Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) is NATO’s premier Maritime Battle-staff and the Alliance’s primary link for integrating U.S. naval and amphibious forces, into NATO operations. Managed by a Memorandum of Understanding comprising of 13 Nations, STRIKFORNATO is a rapidly deployable and scalable headquarters capable of planning and executing full spectrum joint maritime operations, in order to provide assurance, deterrence, and collective defence for the Alliance.