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Resolute Support Mission service members of three different nationalities (Australian, Danish and Spanish) send Christmas greetings home from Kabul, Afghanistan. Soundbites available in Danish, English and Spanish.

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(00:00:00) Private Jack Sendall, 6 RAR Australian Force, works in force protection at RSHQ, Kabul - Christmas shout-out (ENGLISH) G´day all. Private Jack Sendall here from the Australian NSE in Kabul with the Australian force protection. Just want to wish everyone very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Hope everyone has a safe holidays. Also, big shout-out to everyone back home, mom and dad, my sisters, love you heaps! (00:00:15) Private Jack Sendall and Private Jay Nykvist Christmas soundbites (ENGLISH) G´day Private Sendall here from the Australian NSE with the Australian force protection here in Kabul. So we have been here for about four months now, it´s been great so far. Coming up we are gonna be spending Christmas here. It´s should be a really good day. I´m sure we are gonna all have nice dinner with our family upstairs, should be great. To give you more info, I´ll bring someone in. I´ll allow him to introduce himself, you are the man of the hour. (In walks Private Jay Nykvist wearing a Christmas sweater). G´day everyone. How´s it going? Private Nykvist here. So what we have got for Christmas this holidays is spending it in this lovely three storey complex. We are going to start off with some ripper coffees in the morning, get the brain going. Then what do you reckon we’ll do? (Private Sendall replies): Ah mate, I think, a bit of family time... (Private Nykvist continues): A bit of family time with the boys. (Private Sendall): Open some Christmas presents. (Private Nykvist): The boys, they make it. (Private Sendall): We are going to be opening Christmas presents as well. (Private Nykvist): If we get some. (Private Sendall): Yes, if we have been good this year. (Private Nykvist): And Merry Christmas to everyone back home! (Private Sendall): Yes, Merry Christmas! . (00:01:11) Lt.Col. Michael Lodberg, planner at Resolute Support Headquarters, Kabul. Christmas shout-out (DANISH) Hi my name is Michael Lodberg. I work as a planner at the headquarters in Kabul. This year, I will not be with the people I love the most during Christmas Eve because I will celebrate Christmas here in Kabul. Fortunately, I can spend the time together with my Nordic friends in the Palace behind me, the ‘Nordic Palace’ (the Nordic NSE) and I´m looking forward to that. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you back home. I´ll see you in the new year! (00:01:32) Lt.Col. Michael Lodberg, planner at Resolute Support Headquarters, Kabul. Christmas interview (DANISH). Hi my name is Michael Lodberg. I work as a planner at the headquarters in Kabul. This year, I will not be with my family and the people I love the most during Christmas, because I will celebrate Christmas here in Kabul. I´m lucky that I can celebrate Christmas together with my Nordic friends and Danish comrades in the house behind me, which is the ‘Nordic Palace’ (the Nordic NSE), where there will be 5-6 of us together on Christmas Eve. Fortunately we have been sent food from Denmark so we can have proper Christmas dinner and I think it will be a very nice Christmas evening. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you back home! (00:02:05) A group of Spanish soldiers say Christmas and New Year greetings in Spanish. (00:02:09) Corporal Alvaro Lozano Miranda, assistant of the Spanish NSE at Resolute Support Headquarters, Kabul. Christmas shout-out video (English and Spanish). Hello! I’m Corporal Lozano from Spanish NSE here in HQ, Kabul and I wish you [in Spanish] Merry Christmas and happy New Year! (00:02:18) Corporal Alvaro Lozano Miranda, assistant of the Spanish NSE at Resolute Support Headquarters, Kabul. Christmas interview video (English and Spanish). Hello I’m Corporal Lozano here in the NSE of Spain, here in HQ in Kabul and I want to wish everyone Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! And I will spend my Christmas here with all the people of Spain who are far away from their families and we support all of them. (00:02:59) Major Rafael Gonzalez Cámara, Spanish Air Force, working in Assessment and analysis group / strategy and plans (CJ5) in Resolute Support Headquarters, Kabul. Christmas shout-out (SPANISH). Hi! This is Major Cámara from Spanish Air Force. I’m at Resolute Support Headquarters Assessment and Analysis group. (In Spanish) Merry Christmas! (00:03:09) Major Rafael Gonzalez Cámara, Spanish Air Force, working in Assessment and analysis group / strategy and plans (CJ5) in Resolute Support Headquarters, Kabul – Christmas interview. Hello everybody. I’m Major Cámara, Spanish Air Force. I’m assigned to the Resolute Support headquarters in the assessment and analysis group. I’m will plan to…I’m planning to spend Christmas eve here with the rest of the Spanish detachment, probably we will do it quite traditional way, just having a nice dinner then sing carols and spend some time together, remembering or families and relatives in Spain. Well, we will try to prepare some kind of Spanish dishes, maybe not Paella because it’s during the night but we will try to do it in a Spanish way. (00:03:50) Group of Puerto Rico Army National Guard soldiers say Christmas greetings (Spanish) (00:04:19) Various Puerto Rico Army National Guard soldiers say Christmas greetings (English)

