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Capital: Tallinn
Area: 45,228 sq km
Comparative area: slightly smaller than New Hampshire and Vermont combined
Population (July 2011 estimate): 1,282,963
Official language(s): Estonian
State Partner: Maryland
International Organizations and Agreements: United Nations, European Union, NATO

The relationship between Estonia and the United States of America has been constant and strong since 1991. The United States and Estonia are important allies and partners. It is deeply committed to good transatlantic relations and to promoting democracy and free-market economic policy globally.

Estonia deploys military personnel to support UN, NATO, and coalition military operations around the world. Estonia currently has troops in Afghanistan serving alongside their American counterparts, Kosovo, Bosnia, off the coast of Somalia, Lebanon, and participates in the NATO training mission in Iraq (NTM-I). There is an Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement in place and Estonia provides Lift and Sustain support for Operation Enduring Freedom.

The Estonian military, as well as those of the other Baltic nations of Latvia and Lithuania, participates with the U.S. annually in exercise Sabre Strike, a multinational air and land forces training event.

Tallinn, Estonia's capital, is the home of the NATO Cyber Center for Excellence.

Estonia has active development assistance programs in many of the former Soviet countries (with a focus on Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova), as well as in Afghanistan. 

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  • August 6, 2012

    Local community joins wounded warriors from U.S. Army in Europe, coalition forces in ride

    Soldiers, family members, civilian employees and other military community members volunteered, rode, cheered and supported approximately 50 wounded warriors from the U.S., Germany, Romania, Norway, Poland, the U.K., Estonia and Latvia during Soldier Ride Germany community ride at Bostalsee, Germany Aug. 4.
  • July 27, 2012

    Heavy Airlift Wing Champions Partnerships; marks 3rd Anniversary

    The vision three years ago was to bring twelve nations together with a common goal and commitment to bring Strategic Airlift Capability to allies across the globe.
  • June 22, 2012

    Exercise Saber Strike 2012 comes to a close

    After two weeks of intense training, about 2000 troops from eight nations begin to pack up and head home from five locations spread across Estonia and Latvia as exercise Saber Strike 2012 comes to an official close following ceremonies in Tapa, Estonia, and Adazi, Latvia. The troops will leave having made new friends, learned new techniques, and developed the confidence that they will be able to better operate together in upcoming deployments to Afghanistan.
  • June 21, 2012

    Exercise Saber Strike 2012 “END EX”

    Months of planning, coordination and hard work draws to a successful conclusion as participants of the command post exercise portion of Saber Strike 2012 conclude the simulated combat operations.
  • June 18, 2012

    Planning the exercise, exercising the plan

    Representatives from Estonia, the United States, Canada, and Great Britain have gathered at the Tapa Training facility to build, design and execute an exercise pushing the limits and raising the capabilities of the participating nations’ leadership through war game simulation as part of Saber Strike 2012.
  • June 18, 2012

    Estonian Prime Minister visits Saber Strike 2012

    Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip visited Airmen from the Michigan Air National Guard who were operating fighter and aerial refueling aircraft at the Amari Air Base
  • June 17, 2012

    Estonian Prime Minister visits Saber Strike 2012

    Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip visited Airmen from the Michigan Air National Guard who were operating fighter and aerial refueling aircraft at the Amari Air Base in Estonia during Saber Strike 2012
  • June 15, 2012

    Exercise Saber strike completes situational training exercise lanes, moves to field training exercise

    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.
  • June 14, 2012

    Distinguished Visitors Join BALTOPS 2012 Demonstration in Estonia

    Maritime forces participating in Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2012, one of the largest multinational maritime exercises this year in the Baltic Sea, demonstrated a Maritime Prepositioning Force offload for international distinguished visitors and local media, June 14.
  • June 11, 2012

    International Distinguished Visitors Attend BALTOPS 2012 Training Scenario

    Maritime forces participating in Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2012, the largest multinational maritime exercise this year in the Baltic Sea, demonstrated a land, sea and air amphibious operation for international distinguished visitors here, June 11.

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  • June 13, 2011

    Enriching lives in Estonia

    The first project was an approximately $317,000 renovation of the Puka School’s roof in Puka, Estonia. The school, built in the 1930s, has continually served as the consolidated school (grades 1-12) for Puka, teaching approximately 120 students every year. The original roof had seen its better days long ago and despite frequent repairs, the challenge to keep out rain was constant. Clearly, this renovation is a vast improvement and will undoubtedly protect Puka’s treasured school long past the time when the grandchildren of current students send their children to learn. After a delightful and memorable performance of Estonian national song and dance by the school’s children, we had the ribbon cutting and plaque dedication by school and civic leaders, and  U.S. Embassy and EUCOM personnel.
  • April 7, 2011

    The Power of Partnering in the Baltics

    In early March, we teamed up with Project Hope, a non-profit medical service organization, to work with us and our Baltic allies in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia on some of the most relevant, important issues facing all of our forces.
  • March 18, 2011

    Ending the week in Estonia

    The final day of the Wounded Warrior team’s trip in the Baltics began with a visit to Magdaleena East Central Tallinn Hospital, one of the largest hospitals in Estonia and the best hospital in Tallinn for rehabilitation.
  • March 16, 2011

    Day 2: Nothing says spring like fresh flowers.

    While visiting Lithuania the Wounded Warrior team and the two physicians from Project Hope drove out to Vilnius University Emergency Hospital (VUEH) located 15 minutes west of the capital, Vilnius. The day’s mission was to deliver medical lectures about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to the staff at a local hospital there.
  • March 15, 2011

    Exploring Wounded Warrior issues in partner nations

    Wounded Warrior, Veteran care, traumatic brain injury and post traumatic stress disorder. All are powerful terms capable of eliciting intense emotions from military service members and civilians alike. For the Baltic nations of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia supporting International Security Assistance Force - Afghanistan it is a term they are becoming more familiar with.
  • February 16, 2011

    Cyber Defense is a Team Sport

    The theme of this conference was “Empowering a Cyber Defense Workforce" and included over one hundred participants with 40 partner cyber defenders from 18 countries, NATO, and other international organizations. The cheer squad came from USEUCOM's components, DoD agencies and industry.
  • October 28, 2010

    Admiral Stavridis comments on the Northern European Chief of Defense Conference

    Military leaders from Nordic and Baltic countries to include Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, and of course, the host country of Norway joined the Admiral to discuss regional issues and challenges that they share.
  • September 10, 2009

    Excellence in Action: Combined Endeavor’s Regional Site in Denmark

    This past weekend I had the pleasure of meeting the national delegations at Combined Endeavor 2009’s regional site at Bülows Kaserne, Fredericia, Denmark. Delegations at this site are from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Slovenia and Sweden with additional support personnel from the United States, Austria and Germany.

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  • June 27, 2012

    Keeping the operation moving

    For any exercise, there is a command post to keep things moving. For Saber Strike 12, it's no different. SSG Tim Chatlos takes us inside.
  • June 15, 2012

    Estonians amazed by Air Force aircraft

    At a new air base in Estonia, they welcomed foreign attack planes and aerial refuelers. Many got the chance to see something they've never seen before. A1C Michael Mason takes us there.