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Maj. Gen. Andrysiak U.S. European Command chief of staff delivering the keynote address on command and control innovation and modernization at AFCEA’s Technet Transatlantic in Frankfurt, Germany on Dec 4-5.

A U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, during a Trilateral Bomber Task Force support mission over the North Sea, Dec. 3, 2024. BTF missions enhance combat readiness amongst participating NATO allies and partner nations, ensuring their ability to rapidly respond to emerging threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Campbell)

U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II’s from the 57th Wing, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, and 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, fly alongside a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England, during a Trilateral Bomber Task Force support mission over the North Sea, Dec. 3, 2024. BTF missions demonstrate the credibility of U.S. forces to address a global security environment that is more diverse and uncertain than at any other time in recent history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Campbell)

A B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron taxis the runway at RAF Fairford, England, prior to taking off for Exercise Apex Buccaneer, Dec. 3, 2024. APEX BUCCANEER is a Norwegian-led trilateral exercise in the High North that showcases integrated operations with U.S., U.K., and Norwegian forces integrating advanced air, land, and naval capabilities. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Laiken King)

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) sails alongside the fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) during a replenishment-at-sea, Oct. 3. USS Harry S. Truman, the flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG), is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of responsibility.

The USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79), an Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer, arrives at Naval Station Rota, Spain, on Oct. 15, 2024, marking its homeport shift from NAVSTA Norfolk, Va. Oscar Austin is the first of two additional destroyers to join the Forward Deployed Naval Force-Europe, enhancing the strategic capabilities of NAVSTA Rota as a key hub for U.S., NATO, and allied operations across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

U.S. Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, Commander, U.S. European Command & Supreme Allied Commander, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Andrew Gainey, Commander, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, and their spouses pose with U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Tad Clark, 31st Fighter Wing commander, and his spouse, at Aviano Air Base, Italy, October 9, 2024. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in close coordination with U.S. Army Garrison Italy, Aviano Air Base and other U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force partners, completed the new supply warehouse at Aviano Air Base earlier this year in 2024. The warehouse will primarily support 173rd Airborne Brigade contingency operations and reduces their time needed to rapidly deploy.

U.S. Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, commander, U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, arrives at Aviano Air Base, Italy, to be greeted by U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Tad Clark, 31st Fighter Wing commander, on Oct. 9, 2024. Cavoli visited Aviano to join in the ribbon cutting ceremony of a new Army warehouse that will be used by the 173rd Airborne Brigade and enhance their ability to rapidly deploy in response to crisis.

U.S. Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, commander of U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, co-chaired the 2024 U.S.-Adriatic Charter (A5) Chiefs of Defense Conference alongside Maj. Gen. Arben Kingji, chief of the Albanian Armed Forces General Staff, in Tirana, Albania, Sept. 17-19, 2024.

U.S. Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, commander of U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, co-chaired the 2024 U.S.-Adriatic Charter (A5) Chiefs of Defense Conference alongside Maj. Gen. Arben Kingji, chief of the Albanian Armed Forces General Staff, in Tirana, Albania, Sept. 17-19, 2024.

U.S. Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, commander of U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, co-chaired the 2024 U.S.-Adriatic Charter (A5) Chiefs of Defense Conference alongside Maj. Gen. Arben Kingji, chief of the Albanian Armed Forces General Staff, in Tirana, Albania, Sept. 17-19, 2024.

U.S. Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, commander of U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, co-chaired the 2024 U.S.-Adriatic Charter (A5) Chiefs of Defense Conference alongside Maj. Gen. Arben Kingji, chief of the Albanian Armed Forces General Staff, in Tirana, Albania, Sept. 17-19, 2024.

U.S. Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, commander of U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, co-chaired the 2024 U.S.-Adriatic Charter (A5) Chiefs of Defense Conference alongside Maj. Gen. Arben Kingji, chief of the Albanian Armed Forces General Staff, in Tirana, Albania, Sept. 17-19, 2024.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Lopez, a former sniper who proposed a more efficient system for deploying camouflage netting over vehicles, was the gold medalist in the recent Dragon's Lair X, an innovation competition where military members pitch U.S. military leadership on potential breakthroughs in military technology.

U.S. European Command's Command Sgt. Maj. Rob Abernethy (second from left) and Sally Pfenning (second from the right), the command's Senior Executive Service director for Requirements and Resource Integration, served as hosts and judges during the recent "Dragon's Lair," an innovation competition where military members pitch U.S. military leadership on potential breakthroughs in military technology.

On Sept. 15, 2024, Maj. Gen. Kriesel, USEUCOM's director of exercises and assessments, had the pleasure of accepting Mayor of Nancy Mathieu Klein's invitation to join the 80th anniversary of Nancy's liberation by Allied and French resistance forces during WWII. During festivities that included French and U.S. color guards and events to commemorate the heroism and sacrifice of those service members who fought for freedom 80 years ago, Kriesel met a Nancy resident who was 4 years old (pictured being held by Gen. George Patton's driver) when the Third Army played a pivotal role in the town's liberation.

On Sept. 15, 2024, 15 Maj. Gen. Kriesel, USEUCOM's director of exercises and assessments, had the pleasure of accepting Mayor of Nancy Mathieu Klein's invitation to join the 80th anniversary of Nancy's liberation by Allied and French resistance forces during WWII. During festivities that included French and U.S. color guards and events to commemorate the heroism and sacrifice of those service members who fought for freedom 80 years ago, Kriesel met with one of the last living French Forces of the Interior (FFI) resistance fighters from Nancy. In 1944 nearly 2,000 FFI rose up and organized themselves to participate in the battles of liberation and facilitate Allied advances.

