NATO Nordic Response 2024 exercise has, according to the alliance, significantly increased the combat readiness of its troops. But it has also increased the cost to Norwegian households of dealing with the consequences of the military training. This was reported by the Norwegian magazine Forsvarets Forum. It is reported thatContinue Reading
Nordic Response 24, hosted by Norway on 4‒15 March 2024, is the Finnish Defence Forces’ most important international exercise of the year. Twelve Finnish Air Force F/A-18 Hornet multi-role fighters and approximately 250 airmen will take part in the exercise. The key objective of Nordic Response 24 for the FinnishContinue Reading
More than 100 U.S. sailors and Marines are in the high north of Norway to establish a maritime command as part of NATO’s largest military exercise in Europe since the Cold War, according to the Navy. U.S. 2nd Fleet and Expeditionary Strike Group 2 personnel left Naval Air Station Oceana,Continue Reading
More than 30,000 western troops will take part in one of Nato’s biggest military exercises since the end of the cold war amid rising tensions in Europe as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. For a month from Thursday, troops from 27 countries including the US, UK, Germany andContinue Reading
The government has called up 1,684 reservists to a week-long training exercise, Okas 2021. It will include the construction of a “temporary border fence” of up to 40 kilometers. On the proposal of the Commander of Estonian Defence Forces Martin Herem, 1,636 reservists mainly from engineer units will be includedContinue Reading
The staff of Germany’s10th Armored Division will take place in the “Schneller Degen” (Dagger Strike) military exercise in Pabrade Training Area in Lithuania’s district of Svencionys for the first time. Major General Ruprecht von Butler, commander of Germany’s 10th Division, will announce the start of the exercise on Friday. ItContinue Reading