KFOR Regional Command East Commander Col. Eric Riley, engages with mayor and liaison monitoring team “Kilo 18” to build relationships with mayors of the Ranulig/Ranillug and Kamenica/Kamenicë municipalities Aug More
Turkish Maneuver Company personnel conduct crowd and riot control training May 2, 2020, at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. Since 1999, following the adoption of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244, the More
U.S. Army Spc. Mitchell Arnone and Staff Sgt. Zachary Valentine observe explosive ordnance disposal personnel from the Kosovo Security Force and the Norwegian People’s Aid during ordnance disposal operations Se More
KFOR Regional Command East conducts a joint patrol with the Kosovo Border Police Aug. 16, 2020, in the municipality of Kamenicë/Kamenica,Kosovo. KFOR RC-E Commander attended the patrol in coordination with Koso More
Indiana Army National Guard Master Sgt. Jordan Linville clears vegetation from a primary-school walkway Sept. 10, 2020, in Bince/Binac, Kosovo. Linville, a culinary non-commissioned officer with the INARNG’s 76 More
Sgt. Katherine Yeager talks on a radio while on mission Aug. 16, 2020, in Kosovo. Yeager deployed with the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Oregon Army National Guard to support the Kosovo Force Regiona More
New York Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Matthew Evko meets with Austrian Armed Forces Sgt. 1st Class Hofer Patrick May 5, 2020, at Camp Marechal De Lattre De Tassigny (CMLT), Kosovo. Evko and Patrick are members of th More
Oregon Army National Guard 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team Col. Noel Hoback visits with non-government organization Autizmi director Sunita Kurti Sept. 24, 2020, in Prishtina/Pristina, Kosovo. Hoback, the dep More
Joint Task Force Normandy conducts a commemorative airborne operation outside Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, June 9, 2019, to honor the epic airborne operation conducted by Allied forces on June 6, 1944. Seventy-f More
A French color guard presents a salute during a memorial service marking the 75th anniversary of Operation Dragoon in Sainte-Maxime, France, Aug. 14, 2019. Operation Dragoon is the code name for the Allied inva More
A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Poland speaks to an attendee at a static display during events commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Warsaw and Armed F More
190612-N-MD802-1913 KALLASTE BEACH, Estonia (June 12, 2019) U.S. Marines with 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit and Romanian Marines with 307 Regiment secure a beach after disembarking from the Lubin-class mine la More
Spc. Christopher West, infantryman with Kosovo Force Regional Command East Oregon Army National Guard, with 2nd Infantry Brigade, 162nd Infantry Battalion, receives instruction on the use of the CEIA CMD v2.00 More
U.S. Air Force Col. David Epperson, left, 52nd Fighter Wing commander, and Lt. Col. Albert Roper, far left, 52nd Operations Group Detachment One commander, get a briefing by Polish Air Force Brig. Gen. Iteneusz More
A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division sits in a tank that is part of a static display during events commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Warsa More
A U.S. Soldier, assigned to the 2d Cavalry Regiment, is inducted into the Order of the Dragoon in Vilseck, Germany, May 20, 2020. The Order of the Dragoon dates back to 1836, the year in which the regiment was More
Col. Eric Riley, commander of Kosovo Force Regional-Command East, visits with RC-E’s task force explosive ordnance disposal March 31, 2020, at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. Riley visited the task force to learn of th More
U.S. Army 720th Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians Spc. Zacarey Keith and Staff Sgt. Ryan Voss search for an unexploded ordnance Sept. 3, 2020, at Krivolak Training Area, North Macedonia. Keith and Voss we More
Thirty-four Soldiers from across U.S. Army Europe will gather at Hohenfels Training Area July 25-31, 2020, to compete for the title of ‘Best Warrior.’ (U.S. Army logo by Robert L. Sekula)
Approximately 200 KFOR Soldiers from various nations and about 70 MNBG-E Soldiers attended a pilgrimage to the Church of the Black Madonna in Letnica, Kosovo on Aug.15. Saint Teresa of Calcutta heard her callin More
FAIRFORD, United Kingdom –A bust of Canadian Air Force pilot John Gillespie Magee Jr. sits on display during his commemoration ceremony at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) located at RAF Fairford, More
Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division pose in from of their static displays during the Polish Armed Forces Day events in Warsaw, Poland Aug. 15, 2020. This year's Armed More
A Romanian Soldier, assigned to the Black Bats, 228th Air Defense Battalion, poses for a portrait photo in recognition of Romania's 16th year as a member of NATO in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, April 2, 2020. The Sol More
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marcus Brister, senior enlisted adviser assigned to NATO eFP Battle Group Poland, lays a wreath of flowers, to honor the Cursed Soldiers, the underground Polish anti-communist partis More
U.S. Army Spc. Mitchell Arnone, explosive ordnance disposal technician with Kosovo Force Regional-Command East EOD, assists a Soldier into a Med-Eng EOD-8 bomb suit during EOD Day Sep. 27, 2020 at Camp Bondstee More
U.S. and French military members stand during a memorial service marking the 75th anniversary of Operation Dragoon at Rhone Cemetery, Draguignan, France, Aug. 16, 2019. Operation Dragoon is the code name for th More
