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Nous avons dû faire les choses autrement cette année, et la saison des fêtes ne fera pas exception. Nous avons pourtant trouvé différents moyens d’être ensemble. Le moment est venu de vous souhaiter d’excellentes fêtes de fin d’année ! Après s’être entraînée dans les montagnes enneigées d’Islande, une équipe EOD revient à la base. Chacun passe devant la signalétique COVID-19 et s’installe à son bureau, la mine un peu abattue, se demandant comment profiter des vacances en toute sécurité. Mais le robot EOD les surprend et recrée la magie des fêtes à sa façon, à bonne distance, bien entendu. La séquence montre l’équipe EOD en train de s’entraîner à l’extérieur, puis de retour à la base.

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When first responders come together in an international disaster response force, they need to share information quickly – between military and civilians, and across borders and languages. NATO has supported the adaptation of a software platform in the Western Balkans, in which maps, videos and pictures can all be shared in real time. It’s called the Next-Generation Incident Command System, or NICS for short, and has been developed by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. The system has been put to use in managing wildfires in California and Australia, and is being deployed across the Western Balkans. In this episode of NATO Science, we travel to Montenegro, where NATO scientists conduct live trials of the system in a simulated emergency situation. Footage includes NICS creator Gregg Hogan explaining how the system works, as well as various shots of the NICS system in use, firefighters from various countries battling barrel fires as part of an exercise scenario, shots of the exercise command centre, and Montenegrin aeroplanes dousing water on simulated bushfires. Please note that exercise footage does not include typical COVID-19 precautions because filming took place before the pandemic.

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SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) Dylan White Oh, hi! If you get your updates from one of these, you’ll know how fast information flows. For first responders, quick access to that information can save lives. How? NATO Science! THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION Presents NATO SCIENCE THE NEXT-GENERATION INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM WITH DYLAN P. WHITE SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) Dylan White Emergencies don’t respect borders. So when first responders need to communicate across countries and organisations, they need a simple system that works quickly. Our scientists have come up with a handy solution. Project: Next-Generation Incident Command System Participants: United States, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia Supported by the NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme Gregory Hogan, Programme Manager, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, United States SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) Gregg Hogan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Lincoln Laboratory One of the fundamental problems of any kind of disaster response, firefighting, floods, earthquakes, is that many organisations come together that normally don’t work together, so they don’t always know how to communicate or collaborate. We developed a software platform where everybody can join together and develop ways to share information that they normally don’t know how to share. Maps, videos, pictures, all in real time. We call it the Next-Generation Incident Command System, or NICS for short. SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) Dylan White Snappy name, but how does it work? SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) Gregg Hogan At the core of NICS is the incident map that displays key information such as incident perimeters, evacuation zones, weather conditions, responder locations and images from the scene. Emergency personnel upload the content directly using either a web-based system or a mobile app. There’s even online spaces where responders can chat with each other in real time. Severe storm warning for local evac. Evac locations updated… please proceed with caution Image uploaded – Evac ETA 15 mins SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) Gregg Hogan The system has been successfully put to use in the United States, including to help fight wildfires in Californaia, and has been adopted by emergency services in the state of Victoria in Australia, where it has helped more than 1000 firefighters battle over 50 bushfires. With support from the NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme, we are introducing the platform in the Western Balkans, to support regional responses to man-made and natural disasters. We recently tested the system in Montenegro during a NATO exercise that simulated an international response to wildfires, involving more than 250 first responders and experts. Hazards are only disasters if there’s insufficient preparation and communication. NICS goes one step further to helping our first responders better protect our populations. SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) Dylan White Next episode we’ll take you to Ankara in Turkey to learn how games are helping NATO tackle the next generation of security threats. Check out the rest of the videos in the series to learn more about NATO science. This video contains copyrighted library material licensed by NATO, which cannot be used as part of a new production without consent of the copyright holder. Please contact Thomson Reuters to clear this material.

