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Blood Brothers – Why Lithuanians feel Ukraine’s pain (NATO Review) – Video

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Blood Brothers - Why Lithuanians feel Ukraine #39;s pain (NATO Review)
When TV images last year showed the killing of Ukraine #39;s Maidan protestors, Lithuanians felt they had seen it all happen before. Because they had - in their own country. In this documentary,...

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NATO Secretary General at the European Parliament, 30 MAR 2015, Q & A Session – Video

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NATO Secretary General at the European Parliament, 30 MAR 2015, Q A Session
Question and Answer session following the NATO Secretary General #39;s address to the European Parliament #39;s Foreign Affairs Committee and Sub-Committee on Security and Defence in Brussels (30...

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US Convoy in Czech Republic: American soldiers return from Baltic NATO exercise Atlantic Resolve – Video

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US Convoy in Czech Republic: American soldiers return from Baltic NATO exercise Atlantic Resolve
NATO #39;s top military commander General Philip Breedlove has said an armoured vehicles convoy travelling by road in the Czech Republic sent a message of reassurance. Speaking in Romania ...

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Exercise will test NATO's new quick-reaction team

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STUTTGART, Germany NATO will begin testing the readiness of its new spearhead reaction force on Wednesday, marking the start of a series of exercises intended to bolster the alliances crisis-response capabilities.

Noble Jump, a 10-day drill in the Netherlands and the Czech Republic, will focus on mobilizing NATOs new quick-response team, formally known as the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force. The high-readiness unit will practice responding to rapid orders to move, under the new VJTF framework, NATO says.

As such, this event represents a learning process that will allow NATO military staff to identify both successes and shortfalls during the early stages of the development process, NATOs Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe said in an advisory.

The spearhead unit, which has reached interim capability and will eventually include some 5,000 troops, is a collection of forces that can respond to a crisis within 48 hours. It is part of the alliances larger NATO Response Force, which is expected eventually to double in size, reaching a force level of 30,000 troops.

The establishment of a spearhead force and an expanded overall NATO Response Force is part of an effort to bolster NATO capabilities in the wake of new security challenges, such as Moscows more aggressive military since last years revolution in Ukraine.

The spearhead force is designed to enable NATO to deploy troops during the early stages of a crisis. In particular, it could be helpful in countering irregular hybrid operations, such as the deployment of troops without national insignia or other infiltrators to create unrest, NATO officials have said.

The West has accused Russia of employing such techniques in eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian separatists have been at war with the Ukrainian military for the past year.

Moscow has denied providing support to the separatists, though it has admitted after initial denials that it sent its own troops into Crimea, which it annexed last March.

NATOs other spearhead force exercises this year include one in effort in Poland in June, followed by Trident Juncture, a large NATO multinational exercise that will begin in October and will include some 25,000 troops spread across Italy, Spain and Portugal.

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NATO chief in Europe: convoy of US troops crossing E Europe reassures allies, tests bridges

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BUCHAREST, Romania NATO's supreme commander in Europe says a convoy of U.S. troops crossing eastern Europe is a way of reassuring allies of the military alliance's support and of practicing little-used skills.

Gen. Philip Breedlove said Tuesday during a visit to Bucharest that the exercise tested many things that "hadn't been done for a long time in NATO....like multiple border crossings and which bridges are capable of handling the vehicles."

The "Dragoon Ride" convoy started last week from Estonia and passed through Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, before entering the Czech Republic on a return journey to a German base.

The soldiers took part in the Atlantic Resolve exercise intended to demonstrate NATO's readiness to defend its members.

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NATO Fast Facts

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(CNN) -- Here's a look at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

Facts: The organization's charter states that the signing parties will "seek to promote stability and well-being in the North Atlantic area," and will "unite their efforts for collective defense and for the preservation of peace and security."

April 4, 1949 - Established when 12 nations sign the North Atlantic Treaty in a ceremony in Washington, D.C.

2009-present - The current secretary general is Anders Fogh Rasmussen of Denmark.

28 Member Countries: Albania (2009) Belgium (1949) Bulgaria (2004) Canada (1949) Croatia (2009) Czech Republic (1999) Denmark (1949) Estonia (2004) France (1949) Germany (1955, as West Germany) Greece (1952) Hungary (1999) Iceland (1949) Italy (1949) Latvia (2004) Lithuania (2004) Luxembourg (1949) Netherlands (1949) Norway (1949) Poland (1999) Portugal (1949) Romania (2004) Slovakia (2004) Slovenia (2004) Spain (1982) Turkey (1952) United Kingdom (1949) United States (1949)

Timeline (selected): April 4, 1949 - The 12 nations of Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States sign the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.

July 25, 1950 - First meeting of NATO Council Deputies in London. U.S. Ambassador Charles M. Spofford is elected permanent chairman.

December 19, 1950 - General Dwight Eisenhower is appointed the first supreme allied commander.

April 2, 1951 - Allied Command in Europe becomes operational with Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) in Roquencourt, near Paris.

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NATO Reassures East European Allies of its Support

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NATO's supreme commander in Europe said that an armored vehicles convoy of U.S. troops crossing eastern Europe is a "good message of reassurance to member nations for the military alliances support.

Speaking Tuesday in the capital of Romania, Bucharest, General Philip Breedlove said that the exercise tested many things that "hadn't been done for a long time in NATO ... like multiple border crossings.

He added that the crowds have come out to welcome these soldiers and their vehicles as they returned home." He said that was a a good message to our nations and we were able to exercise some skills that we haven't exercised in quite some time."

Breedlove said that a decision on whether Romania would host heavy military equipment from NATO would be announced soon. The so-called "Dragoon Ride'' convoy started its journey last week from Estonia and passed through Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, before entering the Czech Republic on its way home to a German base.

The convoy received a warm welcome in Poland and the Baltics, NATO members that have voiced concerns about their security because of the armed conflict in Ukraine.

Earlier Tuesday a Czech citizen, Milan Wunsch, greeting NATO troops passing through his country, said that he expected them to stop the Russian expansion which is advancing toward Europe."

"If the Russians think we belong to them, said Wunsch, these people [U.S. Army] are here to stop them."

NATO troops participated in the Atlantic Resolve exercise intended to demonstrate NATO's readiness to defend its members.

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NATO Jets: US F-16 jets simulate air strikes in Estonia drills to combat Russian threat – Video

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NATO Chief On Russian Propaganda: Jens Stoltenberg gives interview to Voice of America – Video

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NATO Chief On Russian Propaganda: Jens Stoltenberg gives interview to Voice of America
NATO #39;s secretary general has been critical of Russia #39;s aggression in Ukraine for months. NATO has shown multiple pieces of satellite and picture evidence, detailing Russia #39;s support...

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