On Sept. 15, 2024, Maj. Gen. Kriesel, USEUCOM's director of exercises and assessments, had the pleasure of accepting Mayor of Nancy Mathieu Klein's invitation to join the 80th anniversary of Nancy's liberation by Allied and French resistance forces during WWII. During festivities that included French and U.S. color guards and events to commemorate the heroism and sacrifice of those service members who fought for freedom 80 years ago, Kriesel met a Nancy resident who was 4 years old (pictured being held by Gen. George Patton's driver) when the Third Army played a pivotal role in the town's liberation.

On Sept. 15, 2024, Maj. Gen. Kriesel, USEUCOM's director of exercises and assessments, had the pleasure of accepting Mayor of Nancy Mathieu Klein's invitation to join the 80th anniversary of Nancy's liberation by Allied and French resistance forces during WWII. During festivities that included French and U.S. color guards and events to commemorate the heroism and sacrifice of those service members who fought for freedom 80 years ago, Kriesel met a Nancy resident who was 4 years old (pictured being held by Gen. George Patton's driver) when the Third Army played a pivotal role in the town's liberation.

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress, assigned to the 23rd Bomb Squadron, passes the air traffic control tower during takeoff for a Bomber Task Force mission from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 10, 2024. Bomber Task Force missions enable joint and Allied training, demonstrating the readiness of the U.S. and its Allies to respond to any incident at any time.

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress from the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, N.D., receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, based at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, over the North Sea, Sept. 11, 2024. Bomber Task Force missions are representative of the U.S.’ extended deterrent commitment to Allies and partners and enhance regional security.

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress from the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, N.D., receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, based at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, over the North Sea, Sept. 11, 2024. Bomber Task Force missions are representative of the U.S.’ extended deterrent commitment to Allies and partners and enhance regional security.

Two U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II aircraft assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, U.K., make history by landing on a highway strip during the exercise BAANA 2024, Sept. 4, on Hosio Highway Strip, Ranua, Finland. During the exercise the U.S. Air Force collaborated with NATO Allies to adapt, innovate and strengthen our collective defense while making history by landing U.S. fighter aircraft on a Finnish highway strip demonstrating military capabilities and interoperability. During the exercise U.S. Air Force Airmen expanded on Agile Combat Employment capabilities by learning austere environment aircraft landing and take-off operations and techniques from their Finnish counterparts. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Scyrrus Corregidor)

Two U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II aircraft assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, U.K., demonstrate landing and takeoff operations during exercise BAANA 2024, Sept. 4, on Hosio Highway Strip, Ranua, Finland. During the exercise the aircraft landed on a highway strip in Finland to practice Agile Combat Employment which increases the ability of our collective partners to collaborate and operate in a joint, high-intensity environment, improve readiness, responsiveness and interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Scyrrus Corregidor)

U.S. Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, commander, U.S. European Command, convened with U.S. component commanders for the European Component Commander’s Conference on the Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy, on Sept. 3, 2024.

USEUCOM's cyber directorate concluded its 2024 Command, Control, Computers and Communications (C4) Security Cooperation Summit on Aug. 9, 2024, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, after bringing together more than 80 representatives from multiple U.S. organizations to assist in C4 security cooperation planning.

Defense Institute of International Legal Studies Institutional capacity building attorneys engage with legal colleagues from the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense during a recent two-week proof of concept training course on operational law held in Poland from July 22 to Aug. 5, 2024. The pilot course was the culmination of a year-long effort to create an organic Ukrainian training course for legal advisors on the relevant legal issues of armed conflict.

U.S. European Command Staff Judge Advocate U.S. Army Col. Ian Iverson greets Deputy Director of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense Legal Department Col. Kyrylo Hankevych ahead of a two-week course on operational law held in Poland from July 22 to Aug. 5, 2024. During a key-leader engagement following his remarks, Iverson and Ukrainian counterparts discussed future legal training and exchange opportunities between the U.S. and the UAF to further inform one another's knowledge in a rapidly evolving battlespace.

U.S. European Command Staff Judge Advocate U.S. Army Col. Ian Iverson provides welcoming remarks to Ukrainian Armed Forces and U.S. Army Europe and Africa military legal professionals ahead of a two-week course on operational law held in Poland from July 22 to Aug. 5, 2024. The training aimed to inform U.S. military lawyers of the unique challenges facing UAF counterparts, and support those Ukrainian military legal professionals in advising their commanders and enabling operations.

U.S. European Command's cyber directorate concludes its 2024 Command, Control, Computers and Communications Security Cooperation Summit on Aug. 9, 2024, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, after bringing together more than 80 representatives from multiple U.S. organizations to assist in C4 security cooperation planning.

Defense Command Finland’s Brig. Gen. Tero Ylitalo alongside U.S. European Command’s Brig. Gen. Quaid Quadri, Jr. – discussed a full spectrum of topics, ranging from operational plans and theater strategy to NATO integration and implementation of the Defense Cooperation Agreement between the two nations from August 6-7, 2024.

Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division secure a landing zone alongside their counterparts from 2nd Special Forces Battalion during Dynamic Force Exercise in Tolemaida, Colombia, January 26, 2020.

Representatives from Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and the United States pose for a group photo during the Baltic Architecture and Governance working groups in Stuttgart, Germany, July 15-18, 2024.