For NATO, True Interoperability Is No Longer Optional
NATO allied soldiers, pictured here, refuel U.S. Stryker vehicles. The reverse proved difficult at a recent multinational exercise in Poland.
By Hans Binnendijk
Elisabeth Braw
December 18, 2017
Here are nine ways to ensure That alliance members could fight together to defend Europe.
During a recent joint exercise in Poland, U.S. Army troops discovered that their fuel nozzles didn’t fit Polish armored vehicles’ fuel tanks. The solution was simple and inexpensive: the Americans quickly bought adaptor fittings. But without the exercise, both sides would likely have remained unaware their nozzles and fuel tanks were incompatible. Today, with NATO and its partners conducting more operations together, interoperability is more important than ever. And there’s good news: much can be achieved without great expense.
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