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NATO High Readiness Exercises Kick Off in Poland

© AP Photo / Alik KepliczPolish Army soldiers check their tank after the NATO Noble Jump exercise on a training range near Swietoszow Zagan, Poland, Thursday, June 18, 2015
Polish Army soldiers check their tank after the NATO Noble Jump exercise on a training range near Swietoszow Zagan, Poland, Thursday, June 18, 2015 - Sputnik International
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Some 1,500 NATO servicemen will participate in the Very High Readiness exercises in Poland.

A helicopter flies by the radar building of a missile defense base, in Deveselu, prior to an opening ceremony attended by U.S., NATO and Romanian officials at a base, originally established by the Soviet Union, in Deveselu, Southern Romania, Thursday, May 12, 2016. - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Some 1,500 NATO servicemen will participate in the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) exercises in Poland on May 17-27.

The Brilliant Jump drills will bring together servicemen from Spain, the United Kingdom and other countries.

According to the alliance, the exercise is designed to practice planning, coordination and execution of the deployment.

Brilliant Jump 2016 is the third in a series of exercises held in Poland this year, which will be concluded by the Anaconda exercise in June.

The Very High Readiness Joint Task Force, also known as a new Spearhead Force, is a new force built according to the NATO Wales summit’s resolution.

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