In June NATO and Allies will conduct a series of training events which are referred to as the ALLIED SHIELD series of exercises.
The ALLIED SHIELD series includes Exercise NOBLE JUMP, the first training deployment of Allied high-readiness units under the new Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) framework. It also includes BALTOPS, a major Allied naval exercise in Poland; SABER STRIKE, a significant land exercise in the Baltic States; and TRIDENT JOUST, a NRF command and control exercise in Romania.
In total, approximately 11,000 troops from 19 different Allies and 3 partner nations will participate in this series of training events taking place across the Alliance in June 2015.
All of these exercises are defensive and are a part of NATO’s assurance measures in response to challenges on NATO’s southern and eastern periphery.
The activity will focus on enhancing interoperability, readiness and responsiveness among Allied and partner nations.
ALLIED SHIELD demonstrates that NATO members are united in their commitment to collective defence.
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