⢠Meet Master Sergeant Violeta NikonovÄ, who has jumped from a plane more than 5,000 times
⢠Video: Ukrainian tankers train in Poland with NATO Allies
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In 1985, at the age of 15, Violeta NikonovÄ jumped out of a plane for the first time. Seven years later, she was recruited to join the paratrooper branch of the Lithuanian Armed Forces. Now, almost 40 years and over 5,000 jumps later, Master Sergeant NikonovÄ serves as a senior instructor at the Lithuanian Armed Forcesâ Parachute Training Centre. We caught up with Violeta to ask about her experience as a âParachute Masterâ and what it means to her to train the next generation of paratroopers.
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Finnish jets returned home on 29 July, 2024, concluding first deployment under NATOâs Air Policing and Air Shielding mission in Romania. (Story courtesy of Allied Air Command)
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Commitment to NATOâs Baltic Air Policing mission continues as outgoing air force detachments hand over the responsibility to incoming Allies at Å iauliai Air Force Base, Lithuania. (Story courtesy of Allied Air Command)
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SNMG2 Flagship, HMCS Charlottetown concluded interactions with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. (Story courtesy of Allied Maritime Command)
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At a military training facility in Poland, Ukrainian tankers are taught the use and maintenance of the powerful Leopard 2A4 main battle tank by instructors from NATO Allies Poland and Norway.
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