The J5/8 Directorate develops basic military/political policy and planning for command activities involving relations with other U.S. combatant commands, allied, and international military organizations, as well as subordinate commands.

Respecting Privacy, Safeguarding Data and Enabling Trust is the theme for Data Privacy Day (DPD), an international effort held annually on January 28 to create awareness about the importance of privacy and protecting personal information.

Respecting Privacy, Safeguarding Data and Enabling Trust is the theme for Data Privacy Day (DPD), an international effort held annually on January 28 to create awareness about the importance of privacy and protecting personal information.

This was the theme at the 2015 Annual International Military Chief of Chaplains Conference (IMCCC) held this February in Amsterdam. The IMCCC was initiated and has been coordinated by the EUCOM Chaplains Office since 1990.

Airmen have demonstrated specialized training and capabilities to coalition officers as part of the annual European Flight Surgeon Conference. SSgt Tristan McIntire takes us on the tour.

Mr. Mike Ryan, US EUCOM ECJ9 Director, explains how interagency partners help the military to focus on the next security frontier.

Mr. Mike Ryan, US EUCOM ECJ9 Director, explains how interagency partners help the military to focus on the next security frontier.

AFN spoke with two participants at the Munich Security Conference about the new leadership in important roles in the U.S. and how they will potentially affect service members. SGT Abigail Waldrop reports.

SGT Abigail Waldrop reports from the Munich Security Conference for one of the biggest gatherings of defense and security officials in the world.

Communications is key to a successful mission, but it becomes challenging when working with people from different nations who speak an unfamiliar language. A1C Daniel Asselta shows us how one unit pulls together through a common language.

Communications is key to a successful mission, but it becomes challenging when working with people from different nations who speak an unfamiliar language. A1C Daniel Asselta shows us how one unit pulls together through a common language.

U.S. service members of Shared Resilience 2012 participated in a SR12 Cultural Day tour of nearby historic and holy sites here June 3.

The USAFE Band traveled all the way to Vienna, Austria, to provide some entertainment at a very unique venue...the International Officer’s Ball. SSgt Nathan Parry heard the band building partnerships one note at a time.

U.S. EUCOM Chaplain (Col.) Brian Van Sickle speaks to Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina local media about the mission of the International Military Chiefs of Chaplains conference this year.

Cyberspace has become the forefront of many conflicts. SSgt John Archiquette introduces us to a man helping the U.S. and partner nations build up their walls of cyber defense.

Along with der Bundeswehr Universitat in Munich, the Marshall Center is conducting a master’s degree program that lasts 12 months. Participating students in the program will earn a graduate degree in international security studies.

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Navy 6th Fleet's commander reaffirmed the Navy's commitment to global alliances and ongoing maritime operations, specifically in the Europe-Africa region, during a media roundtable June 14 at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.

ARLINGTON, Virginia — Building on a successful technology-sharing partnership with the Czech Republic that dates back to 1999, the Office of Naval Research's (ONR) Global division opened a new international science and technology office in Prague Feb. 26.

Flying in a military aircraft on his way to Turkey, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), Adm. James Stavridis logged on and participated in "Security Jam," an online forum, to discuss challenges to international peace.

Yet, at the moment, I am thinking about a superb international event that happened last week: the International London Conference on Afghanistan. Last week, I wrote about my last trip to Afghanistan as we prepared for it. The media has thoroughly covered the conference (here’s a sample of recent coverage, based on an interview with me), and you can watch key presentations online, like this one from Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen’s review of the conference on his video blog. So rather than reiterating what's already been said, I thought I'd share with you some personal thoughts and impressions, and my interpretations of the atmospherics.