In Pictures: Baltic Protector

Between May and June 2019, nearly 2,000 UK Armed Forces personnel deployed to the Baltic Sea for a series of exercises in support of European security.

Baltic Protector involved nine nations:

🇬🇧 UK

🇩🇰 Denmark

🇪🇪 Estonia

🇫🇮 Finland

🇱🇻 Latvia

🇱🇹 Lithuania

🇳🇱 Netherlands

🇳🇴 Norway

🇸🇪 Sweden

The deployment formed a key part of the UK, NATO and Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF).

The Royal Air Force, Army Air Corps, Royal Navy, and Royal Marines were tested in various gruelling exercises as part of the NATO Baltic Protector deployment in Estonia.

Royal Marines take part in a simulated beach landing.

Royal Marines and Estonian Marines secure a beach.

Member of HMS Albion’s Bridge Team on lookout during a War At Sea Exercise.

Royal Marines fast rope out of a Merlin.

Members of the Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron (SRS) embarking on the area of operation.

Royal Marine during an Urban Assault on in Chemical, Biological, Radioactive & Nuclear environment.

Royal Marines and Royal Netherlands Marine Corps during Live Firing Exercise.

Royal Marines during Live Firing Exercise.

UK and Lithuanian troops working together during Close Quarters Combat training.

Royal Marine’s parachuting from a C130 over Denmark at sunrise.

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