Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) is the Headquarters of Allied Command Operations (ACO), one of NATO's two strategic military commands.
Hot food 🥙 warm showers 🚿 clean clothes 👕 out in the field... Really?!
Find out as Trissia and Seb tour the Turkish 🇹🇷 living facilities on
#SteadfastDefender21
#WeAreNATO
Watch U.S. Navy 🇺🇸 EA-18G Growler aircraft fly over the USS Harry S. Truman as they patrol the Mediterranean Sea.
@NATO
has over 130 jets at high alert & over 200 ships at sea from the High North to the Mediterranean to protect & defend Alliance territory.
@US_EUCOM
#WeAreNATO
Can you see what is missing in this picture?
Join us tomorrow at 15:00 (CET) here:
for a live flag-raising ceremony for
#Finland
🇫🇮 as they officially become part of the Alliance. See you there!
#Strongertogether
🇫🇮Finland have won the Best Sniper Team Competition!
The
@USArmyEURAF
hold the annual event testing the marksmanship, physical prowess, and technical expertise of sniper teams across Europe. Qualities our newest Ally demonstrated in abundance 💪 🇫🇮
#DeterandDefend
"These deterrence measures are prudent and enhance our speed, responsiveness and capability to shield and protect the one billion citizens we swore to protect." ~SACEUR General Tod D. Wolters
More here
Soaring high over Baltic skies!
@BeAirForce
🇧🇪 F-16’s are conducting
#NATO
enhanced Air Policing (eAP) patrols in Estonia 🇪🇪. A multinational effort, 13 Allied nations 🇫🇷🇬🇧🇩🇰🇳🇱🇩🇪🇨🇦🇵🇱🇪🇸🇧🇪🇮🇹🇵🇹🇨🇿🇹🇷 have deployed in support of eAP since the mission's launch in 2014.
@NATO
@Kaitsevagi
Cleared for takeoff! U.S. F-16s 🇺🇸 from Germany are flying with Romanian 🇷🇴, Italian 🇮🇹 and German 🇩🇪 aircraft to safeguard the skies over the Eastern Flank of the Alliance and demonstrate
#NATO
interoperability, resolve and cohesion. See more:
@US_EUCOM
The U.S.🇺🇸will deploy additional forces to Estonia, consisting of an infantry company, a HIMARS platoon, and associated command and control equipment and systems.
✅Strengthening NATO’s forward defences
✅Increasing the security of our Alliance
#Deteranddefend
#NATO
@usarmy
🌊🌊 Exercise Dynamic Mariner 23 put the NATO Response Force Maritime element through its paces, training to respond to all potential crises and threats. 🌊🌊
#WeAreNATO
#StrongerTogether
#NATO
is a defensive Alliance, we've enhanced security and reinforced our defences on the Eastern flank. We are ready and capable to address any challenges that come our way.
#WeAreNATO
Boots on the ground! 2,800 soldiers from 12 Allied nations🇦🇱🇨🇦🇨🇿🇮🇹🇮🇸🇲🇪🇵🇱🇸🇰🇸🇮🇪🇸🇱🇻🇺🇸 are training in Latvia for Exercise Crystal Arrow. The ability to come together as a single fighting force anywhere, anytime demonstrates
#NATO
's capability, unity and resolve.
#StrongerTogether
30,000 troops from 27 nations, including NATO’s partners Finland 🇫🇮 & Sweden 🇸🇪, are taking part in exercise
#ColdResponse22
. The defensive & long-planned exercise demonstrates
#NATO
’s ability to respond decisively to any threat, from any direction.
#WeAreNATO
#StrongerTogether
Additional Norwegian troops are deploying to NATO ’s enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroup Lithuania, providing reinforcements to NATO's eastern flank in response to Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. NATO stands ready to defend all Allies against acts of aggression.
"Finland as a NATO Ally would certainly improve the strategic environment in the Baltic region... " Supreme Allied Commander Europe has conducted his first visit to Finland 🇫🇮 to meet with defence leaders
@Puolustusvoimat
#StrongerTogether
Rafale fighter jets from France 🇫🇷 are flying Air Patrol missions over Poland 🇵🇱 as part of NATO’s enhanced Vigilance Activity.
#NATO
has boosted its defensive posture in the eastern part of the Alliance, with more land, air and maritime forces deployed to the area.
@EtatMajorFR
Winter combat ready! German 🇩🇪
#Bundeswehr
soldiers conducted cold-weather training for
#ColdResponse22
.
30,000 troops from 27 Allied & partner countries gathered in Norway🇳🇴 to test their ability to work together in extreme & rugged conditions.
#StrongerTogether
@NATO
@LANDCMD
In response to Russia's use of military force against Ukraine, NATO has increased its presence on the eastern flank. NATO now has eight Multinational Battlegroups from the Baltic to the Black Sea.
