Releases & Advisories

Press Release - Department of War announces change to Army unit rotation in Europe

By | Oct. 29, 2025

As part of the Secretary of War's deliberate process to ensure a balanced U.S. military force posture, the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division will redeploy as scheduled to their Kentucky-based...

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. – The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) has identified the Soldier who died as a result of a training accident at Hohenfels, Germany, October 18.

101st Airborne Division Soldier death in Germany

By | Oct. 20, 2025

The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) has identified the Soldier who died as a result of a training accident at Hohenfels, Germany, October 18.

Press Release - US Soldiers commemorate Operation Market Garden 81

By | Sept. 5, 2025

Soldiers from the U.S. Army will commemorate the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands, September 12-22, 2025, in the Netherlands. Approximately 80 Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), and...

Press Release - Armenia Joint Exercise "EAGLE PARTNER 2025" will be held from 12 to 20 August in Armenia 

By | Aug. 11, 2025

In preparation for participation in international peacekeeping missions, the Armenia-U.S. joint exercise "EAGLE PARTNER 2025" will be held from 12 to 20 August in Armenia.

Press Release - Fire Shield 25: Decade of Training Bolsters Regional Stability in Moldova

By | July 21, 2025

A decade of building regional stability and strengthening international partnerships continues this August as Moldova, Romania, the North Carolina National Guard, and U.S. Army Europe and Africa kick off Fire Shield 25. The...

Press Release - U.S., Georgia, Türkiye Begin Black Sea Exercise

By | July 14, 2025

U.S., Georgia, Türkiye and other allied and partner nations' militaries will meet to build combat readiness and increase lethality through a series of combined events that include an airborne operation, field training, and...

Press Release - U.S. Army Soldier Killed During Logistics Operations in Berlin

By | July 11, 2025

A U.S. Army Soldier supporting logistics operations in Europe died on July 8, 2025, from injuries sustained in a railway incident last week. Spc. Jaylin Perez, 32, from Largo, Florida, was found unresponsive by members of his...

Press Release - One U.S. Soldier killed and one hospitalized in training accident in Hungary

By | June 6, 2025

One U.S. Soldier died and one was hospitalized following a training accident that occurred on June 5 near Camp Croft, Hungary...

Press Release - U.S. Army Paratrooper to be Awarded Distinguished Service Cross at D-Day 81 Observance

By | May 22, 2025

A ceremony honoring the heroism of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. William Owens will be held June 5 as a central part of the 81st anniversary commemoration of D-Day, taking place June 3-8 in Normandy, France...

U.S. Army Gen. Christopher Donahue, the commanding general of U.S. Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF), holds an Estonian soldier's drone during Exercise Hedgehog 25 near Camp Reedo, Estonia, May 15, 2025. Exercise Hedgehog 25 is a large-scale international military exercise led by the Estonian Defence Forces, focused on the rapid deployment of allied forces and the enhancement of multinational interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Jaidyn Moore)

Press Release - Gen. Christopher Donahue visits Estonia during Hedgehog 25

By | May 19, 2025

U.S. Army Europe and Africa’s commanding general, Gen. Christopher Donahue, observed the Estonian national exercise Hedgehog 25, taking place 5-23 May, in various locations across Estonia. Donahue observed Allied and partner...

Army's Transformation in Contact Construct Continues to Evolve at Combined Resolve

By | May 16, 2025

U.S. Allied and partner nations increase lethality during Exercise Combined Resolve 25-2, from May 1 to June 2, 2025, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany. The exercise is designed to enhance...

Dozens of World War II Veterans attend the D-Day 75 commemorative airborne operation in La Fiere, France June 9, 2019. Over 100 civilian reenactors and 900 military paratroopers from seven partner countries honored the service members who jumped 75 years ago in WWII. More than 1,300 U.S. Service Members, partnered with 950 troops from across Europe and Canada, have converged in northwestern France to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Operation Overlord, the WWII Allied Invasion of Normandy, commonly known as D-Day. Upwards of 80 ceremonies in 40 French communities in the region will take place between June 1-9, 2019.

Press Release - USAREUR-AF Commemorates D-Day 81 Anniversary with France and Allies

By | May 15, 2025

The U.S. military will honor the legacy of D-Day, also known as Operation Overlord, during the 81st anniversary commemoration June 3-8 in Normandy, France. Events will pay tribute to the courage and sacrifice of those who...

