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“There’s no desire to over-militarize or create a theme of a contested battlespace in the Arctic," the commander of U.S. 2nd Fleet said.

A U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship departed Virginia this week to kick off the largest NATO military exercise in decades, as allies hone their defenses against the threat of Russian aggression in Europe.

Joint Forces Command leader has also been monitoring Russian activity in the Arctic.

Sweden is expected to get a formal OK for membership and the alliance is to release new battle plans. There's even a sidelines commitment to Ukraine.

Among other pressing matters, NATO needs to start talking now about updating its maritime strategy, writes James Foggo, dean of the Center for Maritime Strategy.

In a letter, the coalition and the trade association said they are “concerned by recent reports that the Administration does not recognize the severe need of the hardest-hit industries that have not received targeted aid.”

ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS HARRY S. TRUMAN – A new commander has taken charge of the Navy and NATO’s newest Atlantic-based naval commands. Newly promoted Vice Adm. Daniel Dwyer took command of U.S. 2nd Fleet and NATO’s Joint Forces Command Norfolk in a ceremony aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) – the next carrier […]

News From Antiwar.com Original and up-to-date news Preparing for War in the Atlantic, NATO Opens New Command in Virginia Gen. Milley said the command could fight a future battle of the Atlantic Preparing for a future battle in the Atlantic, NATO announced on Thursday that its new command in Norfolk, Virginia, is now fully operational. Joint Force Command-Norfolk is the third of its kind and will coordinate with similar commands in Brunssum, Netherlands, and Naples, Italy. The headquarters is t...

News From Antiwar.com The North Atlantic Treaty Organization ended its summit in Brussels on June 14 and issued a communiqué listing achievements since the last summit and a blueprint to take the military bloc to its next one in 2022. The representatives of the thirty-nation alliance also endorsed the 67-page document used to prepare the summit’s discussions and decisions, NATO 2030: United for a New Era. In turn the summit tasked NATO with elaborating a new Strategic Concept to replace that...

USNI News NATO’s Steadfast Defender Exercise Highlights Allied Deterrence as Russian Aggression Grows May 21, 2021 12:39 PM Ships from the U.S. Navy’s Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (IWOARG), the Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group and the French and Norwegian navies transit the Atlantic Ocean in formation during a photo exercise on May 17, 2021. US Navy Photo NATO’s Steadfast Defender 2021 exercise is helping participating countries return to “a deterrence mindset,” ...