More British Troops Planned For Alliance Readiness Task Force
June 10 2015
British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon has announced that the U.K. will contribute an additional 500 troops for NATO's Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) starting in 2016, reports the U.K. Ministry of Defense.
The increase to 3,000 personnel will come ahead of the U.K. service as lead nation in the VJTF in 2017 and on rotation thereafter, Fallon told Parliament on Monday.
The task force includes air, land and maritime units that are designed to rapidly respond to...
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