(C) NATO This story was originally published by NATO and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . News: News [1] [] Date: 2022-08 05 Aug. 2022 NATO supports Allies in fighting wildfires NATO is supporting national efforts to extinguish the wildfires raging in many countries across the Alliance. The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has recently deployed 40 aircraft, including firefighting helicopters and airplanes, to support firefighters in Greece. This comes at the request of the Greek authorities. 04 Aug. 2022 NATO Secretary General on Utøya: we must stand for our values, support Ukraine NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg addressed the Workers’ Youth League (Arbeidernes ungdomsfylking, AUF) on the Norwegian island of Utøya on Thursday (4 August 2022), underscoring the importance of continued support for Ukraine. 29 Jul. 2022 NATO air forces train over Romania Fighter jets and surveillance aircraft from seven NATO countries held air-to-ground warfare drills over Romania on Thursday (28 July 2022). 29 Jul. 2022 NATO marks 70 years of scientific and technological research In 2022, NATO marks 70 years of collaborative scientific and technological research at the service of Alliance defence and security. 28 Jul. 2022 First Chair of the Military Committee to attend Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence Conference From 25 to 27 July 2022, Admiral Rob Bauer, Chair of the Military Committee attended the 24th annual Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence Conference in Australia. On the sidelines of the conference, he met with NATO Partners’ Chiefs of Defence of Australia, Japan and Mongolia, the Vice-Chief of Defence of the Republic of Korea as well as the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command. 26 Jul. 2022 Deep dive – Under the waves with Croatian Special Forces and US Navy SEALs NATO Special Operations Forces need to be able to tackle the most complex tasks in the most difficult environments – from scaling the side of a ship while under fire to diving to the depths of the sea. Croatian Special Forces recently tested their maritime skills during a joint exercise with US Navy SEALs in the Adriatic. 20 Jul. 2022 The Chair of the NATO Military Committee discusses regional security while in Bosnia and Herzegovina On 19-20 July 2022, the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer visited Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he met with members of the Presidency, the Minister of Defence, Mr Sifet Podzic and the Chief of Defence, Lieutenant General Senad Mašović. He also visited the Tactical Support Brigade HQ, the Intelligence-Security Agency and the NATO Headquarters Sarajevo. 20 Jul. 2022 Belgium wraps up NATO deployment in Baltic airspace A detachment of four Belgian F-16 fighter aircraft is set to wrap up eight months of activities at the end of July, after their air policing deployment to Estonia was extended following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. 18 Jul. 2022 Lieutenant General Adamczak starts his tenure as new Director General of the NATO International Military Staff On Monday 18 July 2022, the NATO Military Committee welcomed the new Director General of the NATO International Military Staff (DGIMS), Lieutenant General Janusz Adamczak. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news.htm Published and (C) by NATO Content appears here under this condition or license: in acordance with "Requirements for the external use of NATO content.". via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/nato/