⢠Secretary General at Berga Naval Base: Swedenâs membership makes NATO stronger and safer
⢠Video - Crack the code of NATOâs flag signals
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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited the Swedish Armed Forces at Berga Naval Base on 7 June 2024, in his first visit to Sweden since the country joined NATO in March. After a meeting with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Mr Stoltenberg underlined that Swedenâs membership has made NATO stronger and Sweden safer.
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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with President Alexander Stubb in Helsinki on 6 June 2024, in his first visit since Finland joined NATO.
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NATOâs largest exercise in decades, Steadfast Defender 2024, concluded on 31 May 2024. During the four-month exercise, Allies demonstrated how they can deploy forces from both sides of the Atlantic rapidly across the Alliance. Approximately 90,000 troops, over 80 aircraft, 50 ships and 1,100 combat vehicles took part in the exercise.
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From 30 May until 2 June 2024, Admiral Rob Bauer, Chair of the NATO Military Committee, participated in the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. While attending the Dialogue, Admiral Bauer met with senior political and military officials from China, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland and the United States. He spoke at a panel session on AI, Cyber Defence and Future Warfare, and delivered a keynote address at the Indo Pacific Forum, alongside the Japanese Minister of Defence.
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On 4-6 June 2024, NATO and Ukraine took further steps to enhance cooperation to address most pressing technological challenges in defence and security.
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Scientists and engineers from the NATO Science and Technology Organizationâs Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE) arrived at the Norwegian port of Tromsø on 5 June 2024 to begin two combined research missions that will assess the impact of climate change in the Arctic. The results of their studies will help NATO adapt to global warming and Arctic environmental transformation.
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The NATO Through Time podcast dives deep into NATOâs history, reflecting on how the past influences the present â and future â of the longest-lasting alliance in history. This episode features Lt Gen Hans-Werner Wiermann, who served as Director General of NATOâs International Military Staff (DGIMS) from 2019 until 2022.
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On 31 May 2024, the NATO Headquarters hosted the 21st iteration of the bi-annual IMS-EUMS Directors General Conference. Military staffs from NATO and the EU hold regular meetings to discuss key topics for the collaboration between both international organisations.
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Signal flags are colourful and eye-catching, but do you know what they mean? These flags are not just for decoration; they are still a vital way of sending messages across the seas. Each flag represents either letters or numbers that can be used together to form words or codes, or has a specific standalone meaning. By combining them in different ways, ships can communicate with each other, and with their surroundings in a snap.
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The ability to communicate and make yourself understood can make a difference in life-threatening situations â imagine for example that you are trying to alert a search and rescue helicopter of the position of a downed pilot.
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