Find out more in the following video.
#StrongerTogether
#DeterAndDefend
Exercise
#EFES2022
shows Türkiye’s
@TSKGnkur
contribution to
@NATO
’s deterrence and defence posture, has been conducted successfully with participation of more than 10,000 personnel from 37 Allied, partner and other friendly countries!
#WeAreNATO
This Christmas, spare a thought for the NATO personnel who are not with their families. They guard our eastern flank, in all weathers, ensuring a safe Christmas for our Alliance. Show your appreciation!
NATO Allies completed exercise Northern Viking 2022 this month in Keflavik, Iceland. The U.S. Navy-led exercise provided Allies the opportunity to strengthen interoperability and force readiness in the arctic.
Tank attack! About 40 British Army soldiers deployed to Lithuania 🇱🇹 for Exercise Hunter 22. The UK 🇬🇧 soldiers, part of the
#NATO
enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroup in Poland 🇵🇱, trained together with Allies using state-of-the-art anti-tank weapons.
#WeAreNATO
@BritishArmy
@NATO
's biggest exercise in decades,
#SteadfastDefender24
, will showcase in the upcoming months the Alliance's unwavering commitment to collective defence and its ability to protect 1 billion Allied citizens 🌐
Two hundred British Army 🇬🇧 soldiers are arriving in Kosovo to reinforce NATO’s Kosovo Force (KFOR) peacekeeping mission.
The deployment comes after the violent attack on Kosovo Police on 24 September.
#WeAreNATO
Aircraft from the French 🇫🇷 Carrier Strike Group's Charles De Gaulle, including Rafale M fighters, are conducting air patrols on
#NATO
's Eastern Flank to ensure the security of Allied airspace in the skies above Romania 🇷🇴 and Bulgaria 🇧🇬.
#StrongerTogether
@NATO
@EtatMajorFR
U.S. 🇺🇸 F-16 Fighting Falcons from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany 🇩🇪 are deployed to Romania 🇷🇴 to secure the skies over NATO’s Eastern Flank. In response to Russia’s invasion of
#Ukraine
🇺🇦,
#NATO
Allies have increased readiness and vigilance across Europe.
#WeAreNATO
@US_EUCOM
Flying the skies at Mach 2! Spanish
@EjercitoAire
🇪🇸 Eurofighter aircraft are conducting air policing out of Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria 🇧🇬. Allied enhanced vigilance activities across
#NATO
's Eastern Flank demonstrate Alliance resolve and unity.
@NATO
#StrongerTogether
The French 🇫🇷 Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is deployed in the Mediterranean Sea to reinforce NATO's defensive posture. The CSG, with its Rafale M fighter aircraft ✈️, will enhance maritime security and conduct patrols in the skies above Romania 🇷🇴 and Bulgaria🇧🇬.
#NATO
#WeAreNATO
NATO remains ready and vigilant to deter any threat. Allies deploy together to Enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroups and contribute to the Baltic Air Policing Mission to secure the skies and keep the Alliance strong.
U.S. Army General Christopher G. Cavoli nominated as Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Commander, U.S. European Command. NATO has also agreed to appoint General Cavoli as SACEUR. General Cavoli will succeed U.S. Air Force General Tod D. Wolters.
Exercise Rising Griffin tested infantry teams and troops throughout
@BG_LTU_eFP
Teams came together to train in tough conditions conducting maneuvers across snowy and muddy terrain. For more photos, and to learn more about the exercise follow the link:
The Eurofighter Typhoon from the UK’s Royal Air Force and the Saab Gripen from the Czech Republic Air Force secure the skies over Lithuania. NATO countries take turns deploying troops and aircraft to the Eastern flank to protect our Allies and deter any threats.
We face a new reality for our security due to Russia’s illegal invasion of
#Ukraine
🇺🇦. In response,
#NATO
has reinforced its defensive presence in the eastern part of the Alliance with more troops, planes & ships. Here’s the latest update ⤵️
#WeAreNATO
#StrongerTogether
@NATO
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) was honoured to host 25 Ukrainian Officer Cadets recently. The cadets were given lectures about NATO's structure and studied battlefields of the past. Hear their full story here:
#Ukraine
#standwithukraine
On this day in 1949, 12 countries signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D. C. Since then, 30 nations have come together and agreed to stand ready to protect and defend the Alliance! 🇦🇱🇧🇪🇧🇬🇨🇦🇨🇿🇭🇷🇩🇰🇪🇪🇫🇷🇩🇪🇬🇷🇭🇺🇮🇸🇮🇹🇱🇻🇱🇹🇱🇺🇲🇪🇳🇱🇲🇰🇳🇴🇵🇱🇵🇹🇷🇴🇸🇰🇸🇮🇪🇸🇹🇷🇬🇧🇺🇸
#wearenato
Around 30,000 troops from over 25 countries are converging in Norway 🇳🇴 for
#ColdResponse22
to conduct cold-weather training on land, in the air and at sea. The long-planned defensive exercise demonstrates unity & the transatlantic bond 🇺🇸🇨🇦 at the heart❤️of
#NATO
.
