Operation Strikeback (1957)[4] Involved 200 warships, 650 aircraft, and 75,000 personnel from the United States Navy, the Royal Navy, the Royal Canadian Navy, the French Navy, the Royal Netherlands Navy, and the Royal Norwegian Navy. Was the largest peacetime naval operation up to that time, according to the New York Times.[5]
Exercise Riptide (1959) - An anti-submarine/airstrike exercise held in the US and Western Atlantic. Involved Naval forces from United States and United Kingdom. [8]
Exercise Display Determination (1982/1984) [17][18] - Parachuting in Turkey
Exercise Central Enterprise (1982 to present) - A periodic live-fire exercise designed to test integrated air defenses in Western and Central Europe.[19]
Exercise Able Archer was an annual exercise by NATO military forces in Europe. Able Archer 83, carried out in November 1983, is believed to have nearly started a nuclear war with the Soviet Union.
Exercise Autumn Forge (1983)[20] - Exercise in Holland.
Exercise Lionheart (1984). A large exercise lead by Britain in 1984 involving 131,565 UK personnel, quoted as being the largest since World War 2. Also involving approximately 10,000 FRG, Dutch, American and Commonwealth personnel.[21]
Exercise Caravan Guard (1988) - During the exercise V (US) Corps and 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (ACR) tested reconstitution of degraded combat units after an initial battle.[22][23]
Exercise Iron Hammer (1988). Involved 24,800 troops and 7000 vehicles operating in UK and FRG. [24]
Post-Cold War (1990–present)edit
Northern Viking. Annual exercise held in Iceland, every two years until 2006 when the frequency was increased. Tests capability and inter-operability of forces. Includes naval vessels, fighter planes and helicopters from multiple countries. Size example: involved transfer of 400 foreign troops to iceland in 2008.
Joint Warrior. Ongoing since sometime in the Cold War. Up to 13,000 personnel. Airborne assaults, amphibious landings, counter-insurgency, counter-piracy and interstate war. Held in UK. Currently done twice a year (as of 2022).
Frisian Flag. Major aerial exercise in Netherlands. Annual, first held 1992. Uses about 70 aircraft. Eg about 1000 personnel in 2018.
Unified Vision. Twice-yearly exercise which began in 2012 to test advanced defense systems at the Ørland Main Air Station in Norway.[25]
BALTOPS Annual US-led maritime exercise in Germany and the Baltic Sea. Participating countries include Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Finland and Sweden.
1997edit
Baltic Challenge. Naval.
1998edit
Baltic Challenge. Naval.
1999edit
Battle Griffin. 20,000 soldiers. 16 February to 3 March in Norway. Land, sea, air and Home Guard Forces from 8 NATO countries (Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States) participated.[26]
2006edit
Cold Response: Took place in Norway in March, involving 10,000 troops from 11 countries under Norwegian leadership.
2009edit
Cold Response. Norwegian-led, in Norway 16–25 March.
Cooperative 09. 1100 troops; held in Georgia.
Loyal Arrow 09. Largest military exercise ever held in Sweden, involving 900 ground troops, 50 aircraft, and a British aircraft carrier with 1000 sailors onboard.
2010edit
Cold Response. 9,000 troops from 14 countries. Norwegian-led in Norway 17 Feb - 4 March.
2012edit
Cold Response. 16,000 troops. Norwegian-led in Norway in March.
2014edit
Cold Response. More than 16,000 troops. Norwegian-led in Norway in March.
Atlantic Resolve. Four companies of U.S. forces (about 150 troops each) rotate continuously throughout the year, deployed in Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and Poland. Also U.S. Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Controller from the 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron out of Vilseck, Germany.
Iron Sword. Lithuania led exercise involving 2,500 troops from November 2 – November 14.[27]
2015edit
Atlantic Resolve. Several U.S. fighter squadrons and U.K. Royal Air Force "Task Force Brawler" operate in Poland, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia.
Dragoon Ride. Small operation connected with Atlantic Resolve.
Spring Storm (Siil, Hedgehog). 13,000 troops including 7,000 reservists. Article 5-type scenario in Estonia in May.[28]
Iron Sword. Lithuania led exercise involving 2,000 troops from November 8 – November 20.[29]
2016edit
Cold Response 16. More than 15,000 troops. Norwegian-led in Trøndelag, Norway from 29 February - 11 March.
