On 7th October 2014, Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum (JFC Brunssum) deployed a NATO Forward Integration Team (NFIT) of 9 subject matter experts, to Lithuania, to provide support to and monitor activities undertaken during the Lithuanian-led multi-national exercise, IRON SWORD 2014. Whilst here, members of the team will provide mentoring support and training advice to the Exercise Control (EXCON) staff and the primary training audience, conduct information gathering, exchange best practices and attend a number of events.
"The team's visit to the exercise, which is core to maintaining NATO's readiness and combat-effectiveness, is further confirmation of NATO's commitment to the security and sovereignty of its members." said Col Hans Houf in his statement before his team left for Vilnius.
Exercise Iron Sword 2014 running in Lithuania on November 2-14 involves roughly 2.5 thousand participants from 9 NATO member states and over 300 military vehicles of various roles. The exercise trains interoperability in combined NATO units, coordination of actions, and readiness to complete defensive and offensive operations. Exercise Saber Strike has been planned to expand and incorporate increasingly more NATO and partner states.
More on the Exercise - http://kariuomene.kam.lt/en/international_military_exercises/iron_sword_2014.html
POC: Chief of the Public Information Centre of Exercise Iron Sword 2014 Captain Darius Toleikis, mobile phone 00370 640 45380, email: darius.toleikis@kam.lt
Photo credits: Ieva Budzeikaitė