#WeAreNATO
Time to set sail! ⛵
Exercise Dynamic Mariner 23 put personnel and military assets through challenging scenarios, preparing them to respond to all potential threats. Italy led the exercise as they prepare to take over the NRF/M from Türkiye. 🇮🇹 🇹🇷
#WeAreNATO
#StrongerTogether
TCG Heybeliada
TCG Heybeliada is the lead ship of the Ada-class ASW corvettes of the Turkish Navy. Heybeliada was named after Heybeliada Island, where the Turkish Naval High School is located.
#Strongertogether
#NATO
Welcome to
#NATO
! a Belgium 🇧🇪 F-16, a Finnish 🇫🇮 F/A-18, a Hungarian 🇭🇺 JAS-39 Gripen C & a Swedish 🇸🇪 JAS-39 Gripen E conducted together a flypast in Ostrava’s skies during NATO DAYS 2022, symbolically welcoming 🇫🇮 & 🇸🇪 as incoming members of the Alliance.
#StrongerTogether
NATO is a defensive Alliance. Our Allies have deployed thousands of troops, hundreds of aircraft, ships and equipment to reinforce our eastern, central and south eastern part of the Alliance. Our Enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroups are ready to deter any threat, by anyone.
Kalimera Greece 🇬🇷!
Today is your Independence Day, celebrating your rich heritage and unwavering spirit!
We are honoured to stand with Greece as they commemorate their legacy of democracy and cultural brilliance 💪
@Hellenic_MOD
,
@HAspokesman
,
@navygr
,
@GreeceNATO
🥳Happy Birthday to us!🎉
Today Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), the operational headquarters for
#NATO
's Allied Command Operations, turns 70!
Stay tuned for more as we celebrate 7⃣ decades of deterrence and defence.
#SHAPE70
Here come the BUFFs! Allied F-35s, Eurofighters from Italy 🇮🇹 and F-16s from Greece 🇬🇷 escorted two US B-52s 🇺🇸 through the skies above the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea Region on March 7 for training with ground forces from Romania 🇷🇴. See story:
#NATO
"The health of our forces is vitally important to maintaining readiness to deter and defend our homelands,"--General Tod D. Wolters, Supreme Allied Commander Europe.
#calltoaction
#coronavirus
Allied fighters train side-by-side on
#NATO
’s Eastern flank to ensure the Alliance airspace
#security
.
🇵🇱 MiG-29 and 🇳🇱 F-35 jets took off last week from Malbork Air Base, Poland and were joined in the air by 🇵🇱 F-16s and 🇫🇷 Rafales.
#SecuringTheSkies
#NATO
Increased Deterrence & Defence: There are now 40,000 troops under
#NATO
command in the eastern part of the Alliance, and Allies have agreed on 4 new multinational battlegroups 🇧🇬🇭🇺🇷🇴🇸🇰 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine 🇺🇦
#WeAreNATO
#StrongerTogether
@JFC_Naples
@US_EUCOM
Fighter Friday! Belgian 🇧🇪 Polish 🇵🇱 and Danish 🇩🇰 F-16s, alongside Royal Air Force Typhoons 🇬🇧, have been taking part in the U.S. 🇺🇸 Army-led exercise
#SaberStrike22
together with 13,000 troops from 13 nations. See more:
#WeAreNATO
@BeAirForce
@MON_GOV_PL
Happy 7️⃣5️⃣Anniversary
@NATO
🎂
7️⃣5️⃣ years of promoting peace 💪
7️⃣5️⃣ years of keeping security 🛡️
7️⃣5️⃣ years of strengthening skills ⚔️
We celebrate our history, unity, and commitment to make our Alliance
#StrongerTogether
across the Euro-Atlantic 🌐
#WeAreNATO
|
#1NATO75Years
Congratulations to the 20th Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR)! US Army General Christopher Cavoli assumed command of Allied Command Operations from US Air Force General Tod Wolters on July 4, 2022.
@NATO
safeguards 1 billion citizens. Today we are excited to launch our new strategy: ‘Deter and Defend.’ Watch the video for your full briefing!
#deteranddefend
#wearenato
Fighter Friday: Fighter jets from Romania 🇷🇴 Italy 🇮🇹 UK 🇬🇧 & the USA 🇺🇸 performed a precision four-nation flyover during a
#NATO
ceremony in Romania 🇷🇴.
#StrongerTogether
#WeAreNATO
US🇺🇸 Air Force F-22s, Polish🇵🇱 Air Force F-16s & MiG-29s and Italian Aeronautica Militare 🇮🇹 Eurofighters join forces to enhance tactics, techniques and procedures as part of NATO's Air Shielding mission.
