NATO, U.S. forces start drills in Mediterranean

NATO ships and the Sixth Fleet of the United States started a series of patrolling activities in the Mediterranean Sea as part of the drill ‘Neptune Strike 2022’, planned for a long time.

The drills will take place until February 4 and provide for the deployment of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, together with its attack air group”, NATO said in a statement.

“It is the first time since the Cold War that an aircraft carrier of the United States passes under the command of NATO”, stressed on Twitter the spokesperson of the Alliance.(ANSAmed).