- Vigil category device · not official insignia
Identity provenance
Vigil category device — drawn from this record’s own domain, echelon and role. Not an official insignia.
In brief
The small allied headquarters established under the 2014 Readiness Action Plan to coordinate the rapid deployment of allied forces in a host region, support collective-defence planning and assist with training and exercises. The Slovak defence ministry, which hosts one, states they do not hold the status of a NATO military base. How many exist in 2026, and where, is not publicly enumerated.
- Scope
- Structure, role, lineage and links. No subordinate records published.
- Subordination
- Subordination unknown
- Record state
- Stub
About this record
Stub — a structured placeholder meeting the public-stub threshold: name, place in the force tree, broad role, and a dated status. A full profile follows source review.
Key events
The Wales Summit agrees the Readiness Action Plan
Following Russia's annexation of Crimea, Allies agree at the Wales Summit to implement the Readiness Action Plan, a package of assurance and adaptation measures responding to the changed security environment on NATO's borders. Among its measures is a "spearhead force" — the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force — created inside the NATO Response Force.
Quick actions
System access
Where this record connects into the rest of Vigil. Each row is here because this organisation actually reaches it.
Assessed as of — 2026-09 Last reviewed — 2026-09-20
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