Anaconda 2016. Polish-led exercises involving 31,000 military personnel from 24 NATO and non-NATO countries, including 14,000 from the U.S., 12,000 from Poland and 800 from the UK.[31] Elements of the NATO Response Force participated in the exercises.[32] Took place from 7 June to 17 June.[32]
Atlantic Resolve. Several U.S. fighter squadrons and U.K aviation Task Force operate in Poland, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia.
Iron Sword. Lithuania led exercise involving 4,000 troops from November 20 – December 2. [33]
2017edit
Atlantic Resolve. Several U.S. fighter squadrons, U.S. 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, a U.S. Army Aviation Brigade of 400 soldiers and, also from the U.S., 3500 army troops, 87 tanks and 144 Bradley Fighting Vehicles operated in Bulgaria, Poland, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia.
Rapid Trident. 2500 personnel, including Canadian. Location: Ukraine.
Atlantic Resolve. Several U.S. fighter squadrons, a U.S. Army Aviation Brigade and a U.S. Army Brigade Combat Team operated in Eastern Europe.
2019edit
Atlantic Resolve. Several U.S. fighter squadrons, a U.S. Army Aviation Brigade and a U.S. Army Brigade Combat Team operated in Eastern Europe.
Iron Spear (7 October—13 October). Hosted in Latvia, 28 tank crews from eight countries take part in maneuvering, targeting and shooting exercises.[34]
2020edit
In 2020, NATO conducted 88 of 113 planned NATO exercises, the reduction in number being due to the COVID-19 pandemic. NATO countries also held 176 other national and multinational exercises.[35] The exerises included the following:
DEFENDER-Europe 20. U.S.-led multinational exercise including NATO participation. Included 20,000 soldiers deployed directly from the U.S. to Europe.[36]
Dynamic Mongoose 20. NATO-led. 29 June to 10 July 2020 in the High North. Ships, submarines, aircraft and personnel from six Allied nations (France, Germany, Norway, UK, Canada and U.S.) exercised off the coast of Iceland for anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface warfare training.[37]
Cold Response. Suspended due to the pandemic.
Bomber Task Force. Strategic bomber mission held since 2018 for U.S. integration with NATO allies.[38]
Atlantic Resolve. Several U.S. fighter squadrons, a U.S. Army Aviation Brigade and a U.S. Army Brigade Combat Team operated in Eastern Europe.
Iron Spear (10 October—15 October). Hosted in Latvia, 44 armored fighting vehicles representing twelve countries take part in an armored gunnery competition.[39]
Six U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber aircraft from the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, arrived at RAF Fairford, England on 22 August 2020 for a planned training mission where the aircraft conducted theater and flight training across Europe and Africa.[40]
On 4 September, the American B-52s entered the airspace of Ukraine for the first time in history, where they made a long flight along the borders of the Crimean peninsula.[41]
On 25 September, two U.S. bombers staged a mock attack run on Kaliningrad, a Russian semi-exclave on the Baltic between Poland and Lithuania, where Russia moved nuclear-capable missiles in 2018.[42] The flight path allowed the bombers effectively to fly a circle around Kaliningrad. The simulated raid on the region was a test case of neutralizing Russian missile systems.[43]
Altogether, in August–September 2020, two U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber aircraft, integrated with Norwegian F-35 and F-16 fighter aircraft as well as Norwegian frigates, flew over international waters in the vicinity of the Norwegian Sea.[44]
2021edit
In 2021, NATO expected to conduct 95 NATO exercises and NATO countries were expected to conduct 220 other national and multinational exercises.[35] The NATO exercises were to include 24 land-focused exercises, 24 air exercises, 9 maritime exercises and 20 multi-domain exercises. Other exercises were to be conducted to train specific functions such as cyber defence, crisis response decision-making, Chemical, Biological, Radiological Nuclear defense, logistics, communications and medical activities. The exercises included the following:
Soldiers from the Rapid Response Forces Division in the NATO exercise GREEN GRIFFIN 21 on Oct. 4, 2021 at Lehnin, Germany. GREEN GRIFFIN is an annual NATO training exercise of NATO allies and partner forces. The exercise involved elements from the U.S. Army's 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, the Bundeswehr's Rapid Response Forces Division, the Netherlands Air Force, and the Romanian Army's Mechanized Brigade.
