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MEDITERRANEAN SEA - Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) conduct weapons qualifications on the flight deck. Gravely, homeported in Norfolk, Va., is
on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 6th Fleet area of responsibility.

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U.S. European Command Senior Enlisted Leader Chief Master Sgt. Craig Adams talks about cyber security awareness.

October 31, 2013Chief Master Sgt. Craig Adams talks about cyber security awarenessU.S. European Command Senior Enlisted Leader Chief Master Sgt. Craig Adams talks about cyber security awareness.

U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart Commander COL John Stack talks about being cyber aware on our mobile devices in this EUCOMversation.

October 31, 2013COL Stack Cyber Awareness vlogU.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart Commander COL John Stack talks about being cyber aware on our mobile devices in this EUCOMversation.

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Michigan Governor Rick Snyder is briefed on close air support techniques by a combined Michigan National Guard and Latvian Armed Forces Joint Terminal Attack Controller team at the Camp Grayling Air Gunnery Range, Mich., on Aug 11, 2013 during Operation Northern Strike, 2013.
Operation Northern Strike is a National Guard Bureau sponsored, combined arms live-fire exercise held in northern Michigan. During ONS, participants from all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, 16 states, and coalition partner nations, Latvia and Canada, contributed to provide requirements-based training. The exercise emphasized doctrinal elements of the Theater Air Control System and Army Air-to-Ground System with additional emphasis on the integration of Joint Fire Support, Air Operations Center and Maritime Control operations.

December 18, 2013Michigan Guard celebrates 20-year partnership with LatviaThe Michigan National Guard celebrates their 20-year partnership with Latvia with a look back at how the partnership started and and some milestones along the way.

December 17, 2013U.S. European Command Identifies U.S. Navy CasualtyUSEUCOM News Release identifies U.S. Navy casualty in Kaiserslautern, Germany.

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Michigan Governor Rick Snyder is briefed on close air support techniques by a combined Michigan National Guard and Latvian Armed Forces Joint Terminal Attack Controller team at the Camp Grayling Air Gunnery Range, Mich., on Aug 11, 2013 during Operation Northern Strike, 2013.
Operation Northern Strike is a National Guard Bureau sponsored, combined arms live-fire exercise held in northern Michigan. During ONS, participants from all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, 16 states, and coalition partner nations, Latvia and Canada, contributed to provide requirements-based training. The exercise emphasized doctrinal elements of the Theater Air Control System and Army Air-to-Ground System with additional emphasis on the integration of Joint Fire Support, Air Operations Center and Maritime Control operations.

A Latvian National Guard soldier prepares a MK19 grenade launcher at a site in Adazi, Latvia on April 14, 2009 as Michigan Army National Guardsman Sgt. Robert Gustafson looks on. The Soldiers are preparing to deploy to Afghanistan as an operational and mentoring liaison team with the Afghanistan National Army. This is the second deployment for the joint Michigan-Latvian OMLT. Michigan and Latvia are paired in the Department of State and the Department of Defense State Partnership Program which is administered by the National Guard Bureau and executed by the state adjutants general. The program is a key U.S. security cooperation tool, facilitating cooperation across all aspects of international civil-military affairs and encourages people-to-people ties at the state level.

Michigan National Guardsman Master Sgt. Santos Feliciano and Latvian National Armed Force 1st Sgt. Marteen Kupcs pose with workers from a rubber plantation in Liberia, Jan. 16, 2013. Michigan and Latvia are partners in the Department of State and DoD State Partnership Program and Liberia is Michigan's newest partner. The soldiers were there to assist with noncommissioned military officer development and other core military discipline and civil defense initiatives. While driving from one site to another, the soldiers spotted the workers and pulled their vehicle over to talk to them. Establishing relationships with the local community is a key factor in assisting partner countries, especially a country such as Liberia that is recovering from years of civil war.

Slovenian-born General Frank Gorenc, commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Africa, visited Slovenia Nov. 8 and 9, 2013, to meet Defence Minister Roman Jakič, Chief of the General Staff, Brigadier Dobran Božič, and President Borut Pahor. The general also visited the barracks and airbase in Cerklje ob Krki and be presented the capabilities of the Slovenian air force, according to the Defence Ministry.

Slovenian-born General Frank Gorenc, commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Africa, visited Slovenia Nov. 8 and 9, 2013, to meet Defence Minister Roman Jakič, Chief of the General Staff, Brigadier Dobran Božič, and President Borut Pahor. The general also visited the barracks and airbase in Cerklje ob Krki and be presented the capabilities of the Slovenian air force, according to the Defence Ministry.

Slovenian-born General Frank Gorenc, commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Africa, visited Slovenia Nov. 8 and 9, 2013, to meet Defence Minister Roman Jakič, Chief of the General Staff, Brigadier Dobran Božič, and President Borut Pahor. The general also visited the barracks and airbase in Cerklje ob Krki and be presented the capabilities of the Slovenian air force, according to the Defence Ministry.

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News From the Wires

Germany’s Merkel starts 3rd term with new allies www.jamaicaobserver.com | December 18, 2013

Russia Confirms Tactical Missile Deployment on NATO Borders en.ria.ru | December 16, 2013

Germany gets its 1st female defense minister www.stripes.com | December 15, 2013

Ukraine Police Press In on Protesters in Capital online.wsj.com | December 11, 2013

Ukraine's leader to meet with 3 predecessors to try to resolve crisis www.latimes.com | December 9, 2013

Hezbollah says commander killed in Beirut, blames Israel www.reuters.com | December 4, 2013

Associated Press: No-confidence vote in Ukraine fails www.kyivpost.com | December 3, 2013