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We integrate the most powerful combat credible maritime forces on Earth into NATO operations, deterring adversaries & defending our territory & people. 🛡️
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POV: An Alliance with no equal in the collective records of History 📜
🇪🇸 🇸🇪 🇹🇷 & 🇺🇸 painting the
#Baltic
skies in perfect harmony, boosting
#NATO
's Deterrence & Defence capabilities to unprecedented heights.
#1NATO75years
#WeAreNATO
#StrongerTogether
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#BALTOPS22
family photo! 📸 What a great way to start premier annual maritime exercise in the Baltic Sea region! Providing collective maritime security! 🚢✈️
This is why
@NATO
is the strongest Alliance in world history! 💪
#WeAreNATO
🇧🇪🇧🇬🇩🇰🇪🇪🇫🇮🇫🇷🇩🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹🇳🇱🇳🇴🇵🇱🇸🇪🇹🇷🇬🇧🇺🇸
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Join us in wishing our Turkish allies and friends a happy Republic Day! 🇹🇷
This day celebrates the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Rebuplic of Türkiye, which was proclaimed under the leadership of Gazi Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK.
#StrongerTogether
#WeAreNATO
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#SteadfastDefender24
lights the night 🌌
Mesmerizing sight as
#NATO
Allies stand united beneath the ethereal glow of the Northern Lights.
#WeAreNATO
and we will always be
#StrongerTogether
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For the first time since the Cold War, a full 🇺🇸 US carrier group comes under
@NATO
command.
#NeptuneStrike22
is a visible demonstration of the NATO Allies’ ability to cooperate & integrate effectively.
Continue to follow the next 2️⃣ weeks of this vigilance activity.
#WeAreNATO
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Allies and Partners in Action! 🇨🇦🇩🇰🇪🇪🇫🇮🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇹🇱🇻🇱🇹🇳🇱🇳🇴🇵🇱🇵🇹🇷🇴🇪🇸🇸🇪🇹🇷🇬🇧🇺🇸
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@NATO
🛡️ Allies, 1
#NATO
partner 🇸🇪, 50 ships, more than 45 aircraft, and approximately 6,000 personnel started
#BALTOPS23
strong, with a ship formation steaming through the
#BalticSea
💪
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#NeptuneShield
demonstrates the integration of high-end maritime, amphibious & expeditionary strike capabilities to support the defence of the
@NATO
Alliance!
These capabilities include aircraft carrier strike groups, an amphibious ready group & a marine expeditionary unit.🚢✈️🪖
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#BALTOPS24
is making a splash 🌊
Our newest Ally 🇸🇪 joins 🇫🇷 in mastering amphibious operations in the
#Baltic
, taking
#NATO
’s 𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 up a notch. 🐸
#WeAreNATO
#StrongerTogether
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#NeptuneStrike
, where the sky ☁️ touches the sea 🌊
The 🇪🇸 ESP Juan Carlos I & 🇮🇹 ITS Cavour sail side by side demonstrating
@NATO
's commitment to protect every wave and every breeze in the Alliance. 🌬
Ranging from the Central Mediterranean to the Black Sea region and all the
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🇸🇪 Swedish Paratroopers 🪂 are airdropped from the Swedish Air Force C-130H TP84 Hercules ✈️ during
#BALTOPS22
.
@NATO
Allies and Partner nations are able to rapidly utilize a combination of high-end military strike capabilities to deliver forces to whenever they are needed! 💪
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From the Mediterranean 🌊 to the Baltic Sea 🌊,
#NeptuneShield
vigilance activity highlights
@NATO
's ability to rapidly bring together high-end maritime combat power in support of the Alliance.
#WeAreNATO
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An 🇬🇧
@HMSQNLZ
F-35 🛩️ takes off for one more week of deterrence activities across
#NeptuneStrike
’s rough waters in the North Sea. 🌊
#WeAreNATO
#StrongerTogether
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NATO Allies protecting the skies! 🇬🇷 🛩 🇺🇸
Aircrafts from
@USNavy
and Hellenic Air Force flying in formation air-to-air training during the
@NATO
-led vigilance activity
#NeptuneStrike
, over the Ionian Sea (NEST 22.2).
