NATO Response Force

NATO Response Force
NRF emblem
Active2003–present
AllegianceNATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
TypeMulti-national force
RoleRapid deployment force
Size500,000[1]
Part ofSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
HeadquartersJFC Brunssum, Netherlands
JFC Naples, Italy (annual rotation)
WebsiteOfficial website

The NATO Response Force (NRF) is a high-readiness NATO rapid deployment force comprising land, sea, air, and special forces units capable of being deployed quickly within short notice.[2][3] The NRF currently comprises more than 500,000 troops.[4] Its forces include units from several non-NATO member partners, including Ukraine (since 2014),[5] and Georgia (since 2015).[6]

The NRF was formed in June 2003 per endorsements at the 2002 Prague summit. Units assigned to the NRF were only used for disaster relief and security until February 2022, when it was activated for the first time in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7]

  1. ^ https://www.uniindia.com/news/world/nato-puts-over-500-000-soldiers-on-high-alert/3245013.html [bare URL]
  2. ^ "NATO Response Force/Very High Readiness Joint Task Force: Fact Sheet". NATO. 9 March 2015. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  3. ^ "NATO Response Force". NATO. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Developing constructive partnership between Ukraine and NATO". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. 2014. Archived from the original on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  6. ^ "NATO Secretary General to Visit Georgia Next Week". Civil Georgia. Tbilisi, Georgia. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  7. ^ Kitfield, James (12 March 2022). "Russia's invasion of Ukraine has created NATO's watershed moment". Breaking Defense. Retrieved 27 April 2023.