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 10, 2012
Bayonet brigade deactivates at Baumholder
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The 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducted a casing of the colors ceremony Oct. 9 in the Hall of Champions on Smith Barracks. The ceremony marked the end of an era which saw the presence of combat Soldiers in Baumholder for more than 50 years.
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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.
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 12, 2012
First polls after election call show Netanyahu poised to win upcoming Israeli balloting
(AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will likely win in the upcoming parliamentary elections, with no serious contenders to replace him, according to opinion polls published by two major Israeli dailies on Thursday.
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October 12, 2012
Hezbollah says it sent drone that was shot down over Israel
(WSJ) -Hezbollah, the Lebanese political party and militia, said it was behind the drone that entered Israeli airspace Saturday and warned it may continue to launch reconnaissance operations over Israel.
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October 12, 2012
Turkey: Syrian plane was carrying ammunition
(AP) — Escalating tensions with Russia, Turkey defended its forced landing of a Syrian passenger jet en route from Moscow to Damascus, saying Thursday it was carrying Russian ammunition and military equipment destined for the Syrian Defense Ministry.
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October 12, 2012
U.S. says still talking to Russia about extending arms deal
(Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday it was still talking to Russia about extending a decades-old agreement on dismantling nuclear and chemical weapons when it expires next year, saying the two sides were discussing possible revisions.
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October 11, 2012
Lavrov says Russia's ties with NATO marred by missile defence, other disputes
(AP) - Russia's foreign minister says a dispute over the U.S.-led missile defence plans and other frictions have strained Moscow's ties with NATO.
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October 11, 2012
Turkey intercepts Syrian plane
(AP) — Turkish jets on Wednesday forced a Syrian passenger plane to land at Ankara airport on suspicion that it may be carrying weapons, Turkey's foreign minister said, amid heightened tensions between Turkey and Syria that have sparked fears of a wider regional conflict.
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October 10, 2012
Saakashvili vows peaceful power handover
(AFP) -Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili on Tuesday promised a peaceful transfer of power to his victorious rival Bidzina Ivanishvili at their first talks since the ruling party’s shock poll defeat.
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