Members of Headquarters Support Company and Intelligence and Sustainment Company stand in formation at the start of the Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion Change of Command ceremony May 31, 2022 in Vicenza, Italy. The Change of Command ceremony is a military tradition that represents a transfer of authority and responsibility for a unit or command.
(U.S. Army photos by Sgt. Tianna Field)
Change of command ceremony welcomes Lt. Col. Corbett Baxter to Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion
3:04 PM5/31/2022
Lt. Col. John M. Baker relinquished duties as the commander of the Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion to Lt. Col. Corbett W. Baxter during the change of command ceremony May 31 on Caserma Del Din in Vicenza, Italy.
U.S. Army paratrooper Capt. Christopher Donaghe, the physician assistant assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, was designated as the U.S. Army Europe and Africa physician assistant of the year 2021 at Caserma Del Din in Vicenza, Italy on May 20, 2022.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. John Yountz)
U.S. Army paratrooper Capt. Christopher Donaghe, the physician assistant assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, was designated as the U.S. Army Europe and Africa physician assistant of the year 2021 at Caserma Del Din in Vicenza, Italy on May 20, 2022.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. John Yountz)
U.S. Army paratrooper Capt. Christopher Donaghe, the physician assistant assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, was designated as the U.S. Army Europe and Africa physician assistant of the year 2021 at Caserma Del Din in Vicenza, Italy on May 20, 2022.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. John Yountz)
U.S. Army paratrooper Capt. Christopher Donaghe, the physician assistant assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, was designated as the U.S. Army Europe and Africa physician assistant of the year 2021 at Caserma Del Din in Vicenza, Italy on May 20, 2022.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. John Yountz)
Sky Soldier wins title of “Physician Assistant of the Year” in U.S. Army Europe and Africa
1:28 PM5/24/2022
VICENZA, Italy – U.S. Army Capt. Christopher Donaghe is a Physician Assistant assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment “The Rock” in the 173rd Airborne Brigade. On May 20, Capt. Donaghe officially received the U.S. Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF) 2021 Physician Assistant of the Year Award. The Commanding General of Regional Health Command Europe and Command Surgeon of USAREUR-AF, Brig. Gen. Mark Thompson traveled to Vicenza to present Donaghe with his well-deserved award for his selfless care of hundreds of Sky Soldiers.
Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling, commanding general for U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, presents Certificates of Appreciation for Patriotic Civilian Service to Giancarlo Lotto and Andrea Palumbo May 18, 2022. Lotto and Palumbo are volunteer members of Croce Verde Vicenza. Croce Verde is an organization that carries out ambulance transport, care for the elderly and disabled as well as other services.
Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling, commanding general for U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa presents Ms. Monica Ronzani with the Civilian Award for Humanitarian Service May 18 at a ceremony held at the Ospedale San Bortolo di Vicenza. Ronzani, in-patient coordinator for the hospital, distinguished herself over the course of several months caring for a U.S. Army civilian employee while keeping Army leadership informed. Ronzani also personally coordinated the patient’s transfer to U.S. Army Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany when the patient’s situation became dire and required further support.
Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling stands with staff and volunteers at Ospedale San Borolo di Vicenza as the award citation is read during a ceremony May 18 at the hospital in Vicenza. Rohling, commanding general for U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa presented the awards in recognition of the team’s dedication in assisting a U.S. Army civilian employee who needed extensive support May-November 2020.
Commanding general recognizes local hospital care team for support to U.S. Army civilian employee
5:54 PM5/19/2022
Maj. Gen. Andrew Rohling, commanding general of U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa headquartered in Vicenza, presented awards to two members of the San Bortolo Hospital care team and two volunteers of the Croce Verde organization for their actions to assist a U.S. Army civilian employee needing extensive support May-November 2020.
SETAF-AF hosts Vicenza Military Community masquerade gala
5:49 PM5/17/2022
The U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa hosted a night to remember at Villa di Montruglio in nearby Barbano-Mossano for members of the Vicenza Military Community, April 29.
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa and 173rd Airborne Brigade paratroopers conduct a joint forcible entry exercise on Frida Drop Zone in Aviano, Italy, May 13, 2022, as part of U.S. Army Europe and Africa's Exercise Swift Response.
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa and 173rd Airborne Brigade paratroopers rehearse for a joint forcible entry exercise on Frida Drop Zone in Aviano, Italy, May 13, 2022, as part of U.S. Army Europe and Africa's Exercise Swift Response.
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa and 173rd Airborne Brigade paratroopers rehearse for a joint forcible entry exercise on Frida Drop Zone in Aviano, Italy, May 13, 2022, as part of U.S. Army Europe and Africa's Exercise Swift Response.
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa and 173rd Airborne Brigade paratroopers rehearse for a joint forcible entry exercise on Frida Drop Zone in Aviano, Italy, May 13, 2022, as part of U.S. Army Europe and Africa's Exercise Swift Response.
More than 800[ U.S. Army paratroopers from Vicenza, Italy, were set to jump into Latvia Friday as the final event of Exercise Swift Response 22 – a U.S. Army Europe and Africa exercise in high north and Baltic states of the European continent. The exercise involved more than 9,000 troops from 17 countries.
Swift Response 22: SETAF-AF, 173rd Airborne exercise joint forcible entry
4:48 PM5/17/2022
The 173rd Airborne Brigade performed jump training over Italy in support of Exercise Swift Response. Swift Response is an annual U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercise in Eastern Europe, the Arctic High North, Baltics, and Balkan. From May 2, 2022 to May 20, 2022, approximately 9,000 service members from 17 Allied and partner nations participated in the exercise, including approximately 2,700 U.S. Army Soldiers and U.S. Air Force Airmen. (U.S. Air Force Video by Senior Airman Elijah M. Dority)
Venetian decorations set the scene at the Vicenza Military Community Masquerade Gala April 29, 2022, at the Villa di Montruglio, in Vicenza, Italy. More than 500 Soldiers, family members and community leaders attended the event hosted by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa. U.S. Army Europe and Africa Commanding General Gen. Christopher Cavoli provided key note remarks. The evening event was the first of its kind organized by SETAF-AF since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Guests were entertained by the U.S. Army Europe-Africa Band, opera arias, jugglers, a contortionist and a live DJ. (U.S. Army photo by Chris House)
Costumes on full display at the VMC Masquerade Gala
4:38 PM5/17/2022
Costumed guests mingle during the Vicenza Military Community Masquerade Gala, April 29, 2022, at the Villa di Montruglio, in Vicenza, Italy. More than 500 Soldiers, family members and community leaders attended the event hosted by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa. U.S. Army Europe and Africa Commanding General Gen. Christopher Cavoli provided key note remarks. The evening event was the first of its kind organized by SETAF-AF since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Guests were entertained by the U.S. Army Europe-Africa Band, opera arias, jugglers, a contortionist and a live DJ. (U.S. Army photo by Chris House)