Polish TS-11 Spark aircraft participate in Polish Armed Forces Day at Warsaw, Poland, August 15, 2020. Polish support for NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence is critical. The NATO Allies stand united and determine More
Paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment; the 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion; the 4th Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment; and the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion conduct sustained airb More
Antoinette Williams, the American Red Cross site lead at Camp Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, spends time with Staff Sgt. Adam Martin, a M1 Abrams battle tank mechanic with 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry R More
Col. Patrick R. Michaelis, Deputy Commanding Officer of Mission Command Element for 1st Infantry Division, and Lt Col. Drew Conover, Commander, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment sign in at the dining facili More
UH-60 Blackhawks with 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, soar through the air during a combined air assault exercise Feb. 19, 2019 en ro More
Spc. Cameron Cooley of K Troop, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment conducts bore sighting procedures in the field during exercise PUMA 19, June 17.
FAIRFORD, United Kingdom – Mr. Mike Ling, an aviator with the Royal Air Force Red Arrows Aerobatic Team, (left) speaks with a member of the British Broadcast Channel during the 2017 Royal International Air Tatt More
FAIRFORD, United Kingdom – U.S. Air Force Brig. General Christopher Short, United States Senior Defense Official and Defense Attache for England, speaks with members of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbird aeronautic More
A Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter flies over the Royal International Air Tattoo, 14 July, 2017, on RAF Fairford, United Kingdom. RIAT 17 commemorates the 70th anniversary of the U.S. Air Force, with displays of More
An Airbus A400M flies above the Royal International Air Tattoo, 14 July, 2017, RAF Fairford, 2017. RIAT 17 commemorates the 70th anniversary of the U.S. Air Force, with displays of past and present U.S. aircraf More
FAIRFORD, United Kingdom – A Boeing CH-47 aircraft flies past spectators during the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) located at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom on July 14, 2017. This year commemorates th More
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform a maneuver during the Royal International Air Tattoo, 15 July, 2017, on RAF Fairford, United Kingdom. RIAT 17 commemorates the 70th anniversary of the U.S. Air Force, wit More
FAIRFORD, United Kingdom – Spectators take photos of aircraft during the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) located at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, on July 15, 2017. This year commemorates the U.S. Air More
FAIRFORD, United Kingdom – The Royal Air Force Red Arrow aeronautical team fly past spectators during the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) located at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, on July 15, 2017. Th More
FAIRFORD, United Kingdom – U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Zachary Bumpus, a photojournalist with the 501 Combat Support Wing, photographs the U.S. Air Force Thunderbird aeronautical team during the 2017 Royal More
FAIRFORD, United Kingdom – The U.S. Air Force Thunderbird aeronautical team fly past spectators during the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) located at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, on July 15, 2017. T More
FAIRFORD, United Kingdom – U.S. Air Force General David L. Goldfein (left), Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, and Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier (right), Chief of the Air Staff, speak with Royal Air More
FAIRFORD, United Kingdom – A Royal Air Force Westland WAH-64D Apache helicopter demonstrates its combat capabilities for spectators during the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) located at RAF Fairford, More
Lt. Col. Christopher L’Heureux briefs NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Polish Minister of Defense Antoni Macierewicz on the capabilities of the Enhanced Forward Battle Group located in Bemowo Piskie, More
Romanian, U.K. and U.S. Soldiers from Battle Group Poland began Bull Run II, an alert and readiness exercise, at the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Sept. 5, 2017. Bull Run II is a two day exercise to test the spe More
Romanian, U.K. and U.S. Soldiers from Battle Group Poland finish Bull Run II, an alert and readiness exercise, at the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Sept. 6, 2017. Bull Run II is a two day exercise to test the sp More
British Light Dragoons from the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group in Poland conduct a night live fire at the Bemowo Piskie range in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, Sept. 7, 2017, to build familiarization withi More
NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Poland Soldiers along with the host nation’s Polish 15th Mechanized Brigade participate in the Polish national defensive exercise, Dragon 17, at the Bemowo Piskie Tra More
NATO Enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Poland Commander, Lt. Col. Christopher L’Heureux, promotes members of A Squadron, British Light Dragoons during a brief ceremony in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, Oct. 6, 201 More
