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2nd Cavalry Regiment Freedom 250 Shoutout

May 26, 2026 | 0:09

Col. Donald Near, Jr., Regimental Commander of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, leads the regiment in delivering a shout-out in honor of the 250th birthday of the United States of America in Vilseck, Germany, May 26, 2026.

Happy 251st Birthday

Since June 14, 1775, generations of brave men and women have stood on the front lines of freedom. From the mud of the Revolutionary War to operations across the globe, the U.S. Army has remained the bedrock of our nation's defense.

Happy 251st Birthday to all Soldiers past, present, and future.

The Centre for Army Leadership Podcast - Episode 62 - Leading The Warfighter with General Christopher Donahue

In Episode 62 of “Leading the Warfighter” featuring Gen. Christopher Donahue talks about his insights on character, team building, and leadership in today’s Army. Twenty deployments, three divisions, and a lifetime of lessons.

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U.S. Army Europe and Africa Birthday

June 8, 2026 | 0:57

For 84 years, U.S. Army Europe and Africa has stood at the forefront of America’s commitment to allies and partners. As the Army Service Component Command for U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Army Europe and Africa enables deterrence, strengthens partnerships, and provides ready and capable forces to defend the homeland from forward positions. From the Arctic to the Mediterranean, and from the Baltic to Africa, the command remains committed to enhancing readiness, assuring allies, and deterring aggression along NATO’s eastern flank.

Known as the Sword of Freedom, U.S. Army Europe and Africa continues a legacy forged through generations of Soldiers who have preserved peace through strength and stood ready to answer the nation’s call.

This video contains AI-generated imagery, graphics, music, and visual effects used for historical visualization and storytelling purposes. AI-generated scenes are artistic representations and are not authentic archival footage.

USAREUR-AF 84th Birthday

We are celebrating the 84th anniversary of U.S. Army Europe and Africa.

Since 1942 U.S. Army Europe and Africa has transformed to meet every challenge by building partnerships, leading innovation, and ensuring readiness.

Explore our timelines to see the legacy.

USAREUR-AF timeline 1942 - 1949

Since 1942 U.S. Army Europe and Africa has transformed to meet every challenge by building partnerships, leading innovation, and ensuring readiness.

Explore the timeline to see our legacy.

USAREUR-AF timeline 1952 - 2020

Since 1942 U.S. Army Europe and Africa has transformed to meet every challenge by building partnerships, leading innovation, and ensuring readiness.

Explore the timeline to see our legacy.

General Dwight D. Eisenhower Ceremony in Normandy, France

June 4, 2026 | 1:22

Today in Sainte-Mère-Église, we honored the legacy of General Dwight D. Eisenhower and the enduring impact of his leadership during the liberation of Normandy.

Lt. Gen. Mark Landes delivered powerful remarks reflecting not only on Eisenhower’s strategic brilliance, but also on his close friendship with Gen. Omar Bradley, a bond built on trust, mutual respect, and shared sacrifice during one of history’s most pivotal moments.

Their partnership reminds us that great leadership is not only about decisions made in war, but also about the relationships that sustain them.

As we remember their legacy, we continue to honor the courage and unity that defined the Allied effort and changed the course of history.

21st TSC Mortuary Affairs Unit Recovery Training Interview

June 5, 2026 | 1:00

Interview of U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Richard Soto, a fatality management noncommissioned officer assigned to the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, who ran a unit recovery team training on Panzer Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, Germany on June 3, 2026. (U.S. Army video by Pfc. Hatcher Oresic)

Soldiers, cadets place U.S., French flags at Normandy American Cemetery

June 5, 2026 | 0:47

Soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and 173rd Airborne Brigade, U.S. Military Academy cadets, and members of the American Battle Monuments Commission place 18,778 flags at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, June 5, 2026, during events commemorating the 82nd anniversary of D-Day. The flags included 9,389 U.S. flags and 9,389 French flags, honoring the service members buried at the cemetery and the enduring bond between the United States and France.

(U.S. Army video by Capt. Jennifer French)

Screaming Eagles honor WWII Medal of Honor recipient at Cole Monument

June 4, 2026 | 0:20

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) honor Lt. Col. Robert G. Cole at the Cole Monument in Carentan, France, June 4, 2026, during events commemorating the 82nd anniversary of D-Day.

Col. Ryan Bell, commander of the 3rd Mobile Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), gave remarks during the event.

On June 11, 1944, Cole led surviving soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, in a bayonet assault against German forces near Ingouf Farm. Cole later received the Medal of Honor for his courage and leadership.