#WeAreNATO
#StrongerTogether
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#NATO
concludes vigilance activity
#NeptuneShield
22!
Demonstrating strong cohesion & strength between
@NATO
Allies! 💪
@ItalianNavy
ITS CAVOUR,
@USSHARRYSTRUMAN
&
@Armada_esp
JUAN CARLOS I joined together in the Adriatic 🌊 for the final formation 🚢
👉
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#NeptuneStrike22
is a perfect opportunity to improve the capacity to work together with Allies in continuing vigilance in order to train for
@NATO
multi-domain and joint operations.
An
@USNavy
MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter alongside the
@USSHARRYSTRUMAN
, during Neptune Strike 2022.
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#BALTOPS50
begins June 6️⃣!
Let the countdown begin for the premier annual maritime exercise in the Baltic Sea region! 💪🛳⚓️
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@NATO
Allies and 2 Partner Nations. More than 40 maritime units, 60 aircraft & 4000 personnel.
🇧🇪🇨🇦🇩🇰🇪🇪🇫🇮🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇹🇱🇻🇱🇹🇳🇱🇳🇴🇵🇱🇪🇸🇸🇪🇹🇷🇬🇧🇺🇸
#WeAreNATO
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This is
#BALTOPS22
! 💪
We have 1⃣ more week to go!
Stay tuned 👀 to the maritime-led exercise in the Baltic Region! 🚢🌊
🇧🇪🇧🇬🇩🇰🇪🇪🇫🇮🇫🇷🇩🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹🇳🇱🇳🇴🇵🇱🇸🇪🇹🇷🇬🇧🇺🇸
#WeAreNATO
#StrongerTogether
@USNavyEurope
@NATO
@NATOJFCBS
@SHAPE_NATO
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Our newest Ally 🇸🇪 comes bearing gifts 😯
Swedish forces bring the Norse spirit to 🇫🇷 French decks, exemplifying what
#BALTOPS24
is all about.
Nations from across
#NATO
converging to train, share & show the thriving strength and unity of the most formidable Alliance in modern
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🇮🇹
@ItalianNavy
CAVOUR CSG is currently, and for the first time in history, under
@NATO
command conducting
#NeptuneShield
.
This is the natural evolution of
#NATO
’s ability to integrate high-end maritime strike capabilities to support the defence of the Alliance.
#WeAreNATO
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BREAKING NEWS📢
@NATO
begins
#NeptuneShield22
Vigilance Activity!
The 🇺🇸 Carrier Strike Group
@USSHARRYSTRUMAN
operating in the Med 🌊 comes under
#NATO
command for 2nd time this year, together with
@taskforce61_2
in the Baltic 🌊
Read more👉
#WeAreNATO
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Today we set sail to
#BALTOPS23
⚓️ from Tallinn 🇪🇪
In 52 years, the premier maritime exercise in the
#BalticSea
has never been stronger! 💪
1⃣9⃣
@NATO
Allies
1⃣
#NATO
Partner Nation 🇸🇪
5⃣0⃣ Ships 🚢
4⃣5⃣+ Aircraft 🚁
6⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣+ Personnel🧠
#WeAreNATO
👇
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Breaking News 📢 For the first time in
@NATO
history, 🇮🇹 Italy transfers the authority of a Carrier Strike Group (CSG) to NATO!
#STRIKFORNATO
will execute the command & control of the
@ItalianNavy
ITS CAVOUR CSG between 27-31 May during
#NeptuneShield
!
👉
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And then there were three…The 3⃣ prongs of
#NATO
’s
#NeptuneStrike
Trident 🔱 sailing under the Alliance flag!
HMS Queen Elizabeth 🇬🇧, a feat of British naval engineering and the largest warship ever built for the
@RoyalNavy
, is under
#STRIKFORNATO
’s command-and-control for the
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In a resounding testament to international cooperation, 🇹🇷 TCG Anadolu charts the course towards
#NeptuneStrike
, marking its historic debut in this
@NATO
Activity.
🗺️ As the Turkish Navy flagship cruises through the Mediterranean seascape, it emerges as the premier littoral
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.
