Fleet Master Chief (SS/SW) Addington is the Senior Enlisted Leader of U.S. European Command.

Command Chief Master Sgt. Todd Small, enlisted advisor to NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, addresses an assembled group of senior enlisted leaders, from more than 30 nations, at the opening of the 10th annual International Senior Enlisted Seminar, Sept. 9, 2013. ISES participants focus on building the capabilities and interoperability of noncommissioned officers, while continuing to develop the NCO corps of NATO, Partnership for Peace, and key-contact nations.

Command Sgt. Maj. Metaj Cenc, command senior enlisted leader of the Kosovo Security Forces, addresses an assembled group of senior enlisted leaders, from more than 30 nations, at the opening of the 10th annual International Senior Enlisted Seminar, Sept. 9, 2013. ISES participants focus on building the capabilities and interoperability of noncommissioned officers, while continuing to develop the NCO corps of NATO, Partnership for Peace, and key-contact nations.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to a group of fellow command senior enlisted leaders about noncommissioned officer development within NATO, during the 10th annual International Senior Enlisted Seminar, Sept. 10, 2013. ISES brings together the senior enlisted leaders from over 30 nations in order to build the capabilities and interoperability of noncommissioned officers, while continuing to develop the NCO corps of NATO, Partnership for Peace, and key-contact nations.

The U.S. EUCOM Senior Enlisted Leader Change of Responsibility Ceremony was held at Washington Square on Patch Barracks Aug. 14 where Command Chief Master Sgt. Craig Adams assumed the role from Fleet Master Chief Roy Maddocks. General Philip Breedlove, U.S. EUCOM Commander, officiated the ceremony, which included the retirement of Master Chief Maddocks after 36 years in service.

The U.S. EUCOM Senior Enlisted Leader Change of Responsibility Ceremony was held at Washington Square on Patch Barracks Aug. 14 where Command Chief Master Sgt. Craig Adams assumed the role from Fleet Master Chief Roy Maddocks. General Philip Breedlove, U.S. EUCOM Commander, officiated the ceremony, which included the retirement of Master Chief Maddocks after 36 years in service.

The U.S. EUCOM Senior Enlisted Leader Change of Responsibility Ceremony was held at Washington Square on Patch Barracks Aug. 14 where Command Chief Master Sgt. Craig Adams assumed the role from Fleet Master Chief Roy Maddocks. General Philip Breedlove, U.S. EUCOM Commander, officiated the ceremony, which included the retirement of Master Chief Maddocks after 36 years in service.

The U.S. EUCOM Senior Enlisted Leader Change of Responsibility Ceremony was held at Washington Square on Patch Barracks Aug. 14 where Command Chief Master Sgt. Craig Adams assumed the role from Fleet Master Chief Roy Maddocks. General Philip Breedlove, U.S. EUCOM Commander, officiated the ceremony, which included the retirement of Master Chief Maddocks after 36 years in service.

The U.S. EUCOM Senior Enlisted Leader Change of Responsibility Ceremony was held at Washington Square on Patch Barracks Aug. 14 where Command Chief Master Sgt. Craig Adams assumed the role from Fleet Master Chief Roy Maddocks. General Philip Breedlove, U.S. EUCOM Commander, officiated the ceremony, which included the retirement of Master Chief Maddocks after 36 years in service.

The U.S. EUCOM Senior Enlisted Leader Change of Responsibility Ceremony was held at Washington Square on Patch Barracks Aug. 14 where Command Chief Master Sgt. Craig Adams assumed the role from Fleet Master Chief Roy Maddocks. General Philip Breedlove, U.S. EUCOM Commander, officiated the ceremony, which included the retirement of Master Chief Maddocks after 36 years in service.

The U.S. EUCOM Senior Enlisted Leader Change of Responsibility Ceremony was held at Washington Square on Patch Barracks Aug. 14 where Command Chief Master Sgt. Craig Adams assumed the role from Fleet Master Chief Roy Maddocks. General Philip Breedlove, U.S. EUCOM Commander, officiated the ceremony, which included the retirement of Master Chief Maddocks after 36 years in service.

The U.S. EUCOM Senior Enlisted Leader Change of Responsibility Ceremony was held at Washington Square on Patch Barracks Aug. 14 where Command Chief Master Sgt. Craig Adams assumed the role from Fleet Master Chief Roy Maddocks. General Philip Breedlove, U.S. EUCOM Commander, officiated the ceremony, which included the retirement of Master Chief Maddocks after 36 years in service.

The U.S. EUCOM Senior Enlisted Leader Change of Responsibility Ceremony was held at Washington Square on Patch Barracks Aug. 14 where Command Chief Master Sgt. Craig Adams assumed the role from Fleet Master Chief Roy Maddocks. General Philip Breedlove, U.S. EUCOM Commander, officiated the ceremony, which included the retirement of Master Chief Maddocks after 36 years in service.

