US to aid NATO with weapons and airpower for rapid force
Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced that the United States will supply intelligence, surveillance, special operations forces, logistics, transport aircraft, and a range of weapons to NATO's rapid reaction force. Ground troops would not be provided, and final troop numbers and sources remain undecided. The commitments align with Obama’s Wales pledge and follow talks in Muenster with German, Norwegian, and Dutch defense ministers who will provide initial troops.