Deployment
of NATO forces
For the first time in NATO's history, Alliance assets
have been deployed in support of Article 5 operations.
NATO is sending five Airborne Warning and Control Systems
aircraft (AWACS) to the United States and is also deploying
its Standing Naval Force Mediterranean (STANAVFORMED)
to the Eastern Mediterranean.
AWACS provide air surveillance and early warning capability
by transmitting data to command and control centres on
land, sea or in the air. The naval assets, which were
participating in Exercise Destined Glory 2001 off the
southern coast of Spain, have been re-assigned in order
to provide an immediate NATO military presence in the
Eastern Mediterranean.
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