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‘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’.

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.

Corporal Francisco Santos, from Spain’s Military Emergency Unit, uses drones in his daily job to help rescue victims trapped in near-inaccessible areas. This piece was filmed during a disaster response exercise in Bosnia and Herzegovina, involving 34 NATO and partner countries. It was the 17th international field exercise organised by NATO’s Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC).

Footage shows various scenes from the exercise including Corporal Santos (Unidad Militar de Emergencias/ Military Emergency Unit) flying a drone.

Chief Sergeant Perrine is a Joint Terminal Attack Controller in the French Army.

The role of the JTAC on the battlefield is to direct airpower, artillery and naval assets in support of ground units.

Perrine gives more specific details about what her job consists in and describes the different steps leading to an air strike. She also tells us about what she loves in her job.

The interview took place during exercise Serpentex 2017 exercise, where nine nations came together for a training at a military airbase in Solenzara, Corsica.

Finland has one of the most comprehensive disaster response systems of any country in the world.

After losing 90,000 people in the Second World War, the authorities in Finland put measures in place to make sure that if it happened again, the nation would be ready.

From underground shelters in all buildings over 1,200 square metres to training exercises involving the police, fire department and medical services, Finland is prepared in case any crisis should strike.

Footage includes various shots of underground air raid shelter and various shots of an emergency services training exercise in an underground metro station.

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

http://www.invictusgames2017.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Media-Kit_Eng-2.pdf

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.

The Invictus Games 2017 drew to a close on Saturday. NATO supported both the Ukrainian and Afghan teams in their journeys to the games.

Ukrainian competitor Vadym Sviridenko lost both hands and feet in 2015 but overcame all the obstacles to take part in the athletics and rowing competitions.

Footage includes various shots of Vadym and Team Ukraine, Toronto, the venues, Team Afghanistan and members of Team Jordan.

Ana Martins is in the Portuguese Navy and is passionate about the sea. She believes that the military are here to promote the well-being of people and ensure peace for everybody.

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.

Meet Edgars Urbāns, a bomb disposal diver in the Latvian Navy. His job involves diving up to 60 meters down into the Baltic Sea to hunt for World War One and Two mines that pose a risk to fishermen and local communities.

Footage includes various shots of Edgars Urbāns and the Latvian Navy EOD dive team putting on their equipment and going into the Baltic Sea to search for mines.

The NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS) is a cooperative project between three NATO countries: France, Norway and the United Kingdom. It is designed to rescue personnel from submarines in distress and can dive to depths of up to 600 metres. It consists of three main parts: an intervention system, a rescue vehicle and a transfer under pressure system. It is the largest fly-away submarine rescue system and can dive up to six hours, four times a day. On each dive, it can rescue approximately 12 submariners, who will receive medical treatment in its facilities, if needed.

The NATO Submarine Rescue System is available to anyone on request and can be deployed almost anywhere in the world within 72 hours.

Footage includes: interview with Commander Ian Duncan, NATO Submarine Rescue System Programme Manager, images from Exercise Dynamic Monarch 2017 and underwater filming of the exercise.

Teaser:Building on technology that rescued seven Russian submariners in 2005, three NATO Allies developed a cutting-edge underwater rescue system.