5 Facts About NATO

1. In 1998, NATO established a set of general guidelines that do not allow for a formal institutionalisation of relations, but reflect the Allies' desire to increase cooperation.

2. On 28 February 1994, NATO took its first wartime action by shooting down four Bosnian Serb aircraft violating the no-fly zone.

3. In 1952 the post of Secretary General of NATO was established as the organization's chief civilian, the first major NATO maritime exercises began; Exercise Mainbrace, and Greece and Turkey acceded.

4. The most recent member state to be added to NATO is Montenegro on 5 June 2017.

5. In a stroke of tactical genius, NATO has mobilized a dreamy naval officer to promote its massive war games in Norway.