• NATO Secretary General participates in G7 meeting on Afghanistan
• NATO Air Policing – Bulgaria and Romania
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg took part in the virtual summit of the Group of Seven (G7) on Afghanistan on Tuesday (24 August 2021). He stressed the importance of keeping Kabul airport open in order to continue evacuations. Mr Stoltenberg said that several hundred NATO staff and contractors have been providing critical services, such as air traffic control, fuel supply, and communications at the airport. He added that NATO has also taken on a coordinating role to ensure that people can be evacuated as effectively as possible.
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NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană arrived in Kyiv, Ukraine on 23 August 2021 to participate in the inaugural Crimean Platform Summit.
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Commanders from across the Alliance came together to share experience and discuss space issues at the Space Chiefs' Conference and the Space Symposium held in Colorado, United States, 23-26 August 2021. (Story courtesy of Allied Air Command)
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Since May 2021, the Italian Air Force has conducted the first deployment of fifth-generation fighter aircraft to NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission, integrating this advanced capability into collective Allied security structures. (Story courtesy of Allied Air Command)
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Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group One (SNMCMG1) conducted historical ordnance disposal operations (HODOPS) in French waters in the Bay of the Seine from 10-18 August 2021. (Story courtesy of Allied Maritime Command)
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Across Europe, NATO fighter jets are on duty around the clock, ready to scramble in case of suspicious or unannounced flights near the airspace of our Allies. NATO calls this activity Air Policing, which has been an integral part of NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence for 60 years. In this series, we’ll explore NATO’s five special air policing arrangements to ensure the integrity of NATO’s airspace and the defence of our almost one billion citizens.
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