The U.S. EUCOM Senior Enlisted Leader Change of Responsibility Ceremony was held at Washington Square on Patch Barracks Aug. 14 where Command Chief Master Sgt. Craig Adams assumed the role from Fleet Master Chief Roy Maddocks. General Philip Breedlove, U.S. EUCOM Commander, officiated the ceremony, which included the retirement of Master Chief Maddocks after 36 years in service.

The U.S. EUCOM Senior Enlisted Leader Change of Responsibility Ceremony was held at Washington Square on Patch Barracks Aug. 14 where Command Chief Master Sgt. Craig Adams assumed the role from Fleet Master Chief Roy Maddocks. General Philip Breedlove, U.S. EUCOM Commander, officiated the ceremony, which included the retirement of Master Chief Maddocks after 36 years in service.

The U.S. EUCOM Senior Enlisted Leader Change of Responsibility Ceremony was held at Washington Square on Patch Barracks Aug. 14 where Command Chief Master Sgt. Craig Adams assumed the role from Fleet Master Chief Roy Maddocks. General Philip Breedlove, U.S. EUCOM Commander, officiated the ceremony, which included the retirement of Master Chief Maddocks after 36 years in service.

The U.S. EUCOM Senior Enlisted Leader Change of Responsibility Ceremony was held at Washington Square on Patch Barracks Aug. 14 where Command Chief Master Sgt. Craig Adams assumed the role from Fleet Master Chief Roy Maddocks. General Philip Breedlove, U.S. EUCOM Commander, officiated the ceremony, which included the retirement of Master Chief Maddocks after 36 years in service.

The U.S. EUCOM Senior Enlisted Leader Change of Responsibility Ceremony was held at Washington Square on Patch Barracks Aug. 14 where Command Chief Master Sgt. Craig Adams assumed the role from Fleet Master Chief Roy Maddocks. General Philip Breedlove, U.S. EUCOM Commander, officiated the ceremony, which included the retirement of Master Chief Maddocks after 36 years in service.

The U.S. EUCOM Senior Enlisted Leader Change of Responsibility Ceremony was held at Washington Square on Patch Barracks Aug. 14 where Command Chief Master Sgt. Craig Adams assumed the role from Fleet Master Chief Roy Maddocks. General Philip Breedlove, U.S. EUCOM Commander, officiated the ceremony, which included the retirement of Master Chief Maddocks after 36 years in service.

Command Chief Master Sgt. Craig Adams inspects a non-commissioned officer cutlass during a U.S. European Command Senior Enlisted Leader Change of Responsibility Ceremony at Patch Barracks Aug. 14 2013, while outgoing SEL Fleet Master Chief Roy Maddocks and U.S. EUCOM commander Gen. Philip Breedlove look on. The passing of the cutlass signified the passing of responsibilities to Chief Adams as U.S. EUCOM's new senior enlisted leader. General Breedlove officiated the ceremony, which included the retirement of Master Chief Maddocks after 36 years in service.

The U.S. EUCOM Senior Enlisted Leader Change of Responsibility Ceremony was held at Washington Square on Patch Barracks Aug. 14 where Command Chief Master Sgt. Craig Adams assumed the role from Fleet Master Chief Roy Maddocks. General Philip Breedlove, U.S. EUCOM Commander, officiated the ceremony, which included the retirement of Master Chief Maddocks after 36 years in service.

Fleet Master Chief Petty Officer Roy M. Maddocks, Jr. spoke with more than 100 students of the sixth class at the Sergeants Major Academy April 3, 2013. He also participated in discussions on NCO and SNCO professional development and met with senior enlisted leaders of the Turkish military services. The command senior enlisted leader for European Command was here as part of a counterpart visit with the Senior Enlisted Leader of the Turkish General Staff Harun Ağpak.

SOUDA BAY, Greece - Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Fleet Master Chief JoAnn Ortloff, left, speaks with Ukrainian Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Riabtsev Serhii, right, during the kick-off reception for Eurasia Partnership Capstone 2012 (EPC 12). Annually hosted by the U.S. Navy, EPC aims to increase maritime safety and security through workshops and seminars. Nations participating in EPC include Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Romania, Ukraine and the United States.

ISES, a weeklong U.S. European Command event held at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, concluded on Sept. 13.

GARMISH, Germany - Senior enlisted leaders of the 2012 International Senior Enlisted Seminar take part in a video teleconference briefing given by Command Sgt. Maj. Sofi Roshan, senior enlisted leader of the Afghan National Army. Roshan spoke on the current status of Afghan forces, strengthening and building the enlisted forces, then moved on to an open discussion with the ISES attendees, Sept. 12. Bringing together 32 nations at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies in Garmisch, Germany, ISES is the flagship professional development event for NATO, Partnership for Peace and key contact nation senior enlisted leaders, helping to prepare them for increasingly complex and challenging multinational environments, while continuing the development of a professional NCO Corps in NATO and partnered countries.

