NATO update

 

2 September 2022 Update

NATO Secretary General wraps up visit to Canada NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg wrapped up a three-day visit focused on Canada’s High North on 26 August 2022 with a visit to the Royal Canadian Air Force base in Cold Lake. Speaking at a press conference alongside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Mr Stoltenberg underlined the High North’s strategic importance for Euro-Atlantic security, especially in the context of a rapidly warming climate and rising geostrategic competition. READ MORE

Chair of NATO Military Committee visits Sweden On 31 August and 1 September 2022, the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, visited Sweden at the invitation of its Supreme Commander, General Micael Bydén. The purpose of the visit was to discuss the cooperation between Sweden and NATO during the accession process and to gain more insights into Sweden’s military capabilities. READ MORE New lives for Afghans who worked with NATO A family of eight Afghan citizens who worked with NATO has just left North Macedonia, where they were temporarily hosted, to resettle in the United States. North Macedonia, together with the local Red Cross, has been providing housing, education and health care for the family, including support during the holy month of Ramadan. READ MORE NATO Military Committee visits Germany On 29 August 2022, the NATO Military Committee visited Berlin, Germany, upon the invitation of the German Minister of Defence, Mrs Christine Lambrecht. The 30 Allied military representatives, joined by their Finnish and Swedish colleagues, attended briefings and discussions at the Ministry of Defence. READ MORE Finland and Sweden discuss integration of military forces into the Alliance with General Lavigne Delegations from Finland and Sweden visited NATO's Allied Command Transformation in Norfolk, Virginia, on 23 August 2022, to discuss their nations’ future accession to the Washington Treaty as well as the integration of their military forces into the Alliance. (Story courtesy of Allied Command Transformation) READ MORE Czech and Polish fighter aircraft to secure Slovak airspace The Czech Republic and Poland will provide an Air Policing capability protecting the integrity of Slovakia's airspace temporarily. (Story courtesy of Allied Air Command) READ MORE Allied fighter aircraft integrate with B-52s at Captieux Range On 31 August 2022, NATO French Rafales escorted two US B-52s through the Captieux Range, France while integrating with Allied Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs) from Italy. (Story courtesy of Allied Air Command) READ MORE Why they wear that: The French Mountain Infantry beret The French Army’s Chasseurs Alpins (‘Alpine Hunters’ in English) wear a distinctive piece of headgear: an oversized beret they call ‘la tarte’, or ‘the pie.’ WATCH VIDEO