NORFOLK (March 2, 2023) Capt. Paul Burkhart, right, commanding officer of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), explains features of the flight deck to Royal Netherlands Navy Lt. Adm. Rob Bauer, left, chair of the NATO Military Committee, and members of the committee during a tour of Bataan, March 2, 2023. The Military Committee is the senior military authority in NATO and the oldest permanent body in NATO, after the North Atlantic Council, both having been formed only months after the Alliance came into being. Joint Force Command - Norfolk is the only operational NATO command in North America and is responsible for military activity in the North Atlantic and Arctic regions. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kris R. Lindstrom)