A view to U.S  European Command and its enduring partnerships with Europe

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A view to U.S  European Command and its enduring partnerships with Europecombined-endeavor-2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The opening ceremony of Combined Endeavor in Grafenwöhr, Germany 2014 ©United States European Command

Within the NATO and Transatlantic Relations the U.S European Command is working closely with its European partners:

  • To maintain Peace and Security in Europe;
  • To work with its European Allies in solving global issues;
  • To provide Diplomatic, Military and Humanitarian interventions in the crisis and conflicts zones, in order to prevent the up rise and escalations of them that could otherwise expand to Europe and to the rest of the world.

The U.S European Command also provides the largest and most prominent Military Training and Cultural Exchange Center, in partnership with die Bundeswehr, for Training, Updating, Joint Exercise and the Military Maneuvers. Most European Armed-Forces are taking part in these programmes.

It is important to note that up to present day, the European and especially German Armed Forces are the largest Military stationed in the United States for various Exercises and other Military liaisons exchange programmes.

There has been explicitly a great desire announced by the United States to welcome more in U.S, the European Armed-Forces for forming closer partnerships and joint Military programmes which could lead to the crystallization of NATO’s latest strategy on the Smart-Defence and the joint Forces.

The U.S Command in Europe, simultaneously, is engaged in other Missions:

  • Helping people:  helping to build self-sustaining capability in the Eastern Europe and other locations that are recovering from conflicts or war. 
  • And working with its European inter-governmental, International as well as NGO partners by providing Humanitarian and Financial assistance to help rebuild stability and prosperity for the conflicts or natural disaster affected Countries. 

The latest illustrative projects in the recent years are:

  • Help for flood relief in Poland, Serbia, Albania and Moldova
  • Water pumps in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • 44 school renovations, 28 hospital/clinic renovations and equipment upgrades, 33 emergency services/water related upgrades in Romania.

 

Article by Catherine S. Schmidt, Editor in Chief ( Copyrighted material)

This article was first published in Europe’s World in 2013.