NATO update

 

NATO Allies train alongside Lithuania’s Iron Wolf Brigade One of Lithuania’s largest military exercises, Iron Wolf, saw nine NATO Allies  – Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States – gather for intense training at Pabrade Training Ground, Lithuania. The exercise, which involved more than 3,500 troops, and armoured vehicles including German Leopard 2 tanks, tested the ability of the Lithuanian Army’s Iron Wolf Brigade to carry out defensive operations and counter-attacks. NATO’s German-led multinational battlegroup participated, as did a US Army battalion assigned to Lithuania on a rotational basis. The exercise was also an opportunity for troops from various Allies to hone their skills and ability to work together, as well as testing their readiness to defend NATO’s eastern flank, if required. Click here to download the video. You can also watch the video on YouTube. Click here to download the b-roll from the exercise.

2 December 2022 Update

NATO Secretary General: "we will not back down" in support for Ukraine Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg outlined the key decisions taken by NATO Foreign Ministers at their first meeting in Bucharest on 29 November 2022, underlining that the meeting sent "a strong message of NATO unity, and of sustained support to Ukraine". READ MORE

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