Partnership
EUCOM works with partner nations to address regional issues and keep the peace in Europe and parts of the Middle East and Eurasia.Helping People
EUCOM humanitarian assistance and disaster relief supports regional security cooperation.Interagency
Taking a "whole of society" approach, EUCOM addresses its regional and global issues by integrating:
- Academia
- Non-government organizations
- International organizations, and
- The private sector
Ready Forces
EUCOM's mission is to maintain Ready Forces to conduct a full range of operations. Ready Forces are also involved in peace operations throughout the region. Alongside other NATO troops, they help maintain a safe, secure environment.From the Bridge
ADM Stavridis' thoughts on Europe, partnerships and more.Commander's Readling List
Titles recommended by ADM StavridisExercises & Operations
Highlighting just some of the things we do at EUCOMArticles
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October 4, 2012
REEPing the rewards of energy conservation
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More than $6 million was spent on Royal Air Forces Lakenheath, Mildenhall and Feltwell base housing utilities in 2011.
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October 2, 2012
Despite the cold: U.S. military partnerships key to Arctic crisis response
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The scenario used during SAREX 2012— a multinational exercise held recently in Greenland’s eastern sea – tested military and civilian capabilities for search and rescue missions above the Arctic Circle. Meanwhile, during exercise Northern Eagle, a U.S. Navy destroyer joined Russian and Norwegian vessels in the Barents Seas to prepare for similar rescues, plus anti-piracy operations and joint air defense.
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October 1, 2012
Civic leaders receive preview of Baumholder's future
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Leaders of the U.S. Army Garrison Baumholder, the 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and local civic leaders came together for a garrison hosted civic leaders working luncheon recently in the Rheinlander Community Club to discuss issues affecting the military and civilian communities.
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October 1, 2012
This Week in EUCOM History: Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 1990
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Less than one year after the destruction of the Berlin Wall, East and West Germany come together on what is known as "Unity Day."
Blog
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October 1, 2012
Interagency Synchronization Forum
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The EUCOM IASF was born of necessity as a response to the Russian invasion of Georgia in August 2008. It was organized then by the J9 to better link the geographic combatant commander with the Crisis Response Team established at the State Department.
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September 27, 2012
Last LOGEX conference before the exercise
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The LOGEX 13 Final Coordination Conference and associated workshop was held in Tirana, at the Albanian Military Training Doctrine Center.
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September 26, 2012
An Interagency Persepctive on the Battle of Antietam
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I couldn’t help but contrast the battlefield with my classroom setting of federal executives debating today’s contentious national policy issues.
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September 24, 2012
Missiles and Pirates
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In the week ahead, I'll focus on two topics that don't always get a huge amount of attention, but are very important: piracy and missile defense.
Videos
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September 20, 2012
Kansas NG partners with Armenia for demining
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YEREVAN, Armenia - (Sept. 20, 2012) Sgt. 1st Class Travis Eichhorn, a Pittsburg, Kansas native, gives an update on today's training with humanitarian demining soldiers in Armenia. Kansas National Guardsmen and the HDTC representative are instructing Armenian peacekeepers and engineer battalions on international demining standards as part of the Humanitarian Mine Action program and will assist the Armenian government in developing a national standard operating procedure for demining.
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September 19, 2012
Kansas NG partners with Armenia for demining
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YEREVAN, Armenia - (Sept. 19, 2012) Kansas National Guard Capt. Michael Liotta takes viewers to some on site demining classes with the Armenian engineering and demining battalions. Kansas and Armenia have a long partnership stretching back to Senator Bob Dole being nursed backed to health in World War II by an Armenian doctor and calling for the U.S. to be the first to recognize Armenia’s independence.
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September 18, 2012
Environmentally friendly military bases
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In an era of decreasing financial resources, it’s even more important to use all of our resources in a responsible manner. AFN’s Aaron Talley reports on an Assistant Secretary of the Army whose job is to ensure soldiers have the resources they need to complete their mission.
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September 18, 2012
Welcome to the Air Assault Course
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Soldiers from more than fifteen units throughout US Army Europe are in Schweinfurt, Germany to take on the challenges of earning the Air Assault Badge. SGT Benjamin Boggess has more.
News from the Wires
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October 5, 2012
Georgia poll winner asks supporters to end vote-rigging protests
(Reuters) - The winner of Georgia's parliamentary election urged his supporters on Thursday to end street protests against alleged vote rigging by rivals allied to President Mikheil Saakashvili.
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October 5, 2012
Turkish PM doesn't want war with Syria
(AP) — Turkey doesn't want war with Syria but it's determined to protect its borders and its people, the country's prime minister declared Thursday.
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October 5, 2012
Protesters storm Greek Defense Ministry grounds
(AP) — Dozens of protesting shipyard workers have barged their way into the grounds of Greece's Defense Ministry near central Athens.
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October 4, 2012
Netanyahu Appears to Be Shifting Israel’s Iran Policy Toward More Sanctions
(New York Times) - Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, plans to travel to Europe before the end of the year, among other things to press for a toughening of sanctions against Tehran, Israeli officials said Tuesday.
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October 4, 2012
Russia hopes Georgia vote will help normalise relations
(Reuters) - Russia said on Wednesday it hoped the election victory in Georgia of billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili's opposition coalition will help normalise relations between the two neighbours, which fought a brief war in 2008.
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October 4, 2012
Russia blames Al-Qaeda for Europe wildfires
(AFP) - The head of Russia's Federal Security Service blamed Al-Qaeda Wednesday for a recent series of deadly forest fires in Europe, saying they were set by arsonists as part of the group's strategy to exhaust its enemies with low-cost attacks.
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October 4, 2012
Saakashvili rejects giving up Georgia presidency
(AFP) - Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili's party on Wednesday rejected calls for him to resign following the stunning opposition election victory that will transform the country's political landscape.
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