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18 May. 2012 – 07 Jul. 2012

NATO Delivers: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Photo Exhibition - Chicago

NATO is cooperating with the Pritzker Military Library in Chicago to hold a photo exhibition on NATO efforts to support peace and security. The exhibition will run from 18 May - 7 July 2012 at the Pritzker Military Library and then will tour around the United States and Canada. The exhibition features over 90 images divided into the following six categories: Working Together; Providing Peace and Security; Countering and Preventing Terrorism; Safeguarding the Seas; Meeting Humanitarian Needs; and Tackling New Threats with New Capabilities. You can view the images here in this online gallery.

Working Together - NATO Delivers: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

18 May. 2012

Throughout NATO’s history, cooperation has been the bedrock of North American and European security. No country or organization can deal with the complex and unpredictable challenges of the evolving security environment on its own. What began in 1949 with 12 founding members is now an alliance of 28.

Countering and Preventing Terrorism - NATO Delivers: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

18 May. 2012

Terrorism is a global threat that knows no border, nationality or religion. It is therefore a challenge that the international community must tackle together.

Safeguarding the Seas - NATO Delivers: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

18 May. 2012

The world population relies on the seas and oceans for international commerce, as a source of food and for vital supplies of oil and natural gas. It is NATO’s responsibility to help protect international commerce and its member countries’ maritime resources from potential threats, as well as from possible attacks upon their territory that may come from the sea.

Providing Peace and Security - NATO Delivers: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

18 May. 2012

NATO is an active and leading contributor to peace and security on the international stage. Through its crisis-management operations, the Alliance demonstrates both its willingness to act as a positive force for change and its capacity to meet the security challenges of the 21st century.

Meeting Humanitarian Needs - NATO Delivers: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

18 May. 2012

One of NATO’s strengths is to have the experience, facilities, capabilities and processes in place to be able to deal with different sorts of crises. Within the framework of the Alliance, members work together on a daily basis and have everything ready – planning, policies, processes, working practices and tools - to be able to launch a multinational crisis-management operation at short notice or to coordinate the provision of relief support.

Tackling New Threats with New Capabilities - NATO Delivers: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

18 May. 2012

The security environment continues to change at a rapid rate and NATO is working to ensure that the Alliance is capable of meeting these emerging security challenges. Cyber attacks, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism and other emerging threats such as energy vulnerabilities are all matters of concerns to the security of NATO's almost 900 million citizens.

Last updated: 18-May-2012 19:53

NATO Delivers: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - NATO Photo Exhibit at the Pritzker Military Library, Chicago 18 May. 2012 NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic speaking at the Pritzker Military Library of Chicago

NATO Delivers: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - Working Together - NATO Summit - Chicago - 20-21 May 2012 18 May. 2012 French military vehicles drive off a US amphibious ship during the multinational exercise "Bold Alligator" in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in January 2012. The exercise was an example of interoperability in action. Partnerships are important for the overall effectiveness of the Alliance. Each NATO nation has its own way of conducting operations, but the interoperability challenges are met through observation, data collection and analysis during bilateral and multilateral exercises. Such exercises are used by NATO to help build better capabilities for the future.

NATO Delivers: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - Countering and Preventing Terrorism - NATO Summit - Chicago - 20-21 May 2012 18 May. 2012 Slovak engineers search for mines and explosives buried in the ground in order to clear areas slated for development in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Over 50 percent more IEDs and mines are found and cleared by coalition troops than explode but the insurgents continue to rely on them as their main weapon in the campaign. The bombs take many civilian lives and over 60 percent of the civilian casualties caused by insurgents result from indiscriminate IED explosions.

NATO Delivers: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - Safeguarding the Seas - NATO Summit - Chicago - 20-21 May 2012 18 May. 2012 Since August 2009, NATO ships patrol the waters off the Horn of Africa as part of Operation Ocean Shield. Their mission is to contribute to international efforts to counter maritime piracy. Operation Ocean Shield cooperates closely with other naval forces including US-led maritime forces, EU naval forces and national organizations operating against the threat of piracy in the region.

NATO Delivers: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - Providing Peace and Security - NATO Summit - Chicago - 20-21 May 2012 18 May. 2012 A British soldier guards a strategic bridge on the route to Pristina in 1999. (Photo: UK Ministry of Defense)

NATO Delivers: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - Meeting Humanitarian Needs - NATO Summit - Chicago - 20-21 May 2012 18 May. 2012 In one of the areas worst hit by a devastating earthquake in Pakistan in October 2005, NATO engineers supported the rebuilding of a village of Bagh. Here, a Spanish engineer helps build a new school.

NATO Delivers: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - Tackling New Threats with New Capabilities - NATO Summit - Chicago - 20-21 May 2012 18 May. 2012 NATO's Joint Force Training Center (JFTC) in Bydgoszcz, Poland is a state-of-the-art center that supports training for NATO and partner forces to improve joint tactical interoperability. The center provides pre-deployment training to Regional Command Headquarters (RC HQs) and Operational Mission Liaison Teams for the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). The center is a cornerstone of Allied Command Transformation (ACT), headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia the only NATO headquarters on US soil. It works in coordination with the Joint Warfare Center (JWC) in Stavanger, Norway.