#WeAreNato
#nato
#ShieldingTheSkies
A binational, Dutch-German Air and Missile Defence Task Force is deploying PATRIOT systems near Sliač airbase, Slovakia in April to reinforce NATO's defence capabilities on the Eastern flank following Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine.
Polish 🇵🇱 fighter pilots were among 13,000 troops from 13 nations who joined exercise
#SaberStrike22
. The exercise, held biennially since 2010, demonstrates U.S. 🇺🇸 ability to deploy European-based units to the Eastern Flank of the Alliance.
#NATO
@PolishAirForce
@USNATO
@NATO
Preventing conflict starts in peacetime, not in crisis. NATO conducts vigilance activities to ensure readiness. Allied troops on the ground train with equipment such as armoured vehicles and advanced weapons systems routinely through exercise and operations.
@NATO
Allies and partners have common interests and a shared responsibility to deter and defend what makes us the most successful Alliance in history.
#WeAreNATO
#StrongerTogether
In today’s dynamic, ever-changing security environment, reinforcement of the Eastern Flank is critical to the Alliance. Meet
@EjercitoAire
pilot Pablo, as he tells us about his job and
@NATO
's critical air policing mission in the Baltics!
#WeAreNATO
#StrongerTogether
Exercise FS22 in 🇱🇹, Lithuanian Special Forces and 15
@NATO
Allies & Partners, enhanced their interoperability and strengthened cooperation between SOF, Land, Air, Navy through the multi domain operations, ensuring support for regional defence plans.
@LTU_Army
@BG_LTU_eFP
.
@NATO
leaders visited Poland 1 March to stress deterrence & engage with troop reinforcements along the Eastern flank.
These enhancements strengthen NATO's collective defense posture & ensure NATO has ready forces, positioned across Europe that demonstrate Alliance solidarity.
U.S. exercise 🇺🇸
#SaberStrike22
has been taking place across the Czech Republic 🇨🇿 Estonia 🇪🇪 Germany 🇩🇪 Latvia 🇱🇻 Lithuania 🇱🇹 Poland 🇵🇱 & Slovakia 🇸🇰. It includes approximately 13,000 participants from 13 nations, including NATO partners Finland 🇫🇮 & Sweden 🇸🇪
@NATO
@Maavoimat
The USS Harry Truman 🇺🇸 is working with French 🇫🇷 & Italian 🇮🇹 aircraft carriers in the Mediterranean Sea to defend NATO's Eastern Flank.
#NATO
Allies currently have over 200 military ships at sea to provide 24/7 defence of Allied waters & airspace.
@US_EUCOM
@EtatMajorFR
@USNATO
#Europe
| Arrivée en 🇷🇴 des premiers éléments 🇫🇷 du bataillon d’alerte de l’OTAN.
Mission : renforcer la posture de dissuasion et de défense de l’
@NATO
sur le flanc oriental de l’Alliance.
#NATO
.
#Solidarit
éStratégique
NATO has been exercising nuclear deterrence capabilities over north-western Europe. Exercise "Steadfast Noon" was a routine, recurring training activity and it is not linked to any current world events. No live weapons were used.
#DeterandDefend
@NATO_AIRCOM
Five Allied aircraft carriers will be operating in the Atlantic Ocean and the North and Mediterranean Seas in November, as part of their regularly scheduled activities.
#CumhuriyetBayram
ı
When does the celebration of 🇹🇷Turkey's Republic Day officially begin?
Find out as we introduce Mehmet Cetin from NATO's Cyber Security Centre.
Have you ever seen inside a submarine? Watch LCDR Raffaele Martino give you a tour of the Italian Submarine he commands, Scirè. Raffaele and his crew are currently participating in
#nato
Exercise Dynamic Manta 2019, which officially begins today and continues through March 9.
The ‘Deter & Defend’ concept represents a breakthrough in the integration & planning of Allied military activities. It seeks to counter threats by providing a common
@NATO
framework in peace, crisis, & war. To learn more follow the link:
#DeterandDefend
SHAPE welcomed students from the Finnish High Command Course, Oct. 18. We welcomed the members from our newest Ally to learn more about SHAPE and NATO. 🇫🇮
#WeAreNATO
#StrongerTogether
SACEUR General Cavoli visited Korzeniewo 🇵🇱 today, where Allied land forces are training in the Vistula River for exercise
#DoubleRiverCrossing
🌊
Troops demonstrated
#NATO
's ability to cross obstacles in dangerous environments, through a highly complex & multi-domain operation
@NATO
's Northern Combined Air Operations Centre certified the 🇮🇹Italian Air Force F-35A detachment ready to conduct Air Policing of the skies in the High North. The jets will execute the mission in May & June. Find details here:
@ItalianAirForce
#wearenato