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Map of NATO bases in France before the withdrawal of the integrated military command in 1966. American military aid to France within the framework of NATO is constantly growing. This aid, ongoing since the Second World War, reached a peak in 1953–1954.
NATO was established on 4 April 1949 via the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty (Washington Treaty). The 12 founding members of the Alliance were: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
English: Map of the United States Air Force bases, Royal Canadian Air Force bases and NATO Dispersed Operating Bases in France from 1951 to 1966. Français : Carte des anciennes bases de l'OTAN en France de 1951 à 1966.
Sweden and Finland have been formally invited to join the alliance.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO / ˈ n eɪ t oʊ / NAY-toh; French: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental transnational military alliance of 32 member states—30 European and 2 North American.
Map of NATO enlargement (1952–present). The history of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) begins in the immediate aftermath of World War II.In 1947, the United Kingdom and France signed the Treaty of Dunkirk and the United States set out the Truman Doctrine, the former to defend against a potential German attack and the latter to counter Soviet expansion.
Animated map of NATO membership over time. ... but not from NATO entirely. This happened with France in 1966, which rejoined in 2009; and with Greece in 1974, ...
France was a founding member of NATO which came into existence on 24 August 1949. The first non French NATO tenant in France was the 1630th Air Base Squadron of the USAF Military Air Transport Service, activated in June 1950 at Paris - Orly Air Base. On 28 February 1958 the official name of Orly Air Base was changed to Orly Airport and most ...