Griffin Force I 2021. Training of land component of NATO Very High Readiness Joint Task Force in enablement and rapid military mobility, 18–20 January in Poland, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia.[35]
Locked Shields 21. "One of the world's largest and most complex live cyber defence exercises, hosted annually by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence... The exercise simulates responding to a massive cyber incident, and includes strategic decision-making, legal and communication aspects. Held 1–30 April in Estonia.[35]
CAPABLE DEPLOYER 2021 – NATO Allied Force Interoperability Exercise. Romania, 2 May to 23 May. Planned and coordinated by the Multinational Logistics Center.
Wind Spring 21. Romania, 2 May to 27 May. Joint and multinational NATO military operations.
Ramstein Ambition 21 – The NATO Electronic Warfare Force Integration Programme with regional elements of NATO's Integrated Air and Missile Defence System conducted through the Combined Air Operation Centre (CAOC), which took place between 3 May and 14 May.[48][49]
Spring Storm. 14,000 troops, 11 May to 31 May in Estonia. "A large live exercise of the Estonian Defence Forces with participation from NATO's Enhanced Forward Presence battlegroups and other Allied forces."[35]
Breeze 21. Live exercise led by Bulgarian Navy from 11–19 July. Size: around 2500 people.[35]
Iron Wolf II 21. 4000 troops. Live exercise, 1–26 November in Lithuania to train NATO's Enhanced Forward Presence.[35]
Atlantic Resolve. Several U.S. fighter squadrons, a U.S. Army Aviation Brigade and a U.S. Army Brigade Combat Team operated in Eastern Europe.
Cold Response. Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[50]
2022edit
Neptune Strike 22 started in late January with aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman and its battle group coming under NATO command for patrolling exercises in the Mediterranean Sea.[51][52]
Cold Response 2022. 30,000 participants from 27 countries. Norwegian-led in Norway starting 14 March expected to end in April.[53][54]
Iron Spear (8 May—11 May). Hosted in Latvia, 15 teams of tanks and infantry fighting vehicles from seven countries take part in an exercise to demonstrate NATO firepower and interoperability.[55][56]
Northern Coasts (29 August—28 September): longer than usual[57]
Steadfast Noon (17 October—30 October). NATO nuclear deterrence exercise involving 14 countries and up to 60 aircraft of various types, including fourth and fifth generation fighter jets, as well as surveillance and tanker aircraft. As in previous years, US B-52 long-range bombers will take part; this year, they will fly from Minot Air Base in North Dakota. Training flights will take place over Belgium, which is hosting the exercise, as well as over the North Sea and the United Kingdom.[58][59]
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This is a list of North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO exercises A substantial list of additional exercises 1949 1985 may be found here 1 Contents 1 Cold War 1950 1990 2 Post Cold War 1990 present 2 1 1997 2 2 1998 2 3 1999 2 4 2006 2 5 2009 2 6 2010 2 7 2012 2 8 2014 2 9 2015 2 10 2016 2 11 2017 2 12 2018 2 13 2019 2 14 2020 2 15 2021 2 16 2022 2 17 2023 2 18 2024 3 ReferencesCold War 1950 1990 editExercise Mainbrace Defence of Denmark and Norway during September 1952 200 ships over 50 000 personnel 1 Exercise Grand Slam Naval exercise in the Mediterranean Sea 2 in 1952 Exercise Longstep Large naval exercise in the Mediterranean Sea 2 in 1952 Exercise Italic Weld a combined air naval ground exercise in northern Italy during August 1953 2 Exercise Grand Repulse during September 1953 British Army on the Rhine BAOR 2 Netherlands Corps 2 Allied Air Forces Central Europe AAFCE 2 Exercise Monte Carlo a simulated atomic air ground exercise during September 1953 Central Army Group 2 Exercise Weldfast a combined amphibious landing exercise in the Mediterranean Sea during October 1953 American British Greek Italian and Turkish naval forces 2 During Exercise Battle Royal in September 1954 I Corps Belgium consisted of 1 BE Infantry Division and 16 BE Armoured Division with 1 Canadian Brigade and 46 Parachute Brigade 16th Airborne Division