News
| Date | Title | |
| 28 Aug. 2020 |  | Six US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber aircraft are overflying all 30 NATO Allies on Friday (28 August 2020), training together with Allied air forces. As four US strategic bombers fly over Europe and two over North America for this long-planned event, named “Allied Sky”, they will be accompanied by around 80 fighter aircraft from across the Alliance, providing an opportunity to boost Allies’ ability to train and operate alongside each other. |
| 28 Aug. 2020 |  |
NATO Secretary General discusses situation in the eastern Mediterranean with President Erdogan NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg spoke by telephone with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday (28 August 2020). They discussed recent developments in the eastern Mediterranean. |
| 28 Aug. 2020 |  |
NATO and Afghan security forces provide relief to flood victims in Afghanistan NATO and the Afghan security forces recently provided critical assistance to the victims of floods in the eastern province of Parwan. This is part of their efforts to work together for the security of all Afghans. |
| 27 Aug. 2020 |  |
NATO Secretary General and Chancellor Merkel discuss current security challenges NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg held a series of high-level meetings in the German capital Berlin on Wednesday and Thursday (26-27 August). |
| 27 Aug. 2020 |  | Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană was the keynote speaker at an online event about “Emerging Europe and the United States: Towards 2030” on Thursday (27 August 2020). The conference brought together political and business leaders as well as media representatives from Europe and the United States, to discuss sustainable future relations. |
| 26 Aug. 2020 |  |
NATO Secretary General discusses Belarus, Eastern Mediterranean with EU defence ministers NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is attending a meeting of European Union Ministers of Defence in Berlin today (26 August 2020), to discuss missions and operations, the situation in Belarus as well as in the Eastern Mediterranean. In the margins of the meeting, Mr. Stoltenberg will have bilateral meetings with ministers and the EU High Representative / Vice President of the European Commission Josep Borrell. On Thursday (27 August 2020), Mr. Stoltenberg will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel. |
| 24 Aug. 2020 |  |
US bombers arrive in Europe for training with NATO Allies and partners Six US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber aircraft from the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota arrived at Royal Air Force Fairford in the United Kingdom on Saturday (22 August 2020). The long-planned deployment will involve flight training with NATO Allies and partners in the coming days. |
| 21 Aug. 2020 |  | A NATO AWACS aircraft arrived in Krakow, Poland on Friday (21 August 2020) for a week-long training event with the Polish and US air forces. The long-planned activity involves exercising air command and control over Allied territory. Based at Geilenkirchen Air Base in Germany, NATO's fleet of 14 AWACS aircraft conducts a wide range of operations – including flights in support of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, as well as Operation Sea Guardian. |
| 20 Aug. 2020 |  |
NATO ships clear historic ordnance in the waters of northern Norway Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG 1) has concluded a historical ordnance disposal operation along the north coast of Norway, in the Lofoten and Tromso areas, making them safer for fishermen, merchant shipping, underwater operations and civilian installations. |
| 19 Aug. 2020 |  | A NATO-funded project to dispose of old and dangerous ammunition in Ukraine has just resumed, following an interruption earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Measures have been put in place to ensure that this important work continues in a safe manner. With the restart of activities, some 1,500 tons of unserviceable munitions are expected to be destroyed and safely disposed by the end of 2020. Since 2011, the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has contributed to the safe elimination of around 30,000 tons of ammunition and 2.4 million antipersonnel landmines. The project is part of the “Demilitarization” Trust Fund, one of the ten NATO trust funds supporting Ukraine. |