Changes are happening on Army posts across Europe. SGT Abigail Waldrop takes us to Baumholder, Germany, where Soldiers are adapting and preparing for the future.
Department of Defense officials announced today that Lajes Field will transition from an air base wing to an air base group with a reduction of more than 400 military personnel and 500 family members by the end of fiscal year 2014.
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.
The U.S. military has partnered with the city of Heidelberg for over 60 years. SSG Jarrett Simpkins tells us how the community is preparing for the future.
It was a grand celebration shared by honorees, German and American military and civilian leaders, the first family to move into Newman Village and all those who dedicated the past several years to transforming the Wiesbaden military community.
Soldiers, civilian employees, families and citizens from across the U.S. Army and U.S. forces in Europe gathered here June 14 for a series of ceremonies signaling the transformation of U.S. Army Europe as it transitions to a new headquarters here.
While the future of new assignments is sure for Bayonet Soldiers as the 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team prepares to inactivate in the fall, it's not quite certain what will become of the millions of dollars of equipment the unit must turn in.
The American Admiral praised the Europeans for their engagement in the Hindu Kush. But to remain militarily important, they will have to increase their defense spending.
And in his last interview before the NATO Summit begins in Chicago Sunday, Admiral Stavridis promised that the (American) partnership with Europe will remain strong.
At a conference at Ramstein Air Base, U.S. military leaders and their international counterparts meet to discuss how new plans by the Secretary of Defense will affect the troops stationed in Europe. SSgt Tiffany Rankins has the story.
U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden leaders met with more than 260 members of the Wiesbaden Chamber of Industry and Commerce and local citizens Feb. 15. Their aim was to provide insight to business leaders, landlords and other interested parties on how construction; an increased American population of about 3,000 Soldiers, civilians and family members; and other factors are already benefiting the local economy financially, culturally and by expanding on years of a closely knit German-American friendship.
The Air Force released its fiscal 2013 budget Feb. 13 and stressed the need for difficult budgetary cuts to meet the new defense strategy while maintaining the service's agility, flexibility and readiness. These cuts include several impacts to force structure in Europe.
NAPLES, Italy — The commander of U.S. Navy Region Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia is starting workforce realignment processes for its operations in Italy. This realignment supports current and future military responsibilities and will impact approximately 150 positions at U.S. Navy facilities in Naples and Sigonella.
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kansas -- Gen. Carter Ham, commanding general of U.S. Army Europe and 7th Army, spoke to Intermediate Level Education students about "U.S. Army Europe Today" Jan. 11 in the Lewis and Clark Center's Eisenhower Auditorium.