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NATO NATO exercise Steadfast Defender 2021 kicks off this month, bringing together more than 20 NATO Allies and partners from North America and Europe1. “Exercise Steadfast Defender 2021 will test NATO’s readiness and military mobility – with forces deploying across land and sea, all the way from North America to the Black Sea region and off the coast of Portugal,” said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. “With over 9,000 troops, the exercise demonstrates that NATO has the capabilities and the resolve to protect all Allies against any threat,” he added. Steadfast Defender 20...

May 5 2021 NATO announces official kick-off of flagship exercise Steadfast Defender 2021 Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) invites media representatives to a virtual press conference on NATO exercise Steadfast Defender 2021 on Thursday, 6 May 2021, at 15:30 (Brussels Time). The press conference will be led by SHAPE’s Vice Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Brice Houdet with representative from the Joint Force Commands Norfolk (USA), Naples (ITA) and the headquarters Joint Support and Enabling Command (DEU). The NATO Spokesperson Oana Lungescu will moderate the virtual pre...

Despite pandemic, Lithuania is combat ready – NATO general 42 Lithuanian Military / BNS The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has not affected the combat readiness of the Lithuanian military and NATO, Lieutenant General Roger Cloutier, the commander of NATO Allied Land Command (LANDCOM), said during his recent visit to the country. "What I am most encouraged about is that in spite of the Covid and in spite of the challenges that Covid causes, [...] we are able [...] to maintain our combat readiness,” he said in an interview with BNS. “The Lithuanian Land Forces are combat ready and so is NAT...