Press Release - Sky Soldiers lead Allied airborne exercise in Lithuania

By | May 14, 2025

Over 1,600 paratroopers from the U.S., Germany, Netherlands, France, and Italy, will conduct a major airborne assault exercise led by the U.S. Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade “Sky Soldiers” near Pabrade, Lithuania on May 16...

Press Release - The 68th Theater Medical Command leads medical training in Lithuania

By | May 13, 2025

The 68th Theater Medical Command will lead approximately 500 Soldiers participating in a field hospital exercise during Swift Response 25 at multiple locations in Lithuania from May 11-17, 2025, to train, rehearse, and build...

Press Release -173rd Airborne Brigade brings DEFENDER 25 to the Baltics

By | May 13, 2025

U.S. and Spanish paratroopers will conduct a joint airborne operation showcasing the speed and strength of their combined forces in Latvia on May 15. The exercise, involving the U.S. Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade and the...

PRESS RELEASE - 82nd Airborne Division participates in Swift Response 25

By | May 7, 2025

Approximately 600 Paratroopers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, will participate in a joint forcible entry airborne operation as part of Swift Response 25 from 13-16 May in Norway.

The 56th Artillery Command will plan and coordinate the employment of multi-domain fires and effects in support of U.S. Army Europe and Africa and/or a Combined Joint Force Land Component Command. The Theater Fires Command improves readiness and multinational interoperability by the integration of joint and multi-national fires in theater operations and exercises.
The unit takes it’s lineage from the 56th Field Artillery Command, which last served on active duty in Europe from 1986 to 1991 as the Theater’s Pershing Missile Headquarters. It inactivated in June 1991 following the signing of the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. The 56th Artillery Command is headquartered in Mainz-Kastel, Germany.

Press Release - Arcane Thunder 25 Exercise Announcement

By | May 5, 2025

More than 300 U.S. and Allied service members are participating in Exercise Arcane Thunder 25 (AT25), a U.S. Army Europe and Africa directed, 2nd Multi-Domain Task Force-led exercise designed to strengthen multi-domain

Soldiers in Lithuania Efforts

By | April 28, 2025

Visit the Hub to find links and information about the deceased U.S. Soldiers in Lithuania.

Army announces upcoming unit deployments

By | April 22, 2025

The Department of the Army announced the summer deployments of the following units:The 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, to Europe to replace the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored DivisionThe

Press Release - US assets depart for DEFENDER 25 exercise alongside Allies and partners

By | April 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...

News Release - Support to Ukraine Unaffected by Coordinated Troop Repositioning

By | April 10, 2025

U.S. Army Europe and Africa, and NATO’s Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe officials, say the planned troop repositioning in Poland, which the U.S. Army command announced yesterday, will not affect support to Ukraine. ...

On a shield shaped embroidered item edged with a 1/8 inch green border blazoned as follows: Tierced per pale Gules, Argent, and Azure, a stylized winged lion Or, eyed Brün, holding a sword palewise point to chief in its dexter paw resting on an open book of the fourth inscribed with letters “PAX” bendwise of the fifth, in base a bar couped and rounded Or. Overall dimensions are 2-1/4 inches in width by 2-3/4 inches in height. Above the shield is a red scroll 1-1/4 inches in height and 3-1/4 inches in width, bearing the inscription “SETAF” in yellow letters. Below the shield is a red scroll 5/8 inch in height and 2-1/4 inches in width, with the inscription “AFRICA” in yellow letters.

Press Release - Largest U.S.-led military exercise in Africa kicks off across four nations

By | April 10, 2025

African Lion 25, U.S. Africa Command’s premier annual exercise, officially kicks off April 14, 2025, in Tunisia, with activities in Ghana, Senegal, and Morocco beginning in May. With more than 10,000 troops from over 40

Press Release - USAREUR-AF repositions troops in Poland

By | April 7, 2025

United States Army Europe and Africa announces the planned repositioning of U.S. military equipment and personnel from Jasionka, Poland, to other sites in the country. This transition is part of a broader strategy to...

PRESS RELEASE — 3rd Infantry Division identifies fourth deceased Soldier in Lithuania

By | April 2, 2025

The 3rd Infantry Division has identified the fourth Soldier from the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team who went missing while operating an M88A2 Hercules during a recovery mission in support of regularly scheduled training at...

PRESS RELEASE – Fourth U.S. Soldier found deceased

By | April 1, 2025

The fourth U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division was found deceased near Pabradė, Lithuania the afternoon of April 1...

PRESS RELEASE — 3rd Infantry Division identifies three deceased Soldiers in Lithuania

By | April 1, 2025

The 3rd Infantry Division has identified three deceased Soldiers from the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team who were previously reported missing while operating a M88A2 Hercules during a recovery mission in support of regularly...

