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BALTOPS 20 Concludes

June 22, 2020 adminBALTOPS, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, NATO, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands, Turkey, UK, USA

June 16, 2020 – Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) concludes Exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 20, the premiere annual maritime-focused U.S. European Command exercise in the Baltic region, June 16. BALTOPS is an annual maritime exercise, designed to enhance interoperability, flexibility, and demonstrate resolve among allied and partner forces in defending the Baltic region. Twenty-eight air and 28 maritime assets from 17 NATO and 2 partner nations participated in the live training event that began on June 7, 2020. “For almost half a century BALTOPS has brought allied and…

BALTOPS 2020

June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 adminBALTOPS, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, NATO, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands, Turkey, UK, US

June 1, 2020 – The 49th Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) exercise, the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region, takes place in the Baltic Sea from June 7-16. Air and maritime assets from NATO allies and partner nations are involved in the live training events. Training focus areas include air defense, anti-submarine warfare, maritime interdiction, and mine countermeasures operations. The exercise enhances flexibility and interoperability among allied and partner nations to strengthen combined response capabilities, as well as demonstrate international resolve to ensure stability in, and if necessary defend, the Baltic…