Ambassador Traina visited the Austrian air show Airpower in Styria, which showcased several U.S. aircraft. U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy participated in Airpower for the first time. The Ambassador met with U.S. military and Austrian Bundesheer members, including crews from a U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon, a West Virginia Air Guard C-130, and a Bundesheer ...
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 6 September, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Events | Tags: air show, Austrian military, Black Hawk, Bundesheer, Trevor Traina, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy
Ambassador Traina invited members of the Austrian Bundesheer, who previously studied or trained in the United States. In his remarks, the Ambassador stated: “We are proud of our excellent cooperation with Austria and look forward to continuing it!”
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 28 May, 2019 | Topics: Alumni, Ambassador, Events, U.S. & Austria | Tags: Bundesheer, Trevor Traina
Yesterday, Ambassador Traina visited Bundesheer’s ‘Schwarzenberg’ barracks in Salzburg in style, catching a ride on a Black Hawk! 100 Austrian & U.S. military police are participating in the bilateral military exercise “All In” to further cooperation during peacekeeping missions. “We are hoping to do an even larger military exercise next year together,” the Ambassador said ...
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 10 May, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, U.S. & Austria | Tags: Bundesheer, Military exercise, Trevor Traina
Ambassador Traina presented the Legion of Merit award to Austrian Bundesheer’s Brigadier General Harald Göllinger, former Defense Attaché to the United States. The Legion of Merit is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements. It is one of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 13 March, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, News | Tags: Bundesheer, foreign policy, Military exercise, transatlantic relations, Trevor Traina
For the first time ever, the United States sent a team to the famous Edelweiss Raid – a grueling two-day mountain warfare competition hosted by the
Bundesheer in the Austrian Alps. This year the U.S. was represented by the Green Mountain Boys of the
Vermont National Guard . No team has ever finished the race in its first year, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 28 February, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Events | Tags: Bundesheer, Green Mountain Boys, Military exercise, transatlantic relations, Trevor Traina, Vermont National Guard
Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan in Vienna: He expressed the United States’ gratitude for Austria’s contributions to security cooperation in Afghanistan and the Western Balkans, and emphasized the need to counter Iranian and Russian malign activities. He met with Secretary General for Foreign Affairs Johannes
Peterlik to discuss the continued bilateral cooperation.
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 17 December, 2018 | Topics: Key Officials, Political Affairs | Tags: Bundesheer, foreign policy, transatlantic relations, Trevor Traina
