Baltic Sea C5I Synchronization Board Convenes to Enhance Defense Cooperation
1:29 PM7/25/2025
The Baltic Sea Command and Control, Communications, Computers, Cyberspace, and Intelligence Synchronization Board (BSC5ISB) convened a meeting from July 14-18, 2025, in Vilnius, Lithuania, focusing on strengthening interoperability among the defense forces of the United States, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Representatives from these nations gathered to advance joint operational goals and enhance collaborative defense capabilities.
Attendees stand for a group photo during the Joint Industry Forum at Patch Barracks, July 9, in Stuttgart, Germany. U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command co-hosted the event.
53rd U.S.-Italy Joint Military Commission Concludes in Rome
3:08 PM5/16/2025
Brigadier General Chris McKinney, Michigan Army National Guard, Deputy Director (J5) of Partnering, Security Cooperation, and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (right) and Rear Admiral (lower half) Marco Montoneri, Deputy head of Strategic Direction and Military Cooperation of the Italian Defense General Staff (left) met at the 53rd U.S.-Italy Joint Military Commission in Rome, Italy.
Press Release - US assets depart for DEFENDER 25 exercise alongside Allies and partners
1:59 PM4/14/2025
Dynamic Employment of Forces to Europe for NATO Deterrence and Enhanced Readiness, DEFENDER 25, is a large-scale U.S. Army exercise that tests how quickly, and effectively American troops can deploy to Europe and defend the Eastern Flank with NATO Allies and partners.
Recovery Efforts Continue at Site of Submerged Vehicle in Search for Missing Soldiers
3:19 PM3/28/2025
U.S. Army soldiers from the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Lithuanian Army and emergency services personnel discuss their plan during a challenging engineering task recovering a U.S. Army M88 Hercules submerged under several meters of water in a swamp near a training area near Pabadre, Lithuania March 27, 2025.
Additional assets arrive in support of recovery efforts in Lithuania
2:27 PM3/28/2025
In the last 24 hours, U.S. Army and Lithuanian authorities brought in additional assets to assist with the ongoing recovery efforts of four missing U.S. Army Soldiers and a M88 Hercules from the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division.
Additional assets arrive in support of recovery efforts in Lithuania
2:26 PM3/28/2025
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Curtis D. Taylor, commanding general of the 1st Armored Division, walks with U.S. Ambassador to Lithuania Kara McDonald near the site of ongoing operations to recover a U.S. Army M88 Hercules recovery vehicle submerged under several meters of water in a swamp near a training area in Pabradė, Lithuania, March 28, 2025.