To mark Armed Forces Week British Army showcase how British airborne forces built links with our NATO allies on Exercise Steadfast Defender in Estonia – which ranged from working with Polish paratroopers to US Navy bomb disposal experts.
16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team (16 Air Asslt BCT), the British Army’s global response force, is in command of more than 2,300 soldiers, sailors and aviators from four NATO nations training to build the alliance’s readiness to respond to international crises.
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Source: British Army
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