{"id":2371970,"date":"2024-11-22T06:37:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T11:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nato-hosts-largest-artillery-exercise-on-european-continent-in-russias-backyard-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-22T06:40:13","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T11:40:13","slug":"nato-hosts-largest-artillery-exercise-on-european-continent-in-russias-backyard-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nato-hosts-largest-artillery-exercise-on-european-continent-in-russias-backyard-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"NATO hosts \u2018largest artillery exercise on European continent\u2019 in Russia\u2019s backyard &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnato-hosts-largest-artillery-exercise-on-european-continent-in-russias-backyard-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2371970&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>NATO is currently conducting its largest \u200dartillery exercise in the European continent, named &#8220;Dynamic Front 25,&#8221; which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-letter-by-ted-cruz-and-6-gop-senators-and-4-senators-elect-sign-letter-to-reject-election-call-for-election-commission-10-day-emergency-audit-takes-place\/\" title=\"UPDATE: Letter by Ted Cruz and 6 GOP Senators and 4 Senators-Elect Sign Letter to Reject Election \u2013 Call For Election Commission 10-Day Emergency Audit Takes Place\">takes place<\/a> in \u200bRovaniemi,\u2063 Finland, from\u2062 November 4 to 24. This \u2064exercise involves over 5,000 soldiers from various NATO member countries and aims to improve combat skills, develop tactical \u200cstrategies, and \u200denhance interoperability in various conditions, particularly \u2064Arctic ones. Major General John L. Rafferty \u2062emphasized the importance \u2062of\u2063 this \u200bexercise in\u2064 solidifying the strength and reliability of NATO allies, particularly in \u2064the face \u2064of Russian tensions. <\/p>\n<p>The exercise marks Finland&#8217;s debut as a NATO member and showcases its capability to host significant military operations since it officially joined NATO in April 2023, following Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine.\u200b By\u2064 collaborating\u200d with international partners, NATO aims to reinforce its united front \u2064and readiness to defend its members. Furthermore, this training experience is designed to\u2063 prepare participants \u2063for real-life scenarios and \u200densure effective engagement methods in future conflicts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">NATO hosts &lsquo;largest artillery exercise on European continent&rsquo; in Russia&rsquo;s backyard<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1889659\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>NATO forces are conducting the largest &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">artillery-focused integration exercise<\/a> on the European continent,&rdquo; and it is happening in Russia&rsquo;s backyard.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Dynamic Front 25 takes place in Rovaniemi, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/finland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Finland<\/a>, from November 4 to 24. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/485824\/natos-largest-artillery-exercise-european-continent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">purpose<\/a> of the exercises is multifaceted, including the opportunity to refine combat skills in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arctic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Arctic<\/a> conditions, develop, practice, and enhance tactical strategies, and rehearse &ldquo;interoperability in multiple domains,&rdquo; reported <em>Defense Visual Information Distribution Service.<\/em> And while it is routine for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nato\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">NATO<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-agrees-to-meet-with-putin-as-long-as-he-doesnt-invade-ukraine-kremlin-says-there-are-no-concrete-plans-for-meeting\/\" title=\"Biden Agrees to Meet With Putin as Long as He Doesn\u2019t Invade Ukraine \u2013 Kremlin Says There Are No Concrete Plans for Meeting\">conduct military drills<\/a> with its allies, some have interpreted the timing and location of Dynamic Front 25 as a not-so-subtle message to NATO foe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Russia<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The message that we&rsquo;re sending upfront is that when we train together, we&rsquo;re much stronger together, and we&rsquo;re here to reassure our partners and allies that we can deploy to tough and demanding environments, train in any conditions, organize ourselves in multiple configurations because we have so much in common; we are interoperable because we have the same values and believe in the same things,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/485824\/natos-largest-artillery-exercise-european-continent\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Maj. Gen. John L. Rafferty, commander of the 56th Artillery Command.<\/p>\n<p>The rehearsal reportedly involved more than 5,000 soldiers from Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Turkey. Estonia, Germany, Poland, and Romania have been chosen to host other <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/a\/nato-holds-large-arctic-exercises-in-russia-s-backyard\/7870288.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">drills<\/a> associated with Dynamic Front 25, <em>DVIDS<\/em> reported.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These NATO exercises are increasingly intended to show other countries, in this case especially Russia of course, that the alliance is united and is capable of defending its members,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/a\/nato-holds-large-arctic-exercises-in-russia-s-backyard\/7870288.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said Joel Linnainmaki<\/a>, Finnish Institute of International Affairs researcher.<\/p>\n<p>Rafferty expressed the importance of such drills in preparation for future conflicts. Dynamic Front 25 provides invaluable experience by practicing in simulated real-life conditions and scenarios.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The central idea of Dynamic Front is to ensure that we engage targets with the most effective and most efficient engagement method,&rdquo; Rafferty said. &ldquo;We do this with a nonlethal, engagement training method, which we use in all training exercises. The lessons we&rsquo;re observing are about how we need to employ our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putins-war-in-ukraine-is-going-up-in-flames\/\" title=\"Putin\u2019s War in Ukraine Is Going Up in Flames\">artillery forces<\/a>, use them, protect them in ways that are very important, and transform our headquarters into a multi-domain headquarters.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We created a realistic and challenging scenario that challenged each of the headquarters that has been participating in the exercise and through the standard NATO procedures, and they were able to train through repetition in difficult conditions and then achieve success through live fire,&rdquo; Rafferty added.<\/p>\n<p>Finland is a newcomer to the NATO alliance. After Russia&rsquo;s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Finland, along with fellow Nordic country Sweden, applied to join NATO in May 2022. After a relatively swift ratification process, Finland officially became a NATO member in April 2023. It was a move that angered Russia. Dynamic Front 25 was Finland&rsquo;s first time hosting a NATO military exercise of this magnitude, which reportedly spanned from the Black Sea to the Arctic Circle. Dynamic Front 25 was Finland&rsquo;s debut as &ldquo;NATO Multi Corps Land Component Command under NATO&rsquo;s warfighting structure.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a great opportunity for the Finnish Army to host this Dynamic Front exercise, testing our capabilities, interoperability, and readiness to conduct live fires in demanding Nordic conditions,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/485824\/natos-largest-artillery-exercise-european-continent\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Lt. Gen. Pasi V&auml;lim&auml;ki, commander of the Finnish Army. &ldquo;This exercise also shows Finland&rsquo;s swift ability to receive reinforcements from our allies and our readiness to command and control multinational forces, directly contributing to our readiness to defend the alliance.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finland President Alexander Stubbs was aware of the significance of the event. The drills&rsquo; location and proximity to Russia were not lost on him. He celebrated Dynamic Front 25 as an achievement for his country and recognized it as an opportunity to show Finland was a &ldquo;security provider&rdquo; in international politics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Given that Finland borders with Russia, it was very important for us to show that we are a security provider rather than a security consumer,&rdquo; Stubbs said. &ldquo;So for us, it&rsquo;s very important to integrate with NATO, and within that, it&rsquo;s important that we work with bigger armed forces such as the United States and the United Kingdom, and that we&rsquo;re able to provide a platform and a training environment to which troops are not that accustomed to. I think it&rsquo;s great to have you guys here; together, we&rsquo;re stronger.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1889659\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1889659\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NATO conducts largest artillery exercise near Russia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2371971,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/NATO-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[45486,8447,4505,7624,4280],"class_list":["post-2371970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-artillery-exercise","tag-europe","tag-military","tag-nato","tag-russia"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/NATO-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2371970"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2371974,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371970\/revisions\/2371974"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2371971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2371970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2371970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2371970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}