@USSHARRYSTRUMAN
is currently conducting
#NeptuneStrike22
in the Mediterranean under
#STRIKFORNATO
’s command and control. 🚢
Neptune Strike 22 prepares
@NATO
Commanders to receive and integrate high-end strike capabilities.
#WeAreNATO
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🆕 Exercise
#BALTOPS22
, the annual maritime exercise in the Baltic 🌊 executed by
#STRIKFORNATO
, kicked off today June 5! 💪
Sail with us during the next 2⃣ weeks! 🚢
Full story ➡️
#WeAreNATO
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Share to join us in wishing our Turkish Allies and friends a Happy Republic Day! 🇹🇷
📸A formation of F/A – 18 over the Turkish TCG GEMLIK during
@NATO
-led vigilance activity
#NeptuneStrike
.
#StrongerTogether
#WeAreNATO
#cumhuriyetbayram
ı
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#STRIKFORNATO
congratulates the
@USNavy
⚓️ and ADM Lisa Franchetti on her confirmation as the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO). 🇺🇸
ADM Franchetti served as the
#STRIKFORNATO
Commander from March 2018 to July 2020 in addition to previously serving as the Commander of Carrier Strike
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This is interoperability! 💪
🚁 Sea King MK41 attached to 🇩🇪 FGS Berlin conducts a Winch Exercise with 🇫🇮 FNS Purunpää ➕ 🇳🇱 HNLMS Mercuur & overflies 🇳🇴 HNOMS Hinnøy during
#BALTOPS22
! 🚢
@NATO
Allies & Partners take every opportunity to train together so we can act as a whole!
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Which aircraft ✈️can you identify in this photo📸? 🤔
We will give you a hint! They are from 🇫🇮🇩🇪🇸🇪🇺🇸!
#BALTOPS22
tests & validates interoperability of current and future capabilities of multi-domain & joint operations, to contend with a rapidly evolving security environment.
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Good morning from the Baltic Sea! 🌊🌞
Ships from 🇪🇪🇩🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹🇵🇱 attached to the Baltic Naval Squadron conduct a Surface Exercise during
#BALTOPS22
. 🚢
#BALTOPS
is a long planned, transparent & defensive exercise in the interest of peace and stability.
#WeAreNATO
#StrongerTogether
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#BALTOPS22
represents
@NATO
's cohesion, strength, and commitment to the collective defence of the Alliance! 💪🚢
#WeAreNATO
#StrongerTogether
🇧🇪🇧🇬🇩🇰🇪🇪🇫🇮🇫🇷🇩🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹🇳🇱🇳🇴🇵🇱🇸🇪🇹🇷🇬🇧🇺🇸
📸
@RoyalNavy
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Credible Force Projection! ✈️
🇺🇸
@USSHARRYSTRUMAN
F-18's flew 1000 miles from the Mediterranean 🌊 to the vicinity of Bornholm Island, joined 🇩🇰 Royal Danish Air Force F-16's & conducted a maritime strike training event with
@forsvaretdk
HDMS Niels Juel during
#NeptuneShield
!
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This is our family photo! 📸🚢✈️
@NATO
Allied Air and Maritime forces gathered together for
#NeptuneStrike22
vigilance activity.
Enhancing interoperability and readiness! 💪
👉
#WeAreNATO
#StrongerTogether
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The weekend is coming but
#NeptuneShield22
vigilance activity won’t stop! 💪
Regularly deployed
@NATO
allied forces are visible symbols of our commitment to regional stability and security.
#WeAreNATO
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1️⃣ Day to go!!
#BALTOPS22
kicks off tomorrow!! 💪 June 5! 1️⃣6️⃣ nations will demonstrate
@NATO
’s commitment to peace and security!
🇧🇪🇧🇬🇩🇰🇪🇪🇫🇮🇫🇷🇩🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹🇳🇱🇳🇴🇵🇱🇸🇪🇹🇷🇬🇧🇺🇸
#WeAreNATO
#StrongerTogether
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Good evening from the Baltic 🌊
#USSGunstonHall
unloads a Landing Craft Utility during
#NeptuneShield
!
#NESH22
is a perfect opportunity to improve the capacity to work together with Allies in continuing vigilance in order to train for
@NATO
multi-domain and joint operations.
