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Exercise Aurora - Sweden’s Largest Military Exercise in Nearly 25 years - Master Version
October 06, 2017 18:00 - 35.2 MB VideoIn September 2017, Sweden hosted Exercise Aurora, its largest military exercise in nearly 25 years. The exercise involved nearly 30 per cent of the Swedish Armed Forces, as well as troop contributions from NATO Allied and partner countries - which joined on a bilateral basis. The goal of the exercise was to build a stronger defence and increase capability to face an attack. As well as taking place in Stockholm and Gothenburg regions, the exercise featured air, land and sea assets on the islan...
UK Royal Air Force lands big wings in Latvia, Master Version, without subtitles
October 06, 2017 18:00 - 24.1 MB VideoA NATO exercise is underway in the Baltic States which involves testing a unit that controls air assets. The Deployable Air Command and Control Centre, or DACCC, is usually based in Poggio Renatico, Italy. Over the last week some elements have been moved to Lielvarde Airbase in Latvia where they will stay until October. It’s made up of various containers, computers and satellite dishes and has a team of approximately 100 operators. The exercise, called Ramstein Dust II-17, is being run by NA...
Meet the US 'Dagger Brigade' (Master)
October 05, 2017 15:03 - 30.3 MB VideoThe 2nd Armored Brigade Combat team, 1st Infantry Division, also known widely as ‘The Dagger Brigade,’ has a long and proud history of contributing to European stability. It's heading to Europe in September as part of the next heel-to-toe rotation of US troops. Their deployment is part of Operation Atlantic Resolve, demonstrating a continued US commitment to European security. The Dagger Brigade will be away from their base in Fort Riley, Kansas, for nine months.
Invictus Team Ukraine - Master no subtitles
October 05, 2017 15:03 - 35.4 MB VideoUkraine is being represented at the Invictus Games for the first time. The country’s 28-member team are competing in rowing, athletics, cycling, powerlifting, swimming, archery and sitting volleyball. This year’s Invictus Games is being held in Toronto. 550 competitors from 17 nations are taking part. NATO has provided support to the Ukrainian and Afghan teams. More background on the event can be found here http://www.invictusgames2017.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Media-Kit_Eng-2.pdf Footag...
Invictus Games 2017 Begin in Toronto - Master
October 05, 2017 15:02 - 20 MB VideoThe Invictus Games are underway in Toronto, Canada. 55 competitors from 17 nations are taking part in the games. They’ll compete in 12 sports including wheelchair rugby, swimming and golf. NATO has provided support to the Ukrainian and Afghan teams.
Invictus Games 2017 Begin in Toronto - Master No Subtitles
October 05, 2017 15:02 - 20.5 MB VideoThe Invictus Games are underway in Toronto, Canada. 550 competitors from 17 nations are taking part in the games. They’ll compete in 12 sports including wheelchair rugby, swimming and golf. NATO has provided support to the Ukrainian and Afghan teams.
“NATO Run” in Budapest, Hungary (Master)
October 05, 2017 15:02 - 28.5 MB Video“NATO Run”, an annual running festival held in the historical heart of Budapest, attracts thousands of military and civilian participants from many countries. This year’s event focused on the importance of peace, security and gender equality.
Finland - Prepared For Crisis
October 05, 2017 15:02 - 80.2 MB VideoFinland has one of the most comprehensive disaster response systems of any country in the world. After losing 90,000 people in the Second World War, the authorities in Finland put measures in place to make sure that if it happened again, the nation would be ready. From underground shelters in all buildings over 1,200 square metres to training exercises involving the police, fire department and medical services, Finland is prepared in case any crisis should strike. Footage includes various s...
Invictus Games – Team Ukraine
October 05, 2017 15:00 - 35.4 MB VideoUkraine is being represented at the Invictus Games for the first time. The country’s 28-member team are competing in rowing, athletics, cycling, powerlifting, swimming, archery and sitting volleyball. This year’s Invictus Games is being held in Toronto. 550 competitors from 17 nations are taking part. NATO has provided support to the Ukrainian and Afghan teams. More background on the event can be found here http://www.invictusgames2017.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Media-Kit_Eng-2.pdf Foo...
#WeAreNATO – the Portuguese sailor (Master W/Subs)
October 05, 2017 15:00 - 27.5 MB VideoAna Martins is in the Portuguese Navy and is passionate about the sea. She believes that the military are here to promote the well-being of people and ensure peace for everybody.
