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Baltic Operations NATO 2016
Four Apache Gunship aircraft from the Army Air Corps Landed at sunset in the Baltic Sea on HMS Ocean flight deck in preperation for Baltops 2016
BALTOPS 16
BALTOPS is the premier maritime exercise in the Baltic Sea region and one of the largest exercises in northern Europe. In 2016, the aim will be to demonstrate the interoperability of NATO allies and partners and to assure nations of NATO’s commitment to the security and stability of the Baltic Sea region. The latest in a series of annual exercises that have run for over 40 years, BALTOPS 16 also has the core aim of delivering high-end training across the entire spectrum of naval warfare, including AAW, ASuW, ASW and MCM, as well as Amphibious and Maritime Interdiction Operations and exercising against the Asymmetric Threat. NATO (SFN), headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal, has led the planning, coordination and execution of the exercise.
Force contributing NATO Nations: Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, UK, US. Force contributing NATO Partners: Finland, Sweden. Observer Nation: Singapore.
Baltic Operations NATO 2016
Four Apache Gunship aircraft from the Army Air Corps Landed at sunset in the Baltic Sea on HMS Ocean flight deck in preperation for Baltops 2016
BALTOPS 16
BALTOPS is the premier maritime exercise in the Baltic Sea region and one of the largest exercises in northern Europe. In 2016, the aim will be to demonstrate the interoperability of NATO allies and partners and to assure nations of NATO’s commitment to the security and stability of the Baltic Sea region. The latest in a series of annual exercises that have run for over 40 years, BALTOPS 16 also has the core aim of delivering high-end training across the entire spectrum of naval warfare, including AAW, ASuW, ASW and MCM, as well as Amphibious and Maritime Interdiction Operations and exercising against the Asymmetric Threat. NATO (SFN), headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal, has led the planning, coordination and execution of the exercise.
Force contributing NATO Nations: Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, UK, US. Force contributing NATO Partners: Finland, Sweden. Observer Nation: Singapore.