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The 🇫🇷 Joint Staff - Military operations retweeted
A French 🇫🇷destroyer operating under EUNAVFOR ASPIDES provided support to a MV crossing the Area of Operations.
EUNAVFOR ASPIDES plays a crucial role in safeguarding shipping and supporting the safe passage of vessels through critical maritime routes.
The 🇫🇷 Joint Staff - Military operations retweeted
This morning, heavy machine gunfire from Israel Defense Forces (IDF) positions south of the Blue Line impacted close to a UNIFIL patrol inspecting a roadblock in the village of Bastarra. The gunfire followed a grenade explosion nearby.
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JMSDF conducted a multi-lateral exercise with Royal Canadian Navy and French Navy to strengthen trilateral cooperation and promote mutual understanding between JPN, CAN and FRA.
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The JMSDF’s ANNUALEX 2025 is in progress.
#07JX #JointOperation #StrongerTogether
The 🇫🇷 Joint Staff - Military operations retweeted
#Entraînement | 11 avions, 30 en jeu, une coordination parfaite ! ✈️💥
🔹3 stagiaires (12F/11F) mènent des missions COMAO avec +30 avions pour leur qualification mission commander OTAN.
🔹Dogfight vs F-18 espagnols & intégration AV-8B italiens en missions air-air.
#WeAreNATO
The 🇫🇷 Joint Staff - Military operations retweeted
Securing NATO airspace ✈️
The French Air Force have deployed 3 Rafale jets to Poland as part of new NATO activity Eastern Sentry, boosting NATO’s vigilance in the eastern part of the Alliance 🇫🇷🤝🇵🇱
ALT A fighter jet pilot standing in front of a fighter jet
The 🇫🇷 Joint Staff - Military operations retweeted
🆕 In response to another potential threat from Russian drones, NATO scrambled its first jet to defend its airspace under Eastern Sentry, a new activity to further strengthen its air defences to shield and protect Allies 🛡️
Read more 🔗 shape.nato.int/news-releases…
ALT Archive photo: French Lieutenant “Balek” sits inside his Rafale fighter jet at Mont-de-Marsan Air Base.
The 🇫🇷 Joint Staff - Military operations retweeted
The 🇪🇸 Air and Space Force has deployed for the first time six EF/A-18M Hornet fighter jets to Keflavik Air Base 🇮🇸 in support of NATO's air policing mission
It bolsters the Alliance's commitment to collective defense and security in arctic regions
The 🇫🇷 Joint Staff - Military operations retweeted
#BalticSentry is having impact on the security of the #BalticSea. Watch this to find out how.
#WeAreNATO
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Yesterday, 🇧🇪 #F16, in support of and in cooperation with 🇫🇷& 🇬🇧, have carried out a defensive air surveillance mission over the Black Sea. This operation is part of an enhanced vigilance and strengthens European security and freedom of navigation in international waters.
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Congratulations & greetings to our Allies and friends in 🇫🇷 France celebrating their National Day. #WeAreNATO
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ALT A French Army soldier prepares to move out during Exercise Saber Junction 23 in Hohenfels, Germany.
The 🇫🇷 Joint Staff - Military operations retweeted
The French CECMED HQ took over the function of Commander Task Force Mediterranean Sea (CTF MED) on July 1 from TURMARFOR. NATO has been adapting its command-and-control structure since 2017, and Allies decided to set up permanent maritime headquarters at the highest tactical level. CTF HQs are command-and-control structures for the execution of NATO’s Regional Plans, if needed, and can be activated in peacetime for conducting specific NATO activities. #WeAreNATO
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Allies honing skills in the skies ✈️
Over 40 aircraft and 1000 personnel from 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇫🇷 France, 🇬🇧 the UK and 🇺🇸 the US are participating in a joint air exercise that is taking place in Finland for the first time
🔗 ac.nato.int/archive/2025-2/f…
ALT Pilots walking with fighter jets in the background. Photo by: Anne Torvinen / Ilmavoimat, Lapin Iennosto
The 🇫🇷 Joint Staff - Military operations retweeted
End of week reel - June 13, 2025
Highlighting Standing @NATO Maritime Group One's participation in #Polaris25
#WeAreNATO
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🇫🇷🇬🇷🇮🇹🇷🇴🇹🇷combine high-end capabilities during integration mission in 🇷🇴
Allied fighters, refueling and Command and Control assets demonstrate interoperability and collective readiness
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Force on the Water🚤
Task Force X’s Uncrewed Surface Vehicles #USV extend @NATO’s maritime reach, delivering real-time surveillance and freeing up manned assets to respond where they’re needed most.
More on Task Force X, a fleet of high-tech maritime systems: act.nato.int/our-work/innova…
#WeAreNATO
The 🇫🇷 Joint Staff - Military operations retweeted
The French 🇫🇷 frigate completed another series of successful close protection missions to merchant vessels in the area of operation under EUNAVFOR ASPIDES.
EUNAVFOR ASPIDES has a totally defensive mandate, contributes to regional stability and prosperity by providing safety to fellow seafarers and protecting global common goods.
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Exercise #Hedgehog25 has officially concluded🔚✅️
Over 16,000 troops from Estonia and #NATO Allies 🇪🇪🇬🇧🇫🇷 trained together across the entire country. From river crossings to live-fire drills and complex joint manoeuvres.
This was one of the largest defence exercises in Estonia’s history and a clear demonstration of how quickly and effectively NATO forces can deploy, integrate, and operate together.
#WeAreNATO | #StrongerTogether – at France
The 🇫🇷 Joint Staff - Military operations retweeted
Major General Christophe Hintzy from France assumed command of NATO Mission Iraq on Thursday (22 May 2025), at a change of command ceremony in Baghdad. He succeeds Lieutenant General Lucas Schreurs of the Netherlands, who had been in post since May 2024.
#WeAreNMI
#WeAreNATO – at Iraq