(U.S. Army video by Capt. Jennifer French)

Screaming Eagles honor Carentan’s liberation during Cabbage Patch ceremony

June 4, 2026 | 1:07

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. David W. Gardner, Commanding General of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), gives remarks during the Cabbage Patch ceremony at Cabbage Patch Square in Carentan, France, June 3, 2026. Located eight miles inland from Utah Beach and behind what were once enemy lines, Cabbage Patch Square marks the site where U.S. service members began the bloody, close-combat fight to liberate Carentan during World War II.

Following the ceremony, Gardner, Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher C. Goodart and Screaming Eagles marched from Cabbage Patch Square to the Signal Monument near Carentan City Hall during events commemorating the 82nd anniversary of D-Day. (U.S. Army video by Capt. Jennifer French)

82nd Anniversary of D-Day at Normandy American Cemetery June 6, 2026

Watch the live stream of the 82nd Anniversary of D-Day at Normandy American Cemetery, June 6, 2026 at 10:20 a.m. CEST.

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Double amputee paratrooper trains for historic jump into Normandy for D-Day 82

Fourteen years to the day after an explosion in an Afghan village took both of his legs and nearly his life, former 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper Jon Harmon is preparing to step into the door of a World War II‑era C‑47 over Normandy and jump again.

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Retired Gen. Richard Cody reflects on 101st Airborne Division legacy

May 31, 2026 | 0:34

Retired Gen. Richard A. Cody speaks about the legacy of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Cody, who led Task Force Normandy as a lieutenant colonel during Operation Desert Storm, reflected on the division’s connection to generations of Screaming Eagles who served in Normandy, Bastogne, Vietnam and beyond.

“The Screaming Eagle isn’t just a patch; it’s a link to those who fought in Normandy, Bastogne and Vietnam,” Cody said.

Cody later served as the 31st vice chief of staff of the U.S. Army from June 24, 2004, to July 31, 2008, and retired Aug. 1, 2008. The 101st Airborne Division story is still being written.

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Honoring D-Day legacy through family ties

June 1, 2026 | 1:52

On D-Day, June 6, 1944, soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) jumped and landed by glider into Normandy ahead of the beach landings, moving behind German lines near Utah Beach to help make the Allied invasion possible.

Eighty-two years after D-Day, Screaming Eagles returned to Normandy to honor the legacy of the Soldiers who jumped and landed by glider behind German lines near Utah Beach on June 6, 1944, helping make the Allied invasion possible.

For Staff Sgt. Calvin Pannemann, Sgt. David Metzler and Spc. Benito Johnson, the visit was deeply personal. Pannemann reflected on his grandfather, Raymond Pannemann, who served in World War II with the 3rd Infantry Division and later learned he served under Audie Murphy. Metzler honored his great-grandfather, Jack Callow, who served in the U.S. Navy aboard USS Currituck in the Pacific. Johnson remembered his grandfather, Marine Purple Heart recipient Francis McGuire, whose service and sacrifice continue to shape how he views the World War II generation.

Standing on the hallowed ground of Normandy, the soldiers said the anniversary was a powerful reminder that D-Day is not only history, but a legacy carried forward by today’s soldiers.

SWORD 26 Range Review

May 28, 2026 | 1:03

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Aaron Maher, battery master gunner for 1st battalion 57th air defense artillery regiment, talks about the stinger missile live fire conducted during NATO exercise SWORD 26 May 11, 2026, in Gotland, Sweden.

Sword 26: Multi-Domain Command-Europe Conduct Cyber Range in Estonia

May 29, 2026 | 1:00

U.S. and Estonian cyber operators engage in force-on-force defensive training as part of U.S. Army Europe and Africa's exercise series, "Sword" at the NATO Cyber Range in Tallinn, Estonia, May 20, 2026. Soldiers from the Multi-Domain Command-Europe’s Information Defense Company, the 169th Cyber-protection team and Airmen from the Maryland Air National Guard 175th Wing, simulated complex attacks on military infrastructures.

Large Scale Casualty Exercise - Sword26

May 26, 2026 | 0:38

U.S. Army Soldiers and partner forces participate in a large scale casualty evacuation exercise, in Drawsko Pomorskie Combat Training Center, May 15, 2026.

AFN Europe Report - May

May 26, 2026 | 2:00

U.S. service members alongside multinational partners conducted Exercise African Lion, U.S. Africa Commands largest annual joint exercise across multiple locations in Morocco.

U.S. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment alongside NATO Allies, conducted a Stinger Missile live-fire as part of Exercise Sword in Gotland, Sweden.

Mass Casualty Exercise Sword 26 Train Movement

May 21, 2026 | 5:05

U.S. Army Soldiers participate in a mass casualty exercise during Sword 26 in Drawsko Pomorskie Combat Training Center, May 15, 2026.

