BALTOPS Exercise and Polish Defense

Posted on | by Caroline Teames
06/23/2015
06/23/2015: A major maritime exercise involving five thousand six hundred air, maritime and ground forces has moved from Sweden to Poland. This multinational maritime exercise is in its 43rd iteration. BALTOPS 2015 has taken place across Poland, Sweden, German and throughout the Baltic Sea. The exercise is designed to enhance…

BALTOPS 2015: Working Coalition Force Insertion

Posted on | by Caroline Teames
06/15/2015
06/15/2015: by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda BALTIC SEA – Marines from four NATO nations come together during BALTOPS from June 7-17. U.K. Royal Marine Commandos, Finnish Coastal Jaegers, Swedish and U.S. Marines integrate to practice expeditionary, ship-to-shore assaults to enhance their capability to work together as a combined amphibious force. “The U.K. [Commandos]…