#WeAreNATO – Latvia’s top soldier - IT Version with Music
August 28, 2017 12:01 - 23.8 MB VideoMeet the men and women who work every day for NATO. From soldiers to scientists, cyber experts to civilian emergency responders, NATO members are committed to supporting and protecting each other. Lieutenant General Leonīds Kalniņš is the Latvian Chief of Defence. The General served as Commander of the National Guard for five years before taking up his current role. In his spare time, General Kalniņš reads books on history and paints. This piece is a short biographical profile. The footage i...
#WeAreNATO - The Romanian medic - Master
August 23, 2017 12:02 - 25 MB VideoMeet the men and women who work every day for NATO. From soldiers to scientists, cyber experts to civilian emergency responders, NATO members are committed to supporting and protecting each other. Staff Sergeant Elvis Costea is a medic with the Romanian Army. He took part in Saber Guardian 2017, a US-led exercise in Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania involving more than 25,000 troops from over 20 NATO Allies and partner nations. Staff Sergeant Elvis Costea says what he likes most about his job is...
Back from the Abyss – the Psychological Impact of the Conflict in Ukraine, Master Version
August 07, 2017 13:04 - 105 MB VideoLearn how NATO is helping Ukrainian service men and women combat suicide, alcoholism and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Ukraine. For the Ukrainian soldiers returning from the conflict in the east of the country, the return to civilian life after months on the frontline can be traumatic. NATO is funding psychological rehabilitation seminars run by trained psychologists from the League of Officers – a Ukrainian organization – to give service men and women the tools they need to cope w...
Training to Combat Biological and Chemical Attacks (Master)
August 07, 2017 13:00 - 22.1 MB VideoOver 400 participants from 11 NATO and partner countries have been assessing their skills in a real time environment dealing with Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear threats.
We Are NATO – The German Baker (International Version with Graphics)
August 01, 2017 14:02 - 23.6 MB VideoMeet the men and women who work every day for NATO. From soldiers to scientists, cyber experts to civilian emergency responders, NATO members are committed to supporting and protecting each other.
Forest Brothers - Fight for the Baltics - Master w/ subtitles
July 25, 2017 11:05 - 181 MB VideoA short docu-drama about the partisans from the Baltic States who waged a guerrilla war against the occupying Soviet forces after the Second World War. Interviews with former partisan fighters and those who supported them. Dramatic battle scene recreations and interviews with the modern-day Special Forces of Lithuania, the direct descendants of the Forest Brothers.
NATO Battlegroup Puts on Capabilities Demonstration
July 25, 2017 11:02 - 27.9 MB VideoThe NATO battlegroup based in Latvia has held a capabilities demonstration. Each of the six enhanced Forward Presence nations took part. The battlegroup was properly stood up at the end of last month. It’s led by Canada and includes soldiers from Albania, Italy, Poland, Slovenia and Spain. Three other battlegroups are stationed in Estonia, Lithuania and Poland. They are an important part of NATO’s defence and deterrence posture in the eastern and south-eastern part of the Alliance.
Exercise Dynamic Mongoose 2017 - Master without Subtitles
July 25, 2017 11:02 - 38.9 MB VideoNATO-led exercise Dynamic Mongoose took place in the North Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Iceland. Participants were training anti-submarine warfare (ASW) interoperability and anti-surface capabilities. Naval forces from Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, the United Kingdom and the United States participated with ships and submarines, under the command of Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1). Host nation Iceland provided support both from Reykjav...
#WeAreNATO - The Canadian engineer (Master)
July 25, 2017 11:01 - 25.2 MB VideoMeet the men and women who work every day for NATO. From soldiers to scientists, cyber experts to civilian emergency responders, NATO members are committed to supporting and protecting each other.
NATO Troops Train in the South-Eastern Part of the Alliance - (Master No Subtitles)
July 24, 2017 12:06 - 48.6 MB VideoMore than 25,000 service personnel from over 20 NATO Allies and partner nations are taking part in Saber Guardian 2017, the largest of 18 Black Sea region exercises this year. This US-led exercise is being held in Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania. It's aimed at building readiness and improving interoperability. In Bordușani, Romania, Romanian military personnel built a floating bridge across the Danube River, allowing Romanian and American vehicles and soldiers to cross over. The river crossing...
Improvised Explosive Devices “Weapons Intelligence Team” Course (SocMed Master no Subtitles)
July 19, 2017 21:01 - 26.5 MB VideoThe “Weapons Intelligence Team” course took place at the NATO Counter Improvised Explosive Devices (C-IED) Centre of Excellence, in Hoyo de Manzanares, Spain in June 2017. An “improvised explosive device” (IED), like a roadside bomb, is a type of unconventional explosive weapon that can take any form, is inexpensive and easy to get by terrorists and insurgents. It represents a critical threat both in theatre of operations and at home. NATO has acquired inputs and intelligence from the an...
