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United States European Command General C. M. Scaparrotti (2016) General M. Ridgway (1952) General C. M. Scaparrotti (2016) (Today) 52,000+ Troops (Cold War & Beyond) ~360,000 (+) Troops Military Capability At the height of the Cold War, USEUCOM had approximately 360, 000 military personnel assigned. Due to strategic changes in the environment (the Sept. 11, 2001 tragedy, drawdown of large standing forces, etc., EUCOM now has over 52,000 military assigned. In 2002, EUCOM had 93 countries in its Area of Responsibility (AOR)…depicted in the Unified Command Plan (UCP). Today, since the establishment of USAFRICOM in 2008, EUCOM now has 51 countries. Of note, Israel has been a part of EUCOMs AOR since the mid 1960’s. Israel is the only non European country assigned to EUCOM. (Before 2008) (After 2008) 51 Countries

USEUCOM Mission and Vision USEUCOM Vision USEUCOM is engaged, postured, and ready with forward deployed U.S. forces. We will enable and execute a full range of military missions in concert with our indispensable European Allies and partners to secure U.S. national interests and support a Europe whole, free, and at peace. USEUCOM Lines of Effort: -Deter Russia -Support NATO -Assist Allies -Enable Global Operations -Counter-Transnational Threats USEUCOM Mission USEUCOM prepares ready forces, ensures strategic access, deters conflict, enables the NATO Alliance, strengthens partnerships, and counters transnational threats in order to protect and defend the United States.

MajGen Russell Sanborn USEUCOM Organization Mons, Belgium The Commander Stuttgart, Germany Deputy Commander One of only two forward-based geographic Combatant Commands Air Force Germany Gen Tod Wolters Germany Army LTG Ben Hodges Special Operations Germany MG Mark Schwartz Marines MajGen Russell Sanborn Germany The USEUCOM Commander, dual-hatted as a NATO Strategic Commander (SACEUR), spends much of his time in Mons, Belgium conducting Alliance business. The Deputy Commander (DCOM), who is located in Stuttgart, Germany, essentially runs the command on a day to day basis. USEUCOM’s Component Commands are outlined below: U.S. Air Forces Europe (USAFE) is located at Ramstein Air Base, Kaiserlautern, Germany. The commander is triple-hatted; Commander, U.S. Air Forces Europe and AFRICOM, and Commander, Allied Air Forces to NATO U.S. Army Europe (USAREUR) is located in Heidelberg, Germany U.S. Marine Forces Europe (MARFOREUR) is located at Panzer Kaserne, Stuttgart, Germany. The commander is physically located in Norfolk, VA where at his other command as Commander, Marine Forces Command. His (1-Star) Deputy Commander runs the command here in Stuttgart. U.S. Naval Forces Europe (NAVEUR) is located in Naples, Italy. The commander is triple-hatted; U.S. Naval Forces Europe and AFRICOM, and Commander, Joint Force HQ under NATO command structure. U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOCEUR) is located at Patch Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany. ADM Michelle Howard Navy Italy

European Security Environment UNCLASSIFIED European Security Environment Strategic Context Russian Aggression Fragile/Failing States on the Periphery Arctic Political Economic Demographic NATO Credible Deterrence Support DOD C2 Reorg Enable NATO Increased Intel Sharing Defense Capability Development Opportunities Comprehensive Security Partnerships Interagency Coordination Relationships with European Security Orgs CCMD Coordination U S N O R T H C O M Russia Terrorism Iran 3 - Threats Continued Russian Adversarial Posture Migrant and Refugee Crisis Middle East and North Africa Instability European Insecurity Forces of Fragmentation 5 - Trends Transregional Concerns Defending Israel Turkey’s Strategic Environment Capability Gaps Unresolved Conflicts 6- Challenges U S E U C O M USCENTCOM USAFRICOM CCDR Focus: Indications & Warning • Resourcing • Forces 15 Nov 16 UNCLASSIFIED

USEUCOM Theater Priorities UNCLASSIFIED USEUCOM Theater Priorities Priority 1 Priority 4 Counter transnational threats by working with and through Allies, partners, the interagency, other combatant commands, and public-private partnerships. Deter Russian aggression and malign influence across the USEUCOM AOR. Priority 2 Ensure postured and ready forces and strategic access to execute USEUCOM’s high priority contingency plans and to support other combatant commands. Priority 5 Enable the NATO Alliance to assure, deter, and defend itself against emergent threats. U S N O R T H C O M Preserve our strategic partnerships by: a. Sustaining relationships with highly capable Allies Strengthening recently developed partner capacity, capability, & interoperability c. Maintaining regional stability & security Priority 3 Focus on key relationships by: a. Enhancing security on Europe’s Eastern Flank. Preparing forward, in, and for the Levant and Mediterranean. Strengthening ties with emerging Alliance leaders. Seeking greater cooperation for military support to civil authorities that enable the peaceful opening of the Arctic. Priority 6 U S E U C O M USCENTCOM USAFRICOM Focus for Activities & Resources Over the Next 5 Years CAO 20 Nov 15

European and NATO Co-op Structures Andorra Holy See Liechtenstein Monaco San Marino ORGANIZATION FOR SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE (OSCE) (56) EURO-ATLANTIC PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL (EAPC) (50) NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY Kazakhstan Moldova Russia Ukraine Bosnia-Herzegovina Malta Tajikistan Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Georgia Serbia Austria Finland Macedonia Kyrgyzstan Switzerland Sweden Uzbekistan Turkmenistan PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE (PfP) (21) Ireland Montenegro ORGANISATION (NATO) (29) Canada Norway United States Iceland Iceland Turkey Turkey Albania Albania Cyprus EUROPEAN UNION (EU) (28) Croatia Belgium Greece Poland Bulgaria Hungary Portugal Czech Rep Italy Romania Denmark Latvia Slovakia Estonia Lithuania Slovenia France Luxembourg Spain Germany Netherlands United Kingdom Mediterranean Dialogue (MD) (7) Algeria Egypt Israel Jordan Mauritania Morocco Tunisia Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) (4) Kuwait Qatar UAE Bahrain Global Partners & contributors to NATO operations Australia Japan New Zealand Singapore South Korea MAP Participants (1) Invitees continue to participate in MAP Intensified Dialogue (4)

EUCOM History Office Mission To provide a historical perspective to the command’s senior leadership and staff on events or challenges facing the command To produce a accurate and objective account of the command’s significant historical activities and events Coordinate all historical activities within the AOR with component history offices Conduct interviews with the key leadership Collect all historical documentation to support the annual history and historical staff studies

EUCOM History Office Challenges One person office (Directorate of one) Staff officer with an emphasize on history Many admin tasks Joint Culture Role of the historian Staff Rides Anemic historian footprint in the AOR Increase OPTEMPO not reflected in manning WW1 Centennial and WW2 upcoming 75th

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