Multinational Battalion Force-on-Force exercise in Finland at Saber Strike 26

May 22, 2026 | 2:03

A multinational battalion comprised of troops from the U.S., Italy, Poland and Hungary, face off against the British during a force-on-force training exercise, May 2026 in Finland.

This Is USAREURAF May 2026

May 21, 2026 | 0:59

In may 2026 Soldiers with the 1st Armored Division conduct training during Saber Strike in Finland and the 2nd Cavalry Division conduct UAS and force on force training in Lithuania.

On Freedom's Frontier: U.S., U.K., Lithuania partner for Project Flytrap counter drone exercise

May 22, 2026 | 8:17

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, the 6th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, and the 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment alongside British paratroopers from the U.K. Parachute Regiment participate in Project Flytrap, a counter-unmanned aerial system exercise designed to evaluate emerging technologies and develop tactics, techniques and procedures for defeating drone threats on the modern battlefield, at Pabradė Training Area, Lithuania, May 19, 2026.
From April 27 to May 31, 2026, U.S. and Allied forces will conduct Project Flytrap 26 as part of a series of linked exercises called Sword 26, including Saber Strike, Immediate Response and Swift Response, which transform experimentation into capability. During Project Flytrap, Soldiers integrate counter-unmanned systems, AI-enabled command and control, and live data networks to move faster, decide faster, and fight more effectively across all domains.

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Operation Hood Strike 26 Strengthens Total Army Readiness

May 19, 2026 | 0:49

U.S Army Command Sgt. Maj. Paul Ott, assigned to 961st Engineer Battalion speaks on how Operation Hood Strike increases readiness within the Engineer Regiment for Active Duty, National Guard, and Reserves during Operation Hood Strike 26 on Fort Hood, Texas, May 16, 2026. Operation Hood Strike is a large-scale, multi-component engineer exercise on Fort Hood that integrates Active, Reserve, and National Guard Forces through synchronized training to enhance readiness, ensuring a cohesive and deployable total force ready to win in multi-domain operations.

Air assault STX in Finland

May 20, 2026 | 0:52

U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, conduct an air assault and maneuver into positions to engage targets during a situational training exercise at Vuosanka Training Area, Finland, May 14, 2026.

Saber Strike infantry squad situational training exercise

May 14, 2026 | 2:20

U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, conducts infantry squad situational training exercise with blanks on May 14, 2026 at Vuosanka Training Area, Finland.

Integrating Total Army Force - Operation Hood Strike 2026

May 19, 2026 | 1:00

Operation Hood Strike 2026 is a large-scale, multi-component engineer exercise on Fort Hood that integrates Active, Reserve, and National Guard Forces through synchronized training to enhance readiness, ensuring a cohesive and deployable total force ready to win in multi-domain operations. The exercise included sling load operations utilizing CH-47 Chinook helicopters to position the equipment necessary to conduct wet-gap bridge crossings across Belton Lake at the "Great Place" from May 14th to 16th, 2026.

Multinational Battalion Force-on-Force Training

May 19, 2026 | 0:32

Phase two of Saber Strike in Finland begins now, with multinational battalion force-on-force training and planned air assaults from May 18 to 23, 2026 in Vuosanka Training Area, Finland.

Saber Strike 2026 week recap

May 18, 2026 | 1:35

U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, conduct infantry squad situational training exercise in May 2026 at Vuosanka Training Area, Finland.

Gotland Island, Sword 26

May 18, 2026 | 0:48

U.S. Forces and Allied forces conduct air defense training and integration on Gotland Island, Sweden during Sword 26, on May 15, 2026.

Eastern Flank Deterrence Initiative

May 8, 2026 | 3:56

The Eastern Flank Deterrence Initiative is a NATO-led effort supported by U.S. Army Europe and Africa to strengthen defense and readiness across NATO’s eastern flank. The initiative focuses on improving coordination between Allies, increasing combat readiness, and integrating new technologies to deter aggression and defend the region.

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Flowcopter test drone for medical evacuation for the modern battlefield

May 10, 2026 | 0:45

U.S. Soldiers from the Regimental Support Squadron C Troop, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, watch a drone demonstration on the Flowcopter drone for medical evacuation during Sword 26 in Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, May 9, 2026.

Historic African Lion 26 concludes

After weeks of synchronized operations across land, air, sea, cyber, and space domains, African Lion 26 concluded with a series of complex, technology-driven culminating events that underscored the exercise’s evolution into the premier joint, all-domain multinational training event on the continent, May 8, 2026.

