Your Privacy Choices
Welcome to another Photo Of The Day! Today’s selection features the hard work of the NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Latvia, during exercise Spring Storm in the town of Kadrina in Estonia.
For Exercise SRPING STORM the Battle Group’s Italian Combat Team Leoni Company is tasked as enemy force and has successfully occupied the perimeter of the town of Kadrina in northern Estonia and where they are now engaging the friendly forces of the NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Estonia.
Exercise SPRING STORM is hosted by the Estonian Defense Force and includes 11 NATO countries and over 14,000 military personnel. Held May 15 – 26, 2023, the training is meant to stress-test how allied militaries will work and fight together in the Baltics.
When war comes to town.
The eFP Battle Group in Latvia consists of troops from various NATO member countries, which are rotated on a regular basis. These troops work together with the Latvian Armed Forces to provide a visible and credible deterrence against potential threats. The Battle Group operates under the framework of NATO’s collective defense principle, as outlined in Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty.
The eFP Battle Group in Latvia is just one of several similar multinational formations established by NATO in the Baltic states and Poland as part of the eFP initiative. These Battle Groups are relatively small but highly capable units, typically consisting of a few thousand troops equipped with armored vehicles, artillery, and other necessary equipment.
