Chair of the NATO Military Committee visits the United States of America
Washington D.C., 5 to 8 May 2025 – The Chair of the NATO Military Committee (CMC), Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, participated in a series of high-level strategic meetings in the US, exchanging ideas with military leadership from US and across the Alliance, as well as political and civil society leaders from around the world. During the visit, he also paid homage to the American service members who lay at rest in Arlington National Cemetery.
The very first event was the Munich Leaders Meeting, organized by the Munich Security Conference, gathering senior leaders from both sides of the Atlantic to hold informal discussions on the most pressing security and geopolitical developments. CMC used the platform for a frank exchange emphasising that “cohesion is critical, vis-à-vis common threats and challenges. Unity across NATO isn’t just a political ambition, it’s a strategic requirement. And unity must extend beyond governments, to include our economies, societies, and defence communities.” Furthermore, he stressed that “in today’s global security environment, unilateral actions may offer short-term gains, but enduring stability and legitimate deterrence are only possible through unity and trust.”
Another high-level event attended by the CMC was the Strategic Dialogue with NATO Pacific Partners, hosted by NATO Allied Command Transformation. This engagement focused on fostering a strategic level civil-military dialogue between NATO and its Indo-Pacific Partners, by encouraging open conversations on common topics of interest. In the occasion, CMC highlighted that “the NATO Chiefs of Defence meeting held last January, which brought together more than twenty-five partner Chiefs of Defence, underscored how deeply we value these relationships, across the globe, and in the Indo-Pacific among the most relevant.” He concluded reminding that “we are united by common purposes: securing peace, preserving freedom, and protecting the generations to come.”
CMC’s final event took place at the Allied Warfighters Talks, co-organized by NATO ACT and the Vice Chief of the Joint Staff, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. The event brought together high-level military leaders from across the Alliance, with a common objective of strengthen the collective warfighting capabilities of NATO. There CMC used the opportunity to discuss how the Alliance can shape its approach to deterrence, capability development, and interoperability. Ensuring that NATO and each of its Allied members remain prepared for any challenges that may arise.
Finally, while in Washington, Admiral Cavo Dragone paid respects at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, a site that honours American service members who made the ultimate sacrifice. On behalf of the NATO Military Committee, he extended thanks to the United States for “enduring as a force for deterrence, defence and stability.”