United Kingdom under command 3 Exercise Carte Blanche 1955 Rehearsal of the use of tactical nuclear weapons Operation Counter Punch 1957 4 Operation Strikeback 1957 4 Involved 200 warships 650 aircraft and 75 000 personnel from the United States Navy the Royal Navy the Royal Canadian Navy the French Navy the Royal Netherlands Navy and the Royal Norwegian Navy Was the largest peacetime naval operation up to that time according to the New York Times 5 Operation Deep Water 1957 4 Exercise Mariner 1957 6 Exercise Full Play 1958 Exercise Side Step 1959 7 Exercise Riptide 1959 An anti submarine airstrike exercise held in the US and Western Atlantic Involved Naval forces from United States and United Kingdom 8 Exercise Red Epoch 1959 9 Exercise Fallex 1960 10 Operation Skyshield 1960 1962 Held in US and Canada by NORAD and CONAD to test defenses against air nuclear attack from Soviet Union Exercise Weldfast 1961 11 Exercise Teamwork 1964 1976 1980 12 13 Naval shipping protection humanitarian operations Exercise Reforger Certain Strike was a major annual exercise and campaign conducted from 1969 to 1993 mainly on German territory Northern Wedding was a naval exercise held 1970 1986 designed to test NATO s ability to rearm and resupply Europe Exercise Bold Guard 1974 Resulted in the Kiel Canal disaster 14 15 Exercise Anorak Express 1980 Cold weather training 16 Exercise Display Determination 1982 1984 17 18 Parachuting in Turkey Exercise Central Enterprise 1982 to present A periodic live fire exercise designed to test integrated air defenses in Western and Central Europe 19 Exercise Able Archer was an annual exercise by NATO military forces in Europe Able Archer 83 carried out in November 1983 is believed to have nearly started a nuclear war with the Soviet Union Exercise Autumn Forge 1983 20 Exercise in Holland Exercise Lionheart 1984 A large exercise lead by Britain in 1984 involving 131 565 UK personnel quoted as being the largest since World War 2 Also involving approximately 10 000 FRG Dutch American and Commonwealth personnel 21 Exercise Caravan Guard 1988 During the exercise V US Corps and 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment ACR tested reconstitution of degraded combat units after an initial battle 22 23 Exercise Iron Hammer 1988 Involved 24 800 troops and 7000 vehicles operating in UK and FRG 24 Post Cold War 1990 present editNorthern Viking Annual exercise held in Iceland every two years until 2006 when the frequency was increased Tests capability and inter operability of forces Includes naval vessels fighter planes and helicopters from multiple countries Size example involved transfer of 400 foreign troops to iceland in 2008 Joint Warrior Ongoing since sometime in the Cold War Up to 13 000 personnel Airborne assaults amphibious landings counter insurgency counter piracy and interstate war Held in UK Currently done twice a year as of 2022 Frisian Flag Major aerial exercise in Netherlands Annual first held 1992 Uses about 70 aircraft Eg about 1000 personnel in 2018 Unified Vision Twice yearly exercise which began in 2012 to test advanced defense systems at the Orland Main Air Station in Norway 25 BALTOPS Annual US led maritime exercise in Germany and the Baltic Sea Participating countries include Denmark Estonia France Germany Latvia Lithuania the Netherlands Poland Finland and Sweden 1997 edit Baltic Challenge Naval 1998 edit Baltic Challenge Naval 1999 edit Battle Griffin 20 000 soldiers 16 February to 3 March in Norway Land sea air and Home Guard Forces from 8 NATO countries Canada Denmark France Germany Netherlands Norway the United Kingdom and the United States participated 26 2006 edit Cold Response Took place in Norway in March involving 10 000 troops from 11 countries under Norwegian leadership 2009 edit Cold Response Norwegian led in Norway 16 25 March Cooperative 09 1100 troops held in Georgia Loyal Arrow 09 Largest military exercise ever held in Sweden involving 900 ground troops 50 aircraft and a British aircraft carrier with 1000 sailors onboard 2010 edit Cold Response 9 000 troops from 14 countries Norwegian led in Norway 17 Feb 4 March 2012 edit Cold Response 16 000 troops Norwegian led in Norway in March 2014 edit Cold Response More than 16 000 