NATO Shifts From Iraqi And Afghan Wars To Showdown With Russia l Stop NATO

“Now that Iraq does not have NATO forces committed, and Afghanistan has gone from the ISAF [International Security Assistance Force] mission to the Resolute Support mission, there is still a need in Europe, particularly with the threat of Russia, to coordinate our exercise activities to insure that we are inter-operable,” said Col. James McDonough, chief of the U.S. Army Europe’s multinational training division.

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