Col. Cynthia Matuskevich, Office of Defense Cooperation chief, signs a property transfer letter during a ceremony at School #16 April 27, 2015. The school received office furniture, such as desks, tables and chairs, donated by U.S. Department of Defense, European Command (EUCOM) in cooperation with the Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and Ukraine. The property transfer coordination began in 2012 at EUCOM to provide infrastructure improvement for the school, which is attended by nearly 1,200 students. (U.S. European Command photo by Master Sgt. Charles D. Larkin Sr./RELEASED)

Col. John Mitchell, U.S. European Command surgeon general, receives a ceremonial gift of bread during the start of a ceremony at School #16 April 27, 2015. The school received office furniture, such as desks, tables and chairs donated by U.S. Department of Defense, European Command (EUCOM) in cooperation with the Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and Ukraine. The property transfer coordination began in 2012 at EUCOM to provide infrastructure improvement for the school, which is attended by nearly 1,200 students. (U.S. European Command photo by Master Sgt. Charles D. Larkin Sr./RELEASED)

Geoffrey Pyatt, U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine speaks at an inauguration ceremony for the Vinnytsia Community Education Center April 27, 2015. The center was previously an unoccupied building which was renovated by U.S. European Command (EUCOM) in cooperation with the Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and local Ukrainian government and non-goverment agencies. The project coordination began in 2012 by local non-government organizations working to provide education, training and protection to socially vulnerable sectors of the community to prevent human trafficking. (U.S. European Command photo by Master Sgt. Charles D. Larkin Sr./RELEASED)

Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Guyot, from the 1st Military Intelligence Battalion on Wiesbaden Army Airfield, was honored at the West Hessian Police Presidium, April 3, for intervening in a hit-and-run incident.

Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Guyot holds a letter of appreciation presented to him on behalf of the Wiesbaden Citizens and Polizei Association by Robert Schaefer, West Hessen police president, April 3, 2012, for his assistance in a hit-and-run incident.

Headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, EUCOM is a joint forces community of approximately 1,000 U.S. service members and government civilians, who work and live at four different locations around the city.

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 17, 2011) -- Air-Traffic Controller 2nd Class Shakeitha Lewis solves a math problem, during a college-level algebra course while deployed aboard amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is the command ship of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Mann/Released)

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 12, 2011) -- Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Joshua Leach spots Seaman Myles Stratton while lifting weights in the workout room aboard USS Ponce (LPD 15). Ponce is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nathanael Miller/Released)

WIESBADEN, Germany — A Wiesbaden school and community partnership, led by U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden school liaison officer Peter Witmer, earned top honors at the 12th annual Military Child Education Coalition Conference July 22.

KACANIKU/KACANIK, Kosovo – Beyond the outskirts of this city’s busy main street, smaller villages dot the towering mountainous terrain surrounding the municipality. Narrow roads wind cautiously up the sides of the tree covered mountains to rural homes and villages, near the border with the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia.