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Sun May 26, 2013 8:17 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
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Russian Information Agency Novosti
May 26, 2013
Estonia Completes Military Drills with NATO Allies
TALLINN: Estonia completed on Saturday large-scale military drills, which began on May 9 and involved some 5,000 military personnel, including from NATO allies, the General Staff of the Estonian Defense Forces said.
The Spring Storm (Kevadtorm) drills have been held annually in different parts of Estonia since 2003. This year they were held in northern and central Estonia and involved for the first time units from the UK, Belgium and Poland as well as the Estonian navy.
“Our military servicemen gained experience of cooperation with pilots from Poland, air defense experts from Belgium, infantrymen from Britain, Latvia and Lithuania by participating in joint drills,” Estonian Commander in Chief Gen.-Maj. Riho Terras said at a line-up in the village of Kuusalu.
NATO allies were represented by an infantry company from the UK and Latvia each, a reconnaissance platoon from Lithuania and an anti-aircraft missile platoon from Belgium.
The exercise also involved Polish attack aircraft SU-22, Estonia'
President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves attended the large-scale military exercise on May 17.
Estonia, as well as two other ex-Soviet republics in the Baltics - Latvia and Lithuania - joined NATO in March 2004.
Russian Information Agency Novosti
May 26, 2013
Estonia Completes Military Drills with NATO Allies
TALLINN: Estonia completed on Saturday large-scale military drills, which began on May 9 and involved some 5,000 military personnel, including from NATO allies, the General Staff of the Estonian Defense Forces said.
The Spring Storm (Kevadtorm) drills have been held annually in different parts of Estonia since 2003. This year they were held in northern and central Estonia and involved for the first time units from the UK, Belgium and Poland as well as the Estonian navy.
“Our military servicemen gained experience of cooperation with pilots from Poland, air defense experts from Belgium, infantrymen from Britain, Latvia and Lithuania by participating in joint drills,” Estonian Commander in Chief Gen.-Maj. Riho Terras said at a line-up in the village of Kuusalu.
NATO allies were represented by an infantry company from the UK and Latvia each, a reconnaissance platoon from Lithuania and an anti-aircraft missile platoon from Belgium.
The exercise also involved Polish attack aircraft SU-22, Estonia'
President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves attended the large-scale military exercise on May 17.
Estonia, as well as two other ex-Soviet republics in the Baltics - Latvia and Lithuania - joined NATO in March 2004.
