NATO NATO .nato is a former Internet top-level domain. The nato TLD was added in the late 1980s by the NIC for the use of NATO, who felt that none of the then existing TLDs adequately reflected their status as an international organization. Soon after this addition, however, the NIC created the .int TLD for the use of international organizations, and convinced NATO to use nato.int instead. However, the nato TLD, although no longer used, was not deleted until July 1996. ...more on Wikipedia about ".nato"
ABLE ARCHER 83 was a NATO command post exercise (or war game) conducted from November 2— 11, 1983, which spanned the continent of Europe and simulated a coordinated nuclear release. Factors such as the deteriorated relations between the United States and Soviet Union, anticipated arrival of "super-stealth" Pershing II nuclear missiles in Europe, and the incredibly realistic nature of the exercise (which incorporated a new, unique format of coded communication, radio silences, participation by heads of state, and a simulated DEFCON 1 nuclear alert) led some in the USSR to believe ABLE ARCHER 83 to be a genuine nuclear strike. In response, Soviet nuclear forces were readied and air units in Eastern Germany and Poland were placed on alert. This relatively obscure incident is considered by many historians to be the closest the world has come to nuclear war since the well documented Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. The threat ...more on Wikipedia about "Able Archer"
ACCS is the $500M NATO Air Command and Control System programme, which is intended to replace the existing air command and control systems in Europe from 2009 onwards. At the highest level it comprises the Combined Air Operations Centre (CAOC) from which the air battle is run. Beneath this level of command is the Air Operations Centre (AOC), Recognised Air Picture (RAP) Production Centre (RPC) and Sensor Fusion Post (SFP). The programme comprises both static and deployable elements. Under separate funding, NATO will also procure deployable sensors for the deployable ACCS component (DAC). ...more on Wikipedia about "ACCS"
The acronym AGARD states for Advisory Group for Aeronautical Research and Development ( NATO). ...more on Wikipedia about "AGARD"
(Allied Command Transformation) :This Wikipedia article uses European spelling because of NATO's historical use of this style as a standard . NATO is also an acronym for the National Association of Theatre Owners. ...more on Wikipedia about "Allied Command Transformation"
Allied Forces Central Europe, or AFCENT, was a military installation in Brunssum, the Netherlands. This installation is comprised of members of the central European NATO countries, including American, Canadian, British, German, Belgian, and Dutch personnel. ...more on Wikipedia about "Allied Forces Central Europe"
The Association to Unite the Democracies, or AUD, is an organization devoted to transforming the North Atlantic Treaty Organization from a military alliance into a full political union. AUD was founded by Clarence Streit, New York Times correspondent at the League of Nations, who wrote the classic pro- world government work, Union Now. AUD was the main citizen group supporting NATO's establishment following World War II. The organization's proposed union, limited to democratic nations, is in contrast to that of Citizens for Global Solutions and other world federalist groups that seek to establish a worldwide federation to which all nations would one day accede. AUD's motto is "Freedom Comes First, Peace Follows". ...more on Wikipedia about "Association to Unite the Democracies"
Organisations called Atlantic Councils exist in most NATO and Partnership for Peace countries. They are not for profit organisations that exist to provide education about NATO. ...more on Wikipedia about "Atlantic Council"
The Atlantic Treaty Association (ATA) is an umbrella organization which acts as a network facilitator in the Euro-Atlantic and beyond. The ATA draws together political leaders, academics, and diplomats in a an effort to further the values set forth in the North Atlantic Treaty - Democracy, Freedom, Liberty, Peace, Security, and the Rule of law. ...more on Wikipedia about "Atlantic Treaty Association"
The Commander, United States European Command (or CDRUSEUCOM) is the senior United States military officer in the U.S. European Command. This commander has an area of responsibility that includes 93 nations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. ...more on Wikipedia about "Commander, United States European Command"
Eurocorps is a force which consists of up to 60,000 soldiers drawn from the armies of Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg and Spain. It is independent of any other military command although it can be placed under the command of EU or other international organizations. According to its founding treaties the Corps: ...more on Wikipedia about "Eurocorps"
