S.T.E.E.L. | Strengthening Today’s Enlisted Emerging Leaders On 25 September, LANDCOM’s Command Senior Enlisted Leader, Chief Warrant Officer Jeramie Leamon, hosted the monthly LANDCOM Non-commissioned Officer Division Representative Huddle, bringing together some of the enlisted leaders in the LANDCOM HQ for professional development, open discussion, and transparent dialogue. The huddle provides an opportunity for LANDCOM’s enlisted leaders to share perspectives, discuss challenges and strengthen leadership across the HQ. By focusing on the S.T.E.E.L. tenets, the huddle provides an essential opportunity for leaders to: •⁠ ⁠Facilitate Shadow Opportunities. •⁠ ⁠Target opportunities to Identify, Encourage & Direct. •⁠ ⁠Empower Enlisted Div Reps and create a landscape for growth. •⁠ ⁠Leverage strengths to strengthen the entire enlisted community. LANDCOM continues to invest in its enlisted leaders, building a stronger, more connected, and more capable team. #WeAreNATO #LANDCOM #STEEL #EnlistedLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment

Turning innovation into operational effect On 24 September, the EFDI Accelerator 2.0 Distinguished Visitors Day brought Allied leaders, engineers and industry partners together at the Defence BattleLab in Dorset to demonstrate practical interoperability and integration. The @BritishArmy Army-led sprint, delivered with NATO Allied Land Command and USAREUR-AF, tested capabilities within a common data-backbone environment, connecting sensors, decision-makers, effectors and sustainment. BG. Zacarias Hernandez Calvo, LANDCOM DCOS Plans, attended alongside MG Christopher R. Norrie, Acting Commanding General, USAREUR-AF. The event demonstrated how Allied collaboration can turn technical innovation into practical warfighting advantage in support of the Eastern Flank Deterrence Initiative. #WeAreNATO #LANDCOM #EFDI #StrongerTogether #ThisIsUSAREUAF

General Nick Perry DSO MBE 🇬🇧 assumes Command of Joint Force Command Norfolk. Addressing the Command, Gen. Perry set out a clear focus for JFC Norfolk and NATO’s mission across the North Atlantic: “The North Atlantic is once again a theatre of strategic competition. The assumptions many of us enjoyed for decades can no longer be taken for granted. That is why: 🔹Deterrence matters. 🔹Readiness matters. 🔹Warfighting matters. And that is why this Command exists. Our task is simple to describe, but demanding to deliver: to ensure NATO can deter aggression, defend the Alliance and, if deterrence fails, prevail in conflict alongside our Allies and partners.” 🔗jfcnorfolk.nato.int/activity… @NATO | @SecGenNATO | @SHAPE_NATO | @NATOJFCBS | @JFC_Naples | @NATO_MARCOM | @NATO_AIRCOM | @LANDCMD | @DefenceHQ | @DefenceOps | @UKNATO | @UKCDS_MOD | @GenGJenkinsRM | @CSOC_MOD | @UKinUSA

⚓ Reflecting on Command. Looking to the future. Vice Admiral Doug Perry reflects on his time as Commander of Joint Force Command Norfolk and U.S. 2nd Fleet, leading through a period of growing strategic importance for the North Atlantic. We thank VAdm Perry for his leadership, commitment and service to JFC Norfolk, and wish him every success in the future. Fair winds and following seas, Admiral. @NATO | @SecGenNATO | @SHAPE_NATO | @NATOJFCBS | @JFC_Naples | @NATO_MARCOM | @NATO_AIRCOM | @LANDCMD | @USNATO | @USNavy | @US2ndFleet

A transfer of command. Continuity of mission. Today, JFC Norfolk marks the formal transfer of command — passing responsibility for a mission central to NATO’s security across the North Atlantic. General Nick Perry DSO MBE 🇬🇧 succeeds Vice Admiral Doug Perry 🇺🇸. His appointment marks the first time a British officer has assumed command of the headquarters. The ceremony begins at 1300 EDT / 1700 UTC and will be streamed live here: 🔗piped.video/live/_Z8qsV6WOU8… @NATO | @SecGenNATO | @SHAPE_NATO | @NATOJFCBS | @JFC_Naples | @NATO_MARCOM | @NATO_AIRCOM | @LANDCMD | @DefenceHQ | @DefenceOps | @UKNATO | @UKCDS_MOD | @GenGJenkinsRM | @CSOC_MOD | @UKinUSA | @USNATO | @USNavy | @US2ndFleet | @BritishArmy

HQ NRDC-ESP is hosting part of Exercise #SteadfastCobalt26 at its headquarters in Bétera, Spain. The exercise brings together #NATO and Allied elements to test, validate and enhance the interoperability of communication and information systems in a federated environment, with a key focus on the Allied Reaction Force 2027. Training together and staying connected are essential to ensuring NATO forces can operate effectively as one. Connecting the Alliance. Strengthening interoperability. #StrongTogether #WeAreNATO

