• NATO Mission Iraq takes on additional advisory and capacity-building tasks
• Video - Flying in a fighter jet

18 August 2023

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NATO Mission Iraq takes on additional advisory and capacity-building tasks

NATO Mission Iraq takes on additional advisory and capacity-building tasks

Following a request from the Iraqi authorities and a decision by the North Atlantic Council on 17 August 2023, the scope of NATO Mission Iraq will also include advisory and capacity-building activities in support of the Iraqi Ministry of Interior and Federal Police Command.

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Chair of the NATO Military Committee attends Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence Conference

Chair of the NATO Military Committee attends Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence Conference

From 14 to 16 August 2023, Admiral Rob Bauer, Chair of the NATO Military Committee attended the 25th annual Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence Conference in Fiji.

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NATO ships train alongside world’s largest aircraft carrier

NATO ships train alongside world’s largest aircraft carrier

Ships from multinational NATO Maritime Group 2 participated in a series of maritime training exercises alongside the world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford during Exercise Sage Wolverine in the Mediterranean Sea. (Story courtesy of Allied Maritime Command)

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Allies conduct joint flight training during exercise Thracian Summer 2023

Allies conduct joint flight training during exercise Thracian Summer 2023

Thracian Summer 2023, an Allied joint flight training exercise, is currently underway at Bezmer Air Base and Cheshnegirovo Airport in Bulgaria. (Story courtesy of Shape)

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Luxembourg Armed Forces personnel set up a mobile medical facility at the Centre Hospitalier du Nord in Ettelbruck, Luxembourg during the COVID-19 pandemic, which tested the resilience of NATO countries.

TOPIC: Resilience, civil preparedness and Article 3

Rooted in Article 3 of the North Atlantic Treaty, national preparedness and resilience are necessary for member countries to withstand major shocks and contribute to the Alliance’s collective defence.

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Exercise Nighthawk 21 brought together Special Operations Forces from 13 NATO Allies and partners to test their ability to work together through a series of complex counter-terrorism and hybrid warfare scenarios.

TOPIC: Countering hybrid threats

Hybrid methods of warfare – such as propaganda, deception, sabotage and other non-military tactics – are used against NATO Allies by adversaries. These  threats are increasing in speed, scale and intensity, but NATO has a strategy for its role in countering hybrid warfare and stands ready to defend the Alliance and all Allies.

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Flying in a fighter jet

Flying in a fighter jet

What’s it like to fly in a high-performance fighter jet? Join NATO video producer, Rob Kunzig, as he gets airborne with a Dutch instructor pilot at the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training programme (ENJJPT).

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