Gladio was involved in " la strategia della tensione" during the "lead years", which started with Piazza Fontana bombing in December, 1969. Thirty years later, during a trial of right-wing extremists, General Giandelio Maletti, former head of Italian counter-intelligence, claimed that the massacre had been carried out by the Italian stay-behind army and right wing terrorists on orders of the CIA in order to discredit the Italian Communist Party (PCI). ...more on Wikipedia about "Gladio in Italy"
The Headquarters Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps, (HQ ARRC or ARRC) was created in 1992 in Bielefeld based on the former British I Corps (or I (BR) Corps ). It was originally created as the rapid reaction corps sized land force of the Reaction Forces Concept that emerged after the end of the Cold War, with a mission to redeploy and reinforce within Allied Command Europe (ACE) and to conduct Petersberg missions out of NATO teritory. Since 2002 however the HQ has been rerolled (with 5 other corps HQs of other NATO nations) as a High Readiness Force (Land) HQ (HRF(L)) with a broader mission. The formation HQ is under Operational Command of SACEUR (Supreme Allied Commander, Europe). The ARRC has a notional Force Pool of Combat, Combat Support and Combat Service Support units with which to train and execute its mission. However in reality COMARRC commands no forces until he receives an Activiation Order from SACEUR. On receipt of ACTORD, forces from troop contributing nations, generated through the NATO Force Generation process are passed into his Operational Command for the duration of the operational deployment. ...more on Wikipedia about "Headquarters Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps"
The Implementation Force (IFOR) was a NATO-led multinational force in Bosnia and Herzegovina under a one year mandate from December 20, 1995 to December 20, 1996 under the codename Operation Joint Endeavour to implement the military Annexes of The General Framework Agreement for Peace (GFAP) in Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Dayton Agreement), having taken over from UNPROFOR. ...more on Wikipedia about "IFOR"
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Integrated NATO Air Defense System or INADS was the NATO response to the Russian development of long range bombers in the 1950s. The need to maintain a credible deterrence when early warning and intercept times were massively reduced led to the development of an improved air defense (AD) system. ...more on Wikipedia about "Integrated NATO Air Defense System"
Joint Command Lisbon or JC Lisbon is one of the three main subdivisions of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe ...more on Wikipedia about "Joint Command Lisbon"
Joint Force Command Brunssum or JFC Brunssum is one of the three main subdivisions of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe. ...more on Wikipedia about "Joint Force Command Brunssum"
Joint Force Command Naples or JFC Naples is one of the three main subdivisions of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe staffed by millitary personel from Twenty-two NATO nations: Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom and United States. In adition several partner nations are also represented within a PfP Staff Element. ...more on Wikipedia about "Joint Force Command Naples"
The Kosovo Force (KFOR) is a NATO-led international force responsible for establishing and maintaining security in Kosovo. ...more on Wikipedia about "KFOR"
The NATO bombing of Yugoslavia took place during the Kosovo War. Its legality and legitimacy was and is highly disputed. ...more on Wikipedia about "Legitimacy of NATO bombing of Yugoslavia"
Link 16 is a military inter-computer data exchange format of NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. ...more on Wikipedia about "Link 16"
NACISA was the NATO Communications and Information Systems Agency, located in Brussels, Belgium until 1996 when it was merged with the SHAPE Technical Centre to form the NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency. ...more on Wikipedia about "NACISA"
NACMA is the NATO ACCS Management Agency. It is responsible for the management of the NATO Air Command and Control System (ACCS) programme, which is a $500M project to provide the NATO commands with a new air command and control system from 2009 onwards. ...more on Wikipedia about "NACMA"
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D.C., on April 4, 1949. Its headquarters are located in Brussels, Belgium. Its other official name is the French equivalent, l'Organisation du Traité de l'Atlantique du Nord (OTAN). ...more on Wikipedia about "NATO"
NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, located near Geilenkirchen, Germany, is the main operating base of the NATO Airborne Early Warning & Control Force (NAEW&CF) Command's E-3A Component ( AWACS). This component provides an early warning radar system to enhance NATO's air defence capabilities. Seventeen E-3A aircraft are used for air surveillance and air operations communications support. Aircraft are flown by multinational crews from 12 nations including Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, and the United States. ...more on Wikipedia about "NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen"
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