US Army Europe

Hundreds of American soldiers to come to Romania equipped with tanks, fighting vehicles, helicopters

US Army Europe troops will arrive from Poland at the end of this February together with military equipment at the Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base in Constanta County as part of the US engagement to secure NATO's eastern flank under Operation Atlantic Resolve, according to a press statement released by the Romanian Defence Ministry (MApN) on Wednesday.

INTERVIEW/Hodges (CEPA): We need you to improve infrastructure; equipment stuck two months for Saber Guardian

Romania must improve its road and rail network to ensure the efficiency of NATO operations, the former commander of the United States Army Europe, Benjamin (Ben) Hodges, stated in an interview for AGERPRES.

Serbia taking part in NATO's Eastern Europe war games

NATO's large-scale military exercise, "Saber Guardian 2017," has started in Bulgaria, with participation of 25,000 soldiers from 20 countries, including Serbia.

The Beta agency reported this on Tuesday, citing a Defense Ministry announcement that said 79 Serbian soldiers would participate in the July 7-22 drills taking place in Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria.

Serbian Armed Forces' cooperation with US military improving

BELGRADE - The cooperation between the Serbian Armed Forces (SAF) and the US Armed Forces occupies a significant place in overall bilateral relations and is constantly improving, SAF Chief of General Staff Gen Ljubisa Dikovic and a delegation of the United States European Command (EUCOM) agreed at a meeting Tuesday.

US Army to Hold Exercise in Bulgaria in August

The US military will hold drills in Bulgaria at the end of August, the commanding general of US Army Europe Lt. Gen. Frederick "Ben" Hodges has said.

Speaking after a meeting with Bulgaria's Chief of Defence Vice-Admiral Rumen Nikolov in Sofia on Monday, Hodges said the drill will involve US ground troops and an airborne assault unit, according to BGNES news outlet.

Defence Minister Confirms NATO Is to Station Command Centre in Bulgaria

Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev announced during parliamentary control on Friday that NATO is to station a command centre in the capital Sofia.

Nenchev dismissed the speculations that have arisen, following last week's visit of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, that the Aliance is to station a military base near the Bulgarian seaside town of Shabla.

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