Watch troops from the United Kingdom, Estonia, Poland and Spain demonstrate artillery, armour and infantry capability on exercise Venerable Gauntlet as they, along with 10 other nations, prepare to take over NATO’s spearhead force, the VJTF, in 2017.
At the Sennelager training ground in Germany 3,000 troops from 14 NATO nations take part in exercise Venerable Gauntlet. The exercise brings together units from different nations that will form NATO’s VJTF, or Very High Readiness Joint Task Force, Land component from 2017. The VJTF is NATO’s spearhead force designed to react to a crisis situation at short notice.
Footage includes shots of artillery, infantry and armor demonstrations, as well as aerial shots of armored vehicles moving across the training ground.
Video released by NATO Channel
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