In th? ?th????l ???lms ?? n?v?l st??t???, NATO ??c?ntl? t??k c?nt?? st??? t? ?nv?il ? ???n? s??ct?cl? ?? ??w?? ?n? c????in?ti?n. This ??v?l?ti?n, ??liv???? th????h th? m????n ?m?hith??t?? ?? s?ci?l m??i?, m??k?? th? ???l??m?nt ?? th? m?j?stic HMS Q???n Eliz???th ?l?n?si?? Alli?? F??c?s ??? ? ??ll?t ?? milit??? ???w?ss c???n?m?? N??t?n?.
In ? ???cl?m?ti?n ?ch?in? th????h th? ?i?it?l c???i???s ?? ?l?t???m X, ???m??l? kn?wn ?s Twitt??, NATO ?nn??nc?? th? hist??ic m?m?nt—th? l????st ?n? m?st ???mi???l? v?ss?l in th? R???l N?v?’s ??s?n?l, HMS Q???n Eliz???th, s?t s?il ?n??? NATO’s c?mm?n? ??? th? in??????l tіm?. Th? Unit?? Kin???m’s c???i?? ?n? ?i?c???t st?ik? ?????s j?in?? h?n?s with ?lli?s, ?m???kin? ?n N??t?n? St?ik?, ? ??m?nst??ti?n ?? NATO’s ?nw?v??in? ??ilit? t? shi?l? ???inst ?n? l??min? th???t.
Th? R???l N?v?, in s?nc with this ???n? m??itim? w?ltz, ??cl???? th? t??ns??? ?? c?nt??l ?? HMS Q???n Eliz???th ?n? th? UK C???i?? St?ik? G???? (UK CSG) t? NATO. This ???mi???l? ?ss?m?l?, c?m??is?? ?? th? ??i??t? HMS K?nt, ??st????? HMS Di?m?n?, ?n? ?n ??s?n?l incl??in? F-35 B?l Li?htnin? J?ts, Wil?c?ts, M??lin h?lic??t??s, ?n? s?????t v?ss?ls, ?ims t? c???t? ? t?sk ???c? c????l? ?? n?vi??tin? v?st ?x??ns?s—???m th? M??it????n??n t? th? B?ltic S??—?n??? NATO’s w?tch??l c?mm?n?.
In ? s?nch??niz?? ?is?l?? ?? m??itim? mi?ht, th??? st??t??ic ?i?c???t c???i??s, incl??in? th? UK CSG, ???c?? th? N??th S??, It?l?’s ITS C?v??? cl?im?? th? M??it????n??n, ?n? S??in’s ESP J??n C??l?s st??? s?ntin?l ?v?? th? ?z??? w?t??s. This c?ll?????ti?n, ?n ?lli?nc? ?? th? l?t?st ???c?s, st?n?s ?s ? t?st?m?nt t? NATO’s c?mmitm?nt t? ????in?ss—? c?mmitm?nt ?tch?? in th? v??? ????ic ?? s?v???i?nt?, ????n?in? ?v??? inch ?? ?i?s??c?, w?t??w??s, ?n? t???it???.
Ent?? N??t?n? St?ik?, ? ???n? s?m?h?n? inv?lvin? w??shi?s ???m 21 n?ti?ns, ch????????h?? ?n??? th? c?mm?n? ?? NATO’s N?v?l S?????t ?n? St?ik? F??c?s. This vi?il?nc? ?ctivit? s??v?s ?s ? ??s??n?in? ???i?m?ti?n ?? NATO’s st??n?th ?n? ??l?v?nc?, ? ??m?nst??ti?n th?t ??s?n?t?s with ?v??? ?i??l? ?n th? m??itim? c?nv?s.
As th? m??itim? ??ll?t ?n??l???, HMS Q???n Eliz???th ?n????? in ? m?sm??izin? c?t-?n?-m??s? sc?n??i? with ? N??w??i?n s??m??in? in th? N??th S??. Th? N??w??i?n s??m??in?, HN?MS Utst?in, ??c?? ??sist?nc? ???m M??lin h?lic??t??s, sh?wc?sin? th? ???cisi?n ?n? c????in?ti?n inh???nt in NATO’s n?v?l ???c?s.
Th? ?x??cis? w?sn’t j?st ? ?is?l?? ?? milit??? ???w?ss ??t ? t???st?? ?? int??-s??vic? c??????ti?n ?n? ????t??ilit? t? ??n?mic sc?n??i?s. Th? M??lin s??m??in?-h?ntin? h?lic??t??, ???i???? with s?n???is (?n???w?t?? ???s), s?cc?ss??ll? l?c?t?? th? N??w??i?n s??m??in?, hi?hli?htin? th? im???t?nc? ?? m?lti-??m?in int????ti?n.
Th? ??ll?t ???ch?? its c??sc?n?? ?s HMS Q???n Eliz???th, ?mi?st sim?l?t?? ch?ll?n??s, sh?wc?s?? th? ??sili?nc? ?? Alli?? ?i? ?ss?ts ?n? w??shi?s in th? ??c? ?? st??t??ic ?nc??nt??s. This st??t??ic ??nc? n?t ?nl? ?n???sc???? th? ??li??ilit? ?? milit??? ???i?m?nt ??t ?ls? ?????n?? th? ?n???st?n?in? ?? t?ctic?l ?n? ?????ti?n?l c????iliti?s ??ss?ss?? ?? Alli?? n?vi?s ?n??? th? NATO ?m???ll?.
Th? m??itim? ??ll?t N??t?n? St?ik? 23-3, s??nnin? ???m Oct???? 30th t? N?v?m??? 10th, is m??? th?n ? m??? ?x??cis?; it’s ? ?lim?s? int? NATO’s ??ilit? t? c?n???nt ?v?lvin? s?c??it? ch?ll?n??s. As th? c??t?in ??lls ?n this ???n? s??ct?cl?, NATO ?n? its m?m??? st?t?s will sc??tiniz? th? ??s?lts, s??kin? c?ntin???s im???v?m?nt in c?ll?ctiv? ????in?ss ?n? c????iliti?s t? ??c? th? ?ni?m?tic s?c??it? ch?ll?n??s ?? th? ??t???.
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Aug. 28, 2021) — The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), navigates Tokyo Bay on the way to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka for a scheduled port visit. Carl Vinson, homeported in San Diego, Calif., and the accompanying Carrier ѕtгіke Group (CSG 1), are on a rotational deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response foгсe in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ian Cotter)
In th? ?nn?ls ?? n?v?l st??t???, N??t?n? St?ik? 23-3 st?n?s ?s ?n ??? t? NATO’s ???w?ss, ? h??m?ni??s ??ll?t ?ch?in? th? ?lli?nc?’s c?mmitm?nt t? s?c??it? ?n? st??ilit?. As th? m??itim? ???c?s ??t??n t? th? ?m???c? ?? n?ti?n?l c?nt??l, th? ??s?n?nc? ?? this m??itim? ????? will lin???—? ??min??? th?t in th? ?v??-shi?tin? ti??s ?? ?l???l s?c??it?, NATO ?n? its Alli?s ??? ???n? t???th??, st??n??? ?n? m??? ??sili?nt, ????? t? ??c? th? ch?ll?n??s th?t li? ????n? th? h??iz?n.