NATO has kept our people safe and our nations free for over 75 years. Watch the events that shaped its history since it was founded in 1949 #1NATO75years | NATO

The NATO member states have significantly reduced their troops since the end of the Cold War. As presented in our Racing Bar video, which draws on NATO data, U.S. military personnel has decreased by 40%, while Germany’s Bundeswehr saw an even greater reduction of 65% during this period. France abolished compulsory military service in 1997, followed by Spain in 2001, Italy in 2005 and Germany in 2011. The UK ended conscription as early as 1963, whereas both Greece and Turkey still maintain mandat

NATO members train and exercise together on land, air and sea to test and maintain our ability to defend every inch of Allied territory | NATO