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Huston, NATO Headquarters Sarajevo commander, meets with Mr. Boyko Borissov, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria, on Oct. 26, 2017 at Camp Butmir, Bosnia and Herzegov More
NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose E. Gottemoeller meets and talks to soldiers while walking through a static display when visiting Battle Group Poland at the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, March 16, 2018 More
U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment and 1st Cavalry Division conduct medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) training near Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, Mar. 21, 2018. Battle Group Poland More
U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment pull security while participating in the multinational squadron live fire validation exercise near Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, Mar. 22, 201 More
U.S. Army Sgt. Angel Hernandez (left) and 1Lt. Evan Harkins (right), Sapper Platoon Leader to Alpha Troop, Regimental Engineer Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment prepare for the troops next move while conducting a More
LETNICË, Kosovo – Maj. Fernando Perez, brigade logistics officer, receives communion during Easter Mass at Church of the Black Madonna in Letnice, Kosovo on April 1. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Ed Alvarado, 19th More
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg receives a brief from U.S. Air Force Gen. John Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), during an orientation of the command’s battle deck at Offutt Air F More
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and U.S. Air Force Gen. John Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), arrive at USSTRATCOM headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., April 6, 2018. Dur More
1st Lt. Max Flannagan, operations assistant, 1st Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, and Lt. Col. Adam Lackey, commander, 1/2CR, arrive to the Battle Group Poland at the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, April 1 More
Staff Sgt. Christopher Martin, with the 3-61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, inserts a nasopharyngeal airway on a simulated casualty during the culminating trauma la More
The route for the 20-kilometer DANCON March took the participating soldiers through villages and hilly terrain. The DANCON March has been held since 1972 by Danish soldiers who are abroad on missions and serves More
Soldiers ruck up steep terrain during the DANCON March outside of Camp Marechal De Lattre De Tassigny, Kosovo. The march is conducted by the Danish to raise funds for veterans and for a local charity. They sele More
POMAZATIN, Kosovo - Soldiers and first responders supporting Multi-National Battle Group - East worked in coordination at Silver Sabre 18-1 to demonstrate their capabilities April 27. The event showcased how in More
Spc. Anthony Alvarez, a Piggot, Arizona native, mortarman with the 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, observes passersby from an IAV (Interim Armored Vehicle) “Stryker” while on the way to a bridge opening cer More
Sgt. Jarvarrious Lapoole, a Monroe, Louisiana native and infantryman with the 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, supervises Polish citizens as they tour the IAV (Interim Armored Vehicle) “Stryker” as part of a More
A Romanian army soldier (left), watches Sgt. 1st Class Martha Pagan (far right), Chicago native, Career Counselor with the 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, fire the Romanian army “Cugir” pistols during a mu More
Lt. Col. Adam Lackey, commander of Battle Group Poland, gives a lecture to multinational students of the Baltic Defense College during a visit to Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, May 8, 2018. Battle Group P More
CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo - Sgt. 1st Class Dimitri Berkmiller with the German StVersKp Company qualifies with an M9 pistol at the range hosted by the 977th Military Police Company, 97th MP BN, 89th Military Police More
Michael Birnbaum (left), Brussels bureau chief for the Washington Post, and Lt. Col. Adam Lackey (right), Battle Group Poland commander, discuss capabilities of the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence Battle Grou More
Lt. Col. Adam Lackey (center), Battle Group Poland commander, briefs capabilities of Battle Group Poland to multinational students of the Royal College of Defense during a visit to Bemowo Piskie Training Area, More
CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – Ioan Vorincita, with the Roman contingent, fires the 9MM pistol during the Multi-National Battle Group - East International Soldier of the Quarter competition at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, More
U.K. army 1st Lt. Hugo Chaplin, troop leader with 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards, gives a safety brief to his soldiers before they start the first of a four day weapons training event with the Battle Group Pola More
A Polish soldier with the Warmian-Masurian Border Guard Unit, lights a flare in front of onlookers during an event to celebrate the anniversary of the polish boarder guard with the Battle Group Poland at Ketrzy More
2nd Lt. Richard Barnes (front), and 1st Lt. Billy Lacroix (rear), assigned to 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, inspect a convoy of Romanian and U.S. military vehicles during the Bull Run V training exercise More
