Maj. Gen. Pete Andrysiak, U.S. European Command chief of staff, discusses Command and Control (C2) modernization and capabilities during a three-day C2 Summit at Patch Barracks Feb. 12. Participants from across U.S. European Command, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, various Department of Defense agencies and industry leaders met at the three-day event to have an open dialog on current C2 challenges and opportunities.

U.S. Army Col. Rick Galeano, the USEUCOM Civil-Military Operations Division Chief, left, talks to Director-General Margo Klaos, Director of the Estonian Rescue Board, about the importance of the country’s explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) projects, which are supported through the Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid (OHDACA) program. The EOD project centers respond to daily calls for removal of explosive remnants of war (ERW) and conduct training for Ukrainian EOD personnel on the safe removal of ERW material.

Participants of the European Strategy Conference and Workshop listen and take notes during a panel discussion at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on Jan 29, 2025. More than 800 military and civilian leaders from the U.S. Armed Forces, interagency partners, NATO Allies and partners took part in the event to engage in strategic dialogue on security issues within the European theater.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte delivers remarks during the European Strategy Conference and Workshop at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on Jan. 30, 2025. ESCW provides a forum for USEUCOM staff and components, Department of Defense, NATO Allies and partners, and other U.S. Government agencies to engage in strategic dialogue on security issues within the European theater.

U.S. Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, commander of U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, middle, speaks with members of the European Strategy Conference and Workshop at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on Jan. 29, 2025. ESCW provides a forum for USEUCOM staff and components, Department of Defense, NATO Allies and partners, and other U.S. Government agencies to engage in strategic dialogue on security issues within the European theater.

Members of the U.S.-Poland Joint Commission, including EUCOM Director for Plans, Policy, and Strategy, U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Russel Driggers and Poland’s Director for the International Security Policy Department, Piotr Pacholski, met at Poland’s Ministry of National Defense in Warsaw. The Joint Commission met to discuss various topics related to implementing the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement.

Members of the U.S.-Poland Joint Commission, including EUCOM Director for Plans, Policy, and Strategy, U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Russel Driggers and Poland’s Director for the International Security Policy Department, Piotr Pacholski, met at Poland’s Ministry of National Defense in Warsaw. The Joint Commission met to discuss various topics related to implementing the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement.

Members of the USEUCOM Cyberspace Operations Advise and Assist Team, along with personnel from U.S. Army Europe and Africa, work through a simulated computer network problem during Cyber Expert Games, hosted by the Polish Cyber Security Training Centre of Excellence. (Photo courtesy of Cyber Expert Games staff.)

On Dec.14, 2024, the American Battle Monuments Commission hosted a ceremony at Luxembourg American Cemetery to commemorate the U.S. and Allied forces who fought in the Battle of the Bulge 80 years ago.

On Dec.14, 2024, the American Battle Monuments Commission hosted a ceremony at Luxembourg American Cemetery to commemorate the U.S. and Allied forces who fought in the Battle of the Bulge 80 years ago.

US European Command (EUCOM) hosted the Baltic Sea Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, and Intelligence (C5I) Synchronization Board, combined with the Mission Partner Environment (MPE) summit, in Garmisch, Germany, from Dec. 9-13, 2024.

Dec, 02, 2024. US and Bulgarian military cyber experts collaborate during Exercise Cyber Coalition 24. Cyber Coalition is NATO’s flagship annual cyber defence exercise and one of the largest in the world. The exercise is based on challenging, realistic scenarios that help prepare cyber defenders for real-life cyber challenges – including attacks on critical national infrastructure, as well as disruption of NATO and Allied assets while in operations. Taking place in Tallinn, Estonia, Cyber Coalition 2024 involves over 1000 cyber defenders from 27 NATO Allies, as well as 6 partner countries (Georgia, Ireland, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland and Ukraine), the EU, and participants from industry and academia. (NATO photo by NIC Edouard Bocquet)

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Emmanuel Rivera (left), 16th Air Force; U.S. Air Force Maj. Chad Speer, 616th Operations Center; Candace Sanchez, 16th Air Force; and U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Kaitlyn Bobbit, 119th Cyber Operations Squadron, discuss approaches to scenarios during Cyber Coalition 2024 in Tallinn, Estonia, Dec. 4, 2024. Sixteenth Air Force participated as the U.S. representative and cyber Air Component Command, alongside more than 1,000 participants from 27 NATO allies, six partner countries - Georgia, Ireland, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland and Ukraine -, the EU, and members from industry and academia, reinforcing its dedication to collective, global cyber defense and interoperability.

U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs Amb. Michael Sfraga (center) visits U.S. European Command's Civilian Deputy and Foreign Policy Advisor Amb. Kate Marie Byrnes and Chief of Staff U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Pete Andrysiak at the command’s headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, on Dec. 6, 2024. Sfraga’s inaugural visit to the command offered an opportunity to discuss USEUCOM’s deep relationships with NATO Allies to work cooperatively in the Arctic and address mutual challenges.