Nato Order for Battle The following Order of Battle lists the forces within each of NATO's three major regional commands that are readily available for combat duty. This is not the complete list of NATO forces, just those that can be depended upon to participate in military operations on relatively short notice. (Over time, assuming agreements can be reached, each country would contribute more of its total armed forces toward resolving the conflict.) All units listed below may be swapped or reassigned to different regional commands at any time by their home country, without warning. Certain divisions and brigades have been designated as ARRC units (Allied Rapid Reaction Corps), which means they are specially trained and capable of deploying more quickly than other available units of a similar size. There are also even smaller, battalion-sized rapid reaction units available within each command for even faster deployment, though these units will not have the logistics support for more than a few days of combat and must therefore be relieved quickly. 1. AFNORTH (Allied Forces, Northwest Europe) Headquarters: High Wycombe, UK. The commander of AFNORTH is a British 4-star General. Ground forces are all stationed at various bases in the UK unless otherwise noted. Land component British 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized) (AARC) British 16th Air Assault Brigade British 3rd Commando Brigade (Royal Marines) Canadian 36th Brigade Group (Halifax, Nova Scotia) 1st Battalion, Norwegian 7th Mechanized Bde. (Andoya, Norway) Rapid Response Units 1st Battalion, Scots Guards Regiment 1st Battalion, 22nd Cheshire Regiment (Light) (UK) 3rd Battalion, Paratrooper Regiment (UK) 1st Battalion, 4th Airmobile Brigade (UK) -- Deployed to Croatia 10/10. Naval component Royal Navy --- Royal Marines --- Norwegian Navy: 4 Frigates (2 Nansen, 2 Oslo) 2 Submarines (2 Ula, 2 Kobben) 12 Patrol (8 Hauk, 4 Storm) 2. Standing Naval Force, Atlantic (STANAVFORLANT) Multi-national surface squadron of 7-10 destroyers and frigates, on continuous patrol Air component Royal Air Force 12th, 617 Squadrons (Tornado GR-1), 16 Squadron (Jaguar) (Lossiemouth, UK) 43rd, 111 Squadrons (Tornado F3) (Leuchars, UK) 120, 201, 206 Squadrons (Nimrod ASW/Maritime patrol) (Kinloss) 8th Recce Squadron (E-3) (Waddington) Royal Norwegian Airforce 331 Sqdn (F-16) (Bodo, Norway) 333 Sqdn (P-3) (Andoya, Norway) 336 Sqdn (F-5) (Rygge, Norway) US 3rd Air Force 100th Air Refueling Wing (KC-135R) (RAF Mildenhall, UK) 48th Fighter Wing (F-15C/D/E) (RAF Lakenheath, UK) -- TRANSFERRED TO AF SOUTH. Returned to base, 12/10. US 12th Air Force 366th Wing (Fighter and Bomber) (B-1B, F-15E, F-16CJ/DJ, KC-135R) (RAF Lakenheath, UK) -- UNDER COMMAND OF AF SOUTH. US Iceland Defense Force 85th Operations Group (Keflavik, Iceland) -- Currently under operational control of US CINCLANT Iceland Defense Force ORBAT Canadian Air Force 3rd Wing (CF-18 Hornet) (Quebec) -- Currently under operational control of US CINCLANT 3. AFCENT (Allied Forces, Central