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NATO’s multinational brigade Latvia, recently strengthened by Swedish troops, deployed to demonstrate its readiness during a large-scale military exercise.
At the Ādaži Military Base in Latvia, the brigade mobilised its 3,500 troops for Exercise OAK RESOLVE, which tested the brigade’s ability to command and control complex combat operations involving multiple countries. The exercise marked several milestones as it was the first combat readiness test for NATO’s multinational brigade in Latvia, as well as for the Canadian Armed Forces while stationed abroad and Sweden’s first exercise as part of the multinational brigade in Latvia.
International troops first deployed to Latvia in 2017, following NATO’s decision to deploy a total of four battalion-sized multinational battlegroups to north-eastern Europe. After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Allies decided to deploy battlegroups to four more countries while augmenting selected battlegroups to brigade size. In 2024, NATO’s multinational brigade Latvia was formally established and declared operational.
OAK RESOLVE 2025 [© NATO Multimedia: Valentina Cala]
This NATO Multimedia B-roll footage, captured 07 March and released 14 March, includes shots of soldiers and armoured units from Canada, Italy, Spain and Sweden in the field during Exercise OAK RESOLVE.
Shot List:-
00:00 ~ Canadian soldiers moving through forest in all-terrain vehicles
00:26 ~ Canadian soldiers at camp in the forest
00:43 ~ Canadian soldiers inside vehicle command post
00:50 ~ Vehicle moving through training area
00:56 ~ Demolished truck used for target practice
00:59 ~ Canadian soldiers manning fighting positions
01:22 ~ Italian Army Ariete main battle tanks moving over terrain
02:00 ~ Spanish soldiers moving through trench
02:12 ~ Vehicles moving through training ground
02:14 ~ Swedish soldiers at the edge of a forest
02:31 ~ Swedish Army Patgb 360 armoured personnel carrier moving through forest
02:36 ~ Spanish Army Leopard 2 Tanks moving through training grounds
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