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Multinational flavoured 🌍
Within the broad expanse of
#BALTOPS24
, a striking symphony of unity and interoperability unfolds. 🛡️
Picture this: 🇵🇱 & 🇺🇸 helicopters lily-padding between ships from 🇫🇷, 🇳🇱, and 🇪🇸, while 🇹🇷 & 🇵🇹 jets streak across the skies. Simultaneously, 🇬🇧
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#NeptuneStrike22
Vigilance Activity Came to a Close!
2⃣8⃣
@NATO
Allies
1⃣5⃣ Ships 🚢
9⃣0⃣ Aircraft ✈️
3⃣3⃣ Maritime & Air Events
2⃣2⃣2⃣ Air Sorties
In just 1⃣2⃣ Days!
NS22 demonstrated
@NATO
Allies ability to act together to maintain a safe & secure European region!
#WeAreNATO
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#NeptuneStrike
24-1: a masterstroke in
#Deterrence
&
#Defence
6⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣ Personnel 💪
2⃣5⃣0⃣ Air missions 🛩️
8⃣0⃣ Vigilance events 👁️
2⃣3⃣
#NATO
Allies 🌐
4⃣ Carrier Strike Groups 🇫🇷🇮🇹🇪🇸🇹🇷
1⃣ Alliance 🛡️
#WeAreNATO
|
#StrongerTogether
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You can't fly without supply ⛽️
💡 In a remarkable display of logistical mastery, FS Charles de Gaulle orchestrated the daunting task of refueling at sea while seamlessly coordinating the launch of Rafale jets into the European skies.
⚡️ Consider the sheer complexity of the
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From monarch 👑 to sailor ⚓️, we are
#StrongerTogether
His Majesty, King Carl XVI Gustaf of 🇸🇪, brought a regal touch to the most significant
#BALTOPS
iteration in History, further elevating
#Sweden
’s debut execution as an Ally.
As he journeyed through the Stockholm Archipelago
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The STAR of
#BALTOPS22
! ⭐️
Ships from
@COM_SNMCMG1
& the Baltic Naval Squadron sailing in formation in the Baltic 🌊!
A clear expression of unity & cohesion of the
@NATO
Alliance!
#WeAreNATO
#StrongerTogether
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What a great pic! 📸✈️
An F/A-18E Super Hornet lands on the flight deck of the
@USSHARRYSTRUMAN
in support of
#NeptuneStrike22
!
Providing assurance, deterrence, and collective defence for the
@NATO
Alliance!
#WeAreNATO
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From the skies of Romania, good afternoon! 🇷🇴✈️💪
3️
@USNavy
and 4
@RCAF_ARC
aircrafts are flying in formation during the
@NATO
-led vigilance activity
#NeptuneStrike
.
#WeAreNATO
#StrongerTogether
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See you on the other side 👋🌊
From the frigid North 🇳🇴 to the heart of Türkiye 🇹🇷,
#SteadfastDefender2024
is rewriting the playbook on transatlantic unity.
#WeAreNATO
#StrongerTogether
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À poste 👁
A remarkable sight in Arctic waters as the 🇫🇷 French submarine Améthyste & the
@COMUKCSG
joined forces to level up their sub-zero game during
#NordicResponse
. ❄️
This chapter of
#SteadfastDefender24
elevates Allied unity to unprecedented levels, forging a powerful
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In the air ✈️ or at sea 🚢
⛽️ Replenishment is crucial to meet mission & training objectives!
#BALTOPS22
delivers realistic live training allowing commanders & their forces to deal with complex tactical-level challenges & improve interoperability between
@NATO
& partner nations.
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As the curtains rise on the grand stage of
#SteadfastDefender24
,
#STRIKFORNATO
steps into the spotlight. 🔱
@HMSPWLS
👑 proudly unfurls
@NATO
's colours, embodying the Alliance’s unwavering commitment to safeguarding every corner of Allied territory, from the American coastlines
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Another day at the office! ⚓️✈️🫡
@USNavy
aircraft operations aboard
@GHWBCVN77
for
#vigilance
activities during
@NATO
-led vigilance activity
#NeptuneStrike
(NEST 22.2).
