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NATO troops hone their skills during exercise Brilliant Jump 24 Steadfast Defender 2024, NATO's largest exercise in decades, includes over 90,000 troops from all 31 NATO Allies and Invitee Sweden. The NATO-led exercise Brilliant Jump 24, which is part of Steadfast Defender 2024, is an operational and tactical-level Alert and Deployment exercise. It aims to strengthen the Alliance’s deterrence and defence capabilities, and to train and test NATO’s Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) troops to operate at tempo and provide decisive action in response to any arising crisis. This year’s participating countries are Albania, Poland, Spain, Türkiye and the United Kingdom. Click here to download the b-roll. Footage includes various shots of mechanised combat vehicles and multinational infantry troops shooting and testing their capability to work together as a cohesive unit. You can also click here for more information on exercise Steadfast Defender 2024. NATO stands with all Ukrainians fighting for their freedom and our shared security Two years have passed since Russia’s full-fledged invasion of Ukraine. Since then, the people of Ukraine and the Ukrainian armed forces demonstrated their courage, strength and determination to push back the Russian invading forces, bravely defending their freedom and their country. NATO stands with all Ukrainians bravely pushing back the Russian invaders. As we remember the day in which the fully-fledged invasion began, a group of Ukrainian soldiers being trained by NATO Allies in the United Kingdom recites their national anthem, standing side by side with their trainers from the Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom. Click here to download the video. You can also watch the video on YouTube.  Press Release 29 February 2024 Launch of the NATO Secretary General's Annual Report for 2023 On Thursday 14 March 2024, the NATO Secretary General, Mr Jens Stoltenberg, will present his Annual Report for 2023, at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. This will be followed by a short reception for accredited journalists at the Compass Room of the NATO Restaurant. Media advisory 12:00 (CET)    Press conference by the NATO Secretary General 13:00 (CET)    Reception for accredited journalists   Media coverage All media representatives, except those who hold annual accreditation, wishing to attend the event, are requested to apply for ad-hoc accreditation via the NATO accreditation portal by Tuesday 5 March 2024, midnight (CET). Please apply as early as possible to allow for sufficient time for processing accreditation requests. NATO will confirm accreditation explicitly by email. Media passes must be collected in person upon presentation of the confirmation email, as well as the documents used to apply for accreditation at the Main Entrance, NATO Headquarters, Boulevard Leopold III 1110 Brussels. You must bring the same ID document and the same press card or editor's letter that you used to apply for accreditation online, together with a printout of the confirmation email. If you plan to attend the reception, please RSVP no later than midday on Monday 11 March 2023, by emailing NATOMediaOperations[at]hq.nato.int. The press conference will be streamed live on the NATO website and X (formerly Twitter) @NATOPress, broadcast live on EBU World feed and EBU News Exchange. A transcript of the Secretary General’s remarks, as well as pictures taken by a NATO photographer, will be available on the NATO website. The video will be available for free download from the NATO Multimedia Portal after the event. For more information: Contact the NATO Press Office Press Release 29 February 2024 Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs - Brussels, 3-4 April 2024 GENERAL Allied Foreign Affairs Ministers will meet at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on 3-4 April 2024, 75 years after NATO was founded. The meeting will be chaired by the NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg. Media representatives without annual accreditation and agreed access to NATO can apply for ad-hoc accreditation for the event. The deadline for accreditation is Monday, 18 March 2024, at 23:59 (CET). The Secretary General will address the media on both days of the meeting. PROGRAMME A detailed media programme of the meeting of NATO Foreign Affairs Ministers will be available on the NATO website closer to the event. For information about Allied Ministers participation, please contact the national delegations at NATO. A list of delegation press officers is available from NATO Press & Media (press[at]hq.nato.int). MEDIA ACCREDITATION Media representatives with an annual accreditation and agreed access to NATO for 2024 do not need to request accreditation for this event. All other media representatives without annual accreditation and agreed access to NATO wishing to cover the meeting need to apply for ad-hoc accreditation on the NATO accreditation portal: https://my.hq.nato.int/register. NATO accreditation procedures can be found here. Please note that late requests for ad-hoc accreditation as well as requests submitted without all necessary documentation will not be successful. The deadline to register and apply for media accreditation is Monday, 18 March 2024, at 23:59 (CET). Please apply as early as possible to allow our team sufficient time to process your accreditation request. NATO will confirm accreditation explicitly by email. Please have that confirmation email handy when collecting your badge. Ad-hoc media passes must be collected in person at a counter specifically designated for the purpose upon presentation of the confirmation email received, and the documents used to apply for accreditation (ID card or Passport, Press card or Editor’s letter) at the Main Entrance of NATO Headquarters, Boulevard Leopold III 1110 Brussels. Badges must be visible at all times. Please arrive early to clear security checks as security personnel will examine and may test equipment and personal effects. Feel free to contact the NATO Accreditations team would you have any questions at NatoAccreditations[at]hq.nato.int. MEDIA ACCESS Accredited media representatives can work in the press area of NATO Headquarters on the days of the Ministerial meeting, and access all public areas. The opening hours of the press area will be communicated in the media programme. Accredited journalists can attend ministers’ doorsteps and the press conferences of the NATO Secretary General. These events will also be streamed live on the NATO website. National briefings may also take place at NATO Headquarters. Please contact national delegations at NATO for details about their plans. POOLS A few elements of the Meeting of NATO Foreign Affairs Ministers will be accessible only to a pool of visual journalists. Details on pooled events and on the distribution of pool cards will be available in the media programme, a few days before the event. If you accept a NATO pool position, you must share immediately all information and material collected while in the pool with any accredited media that requests it, at no charge and with no restriction on the use of the material for news purposes. Media organisations that want pooled images should first contact the wire service / photo agency of which they are a client. Media representatives and news organisations must identify that it is pooled material every time it is used. Pooled material can only be used for legitimate news purposes and cannot be sold. BROADCAST NATO will provide broadcast-quality video in real time on EBU World feed or to EBU News Exchange. NATO photographers and videographers will provide video clips and photos of all public events during the ministerial meeting. Photos can be downloaded from the NATO website. The video files will be available for free download from the NATO Multimedia Portal. The Secretary General's press conferences and public remarks will be streamed live on the NATO website. MEDIA FACILITIES A press working area will be set up on the first floor of the Public Square at NATO HQ. Working spaces cannot be booked in advance and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Television and radio editing spaces will be available upon request by email to the NATO TV & Radio Unit (see contact details below). PARKING Media representatives can park in the Visitors' car park of the NATO HQ. Uplink vans can park in a special section of the car park upon request to the NATO TV & Radio Unit. For more information: For general queries: Contact the NATO Press Office Accreditation NatoAccreditations[at]hq.nato.int TV & Radio arrangements on site and via satellite broadcastoperations[at]hq.nato.int NATO Video on demand content[at]natomultimedia.tv