Overview
- Around 10,000 troops from 11 NATO nations will transit Germany over the coming weeks, with the United States not participating.
- An Italian vanguard arrived at Emden with about 2,200 equipment items and vehicles, marking the visible start of the deployment phase.
- The exercise will involve more than 1,500 military vehicles, dozens of aircraft, and roughly 17 naval vessels across land, sea, air, space and cyber domains.
- Live training is scheduled for February 9–20 at the Bergen and Munster ranges, with additional activity at Putlos on the Baltic coast and operations through Hannover airport.
- Forces are moving by sealift, overland convoys and air transport under JFC Brunssum to integrate multinational units and demonstrate collective defense readiness.