#WeAreNATO
#StrongerTogether
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This is Power Projection from the Baltic Sea! 💪✈️
This is
#BALTOPS22
! 🚢✈️🪖
The exercise enables forces to enhance combat readiness, demonstrating that the
@NATO
Alliance stands together to defend all Allies and deal with security challenges.
#WeAreNATO
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Allies in war, protectors of Peace
Today, the Mediterranean served as the stage for a historic rendezvous as 🇫🇷 FS Charles de Gaulle & 🇺🇸 USS Eisenhower sailed side by side.
Bearing names immortalized in History's halls, these maritime behemoths are a living testament to the
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This is Multinational Power! 💪
🇸🇪 JAS 39 Gripen ✈️ overflow 🇺🇸 USS Mount Whitney & 🇬🇧
@HMSDefender
while 🇸🇪 HSwMS Helsingborg conducts sea surveillance. 🚢
#BALTOPS22
ensures training & interoperability of
@NATO
Allies & Partners to respond to a broad range of military threats!
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#BALTOPS22
starts on the 5⃣th June!
Let the countdown begin for the premier annual maritime exercise in the Baltic 🌊!
1⃣6⃣
@NATO
Allies & Partner Nations
4⃣5⃣ Maritime Units
7⃣5⃣ Aircraft
7⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣ Personnel
🇧🇪🇧🇬🇩🇰🇪🇪🇫🇮🇫🇷🇩🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹🇳🇱🇳🇴🇵🇱🇸🇪🇹🇷🇬🇧🇺🇸
#WeAreNATO
#StrongerTogether
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This is Alliance Cohesion! 💪
An 🇺🇸 F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the “Red Rippers” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11, flies alongside the 🇳🇴 Royal Norwegian Navy Frigate HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen (F310) in support of
#NeptuneStrike22
!
#WeAreNATO
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#BALTOPS22
to kick off in June!
Over 4⃣5⃣ ships, more than 7⃣5⃣ aircraft, and approximately 7⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣ personnel from 1⃣6⃣
@NATO
Allied & partner nations are getting underway to participate in BALTOPS 22!
👉
#WeAreNATO
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐀𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐫:
@MarineNationale
'𝐬 𝐩𝐢è𝐜𝐞 𝐝𝐞 𝐫é𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 🇫🇷 ⚓
🛡 FS 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘦 𝘎𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘦 is preparing to embark on its maiden voyage under
@NATO
’s banner, proudly exhibiting Gallic unwavering
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This is
#Cohesion
! 🇹🇷 🇺🇸 💪
F-16s from the Turkish Air Force and United States Navy F-18s from the
@GHWBCVN77
performing an Air Defense Exercise (ADEX) with TCG Göksu, during enhanced vigilance activity
#NeptuneStrike
.
#WeAreNATO
#StrongerTogether
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#NATO
's premier maritime exercise,
#BALTOPS24
, has set sail from 🇱🇹towards its 53rd iteration, binding...
2⃣0⃣ Allies 🇧🇪🇩🇰🇪🇪🇫🇮🇫🇷🇩🇪🇬🇷🇮🇹🇱🇻🇱🇹🇳🇱🇳🇴🇵🇱🇵🇹🇷🇴🇪🇸🇸🇪🇹🇷🇬🇧🇺🇸
5⃣0⃣ Ships 🚢
8⃣5⃣ aircraft 🛩️
9⃣,0⃣0⃣0⃣ Personnel 🪖
...within the very heart of the
#BalticSea
🌊
🔎
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#NeptuneShield
22 tests & validates interoperability between
@NATO
Allies!
Take a look at this impressive Air-to-Air refueling of
@USNavy
F/A-18E Super Hornets to the
@Armada_esp
AV-8B Harrier II! ✈️
First time it ever happened between these two aircraft of these two Navies! 💪
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Thundering into
#NeptuneStrike
with a sonic boom ⚡️
Flanked by the 🇪🇸 Harriers & sleek 🇫🇷 Rafale fighter jets, 🇮🇹 F-35s command the skies over the wider Mediterranean.
