10/04/2015: Engineers from the Norwegian Army assist the 500th Engineer Company, 15th Engineer Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade in constructing breaching training walls and a military vehicle road to enhance the capabilities of their Estonian Allies near Tapa, Estonia. The US Army is participating as well. Credit:7th Mobile Public Affairs…
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]…
06/11/2015: The first of NATO’s five unmanned air vehicles rolled off the factory line in San Diego on Thursday, 4 June 2015. The Global Hawk Block 40 is part of the Alliance Ground Surveillance Program (AGS). The NATO-owned and -operated AGS core capability will enable the Alliance to perform persistent…
05/27/2015: NATO Baltic air policing flight over Lithuania as seen in May 2015. Norwegian Air Force F -16 fighter jets fly alongside Typhoon fighters from RAF while they fulfill their Baltic air policing role. Credit: Natochannel:5/21/15 According to an RAF story published on May 13, 2015: RAF Typhoon jets operating…
04/22/2015: The Baltic Battalion -- not to be confused with the Battalion of the same name formed in the 1990’s – is a new initiative combining Estonian, Latvia and Lithuanian forces. In 2014, the battalion began preparations for the 2016 rotation of the NATO Response Force (NRF) and is due…
03/25/2015: Pilots assigned to the 31st Fighter squadron take-off for Estonia March 20, 2015, from Aviano Air Base, Italy. Approximately 280 airmen and 14 Vipers from Team Aviano will work alongside their Estonian partners. The focus is to maintain joint readiness while enhancing interoperability with a NATO ally, particularly the…
01/13/2015: Soldiers from the 3rd Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment arrive in Latvia for Operation Atlantic Resolve to live and train with NATO partners and allies. Credit:2nd Cavalry Regiment:1/12/15 According to an article by Cheryl Pellerin published January 12, 2015 on the DoD website: U.S. Army troops resumed Operation Atlantic Resolve…
09/10/2014: Night vision footage of Royal Canadian Regiment soldiers loading into U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopters and conducting an air assault operation. Steadfast Javelin II is a NATO exercise involving over 2,000 troops from 10 nations, and takes place across Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. The exercise focuses on…
