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Despite the recent ceasefire, Ukraine’s military hospitals are still receiving wounded soldiers, some of whom need multiple amputations. Their rehabilitation is being assisted by Allied countries, as well as by experts in Kyiv.

The American 2nd Cavalry Regiment, along with their Romanian allies drive Strikers through Romania, stopping to talk with local people and perform ceremonies in the towns of Sinaia and Brasov.

The American 2nd Cavalry Regiment, along with their Romanian allies take 100 Strikers through the roads of Romania

NATOChannel travels to Tallinn in Estonia for CyCon – The NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence’s International Conference on Cyber Conflict. In 2007 Estonia was momentarily crippled by a cyber attack on parliament, banks and the media – an attack that changed the way military organizations around the world viewed their responses to network security, and led to the start of the Center of Excellence. Now, eight years later, NATOChannel asks some of the world’s leading experts in cybercrime how it has developed? How sizable is the threat? And what’s being done to combat it?

The first of NATO’s five unmanned air vehicles rolled off the factory line in San Diego on Thursday, 4 June 2015.  The Global Hawk Block 40 is part of the Alliance Ground Surveillance Program (AGS).  The NATO-owned and -operated AGS core capability will enable the Alliance to perform persistent surveillance over wide areas from high-altitude long-endurance  aircraft  in any weather or light condition . The system will give commanders a comprehensive picture of the situation on the ground.

The AGS system is being acquired by 15 Allies (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and the United States). AGS is scheduled to reach initial operational capability by the end of 2017. The air vehicles will be controlled from the main operating centre in Sigonella, Italy.

For 200 years now, men from Nepal have been serving as Gurkhas within the British army. Their numbers currently stand at around three and a half thousand. The 2nd Battalion Royal Gurkha Rifles are currently on exercise in Latvia. They’re taking part in Saber Strike which involves 6000 military personnel from 13 nations. The footage includes soundbites from Corporal Kusmal Raj Rai and Major Ed Oldfield, Officer Commanding, C Company. The GVs show the Gurkhas running through woods and across open land, firing weapons and carrying out reconnaissance. Also available in high definition.

Ships, planes and hundreds of Marines attacked a beachfront off the Baltic Sea this week, in an impressive show of force. This multinational, maritime excess is a U.S. led, NATO exercise held every year. BALTOPS 2015 has taken place across Poland, Sweden, Germany and throughout the Baltic Sea. The exercise is designed to enhance flexibility and interoperability, as well as demonstrate the resolve of allied and partner forces to defend the Baltic region. A total of 49 ships, 61 aircraft, one submarine from 17 NATO nations and partner nations are participating, including a combined landing force of 700 Swedish, Finnish, UK and US troops. Includes sound bites from Vice Admiral James G. Foggo, III

Commander, 6TH Fleet; Sgt. Natallie Melon, 204TH Amphibious Company, Finnish Marines and Rear Admiral Roy Kitchener, Chief of Staff, Striking and Support forces, NATO. Also available in high definition.

Digging trenches and manning machine gun posts. It’s all in a day’s work for conscripts in Norway’s army on exercise in Latvia. The training is part of their national service that dates back 200 years.

Norway is one of the few countries in the western world that still has national service. Any citizen between the ages of 18 and 44 can be called upon to defend the country if it comes under attack. When teenagers reach 17, they have to submit a form online. That is then reviewed and the army selects around 15 percent of that age group for conscription. This piece shows conscripts on exercise in Latvia. Footage includes soundbites and shots of them building defense positions and reading maps.

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At international military exercise Capable Logistician, outside the Hungarian town of Veszprem, a number of leading scientists and engineers gathered to demonstrate the latest in equipment and technology. High on the agenda was ways to conserve energy on the battlefield, and prevent the need for vast quantities of fuel – often an enemy target in the past. Militaries from various NATO and NATO contributing nations also demonstrated logistic capabilities in a large-scale live fire exercise. This version includes graphics and voiceover.

Captain José Guirado has the challenge of keeping supply ship SPS Cantabria full of fuel and supplies for passing frigates during exercise Trident Juncture.

Trident Juncture is NATO’s most ambitious land, sea and air exercise in more than a decade. Involving 36,000 troops from 30 Allied and Partner Nations, it is primarily hosted by Italy, Portugal and Spain.

Teaser: We meet Spanish supply officer Captain José Guirado, who has the challenge of keeping his and other ships supplied during exercise Trident Juncture all while double-hatting as Chief of the Boarding Team.

Kapitänleutnant Alex Mummert talks us through what it’s like to be under attack from land, sea and air on board the FGS Hamburg during one of her regular combat exercises in preparation for international exercise Trident Juncture.

Trident Juncture is NATO’s most ambitious land, sea and air exercise in more than a decade. Involving 36,000 troops from 30 Allied and Partner Nations, it is primarily hosted by Italy, Portugal and Spain. Teaser: While onboard a frigate and defending yourself from an air attack, you hear there’s a submarine threatening you as well – how do you react? As part of the German Frigate FGS Hamburg’s preparations for international exercise Trident Juncture, Operations Officer, Kapitänleutnant Alex Mummert talks us through what it’s like to be under attack from land, sea and air all at the same time.