Romanian soldiers with the Romanian Army 812nd Infantry Battalion currently deployed to Afghanistan as part of NATO’s Resolute Support mission, send Christmas greetings home from Kandahar, Afghanistan. Footage includes soundbites in Romanian and in English.

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(00:00:00) close up shot – Christmas decoration (00:03:00) A Romanian soldier with the Romanian Army 812nd Infantry Battalion say greetings in Romanian ‘On the occasion of the winter holidays I wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year’ (00:07:11) A group of Romanian female soldiers with the Romanian Army 812nd Infantry Battalion say greetings in Romanian ‘We wish you all Merry Christmas and a sincere Happy New Year’ (00:11:22) A group of Romanian soldiers with the Romanian Army 812nd Infantry Batallion say greetings in Romanian ‘On the occasion of the winter holidays we wish you all a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year’ (00:20:02) A group of Romanian female soldiers with the Romanian Army 812nd Infantry Battalion say greetings in English ‘The Romanian Force Protection Battalion ‘Carpathians Hawks’ wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year’ (00:26:09) A Romanian soldier with the Romanian Army 812nd Infantry Battalion say greetings in Romanian ‘On the occasion of the winter holidays I wish you all Merry Christmas and a sincere Happy New Year’ (00:32:20) close up shot - Resolute Support shoulder sleeve insignia on a Christmas decoration

German soldiers with the German Air Force detachment under the NATO Air Policing mission in the Baltics send Christmas greetings home, along with a group of Belgian soldiers with the Belgian Air Force detachment under the same NATO Air Policing mission. Soundbites in English and German.

