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NATO has sent three military vessels to move immediately to the Aegean Sea.
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The warships will conduct surveillance in the surrounding area.
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They have been ordered to help combat human smuggling networks.
NATO warships have been send to the Aegean Sea in an attempt to help Greece and Turkey combat networks that smuggle migrants into Europe.
Three vessels have been ordered to move to the Aegean Sea to conduct surveillance.
Officials have said that the decision is an attempt to help Europe tackle the worst migration crisis in decades.
General Philip Breedlove said: ‘This is about helping Greece, Turkey and the European Union with stemming the flow of migrants and coping with a very demanding situation,’
‘There is now a criminal syndicate that is assist these people and this is an organised smuggling operation,’ U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter told a news conference.
‘Targeting that is the way that the greatest effect can be had … That is the principal intent of this,’ Carter said.
A 3 billion euro deal that was reached between Turkey and the EU to stem the migrant influx is still yet to have any impact.
Over 1.1 million migrants entered Germany during 2015 and experts have forecasted that the figure is set to rise.
Germany has said that it will take part in the NATO mission alongside Turkey and Greece.
