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JUST IN: Austin Calls for More NATO Help in Coun­ter­ing China 

Roy­al Dan­ish navy frigate HDMS Peter Wille­moes, right, the under­way replen­ish­ment oil­er USNS Patux­ent, cen­ter, and the Roy­al Nether­lands navy frigate HNLMS Van Speijk, left, tran­sit the Atlantic Ocean dur­ing NATO exer­cise Cut­lass Fury 2019.

U.S. Navy pho­to by Pet­ty Offi­cer 2nd Class Cameron Stoner 

The Unit­ed States needs its NATO allies to invest more in their mil­i­tary capa­bil­i­ties and help the Pen­ta­gon address the grow­ing threat posed by Chi­na, Sec­re­tary of Defense Lloyd Austin III said Feb. 19. Austin attend­ed a vir­tu­al NATO min­is­te­r­i­al meet­ing with his alliance counterparts …