NATO War Games on Russia's Border and Scandinavia

NATO War Games on Russia's Border


Global Research, March 3, 2009
Russian Information Agency Novosti


Estonia hosts NATO logistics exercise

It is the first exercise of this type in the Baltic region, which could become a regular event in the future to improve interoperability between NATO troops....

VILNIUS - Estonia will host on March 2-5 a NATO exercise aimed at coordinating logistical support for alliance's troops in a potential crisis situation, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said on Monday.

The Baltic Host 2009 exercise, which is taking place at the National Military College in Tartu, involves a series of scenarios simulating the arrival and deployment of NATO troops in a member country

Military personnel from Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, the U.S., the U.K., and Poland will take part in the drills.

It is the first exercise of this type in the Baltic region, which could become a regular event in the future to improve interoperability between NATO troops, the ministry said.

The ex-Soviet republics of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania joined NATO in 2004.

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Exercise Cold Response: NATO Holds Large-Scale, Multinational Exercise In Scandinavia


Global Research, March 3, 2009
Barents Observer


NATO ready for Exercise Cold Response 2009

More than 7000 soldiers from 13 nations will this year participate in Exercise Cold Response. The exercise takes place in Troms and Nordland in Northern Norway between March 16 and 25.

This year the participants will be trained at deploying military quick reaction forces into an area of crisis. They will have to handle situations ranging from high intensity warfare to terror threats and mass demonstrations, the Norwegian Defence writes on its web site.

Land, naval and air forces will be well represented at the exercise. In addition, Cold Response has traditionally been visited by a great number of special forces. This year, about 700 of the participants are special forces.

The scenario for the exercise is that an oil discovery outside Midland at the end of the 1990´s led to a conflict between Midland and Northland because of the large Northlandic population in the area where the oil was found. Northland claimed the right to the oil and the conflict increased in 2008 when Northland attacked and occupied Midland. After a cease-fire Northland withdraws its forces and a power vacuum which NATO has to fill, occurred.

The participants will be trained at deploying military quick reaction forces into an area of crisis. They will have to handle situations ranging from high intensity warfare to terror threats and mass demonstrations. The soldiers will have to find a balance between securing security for the local population and fighting the enemy with military force. The forces will also be trained in an international environment where they will have to communicate with a common language and operate with common procedures.

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