• Saber Junction 2012Large-scale multinational military exercise involves thousands of personnel from 19 different nations
  • Legion of MeritU.S. Army Europe commander presents Legion of Merit medal to Norwegian army chief of staff
  • USAREUR commander visits RussiaHertling discusses security partnership, shared responses with defense leaders


Learn about the U.S. Army in Europe and the value we bring for Americans, Europeans, and regional stability.

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Besides hundreds of smaller military-to military interactions, we participate in numerous large, multinational landpower exercises throughout the European continent.

Exercises




The U.S. Army has had strong European allies dating back to the American Revolutionary War more than 230 years ago.

History

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In Quotes

"Another lesson we should take away from the Libya mission is how vital our forward presence is in Europe, and indeed, globally. Put plainly, America could not have executed the mission in Libya without the equipment and personnel maintained at U.S. bases across Europe." -Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee



By the Numbers



8 million - Square mileage of our area of operations spanning three continents, contains 51 countries with one-eighth of the world's population and about one-fourth of the world's gross domestic product.