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TEKEVER presents group 3 UAS capabilities to the 2d Cavalry Regiment

May 9, 2026 | 1:52

1st Lt. Ethan Moore, and Staff Sgt. Dalton Kastner with the 2nd Cavalry Regiment discuss the utilization of the TEKEVER AR3-EVO, a group 3 unmanned aircraft system (UAS), during Sword 26 at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, May 7, 2026. From April 27 to May 31, 2026, U.S. and Allied forces will exercise NATO’s Eastern Flank Deterrence Initiative, demonstrating NATO’s ability to fight and win on the modern battlefield. Nearly 15,000 troops from 11 nations will train across the High North, Baltic region, and Poland, executing rapid maneuvers, air defense, counter-drone operations, and cyber defense to validate NATO’s regional defense plans in real time.

Inaugural drone academics held in Morocco during African Lion 26

The inaugural African Lion (AL26) drone academics class graduated more than 20 service members from four nations, trained on cost-effective small unmanned aircraft systems at Southern Zone Headquarters in Agadir, Morocco, May 5.
AL26 is U.S. Africa Command's largest annual joint exercise, designed to strengthen collective security capabilities of the U.S., African nations and global allies. Led by SETAF-AF from April 20 to May 8, 2026, and hosted in Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia,

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MDC-E Conducts Micro High Altitude Balloon Training in Baltic Region

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Multi-Domain Command – Europe will conduct a Micro High-Altitude Balloon training event in coordination with NATO Allies and host-nation authorities in early May 2026. The training event is taking place as part of the series of linked exercises called Sword 26.

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Brig. Gen. John B. Mountford speaks at Project Flytrap in Lithuania

May 6, 2026 | 1:10

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. John B. Mountford, deputy commanding general of readiness for V Corps, addresses viewers to discuss the purpose and advantages of Project Flytrap at Pabradė Training Area, Lithuania, May 5, 2026. Project Flytrap is a multinational exercise intended to increase cohesive integration among different intelligence, fire and protection systems to combat evolving drone threats. From April 27 to May 31, 2026, U.S. and Allied forces will conduct Project Flytrap as part of a series of linked exercises called Sword 26, including Saber Strike, Immediate Response, and Swift Response, which transform experimentation into capability. During Project Flytrap, Soldiers integrate counter-unmanned systems, AI-enabled command and control, and live data networks to move faster, decide faster, and fight more effectively across all domains.

Counter-drone crucible: Project Flytrap applies lessons to inform the future of warfare

May 6, 2026 | 0:41

V Corps deputy commanding general of readiness, Brig. Gen. John B. Mountford, speaks at Pabradė Training Area, Lithuania, May 5, 2026. Project Flytrap directly supports the Eastern Flank Deterrence Initiative by evaluating scalable counter-drone solutions that can integrate into NATO's existing air defense networks. From April 27 to May 31, 2026, U.S. and Allied forces will conduct Project Flytrap as part of a series of linked exercises, called Sword 26, which transform experimentation into capability.
During Project Flytrap, Soldiers integrate counter-unmanned systems, AI-enabled command and control, and live data networks to move faster, decide faster, and fight more effectively across all domains.

Advanced drone and counter-drone capabilities during Project Flytrap - Sword 26

May 5, 2026 | 0:28

2d Cavalry Regiment Soldiers prepare drones and equipment during Project Flytrap at Pabradė Training Area, Lithuania, May 3, 2026. FlyTrap is a counter-unmanned aerial system exercise designed to integrate emerging technologies and inform future Army requirements and doctrine. From April 27 to May 31, 2026, U.S. and Allied forces will conduct Project FlyTrap as part of a series of linked exercises, Sword 26, including Saber Strike, Immediate Response, and Swift Response, which transform experimentation into capability. During Project FLYTRAP, Soldiers integrate counter-unmanned systems, AI-enabled command and control, and live data networks to move faster, decide faster, and fight more effectively across all domains.

Project Flytrap puts emerging tech in warfighters’ hands

May 4, 2026 | 0:20

Soldiers assigned to 2nd Cavalry Regiment prepare for the force-on-force iteration of Project Flytrap at Pabradė Training Area, Lithuania, May 2, 2026. Project Flytrap directly supports the Eastern Flank Deterrence Initiative by evaluating scalable counter-drone solutions that can integrate into NATO's existing air defense networks.

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The Entry/Exit System (EES) is an automated IT system for registering non-EU nationals travelling for a short stay, each time they cross the external borders. EES will capture biometric data, such as fingerprints, facial image, and other travel information, gradually replacing the current system of passport stamping.

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U.S. Army Europe and Africa Command Video 2025

Aug. 15, 2025 | 3:28

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