Courtesy Story | West Virginia National Guard | 04.05.2024
Born out of the ashes of post WWII, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, commonly referred to simply as NATO, was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and ten Western European nations to provide collective security against the growing threat of a hostile Soviet Union and to alleviate regional instability. This week, NATO celebrated its 75th anniversary. Seventy-five years of......
Story by Edwin Wriston | West Virginia National Guard | 04.05.2024
Born out of the ashes of post WWII, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, commonly referred to simply as NATO, was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and ten Western European nations to provide collective security against the growing threat of a hostile Soviet Union and to alleviate regional instability....
Story by Richard Komurek | U.S. Army Garrison Benelux | 04.02.2024
On April 4, 1949, less than four years after the end of World War II, 12 nations from Europe and North America signed the Washington Treaty and NATO was born....