Naval Air Station Keflavik is the host Command for the NATO Base in Keflavík, Iceland. NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, the Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for collective security established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, DC, on 4 April 1949. ... Keflavík on the Reykjanes peninsula of Iceland Keflavík is a town of around 10,200 inhabitants in the Reykjanes region in southwest Iceland (64°01′N 22°34′W). ...

The base is located on the Reykjanes peninsula on the south-west portion of the island. The peninsula Reykjanes (also known under the name Reykjaneskagi) is situated at the south-west end of Iceland not far from the capital Reykjavík. ...

The major commands stationed on the base are United States Naval Air Station Keflavik, the Air Forces 85th Group, the Iceland Defense Force (NATO), NCTS Keflavik, and U.S. Naval Hospital Keflavik. The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations around the globe. ... An American HH-60 Pavehawk working with the Icelandic Coast Guard. ... NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, the Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for collective security established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, DC, on 4 April 1949. ...

There are also over 700 Icelandic civilians working in close coordination with NATO military and civilian personnel. A civilian is a person who is not a member of a military. ...

On 15 March 2006 the U.S. Ambassador to Iceland announced the decision of the United States to withdraw the Iceland Defense Force before the end of September 2006. March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• Keflavík International Airport

Keflavík International Airport (Keflavíkurflugvöllur in Icelandic) (IATA: KEF, ICAO: BIKF) is the largest airport in Iceland. ...

External links

• NAS Keflavik website
• Reports on the withdrawl of U.S. forces in 2006: [1] [2] [3] (in Icelandic)