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September 13, 2012
Nerves and excitement ripple through the air here this week as multinational medical Soldiers from across Europe prepare to pass the tests for the prestigious Expert Field Medical Badge.
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September 11, 2012
A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk pilot and a flight medic received an award during the opening day of the Berlin Air Show, Sept. 11, for their heroic efforts that saved 12 German army soldiers.
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June 10, 2012
Soldiers, Airmen and Marines from 8 different nations came together to officially signify the kickoff of Exercise Saber Strike 2012 during a ceremony held on the parade grounds here June 10.
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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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December 16, 2010
GLLAGOC/GLOGOVAC and VITI/VITINA, Kosovo – Soldiers from Multinational Battle Group East’s Polish Coy were tested here during a Quick Reaction Force validation exercise, Dec. 7-8.
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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 2, 2010
RHEINLAND PFLAZ, Germany -- Service members help archeologists and anthropologists find remains of World War II service members.
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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
GRAFENWOEHR TRAINING AREA, Germany – Fourteen soldiers from across Europe tested their skills, knowledge, and stamina at the 2010 USAREUR Best Warrior Competition, July 26-29.
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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
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 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 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 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 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 15, 2010
WIESBADEN, Germany - Training Support Center Wiesbaden held an open house July 15 to showcase services and training functions as well as dedicate one of the buildings to a soldier killed in Iraq.
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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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July 7, 2010
NOVO SELO TRAINING AREA, Bulgaria — Bulgarian soldiers and U.S. sailors and Marions partnered with Bulgarian army soldiers July 7 for a live-fire exercise at Novo Selo Training Area.
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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
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 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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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
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 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
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 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
CAMP MONTEITH, Kosovo – Soldiers of Multinational Battle Group East took part in a large exercise May 27 that involved multiple situations and tested the agility and adaptability of NATO Kosovo Forces (KFOR).
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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 19, 2010
NAPLES, Italy — Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet (CNE-CNA/C6F) Headquarters held an Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month celebration for military and civilian personnel May 19.
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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 9, 2010
HEIDELBERG, Germany — Soldiers of U.S. Army Europe's 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team marched into history during Russia's 65th Victory Day parade in Moscow, May 9.
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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 27, 2010
CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – Senior NATP Kosovo Forces (KFOR) noncommissioned officers from across Kosovo met at Camp Bondsteel April 27 for the monthly command sergeants major meeting.
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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 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 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 16, 2010
BAMBERG, Germany- The 54th Engineer Battalion conducted training during exercise Dagger Strike March 31 to April 15.
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April 14, 2010
FERIZAJ/UROSEVAC, Kosovo – Representatives from the Kosovo Police (KP), European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) and Multinational Battle Group East conducted a "walk-through" in Ferizaj/Urosevac, Kosovo, April 14 to finalize the plans for a joint response exercise in June.
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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
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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March 24, 2010
HEIDELBERG, Germany — U.S. Army in Europe soldiers, federal civilian employees, and dependent family members will be counted in the upcoming 2010 Census – without filling out a census form.
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March 22, 2010
CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo — U.S. Army Europe's command chaplain gave a boost to American soldiers supporting the continuing NATO mission here when he paid a visit to the Kosovo Force March 17 to discuss persevering through deployment.
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December 14, 2009
SKOPJE, Macedonia - Navy Rear Adm. Andy Brown, director of logistics at U.S. European Command, recognized Macedonian soldiers Dec. 14 for their distinguished service during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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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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October 23, 2009
TEL AVIV, Israel - Nine Soldiers from the Ohio Army National Guard's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high-yield Explosive (CBRNE) Enhanced Response Force (CERF) will join about 1,000 soldiers from the 357th Air & Missile Defense Detachment out of Kaiserslautern, Germany, and U.S. European Command.
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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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August 21, 2009
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -Five NATO countries including Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and the United States participated in airborne jump operations during International Jump Week Aug. 9-14.
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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 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 11, 2009
POINTE DU HOC, France - It was beautiful day. The sun was beginning to peek through the clouds. The waves crashed against the side of breathtaking cliffs as seagulls gently glided through the air. It is a peaceful place now, in June 2009, but the pockmarked grounds and shattered concrete testify to the battle that raged here in 1944.
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June 1, 2009
ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, England - American service members stationed in the United Kingdom observed Memorial Day May 25 at Madingley American Cemetery near Cambridge.
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![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121006213520im_/http://www.eucom.mil/Img/15709/LowRes/eucom-photo.jpg "CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo — Army Spc. Tyson Brian (left), Des Moines, Iowa, a petroleum supply specialist attached to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1-114th Aviation Battalion, performs a "hot refuel" on a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter at Camp Bondsteel, Aug. 2. A "hot refuel" is when a helicopter is refueled with the engines and blades still running. Brian is deployed with the 1-114th as a part of Multinational Battle Group East in support of the NATO peacekeeping mission in Kosovo. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jerry Boffen)")
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121006213520im_/http://www.eucom.mil/Img/15752/LowRes/eucom-photo.jpg "CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo — Puerto Rican army Maj. Gen. Antonio J. Vicens, adjutant general of the Puerto Rico National Guard, Maj. Gen. David A. Sprynczynatyk, adjutant general of North Dakota National Guard, and Puerto Rican army Col. Francisco J. Neuman, of Ponce, Puerto Rico, commander of Multinational Battle Group East, listen as Puerto Rican army Capt. Angel Lopez, of Guanica, Puerto Rico, officer in charge of Liaison Monitoring Team 5, Multinational Battle Group East explains the history of "Freedom Bridge" during a tour of Viti/Vitina, Kosovo July 24. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joshua Dodds)")
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121006213520im_/http://www.eucom.mil/Img/17800/LowRes/eucom-photo.jpg "FERIZAJ/UROSEVAC, Kosovo — At an exercise "walk through" in Ferizaj/Urosevac,
Kosovo, on April 14, Army Capt. Jason Peterson, Grand Forks, N.D., commander of
Multinational Battle Group East's Bravo Company, discuess the methods in which his troops will be implemented during the scenario. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Michael Hagburg)")
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