Maik, a search and rescue military police dog and his handler of the Estonian Defense Force assist in recovery efforts of a missing U.S. soldier on a military training site near Pabrade, Lithuania April 1, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Saunders)

PRESS RELEASE - Recovery Operations in Lithuania April 1 Update

By | April 1, 2025

Operations continue to recover the fourth and final missing U.S. Soldier from the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division near Pabradė, Lithuania. More capabilities continue to flow to the recovery site,...

Press Release - Three US Soldiers found deceased after M88A2 Hercules recovered

By | March 31, 2025

Three U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division were found deceased in Lithuania today, March 31. The Soldiers, whose identities are being withheld pending notification of next of...

Members of Commander, Task Force (CTF) 68, a U.S. Navy dive team, begin diving operations in support of efforts to find four U.S. soldiers in a submerged M88 Hercules recovery vehicle at a training site near Pabradė, Lithuania, March 29, 2025.

PRESS RELEASE — Recovery Operations in Lithuania March 30 Update

By | March 30, 2025

Equipment, resources, and personnel continue to flow to the recovery site as operations are ongoing to find four U.S. Soldiers missing since the morning of March 25...

Members of Commader, Task Force (CTF) 68 U.S. Navy dive team arrive on site to assess diving operations to recover four U.S. soldiers in a submerged M88 Hercules on a training site near Pabadre, Lithuania on March 29, 2025.

PRESS RELEASE – Recovery Operations in Lithuania March 29 Update

By | March 29, 2025

More assets have been brought in to support the ongoing recovery operations for four missing U.S. Soldiers...

PRESS RELEASE - Additional recovery assets arrive in support of recovery efforts in Lithuania

By | March 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...

Efforts continue by U.S. and Lithuanian personnel March 27 in the search and recovery for four missing U.S. Army Soldiers and their M88 armored vehicle near Pabradė, Lithuania. (Courtesy photo by Lithuanian Armed Forces)

PRESS RELEASE - Recovery Efforts Continue at Site of Submerged Vehicle in Search for Missing Soldiers

By | March 27, 2025

Efforts continue by U.S. and Lithuanian personnel March 27 in the search and recovery for four missing U.S. Army Soldiers and their M88 armored vehicle near Pabradė, Lithuania...

PRESS RELEASE - Vehicle of missing U.S. Soldiers in Lithuania Found

By | March 26, 2025

The M88 Hercules armored recovery vehicle the four missing U.S. Soldiers were operating during a training exercise has been located in Lithuania...

PRESS RELEASE - U.S. Soldiers reported missing in Lithuania

By | March 26, 2025

Four U.S. Army Soldiers are currently missing in Lithuania in a training area near Pabradė...

PRESS RELEASE - Justified Accord 2025 enhances multinational crisis response readiness, hones warfighting capabilities

By | Feb. 10, 2025

Approximately 1,300 personnel from over 15 countries will participate in Justified Accord 2025 (JA25), U.S. Africa Command’s largest military exercise in East Africa, from Feb. 10-21. Hosted in Kenya, Djibouti and Tanzania,...

PRESS RELEASE - Five Nations to Compete in USAREUR-AF International Tank Challenge at Grafenwoehr Training Area

By | Feb. 10, 2025

Five nations will compete in the U.S. Army Europe and Africa International Tank Challenge (UITC) at 7th Army Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area in Bavaria, Germany, Feb. 7-20, 2025.

PRESS RELEASE - U.S. Army trains Arctic combat with NATO Allies

By | Feb. 3, 2025

The U.S. Army deploys Soldiers to the Arctic, Feb. 17-28, as part of an exercise focused on enhancing military capabilities and cooperation in the High North...

U.S. Army Europe and Africa formally recognized six Soldiers during the USAREUR-AF-level 2024 Gen. Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award ceremony, held Jan.15, 2025, on Clay Kaserne, Germany.

Press Release - Officers awarded USAREUR-AF Gen. Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award

By | Jan. 23, 2025

U.S. Army Europe and Africa formally recognized six Soldiers during the USAREUR-AF-level 2024 Gen. Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award ceremony, held Jan.15, on Clay Kaserne, Germany...

Press Release - NATO Allies and European partners will participate in Combined Resolve 25-1

By | Jan. 16, 2025

Approximately 4,000 participants NATO Allies and European partners will participate in Combined Resolve 25-1 at the U.S. Army’s Hohenfels Training Area from Jan. 17 to Feb. 16, 2025.

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