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Iceland’s Atlantic Defense Link

A new commander’s visit puts Iceland’s place in allied planning on the agenda, days after separate security talks with the United States.

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Odd Inge Teige
Nov 7

British General Nick Perry, commander of NATO’s Joint Force Command Norfolk, made his first official visit to Iceland on November 6. He was briefed on the facilities and infrastructure at Keflavík that support allied operations, surveillance and readiness in the North Atlantic and Arctic, according to Iceland’s Foreign Ministry.

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