Items Tagged with "Department of Defense"
Photo | SWIFT RESPONSE 16
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July 13, 2016
U.S. Soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment prepare for movement during Swift Response 16 training exercise at the Hohenfels Training Area, a part of the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, in Hohenfels, Germany, Jun. 22, 2016. Exercise Swift Response is one of the premier military crisis response training events for multi-national airborne forces in the world. Swift Response 16 includes more than 5,000 Soldiers and Airmen from Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and the United States and takes place in Poland and Germany, May 27-June 26, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Bryan Rankin/Released)
Page | News Release - EUCOM Travel Restrictions
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May 29, 2015
U.S. European Command has issued a travel restriction for Department of Defense (DOD) personnel to avoid non-mission essential travel.
Page | News Release - Travel Restrictions on Non-mission Essential Travel in EUCOM AOR
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May 29, 2015
U.S. European Command has issued a travel restriction for Department of Defense (DOD) personnel to avoid non-mission essential travel to Munich, Germany on June 4 and Garmisch-Partenkirchen from June 7-8, due to potential violent demonstrations. Protests are scheduled at both locations during these dates as the result of the G7 Summit.
Article | EUCOM provides update on the European Reassurance Initiative
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April 20, 2015
U.S. European Command continues to support the defense and security of NATO allies and bolster the security and capacity of U.S. partners in Europe. The European Reassurance Initiative (ERI), part of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015, signed by President Obama on December 19, 2014, included $985 million in ERI funds. These monies enable the Department of Defense to continue its efforts to reinforce America’s solemn commitment to the safety and territorial integrity of our allies and to strengthen the security and capacity of our partners in the region.
Page | Social Media
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January 22, 2015
The U.S. European Command's Social Media Hub offers information and resources related to the maintenance and use of official social media sites and pages, to include social networking pages, blogs, and file-sharing sites.
Article | DoD Announces European Infrastructure Consolidation Actions and F-35 Basing in Europe
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January 8, 2015
The Department of Defense announced today the consolidation of some U.S. infrastructure in Europe, including the return of 15 sites to their host nations. These actions, taken as part of the European Infrastructure Consolidation (EIC) process, will save the U.S. government approximately $500 million annually. The DoD also announced the first F-35 basing in Europe at RAF Lakenheath, UK, which will bring new opportunities for collaboration between the U.S. and UK air forces.
Video | U.S. EUCOM Industry Collaboration Day
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October 23, 2013
U.S. European Command hosted an Industry Collaboration day led by the command's Interagency Partnering Directorate to understand how to better work with non-Department of Defense mission partners. The goals of the event were to develop ideas together, find out what opportunities there might be and how they could carry that work forward into the future.
Article | U.S., EU Lead Global Nonproliferation, Biosurveillance Efforts
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May 30, 2013
“In the coming years,” Weber said, “our countries must continue to work together to raise safety and security standards, strengthen the Global Partnership and the [Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons], detect and report threats in real time, and promote disarmament.”
Photo | United States European Command Image
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May 20, 2013
U.S. European Command has issued a travel restriction for Department of Defense (DOD) personnel to avoid non-mission essential travel to specific locations, for more information please click here.
Blog Post | Risks, Opportunities, and Open Source Security
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April 17, 2012
In the world of security, we are generally focused on "risk." We worry about the chances of war, the spread of weapons of mass destruction, the likelihood of a ballistic missile attack, or the possibility of a biologic contagion. Understanding risk allows us to calculate how much we should spend on defense compared to what our potential opponents are spending.
Article | SECDEF visits Air Force wounded warrior care facility
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February 3, 2012
The Secretary of Defense visited Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 3, to show his appreciation for the dedicated and hard-working service members who ensure wounded warriors receive world-class care.
Video | Sharon E. Burke, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs visited EUCOM this week and stopped by our office to talk about issues regarding operational energy.
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September 22, 2011
Sharon E. Burke, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs visited EUCOM this week and stopped by our office to talk about issues regarding operational energy.
Blog Post | A Bed's Healing Power
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June 1, 2011
On average, we spend 33 percent of our day in bed. Now imagine if you are suffering from 2nd and 3rd degree burns and those eight hours in bed are no longer restful, but excruciating.
Article | DOD ANNOUNCES U.S. FORCE POSTURE REVISION IN EUROPE
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April 8, 2011
The Department of Defense announced today that it is revising its 2004 plan to withdraw two of its four brigade combat teams (BCTs) from Europe.
Blog Post | When Cultures Collide
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December 6, 2010
Often, friction is the result of cultural collisions – disagreements stemming from differences in fundamental belief systems, well established processes, and patterns of execution.
Article | Gates Terms NATO Summit "Tremendous Success"
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November 21, 2010
SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia, Nov. 21, 2010 – The NATO summit that concluded yesterday in Lisbon, Portugal, was a “tremendous success” from the U.S. standpoint, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here today.
Blog Post | From Traditional to Social Media in the Blink of an Eye
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August 2, 2010
Greetings from Stuttgart, Germany! I'm Lt. Cmdr. Taylor Clark
Article | Closing time comes to Farnborough Air Show
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July 25, 2010
FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom — The 2010 Farnborough International Air Show came to a close July 25.
Article | Turbo Containerized Ammunition Distribution System 2010 helps Ramstein realign munitions
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June 24, 2010
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- The 86th MUNS team has been busier than normal recently as they have just shipped dozens of international shipping containers as part of an exercise called Turbo Containerized Ammunition Distribution System 2010, or TURBOCADS June 24.
Article | Lajes supports YoAFF campaign with quality-of-life improvements
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June 24, 2010
LAJES FIELD, Azores — In the midst of many budget cuts, Lajes Field, Azores, officials are improving the quality of life for Airmen and their families, with a focus on improving programs geared toward areas of concern for Air Force families as of June 24.
