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NATO Spearhead Force Deploys for First Time, Soundbite Clip

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June 9, 2015 | 1:43

NATO’s new high readiness ‘spearhead’ force is being deployed for the first time, as Exercise NOBLE JUMP gets underway with forces converging in Zagan, Poland for simulated combat. Units assigned to the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) were given orders to deploy on Tuesday 9 June 2015, and will exercise until 19 June. Over 2,100 troops from nine NATO nations are participating in the exercise, which continues the process of testing and refining the force.
This Norwegian Army unit - a contingent of 200 soldiers and 70 military vehicles - will move to the small city of Bergen, in the north-west of Germany, to practice a rapid relocation of troops by train and road within European frontiers.
For further information on the exercise, please refer to: http://aco.nato.int/nato-spearhead-force-deploys-for-first-time--exercise-noble-jump-underway.aspx

(SOUNDBITE CLIP)
MAJOR EIVIND HJELLE (ENGLISH) Telemark Batallion, Norwegian Army.
(00:00) (00:15) This is for an exercise called Noble jump, which is the test exercise to see how fast we can deploy NATO forces within ur boundaries in NATO.
(00:15) (00:38) We are planning to have this equipment off -loaded in Poland within the next three to four days, and them we are going to participate in the exercise Noble Jump, doing in live fire exercise just to test the cooperation between the German, Polish, the Dutch and Norwegian units.
(00:39) (01:35) (Norwegian)

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