Ambassador Schapiro attended NATO Days 2016 at the airport in Ostrava.

U.S. Strategic Bombers Top Attraction at NATO Days in Ostrava

U.S. strategic bombers B-1 Lancer and B-52 Stratofortress belonged among the top attractions at this year’s NATO Days at the Ostrava International Airport this past weekend. U.S. Ambassador Andrew Schapiro, who visited the air show together with U.S. Embassy Defense Attaché Mark Wootan on Saturday, greeted crews of the bombers and several other aircraft that ...
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By | 19 September, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador, Military Cooperation, News | Tags:

Saber Strike/Dragoon Ride 2

U.S. Army Convoy Crosses Czech Republic and Conducts Joint Training with Czech Army

The U.S. Army 2nd Cavalry Regiment (2CR) will participate in Saber Strike 16/Dragoon Ride II from May 27 through June 22, 2016. Soldiers with the Regiment will conduct Dragoon Ride II, a vehicle road march using Stryker Combat Vehicles and support vehicles from Rose Barracks, Germany, to Tapa, Estonia. The convoy demonstrates NATO member shared commitment to security, ...
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By | 27 May, 2016 | Topics: Military Cooperation, News | Tags:

U.S. Ambassador Schapiro at the Euro-Atlantic Security: A Pre-Warsaw Assessment Conference.

U.S. Embassy Prague Co-organizes Conference on Topical Security Issues

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, the U. S. Embassy in the Czech Republic, and the Prague IIR Institute conducted a seminar “Euro-Atlantic Security: A Pre-Warsaw Assessment” in Prague 29 February-1 March. Over 60 senior security officials and experts from the Czech Republic, ...
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By | 1 March, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador, Military Cooperation, News | Tags: ,

Ambassador Schapiro standing in front of the U.S. strategic bomber B-52H

Ambassador Schapiro Attends NATO Days

On Saturday September 19, Ambassador Andrew Schapiro visited the NATO and Czech Air Force Days in Ostrava. This year’s NATO Days drew a record crowd of fans in one day and over 220,000 people during the whole weekend. One of its major attractions was the U.S. B-52H Stratofortress strategic bomber. This military show, which is ...
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By | 19 September, 2015 | Topics: Ambassador, Events | Tags:

Ambassador Schapiro welcomed the U.S. military convoy crossing the Czech Republic to Ruzyně-Prague with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka and Czech Defence Minister Martin Stropnický on September 8, 2015. (photo U.S. Embassy)

U.S. Army 2nd Cavalry Regiment Meets NATO Secretary General in Prague

As part of U.S. Army Europe’s Dragoon Crossing, troops from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment of the U.S. Army met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Prague. Stoltenberg, on an official visit to the capital, was accompanied by Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka, Defense Minister Martin Stropnicky and U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic Andrew ...
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By | 9 September, 2015 | Topics: Ambassador, Military Cooperation, News | Tags: , ,

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