The Pentagon is re-establishing a naval command for the North Atlantic as it puts countering Russia at the heart of its military strategy. It will oversee ships, aircraft and landing forces in the northern Atlantic and be responsible for training forces in the region. Its navy is smaller than during the Cold War but it has increased patrols in the Baltic, North Atlantic and the Arctic. The U.S. will also set up NATO’s new Atlantic command headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia. The return to great power competition and a resurgent Russia demands that Nato refocus on the AtlanticThat was agreed at a meeting of NATO defence ministers in February to help secure sea lanes and lines of communication between Europe and North America.

Source: National Post May 07, 2018 13:18 UTC