalion, 361st Civil Affairs Brigade conducted training with Romanian soldiers June 1-11.
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June 29, 2010
HEIDELBERG, Germany — U.S. Army Europe information management officials are introducing a new solution to a Department of Defense requirement to protect locally saved data on government computers as of June 29.
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June 24, 2010
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- The 86th MUNS team has been busier than normal recently as they have just shipped dozens of international shipping containers as part of an exercise called Turbo Containerized Ammunition Distribution System 2010, or TURBOCADS June 24.
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June 24, 2010
HEIDELBERG, Germany—U.S. Army Europe will conduct numerous unit inactivations, relocations and returns to the U.S. from the Mannheim and Heidelberg area between 2010 and 2015 to further consolidate remaining personnel on DoD main operating bases as of June 24.
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June 23, 2010
CAMP RIGAS FEREOS, Kosovo – The 501st Mechanized Infantry Battalion of the Greek army handed over its responsibilities in Kosovo to the 506th Mech. Inf. Bn. in a transfer of authority ceremony June 23.
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June 17, 2010
CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo — Army Spc. Michael Werner, Milnor, N.D., a member of the 141st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Multinational Battle Group East received the opportunity to attend the Expert Field Medical Badge course June 17.
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June 15, 2010
SCHWEINFURT, Germany -- The apple doesn't fall far from the tree for this cross-military father-son duo.
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June 14, 2010
KACANIKU/KACANIK, Kosovo – Beyond the outskirts of this city’s busy main street, smaller villages dot the towering mountainous terrain surrounding the municipality. Narrow roads wind cautiously up the sides of the tree covered mountains to rural homes and villages, near the border with the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia.
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June 12, 2010
LETNICA/LETNICE, Kosovo – A Roman Catholic chaplain from Multinational Battle Group East (MNBG E) led a mass at the renowned Shrine of the Black Madonna on June 12 for United States NATO Kosovo Force soldiers.
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June 11, 2010
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates shared insights June 11 from his own life as a student and his decades of public service at commencement ceremonies for Kaiserslautern High School's Class of 2010.
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June 11, 2010
CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – Fourteen U.S. NATO Kosovo Force soldiers from Multinational Battle Group East got together June 11 to play volleyball and develop new friendships with a high school volleyball team from Kamenice/Kamenica, Kosovo.
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June 7, 2010
HEIDELBERG, Germany – German public health officials have recently publicized an increase in Puumala virus infections among its citizens in the states of Baden-Wuerttemberg and Bavaria June 7.
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June 3, 2010
HEIDELBERG, Germany—Task Force East, the U.S.-Romanian and U.S.-Bulgarian initiative, is getting a new U.S. Army commander as of June 3.
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June 2, 2010
BELLEAU, France — For the first time in the 93 years since one of the Corps’ most iconic battles, the Marines of 5th and 6th returned their battle colors to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial June 2 to pay tribute to the men who fought and died in the battle that stopped the last major German offensive of World War I.
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June 1, 2010
BELGRADE, Serbia - Army Capt. David Swisher and Army Capt. Todd Keyser of the Ohio National Guard successfully completed the Balkan Staff Officer’s Course May 27 in Belgrade.
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May 31, 2010
Not long after the Civil War, Americans pledged to honor those who, as Abraham Lincoln put it, gave the last full measure of devotion. Be they from Lexington and Concord; Gettysburg and Antietam; the Argonnes Forest or the beaches of Normandy; Chosin and Inchon; Saigon and the Mekong Delta; Baghdad or Kandahar — we have kept that pledge every Memorial Day, and rightfully so.
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May 30, 2010
The national commander of the American Legion and the president of the American Legion Auxiliary spent Memorial Day weekend in Kosovo, visiting troops and learning more about the U.S. role in the Balkans.
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May 30, 2010
CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo — Army Staff Sgt. Eric Anton, of Bismarck, N.D., a member of the North Dakota Army National Guard, called all duck hunters, and non-duck hunters, on stage to show off their duck calling skills at Camp Bondsteel May 30.
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May 30, 2010
MARGRATEN, Netherlands – Navy Vice Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of the U.S. 6th Fleet, arrived in Margraten, Netherlands, May 30 to celebrate Memorial Day at the World War II Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial.
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May 30, 2010
CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – NATO Kosovo Force soldiers from Multinational Battle Group East (MNBG E) recently competed for the title of “best of the best” during a Commander’s Cup shooting competition held here May 29-30.
