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NATO troops scale up forces during dynamic combat scenario in Slovakia

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Forward land force Slovakia reaches brigade size with over 2,000 troops participating during Exercise Strong Lineage.

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Publication date 20 August 2025
Filming date 04 June 2025
Location Lešť, Slovakia
Version B-roll
Reference NATO963563

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NATO forward land force Slovakia became the latest force to test their ability to scale up to a brigade-sized formation, fulfilling the Alliance’s commitment to strengthen deployed forces in Eastern Europe. Exercise Strong Lineage 25 saw more than 2,000 troops from seven NATO Allies converge near Lešť, Slovakia to to test their tactical readiness and command capabilities. To reach brigade strength, more than 650 troops from the Spanish Army’s Galicia VII Brigade augmented the forward land force, which is led by Spain. Other countries that participated in the exercise included Czechia, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Türkiye. NATO Allies committed to expanding all eight forward land forces in Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia during the 2022 Madrid Summit. Since then, these forward land forces – each of which is led by a framework nation and supplemented by troop rotations from different Allies – have trained hard to learn how to effectively absorb and control those forces, improving their ability to respond to a crisis on NATO’s borders. Footage includes shots of the rapid deployment of an artillery gun and the use of bomb detection devices and explosive materials plus soundbites from Spanish Army General Alfonso Pardo, commander of the NATO forward land forces Slovakia and Spanish Army Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Alonso Ruperez.

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(00:00) VARIOUS SHOTS – SPANISH TROOPS DISEMBARKING FROM MILITARY VEHICLE, DETACHING AND PREPARING ARTILLERY GUN (INCLUDING THE COVERING OF ARTILLERY GUN WITH CAMOUFLAGE CANOPY) (01:15) MEDIUM SHOT – SOLDIERS LISTEN TO INSTRUCTOR; ONE TRAINEE LIES IN POSITION ON TABLE (01:24) VARIOUS SHOTS – SOLDIER LYING IN POSITION ON TABLE, RIFLE IN HAND TAKING AIM AND FIRING (02:01) VARIOUS SHOTS – TRAINING FACILITY (02:09) VARIOUS SHOTS – SOLDIER LYING IN POSITION ON ROOFTOP, RIFLE IN HAND, TAKING AIM AND FIRING (02:24) CLOSE SHOT – VIEW OF BUILDING/TARGET THROUGH RIFLE SCOPE (02:30) MEDIUM SHOTS – INSTRUCTOR SETS SCOPE FOR SOLDIER TO LOOK THROUGH (02:43) MEDIUM SHOT - SOLDIER SITS IN CHAIR, BEHIND RIFLE ON TRIPOD, TAKING AIM AND FIRING (02:47) MEDIUM SHOT – INSTRUCTOR ASSISTS A SOLDIER TO SECURE EXPLOSIVE DEVICE TO DOOR, THEY RETREAT AND THE DEVICE/DOOR EXPLODES (03:25) VARIOUS SHOTS – INSTRUCTOR OVERSEES SOLDIERS AS THEY SECURE EXPLOSIVE DEVICE TO DOOR, DEVICE/DOOR EXPLODES (04:10) MEDIUM SHOT – TWO SOLDIERS SEEN THROUGH THE HOLE IN DOOR LEFT BY THE EXPLOSION (04:15) VARIOUS SHOTS – SOLDIERS WEARING GAS MASKS, CARRYING VARIOUS DETECTION DEVICES, FILING DOWNSTAIRS, ENTERING ROOMS CHECKING FOR EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS (05:12) VARIOUS SHOTS – SOLDIERS STAND, ENCIRCLING INSTRUCTOR WHO IS DEMONSTRATING EXPLOSIVE DETECTION EQUIPMENT (05:51) VARIOUS SHOTS – VRC-105 CENTAURO ANTI-TANK VEHICLE FIRING (06:43) VARIOUS DRONE SHOTS (MUTE) –SUNRISE, TANKS SEEN ON THE TRAINING BATTLEGROUND (06:57) VARIOUS DRONE SHOTS (MUTE) –SOLDIERS SEEN LOADING AND LAUNCHING ARTILLERY GUNS (07:31) DRONE SHOTS (MUTE) –MULTIPLE MILITARY VEHICLES ON THE TRAINING BATTLEGROUND (07:40) SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) SPANISH ARMY GENERAL ALFONSO PARDO - COMMANDER OF NATO FORWARD LAND FORCE SLOVAKIA “The benefits of escalating battlegroups in larger formations are evident. The main desired effects would be deterrence against potential aggression, securing Allied territory, in this case Slovakia, and demonstrating NATO's capability to rapidly escalate from battlegroup to a brigade-size unit, which with no doubt reinforces the deterrence message”. (08:15) SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) SPANISH ARMY GENERAL ALFONSO PARDO - COMMANDER OF NATO FORWARD LAND FORCE SLOVAKIA “Within the concept of collective defence of the Alliance, all regions are equally important. However, at this particular moment, there is no doubt that the Eastern flank is a top priority in the Alliance effort of deterrence and defence. It is very important to show that, when we defend Slovakia, we are defending all the nations inside the Alliance. And I must say that we feel perfectly integrated with our comrades from the Slovak Armed Forces in pursuit of the same goals.” (08:51) SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) SPANISH ARMY LIEUTENANT COLONEL DANIEL ALONSO RUPEREZ, COMMANDER FORWARD LAND FORCE BATTALION “If you want peace, so be ready for war, because it is the cornerstone for deterrence, so that's what we are doing here. We are constantly rehearsing, preparing, preparing, preparing to be able to tackle one difficult situation, but better if we are not forced to do so, because we will bring out a so reliable force that nobody will dare to threaten us. But if the occasion makes it real, we will win. And that's why we are training here so hard, trying to really work out the procedures, to really creating interoperability between different nations with different systems and building up a cohesive force to be able to defend our Alliance.”

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