NATO

Definition/Scope: Alliance established in 1949 in the wake of World War II to bind Western Europe and the United States together for collective defense and preservation of peace and security against aggression.

Used For:

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Acronym For:

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Broader Terms:

alliances

Narrower Terms:

7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command
Air Combat Element (NATO)
Alliance schools
Army Southern European Task Force (Airborne)
Battlefield Information Collection and Exploitation System
Channel Command (English Channel)
Crisis Response Operations in NATO Operating Systems
Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council
IJC Commander
International Security Assistance Force
International Security Assistance Force Joint Command (IJC) Commander
Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre
Military Agency for Standardization
NATO BICES Agency
NATO exercises
NATO experimentation
NATO forces
NATO members
NATO personnel
Nato Training Mission - Afghanistan/Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan
Tactical Air Working Party
traditional threat
Web Information Service Environment

Related Terms:

balance of power
CFE Treaty
Combined Maritime Forces
CTF 150
CTF 151
CTF 152
international environment
Multifunction Information Distribution System
Operation Allied Force
Partnership for Peace
United States Forces - Afghanistan
Western European Union