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April 30, 2012
On May 1, 1960, a United States U-2 spy plane was shot down in the airspace of the Soviet Union. The incident happened fifteen days before the scheduled opening of an East–West summit conference in Paris.
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April 30, 2012
The 598th Transportation Brigade Headquarters and 838th Transportation Battalion Headquarters, both elements of the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, will relocate from Rotterdam, The Netherlands, to the Kaiserslautern Military Community in Germany.
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April 24, 2012
High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) departed Toulon naval base after a three-day port visit to strengthen relations with the French navy, April 20.
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April 24, 2012
Representatives of the military medical community from 11 Partnership for Peace and NATO countries met to discuss common problems and solutions within the career field here April 18 - 20.
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April 23, 2012
Operation Eagle Claw was an American military operation ordered by President Jimmy Carter to attempt to put an end to the Iran hostage crisis by rescuing 52 Americans held captive at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran on April 24, 1980.
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April 20, 2012
Seventeenth Air Force stood down in an inactivation ceremony here today and the Air Forces Africa flag and mission were passed to U.S. Air Forces in Europe.
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April 19, 2012
U.S. and Bulgarian Airmen launched Thracian Star 2012, a joint training exercise focused on building partnerships and increasing interoperability, during a ceremony here April 18.
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April 12, 2012
The first joint-nation NCO symposium between Bulgaria and America ended at the Bulgarian Land Forces headquarters here April 11.
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April 11, 2012
After the reunification of Germany, Bernhard Fey stood in front of a large cross made out of birch tree logs and felt sorry for the man the cross memorialized.
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April 11, 2012
Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Guyot, from the 1st Military Intelligence Battalion on Wiesbaden Army Airfield, was honored at the West Hessian Police Presidium, April 3, for intervening in a hit-and-run incident.
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April 11, 2012
The first day is complete of a joint-nation non-commissioned officer symposium at the Bulgarian Land Forces headquarters here, April 10-11. More than 40 American and Bulgarian senior enlisted members shared their doctrine, experiences and strengths during four discussions and a small-group breakout session.
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April 10, 2012
Seyran Ohanyan, the Minister of Defense for the Republic of Armenia, visited the state of Kansas March 20. During the brief visit, Ohanyan and select members of his delegation toured multiple Kansas National Guard facilities, as well as the state capitol.
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April 10, 2012
Polish President, Lech Kaczyński, and 95 others, including several senior Polish military and civilian leaders, are when their plane crashed in Russia.
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April 9, 2012
The first Bulgarian and U.S. joint-nation non-commissioned officer symposium takes place at the Bulgarian Land Forces headquarters here, April 10-11.
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April 6, 2012
Army Lt. Gen. John D. Garner, U.S. European Command Deputy Commander, retired during a ceremony here Monday as Vice Admiral Charles W. Martoglio, EUCOM Chief of Staff, was promoted and assumed Deputy Commander responsibilities.
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April 5, 2012
Children living at the Maestral orphanage received a guided tour aboard the High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) at Lora Naval Base Split, Croatia, April 5.
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April 4, 2012
A senior Croatian defense official was joined by an American congressional delegation for a visit to the high-speed vessel Swift (HSV 2) at Lora Naval Base in Split, Croatia, April 4.
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April 4, 2012
Greece continued to host partner navies this week following last week’s Enterprise Carrier Strike Group visit to Piraeus with the exercise Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12) final planning conference, Apr. 3-5.
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April 2, 2012
On April 5, 1986 the Berlin discotheque La Belle was bombed in a terrorist attack. This was an entertainment venue that was commonly frequented by United States soldiers attached to EUCOM and its component commands. A bomb placed under a table near the disk jockey's booth exploded at 1:45 am CET killing three people and injuring around 230 people, including 79 American servicemen.
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April 1, 2012
Lt. Gen. Frank Gorenc relinquished command of 3rd Air Force during a change of command ceremony to Lt. Gen. Craig A. Franklin here, March 30.
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