With the first five West German divisions due to join NATO forces this year, they saw that the Germans would be entitled to fill some of the higher spots in NATO’s chain of command.

The alliance will establish command centers in six of its eastern countries in coming months, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Friday, part of a beefed-up response to Russian aggressiveness.

A forthcoming NATO order will give the exact date of the handover that places 12,000 U.S. troops in eastern Afghanistan headed by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Benjamin Freakley under alliance command.

While Britain’s NATO weapons fall under the NATO chain of command, France’s nuclear arsenal is independently controlled by the French president. This “ force de frappe ” dates back to 1959 when the ...

Erhard hopes that the 27,000 French troops in Germany will remain on station, linked unilaterally with the West Germans in the present NATO chain of command. Under the Umbrella. Such a plan would ...

In acknowledging the transition to a NATO command, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton this evening highlighted the successes of the no-fly zone's initial U.S.-led phase. "After only five days, we ...

Giving up American military leadership of the NATO alliance would be "problematic," the top U.S. general in Europe told senators Thursday. At an annual hearing before the Senate Armed Services ...