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May 28, 2010
HOHENFELS, Germany – The German reserve and American soldiers paired up for the 8th annual air movement exercise May 28 at Joint Multinational Readiness Center during Operation Open Gate in the Hohenfels training area.
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May 27, 2010
VITI/VITINA, Kosovo – An American doctor brought the lessons he learned while serving in Iraq to medical professionals in Viti/Vitina during a Regional Grand Rounds presentation May 27.
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May 27, 2010
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Soldiers from 15th Engineer Battalion, 18th Engineer Brigade spent two weeks simultaneously completing construction projects and conducting platoon evaluations May 27 at the Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas.
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May 26, 2010
ZVOLEN, Slovakia — In the early morning hours of May 18, an awkward silence filled a room in a plain white building in downtown Zvolen, Slovakia, where host nation and U.S. military members waited for one man to break the silence.
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May 24, 2010
LEPOSAVIC, Kosovo — Soldiers from Multinational Battle Group East relinquished security duties to Hungarian soldiers from Multinational Battle Group West at Camp Nothing Hill during a ceremony May 24.
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May 24, 2010
CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – The Chief of the National Guard Bureau traveled to Kosovo May 23-24 to meet with Soldiers and to learn more about the Guard’s mission in the Balkans.
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May 17, 2010
CAMP NOTHING HILL, Kosovo – Multinational Battle Group East chaplains traveled to the remote NATO Kosovo Force outpost, Camp Nothing Hill May 17, to provide religious support to soldiers.
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May 14, 2010
HEIDELBERG, Germany — A new and completely redesigned webmail system debuted on Army Knowledge Online this month, AKO officials announced May 14.
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May 12, 2010
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan — 14 American soldiers made history May 12, becoming the first foreigners to ever receive Germany’s Gold Cross medal, one of the nation’s highest awards for valor.
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May 12, 2010
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- U.S. Navy Admiral James Stavridis, the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), visited Sweden from May 10-11 on the invitation of the Chief of Defense of the Swedish Armed Forces, Gen. Sverker Göranson.
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May 7, 2010
SCHWEINFURT, Germany -- The 10-day Air Assault School held at Camp Robertson May 7 is the first air assault course held in Europe since 2005.
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May 6, 2010
CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – Soldiers bowed their heads in reflection and prayer at a service held at the Audie Murphy Medal of Honor Hall in observation of the National Day of Prayer May 6.
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May 5, 2010
WIESBADEN, Germany - Family and service members gathered at U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden for the Military Spouse Extravaganza May 5, to remind spouses, they play a vital role in the military too.
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May 4, 2010
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — The U.S. Consulate in Frankfurt, Germany, partnered with the Ramstein passport office May 4 to care for Kaiserslautern Military Community families by providing expedited service for passport applications.
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April 26, 2010
GJAKOVA/DJAKOVICA, Kosovo – Multinational Battle Group East aviation soldiers carried the water, literally, as they tested their firefighting skills at Lake Radonjicko May 6.
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April 26, 2010
LEPOSAVIC, Kosovo — Turkish army forces turned over security responsibilities at Camp Nothing Hill to U.S. soldiers of Multinational Battle Group East during a hand-over, take-over ceremony April 26.
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April 26, 2010
HEIDELBERG, Germany – Soldiers of Task Force 30th Medical Command (MEDCOM) returned home April 26 after a year-long deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
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April 22, 2010
HEIDELBERG, Germany — Three of the Army’s five top engineer awards for 2009 were presented to U.S. Army Europe units and Soldiers in a ceremony at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., April 21.
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April 21, 2010
NOVO BRDO, Kosovo — Polish NATO Kosovo Force (KFOR) soldiers of Multinational Battle Group East (MNBG E) got their first chance May 21 to validate KFOR’s ability to react quickly and decisively anywhere in Kosovo.
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April 15, 2010
CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo — Swedish service members from Multinational Battle Group Center (MNBG C) participated in training and familiarization exercises with soldiers from Multinational Battle Group East (MNBG E) April 12-13.
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April 13, 2010
VILSECK, Germany — U.S. Air Force tactical air control party (TACP) members kicked off the first week of a 45-day training plan April 7 at U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwoehr.
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April 13, 2010
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — The 21st Theater Sustainment Command (TSC) paved the way for another first when it facilitated the acquisition and receipt of five Army UH-72A Lakota helicopters, the Army's newest aircraft, at Ramstein Air Base, April 13.
