On Thursday 17 September, NATO’s newest command, Joint Force Command Norfolk (JFCNF) will hold a ceremony to mark reaching Initial Operational Capability (IOC). This Command reflects the Alliance’s concern in having no military Command and Control structure based in the United States, capable to conduct a major Transatlantic military campaign, raising from a Crisis to a full conflict scenario, in an area that covers about 20% of the planet.
The new JFCNF will be commanded by Vice Adm. Andrew Lewis, which is also the Commander of the newly reestablished US Second Fleet. Bringing the capabilities of the US Navy 2nd Fleet into the NATO Command and Control assets will naturally raise the Alliance to a new level of performances.
JFCNF will fall under the command of NATO’s Allied Command Operations (in Mons, Belgium), just like its NATO sister joint force commands of Brunssum and Naples.
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