Allied innovation in action The @BritishArmy, NATO Allied Land Command and U.S. Army Europe and Africa are working together at EFDI Accelerator 2.0 at Defence BattleLab in Dorset, United Kingdom, 8-24 Sept. to test and integrate capabilities that strengthen NATO’s ability to share data and connect sensors, decision-makers and effectors. EFDI Accelerator 2.0 demonstrates how Allied users, engineers and industry partners can work together to turn technical innovation into practical operational effects and support NATO’s deterrence and defence. #EFDI #WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether #ThisIsUSAREUF

Across Latvia’s forests and roads, Exercise NAMEJS 2026 is turning readiness into practice, testing how forces move, communicate and adapt in demanding conditions. Latvian and NATO troops are training together to strengthen tactical readiness, interoperability and the ability to respond effectively when required. ©@Latvijas_armija

Air and land forces are stronger when they operate as one 🪖🔗 Together with @LANDCMD we advanced @NATO air-land integration at Ramstein 🇩🇪, including signing a Joint Doctrine Note providing a common framework for closer cooperation. The work supports NATO’s new multi-domain Air Defence framework. 🔗 ac.nato.int/archive/2026/air…

❄️ Beautiful terrain. Brutal conditions. No room for error. During Exercise Arctic Shield 2026, Danish 🇩🇰 and Finnish 🇫🇮 soldiers conducted a simulated medical evacuation in Greenland’s 🇬🇱 demanding Arctic environment. Operating across remote terrain, extreme weather and vast distances, Allies are testing the skills and coordination needed to move casualties quickly and safely when conditions are at their toughest. Arctic conditions. Allied teamwork. Real-world readiness. #ArcticSentry | @SHAPE_NATO | @NATO_SOF | @LANDCMD | @forsvaretdk | @Puolustusvoimat | @Maavoimat | @DK_NATO

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment sent rockets downrange from the M270A2 at Grafenwoehr, sharpening the kind of firepower that keeps formations combat-credible. (Video by Staff Sgt. Matthew Masani) #ThisIsUSAREURAF | #ItWillBeDone

The NATO Military Committee met in Copenhagen for its annual conference to discuss the Alliance’s key priorities. During the meeting, Allies elected Germany’s General Carsten Breuer as the next @CMC_NATO, who will assume the post in 2027 ↓ nato.int/en/news-and-events/…

🇺🇦 Support for Ukraine was among the key priorities as NATO Chiefs of Defence met in Copenhagen. On 18–19 September, NATO Military Committee, held its annual conference, bringing together the Chiefs of Defence of all 32 Allies and NATO’s two Strategic Commanders. (1/5) ⤵️

Tradition and training came together at Camp Bondsteel. U.S. and NATO service members assigned to KFOR Regional Command-East took part in a Spur Ride that tested skill, endurance, and teamwork. #ThisIsUSAREURAF | #WeAreNATO | @LANDCMD | @NATO_KFOR

Major General José Agustín Carreras Postigo takes over as Chief of Staff of HQ NRDC-ESP. Bringing extensive command experience and first-hand knowledge of #NATO’s Eastern Flank, he now joins the Headquarters to help drive its readiness and operational effectiveness. Welcome to the team, General! #StrongTogether #StrenghtinUnity #WeAreNATO

At Ramstein, U.S. Army Soldiers, NATO members, and multinational partners worked through sustainment challenges in a tabletop exercise focused on large-scale operations in Europe. Read more: army.mil/article/295199 #ThisIsUSAREURAF #Team21 #WeAreNATO @LANDCMD

🛰️From the operator’s screen to the wider training area, drones are helping forces build awareness, coordination and readiness during #NAMEJS2026. 🛡️ #WeAreNATO 🇱🇻 Latvian and NATO troops are training side by side, strengthening the interoperability needed to plan, communicate and operate together effectively. #StrongerTogether © @Latvijas_armija

Lt. Gen. Guillaume N. Beaurpere, commander of SAG-U and NSATU, met with U.S., Allied, and Ukrainian personnel in Germany to discuss battlefield-informed lessons and continued support for Ukraine. #ThisIsUSAREURAF | #WeAreNATO

❄️ Readiness in the Arctic is built in the Arctic. During Exercise Arctic Shield 2026, more than 400 personnel from 11 NATO nations are putting Allied capability to the test across Greenland 🇬🇱. From ground operations and surveillance to aviation, maritime activity and specialist training, Allies are learning to operate together across vast distances and challenging Arctic terrain. As part of Arctic Sentry, that experience strengthens NATO’s readiness and reinforces a clear message: the Alliance is present, capable and prepared. Train together. Operate together. Ready together. 🇩🇰🇳🇴🇸🇪🇫🇮🇧🇪🇨🇦🇩🇪🇵🇱🇫🇷🇸🇮🇳🇱 #WeAreNATO #ArcticSentry #StrongerTogether @SHAPE_NATO | @LANDCMD | @NATO_SOF | @forsvaretdk | @Forsvaret_no | @Forsvarsmakten | @Puolustusvoimat | @bundeswehrInfo | @CJOC_COIC | @Defensie | @EtatMajorFR | @BelgiumDefence | @Poland_MOD | @Slovenskavojska