Polish, German presidents visit NATO command center

  28 November 2016    Read: 907
Polish, German presidents visit NATO command center
The presidents of Poland and of Germany are paying a visit to NATO`s easternmost command center, which is being upgraded for quick reaction in the event of a threat to the alliance`s eastern flank.
Andrzej Duda and Joachim Gauck are meeting on Monday with commanders and troops at the headquarters of NATO`s Multinational Corps Northeast in Szczecin. Stationed there are troops from the U.S. and 24 other nations, including non-NATO countries Finland and Sweden.

Following Russia`s seizure of the Crimean Peninsula in 2014, a NATO summit that year decided to raise the corps` readiness to high and to increase its force as a deterrent on the alliance`s eastern flank. The corps will take command of NATO`s rapid reaction force or "spearhead" in case of a threat.

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