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  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL The N-LAW fires a 150mm missile at subsonic speeds out to an effective range of 600 meters with a maximum range of 1,000 meters listed. The system includes the launcher which is disposable after a single-use. The launcher includes an optics set as well as its own power supply and features a basic tube form with accessible muzzle and breech. 

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL Three U.S. F-35s from Royal Air Force Lakenheath land at Ämari Air Base, Estonia, Feb, 27, 2022. Members of the 48th FW from RAF Lakenheath, 52nd Fighter Wing from Spangdahlem Air Base, 388th Fighter Wing from Hill Air Force Base, and 435th Air Ground Operations Wing from Ramstein Air Base deployed to Ämari AB to support NATO’s collective defense and enhanced Air Policing mission.

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL Typhoon Fighter Jets take off from Royal Air Force Coningsby to reinforce NATO's east wing.

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL Wide shot, center shot, and close-up shot of two craft, human, kit and gear including key items of armor/ability such as MLRS, AS90, Titan, Warrior IFV shots on February 23, 2022 at Marchwood. 

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL 2nd Battalion, Rifles deployed at the British Kenyan Army Training Unit (BATUK) for Exercise Askari Storm. This is a validation exercise involving the unified Kenya Defense Force (KDF) soldiers. BATUK is where British Army light role soldiers train and train. This is one of the toughest and most demanding locations for the British Army to train. Troops take direct fire down to company level and they also complete the defense stage and activation stage. Each objective is 48 hours long and troops must complete all objectives within 6 days. 

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL Tornadoes of the Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) and Rafales, Mirage 2000C/Ds of the French Air Force (Armée de l'Air) take off from Los Llanos Air Base, Spain, for the training operations of the Tactical Leadership Program flight course. The Tactical Leadership Program is a NATO training course designed to provide multilateral training and enhance NATO interoperability. 

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL The HMS Queen Elizabeth, the lead ship of the Elizabeth class, is the largest and most powerful ship that ever served the Royal Navy. The carriers were preceded by the Invincible class carriers that were the center of the UK Carrier Strike Groups before the arrival of the new Elizabeth-class vessels.

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Robert Guyette, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242, conducts an aerial demonstration of an F-35B Lighting II aircraft during the Singapore Airshow 2022 near Changi Exhibition Center, Republic of Singapore, Feb. 17, 2022. Singapore Airshow is the largest defense exhibition and biennial international tradeshow in the Pacific. 

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL Convoy of Iron Surge Vehicles leaving Germany's Sennelarger Teamed up with various armored units including the Warrior infantry fighting vehicle and Challenger 2 main battle tank being moved by heavy equipment transport. These exercises ensure that British troops and equipment are operationally ready for their deployment in NATO. The next stage is to move armored units and their supporting elements from Germany to Estonia, this road relocation will be from Germany through Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and finally to Estonia over the next few weeks. As the convoy departs, they look forward to seeing the locals and the prosperous peaceful landscapes of our partner countries. 

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL US Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade alongside Italian soldiers from the 3rd Alpini Regiment carry out a unified firing attack during Exercise Steel Blizzard at Pian dell'Alpe in Usseaux, Italy on February 15, 2022. Exercise Steel Blizzard is multinational arctic and mountain warfare exercises organized by the Italian Army. Three reconnaissance platoons of the 173rd Airborne Brigade take part in a three-phase training regimen with the 3rd Alpini Regiment to expand the force's capabilities by learning how to fire, move and operate in mountainous and polar conditions. During training, these paratroopers learn various methods of skiing and crossing mountains, engaging in skirmishes while skiing and operating along the Alpini, culminating in a validation exercise against opposing forces in a mountainous environment. This training plays a key role in further developing the relationship, interoperability and mission capab...

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL France plans to build a new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier 300 meters long, 75,000 tons. The new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier will be capable of carrying over 30 aircraft and will be operational by 2038.

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL The Italian aircraft carrier Cavour and elements of its associated carrier strike group also participated in Neptune Strike 22, strengthening their maritime partnership with both the U.S. and NATO. This partnership has shone through in other activities in recent months as well, as SIXTHFLT units participated in Italy’s Mare Aperto exercise in October 2021 and as American and Italian naval units continue to operate alongside one another bilaterally and through the NATO alliance on a routine basis.

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL In an effort to shore up NATO allies and Ukraine in anticipation of a potential Russian invasion, the Biden Administration last week announced the deployment of 1,700 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to Poland, and the deployment of a squadron of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment based in Poland. German for Romania. Units, as well as units from the 4th Infantry (Mechanized) Division at Fort Carson, Colorado, are still on alert, full of new weapons and technology.

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL Italian aircraft carrier ITS Cavour and US Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CV 75) conduct flight operations in the Mediterranean Sea in support of Neptune Strike 2022, February 3. Neptune Strike 2022 highlights NATO's ability to integrate high-end carrier strike group maritime capabilities to ensure high operational readiness across the Alliance and the defense and protection of all Allies. It is the first time since the Cold War that a US carrier group has come under NATO command.

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL It will be the first time this year the nuclear-powered aircraft carriers of the two navies are operating together.

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL “Steadfast Defender 2021 is a NATO-led exercise involving more than 9,000 troops from more than 20 Allied and NATO partners. The goal is to ensure that NATO forces are trained, able to operate together and ready to respond to threats from all directions. More information on Steadfast Defender 2021 can be found here and here. NATO is taking the necessary steps to protect our armed forces. This includes COVID-19 precautions, such as pre-deployment testing and quarantine." 

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL It seems the Russian threat has not united NATO members as expected. Someone is really reminded that Ukraine is not a member of NATO. However, statements by certain member states suggest that the motto "one for all, all for one" does not appear to apply unless the adversary attacks some NATO members or all of them.