Exercise Trident Juncture 2018

Trident Juncture 18
TypeNATO multi-lateral joint forces exercises
Location
NATO Northern Region: Central and eastern Norway, North Sea, Baltic Sea
Planned byAllied Joint Force Command Naples (JFC Naples)
ObjectiveDeployment of NATO forces, train the NATO Response Force, winter training
Date25 October–23 November 2018
Executed byAdmiral James G. Foggo III, USN, Commander JFC Naples
Casualties1 killed
7 injured
Trident Juncture 2018

Trident Juncture 18, abbreviated TRJE18, was a NATO-led military exercise held in Norway in October and November 2018 with an Article 5 collective defence scenario.[1] The exercise was the largest of its kind in Norway since the 1980s. An expected 50,000 participants from 31 nations partook, including 10,000 vehicles, 250 aircraft and 65 vessels.[2] The exercise was mainly held in the central and eastern parts of Norway, in addition to air and sea areas in Norway, Sweden and Finland. The stated goal of Trident Juncture was to train the NATO Response Force and to test the alliance's defence capability. According to the Norwegian Armed Forces, the exercise tested the country's ability to receive and handle allied support.[3]

  1. ^ "NATO's Trident Juncture Exercises: What to Know". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Trident Juncture 18". Forsvaret.no. Norwegian Armed Forces. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
  3. ^ "Facts folder about Trident Juncture" (PDF). Forsvaret.no. Norwegian Armed Forces. September 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-05.