Look back at Steadfast Defender 24

🌐 Steadfast Defender 2024 wrapped up last week! Here's what made it extraordinary:

🌍 90,000 personnel from all 32 Allies
🚢 50+ naval assets, including aircraft carriers and destroyers
✈️80+ air platforms: F35s, FA18s, helicopters, and UAVs
🚛 1,100+ combat vehicles, including 166 tanks

This exercise showcased our ability to rapidly deploy and sustain complex operations, reinforcing Europe's defence.

This exercise demonstrated NATO's unmatched ability to deploy and sustain operations across Europe.

#NATO | #SteadfastDefender24 | #StrongerTogether | #DeterAndDefend

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Allied Command Operations (ACO), NATO's headquarters for all military plans and operations, is the successor to two historic strategic commands for NATO – Allied Command Europe and Allied Command Atlantic.

ACO is one of The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation's (NATO) two strategic military commands. The other command being Allied Command Transformation ACT in Norfolk, Virginia.

ACO is commanded by the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) and is responsible for all Alliance military operations. The command headquarters, known as Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, or SHAPE, is located in Casteau near Mons, Belgium. The mission of ACO and the SACEUR is to contribute to preserving the peace, security and territorial integrity of NATO member nations in its area of responsibility.

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