We integrate the most powerful combat credible maritime forces on Earth into NATO operations, deterring adversaries & defending our territory & people. 🛡️
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
#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
🇧🇪🇧🇬🇩🇰🇪🇪🇫🇮🇫🇷🇩🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹🇳🇱🇳🇴🇵🇱🇸🇪🇹🇷🇬🇧🇺🇸
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
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
Allies and Partners in Action! 🇨🇦🇩🇰🇪🇪🇫🇮🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇹🇱🇻🇱🇹🇳🇱🇳🇴🇵🇱🇵🇹🇷🇴🇪🇸🇸🇪🇹🇷🇬🇧🇺🇸
19
@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
💪
#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.🚢✈️🪖
#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
🇸🇪 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! 💪
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
#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.
#BALTOPS50
begins June 6️⃣!
Let the countdown begin for the premier annual maritime exercise in the Baltic Sea region! 💪🛳⚓️
16
@NATO
Allies and 2 Partner Nations. More than 40 maritime units, 60 aircraft & 4000 personnel.
🇧🇪🇨🇦🇩🇰🇪🇪🇫🇮🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇹🇱🇻🇱🇹🇳🇱🇳🇴🇵🇱🇪🇸🇸🇪🇹🇷🇬🇧🇺🇸
#WeAreNATO
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
🇮🇹
@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
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
👇
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
!
👉
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
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
🆕 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
#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
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!
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.
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
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
!
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
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.
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, 🇬🇧
#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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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!
#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
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
#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
#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
🌊
🔎
#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! 💪
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
!
As a signal of
@NATO
's credibility of collective defence and deterrence 🛡️, the world's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford 🇺🇸, is sailing together with
#NATO
Allied ships in the European theatre, off the coast of Norway 🇳🇴.
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
#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
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. 🚢💪
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
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!
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 ⬇️
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
#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
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
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
.
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
🔱
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
#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