{"id":59185,"date":"2018-07-11T20:50:34","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T20:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/07\/11\/nato-has-a-new-baltic-command-structure\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:22:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:22:44","slug":"nato-has-a-new-baltic-command-structure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/smr\/nato-priorities\/2018\/07\/11\/nato-has-a-new-baltic-command-structure\/","title":{"rendered":"NATO has a new Baltic command structure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2987\" data-id=\"2987\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Globemaster-SR18.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Globemaster-SR18.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Globemaster-SR18.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Globemaster-SR18.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Globemaster-SR18.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Charleston, S.C., is prepped to fly to Pope Army Air Field, N.C., on June 5, 2018, in preparation for Exercise Swift Response 18. (U.S. Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2994\" data-id=\"2994\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SR-18-parachutes-ready.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SR-18-parachutes-ready.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SR-18-parachutes-ready.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SR-18-parachutes-ready.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SR-18-parachutes-ready.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division on Fort Bragg, N.C., and British Army paratroopers assigned to the 3rd Regiment Parachute Battalion out of Colchester, England, rig their parachutes in preparation for a jump from a C-17 Globemaster III over Latvia during Exercise Swift Response 18 on June 8. (U.S. Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3001\" data-id=\"3001\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/British-Paratroopers.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/British-Paratroopers.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/British-Paratroopers.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/British-Paratroopers.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/British-Paratroopers.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">British Army paratroopers prepare to jump from a C-17 Globemaster III, flown by U.S. Air Force personnel, as part of Swift Response 18. (U.S. Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3009\" data-id=\"3009\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratroopers-hook-up.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratroopers-hook-up.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratroopers-hook-up.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratroopers-hook-up.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratroopers-hook-up.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Airborne forces from nine nations participated in the exercise, including Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. (U.S. Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3016\" data-id=\"3016\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratrooper-jumps.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratrooper-jumps.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratrooper-jumps.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratrooper-jumps.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratrooper-jumps.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A U.S. Army paratrooper jumps from a C-17 Globemaster III over Latvia during Exercise Swift Response 18 on June 8. (U.S. Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"798\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3032\" data-id=\"3032\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratroopers-Descend.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratroopers-Descend.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratroopers-Descend.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratroopers-Descend.jpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratroopers-Descend.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,681 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Army paratroopers with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division prepare to land after jumping from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at a training area near Rukla, Lithuania, on June 9, 2018. (U.S. Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"798\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3045\" data-id=\"3045\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratrooper-aims.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratrooper-aims.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratrooper-aims.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratrooper-aims.jpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratrooper-aims.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,681 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Spc. Lucas Underwood, a paratrooper assigned to the U.S. Army&#8217;s 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, pulls security after jumping from an aircraft near Rukla, Lithuania, as part of Swift Response 18. (U.S. Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"720\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3051\" data-id=\"3051\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratroopers-ruck.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratroopers-ruck.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratroopers-ruck.jpg.jpg?resize=300,180 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratroopers-ruck.jpg.jpg?resize=768,461 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paratroopers-ruck.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,614 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Army paratroopers ruck to a meeting point after jumping from an aircraft near Rukla, Lithuania, as part of Swift Response 18. (U.S. Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2015 With a nervous eye on Russia, a group of NATO allies have pushed forward with the creation of a new Baltic-focused regional command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Wednesday, the first day of the Brussels Summit, Denmark, Latvia and Estonia signed into life the new Northern Multinational Division Command, with Canada, Great Britain and Lithuania signing on as \u201ccontributing countries.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although not as high level as the recently created command focused on the Atlantic Ocean, the group will provide continuous operational overview of the regional activities, manage the two to four brigades under its command, and coordinate exercises and operations for the region \u2015 all with an eye on being prepared in case conflict breaks out on the Baltic Sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/nato-priorities\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Click here for more coverage from the NATO summit.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The staff will be operational in September of this year, achieving initial operational capability in the first half of 2019 and full operational capability in the middle of 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The division will be part of NATO\u2019s Force Structure and will coordinate closely with NATO\u2019s enhanced Forward Presence battalions and the Multinational Divisional Headquarters in Elblag, Poland. The goal is to have it stood up by 2019, with full manning of more than 300 NATO military personnel come 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The unit will be split into two hubs: one located in the Latvian city of Adazi, approximately 25 kilometers from Riga; and one in the central Danish region of Karup.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/smr\/nato-priorities\/2018\/06\/14\/in-the-baltic-shadowed-by-russia-nato-allies-focus-on-great-power-competition\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/41797772945_890f97c5f8_k.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">In the Baltic, shadowed by Russia, NATO allies focus on great power competition<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Defense News brings you to the front lines of the BALTOPS training exercise, where Russian vessels are shadowing NATO ships.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an interview with Defense News, Jonatan Vseviov, the top civilian in the Estonian Ministry of Defence, made the case for why the new office was needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think our command structure needs to evolve as the challenges evolve, and as the forces that we have available for our defense evolve,\u201d he said. \u201cI think we\u2019re on the right path. And the Multinational Division North, not only is it necessary; it is also a decision that will come at a very, very right time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere are no silver bullets when it comes to security in general,\u201d he added. \u201cIt\u2019s a complex picture. So we need to concentrate on alliance relationships, on our presence or the presence of the alliance in the air domain, in the naval domain, in the land domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NATO allies on the Baltic Sea have expressed concerns over the last few years that the alliance is not thinking strategically enough about what could happen in its region should war with Russia break out.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/smr\/nato-priorities\/2018\/06\/26\/we-need-to-be-impatient-estonias-no-2-defense-official-dives-into-nato-priorities\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-923687156.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">\u2018We need to be impatient\u2019: Estonia\u2019s No. 2 defense official dives into NATO priorities<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">As a border state with Russia, Estonia is well aware it is ground zero for any potential conflict between Moscow and NATO.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Specifically, there is concern about the military outpost of Kaliningrad, home to a significant portion of Russia\u2019s naval might as well as a number of nuclear assets. Kaliningrad is also home to a number of advanced air defense systems, with a long enough range to project an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/nato-priorities\/2018\/06\/12\/denmarks-air-chief-on-standing-up-the-f-35-and-dealing-with-russia\/\" title=\"\" class=\"selected-link\" target=\"_blank\" data-original-title=\"\" style=\"\">anti-access\/area-denial bubble<\/a> over the majority of the Baltic Sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Magnus Nordenman of the Atlantic Council calls the region a \u201ckey friction zone\u201d between Russia and NATO, and said that a full Baltic command is something to be considered for the future. But he warns not to narrow down that definition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen you say \u2018Baltic,\u2019 I don\u2019t think it should be understood as for the Baltic Sea, but for the Baltic Sea region, so it takes into account air, land and sea,\u201d Nordenman said. \u201cA lot has happened already in terms of strengthening defense and deterrence in that region, but boy, there are still lots to be done in the months and years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Northern Multinational Division Command will aim to make the Baltic region a safer place for NATO 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