
NATO’s latest command, Joint Force Command Norfolk (JFCNF), reached its initial operational capability (IOC) in a ceremony on Sept. 17. Reaching IOC means the commander of JFCNF determined it is ready to begin initial tasking from NATO’s operational headquarters in Europe. JFCNF is headquartered in Norfolk, Va., and is part of the NATO command operations structure. It will provide a U.S.-led joint multi-national operational command responsible for the North Atlantic, High North, and adjacent littoral areas. It is collocated with…