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Send to Kindle The North Atlantic Treaty Organization will hold military exercises dubbed Steadfast Defender 21 which will involve up to 9,000 servicemen, will be held on NATO’s southern wing, in particular Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria and Portugal, between May 20 and June 22 and will train redeployment of reinforcements from the US, Vice Chief of Staff at NATO Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), Lieutenant General Brice Houdet told a briefing in Brussels on Thursday. "The first phase of Steadfast Defender 2021 focuses on the rapid reinforcement of NATO’s European Allies...

News From Antiwar.com He specified that the exercise 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.” The 9,000-troop, 22-nation drills, he added, will demonstrate to – Russia (he didn’t specify, nor did he need to) – “that NATO has the capabilities and the resolve to protect all Allies against any threat.” NATO disclosed the exercise will be first large-scale test of its adapted Command Structure, with the involvement of two new NATO commands:...

NATO kicks off Steadfast Defender 2021 exercise By (0) NATO spokeswoman Oana Lungescu moderates a media briefing on the alliance's Steadfast Defender 2021 exercise, which kicks off this month. Photo courtesy of NATO May 6 (UPI) -- More than 20 NATO allies and partners from North America and Europe will participate in the NATO exercise Steadfast Defender 2021, which kicks off this month, the alliance announced Thursday. "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 S...

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...