Improvised Explosive Devices “Weapons Intelligence Team” Course - (Master with No Subtitles)
July 19, 2017 21:01 - 73.2 MB VideoThe “Weapons Intelligence Team” course took place at the NATO Counter Improvised Explosive Devices (C-IED) Centre of Excellence, in Hoyo de Manzanares, Spain in June 2017. An “improvised explosive device” (IED), like a roadside bomb, is a type of unconventional explosive weapon that can take any form, is inexpensive and easy to get by terrorists and insurgents. It represents a critical threat both in theatre of operations and at home. NATO has acquired inputs and intelligence from the an...
The life of Latvia’s first female president - (Long Version Master)
July 10, 2017 14:04 - 156 MB VideoIn the early years of her life, Latvia’s former President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga spent time as a refugee living in Nazi Germany, having fled Latvia when the Soviet army invaded. Her family eventually emigrated to Canada where she spent much of her working life before returning to Latvia after the break-up of the Soviet Union. This piece charts the life of the former president as she shares her views on the current security climate facing the Baltic States amid tensions with Russia. NATO is dep...
U.S. Army Europe Band and Chorus, Master Version, without Subtitles
July 03, 2017 13:06 - 37.3 MB VideoThe U.S. Army Europe Band and Chorus reaches out to the Baltic states through the universal language of music. Band commander Major Dwayne Milburn’s passion for music is infectious and takes him all over the world. The U.S. Army Europe Band and Chorus was recently in the Baltic region as part of its ‘United we stand’ tour, performing to crowds in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Their music aims to reaffirm the United States’ commitment to its Baltic allies. Major Dwayne Milburn, commander of...
Norway’s female tank commander - No subtitles
July 03, 2017 13:06 - 44.1 MB VideoNorway will be sending a tank company to Lithuania in May to support NATO’s enhanced forward presence. The company, of around 200 troops, will be sent from Norway’s Telemark Battalion. They will provide combat support to the German-led multinational battalion. The deployment will be for six months. Commanding one of the platoons is Lieutenant Silje Johansen Willassen, Norway’s Telemark Battalion’s first female tank commander. Lieutenant Willassen discusses the deployment and how she’s looking...
NATO’s Spearhead Force Exercises in Romania, Bulgaria and Greece
July 03, 2017 13:05 - 44.2 MB VideoNATO’s spearhead land force has exercised rapid deployment to NATO’s southern flank for the first time.
Defending the Poland-Lithuania Border
July 03, 2017 13:05 - 25.7 MB VideoUS air power, British troops and other NATO nations simulate coming to the aid of the Baltic States around the Suwalki Gap, if they were to be cut off from the rest of NATO. Troops from Poland, the UK, the US and other contributing nations took part in an air insertion from US Army Chinook helicopters in and around the Suwalki Gap, which is the border area between Lithuania and Poland. Footage of multinational troops boarding and inserting from Chinooks, taking part in skirmishes in open ter...
NATO Battlegroups Train Together at Exercise Iron Wolf, Master Version
July 03, 2017 13:05 - 41.6 MB VideoNATO’s multinational battlegroup in Lithuania demonstrate their bridge building skills and joint combat readiness during exercise Iron Wolf in Lithuania. At one of Lithuania’s largest annual military exercises, Iron Wolf, distinguished visitors such as Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg view the combat readiness and multinational togetherness of NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence battlegroup situated in Lithuania. The battlegroup is led by Germa...
We Are NATO – the Spanish helicopter pilot, Rescue Under Fire (w/Music)
July 03, 2017 13:04 - 58.1 MB VideoMajor Barbancho is a Chinook pilot and Senior Staff Chief of the 5th Spanish Transport Helicopter Battalion (BHELTRA-V). During his participation in NATO’s ISAF mission in Afghanistan, he directed a heroic rescue mission after a helicopter crashed. A movie based on this mission was released in Spain in early 2017 and Major Barbancho and his team participated in the production of the movie as advisors, trainers, movie extras and pilots of the Spanish Army helicopters used in the production.
Billion Tech Upgrade for NATO
July 03, 2017 13:03 - 20.9 MB VideoNATO is turning to the private sector for help in upgrading its satellite and computer technology. The Alliance is planning to spend three billion Euro on expanding satellite communication bandwidth, command and control (C2) software, upgrading NATO’s networks and cyber defence. Some 40 contracts are being put out to tender between now and 2019. The investment will be financed by all NATO Allies. This piece is an animation. More information can be found here: https://www.ncia.nato.int/News...
