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Royal Navy joins NATO allies on major maritime exercise

Maritime June 9, 2020

Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS Kent has joined 19 nations on the US-led Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) exercise. HMS Kent and minehunter HMS Ramsey will sail alongside 26 other vessels and 29 aircraft as 3,000 personnel from 17 NATO nations and two NATO partner nations strengthen their combined maritime capabilities and ...

NATO: Security challenges not diminishing because of COVID-19

Land May 19, 2020

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg addressed a meeting of NATO Chiefs of Defence on Thursday (14 May 2020) by videoconference and stressed that security challenges have not diminished because of COVID-19. He called on NATO to continue to ensure that the health crisis does not turn into a security crisis. NATO armed ...

US transports aid in Italy using NATO’s Rapid Air Mobility initiative

Air May 18, 2020

A United States Air Force Super Hercules C-130J has transported medical and other relief supplies between Milan and Rome, helping Italy with its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The operation helped redistribute more than 15,000 kilograms of supplies, including KN-95 masks, surgical gowns and COVID-19 test kits between distribution hubs in ...

NATO continues close consultation with Allies, EU on COVID-19 response

Homeland May 15, 2020

NATO has been consulting closely with Allies and partners from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of these efforts, Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana has participated in weekly coordination calls since mid-March, led by US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun. The calls include participation at the level of deputy ...