NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Phillip Breedlove. NATO Photo
Jens Stoltenberg And Philip M. Breedlove, WSJ: How NATO Is Meeting New Threats
Our new Spearhead Force is up and running, and a 30,000-man Response Force is next.
This month more than 15,000 troops from 22 nations are taking part in Allied Shield, a series of exercises designed to test the strength and readiness of NATO and allied armed forces.
In the Baltic Sea, 50 ships and submarines and more than 50 aircraft from 17 countries are taking part in our 43rd Baltic Operations exercise. On land in Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, a further 6,000 troops from 10 nations are taking part in Exercise Saber Strike. In Romania, Exercise Trident Joust is testing our ability to command our forces in the field.
We are in Poland this week to meet and see allied forces take part in Exercise Noble Jump, the first deployment of NATO’s new Very High Readiness “Spearhead Force.” This exercise brings together more than 2,000 troops from nine NATO countries, including Czech and Dutch paratroopers, German and Norwegian infantry, Polish and Lithuanian special forces, Belgian artillery, U.S. helicopters and a Hungarian civil-military cooperation unit.
WNU Editor: The training exercises are starting now .... New NATO force, thousands of other troops train in Poland, Baltic region to reassure members (AP) .... but NATO's long term problems still remain .... Nato to 'name and shame' countries which fail to meet defence budget target (The Independent).
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