A Croatian army flag during a presentation in honor of Croatian Armed Forces Day at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, May 28, 2018. Battle Group Poland is a unique, multinational coalition of U.S., U.K., Cr More
Croatian army Vulkan M-92, Mobile Multiple Rocket Launcher, fires rocket during visit from the Croatian Delegation of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly to Battle Group Poland at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Polan More
Pfc. Yadiel Roman (left), Buffalo, New York native, infantryman with 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, and Pfc. Maynor Discua (right), Woodbridge, Virginia native, infantryman with 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry R More
A convoy of Mobility Weapon-Mounted Installation Kit “Jackals” with the U.K. army 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards, secure an area while participating in a reconnaissance exercise during Saber Strike 18 with Batt More
U.S. Soldiers with 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, march in a multinational formation during the opening ceremony of Saber Strike 18 with Battle Group Poland at Wierzbiny, Poland, June 4, 2018. Saber Strike More
Joint terminal attack controllers (JTAC) from the Slovenian Armed Forces (SAF) conduct urban warfare training exercises during Adriatic Strike 2018, Celje, Slovenia, June 4, 2018. The Colorado Air National Guar More
U.S. Army forces move to conduct a forward passage of lines with U.K. reconnaissance teams during Saber Strike 18 at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland on June 4, 2018. Saber Strike is a multinational exercis More
180604-N-WF810-001 KLAIPEDA, Lithuania (June 4, 2018) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Justin Klingehofer, Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, from Bel Air, Maryland, secures the beac More
180609-N-PF515-038 BORNHOLM ISLAND, Denmark (June 9, 2018) Vice Adm. Lisa M. Franchetti, commander, U.S. 6th Fleet and commander, Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO), and Rear Adm. Guy Robinso More
180609-N-PF515-173 BORNHOLM ISLAND, Denmark (June 9, 2018) Vice Adm. Lisa M. Franchetti, commander, U.S. 6th Fleet and commander, Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO), and Rear Adm. Guy Robinso More
180611-N-PF515-140 BALTIC SEA, Denmark (June 11, 2018) Royal Norwegian Navy explosive ordnance disposal com-mandos and Sailors assigned to Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8 to conduct a sha More
180605-N-XT273-090 BALTIC SEA (June 5, 2018) The Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) approaches the German Berlin-class replenishment ship FGS Frankfurt A.M. (A1412) for a rep More
An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard (COANG), Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, participates in joint air to ground training exercises during Adriatic Strike 2018, Poçek Air More
A Polish army Light Infantry Vehicle with 15th Mechanized Brigade, secures an area during Puma 2 Exercise as part of Saber Strike 18 with Battle Group Poland at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland on June 6, 20 More
Spc. Alan Prince, public affairs specialist with the 126th Press Camp Headquarters, Michigan Army National Guard, takes a photograph of a military training event during Saber Strike 18 with Battle Group Poland More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Benjamin "Scrappy" Couchman, 120th Fighter Squadron, prepares for takeoff prior to an F-16 sortie during Adriatic Strike 2018, Cerklje ob Krki Air Base, Slovenia, June 6, 2018. The Colorado More
Polish army soldiers with 15th Mechanized Brigade, practice restraint tactics during the Puma 2 Exercise as a part of Saber Strike 18 with Battle Group Poland at Wyreby, Poland on June 7, 2018. This year's exer More
(clockwise from top left) Lt. J.P. Vielma, MC2 Austin Ingram, Naval Oceanography Mine Warfare Center’s Lt. Ben Ziemski and AGAN Logan Schwarz display the American flag aboard USNS Carson City during BALTOPS 201 More
180611-N-XT273-775 KARLSKRONA, Sweden (June 11, 2018) Vice Adm. Lisa M. Franchetti, commander of U.S. 6th Fleet and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, visits the Royal Swedish Navy Visby-class Corvette HM More
Spc. Daniel Bocon, infantryman with 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, provides security for his unit during Exercise Puma 2 with Battle Group Poland at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland on June 12, 2018 as More
Strykers and military support vehicles from the 2d Cavalry Regiment stage in the early morning fog for their opposed wet gap crossing near Kaunus, Lithuania, June 13, 2018. The wet gap crossing was facilitated More
Staff Sgt. Anna Willams, Lubbock, Texas native, platoon sergeant with 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, moves a fellow Soldier to a tent for medical training for exercise Puma 2 with Battle Group Poland at Be More
Spc. Raymond Badillo (right), San Antonio, Texas native, infantryman with 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, aims a Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle during a multinational training event for exercise Puma 2 with B More
ORAHOVAC, Kosovo – Apache and Bandit Troop scouts with 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, conduct a live-fire buddy exercise at Orahovac range June 14. More
Polish army Pvt. Elwira Lapinska, scout with 15th Mechanized Brigade, provides security during a lethality demonstration for exercise Puma 2 with Battle Group Poland at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland on Ju More