Overview
- Responsibility for Denmark, Sweden and Finland shifts from Joint Force Command Brunssum to U.S.-based Joint Force Command Norfolk, with a ceremony in Finland marking the transfer.
- JFC Norfolk's area of responsibility now covers Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom in addition to the Atlantic.
- SACEUR Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich said the realignment is intended to reinforce the Euro-Atlantic area and strengthen NATO’s posture in the High North in response to evolving adversary activity.
- The move consolidates the Nordic region under a single headquarters focused on Atlantic reinforcement, while Brunssum continues to center on NATO’s eastern flank.
- JFC Norfolk, led by Vice Adm. Doug Perry, is NATO’s only U.S.-based operational command, fully operational since 2021 with responsibilities that include safeguarding sea lines of communication and undersea infrastructure.