“NATO” large military exercise

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, citing the German newspaper “Tagus Shaw”, the coalition The NATO military wants to mobilize around 90,000 troops for a major military exercise. After the meeting of the NATO military committee in Brussels, American General Christopher Cowley, the commander in chief of NATO forces in Europe, said: The four-month exercise known as “Sturdy Defender” will be the largest maneuver of this defense alliance in recent decades.

According to the Commander-in-Chief of NATO forces in Europe, preparations for this maneuver should begin next week. The exercise is scheduled to begin in February. According to Kawli, in particular, the warning and movement of national and multinational ground forces will be practiced in this exercise until May. He added: This coalition will show its ability to strengthen the Euro-Atlantic region by moving American forces. Cavoli said the exercise would be a clear demonstration of the alliance’s cohesion, strength and determination to protect each other.

The announcement came a little more than four weeks before the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24. . Dutch admiral Rob Bauer, head of NATO’s military committee, said after two days of consultation at NATO headquarters in Brussels: “We are preparing for conflict with Russia and terrorist groups.” If they attack us, we must be ready.” According to the information of the German news agency, the scenario of this exercise is a possible Russian attack on the territory of the allies, which will lead to the declaration of the so-called alliance case based on Article 5 of the NATO Treaty. The second requirement regulates the provision of assistance in the coalition and states that an armed attack against one or more allies is considered as an attack against all. They participate in military exercises. According to the information of the German government, the German army will also participate in the “sturdy defense”, including a four-stage maneuver called “Quadriga 2024”. More than 12,000 troops are expected to be deployed by the end of May, specifically practicing the skills required for rapid deployment on NATO’s eastern flank.

For example, starting in mid-May, a military unit It is sent to Lithuania in various ways with combat vehicles and shows its combat skills in battle there. This NATO member country in the Baltic region is one of the countries that feels threatened by Russia due to its location. According to the German military, there will also be a naval exercise component with the transfer of troops from North America to Europe. In addition to about 90,000 soldiers, more than 1,000 combat vehicles and dozens of combat aircraft and naval units are scheduled to participate in this exercise. In particular, the German military, including tanks, aircraft carriers and F-35 jets. to participate in this great exercise. In addition to Germany, England is also one of the important forces in this exercise. The British Ministry of Defense recently announced that around 20,000 British troops from sea, air and land forces will take part in the exercise.

In June 2023, NATO will hold a major air force exercise “Air Defense” over its airspace. Germany had held It was the largest air force deployment exercise since NATO was founded 75 years ago. 250 aircraft and about 10,000 soldiers from 25 countries participated in this exercise. The German federal government and the Bundeswehr then made a positive conclusion of the exercise.

The largest NATO exercise to date since the end of the Cold War was held in 2018 with a focus on Norway. About 51,000 soldiers were involved in this exercise. Now NATO is planning its biggest exercise in decades with the so-called “Sturdy Defender” exercise, which will last for about four months. About 90,000 troops are expected to participate starting next week.

In July, NATO will hold its anniversary meeting in Washington to mark the 75th year of the transatlantic alliance. However, the mood of this celebration has subsided greatly. Many in Europe fear that Donald Trump will win the US presidential election in November. Trump had already strongly criticized this coalition during his first term in office since 2017.

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