Army civil engineers from the U.S. and Macedonia, together with local civilian contractors, partnered to renovate the Femo Kulakov Kindergarten in Negotino, Macedonia, during the month of August.
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 133rd and 148th Civil Engineering Squadrons and 219th RED HORSE Squadron, along with members of the Croatian army, performed a renovation project along with unloading a much-needed donation of school supplies at an elementary school in Ogulin, Croatia.
Air National Guard Airmen from the Minnesota 133rd and 148th Civil Engineering Squadrons and Montana 219th Red Horse Squadron partnered with the Croatian Army June 20 through July 4, to renovate bathrooms at an elementary school in Ogulin, Croatia.
For three weeks, Moldovan engineers and soldiers of North Carolina National Guard’s 430th Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Company trained side by side and shared the latest tactics, techniques and procedures in eliminating landmine hazards in order to return the land to productive economic use and development.
Students learning trades in eastern Macedonian have a newly renovated school to learn in, thanks to a humanitarian effort that included local nongovernmental organizations, the U.S. Agency for International Development and U.S. European Command.
U.S. European Command Interagency Partnering Directorate works with U.S. Agency for International Development to combat the spread of tuberculosis in Georgia.
This story announces the completion of a Humanitarian Assistance renovation project at a local school in the village of Starychi in the region of Lviv.
On July 17, the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv and Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) celebrated the completion of a Humanitarian Assistance renovation project at a local school in the village of Starychi, Lviv region.
June 22 in Kiel, Germany: In Kiel, BALTOPS' events include a post exercise discussion; ship tours of the BALTOPS Maritime Force by local government officials, military members and the public; a reception aboard USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20); as well as participation in Kiel Week.
U.S. European Command was one of four US agencies who facilitated a workshop designed to improve US-Croatian interoperability in case an oil spill were to occur in the Adriatic Sea.
U.S. European Command was one of four US agencies who facilitated a workshop designed to improve US-Croatian interoperability in case an oil spill were to occur in the Adriatic Sea.
Community support is vital for successful military operations in the U.S. and overseas, especially if that support comes from a foreign community. Airmen working along side the Polish Air Force invited the local community to come see what they do every day.
Given the challenges in Afghanistan, the progress that ISAF and their Afghan partners continue to make is monumental. This progress, however, is not widely reflected in much of the coverage we see about Afghanistan. In fact, most of the stories in the media highlight the instances of violence along with the dozens of other challenges ISAF, the ANSF and the people of Afghanistan face every day.
We are looking forward to the grand opening of the new kitchen and dining facility, hopefully this September for the start of the new school year. The Friends of Lopyan will be there to help celebrate the occasion!
The French navy, Italian Coast Guard, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (CNE-CNA) Personnel Recovery team and aircrewmen assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 67, assisted in the rescue of approximately 40 people adrift in a 15-meter inflatable boat in the Mediterranean Sea, 35 miles north of the Libyan coast, March 27.
On Thursday, March 21, the U.S. Ambassador to Latvia, Mark Pekala, participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the newly reconstructed Fire and Rescue Station in Gulbene.
Two National Guard and three civilian nurses from North Carolina are sharing expertise this week with their Moldovan counterparts at the Ministries of Defense and Health.
For military installations overseas, good community relations are key for working with foreign host nations. Petty Officer Talon Borwick checks in on a community relations project in Spain.
The spirit of giving is not limited to late December. Members of the Katterbach and Illesheim dental clinics visited the Kinder-Jugend-Familienhilfe Ansbach Kastanienhof, a home for children of troubled families, Jan. 31 to donate toys collected during the holiday season.
Sailors stationed aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG 72) participated in a community engagement project at a Haifa women’s shelter during their port visit, Jan. 28.
This is the first iteration of a series we're beginning here at EUCOM to let you know what we're doing. What do each of our directorates do? What is the focus of US European Command? Watch this to learn about the wide array of projects the J4 Logistics Directorate is heading.
An early morning drive here turned into a nightmare for Heather Majorwitz and her two children, Kaitie and Bret. They were on their way to school recently when their car hit a patch of ice and started to skid across the road toward an oncoming bus. Majorwitz, a librarian at a local elementary school, swerved to avoid the bus and slid off the road, rolling her car.
On November 21, the U.S. Embassy, along with members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Office of Defense Cooperation and Georgian government, cut the ribbon on four water wells in Akhalsopeli, Kvareli region.
October 26, I participated in a ribbon cutting at a school in Tetovo, Macedonia, just north of Skopje. The school is part of a joint USAID-EUCOM initiative in Macedonia to encourage schools to conduct ethnic integration through education.
In an emergency situation, not everyone has the know-how to step in and help. Priscilla Kaiser introduces us to one Army Medic who happened to be at the right place at the right time to assist during an emergency.
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.
Four soldiers from the Kansas National Guard are working with a civilian representative from the U.S. Humanitarian Demining Training Center to teach international Humanitarian Mine Action standards to members of the Engineering Companies of the Armenian Peacekeeping Brigades Sept. 18-28.
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.
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.
They’re not architects, designers, or professional landscapers, but as TSgt Kevin Dennison shows us, that doesn’t stop them from lending a helping out in the local community.
Maj Gen Mark Schissler, U.S. European Command's director of Policy, Strategy, Partnering and Capabilities, discusses the importance of the Berlin Air Show at the ambassador's reception Sept. 10, 2012. This year's Berlin Air Show runs Sept. 11-16 and features multiple U.S. military aircraft from both the Army and the Air Force.
Since early August this year, the Ohio National Guard and the Serbian Armed Forces have been teaming up to make improvements to portions of the school and fix the gym, which was damaged to such a degree that it hasn’t been used in more than a year.