Detecting fake news (IT W/Music)
July 03, 2017 13:00 - 48.6 MB VideoIn early 2017, the NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence held a one-day event inviting participants to come up with ideas to detect fake news. The gathering in Riga (Latvia) attracted 28 people from various backgrounds such as coders, journalists and statisticians. The winning idea was a Facebook game named ‘FakeBuster’ that teaches media literacy and trains critical thinking. The footage includes general views from the event and soundbites from participants
#WeAreNATO - The Romanian Jet Pilot
June 21, 2017 11:01 - 24.6 MB VideoMeet the men and women who work every day for NATO. From soldiers to scientists, cyber experts to civilian emergency responders, NATO members are committed to supporting and protecting each other. Teaser: Commander Daniel Moise, a pilot in the Romanian Air Force, is second in command of the 86 Operational Group of the 86th Air Base in Feteşti. He’s in charge of organizing flights, missions and flight drills of his group. He’s also partial to a spot of 70's hard rock.
#WeareNATO, The Canadian Avionics Technician - Master No Subtitles
June 14, 2017 12:00 - 24.7 MB VideoMeet the men and women who work every day for NATO. From soldiers to scientists, cyber experts to civilian emergency responders, NATO members are committed to supporting and protecting each other. Corporal Carla Cáceres Galadis is an avionics technician in the Royal Canadian Air Force. She has a passion for life, the CF-18 aircraft she works on and her recent fiancé, to whom she became engaged while deployed in Romania.
How does a country join NATO? (No Subtitles)
June 09, 2017 10:00 - 54.2 MB VideoFrom the essential pre-requisites to the final national bill of ratification, accession into NATO can be summed up in five simple steps. Built into the very text of NATO’s founding treaty, it has always been possible for new members to join the Alliance with the unanimous agreement of all existing Allies. The Membership Action Plan (MAP) was created to streamline the process and help countries aspiring to join NATO in their preparations for potential membership. Now, with the most recent...
Spanish troops prepare to deploy to Latvia, Master Version (no subtitles)
June 05, 2017 11:04 - 27.3 MB VideoThe Spanish Army is deploying a heavy armored unit abroad for the first time as part of NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence in the east of the Alliance. Troops supported by Leopard tanks and Pizarro armored vehicles, will deploy from beginning of June for six months. Around 300 troops have been deployed, 250 of which are from the Mechanized Infantry Brigade Extremadura XI, including a logistics unit and a team of engineers. They will constitute the second biggest contingent of the Latvian-based ...
A Demonstration of Weapons Capabilities (W Graphics and No Subtitles)
June 05, 2017 11:04 - 32.5 MB VideoFrom Javelin anti-tank weapons to smaller machine guns, the British troops that make up NATO’s Spearhead Force have been demonstrating their capabilities on a training ground in the UK.
Brothers in Arms – British and Estonian Troops Renew Their Bond in the Baltics
June 05, 2017 11:03 - 54.8 MB VideoBritish and Estonian troops share a bond that dates back to the end of the first world war. At that time, the British Army assisted the Estonians in their fight against the Russian Bolsheviks and helped the country gain its independence. More recently, they have continued to work together in several operations and missions. One of the longest being their participation in the NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission in Afghanistan. During the deployment in Halmand, Estonian...
Norwegian troops arrive in Lithuania - Without Subtitles
June 05, 2017 11:02 - 41.3 MB VideoNorwegian soldiers have arrived in Lithuania. Norway has sent around 200 troops to the country to join a multinational NATO battlegroup led by the Germans. The move is in support of NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence (eFP), which has also seen the setting up of three other battlegroups in Estonia, Latvia and Poland. NATO’s eFP, decided at the Warsaw Summit in July 2016, is a response to changing security environments in the east of the Alliance. Earlier this year NATOChannel met with Lieutenan...
‘Elves vs Trolls’ – Fighting Disinformation in Lithuania - Master No Subs
May 18, 2017 15:08 - 33.1 MB VideoIn Lithuania, elves no longer only live in fantasy books – every day, they fight a real battle against fake news trolls on the Internet. Russian-backed disinformation activities on social and traditional media in the country is considered by Lithuanian authorities as a “high-level security threat” and has been included as one of the major issues in the 2017 National Security Threat Assessment report issued by Lithuania’s State Security Department. NATOChannel met Ričardas Savukynas, one of ...
