NATO Prepares for “Collective Defense” Exercise Vis-à-Vis Russia
Trident Juncture 18 will have some 40,000 participants from more than 30 countries
Ami Rojkes Dombe
| 17/06/2018
Press briefing by James G. Foggo, Commander of Joint Force Command Naples and Vice Admiral Ketil Olsen, Military Representative of Norway to the NATO Military Committee - https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/photos_155885.htm
Trident Juncture 2018, NATO’s largest military exercise since 2002, will be held from October 25 to November 7, with more than 40,000 personnel from 30 NATO and partner counties participating.
“All Allies, as well as partners Finland and Sweden, will participate in NATO’s largest military exercise in recent years, which will take place in Norway in October-November,” a NATO statement said. “Trident Juncture 18 will have an Article 5 (collective defense) scenario, and will be under the command of Admiral James G. Foggo, Commander of Joint Force Command Naples.”
All OSCE nations will be able to send observers, the statement added.
Under Article 5, collective defense means an attack on one ally is considered as an attack against all allies, according to ukdefencejournal.
Trident Juncture 18 will have some 40,000 participants from more than 30 countries
Trident Juncture 2018, NATO’s largest military exercise since 2002, will be held from October 25 to November 7, with more than 40,000 personnel from 30 NATO and partner counties participating.
“All Allies, as well as partners Finland and Sweden, will participate in NATO’s largest military exercise in recent years, which will take place in Norway in October-November,” a NATO statement said. “Trident Juncture 18 will have an Article 5 (collective defense) scenario, and will be under the command of Admiral James G. Foggo, Commander of Joint Force Command Naples.”
All OSCE nations will be able to send observers, the statement added.
Under Article 5, collective defense means an attack on one ally is considered as an attack against all allies, according to ukdefencejournal.