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1. (00:00:00) SOLDIERS WITH THE BELGIAN DETACHMENT TO THE NATO AIR POLICING MISSION IN ESTONIA SAY CHRISTMAS GREETINGS IN ENGLISH 2. (00:05:05) SOLDIERS WITH THE GERMAN DETACHMENT TO THE NATO AIR POLICING MISSION SAY CHRISTMAS GREETINGS IN GERMAN ‘We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year!’ 3. (00:10:10) GERMAN SOLDIER WITH THE GERMAN DETACHMENT TO THE NATO AIR POLICING MISSION SOUNDBITES IN GERMAN ‘My name is Petro Stanko and I am the chaplain at the Ingolstadt garrison. I am pleased to follow the airmen and women here with German Air Force mission in the Baltics, to be with them during the pre-Christmas season, to offer prayer services and be available for talking, and to celebrate church services. I would like to wish all who are here and at home waiting for their loved ones a wonderful holiday season and peace both at home and here. Have a blessed pre-Christmas season and a great and happy New Year.’ 4. (00:46:11) GERMAN SOLDIER WITH THE GERMAN DETACHMENT TO THE NATO AIR POLICING MISSION SOUNDBITES IN GERMAN ‘Right now I am serving with the German Air Force detachment under NATO’s enhanced Air Policing in the Baltics with the User Help Desk. This year, I am going to spend Christmas with my colleagues and I would like to send greetings to my mother and all other colleagues who are on operations over the holidays.’ 5. (00:59:22) GERMAN FEMALE SOLDIER WITH THE GERMAN DETACHMENT TO THE NATO AIR POLICING MISSION SOUNDBITES IN GERMAN ‘Hi, we are here at the German Air Force detachment under NATO’s enhanced Air Policing in the Baltics. To all our colleagues in Neuburg and surroundings we wish a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year 2019.’ 6. (01:11:05) GERMAN SOLDIER WITH THE GERMAN DETACHMENT TO THE NATO AIR POLICING MISSION SOUNDBITES IN GERMAN ‘And above all a red-and-white Christmas, a blessed Christmas. To all our colleague airmen and women at home and their families: all the best for the New Year.’ 7. (01:17:10) GERMAN FEMALE SOLDIER WITH THE GERMAN DETACHMENT TO THE NATO AIR POLICING MISSION SOUNDBITES IN GERMAN ‘I am here at German Air Force detachment under NATO’s enhanced Air Policing in the Baltics and I work as an orderly. This year I will enjoy Christmas together with my colleagues in a relaxed and cosy atmosphere. To my children and my family I wish merry Christmas and to all colleagues a great start into the New Year.’ 8. (01:33:20) GERMAN SOLDIER WITH THE GERMAN DETACHMENT TO THE NATO AIR POLICING MISSION SOUNDBITES IN GERMAN ‘Hi, I am serving with the German Air Force detachment under NATO’s enhanced Air Policing in the Baltics as an aviation electronics mechanic with the specialty of maintenance technology at the rescue systems group. To all colleagues all over the world, in Germany and also in my home unit, I wish merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Kind regards to all my family. Keep your chin up.’ 9. (01:52:20) GERMAN FEMALE SOLDIER WITH THE GERMAN DETACHMENT TO THE NATO AIR POLICING MISSION SOUNDBITES IN GERMAN ‘Hi, I am serving in the administration of NATO’s enhanced Air Policing and I wish a Happy New Year to all. This year I will be with my colleagues during Christmas.’ 10. (02:01:11) GERMAN SOLDIER WITH THE GERMAN DETACHMENT TO THE NATO AIR POLICING MISSION SOUNDBITES IN GERMAN ‘Hi, I am serving with the German Air Force detachment under NATO’s enhanced Air Policing in the Baltics as an operations officer with the technical group. To all those at home and in operations I wish Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. This Christmas I will be with my colleagues here in Ämari, Estonia.’ 11. (02:14:20) GERMAN SOLDIERS WITH THE GERMAN DETACHMENT TO THE NATO AIR POLICING MISSION SOUNDBITES IN GERMAN ‘The German Operational Detachment under NATO’s enhanced Air Policing in the Baltics wishes merry Christmas and a great start into the New Year.’

NATO would like to thank all the troops away from home this holiday season. Wherever you are, happy holidays!

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Welcome to the Warrior Competition, a tournament where counter-terrorism experts from around the world gather to test their skills. Held in Amman, Jordan, the most recent competition hosted 37 teams, including a team from Slovakia’s 5th Special Forces Regiment. Follow the Slovak Special Forces team as they run, rappel and shoot their way through the competition, showing what it takes to stand among NATO’s elite soldiers. Along the way, two Slovak operators reflect on the competition and how their skills help the Alliance counter terrorism.

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VOICEOVER (English) Outside of Amman, Jordan, counter-terrorism experts from around the world gather to test their skills in a series of intense trials. The Warrior Competition brings together teams from dozens of countries, including Special Forces operators from NATO Allies. VOICEOVER (English) Among the NATO teams were the Slovak 5th Special Forces Regiment, a veteran of NATO counter-terrorism operations in Afghanistan. TEXT ON SCREEN Master Sergeant “Marek” Slovak Special Forces SOUNDBITE (English) Master Sergeant “Marek”, Slovak Special Forces “For us, it is the first time here in Jordan, so everything is new for us. It is a quite tough competition. It tests most of the skills that Special Forces operators need to have.” TEXT ON SCREEN Captain “Jozef” Slovak Special Forces SOUNDBITE (English) Captain “Jozef”, Slovak Special Forces “All skills we train here, can be used in the counter-terrorism operation.” VOICEOVER (English) During the competition, the teams had to complete a timed hike, shoot with precision while moving, and engage targets up to 300m away after scaling a vertical wall. SOUNDBITE (English) Captain “Jozef,” Slovak Special Forces “We want to compare our skills to other teams from all over the world. And compare our tactics, techniques and things like that.” VOICEOVER (English) In Jordan, their task was simple: excel under pressure and pain. Being a Special Operator means pushing your mind and body to their absolute limits and never quitting, no matter how hard it gets. SOUNDBITE (English) Captain “Jozef,” Slovak Special Forces “In our Special Forces, we have a motto: crescit in adversis virtus”. In hardship, courage grows.” END

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