How do bomb disposal experts improve their skills? By attending training exercises such as Northern Challenge, organised each year by the Icelandic Coast Guard.
The exercise is supported by NATO’s Defence Against Terrorism Programme of Work, DAT POW: https://goo.gl/gtVSwP
Up Next in Season 1
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NATO on Duty - Ep 28. Brits Lead NATO...
In 2017, the United Kingdom will take the lead for NATO’s Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF).
But what does that mean to the British soldiers who will be part of the task force? We talk to some of the soldiers to find out what it means to them.
Footage includes: shots of the Bri...
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NATO on Duty - Ep 27. Introducing VJTF
The VJTF (or Very High Readiness Joint Task Force) is NATO’s spearhead force designed to react to a crisis situation at short notice.
The Land component is comprised of approximately 5,000 troops from 14 nations, made up of armour, infantry and artillery. These units exercised together recent...
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NATO on Duty - Ep 26. Spearhead Force
Watch troops from the United Kingdom, Estonia, Poland and Spain demonstrate artillery, armour and infantry capability on exercise Venerable Gauntlet as they, along with 10 other nations, prepare to take over NATO’s spearhead force, the VJTF, in 2017.
At the Sennelager training ground in German...
