Video by Maj. Brian Sutherland | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 08.01.2025
Soldiers and aviators from the 101st Airborne Division and the 1st Armored Division’s Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) participated in the 2025 Black Sea Airshow at a Romanian Air Force base located near Constanța, at Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport August 2nd, 2025. The airshow displayed military aircraft, vehicles and equipment from the United States, Romania, Italy and Germany......
Video by Spc. Nolan Brewer and Spc. Ashley Xie | 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 08.22.2024
Service members from the U.S., Spain, and Romania take part in the Best Warrior of the Rotation Competition at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, on Aug. 22, 2024. The competition featured a series of challenging events, including the ACFT, medical lanes, a ruck march, an obstacle course, a board, and a surprise event, all designed to push the participants' physical and mental endurance......
Video by Matthew Hilborn | Department of War | 05.17.2023
Mara Karlin, assistant secretary of defense for strategy, plans and capabilities delivers virtual remarks for the 7th Black Sea and Balkans Security Forum, May 18-19 held in Bucharest, Romania. The event endeavors to explore the geostrategic situation in the Black Sea and Balkans region with tailored discussions surround transatlantic cooperation and challenges posed by the war in Ukraine....
Courtesy Video | U.S. European Command | 03.14.2023
Two Russian Su-27 aircraft conducted an unsafe and unprofessional intercept with a U.S. Air Force intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance unmanned MQ-9 aircraft operating within international airspace over the Black Sea on March 14, 2023. Russian Su-27s dumped fuel upon and struck the propeller of the MQ-9, causing U.S. forces to have to bring the MQ-9 down in international waters.......
Video by Spc. Osvaldo Fuentes and Sgt. Adam Manternach | 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 10.29.2021
U.S. Army Soldiers from Novo Selo Training Area joined local community volunteers to set up an art display at the municipality of Nessebar's cultural and education center in Nessebar, Bulgaria on October, 29th, 2021. The artwork was part of the "I love the Black Sea!" contest hosted by the municipality in observance of International Black Sea Day....
Courtesy Video | Natochannel | 07.19.2021
SYNOPSIS NATO ships are taking part in Exercise Breeze 2021 in the Black Sea. The Bulgarian-led maritime exercise, which began on 11 July and wraps up on 19 July, involves forces from 14 NATO Allies and partners – Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States. Two of four NATO fleets are......
Courtesy Video | Natochannel | 07.13.2021
SYNOPSIS Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 took part in exercise Sea Breeze, which began on 28 June in the Black Sea. The annual exercise, now in its 21st iteration is co-hosted by the United States and Ukraine and aims to strengthen maritime security in the Black Sea region This year’s exercise, which wrapped up on 10 July, saw more than 30 countries, including 15 NATO Allies, train together.......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Cole Keller | AFN Naples | 07.10.2021
210710-N-RX777-1001 ODESA, Ukraine (July 10, 2021) The closing ceremony for Exercise Sea Breeze 2021 was held in Odesa, Ukraine, July 10, 2021. Exercise Sea Breeze is a multinational maritime exercise cohosted by the U.S. Sixth Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy in the Black Sea since 1997. Sea Breeze 2021 is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and strengthens maritime......
