Major NATO operations and missions

NATO has become increasingly involved in crisis management and peacekeeping operations since the 1990s, and has approximately 18,000 military personnel engaged in missions around the globe

RUSSIA
Atlantic
Ocean
IRAQ
NATO members (U.S., Canada not shown)
SYRIA
UKRAINE
LIBYA

Afghanistan: 13,000 troopsengaged in Resolute Support –non-combat mission providingtraining and assistance toAfghan security forces

Kosovo: KFOR(Kosovo Force)peacekeeping troopsoperating since 1999.Current strength 4,500

Mediterranean Sea Sea Guardian operation tasked with maritime security and helping to deal with migrant crisis

African Union (AU) NATO giving airlift support to AU mission in Somalia andassisting with creation of continent-wide African Standby Force

Eastern Europe: Arrival of 4,000 troops as part of Atlantic Resolve operation (below), aimed at easing concerns over Russian ambitions

Norway: 300 U.S. Marines on six-month rotation for winter training

Turkey: Patriot missiles deployed. AWACS planes supporting coalition airstrikes in Syria and Iraq

Air policing: Constant presence of fighter aircraft to protect airspace

Standing maritime force sImmediate-response units stationed in Atlantic and Mediterranean

Integrated air and missile defence system: NATO-wide

Sources: NATO, wire agencies
Picture: Associated Press