8 hours agoTurkey takes NATO command at peak of tensions with Greece
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Starting on January 1st, 2021 -- today, the Turkish Army will take over command of the Alliance's High Readiness Force. This country will immediately put thousands of soldiers on alert. Turkey takes over the direction of this force from Poland, it says in NATO's announcement. In this command, which is part of [...]
In this command, which is part of the NATO Response Force, approximately 4 200 troops will serve under the 66th Mechanised Infantry Brigade of Turkey and a total of 6400 soldiers, including units from Albania, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, the U.S.A.
NATO has assessed Turkey's key “investment” for the Alliance entity, “particularly in planning logistical requirements and ammunition”. According to NATO, the latest models of Turkish armed vehicles and antitank missiles are designated for the Turkish direction of this command.
This command was established in 2014 at a NATO summit in Britain in response to a change in the security environment, such as Russia's destabilising activities in Ukraine and unrest in the Middle East.
