Secretary General stresses importance of Steadfast Jazz exercise
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen highlighted the importance of NATO’s Steadfast Jazz exercise in this monthly press conference on Monday (4 November). The Secretary General said that the exercise will serve as the graduation test for the commanders and headquarters of the 2014 NATO Response Force, the Alliance’s quick-reaction force. He stressed that the exercise will keep the NATO Response Force ready for action and make sure that troops from across the Alliance are able to operate together whenever they are needed.