• Poland takes over NATO air policing mission in Baltic states
• Germany steps up to lead NATO high readiness force
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The Polish Air Force on Thursday (3 January 2019) took over the lead for NATO’s air policing mission in the Baltic states from the Belgian Air Force. In a ceremony at Lithuania’s Šiauliai airbase General Tod Wolters, Commander Allied Air Command, welcomed the Polish Air Force detachment and commended the Belgian Air Force for having kept the Baltic airspace safe during their four-month tour.
(Courtesy of Allied Air Command)
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German forces on Tuesday (1 January 2019) took the lead for NATO’s Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF), providing thousands of soldiers to be on standby and ready to deploy within days. Germany takes over from Italy, which provided the VJTF lead brigade in 2018.
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A change of command ceremony was held at Camp Ādaži, Latvia for enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battlegroup Latvia on 9 January 2019.
(Courtesy of Allied Command Operations)
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What does it take to go on a six-month military deployment in an armoured vehicle? Watch the short documentary.
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NATO's Partnership for Peace was launched 25 years ago at the NATO Summit in Brussels. Watch this video from our archive to learn more about the beginnings of the programme.
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