NATO Commander Sees Need For Additional 'Activity Sets' In Europe To Counter Russia

By Tony Bertuca / November 3, 2014 at 4:08 PM
NATO Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Philip Breedlove said Monday that Europe was at a "strategic inflection point" due to increased pressure from a "revanchist Russia," adding that he was in discussions with the military service chiefs on stationing additional military equipment on the continent to rapidly respond to potential challenges. "I am having discussions with the service chiefs about the possibility of forward-based equipment and supplies -- as the Army calls them 'activity sets' -- in order to give us...

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