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J4’s top priority is to provide world-class logistics support to those forces conducting Operation New Dawn, Operation Enduring Freedom, International Security Assistance Force and other EUCOM operations. As the logistics directorate, it enables strategic and operational readiness by coordinating logistics, health readiness, engineering and humanitarian support throughout EUCOM’s theater and optimizing joint and multinational force abilities. It focuses on maintaining freedom of access across the theater, as well as cost-saving initiatives that provide better and faster logistics. Additionally, the J4 Directorate directly influences EUCOM’s military construction infrastructure posture, preparing the command for future missions in Europe. 

The directorate is committed to developing lasting relationships with its logistics counterparts and strives to expand U.S. participation in NATO and multinational logistics. By building sustainable partner nation capacity in the area of logistics – via training, joint exercises, theater security cooperation, etc. – the logistics staff strengthen U.S. relationships with these partners and contribute to long-range regional stability.

Special emphasis is placed on expanding and enhancing EUCOM’s civil-military (humanitarian assistance) operations in the European region – from building schools in Moldova to providing disaster relief support to Israeli and Russia wildfire victims. The Helping People initiative, too, provides opportunities to partner with NGOs, USAID and other private partners with similar objectives.

Responsibilities include:

  • Ensuring EUCOM is operationally aligned and integrated with the commander’s priorities
  • Shaping theater-wide logistics operations, processes and capabilities every day
  • Using logistics as an engagement tool with multinational partners – building sustainable partner capacity and strengthening relationships
  • Integrating activities in a “whole of government” approach
  • Improving interoperability with coalition partners and optimizing the U.S. and multinational logistics enterprise to the fullest extent

Contact
Director:  U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Blaine D. Holt
Address:  HQ USEUCOM/ECJ4, Unit 30400, APO AE 09131
Commercial Phone:  +49 (0)711-680-4444
DSN Phone:  314-430-4444
Fax:  +49 (0)711-680-7363
E-mail: ecj4-xo@eucom.mil

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  • February 29, 2012

    German, U.S. officials meet to discuss proposed new KMC Medical Center

    U.S. senior military leaders hosted German federal, state and local government representatives at the Armstrong Club Feb. 27 to talk about the proposed new Kaiserslautern Military Community Medical Center.
  • February 28, 2012

    EUCOM, Ukraine partner together to repair dental clinic, boarding school

    U.S. and Ukrainian officials last week celebrated the completion of two of eight humanitarian aid projects in the Ukraine where a bilateral partnership between U.S. European Command and the government there is improving the lives of Ukrainian citizens.
  • January 9, 2012

    Helping hands: USACE, EUCOM, USAID bring virtual health care to Albanian hospitals

    Designated areas at the “Mother Teresa” University Hospital Center and three other major regional hospitals throughout the country are being renovated to house new telemedicine and e-health centers.
  • December 8, 2011

    U.S. Army awards fire station renovation contracts in Latvia

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District recently awarded three contracts in Latvia to upgrade eight existing fire and rescue stations throughout the country. The contracts, awarded to Koger un Partneri and Ekers SIA, are part of a U.S. European Command-sponsored program to assist Latvia’s State Fire and Rescue Service modernize its facilities.
  • December 2, 2011

    Renovations improve quality of care at two medical facilities in Armenia

    YEREVAN, Armenia – Two newly renovated medical facilities opened in the Republic of Armenia in the last two weeks of November as part of the U.S. European Command’s Humanitarian Assistance Program.
  • October 27, 2011

    US Partners with Local Government to Help School Children of Vinica

    VINICA, Macedonia - The school community of Vinica organized a ribbon cutting ceremony on October 27th to celebrate the successful completion of a school renovation project made possible by generous funding support from the United States European Command and expert technical assistance from the USAID Primary Education Project.
  • July 18, 2011

    NMCB 74 Detail Macedonia supports MEDCUER 11

    Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, Detail Macedonia, complete a humanitarian and civic assistance mission in Demir Kapija, Macedonia, supporting Medical Training Exercise in Eastern Europe 11.
  • December 1, 2010

    U.S. Service Members Build New ER and Renovate Health Center in Kolašin

    U.S. Chargé d' Affaires to Montenegro Bennett Lowenthal and Montenegro's Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic marked the completion of the construction of an Emergency Room and the renovation of the Health Center in Kolasin. Montenegro's Minister of Defense Boro Vucinic, Minister of Health Miodrag Radunovic, and Mayor of Kolasin Mileta Bulatovic also attended the event in Kolasin.
  • September 21, 2010

    European Command, DLA renew partnership agreement

    The Defense Logistics Agency is committed to its longstanding partnership with the U.S. European Command, the agency’s director said Sept. 17 at the command’s headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany.
  • September 20, 2010

    US ambassador recognizes USACE, EUCOM for Sava River flood mapping efforts

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. European Command and International Sava River Basin Commission have embarked on a landmark project over the past three years - to develop the first continuous hydraulic model of the Sava River Basin.