Article | Supreme Allied Commander Europe visits partner nation of Ireland
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June 18, 2010
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Navy Adm. James Stavridis, the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), visited Ireland from 17 – 18 June on the invitation of the Chief of Staff of the Irish Defence Forces, Irish army Lt. Gen. Sean McCann.
Article | Gates imparts advice to Kaiserslautern high school graduates
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June 11, 2010
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates shared insights June 11 from his own life as a student and his decades of public service at commencement ceremonies for Kaiserslautern High School's Class of 2010.
Article | Serbian agencies test emergency response skills in disaster exercise
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May 14, 2010
BELGRADE, Serbia — Representatives from Serbia’s Ministry of the Interior, Sector for Emergency Situations, and the Ministry of Defense, participated in a disaster response workshop and tabletop exercise held May 10-14, that was facilitated by the U.S. Department of Defense, Civil-Military Emergency Preparedness (CMEP) program.
Blog Post | LOGEX 10 Workshops: Two Down … Three to Go
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April 16, 2010
As promised in February, welcome to another edition of LOGEX 10. This month’s events find me at the National Support Element (NSE) & Logistics Functional Area Services (LOGFAS) workshop in the Czech Republic, which is the second in a series of five workshops designed for each participating nation in this year’s exercise. Warrant Officer Martin Turner (RAF), Allied Command Transformation, provides instruction on LOGFAS.
Blog Post | Interagency Partnering -- Batter Up!
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March 29, 2010
EUCOM’s Commander, Admiral Stavridis, often points to the importance that he attaches to “partnering,” both military and interagency partnering. In his recent Capitol Hill testimony he said that interagency partnering is “more than a tool or a method, 'interagency partnering' is an expanding paradigm at EUCOM and we are intent on serving as a model of interagency cooperation."
Blog Post | A Technology Milestone in Public Affairs
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March 10, 2010
History was made yesterday, to a small degree, when we FINALLY received our eight Public Affairs iPhones yesterday. My team spent most of the day synchronizing all of the handhelds with a central stand-alone desktop PC and getting familiar with the infinite number of features and functionality that the iPhone is known for. It was like playing with a new toy for countless hours (yes, I did get some sleep last night). One thing that was very apparent to the team was the iPhone's ease of navigation and its quick access speed to the 3G network here in Germany. We hope to really put our new tool and capability to the test by evaluating its functionality, as we cover our activities in other parts of Europe. In the end, I hope the iPhone will prove itself to be a powerful tool that will streamline EUCOM's two-way communication efforts across all of our PA capabilities, European partner nations and cyber communities.
Blog Post | Expanding our Communications with iPhones
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February 22, 2010
It's been a year since our major overhaul of the EUCOM public web site, breaking the mold of a military web site and incorporating robust Web 2.0 capabilites. In keeping with our mindset of disruptive innovation, later this week we will receive the latest addition to our EUCOM Public Affairs tool box--eight iPhones. These mobile devices will complement the stand-alone commercial DSL computers we currently use to engage our traditional and social media communities via unfettered internet access.
Article | Tough sanctions could still work in Iran, Gates says
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February 11, 2010
ROME -- There is still time to toughen sanctions to pressure Iran into complying with international demands that it halt its nuclear program that many believe is geared toward developing a nuclear weapon, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here, Feb. 7.
Blog Post | A History Lesson for Me
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January 13, 2010
I’ve learned quite a bit about how the military works in order to help in assistance efforts.
Blog Post | EUCOM Legal Conference
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September 18, 2009
Senior legal experts from over 30 European nations are meeting at the EUCOM International Legal Conference beginning Sep. 22, 2009, in Garmisch, Germany. Co-sponsored by the George C. Marshall Center, this week-long event will encourage discussion on such emerging legal questions as: what is the military role for ensuring energy security in Europe? What are the legal and military challenges facing the future of the Arctic/High North in the decades to come? A multinational panel will also discuss trends in Status of Forces Agreements (SOFAs).
Article | European Command Humanitarian Assistance program helps others
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July 13, 2009
SOFIA, Bulgaria - Headquarters United States European Command located in Stuttgart, Germany manages the European (EUCOM) Humanitarian Assistance (HA) program for U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). The HA program is a U.S. DOD initiative for strengthening relationships with partners and allies.
Article | HH-60 Pave Hawk lands at Paris Air Show
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June 19, 2009
LE BOURGET AIRPORT, France - An HH-60 Pave Hawk rescue helicopter with 14 crewmembers consisting of two pilots, three aerial gunners, two flight engineers and seven maintainers arrived at Le Bourget Airport outside of Paris, France to take part in the 2009 Paris Air Show June 15-21.
Article | U.S. European Command supports Paris Air Show
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June 16, 2009
LE BOURGET AIRPORT, France - Fifteen different Department of Defense aircraft arrived at Le Bourget Airport north of Paris, France in preparation for the June 15 start of the week long 100th Anniversary International Paris Air Show. A variety of military aircraft and advanced airborne weapons systems originating from active duty, National Guard and reserve units finished final preparations before Monday's kickoff.
Article | Ceremony in Normandy village churchyard pays tribute to victims of little-known D-Day atrocity
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June 8, 2009
HEMEVEZ, France - Service members from the United States, alongside French and German soldiers and residents of this small village in Normandy gathered in a local churchyard June 5 to pay their respects to seven soldiers who were executed by German troops on D-Day.
Article | Veterans take center stage in events honoring 65th anniversary of Normandy invasion
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June 7, 2009
NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL, France -- For nearly a week Department of Defense civilians and servicemembers from the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines have been deployed to the small French town of Sainte Mere Eglise and this memorial beside Omaha Beach supporting events in honor of the 65th anniversary of D-Day.
