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==Current deployments== | ==Current deployments== | ||
===Afghanistan=== | ===Afghanistan=== | ||
There is a substantial military force in [[Afghanistan]], including U.S. forces, although there are also independent U.S. forces there not under ISAF command. | |||
*[[International Security Assistance Force]] (ISAF) | *[[International Security Assistance Force]] (ISAF) | ||
===Kosovo=== | ===Kosovo=== | ||
KFOR is the [[peace operations]] force in Kosovo, under the authority of [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244]]. | |||
*[[Kosovo Force]] (KFOR) | *[[Kosovo Force]] (KFOR) | ||
===Historic events=== | ===Historic events=== | ||
Revision as of 10:40, 5 November 2008
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is a military alliance established by the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949. The organization established a system of collective defence in which its member states agree to mutual defence in response to an attack by any external party. The headquarters of NATO are in Brussels, Belgium.
Structure
Military planning and interoperability
Current deployments
Afghanistan
There is a substantial military force in Afghanistan, including U.S. forces, although there are also independent U.S. forces there not under ISAF command.
Kosovo
KFOR is the peace operations force in Kosovo, under the authority of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244.
- Kosovo Force (KFOR)