troops Norwegian led in Norway in March Atlantic Resolve Four companies of U S forces about 150 troops each rotate continuously throughout the year deployed in Estonia Lithuania Latvia and Poland Also U S Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Controller from the 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron out of Vilseck Germany Iron Sword Lithuania led exercise involving 2 500 troops from November 2 November 14 27 2015 edit Atlantic Resolve Several U S fighter squadrons and U K Royal Air Force Task Force Brawler operate in Poland Lithuania Estonia and Latvia Dragoon Ride Small operation connected with Atlantic Resolve Spring Storm Siil Hedgehog 13 000 troops including 7 000 reservists Article 5 type scenario in Estonia in May 28 Iron Sword Lithuania led exercise involving 2 000 troops from November 8 November 20 29 2016 edit Cold Response 16 More than 15 000 troops Norwegian led in Trondelag Norway from 29 February 11 March Air Component United States Boeing B 52H Stratofortresses of the 2nd Bomb Wing 30 Boeing KC 135 Stratotankers 30 General Dynamics F 16 Fighting Falcons 30 Lockheed C 130 Herculeses 30 Anaconda 2016 Polish led exercises involving 31 000 military personnel from 24 NATO and non NATO countries including 14 000 from the U S 12 000 from Poland and 800 from the UK 31 Elements of the NATO Response Force participated in the exercises 32 Took place from 7 June to 17 June 32 Atlantic Resolve Several U S fighter squadrons and U K aviation Task Force operate in Poland Lithuania Estonia and Latvia Iron Sword Lithuania led exercise involving 4 000 troops from November 20 December 2 33 2017 edit Atlantic Resolve Several U S fighter squadrons U S 10th Combat Aviation Brigade a U S Army Aviation Brigade of 400 soldiers and also from the U S 3500 army troops 87 tanks and 144 Bradley Fighting Vehicles operated in Bulgaria Poland Lithuania Estonia and Latvia Rapid Trident 2500 personnel including Canadian Location Ukraine 2018 edit Exercise Trident Juncture 2018 50 000 troops Held in Trondelag Oppland and Hedmark Norway mainly in October November Stated purpose was to train the NATO Response Force Atlantic Resolve Several U S fighter squadrons a U S Army Aviation Brigade and a U S Army Brigade Combat Team operated in Eastern Europe 2019 edit Atlantic Resolve Several U S fighter squadrons a U S Army Aviation Brigade and a U S Army Brigade Combat Team operated in Eastern Europe Iron Spear 7 October 13 October Hosted in Latvia 28 tank crews from eight countries take part in maneuvering targeting and shooting exercises 34 2020 edit In 2020 NATO conducted 88 of 113 planned NATO exercises the reduction in number being due to the COVID 19 pandemic NATO countries also held 176 other national and multinational exercises 35 The exerises included the following DEFENDER Europe 20 U S led multinational exercise including NATO participation Included 20 000 soldiers deployed directly from the U S to Europe 36 Dynamic Mongoose 20 NATO led 29 June to 10 July 2020 in the High North Ships submarines aircraft and personnel from six Allied nations France Germany Norway UK Canada and U S exercised off the coast of Iceland for anti submarine warfare and anti surface warfare training 37 Cold Response Suspended due to the pandemic Bomber Task Force Strategic bomber mission held since 2018 for U S integration with NATO allies 38 Atlantic Resolve Several U S fighter squadrons a U S Army Aviation Brigade and a U S Army Brigade Combat Team operated in Eastern Europe Iron Spear 10 October 15 October Hosted in Latvia 44 armored fighting vehicles representing twelve countries take part in an armored gunnery competition 39 Six U S Air Force B 52 Stratofortress bomber aircraft from the 5th Bomb Wing Minot Air Force Base North Dakota arrived at RAF Fairford England on 22 August 2020 for a planned training mission where the aircraft conducted theater and flight training across Europe and Africa 40 On 4 September the American B 52s entered the airspace of Ukraine for the first time in history where they made a long flight along the borders of the Crimean peninsula 41 On 25 September two U S bombers staged a mock attack run on Kaliningrad a Russian semi exclave on the Baltic between Poland and