The nominee to be the next top commander of United States forces in Europe told the Senate Armed Services Committee this week that he “looks forward to the accession” of Finland and Sweden to NATO to bolster the alliance’s defenses, particularly in the Baltic Sea and High North. Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli described Finland as “absolutely expert in defending the [830-mile] border” with Russia and Sweden’s maritime surface and submarine force as providing “a bunch of strategic dilemmas” to Kremlin military planners in the Baltic Sea. With the addition of 64 F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters to the Finnish … Continue reading Finland, Sweden Will Bolster NATO in Baltic, Says EUCOM Nominee Cavoli