NATO latest:Secretary General in Florida: NATO makes the United States stronger and more secure

 

Steadfast Defender 2024 – NATO’s biggest exercise in decades NATO’s largest exercise in decades is underway. Steadfast Defender 2024 (STDE24) involves around 90,000 forces from 31 Allies and NATO partner Sweden. The exercise, which is conducted across various NATO nations, is based on NATO’s new defence plans and demonstrates the Alliance’s ability to rapidly deploy forces from North America and other parts of the Alliance, to reinforce the defence of Europe. It also gives a clear demonstration of NATO’s transatlantic unity, strength and determination to do all that is necessary to protect each other and our common values. Taking part in STDE24 is: more than 50 naval assets including aircraft carriers, frigates, corvettes and destroyers, more than 80 air platforms including F35s, FA18s, Harriers, F15s, helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles, and more than 1,100 combat vehicles including 166 tanks, 533 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) and 417 armoured personnel carriers (APCs). STDE24 takes place from 24 January 2024 until the end of May. Click here to download the video. You can also watch the video on YouTube.

NATO Secretary General in Florida: NATO makes the United States stronger and more secure NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg concluded his trip to the United States on Thursday (1 February 2024) with a visit to the headquarters of the US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) in Tampa, Florida. Addressing troops, Mr Stoltenberg underscored that in a changing world with serious challenges, NATO Allies stand united “around our core cause to protect and defend each other.” Click here to download the remarks by NATO Secretary General to the troops during his visit to US SOCOM. Click here to find all videos related to his trip to the United States. The transcript of the remarks as well as the photos, are available on the NATO website.

2 February 2024 Update

Secretary General in Florida: NATO makes the United States stronger and more secure NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg concluded his trip to the United States on 1 February 2024 with a visit to the headquarters of the US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) in Tampa, Florida. Addressing troops, Mr Stoltenberg underscored that in a changing world with serious challenges, NATO Allies stand united “around our core cause to protect and defend each other". READ MORE

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