Flying in a ‘White-Out’
May 18, 2017 15:08 - 27.7 MB Video**No Subtitles** Snow and sand are the enemies of any helicopter pilot. NATO and its partner country Switzerland recently brought their pilots together to trial new technology aimed at letting pilots fly in any weather, 365 days a year.
Belgian Fighter Pilots Tested for Real in BENELUX Air Policing Mission, Master Version (without subtitles)
May 18, 2017 15:07 - 31 MB VideoBelgian quick reaction fighter pilots were tested this year when a commercial aircraft went “comms-silent” over Europe. As part of the new joint Benelux air policing mission for NATO, they were scrambled to intercept the flight. In a new arrangement for NATO air policing, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg will work together to secure their skies. While air assets will patrol their own skies as normal, when they cross into the airspace of one of the other two countries participating in t...
From 5.56mm to Alpha Bravo Charlie (No Subtitles)
May 18, 2017 15:07 - 35.8 MB Video“Standardization is like air, you breathe, you don’t notice that.” From bullets to batteries and everything in between, STANAGs are a vital part of the NATO Alliance. There are over 2000 subject matter experts worldwide who help draft STANAGs. STANAGs are Standardization Agreements each NATO member state ratifies and implements within their own military. They can cover anything from the bullets used in weapons through to the phonetic radio alphabet now used worldwide. This piece features an...
NATO Troops Arrive in Poland (No Subtitles)
May 18, 2017 15:06 - 53.2 MB VideoMeet the man heading up the new NATO battlegroup in Poland. Lieutenant Colonel Steven Gventer says he’s following in his father’s footsteps.
The US Unit Protecting Europe Since World War One
May 18, 2017 15:05 - 40.8 MB VideoThe US 2nd Cavalry Regiment has recently deployed to Poland as part of NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence. The Regiment possesses a long history of service in Europe, fighting in both World Wars. In World War Two, they helped to liberate Belgium, Czechoslovakia and France from the Nazis. Following the end of World War Two, the Regiment stayed on in Germany under a US mission to defend the peace. The Regiment has returned to the United States twice since then, spending 58 of the past 72 years st...
Slovak soldiers arrive in Latvia (Package)
May 18, 2017 15:05 - 18.8 MB VideoSoldiers from Slovakia will spend the next three months training in Latvia. 150 soldiers will exercise with their Latvian counterparts. At the NATO Summit in Warsaw 2016, it was agreed that all countries in the Visegrad group will support the Baltic States on a rotational basis. The Visegrad group, or V4 as it’s referred to, is a political alliance of four Central European Countries which includes the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. The footage was filmed by the Latvian Minist...
Ukraine’s Road to Recovery (Short Version No Subtitles)
May 18, 2017 15:05 - 73.9 MB VideoAccording to UN figures, the Ukraine conflict has around 10,000 killed in action, but many more wounded. In 2015, Vadym Sviridenko lost both his arms and legs after his convoy was ambushed. Vadym has since undergone extensive rehabilitation treatment both in the United States and in Ukraine, where he now runs marathons.
Ukraine’s Road to Recovery (Long Version)
May 18, 2017 15:03 - 178 MB VideoAccording to UN figures, the Ukraine conflict has around 10,000 killed in action, but many more wounded. In 2015, Vadym Sviridenko lost both his arms and legs after his convoy was ambushed. Vadym has since undergone extensive rehabilitation treatment both in the United States and in Ukraine, where he now runs marathons.
Rehabilitating Ukraine’s injured soldiers – the road to the Invictus Games, Master version
May 18, 2017 15:01 - 39.4 MB VideoCheck out these inspirational Ukrainian servicemen, some of whom have battled back from serious injury sustained in the line of duty to try out for the Invictus Games this September. At an athletics track in Kyiv, injured servicemen, many of whom are missing limbs, take part in various sporting events including running, weights, rowing, shot put, swimming and archery to see who will compete for Ukraine at this year’s Invictus Games in Toronto from 23 to 30 September 2017. NATO has put forwar...
US troops on deployment in Romania, Master Version
May 18, 2017 15:00 - 33 MB VideoUS troops are currently on deployment in Romania as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve, supporting security and stability in Europe. US troops are currently on deployment in Romania as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve, supporting security and stability in Europe. Members of the US 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team are working with the Romanian 282nd Mechanised Brigade. Around 3,500 members of the 3rd ABCT are currently deployed to Europe. Footage includes shots of US and Romanian troops trai...
DSG visit to Estonia without Subtitles
May 18, 2017 15:00 - 17.1 MB VideoVisit of the NATO Deputy Secretary General to soldiers at Tapa Army Base in Estonia.