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NATO Atlantic Command Reaches IOC

NATO Atlantic Command Reaches IOC
Vice Adm. Andrew Lewis, commander, Joint Force Command Norfolk (JFCNF) and U.S. 2nd Fleet, alongside Rear Adm. Andrew Betton, Deputy Commander, Joint Force Command Norfolk, cut the ribbon to commemorate JFCNF's achievement of initial operational capability (IOC), Sept. 17, 2020. (Photo: Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Theodore Green/Released, U.S. Navy)

NATO’s latest command, Joint Force Command Norfolk (JFCNF), reached its initial operational capability (IOC) in a ceremony on Sept. 17. Reaching IOC means the commander of JFCNF determined it is ready to begin initial tasking from NATO’s operational headquarters in Europe. JFCNF is headquartered in Norfolk, Va., and is part of the NATO command operations structure. It will provide a U.S.-led joint multi-national operational command responsible for the North Atlantic, High North, and adjacent littoral areas. It is collocated with…

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