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April 5, 2010
REES, Germany — Imagine your heartbeat racing uncontrollably at the speed of 160 beats per minute. You're filled with anticipation and uncertainty. No one knows what will happen next. The sound of small arms fire and artillery echoes through your head, and here you stand, above it all just waiting to hear one word - GO!
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April 5, 2010
MANNHEIM, Germany — "First, we will drink coffee." Those were the words of Macedonian army Maj. Slavco Cvetanoski, the commander of Army Training Area Krivolak in Macedonia March 12 at a meeting with leadership from the 230th Military Police Company, 95th Military Police Battalion.
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April 1, 2010
WIESBADEN, Germany — Shots echo through the Wackernheim Firing Range as members of the Hessen Polizei, soldiers of the Bundeswehr and Military Police of U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden refine their skills in a joint exercise March 15-17.
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December 10, 2009
VARVARIN, Serbia - By Western standards, the special-needs community center may seem pretty ordinary. But to the local community - and especially the children who go to the center - it is anything but.
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December 4, 2009
CHIEVRES, Belgium - It was the early days of the Battle of the Bulge. Germans were advancing into Belgium, and the supplies they needed to strengthen their force were close at hand, until the bravery of a lone rifle company helped to halt their advance.
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December 4, 2009
COLUMBUS, Ohio - In September 2006, Serbian President Boris Tadic arrived in Columbus to inaugurate a partnership between the Ohio National Guard and the Serbian Armed Forces. On Dec. 2, 2009, Serbian Minister of Defense Dragan Sutanovac led a delegation to Ohio as part of that ongoing partnership.
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November 23, 2009
HEIDELBERG, Germany - Army health clinics will begin vaccinating infants six months to four years from an initial shipment of H1N1 flu vaccine arriving soon for non-uniformed beneficiaries.
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November 23, 2009
BULGARIA - Military officers from the U.S. Embassy Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) participated in two ribbon-cutting ceremonies which marked the completion to renovations to the health centers in the village of Zheravna and the town of Kermen, Nov. 10.
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November 18, 2009
HEIDELBERG, Germany - Army health officials in Europe are concerned that misconceptions about the safety and effectiveness of the H1N1 vaccine, coupled with conflicting advice from host nation and American medical personnel may keep some people away from immunization clinics this month.
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November 9, 2009
WASHINGTON - A divided Berlin symbolized the Cold War and witness remember the day it fell.
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November 4, 2009
HATZOR, Israel -- For one U.S. Army Europe officer here participating in exercise Juniper Cobra 2010, Israel means more than just another place to train -- it is also the country where his family lives.
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October 22, 2009
MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU AIRFIELD, Romania - Soldiers of the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment based in Vilseck, Germany, have been training for the past three months in Romania and Bulgaria as part of their preparations for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan this spring.
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October 22, 2009
KRTSANISI, Georgia - Nineteen Georgian soldiers with the 31st Light Infantry Battalion graduated today from an comprehensive, three-week intelligence training course held here aimed at training junior officers in the basic skills necessary to operate on a military intelligence staff as part of the Georgia Deployment Program in support of International Security Assistance Forces (GDP-ISAF), Oct. 9.
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October 13, 2009
NOVO SELO TRAINING AREA, Bulgaria - Bulgarian Land Forces and U.S. Army troops demonstrated their interoperability and combat skills Oct. 8 during distinguished visitors' day here. The training exhibition consisted of both militaries engaging an enemy where the coalition neutralized the opposing force. Units of both countries deployed to the Novo Selo Training Area early August to enhance their troops' individual combat skills and improve their coalition cooperation.
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October 1, 2009
ZIMNITSA, Bulgaria - The reopening of the Sinchec Kindergaten drew in a crowd of spectators during a ceremony here, Sept. 16. It was a bright, sunny day on the playground adorned with colorful balloons and shiny streamers. Children, smiling and singing, were holding hands while dancing in a circle to traditional Bulgarian songs.
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September 25, 2009
SOUDA BAY, Greece - U.S. 6th Fleet personnel provided non-commissioned officer (NCO) development sessions during Eurasia Partnership Capstone 2009 (EPC 09) here, Sept. 24, at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operation Training Center (NMIOTC).
