In Pictures: Operation Cabrit

Op Cabrit is the codename given to the UK deployment to Estonia and Poland where British troops are leading a multinational battlegroup as part of NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence.

The UK Armed Forces have a leading role in NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence (EFP) in the Baltic States to enhance Euro-Atlantic security, reassure our Allies and deter out adversaries by leading a combat-ready multinational Battlegroup.

NATO’s deployment in the Baltic States is of robust, multinational, combat-ready forces to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, on a persistent, rotational basis.

An armourer from the Royal Mechanical and Electrical Engineers conducts maintenance on a Heavy Machine Gun.

A British Army Padre flies high over Estonia while deployed on Op Cabrit.

Soldiers perfect their camouflage on exercise as the winter weather closes in.

Soldiers from the Royal Welsh conduct urban warfare training alongside their Estonian counterparts.

Soldiers from the Royal Welsh conduct urban warfare training alongside their Estonian counterparts.

A sniper waits patiently in the snow while on exercise in Estonia.

A platoon commander delivers hasty orders during an exercise in Estonia.

Soldiers pause during a lull in the battle during a potential Non-Commissioned Officer course.

US and British Army swap badges while working together while on Exercise SILL as part of Op Cabrit.

A British sniper while on exercise on Op Cabrit

Operating in cold weather conditions on Op Cabrit, a soldier from 1 YORKS fires his Sharpshooter rifle while on exercise.

Canadian soldiers fire their artillery piece during a joint exercise with NATO members in Estonia.

Soldiers moments before taking an enemy position while on a live firing exercise in Estonnia.

Soldiers close in on a position with bayonets fixed during a training exercise in Estonia.

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