The interoperability experienced among Allies translates into a force multiplier for
#NATO
, synchronizing
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Stirring sights: the sheer scale of
#SteadfastDefender24
ripples across high latitudes 🌊
As the curtain falls on
#NordicResponse
, the most powerful naval forces on 🌍 converge at the very edge of Europe to fortify a shield of unity & trust spanning 𝟑𝟐 nations. 🛡️
#WeAreNATO
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What a great way to start
#BALTOPS50
! These are our “family” photos from 4⃣ different groups!
This is why
@NATO
is the strongest alliance in world history!
#WeAreNATO
🇧🇪🇨🇦🇩🇰🇪🇪🇫🇮🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇹🇱🇻🇱🇹🇳🇱🇳🇴🇵🇱🇪🇸🇸🇪🇹🇷🇬🇧🇺🇸
📸
@deutschemarine
, Lithuanian Navy,
@RoyalCanNavy
,
@COM_SNMCMG1
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In a world of checkers,
@NATO
plays chess ♟️
#STRIKFORNATO
’s move to integrate 👑
@HMSPWLS
in
#SteadfastDefender24
illustrates why the Alliance remains the grandmaster in the game of Collective Defence. 🛡️
#StrongerTogether
🇬🇧🇺🇸🇨🇦🇪🇸🇩🇰
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We had quite a busy weekend in
#Stockholm
!! 💪
3⃣ June - Participants arrived at the Port ⚓️
4⃣ June - Pre-Sail ➕ Press Conferences 🎥
5⃣ June -
#BALTOPS22
Kicked Off! 🚢
Don't miss the next 2 weeks! 😉
#WeAreNATO
#StrongerTogether
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Take a look at this fantastic “family” photo! ⚓️🛳
#AtSeaDemo
/
#FormidableShield
2021 brought together 1️⃣0️⃣
@NATO
Allies!
Stay tuned to this impressive defensive ballistic missile exercise! 🚀
🇧🇪 🇩🇰 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇹 🇳🇱 🇳🇴 🇪🇸 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
#WeAreNATO
#StrongerTogether
#Defence
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Heading into the weekend! 😎
But
#BALTOPS22
won't stop! 💪
The 🇺🇸
@USMC
assigned to the
@22nd_MEU
conduct a Joint Personnel Recovery exercise along with the 🇸🇪Swedish Mechanized Infantry from Gotland’s Regiment P-18. 🪖
#StrongerTogether
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The Spanish Harrier jump jets, revered symbols of
#NATO
´s air power legacy, soar with distinction in
#NeptuneStrike
´s dynamic theatre.
Launching from 🇪🇸 ESP Juan Carlos I, this aircraft embodies versatility and adaptability, bridging the divide between maritime, air & ground
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#NeptuneShield
showcases
@NATO
's joint multi-domain strike capabilities. 💪
High-end maritime, amphibious & expeditionary combat power in support of the defence of the Alliance. 🛳✈️🪖
Dynamically Executed Vigilance!
#WeAreNATO
@SHAPE_NATO
@JFC_Naples
@NATOJFCBS
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Steaming through Monday under our Alliance Colors 💨
🇬🇧🤝🇺🇸 are sailing and flying side by side amidst the azure expanse of the Eastern Mediterranean. 🌊
Dynamically executed Vigilance Activities like these exemplify the vibrant spirit of interoperability thriving within the
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Maritime Partnerships in action!
Naval Air Forces involving units from 🇺🇸
@GHWBCVN77
and 🇮🇹 ITS Cavour conducted extensive training evolutions with French Naval Air forces launching from 🇫🇷 FS Charles de Gaulle in the Central Mediterranean during
#NeptuneStrike
!
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#BALTOPS24
: a pinnacle in
#NATO
's Deterrence & Defence posture
9⃣ 0⃣0⃣0⃣ Personnel 🫀
4⃣5⃣0⃣ Air missions 🛩️
5⃣9⃣ Maritime units ⚓️
2⃣0⃣ Allied nations 🇧🇪🇩🇰🇪🇪🇫🇮🇫🇷🇩🇪🇬🇷🇮🇹🇱🇻🇱🇹🇳🇱🇳🇴🇵🇱🇵🇹🇷🇴🇪🇸🇸🇪🇹🇷🇬🇧🇺🇸
united under 1⃣ Alliance 🛡️...