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  • September 27, 2012

    Last LOGEX conference before the exercise

    The LOGEX 13 Final Coordination Conference and associated workshop was held in Tirana, at the Albanian Military Training Doctrine Center.
  • May 22, 2012

    A Doorway to Education and Opportunities in Romania

    Recently, EUCOM partnered with the City and the County Education Department to renovate $380K worth of doors, flooring, windows, interior walls, electrical fixtures and construct playground cover for Pinocchio, Lumea Prichindeilor, and Armonia elementary schools.
  • March 2, 2012

    LOGEX 13: workshop in wintery Montenegro

    For this, the second of five scheduled LOGEX workshops, we drove to a training center in Danilovgrad, Montenegro, to meet with 17 Montenegro military personnel and observers from Armenia, Moldova, Azerbaijan and Serbia.
  • December 1, 2011

    LOGEX 2011: A Review

    During the past two weeks I really came to realize what a joint environment was really like. Having worked for the EUCOM J4 for only three months my experience was limited at best, despite three deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan under my belt.
  • November 17, 2011

    Humanitarian Assistance for Latvian Fire and Rescue

    Since fall 2008 US Embassy's Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC Latvia) and State Fire and Rescue Service of Latvia (SFRS) have identified and submitted 10 Civic Engagement (Humanitarian Assistance) projects for renovations of fire stations all over Latvia.
  • September 23, 2011

    Operational Energy Issues Discussed with ASD Sharon E. Burke

    Sharon E. Burke, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs visited EUCOM this week and stopped by our office to talk about issues regarding operational energy.
  • September 23, 2011

    Education and water improvements for the children of Bosnia and Herzegovina

    U.S. European Command provided $450,000, which allowed the Office of Defense Cooperation to renovate the Drvar school.
  • September 14, 2011

    A small investment pays big dividends in Albania

    EUCOM invested $170,000 to upgrade a kindergarten in Erseke, Albania.
  • September 1, 2011

    First Day of School – Ukrainian Style

    I had the privilege of participating in the Ochakiv School #2 ribbon cutting.
  • June 23, 2011

    Ripples in Romania: A New Strategic Collaboration for the US Navy’s Project Handclasp

    Demonstrating its friendship with the Romanian people and interest in the security and stability of the Black Sea region, the United States’ sent one of its biggest and most capable rocks, the USS Monterey, commanded by Captain Jim Kilby, to make port in Constanta, Romania June 6–9.

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  • March 2, 2012

    Opening Ceremony for Renovated School in Ukraine

    PEREVALSK, Ukraine - Ukrainian children dance to American and Ukrainian music during a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Perevalsk Boarding School for Orphans and Children with Genetic Disabilities Feb. 24. This project was selected to improve U.S. - Ukrainian relationships by partnering together in an area where there has been little U.S. presence in the past.
  • November 28, 2011

    Cooperation between partner nations

    Training with other nations for war means working out the logistics between countries as well. Sharpening these logistical skills between partner nations is tricky business. SSgt John Archiquette takes us to Kiev, Ukraine, where logistics officers are taking this training to the next level.
  • October 3, 2011

    Finding a good home for some unwanted items

    Every now and then, old furniture and equipment needs to be replaced. SrA Dennis Ayres takes us to the Defense Logistics Agency’s Disposition warehouse at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, where Airmen are helping unwanted items find a new home in Georgia and Azerbaijan.
  • September 30, 2011

    U.S. renovates Bolohani School in Moldova

    U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova William Moser and Mrs. Moser visited the village of Bolohan, where the United States is completing a $510,000 renovation of the Bolohani School. The renovation of the Bolohani School is a two phase project. Phase One -- the construction of new sanitary facilities was completed last week, and now students and faculty have access to indoor bathroom facilities. Phase Two -- the complete renovation of the school and its gymnasium will begin in December. The Bolohani School serves more than 200 children from three villages in the Orhei District. Renovation of the Bolohani School is being coordinated by the U.S. Embassy's Office of Defense Cooperation.
  • September 29, 2011

    EUCOM helps medical community in Belgrade

    In this story we see how time can make the difference between life and death. Petty Officer Shamia Briscoe is in Belgrade, where the U.S. European Command is helping Serbian medical professionals save lives.
  • September 23, 2011

    Armenia clinic opens with help from USACE, EUCOM

    TALIN, Armenia -- Members of the local medical community gathered with representatives of the U.S. and Armenian governments Sept. 2 to celebrate the opening of a polyclinic. The $220,000 renovation project, funded by the U.S. European Command and managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District in cooperation with the U.S. Embassy Office of Defense Cooperation, provided a complete overhaul to the clinic's second floor. Read more about it at http://1.usa.gov/qzjILC (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers motion imagery by Rachel Goodspeed / Released)
  • September 23, 2011

    USACE, EUCOM team up to deliver kindergarten to Armenian community

    NERKIN SASNASHEN, Armenia -- Following a solemn memorial with the local community, U.S. and Armenian officials gathered together at the local kindergarten for a ribbon-cutting ceremony opening its newly-renovated doors to Sasnashen's children. Read more about it at http://1.usa.gov/pD52Ws (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers motion imagery by Rachel Goodspeed / Released)
  • September 13, 2011

    DoD renovated Primary School "Bratstvo Migjeni" v. Sarakino, Municipality Tetovo.

    DoD/ODC, with technical assistance by USAID/PEP, renovated Primary School "Bratstvo Migjeni" v. Sarakino, Municipality Tetovo. The renovation included replacement of all windows and doors, the roof, the floor, the central heating system, the light and electrical installation, reconstruction of toilets, installation of thermal façade, painting the external walls, painting the classroom walls and the installation of paths around the school.
  • August 13, 2010

    Happening Now! Video from iPhone of U.S. offloading firefighting equipment in Russia

    U.S. airmen offload pallets of firefighting equipment from a transport plane in Russia that arrived from Ramstein Air Base Aug 13. The equipment is part of a joint U.S. Air Forces Europe, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Africa, Marine Forces Europe and U.S. Army Europe effort to assist the Russian government in fighting the wildfires in the country.
  • August 5, 2010

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers help Latvian rescue station part 1

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe district, helps the Latvian Fire and Rescue Services by providing much needed renovations to their station. (Part 2)