Exercise Trident Juncture. October 2015

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[wiktorkovalski]

Different oppinions about this exercise. Read Pronounced and hidden aims of Trident Juncture 2015
http://wiktorkovalski.livejournal.com/17925.html

[ArmChairCivvy]

He-heh...
"many experts consider it as a nonsense statement since the drills are conducted in Europe, at the Russian or proximity of the border. This would make sense if the military exercise was near, for example, US or Canada borders.
....not all of the participating countries share the organizers’ anti-Russian slant.

[The country then follows:]
That’s why we believe that Italy should pull out of NATO. It’s not an equitable alliance, it’s all about making this country an underdog,” Massimo Zuchhetti, a Turin-based nuclear physicist and founder of the No War, No NATO movement
...
In his turn Miguel Martinez Tomey, responsible for EU affairs in the Chunta Aragonesista political party, said, that “the deployment of the NATO troops in the Spanish city of Zaragoza entails risks for the local population and the environment, that is being concealed from the public.”

Quite a few scientists drafted in, to testify for this "scientific" article.

[The Armchair Soldier]

HMS Ocean on Exercise Trident Juncture:

[The Armchair Soldier]

Helicopters onboard HMS Ocean prepare for Ship to Objective Manoeuvres (STOM) as exercise Trident Juncture ‪#‎TJ15‬ gets underway in the Mediterranean.

The helicopter landing platform is currently off the coast of Sardinia where embarked Royal Marines and US Marine Corps are practising their amphibious assaults.

Over the next fortnight more than 36,000 personnel will take part in NATO’s largest exercise in 20 years.

[The Armchair Soldier]

NATO warships have lined up to within just a few hundred feet of each other and taken part in a complicated group exercise for Exercise Trident Juncture 15.

The tricky feat was captured by Royal Navy photographers as part of Officer of the Watch Manoeuvres – a difficult task that tests ship communication systems, as well as command and control systems between vessels.

In total 18 warships, from 11 nations, took part in the series of complex manoeuvres which covered hundred of miles of the Western Mediterranean over several hours.

Two British warships took part in the serial, Her Majesty’s Ships Ocean and Bulwark, with Ocean’s Navigating Officer coordinating the whole exercise.

[ArmChairCivvy]

What's happening with the one ship - huffing and puffing - in all of those pictures?

[RetroSicotte]

Very old Canadian destroyer.

[The Armchair Soldier]

Some fantastic footage of the maneuvers here:


It's nice to see Ocean and Bulwark in the lead.

[Wrekin762]

Couple brief bits of footage of 1 R Irish using Foxhound and Husky on the Ex, in their new role as "Light Protected Mobility Infantry"

[The Armchair Soldier]

Beach landing by British, American and Portuguese Marines:

[The Armchair Soldier]