NATO launches biggest war games since end of Cold War

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https://www.dw.com/en/nato-launches-biggest-war-games-since-end-of-cold-war/a-46033631

NATO launches biggest war games since end of Cold War

Date 25.10.2018

NATO launched its biggest exercises since the end of the Cold War on Thursday in Norway. The Trident Juncture war games involve around 50,000 troops, 10,000 vehicles, 250 aircraft and 65 ships from all 29 alliance members, plus Sweden and Finland. The maneuvers will take place for two weeks in Norway and the air and sea spaces around the country.

The goal of the exercises is to test and train NATO's Very High Readiness Joint Task Force and follow-on forces. The rapid reaction force is designed to spearhead a defense against an attack on an alliance member within days and is a component of the NATO Response Force.

The Very High Readiness Joint Task Force was established by the alliance in 2014 as a deterrent in response to Russia's annexation of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine and Moscow's support for separatists there.

Russia, which borders Norway, has been invited to monitor the war games but has issued a condemnation.
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The German military is participating in the maneuvers with around 8,000 troops and 4,000 vehicles, as well as Tornado and Eurofighter jets and three ships. That makes it the second largest participant after the United States.
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[RHMerriman]

1. Well done...

NATO faced down the Commies for four decades, and the Alliance will face 'em down again, even with Putin's love-slave in DC.

[nitpicker]

2. More on the US participation

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-air-force/2018/10/23/us-breaches-the-arctic-with-marines-fighter-jets-and-aircraft-carriers/