#WeAreNATO
#StrongerTogether
#1NATO75years
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What a great way to start the week! 🇸🇰 🇺🇸 🇩🇪💪
This is
#Readiness
! Aircrafts performing an aerial refueling in Slovakia, during the NATO-led vigilance activity
#NeptuneStrike
(NEST 22.2).
#WeAreNATO
#StrongerTogether
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All you need is
#NEST
🎸
The 🌞 peeks out to reveal our 🇬🇧 and 🇳🇴 Allies gaining momentum during the execution of
#NeptuneStrike
while demonstrating how
#STRIKFORNATO
integrates the most powerful combat credible maritime forces on 🌍 into
@NATO
operations, deterring adversaries
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#STRIKFORNATO
is no prisoner of geography 🗺️
Where the Arctic's grip tightens,
#NATO
forces navigate 🇳🇴's rugged coast, ensuring
#Deterrence
blankets every inch of Allied territory.
#NordicResponse
#SteadfastDefender24
#5thGenerationDeterrence
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#NeptuneStrike
23-3 starts today! 🚀
Over the next two weeks, 2⃣0⃣ Allied nations and our partner 🇸🇪 will demonstrate that the
@NATO
Alliance's commitment to sovereignty and freedom remains just as strong and relevant as ever as
#NATO
executes its third iteration of the
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By enhancing our sustainability we increase our capability to defend the
@NATO
Allies and maintain regional stability. 💪
An 🇮🇹
@ItalianAirForce
KC-767A tanker refuels two 🇺🇸
@USNavy
F/A-18E Super Hornet during
#NeptuneStrike22
✈️
#WeAreNATO
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Enjoy your Sunday! 🌞
We’ll continue
#AlwaysVigilant
!
#BALTOPS22
After 5⃣1⃣ iterations of
#BALTOPS
, this annual maritime-led exercise continues to train the full range of military tasks to defend
@NATO
Allied populations, territory & values at all times, against any threat. 🚢💪
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This is
#Interoperability
!
The strength of the NATO Alliance was demonstrated when aircraft from 🇺🇸 USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), 🇪🇸 ESPS JUAN CARLOS I (L-61) and 🇮🇹 ITS Cavour worked together in the Mediterranean last week.
#WeAreNATO
#StrongerTogether
#NeptuneStrike
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Somewhere in the Arctic ❄️
As
#NordicResponse
nears its end, it’s time for
#STRIKFORNATO
to recalibrate for what’s
#NEST
…🔱
#WeAreNATO
#StrongerTogether
🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 🇩🇰
#5thGenerationDeterrence
⚡️
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#NeptuneStrike
🤝
#AtlanticTrident
Our 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇺🇸 Allies are connecting the skies 🌪️ and the tides 🌊 whilst agilely piercing through the clouds ☁️ over Europe to protect every corner of the Alliance. 🌬️
#StrongerTogether
#WeAreNATO
#STRIKFORNATO
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This is teamwork! 💪
#STRIKFORNATO
staff alongside the U.S. Sixth Fleet on board command and control ship USS MOUNT WHITNEY LCC 20, during
#NeptuneStrike22
!
A very agile team of maritime and air experts!🚢✈️
We are
#StrongerTogether
!
#WeAreNATO
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This is
#BALTOPS50
! 💪
Continue to follow the next 2⃣ weeks of this maritime-led exercise in the Baltic Region! ⚓️🚢
🇧🇪🇨🇦🇩🇰🇪🇪🇫🇮🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇹🇱🇻🇱🇹🇳🇱🇳🇴🇵🇱🇪🇸🇸🇪🇹🇷🇬🇧🇺🇸
@USNavyEurope
@COM_SNMG1
@COM_SNMCMG1
@NATOJFCBS
@SHAPE_NATO
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F-18s can carry a wide range of air-to-air & air-to-ground munitions.
Yesterday 2⃣
@USNavy
F-18s flew from the
@USSHARRYSTRUMAN
in the Ionian 🌊, crossed Europe and reached 🇱🇹 Lithuania! 1⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣ miles!
#NeptuneShield
assures
@NATO
Allies will be defended from any direction!
