August 31, 2020 As part of a live fire training exercise Rail Gunner Rush conducted with the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF), U.S. Army Europe 41st Field Artillery Brigade (FAB) will deploy a battery of multiple launch rocket systems at the Estonian Defense Forces Central Training Area in Tapa, Estonia. Approximately 70 Soldiers from the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tallinn | 31 August, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, Public Affairs | Tags: News, Press Release
August 11, 2020 The United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) completed $10.8 million worth of improvements to Estonia’s Ämari Air Base in July with European Deterrence Initiative (EDI) funding. USAFE partnered with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to construct a new tactical fighter apron adjacent to the runway that will accommodate parking for ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tallinn | 11 August, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, Public Affairs | Tags: News, Press Release
On the New EU Leadership Assumption of Office PRESS STATEMENT
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE DECEMBER 1, 2019 We congratulate European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, High Representative Josep Borrell, the new College of European Commissioners, and European Council President Charles Michel as they assume office. The United States looks forward to working with this new leadership team, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tallinn | 2 December, 2019 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Press Releases | Tags: Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Press Release, U.S. Secretary of State
Monday, September 9 United States Special Operations Forces (USSOF), Estonian Defense Forces (EDF), and the Estonian Defense League (EDL) conducted training exercises in Estonia with visiting CV-22 Ospreys, September 4-8. The CV-22 Osprey is a tiltrotor aircraft that combines the vertical takeoff, hover, and vertical landing qualities of a helicopter with the long-range, fuel efficiency, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tallinn | 9 September, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Estonia | Tags: News, Press Release, U.S. & Estonia
Thursday, September 5 As part of regular training cadence, the United States Special Operations Forces (USSOF) and Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) conducted joint exercises with visiting combatant craft mediums (CCMs) on August 30, 2019. The CCM is a reconfigurable multi-mission craft with a primary mission to deliver and support Special Operations Forces in a variety ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tallinn | 5 September, 2019 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Press Releases, U.S. & Estonia | Tags: EDF, Press Release, Training exercise, U.S. and Estonia, U.S. Navy
September 3, 2019 On August 28, 2019, the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research and the United States Embassy in Tallinn modified the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the Fulbright Academic Exchange Program. The amendment to the MoU, which was originally signed in Tallinn in 2007 and extended in 2015, further enhances cooperation between educational, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tallinn | 3 September, 2019 | Topics: Education, Press Releases, U.S. & Estonia | Tags: Education, Fulbright, Press Release
U.S. Embassy Hosting Girls’ STEAM Camp in Tallinn with Google, Intel Experts The U.S. Embassy in Estonia is partnering with the UN Foundation’s Girl Up campaign and U.S. Embassies in Latvia, Poland, and Georgia to host a
Women in Science (WiSci) STEAM Camp for Girls in Tallinn from July 14 to 27, 2019. This program is a public-private partnership between the U.S. Department ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tallinn | 3 April, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases, Science & Tech | Tags: Press Release
A delegation of U.S. Senators led by Senator John McCain, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, will visit Estonia December 27- 28. The delegation will include Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Senator Lindsay Graham (R-SC) and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN). The delegation will meet President Kersti Kaljulaid, Prime Minister Jüri Ratas and other officials to ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tallinn | 22 December, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Estonia | Tags: Press Release