Europe) Headquarters: Brunssum, the Netherlands. The Commander of AFCENT is a German 4-star General. Most AFCENT forces are active at this time and are headed to the eastern border following the recent events in Poland. Land component I Corps (Germany) 7 Pz Div (Dusseldorf) (AARC) British 1st Armored Div. (Hereford) (AARC) II Corps (Germany) 1 Geb Div (Munchen) 10 Pz Div (Sigmaringen) IV Corps (Germany) 14 PzGren Div (Neubrandenberg) V Corps (US) 1st Infantry Division (Wuerzberg) -- 1st Bde. DEPLOYTED TO CROATIA. 1st Armored Division (Bad Kreuznach) (AARC) -- DEPLOYED TO POLISH-GERMAN BORDER. 5 Pz Div (Mainz) [Detached from German II corps] (Heidelberg) -- DEPLOYED TO POLISH-GERMAN BORDER. Then deployed to Croatia. Recon bn. 1st Rgmt. 2nd Rgmt. 3rd Rgmt. Panzergrenadier Bde -- Deployed to Croatia. Eurocorps (Multi-national) - DEPLOYED TO CROATIA, 11/1. French 1st Armored Brigade -- Not participating in Croatia. Belgian 1st Mech Inf. Brigade (-) -- 10//17. Multi-National Airmobile Division (Rheindahlen) (AARC) -- DEPLOYED TO CROATIA, 11/1. Rapid Response units: 1 Light Brigade (Netherlands) Naval component: German Navy 2 DDG 2 FFG 4 FF 3 Submarines (Type 206A) 12 Patrol craft 12 Mine countermeastures Danish Navy 2 Frigate (Niels Juel) 2 Submarines (Tumleren) 20 Patrol craft Dutch Navy 2 DDG (1 Tromp, 1 Van Heemskerck) 4 FF (3 Karel Doorman, 1 Kortenaer) 1 Submarine (Walrus) 1 LPD (Rotterdam) Belgian Navy 1 Frigate (Wielingen) Air component: Luftwaffe 4 fighter-bomber wings (8 sqdns Tornado) 4 fighter wings (7 sqdns F-4F) 1 recce wing 1 ECR wing 3 Transport wings (including 4 sqdns C-160, 4 sqdns UH-1D) Air Defense: 6 mixed wings (ea. with 6 sqdns Patriot, 6 sqdns Hawk, 14 sqdns Roland) Royal Air Force 4 sqdn Tornado GR1 2 sqdn Harrier 1 SAM (Rapier) Sqn. US 3rd Air Force 52nd Fighter Wing (F-16CJ/DJ, OA/A-10A) (Spangdahlem AB, Germany) -- DEPLOYED TO AF SOUTH. Returned to base 12/10. 86th Airlift Wing (C-130E, C-9A, C-20A, C-21A) (Ramstein AB, Germany) US 17th Air Force 1 tactical fighter wing 1 combat support wing 1 air-control wing 1 tactical airlift wing 4. AFSOUTH (Allied Forces, Southern Europe) Headquarters: Naples, Italy. The Commander of AFSOUTH is a US four-star admiral. Land component: 3rd Mech Division (Italy) (AARC) Spanish Rapid Reaction Division (Spain) (AARC) 2nd Mech Division (Greece) (AARC) 1st Mech Division (Turkey) (AARC) Rapid Response units: US Southern European Task Force (SETAF) (Vicenza, Italy) 173rd Airborne Bde. -- Ready to deploy to Croatia 10/1. Returned to CONUS after undergoing heavy combat. Naval Component: US 6th Fleet (Naples, Italy) Standing Naval Force, Mediterranean (STANAVFORMED) (On continuous patrol): Destroyer-frigate squadron Italian Navy (Mediterranean) 1 CVV (Garibaldi) (For details, click here.) 1 CG (Vittorio Veneto) 2 DDG (1 Luigi Durand de la Penne, 1 Audace) 8 Frigates (2 Maestrale, 1 Lupo, 1 Artigliere, 1 Alpina, 3 Minerva) 4 Submarines (3 Pelosi, 1 Sauro) 2 Amphibious (San Giorgio LPD) 10 Patrol and Coastal combatants Marines (San