GARMISH, Germany - Command Sgt. Maj. Istvan Kriston, senior enlisted leader of the Hungarian Defense Force, takes part in a video teleconference briefing given by Command Sgt. Maj. Sofi Roshan, senior enlisted leader of the Afghan National Army. Roshan spoke on the current status of Afghan Forces, strengthening and building the enlisted forces, then moved on to an open discussion with the 2012 International Senior Enlisted Seminar attendees, Sept. 12. Bringing together 32 nations at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies in Garmisch, Germany, ISES is the flagship professional development event for NATO, Partnership for Peace and key contact nation senior enlisted leaders, helping to prepare them for increasingly complex and challenging multinational environments, while continuing the development of a professional NCO Corps in NATO and partnered countries.

GARMISH, Germany - Chief Master Sgt. Denis Jelinski-Hall (left), senior enlisted leader to the Chief of the U.S. National Guard Bureau, and Adjutant Major Claude Schmitz, regimental sergeant major of the NATO School, takes part in a video teleconference briefing given by Command Sgt. Maj. Sofi Roshan, senior enlisted leader of the Afghan National Army. Roshan spoke on the current status of Afghan forces, then moved on to an open discussion with the 2012 International Senior Enlisted Seminar attendees, Sept. 12. Bringing together 32 nations at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies, ISES is the flagship professional development event for NATO, Partnership for Peace and key contact nation senior enlisted leaders, helping to prepare them for increasingly complex and challenging multinational environments, while continuing the development of a professional NCO Corps in NATO and partnered countries.

GARMISH, Germany - Warrant Officer Terry Casey, Naval Service Royal Navy Command, takes part in a video teleconference briefing given by Command Sgt. Maj. Sofi Roshan, senior enlisted leader of the Afghan National Army. Roshan spoke on the current status of Afghan forces, strengthening and building the enlisted forces, then moved on to an open discussion with the 2012 International Senior Enlisted Seminar attendees, Sept. 12. Bringing together 32 nations at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies in Garmisch, Germany, ISES is the flagship professional development event for NATO, Partnership for Peace and key contact nation senior enlisted leaders, helping to prepare them for increasingly complex and challenging multinational environments, while continuing the development of a professional NCO Corps in NATO and partnered countries.

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany – In the course of exploring a definition and framework for “Countering Violent Extremism,” the 97 participants in a week-long seminar on the topic here have traveled down many paths.

The fleet master chief (FLTCM) of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa spent two days touring facilities and meeting junior and senior Ukrainian Sailors along with the recently selected first Ukrainian master chief petty officer of the navy (MCPON) in Sevastopol, Ukraine, Sep. 11.

GARMISH, Germany - Command Sgt. Maj. Howard Robinson (right), senior enlisted leader of the Illinois National Guard, speaks to an assembled group of fellow senior enlisted leaders during a NATO noncommissioned officer strategy session designed to promote NCO Corps professional development, Sept. 10. Bringing together 32 nations at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies in Garmisch, Germany, the International Senior Enlisted Seminar 2012 is the flagship professional development event for NATO, Partnership for Peace and key contact nation senior enlisted leaders, helping to prepare them for increasingly complex and challenging multinational environments, while continuing the development of a professional NCO Corps in NATO and partnered countries.

GARMISH, Germany - Command Sgt. Maj. Claude Schmitz, senior enlisted leader of the NATO School, speaks to an assembled group of fellow senior enlisted leaders during a NATO noncommissioned officer strategy session designed to promote NCO Corps professional development, Sept. 10. Bringing together 32 nations at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies in Garmisch, Germany, the International Senior Enlisted Seminar 2012 is the flagship professional development event for NATO, Partnership for Peace and key contact nation senior enlisted leaders, helping to prepare them for increasingly complex and challenging multinational environments, while continuing the development of a professional NCO Corps in NATO and partnered countries.

ISAF senior enlisted leader, Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel provided an operational update to International Senior Enlisted Symposium attendees at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies.

The Senior Enlisted Leader of EUCOM provides leadership to the enlisted force and advice to the Commander, Deputy Commander, and Joint Staff on enlisted matters.

STUTTGART, Germany - Navy Fleet Master Chief Roy M. Maddocks became the seventh U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) Senior Enlisted Leader during a change of responsibility ceremony here May 8. Maddocks relieved Army Command Sgt. Maj. Mark L. Farley, who had served as the EUCOM Senior Enlisted Leader (SEL) here since Sept. 2006.