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September 2, 2009
LAPOVO, Serbia - Troops from the Ohio National Guard awaken in the rolling hills of this rural town with a mission of making a difference in the lives of local students. They are refurbishing the Svetozar Markovic elementary school here alongside Serbian army engineers.
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August 28, 2009
SOKO BANJA, Serbia - Soldiers of the 1194th Engineer Company wake up early in the morning, get dressed in their clean but still mortar covered uniforms, and step out the door. From there they are greeted by a scenic view of the mountains, a lake, gardens and numerous local townspeople, who frequently express their gratitude in gifts of food and drinks. For the 1194th, it's just another day on the job.
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August 21, 2009
MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU AIR FIELD, Romania - Approximately 350 Tennessee Army National Guard service members from units across the state returned to the United States Aug. 20 after they completed three weeks of training in Romania and Bulgaria. The service members participated in the third annual Joint Task Force-East rotation of a combined military exercise with the Romanian and Bulgarian Land Forces from Aug. 5-20.
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July 23, 2009
San Diego area soldier helps Romanians see the world a little better
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July 13, 2009
SICILY, Italy - Building strong bonds with other military services plays a vital role in the Army's mission in Europe, and the Army often takes advantage of joint training operations to build and strengthen those bonds.
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June 25, 2009
STUTTGART, Germany - The United States European Command (USEUCOM) will host a Change of Command Ceremony between Army Gen. John Craddock and Navy Adm. James G. Stavridis at Husky Field on Patch Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany, June 30 at 10 a.m.
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June 19, 2009
MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU, Romania - A team of Romanian Army engineers and U.S. Navy Seabees from Joint Task Force-East attended a dedication ceremony June 11, 2009 for a fence project they completed at one of the local kindergartens here.
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June 17, 2009
STUTTGART, Germany -As states take on more than one country in the National Guard State Partnership Program, an amazing thing is happening: The old partner is offering to share its experiences with the new partner.
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June 15, 2009
NORMANDY, France — Thirteen D-Day veterans from the 29th Infantry Division came here to take part in June 6 events marking the 65th anniversary of the Normandy invasion.
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June 15, 2009
STUTTGART, Germany - The U.S. European Command kicked-off the bi-annual State Partnership Program (SPP) Conference here June 15. The three-day conference will highlight many new initiatives to include SPP partners co-deploying to Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) in Afghanistan, and include interactive workshops that transform SPP to the next level to ensure it provides comprehensive support for EUCOM's Strategy of Active Security. This transformation includes integrating state agencies to full-spectrum engagements to enhance civil security and increased partner capacity building efforts.
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June 11, 2009
SAINTE MERE EGLISE, France - With his plane engulfed in flames after being hit by German anti-aircraft fire, Ralph Manley jumped out at an altitude of 200 feet and managed to deploy his chute and touch down on the Normandy beaches near Caen, France. That was 65 years ago. The veteran of the 101st Airborne Division's 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment returned to France this month to take part in events commemorating the 65th anniversary of D-Day and was the only D-Day veteran to jump in Normandy again this year.
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June 10, 2009
HEIDELBERG, Germany - Four "probable"; cases of novel H1N1 influenza have now been confirmed positive among a small group of patients at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, bringing to six the number of confirmed cases there since June 4.
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June 5, 2009
BRUSSELS, Belgium - June 6 is a particularly memorable day in U.S. military history. This year, it marks the 65th anniversary of the Normandy invasion and the start of the liberation of western Europe.
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June 5, 2009
GOURBESVILLE, France - In the days before the landings at Normandy on June 6, 1944, the small town of Gourbesville was the site of a German aid station. In the days following the allied invasion the town and others like it in the surrounding countryside became the scene of intense fighting as the U.S. Army moved eastward deeper into France.
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June 4, 2009
NORMANDY, France - On June 6, 65 years ago, allied forces battled side by side to liberate France. During the D-Day invasion that began that day, American, British and Canadian troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of the Normandy coast as part of the largest single-day amphibious invasion in history.
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June 4, 2009
ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, England - A group of veterans, college students and faculty members were joined by members of the 100th Air Refueling Wing at Thorpe Abbots June 1 to honor the heroes of World War II, particularly those who participated in the Allied invasion of Normandy on D-Day.
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June 4, 2009
LE MONT-SAINT-MICHEL, France — U.S. and allied service members, World War II veterans, local dignitaries and others honored the memory of those who fought in the D-Day invasion at a ceremony at the foot of famed Mont Saint Michel, June 4.
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