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Meet the men and women who work every day for NATO. From soldiers to scientists, cyber experts to civilian emergency responders, NATO members are committed to supporting and protecting each other.

Staff Sergeant Elvis Costea is a medic with the Romanian Army. He took part in Saber Guardian 2017, a US-led exercise in Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania involving more than 25,000 troops from over 20 NATO Allies and partner nations. Staff Sergeant Elvis Costea says what he likes most about his job is the”action and adrenaline”. The piece is a short profile of him training during exercise Saber Guardian in Romania. The footage includes shots of Staff Sergeant Costea tending to a simulated patient.

Over 400 participants from 11 NATO and partner countries have been assessing their skills in a real time environment dealing with Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear threats.

Meet the men and women who work every day for NATO. From soldiers to scientists, cyber experts to civilian emergency responders, NATO members are committed to supporting and protecting each other.

Lieutenant General Leonīds Kalniņš is the Latvian Chief of Defence. The General served as Commander of the National Guard for five years before taking up his current role. In his spare time, General Kalniņš reads books on history and paints. This piece is a short biographical profile. The footage includes shots of General Kalniņš at Adazi Military Base in Latvia and at the country’s national museum of art.

In 2017, NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence saw four new deployments, bringing multinational battlegroups into Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland as a response to changing security environments along NATO’s eastern border. As part of NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence in Latvia, Spain has deployed a heavy armoured unit abroad for the first time. Around 300 troops, 250 of which are from the Mechanised Infantry Brigade “Extremadura XI”, supported by Leopard tanks and Pizarro armoured vehicles, were stationed in eastern Europe for six months. They constituted the second biggest contingent of the Latvian-based battlegroup led by Canada. The battlegroup has also been supported by troops from Albania, the Czech Republic, Italy, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. This story follows three crew members of a Pizarro armoured vehicle and their day-to-day life. The film crew embedded with the Brigade “Extremadura XI” from the pre-deployment training until their multinational training in Latvia. Here they share with us both military and more person moments.

A NATO exercise is underway in the Baltic States which involves testing a unit that controls air assets. The Deployable Air Command and Control Centre, or DACCC, is usually based in Poggio Renatico, Italy. Over the last week some elements have been moved to Lielvarde Airbase in Latvia where they will stay until October. It’s made up of various containers, computers and satellite dishes and has a team of approximately 100 operators. The exercise, called Ramstein Dust II-17, is being run by NATO’s Allied Air Command. Various staff from the DACCC will be integrated within the NATO battlegroups in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. The exercise scenario demonstrates the defensive nature of Alliance activities and provides visible assurance to NATO members of the Alliance’s ability to meet its obligations.

In this piece, a UK Royal Air Force A400M ‘ATLAS’ lands in Latvia, carrying equipment for the exercise.

Footage includes shots of the A400M landing in Latvia, equipment being unloaded from the back of the plane and an interview with RAF pilot Flight Lieutenant Ian Brosch, 24 Squadron Royal Air Force.

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The 2nd Armored Brigade Combat team, 1st Infantry Division, also known widely as ‘The Dagger Brigade,’ has a long and proud history of contributing to European stability.

It's heading to Europe in September as part of the next heel-to-toe rotation of US troops. Their deployment is part of Operation Atlantic Resolve, demonstrating a continued US commitment to European security. The Dagger Brigade will be away from their base in Fort Riley, Kansas, for nine months.

Ukraine is being represented at the Invictus Games for the first time. The country’s 28-member team are competing in rowing, athletics, cycling, powerlifting, swimming, archery and sitting volleyball. This year’s Invictus Games is being held in Toronto. 550 competitors from 17 nations are taking part. NATO has provided support to the Ukrainian and Afghan teams. More background on the event can be found here

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Footage includes various shots of Team Ukraine training with competitors from other nations and soundbites from representatives from NATO and Team Ukraine

The Invictus Games are underway in Toronto, Canada. 550 competitors from 17 nations are taking part in the games. They’ll compete in 12 sports including wheelchair rugby, swimming and golf. NATO has provided support to the Ukrainian and Afghan teams.

“NATO Run”, an annual running festival held in the historical heart of Budapest, attracts thousands of military and civilian participants from many countries. This year’s event focused on the importance of peace, security and gender equality.

‘You are like a bird, you can do whatever you want. That’s freedom’. Meet ‘Claudius’, the fighter pilot, who knew from the age of five it was all he wanted to do.

Meet the men and women who work every day for NATO. From soldiers to scientists, cyber experts to civilian emergency responders, NATO members are committed to supporting and protecting each other.

French Air Force fighter pilot ‘Claudius’ has wanted to fly jets ever since he was a small child. He now has a full-time job flying fighter jets on various missions. For him there is no other feeling like being high above the clouds, where you forget ‘all the little troubles of life’.

Interview with ‘Claudius’ and footage of him both on the ground and in the air in his jet, flying above Corsica during French-led exercise ‘Serpentex 2017’.