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Romanian and US forces train together Romanian and US forces have been practising together on a training ground in Transylvania, Romania.  The exercise, referred to as Operation Justice Sword, is an annual validation exercise for the 280th Romanian Mechanised Battalion. It saw Romanian troops train alongside soldiers from the United States 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), which has been stationed in Europe since the summer of 2022. The exercise ran from 27 October to 11 November 2022. Click here to download the b-roll. Footage includes Romanian and US armoured vehicles live-firing on a training ground as well as soundbites from Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Black and Sergeant First Class Daniel Perdue, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). Inside the mind of a Black Hawk pilot What does it take to fly the US Army’s UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter? Skill, determination and an ability to adapt to your mission, whatever it may be. The Black Hawk is the US Army’s multipurpose helicopter, used for air assault missions, medical evacuation, troop movements and humanitarian missions, among other tasks. Its flexibility makes it invaluable on NATO exercises and operations – such as the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR), where Virginia National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jennifer Gaulton serves as a pilot. While in Kosovo, Gaulton and her fellow Black Hawk pilots have flown a wide range of missions, from firefighting and search-and-rescue to training with other NATO Allies. Here she describes what it takes to fly the Black Hawk, and why it’s such a powerful and useful machine. Click here to download the video. You can also watch the video on YouTube. Press Release 22 November 2022 PR (2022) 153 Pre-ministerial press conference of the NATO Secretary General On Friday 25 November 2022, at 10:00 CET, the NATO Secretary General will brief the press at NATO Headquarters, ahead of the Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs, which will take place on 29 and 30 November 2022 in Bucharest Romania. Contact the NATO Press Office.