More than 3,500 allied troops gathered in Latvia for Exercise RESOLUTE WARRIOR to test NATO’s recently upgraded military presence.
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More than 3,500 allied troops are getting to work in Latvia for Exercise RESOLUTE WARRIOR, a comprehensive test of NATO’s recently upgraded military presence in the Baltic state.
Multinational Brigade Latvia grew out of the multinational battle group, which was established in response to Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014. The approximately 900-troop strong force [NATO enhanced Forward Presence, or eFP, BG Latvia] was one of four deployed in Eastern Europe to help reassure Allies. Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, NATO Allies decided to augment some battlegroups into full brigades, adding thousands of additional troops, as well as new capabilities like heavy artillery, air defence, combat aviation and reconnaissance troops.
In July 2024, with the addition of a Royal Danish Army battalion, the battlegroup in Latvia was formally established as a Multinational Brigade. This is the third time Denmark has sent a battalion to Latvia since 2022; these troops will return home in December. RESOLUTE WARRIOR is the first test of new formation, challenging commanders to effectively control a multitude of countries while leveraging their different capabilities.
Multinational Brigade Latvia includes troops from 13 NATO Allies: Albania, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain. UK troops took part in the exercise as simulated opposing force.
[B-roll footage courtesy of the Canadian Armed Forces]
Shot list:-
- 00:00 – Royal Danish Army Piranha infantry fighting vehicle reversing through field
- 00:03 – British Army Jackal vehicle taking cover behind tree
- 00:06 – Danish Leopard 2 main battle tanks moving through Ādaži training grounds
- 00:37 – Piranha moving onto road
- 00:45 – Danish troops moving through forest
- 01:00 – Troops moving Piranha into forest
- 01:09 – Danish troops in forest
- 01:27 – Danish soldiers getting briefed on mission
- 01:36 – Danish soldiers moving through forest
- 01:51 – Leopard 2 tank moving into forest
- 02:16 – Danish soldier looking through rangefinder
- 02:25 – Danish soldiers walking
- 02:32 – Danish and UK soldiers relaxing
- 02:48 – Danish troops preparing training ammunition
- 02:57 – Danish soldier raising his head
- 03:02 – Piranha moving onto road
- 03:19 – Danish troops in the forest
- 04:03 – Soundbite: Royal Danish Army Lt Col Thomas Nyholm Jørgensen, battalion commander.
- 04:38 – Soundbite: Lt Col Thomas Nyholm Jørgensen
- 04:53 – Soundbite: Lt Col Thomas Nyholm Jørgensen
[B-roll footage courtesy of the Canadian Armed Forces]
Shot list:-
- 00:00 – Military trucks on the move at night with artillery during Exercise RESOLUTE WARRIOR
- 00:38 – Military vehicles, tanks moving slowly past, soldiers seen walking in between each vehicle
- 01:31 – View from standing in between stationary military vehicles
- 01:38 – Soldiers loading and firing artillery during exercise
- 03:18 – Observation of troops preparing equipment and onboard military vehicles as the sun rises
- 03:52 – Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle (TAPV) on the move with soldier positioned on top
- 03:59 – Military vehicles stationary by the roadside
- 04:06 – Soldiers discussing operation
- 04:25 – Soldiers and military vesicles manoeuvring on farmland
- 05:05 – A group of soldiers in discussion behind two military vehicles
- 05:11 – Soldiers shooting C6 rifles on training range
- 05:55 – Light Tactical Vehicles (LTVs) being driven on uneven sandy terrain
- 06:12 – Canadian soldiers climb into LTV
- 06:25 – LTVs being driven on uneven sandy terrain
- 08:13 – Camouflaged soldier stands in front of row of parked LTVs
- 08:20 – Soldiers sitting in position in the parked LTVs
- 08:28 – Canadian infantry take instruction and begin walking in grass
- 08:34 – Aircraft in front of building
- 08:35 – Canadian infantry walking through grassy terrain
- 08:54 – Canadian infantry section attack, soldiers fire weapons and move through terrain during exercise
- 09:21 – Opposing Force section attack, soldiers move through terrain
- 09:34 – Canadian infantry hold position, partially camouflaged by trees
- 09:43 – Latvian soldier attempts to take on opposition and turns to run as incoming fire comes in
- 09:49 – Canadian infantry walking in grass
- 10:39 – Camouflaged soldier kneels in front of row of parked LTVs
- 10:44 – Canadian infantry walks towards camera
- 10:48 – Canadian infantry soldier on ground holding C6 rifle
- 10:52 – Canadian in treeline putting papers into backpack
- 10:55 – Soldier in tank in shooter position behind weapon during exercise
- 10:56 – Canadian walking solo
- 11:09 – Tank reversing across terrain
- 11:30 – Canadian soldiers putting on helmets and digging defence bunker/ foxhole
- 12:07 – Canadian with C9 machine gun
- 12:28 – Soldiers looking through sight of weapon
- 12:30 – Targeting dimensions document (in waterproof cover) on ground
- 12:33 – Canadian military discussing which direction to take and then start walking towards vehicles
- 13:03 – Soldier wearing helmet with microphone attached
- 13:07 – Soldiers carry equipment and disappear behind military vehicles
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