Honorable Minister of Defence, Chief of Defence, Commander of NATO Multinational Corps NorthEast, Major General Albinus, Major General Esseman-Beck, Generals, officers and soldiers! Today, we gather here for the Change of Command of the NATO Multinational Division North with the third consecutive commander of the Division in just a few moments to be entrusted with the new responsibilities. This year, this summer we mark a decade since the historic decision of the 2016 NATO Warsaw Summit of…
Honorable Minister of Defence, Chief of Defence, Commander of NATO Multinational Corps NorthEast, Major General Albinus, Major General Esseman-Beck, Generals, officers and soldiers! Today, we gather here for the Change of Command of the NATO Multinational Division North with the third consecutive commander of the Division in just a few moments to be entrusted with the new responsibilities. This year, this summer we mark a decade since the historic decision of the 2016 NATO Warsaw Summit of deploying Allied troops to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. This is an enhanced forward presence, that demonstrates Allies' solidarity, determination, and ability to act in response to any aggression. Within this decade the initial batallion-sized…