Source: NATO SHAPE (Video by Noble Jump's NATO Media Information Centre)
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Photo: Allied Joint Force Command Naples.
Elements of the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) have been deployed to Sardinia for exercise Noble Jump 23.
The exercise will highlight NATO’s capabilities through an Operational and Tactical, Live and Command post exercise which will conclude with a Joint Allied Powers Demonstration Day, showcasing the readiness of NATO’s war-fighting capabilities.
This long-planned exercise, under command of Joint Force Command Naples, will meet the requirements set by Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe to exercise the VJTF as the lead elements of the NATO Response Force.
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