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14 July 2015

Trident Juncture 2015

NATOs most ambitious Exercise for over a decade
Brunssum, the Netherlands NATO, Partner Nations and International Organisations (IOs) will
participate in Exercise Trident Juncture 2015 in Italy, Portugal and Spain, from 03 October to 06
November 2015. The event, a flagship activity for NATOs Connected Forces Initiative (CFI) and
the largest exercise conducted by the Alliance since 2002, will have two parts:
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Command Post Exercise (CPX) for Strategic and Operational level staff training,
evaluation and certification (3-16 October), which will include participants from the
European Union (EU) and African Union (AU);

Live Exercise (LIVEX) for Tactical level troops engagements (21 October 06
November).

Exercise Trident Juncture 2015 will mark the climax of a series of dynamic and demanding training
events designed to train and test troops and Commanders, including those from the NATO
Response Force (NRF).
The purpose of the Exercise is to train and test the NATO Response Force, a highly ready and
technologically advanced multinational force comprising land, air, maritime and Special Forces
components, said General Hans Lothar Domrse, the Commander of Joint Force Command
Brunssum. Enhancing our response forces is a key part of NATOs overall effort to adapt to
emerging security challenges. Trident Juncture 2015 has been designed to ensure that our
concepts and procedures will work in the event of a real crisis because our job is to always be
prepared to defend the people, territory, and values of this Alliance he added.
The exercise which involves 36,000 personnel from more than 30 Allied and Partner Nations, will
take place throughout Italy, Portugal, Spain, the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and also
Canada, Norway, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. Trident Juncture 2015 will demonstrate
NATOs new increased level of ambition in joint modern warfare and will show-case a capable,
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forward-leading Alliance equipped with the appropriate capability and capacity to meet present
and future security challenges. More than 12 major International Organizations, aid agencies and
non-governmental organisations, such as the EU and AU will also participate in the exercise,
demonstrating NATOs commitment and contribution to a comprehensive approach.
As the culminating event for units, military and civilian staff belonging to more than 30 participating
Nations, Trident Juncture 2015 will provide an opportunity for them to refine their operational
capabilities. Air, Land, Maritime, and Special Forces will participate simultaneously in several
locations and from different Headquarters to train in a complex environment to improve Alliances
full spectrum capabilities.
At the conclusion of Trident Juncture 2015, the Headquarters Staff from Joint Force Command
Brunssum will be officially certified to lead the NATO Response Force, if activated, throughout
2016.
Note to Editors:
A NATO Exercise Media Information Centre will be established in Zaragoza (ESP) from 29
September until 08 November 2015.
The detailed Media Programme will be available in the course of September. Dates for the
applications to be sent will be communicated at the beginning of the same month. The
Distinguished Visitors Days are planned on the 19th of October in Trapani (Italy), on the 4th of
November in Zaragoza (Spain) and on the 5th of November in Troia (Portugal).
Requests for information prior to the establishment of the NATO Exercise Media Information
Centre should be made to:
Public Affairs Office
Joint Force Command Brunssum, the Netherlands
Tel: +31(0) 645 526 2409
E-mail: pao@jfcbs.nato.int
Headquarters Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum
Public Affairs Office
Telephone: 00 31 45 526 2409
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Lieutenant Colonel Marco SCHMIDL

Joint Force Command Brunssum, the Netherlands
Tel: +31(0) 645 526 3485
E-mail: pao@jfcbs.nato.int
Journalists applying for media access to Exercise Trident Juncture 2015 must provide the
following items:
- Valid passport or ID card;
- A valid press ID card.
For more information visit:
JFCBS website: www.jfcbs.nato.int
Trident Juncture 2015 website: http://www.jfcbs.nato.int/trident-juncture.aspx
NATO website: www.nato.int
SHAPE website: www.shape.nato.int

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