Just a little bit of what NATO is doing in relation to the Ukraine Crisis, for the month of April 2022.
U.S. Army photo by Chris Gardner, 17MAR2022.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is managing the construction of a new US$360-million Army Prepositioned Stock, or APS, facility in Powidz, NATO Poland. So not only has NATO absorbed Eastern European countries, it is now expanding huge weapons storage facilities closer to the border with Russia. The APS is the largest project in Poland being managed by U.S. Army Europe District’s Northern Europe Area Office.
NATO video from 03APR2022, showing French Combat Air Patrol operations over NATO Poland:
U.S. Army photo by Captain Angelo Mejia, 05APR2022.
On 05APR2022, the U.S. Army’s V Corps got a new (yet officially temporary) home in NATO Germany. In 2012, V Corps was officially inactivated, but don’t blame the Ukraine crisis for its rebirth. V Corps was officially reborn in 2020, with HQs in Kentucky and NATO Poland. Now, V Corps is in Ansbach: “The United States Army and Bavaria go back for a long time, being loyal partners and friends for more than 65 years. Bavaria is proud to host the largest concentration of U.S. land forces in Europe and all the personnel working with the forces.”– Johannes Urban, Armed Forces Affairs, Security and Defense Policy in the Bavarian State Chancellery
Puerto Rico Army National Guard photo by Sergeant Agustín Montañez, 06APR2022.
German made Norwegian Leopard 2 tank prowling the forests of NATO Latvia during wargame Rising Griffin, 06APR2022.
New World Order! 06APR2022, NATO press conference reveals that Biden is using Russia/Ukraine crisis to build a neu NATO. Upcoming NATO Summit will be about creating “a new strategic concept” (new reason for existing) for NATO:
Puerto Rico Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sergeant Gabriel Rivera, 07APR2022.
On 07APR2022, soldiers of the U.S. Army’s repositioned V Corps began arriving in Torun, NATO Poland.
U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich, 07APR2022.
On 07APR2022, the U.S. Secretary of the Air Force met with NATO Norway’s Secretary of Defense, in the U.S. state of Virginia, to discuss the current structure of NATO (Norway was one of the founders of NATO) and the Ukraine crisis.
U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sergeant Maeson L. Elleman, 08APR2022.
On 08APR2022, NATO United Kingdom officially began Combat Air Patrol missions from Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, in NATO Romania.
On 10APR2022, six Chinese Y20 transport aircraft flew through NATO airspace (Turkey and Bulgaria) to deliver antiaircraft missile systems to Russia’s long-time ally Serbia.
U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sergeant Jack Sanders, 11APR2022.
On 11APR2022, Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Washington DC. The United States is trying to convince India to to give up its ‘non-alignment’ policy, and move away from Russia.
U.S. Army Photo by Specialist Thurnapuf Valle, 11APR2022.
Also on 11APR2022, U.S. Congressional Representatives paid a congressional delegation visit with U.S. forces on Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, NATO Romania.
Video, U.S. President Joseph R. Biden Junior tries to woo over Indian Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi, 11APR2022:
NATO video from 13APR2022, showing Romanian, French and Belgian soldiers training for war in NATO Romania:
Hungry U.S. Sailors onboard USS Ross (DDG 71) go through a pallet of food delivered by the French ship FS Marne (A 630) on 02APR2022. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Second Class Claire DuBois.
It was revealed, on 14APR2022, that the U.S. military is now spending U.S. taxpayers’ money on purchasing food directly from European NATO members! It is known as the Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA), and the first deliveries of food went to the Sailors and Marines onboard the USS Ross (DDG 71) and USS Roosevelt (DDG 80). The ACSA began in March, U.S. Navy officials blame it on government Pandemic Mandates which are interfering with globalized supply systems: “Due to time constraints and unique global supply chain challenges, the ACSAs to procure food entirely through our NATO Allies were crucial to our acquisition strategy to keep our ships in foreign waters at an optimal fill levels to maintain readiness and the health and well-being of personnel.”-Captain Douglas S. MacKenzie, U.S. Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Sigonella
U.S. Army photo by Jason Tudor, 16APR2022.
