NORFOLK, Va. – Vice Adm. Doug G. Perry, commander, Joint Force Command Norfolk and U.S. 2nd Fleet, leads a comprehensive briefing hosted at Joint Force Command Norfolk in a conference room on Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads on April 5, 2024. Surrounded by key military leaders, including Rear Adm. David J. Patchell, vice commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet (left); Rear Adm. Ewa Skoog Haslum, Chief of the Royal Swedish Navy (second from left); and Major Gen. Jonas Wikman, Chief of the Swedish Air Force (right), the meeting underscores the strategic importance of NATO collaboration and unity among allied forces. The visit came the day after the 75th anniversary of the signing of the Alliance’s founding document, the North Atlantic Treaty. NATO is a Transatlantic alliance of 32 like-minded North American and European countries securing peace since 1949. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Clay M. Whaley)