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Welcome to the official page for U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa. Find information about the unit, our mission, and our leaders, as well as tips and resources for transitioning to Stuttgart, Germany, and the latest official news, photographs and videos of our Marines around the continent.

This week, service members around the Stuttgart community received the voluntary COVID-19 vaccination at U.S. Army Garrison Patch Barracks, near Stuttgart, Germany. The voluntary vaccines are being administered in a phased approach, prioritising health care workers and first responders, as well as mission critical and deploying personnel. The MARFOREUR/AF leadership, Maj. Gen. Michael E. Langley and Sgt. Maj. Aaron G. McDonald, speak to the command after receiving their vaccine on Jan. 26, 2021. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. James Bourgeois)

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, fire M777 Howitzers at Maernes range, Norway, March 4, 2020. The live-fire range is in preparation for Exercise Cold Response, a Norwegian-led exercise designed to enhance military capabilities and allied cooperation in high-intensity warfighting in a challenging arctic environment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Devin J. Andrews)

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Africa 20.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, advise members of the Uganda People's Defence Force on water purification, supply and heavy equipment in Uganda, Feb. 7, 2020. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Africa and promote regional stability by conducting military-to-military training exercises throughout Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Nello Miele)

Know Your Mil video of U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Shannon Lilly with 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, II Marine Expeditionary Force, during a live-fire range near Setermoen, Norway, March 4, 2020. Cpl. Lilly is the first female artillery chief, and the first female artillery chief to fire an M777 Howitzer. Marines are in Norway preparing for Exercise Cold Response, a Norwegian-led exercise designed to enhance military capabilities and allied cooperation in high-intensity warfighting in a challenging arctic environment. (U.S. Army video by Spc. Christopher Brecht)

At the request of the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 20.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, are working together with the Moroccan military in Morocco, March 9, 2020. Service members will conduct humanitarian mine action explosive ordnance disposal level 1 training validation in order to increase the EOD capability of the Moroccan military. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Nello Miele)

MARFOREUR/AF News

Arctic Littoral Strike: Marines, Norwegian Military Conduct Exercise in Northern Norway

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 21.1 (MRF-E) enhanced their warfighting ability above the Arctic Circle during exercise Arctic Littoral Strike in Northern Norway from March 11-31, 2021.

U.S. Marines Complete Norway Deployment for Arctic Warfare Training

U.S. Marines and Sailors from Marine Rotational Force-Europe completed their intensive arctic training Sunday, marking the end of a six-week deployment to Setermoen, Norway, and have returned to their home station, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

New Leadership Takes Charge at Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa

PANZER KASERNE, Boeblingen, Germany (July8, 2020) – Marines, Sailors and civilians from U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa took part in a socially distanced change of command ceremony, as well as a post-and-relief ceremony, today to mark the appointment of their new commander and sergeant major.

Responsive Warrior Annual Magazine

Click above for the Marine Forces Europe and Africa semi-annual information publication.

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