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The training is focused on cooperation, with servicemen from different countries testing each other’s weapons and practicing the safe handling of ammunition and arms.
“What I’ve learned today from the other NATO countries here is that we do things a little bit differently but there are also a lot of similarities. Therefore, it’s easy to cooperate and easy to talk to each other and exchange, yeah, what you know,” Tobias from the private 1st class soldier from Norwegian Cavalry Squadron Sniper Platoon said.
“During Trident Juncture, since we are in Norway, we have to deal with the cold weather. For a sniper, cold weather requires you to be more careful when shooting. The cold can affect the shooting a lot. Also, when we are infiltrating, we need to make sure we save energy and stay warm once we are in position,” Cedric, a sergeant of the French 3rd Marine Infantry Regiment Marines said.
Military forces from 31 countries are participating in NATO’s largest-ever peacetime exercises, stretching from the Baltic Sea to Iceland. For two weeks, some 50,000 troops, 250 aircraft, and 10,000 tanks will train in freezing temperatures.
Increasingly concerned about Russia since it annexed Crimea in 2014, Norway has sought to double the number of U.S. Marines receiving training on its soil every year, a move criticized by Moscow.
