2023-05-24 15:13:23
According to Reuters news agency, the US ship USS Gerald R. Ford – aircraft carrier the largest in the world will participate in the exercises of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) coming soon in Norway.
On May 24, this ship moved to the capital, Oslo.
The Norwegian military said that the USS Gerald R. Ford and its crew will participate in exercises with the Norwegian armed forces in the coastal area of the country in the coming days.
Spokesman for the Norwegian Joint Headquarters – the army’s operational command center, Jonny Karlsen, said the move was a signal of the strong bilateral relationship between the US and Norway, and affirmed. joint defense and combat efforts.
Norwegian media reported that the aircraft carrier would head north of the Arctic Circle, but Karlsen did not confirm this.
The US$13.3 billion USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier was officially put into operation in 2017.
The ship is named after the 38th president of the United States and is optimally designed when it can reduce the number of hundreds of sailors compared to previous aircraft carriers while ensuring efficient operation.
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Before that, “Air Defender 2023” (roughly translated as “Air Guardian 2023”) – the largest air exercise of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) since this military alliance was formed in 1949 will take place this summer and it is expected that nearly half the force will participate exercise of the United States Air National Guard (ANG).
ANG said Germany will lead the expanded exercise being prepared from 2018. Apart from a few operating locations in the Czech Republic, Estonia and Latvia, “Air Defender 2023” mainly takes place in Germany.
The exercise will provide the opportunity to conduct tactical and operational field training in the region as well as enhance interoperability between allied forces.
As expected, Finland, the new official country join NATO April 4 will also be present at this event.
Speaking at a press conference at the German Embassy in Washington, US Air Force Lieutenant General Michael A. Loh, Commander of ANG, said that “Air Defender 2023” will combine the strategy between the US and Germany.
According to General Loh, the exercise not only tested the interoperability of working together, but it also tested the alliance’s ability to rapidly deploy and use air power.
With the above exercise plan, the US will play a central role with the participation of about 100 aircraft and about 2,000 troops.
The Air Force of the US National Guard will send personnel and aircraft from 35 US states to Europe to practice “scenario under Article 5 of the NATO Treaty.”
This article stipulates that alliance partners have a responsibility to provide assistance in the event of an armed attack on one or more member states.
Hoang Chau (VNA/Vietnam+)
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