Pictured (left to right) in front of the USEUCOM headquarters building are Brig. Gen. Arben Kingji, Albania Land Forces Commander; Ambassador Yuri Kim, U.S. Ambassador to Albania; U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Michael Howard, USEUCOM Deputy Commander; Maj. Gen. Bajram Begaj, Chief of the General Staff, Albanian Armed Forces; Ambassador Adam Sterling, USEUCOM Foreign Policy Adviser; and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Charles Miller, USEUCOM Director of Plans, Policy, Strategy, and Capabilities.
U.S. Sixth Fleet Joins France's Polaris 21 Exercise
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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Nov. 23, 2021) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) assist with chocks and chains as part of flight operations with the French Navy during Exercise Polaris on Patrol 10, Nov. 23, 2021. Porter, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its 10th Patrol in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Katie Cox)
US Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 complete checks on an armed F-35B Lightning II aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth in the Indo-Pacific on August 05, 2021. A historical first for HMS Queen Elizabeth, rearming and refueling active aircraft allows Marines to increase sortie generation, providing commanders increased options. This training underscores the unique advantages and opportunities which Carrier Strike Group 21 provides the US Marine Corps, US Navy, and Royal Navy and our commitment to shared security.
Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 unload equipment from an MV-22B Osprey with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group aboard Her Majesties Ship Queen Elizabeth, at sea on May 10, 2021. The 24th MEU transported Marines and equipment assigned to VMFA-211, United Kingdom (UK) Carrier Strike Group 21. The Navy-Marine Corps team is humbled and proud to represent the United States and serve alongside our UK counterparts.
SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Enablement Maj. Gen. Raimundo Roca of Spain, 21st TSC Commander U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James Smith, USEUCOM Logistics Director U.S. Rear Adm. Duke Heinz, JSEC Deputy Commander Maj. Gen. Dariusz Ryczkowski of Poland, and Standing Joint Logistic Support Group Commander Air Commodore Elizabeth Purcell of the United Kingdom work together during the table-top exercise, Nov. 16, 2021,. NATO’s top logistics leadership gathered to test and train NATO’s newest command, JSEC, in coordinating large combat forces and their sustainment across European borders during a two-day conference in Ulm, Germany.