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A Dutch mobile artillery unit assigned to NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroup in Lithuania recently conducted a live-fire exercise at Pabradė Training Grounds alongside their Lithuanian counterparts. With their ability to “shoot and scoot” – conduct fire missions and then quickly move to cover – mobile artillery plays a crucial role in many Allied militaries. For this exercise, the Dutch and Lithuanians used Panzer Howitzer 2000-NL self-propelled guns to practise this critical capability. Forward observers from Germany and Norway helped coordinate the strikes. Footage includes shots of Dutch and Lithuanian Panzer Howitzers firing and moving, as well as interviews with a Dutch artillery commander.

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SOUNDBITE IN ENGLISH CAPTAIN BOB, 41 ARTILLERY BATTALION, ROYAL NETHERLANDS ARMY “The real power of the Panzer Howitzer is that it’s able to do ”shoot and scoot” operations. In general, that means that it can be in a hiding position, deep inside the woods, it gets a fire mission, it drives out to a firing position, it fires a few rounds, and then heads back to another hiding position. So it does not need to be static at one place at one time.” “Even if there is COVID or no COVID, we need to make sure that we stand together, and we stand together strong.” END

We have had to do things differently this year, and the holiday season is no exception. But through it all, we still found ways to be together. From all of us at NATO, Happy Holidays.

After training in the snow and mountains of Iceland, an EOD team returns to base. Passing signs reminding them to ‘Keep your distance’ due to COVID-19, they return to their office a little dejected, unsure how they can safely enjoy the holidays. But the EOD robot saves the day and finds a unique way to spread the holiday cheer – socially distanced, of course.

Footage includes various shots of Icelandic EOD team training and at base.

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Human rights are fundamental to NATO’s essential and enduring purpose. For over 70 years, NATO has been committed to preserving freedom, justice and peace. Join us today – and everyday – as we celebrate Human Rights Day.

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HUMAN RIGHTS

ARE THE BASIS

FOR FREEDOM

JUSTICE

AND PEACE IN THE WORLD

IN 1949 THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY

PAVED THE WAY FOR THE BIRTH OF NATO

INSPIRING HOPES FOR PEACE, SOLIDARITY

AND THE DEFENCE OF SHARED DEMOCRATIC VALUES.

U.S. President Harry S. Truman, 1949

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“If there is anything certain today, if there is anything inevitable in the future, it is the will of the people of the world for freedom and for peace.”

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THE GOAL, TO SAFEGUARD HARD-WON FREEDOMS

HAS NEVER FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGED

KEEPING OUR PEOPLE SAFE

AND THEIR LIBERTIES GUARANTEED

FOR OVER 70 YEARS

Norwegians are well-practised in making camps in cold weather. Here Private Sondre Guerdalen from the Norwegian Army’s 1st Armoured Battalion reveals how he and his unit build a camp to deal with the freezing cold temperatures.

Footage includes various shots of Private Sondre Guerdalen giving a tour of his camp. Please note that footage does not include typical COVID-19 precautions because filming took place before the pandemic.

Two F-15EX Eagle II aircraft conducted Integrated Operational Test and Evaluation training at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Oct. 18-25, 2021.

The 366th Fighter Wing and Republic of Singapore Air Force ground crews prepare for daily operations during Red Flag-Nellis 22-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, 10, 2022. The 366th Fighter Wing is one of 14 participants from across the coalition core function forces training in Red Flag-Nellis 22-2. Coalition partners from Saudi and Singapore provide mutually beneficial educational and operational opportunities while promoting long-term relationships with future international military. Red Flag 22-2 will concentrate on three primary themes; defensive counter air, offensive counter air suppression of enemy air defenses, and offensive counter air-air interdiction.

U.S. Army NATO Brigade conducted Combatives Level 2 training from Feb. 28 to March 11.

B-Roll package of several Red Flag 21-2 aircraft and participants at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The 414th Combat Training Squadron conducts Red Flag exercises to provide aircrews the experience of multiple, intensive air combat sorties in the safety of a training environment.