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All you need is
#NeptuneStrike
🎸
1⃣9⃣ Allied Nations and 🇸🇪
3⃣ Carrier Strike Groups 🇬🇧🇮🇹🇪🇸
1⃣5⃣ maritime units 🌊
8⃣9⃣ aircraft 🛩️
+ 4⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣ personnel 🧠
3⃣8⃣ vigilance events across Europe 🛡️
Read more about the latest iteration of
#NeptuneStrike
2023 on the link below ⬇️
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The Dream Team!! We made it!! 💪💪
#STRIKFORNATO
, the U.S. Sixth Fleet and augments from the 1️⃣6️⃣ participating nations gathered together to command and control
#BALTOPS22
from our Joint Operations Centre in Oeiras 🇵🇹 to the Baltic Sea Region!
#WeAreNATO
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#NeptuneStrike
is flying at full speed over the skies of beautiful Sardinia Island 🏝️
The naval air forces 🛩️ of the
#ITSCavour
🇮🇹 and
#ESPJuanCarlosI
🇪🇸 demonstrated their multi-domain 🗻☁️🌊 capabilities and operational reach, by seamlessly integrating their Strike Fighters in
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.
@USMC
@taskforce61_2
USS Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group & embarked
@22nd_MEU
, currently under
@NATO
’s command and control, during
#NeptuneShield
22, in the Baltic Region. 🪖
Ensuring our collective ability to defend the sovereign territory of all
#NATO
Allies. 💪
#WeAreNATO
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This is
#Defense
!
High end naval striking units consisting of the
🇺🇸
@GHWBCVN77
, 🇪🇸ESPS Juan Carlos I, and 🇮🇹 ITS Cavour conducted NATO defense and deterrence activities in the Central Mediterranean.
#WeAreNATO
#StrongerTogether
#NeptuneStrike
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Amphibious Strike! 🐸
In a spectacular demonstration of Allied synchronisation, 🪽 Harriers from Juan Carlos I cleared the skies while 🇪🇸 Spanish & 🇹🇷 Turkish Marines secured the ground on Sazan Island 🇦🇱.
As
#NeptuneStrike
unfolds, the Mediterranean's sun-drenched shoreline
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This is
#Capability
! 🇺🇸🇫🇷🇩🇪 ✈️
1️⃣ Aircraft from
@Team_Luftwaffe
, 2️⃣ Aircrafts from
@USNavy
and 2️⃣ Aircrafts from
@Armee_de_lair
flying in formation during the NATO-led vigilance activity
#NeptuneStrike
(NEST 22.2).
#WeAreNATO
#StrongerTogether
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Hei Finland 🇫🇮 🧊!
@Navyfi
liaison officers from
@NATO
's newest Ally recently visited
@STRIKFORNATO
headquarters to support exercise
#FOSH23
!
This is
#Finland
's first time participating in the
#FormidableShield
🛡️series. 🔱
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Välkommen 🙌
The Alliance exists to defend much more than just territory. 𝟑𝟐 nations stand united to safeguard a way of Life.
Today,
#STRIKFORNATO
welcomes all things 🇸🇪
#Sweden
.
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Can you spot the 🇵🇹 NRP Arpão submarine 🫧 hunting in deep blue
#STRIKFORNATO
waters throughout the Mediterranean 🌊 during
#NeptuneStrike
?
Perfect. Neither can our adversaries.
#HeroisDoMar
#WeAreNATO
#StrongerTogether
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How the wheels of History turn...
The Spanish Frigate BLAS DE LEZO ⚓️, named after the famous Spanish Almirante 🇪🇸 who decisively defeated a British fleet 🇬🇧 at Cartagena de Indias (1741) 🌍, concludes her period as the Flagship for
#FormidableShield23
🔱
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This is team work! 💪🤝
#NATO
Combined Air Operations Centre Uedem controlled the largest
#BALTOPS
Air Play! ✈️
The team planned, coordinated, controlled & monitored the air operations integrated into
#BALTOPS22
leading us to success! 👏
👉
#WeAreNATO
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#STRIKFORNATO
is embracing the spirit of unity and collaboration during this holiday season 🎁
Just like our Alliance, may your holiday lights be well-coordinated 🎄, your cookies unanimously delicious 🍪, and your family gatherings as harmonious as a coalition of elves 🎅
As
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