BRUSSELS - Exercise Trident Juncture 2015 is the biggest and most ambitious NATO exercise in more than a decade. It will be the culmination of a series of dynamic and demanding training events designed to exercise and test troops and commanders.
Aims
Exercise Trident Juncture will train the troops of the NATO Response Force (NRF) and other Allied forces, to increase their readiness to respond to a wide range of challenges. It will ensure that they can work seamlessly together, collaborate with partners and engage in crisis response together with international organizations.
NATO is enhancing its readiness and flexibility in response to a changed security environment and to challenges from the south and the east. Trident Juncture 2015 is part of this effort.
The exercise will test the functions of the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) – or Spearhead Force – ahead of it becoming fully operational next year.
Key facts
Trident Juncture 2015 is the largest NATO exercise since 2002. Air, land, maritime and special forces will be involved.
The exercise runs from Oct. 3 to Nov. 6, 2015. Part One (Oct. 3-16) will test command and control elements of the NRF and showcase NATO’s ability to work with external actors. Part Two (Oct. 21-Nov. 6) will be a live exercise, hosted by Italy, Portugal and Spain.
The commanding officer for the exercise is General Hans-Lothar Domröse, Commander of JFC Brunssum. International observers, including from Russia, will have access.
Key figures
• Around 36,000 troops from more than 30 nations (27 NATO Allies plus partners).
• More than 230 units, more than 140 aircraft and more than 60 ships.
• More than 12 international organizations, governmental organizations and NGOs will participate, including the European Union, the OSCE, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the African Union.
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