Lithuania where Russia moved nuclear capable missiles in 2018 42 The flight path allowed the bombers effectively to fly a circle around Kaliningrad The simulated raid on the region was a test case of neutralizing Russian missile systems 43 Altogether in August September 2020 two U S Air Force B 52 Stratofortress bomber aircraft integrated with Norwegian F 35 and F 16 fighter aircraft as well as Norwegian frigates flew over international waters in the vicinity of the Norwegian Sea 44 2021 edit In 2021 NATO expected to conduct 95 NATO exercises and NATO countries were expected to conduct 220 other national and multinational exercises 35 The NATO exercises were to include 24 land focused exercises 24 air exercises 9 maritime exercises and 20 multi domain exercises Other exercises were to be conducted to train specific functions such as cyber defence crisis response decision making Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear defense logistics communications and medical activities The exercises included the following nbsp Soldiers from the Rapid Response Forces Division in the NATO exercise GREEN GRIFFIN 21 on Oct 4 2021 at Lehnin Germany GREEN GRIFFIN is an annual NATO training exercise of NATO allies and partner forces The exercise involved elements from the U S Army s 12th Combat Aviation Brigade the Bundeswehr s Rapid Response Forces Division the Netherlands Air Force and the Romanian Army s Mechanized Brigade Griffin Force I 2021 Training of land component of NATO Very High Readiness Joint Task Force in enablement and rapid military mobility 18 20 January in Poland Lithuania Estonia and Latvia 35 Defender Europe 21 30 000 troops 45 Mid March through June Included nearly simultaneous operations across more than 30 training areas in Albania Estonia Bulgaria Romania Kosovo and other countries 46 47 Locked Shields 21 One of the world s largest and most complex live cyber defence exercises hosted annually by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence The exercise simulates responding to a massive cyber incident and includes strategic decision making legal and communication aspects Held 1 30 April in Estonia 35 CAPABLE DEPLOYER 2021 NATO Allied Force Interoperability Exercise Romania 2 May to 23 May Planned and coordinated by the Multinational Logistics Center Wind Spring 21 Romania 2 May to 27 May Joint and multinational NATO military operations Ramstein Ambition 21 The NATO Electronic Warfare Force Integration Programme with regional elements of NATO s Integrated Air and Missile Defence System conducted through the Combined Air Operation Centre CAOC which took place between 3 May and 14 May 48 49 Spring Storm 14 000 troops 11 May to 31 May in Estonia A large live exercise of the Estonian Defence Forces with participation from NATO s Enhanced Forward Presence battlegroups and other Allied forces 35 Breeze 21 Live exercise led by Bulgarian Navy from 11 19 July Size around 2500 people 35 Iron Wolf II 21 4000 troops Live exercise 1 26 November in Lithuania to train NATO s Enhanced Forward Presence 35 Atlantic Resolve Several U S fighter squadrons a U S Army Aviation Brigade and a U S Army Brigade Combat Team operated in Eastern Europe Cold Response Cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic 50 2022 edit Neptune Strike 22 started in late January with aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman and its battle group coming under NATO command for patrolling exercises in the Mediterranean Sea 51 52 Cold Response 2022 30 000 participants from 27 countries Norwegian led in Norway starting 14 March expected to end in April 53 54 Iron Spear 8 May 11 May Hosted in Latvia 15 teams of tanks and infantry fighting vehicles from seven countries take part in an exercise to demonstrate NATO firepower and interoperability 55 56 Northern Coasts 29 August 28 September longer than usual 57 Steadfast Noon 17 October 30 October NATO nuclear deterrence exercise involving 14 countries and up to 60 aircraft of various types including fourth and fifth generation fighter jets as well as surveillance and tanker aircraft As in previous years US B 52 long range bombers will take part this year they will fly from Minot 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