Students from 10 European nations participated in the seventh iteration of the SOCEUR tactical intelligence course held at the Slovenian Ministry of Defense Training Facility. The STIC is designed to increase the intelligence, or intel, capabilities at the Special Operations Task Unit level for commissioned and non-commissioned officers.

The 10th annual International Senior Enlisted Seminarbrings 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.

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.

Gen. Philip Breedlove, NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Commander U.S. European Command, speaks to a group of Command Senior Enlisted Leaders at a luncheon during the 10th annual International Senior Enlisted Seminar, Sept. 11, 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.

Gen. Breedlove talks about the talent and potential in our non-commissioned officer corps.

Senior level noncommissioned officers from the Balkans region met during the Regional Senior NCO Conference for the Land Forces Senior NCO and Senior Enlisted Leader in Pristina, Kosovo Monday.

The first Regional Senior Noncommissioned Officer Conference for the Land Forces Senior NCO and Senior Enlisted Leader at the Hotel Adria in Pristina, Kosovo was held Monday, Jan. 14. U.S. Army Europe Command Sergeant Major Davis S. Davenport said this conference, a first for Kosovo, was designed to help develop NCOs, network and develop relationships to help each other better train, develop and prepare soldiers for combat roles.

U.S. European Command Senior Enlisted Leader Fleet Master Chief Roy Maddocks addresses the room during the Regional Senior Noncommissioned Officer Conference for the Land Forces Senior NCO and Senior Enlisted Leader at the Hotel Adria in Pristina, Kosovo, Monday, Jan. 14. Maddocks said that the key to building stronger security forces is developing the most valuable resource military leaders have, the human resources.

U.S. Army Europe Command Sgt. Maj. Davis S. Davenport sits next to the Command Sgt. Major of the Kosovo Security Forces, Fetah Zejhullahu during the Regional Senior Noncommissioned Officer Conference for the Land Forces Senior NCO and Senior Enlisted Leader at the Hotel Adria in Pristina, Kosovo, Monday, Jan. 14. Davenport said this conference, a first for Kosovo, was designed to help develop NCOs, network and develop relationships to help each other better train, develop and prepare soldiers for combat roles.

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.

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dennis Polite, Non-commissioned officer in charge of infrastructure, 1st Combat Communications Squadron, briefs distinguished visitors about his unit's capabilities during Combined Endeavor (CE) 2012 Distinguished Visitors Day, Joint Multinational Training Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 13, 2012. CE12 is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability between 41 nations and international organizations.

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.

GARMISH, Germany - Lt. Gen. John Morgan, commander, NATO Headquarters Allied Force Command Heidelberg, speaks to an international group of senior enlisted leaders on the mentorship and support he has received from his enlisted counterparts throughout his career, Sept. 7. 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.

Multi-national students of Warrior Leader Course Class 08-12 graduated during a ceremony held at the 7th Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy in Grafenwoehr, Germany, May 24.

Cpl. Yordanka G. Terzieva, a multi-national student from Military Formation 24490 in Assenovgrad, Bulgaria, received a Distinguished International Award at the graduation of Warrior Leaders Course Class 08-12, at the 7th Army Non-Commissioned Officer Academy in Grafenwoehr, Germany, May 24. Terzieva is one of two Bulgarian multi-national students who graduated of Class 08-12. The 257 graduates conducted an 18-day course consisting of physical readiness training, drill and ceremony training, oral presentations, and more while learning what it takes to be a non-commissioned officer.

The first joint-nation NCO symposium between Bulgaria and America ended at the Bulgarian Land Forces headquarters here April 11.

The first day is complete of a joint-nation non-commissioned officer symposium at the Bulgarian Land Forces headquarters here, April 10-11. More than 40 American and Bulgarian senior enlisted members shared their doctrine, experiences and strengths during four discussions and a small-group breakout session.

U.S. Air Forces in Europe Command Chief Master Sgt. David Williamson, (left) and Bulgarian air force Sgt. Maj. Rumen Petrov (center) listen to Bulgarian Chief of air forces Maj. Gen. Constantin Veselinov Popov during the first Bulgarian and U.S. non-commissioned officer symposium at the Bulgarian Land Forces headquarters here, April 10-11. More than 40 senior enlisted leaders met to discuss doctrine, strengths and leadership philosophies, which are designed to empower and inspire non-commissioned officers in both nations' corps. The first day of the joint-nation symposium included four discussions and a small-group breakout session.

SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Bulgarian Military Police 1st Sgt. Aleksander Aleksandrov talks with U.S. Navy Fleet Master Chief Petty Officer Roy M. Maddocks Jr., U.S. European Command senior enlisted leader, during the Bulgarian and U.S. NCO symposium at the Bulgarian Land Forces headquarters here April 11. Aleksandrov will become the first sergeant major of the Military Police in July. More than 40 senior enlisted leaders met to discuss doctrine, strengths and leadership philosophies, which are designed to empower and inspire NCOs in both nations' corps.

SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Senior enlisted leaders from Bulgarian and U.S. military forces pose for a group photograph before the final day of the first joint-nation NCO symposium at the Bulgarian Land Forces headquarters here April 11. More than 40 senior enlisted leaders met to discuss doctrine, strengths and leadership philosophies, which are designed to empower and inspire NCOs in both nations' corps.

FLTCM Maddocks and CSM Harris attended the opening ceremony for the Armed Forces' Basic Non-Commissioned Officer Course, which will develop 21 soldiers into NCOs.

Chief Petty Officer Roy Maddocks, U.S. European Command's Senior Enlisted Leader, and Command Sergeant Major Terrence Harris, Senior Enlisted Leader of the Maine National Guard, discuss Non-Commissioned Officer corps development with Colonel Zoran Lazarevic, Chief of Staff of the Montenegrin General Staff.

Sgt. 1st Class William Ambrose, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the medical evacuation task, explains the Combat Training Lane to the Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh as he observes candidates training for the 2011 U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge Standardization and Testing at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Aug. 1. 2011. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Trisha Pinczes)

Three Multinational Battle Group East Soldiers were recently welcomed into the Sgt. Morales Club, a United States Army-Europe (USAREUR) program that recognizes high-performing noncommissioned officers.

Upon completing the Warrior Leader Course, Soldiers from the Serbian Armed Forces embedded with the Soldiers of A Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, to observe daily operations as a non-commissioned officer.

ZVOLEN, Slovakia — In the early morning hours of May 18, an awkward silence filled a room in a plain white building in downtown Zvolen, Slovakia, where host nation and U.S. military members waited for one man to break the silence.

CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – Senior NATP Kosovo Forces (KFOR) noncommissioned officers from across Kosovo met at Camp Bondsteel April 27 for the monthly command sergeants major meeting.

BAMBERG, Germany - With April "Year of the NCO" theme being diversity, having non-commissioned officers from U.S. Army Bamberg unite with German soldiers seems appropriate.