Marco) 1 bn. Marines Spanish Navy (Eastern Atlantic, western Mediterranean) 1 CVV (Principe de Asturias) 8 Frigates (4 Santa Maria [ex-Perry], 2 Baleares, 2 Descubierta) 6 Patrol 4 Submarines (2 Galerna [Fr. Agosta], 2 Delfin [Fr. Daphne]) Portugese Navy (Eastern Atlantic, Straits of Gibraltar) 6 Frigates (2 Vasco da Gamma [MEKO 200], 2 Commandante Joao Belo [Cdt. Riviere], 2 Baptista de Andrade 2 Submarines (Albacora SS [Fr Daphne]) 24 Patrol and coastal combatants Air component US Air Force US 3rd Air Force 48th Fighter Wing (F-15C/D/E) -- transferred from AF NORTH, 10/10. US 9th Air Force 1st Fighter Wing (F-15C/D/E) -- transferred from CONUS, 10/10. US 12th Air Force (Vincenza AB, Italy) 49th Fighter Wing (F-117A -- 1 sqdn.) (Aviano AB, Italy) -- transferred from CONUS, 10/10. 16th Air Expeditionary Wing (Aviano AB, Italy) (KC-135E/R, Predator, U-2) 39th Air & Space Wing (Tactical Spt) (Incirlik AB, Turkey) (E-3A, F-15C/E, F-16C/CJ, HC-130, HH-60, KC-135R, MC-130P) US 16th Air Force (Aviano AB, Italy) 31st Fighter Wing (F-16CG/DG) (Aviano AB, Italy) 16th Air Expeditionary Wing (Aviano AB, Italy) (KC-135E/R, Predator, U-2) 39th Air & Space Wing (Tactical Spt) (Incirlik AB, Turkey) (E-3A, F-15C/E, F-16C/CJ, HC-130, HH-60, KC-135R, MC-130P) Italian Air Force (Mediterranean, Home defense) 8 fighter-attack sqns. (4 Tornado G1 series, 4 AMX) -- 2 SQUADRONS ATTACHED TO AF SOUTH 10/10. 7 fighter sqns. (2 sqns. Tornado F-3, 5 sqns. F-104) -- 1 SQUADRON ATTACHED TO AF SOUTH, 10/10. AD -- 6 SAM sqns. with Nike Hercules, 14 SAM Luftwaffe 1 Sqdn Tornado ECR -- DEPLOYED TO AF SOUTH, 10/10. French Air Force 2 sqn (1 sqn. Mirage 2000C, 1 sqn. Jaguar) 1 Recce support (E-3F, K-135) 5. Joint Forces, Southeast Europe (JFSOUTHEAST) Headquarters: Istanbul, Turkey. This is a subordinate command to AFSOUTH. Land component Turkish 4th Army (Izmir, Turkey) Hellenic 1st Army (Athens, Greece) Naval component Turkish Navy 4 Destroyers (2 Yucetepe, 2 Alcitepe) 12 Frigates (3 Yavuz, 1 Berk, 6 Muavenet [ex-Knox], 2 Barbaros) 10 Submarines (6 Atilay [Ge Type 209/1200], 2 Canakkale/Burakreis [ex-US Guppy], 1 Hizirreis (ex-US Tang), 1 Preveze (Ge Type 209/1400). 14 Missile craft (6 Dogan [Ge Lurssen-57] PFM, 6 Kartal [Ge Jaguar], 2 Barbaros [Ge MEKO 200] Greek Navy 4 Destroyers (Kimon [US Adams]) 8 Frigates (2 Hydras [Ge MEKO 200], 4 Elli [Nl Kortenaer], 2 Makedonia [ex-US Knox]. 4 Corvettes (Niki [Ge Thetis] 30 Missile, patrol and torpedo boats of various classes 8 Amphibious vessels 6 Submarines (3 Glavkos [Ge T-209/1100], 3 Poseidon [Ge T209/1200]) Air component Greek Air Force (Eastern Mediterranean, home defense) 2 fighter-attack sqn. (1 with Mirage F-1CG, 1 with F-5A) Turkish Air Force (Home defense) 8 fighter-attack sqn (4 F-16C/D, 4 F-4E) 6 fighter sqn (2 F-5A/B, 2 F-4E, 2 F-16C/D) US 12th Air Force 9th Reconnaissance Air Wing (detachment) (U-2S) (Mainly for surveillance of Israeli-Arab activity) (RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus)

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