On 16APR2022, NATO Romania officially activated its Installation Operations Center, on Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base (MKAB). It was immediately used for the U.S. Army Support Activity-Black Sea Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection (ASA-Black Sea) exercise, which is all about moving U.S./NATO troops closer to the Russian border: “As ASA-Black Sea continues to move its force protection forward, we continue to work closely with our multinational partners and U.S. teams to ensure our readiness is a strength we can all count on in the event of an emergent event.”-John P. Smith the Third, chief of the Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization, and Security on MKAB
On 18APR2022, U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Moldovan Foreign Minister Nicu Popescu, specifically about the Russian-Ukraine crisis. Moldova is officially neutral, but is also a member of the North Atlantic Cooperation Council, a kind of first step to joining NATO:
On 19APR2022, NATO deployed U.S. made Patriot missiles, operated by NATO personnel from Germany and Netherlands, to NATO Slovakia:
U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sergeant Brittany A. Chase, 20APR2022.
On 20APR2022, Minister of National Defense for NATO Poland, Mariusz Błaszczak, spent time at the Pentagon.
West Virginia Air National Guard photo by Major Holli Nelson, 21APR2022.
From 19 April to 21 April 2022, West Virginia Army National Guard, and the North Carolina National Guard, took part in NATO’s Locked Shields which is considered to be the world’s largest international cyber defense wargame. Locked Shields was conducted by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence in Tallinn, NATO Estonia.
U.S. Army photo by Major Joe Bush, 20APR2022.
From 11 April to 22 April 2022, U.S.-NATO conducted an artillery ‘seminar’ in NATO Estonia, as part NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Estonia. NATO officials claim this was at the request of the Estonian Defense Force.
On 22APR2022, Ukraine’s Prime Minister spent time in Washington DC. U.S. Secretary of State said it is “…evidence….Ukraine is going to be around a lot long than Putin.”:
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Corporal Adam Henke, 26APR2022.
The U.S. Marine Corps deployed the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) system to Siauliai Air Base, NATO Lithuania.
On 26APR2022, the U.S. Secretary of State met with the Foreign Minister of NATO Czech Republic:
U.S. Department of Defense photo by Chad J. McNeeley, 26APR202.
Also on 26APR2022, the U.S. Secretary of Defense led a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Consultative Group with NATO counterparts, and other nations, on Ramstein Air Base in NATO Germany, discussing both the current and future military needs of Ukraine (can they predict the future?).
A USMC F/A-18D in Poland. USMC photo by Corporal Adam Henke, 27APR2022.
USMC F/A-18C/D Hornets of VMFA 312, 2nd MAW are now operating from Łask Air Base in NATO Poland.
On 27APR2022, the Indiana Army National Guard issues video (by Sergeant Hector Tinoco) explaining their part in sending Ukraine Viet Nam era M113 APCs:
New York Army National Guard-138th Public Affairs Detachment photo by Staff Sergeant Amouris Coss, 28APR2022.
On 28APR2022, Virginia Army National Guard’s 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducted a weapons qualification for NATO soldiers from Germany and Poland. The weapons training was held on Camp Bondsteel in Kosovo, and involved U.S. M4 assault rifles, M17 pistols and M249 machine guns.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Third Class Thomas Boatright, 28APR2022.
Somewhere in the Adriatic Sea, the command staff of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) watch as a C-2A Greyhound lands, 28APR2022. Onboard the Greyhound are the U.S. Ambassador to NATO Slovakia, as well as the Prime Minister of NATO Slovakia.
On 29APR2022, NATO issued yet another promotional video to justify their existence:
On 29APR2022, tiny NATO Latvia held an emergency meeting concerning refugees from Ukraine. It was decided to cap the number of Ukrainian refugees at 40-thousand.
NATO Response 2022: “THIS EFFORT IS AMERICA’S EFFORT.” ‘INTERNATIONAL LAW’ REVEALED TO BE ABOUT NATO? FUEL SANCTIONS BLOW-BACK ON USAF!
NATO Vehicle I-D: POLAND’S KRAB (HALF BRITISH, HALF KOREAN?)
Soviet era weapons now in use by NATO:
Official acceptance ceremony for Slovakia’s new Zuzana-2, 22JUL2021. Photo via Slovak Ministry of Defense.
DANA AND THE NEW ZUZANA