🇩🇪🇱🇹 6,000+ troops. Two major NATO exercises.
Germany leads Freedom Shield 26-II and Grand Eagle 26 in Lithuania, joined by forces from the 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇨🇿 Czechia, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg and 🇱🇹 Lithuania.
NATO is strengthening combat readiness and the Eastern Flank. 💪
Know more:🔗https://t.co/U8DTTLUW0b
📸Lithuanian Armed Forces.
🇫🇮 Finnish Friday: Combined arms. Coordinated effect.
During Exercise Northern Spike 26, around 300 Finnish 🇫🇮 conscripts and regular personnel are training at Rovajärvi to strengthen anti-tank operations as part of a wider manoeuvre force.
The exercise is focusing on cover, concealment, weapon effects and combined-arms cooperation, helping anti-tank platoons understand how their capability fits alongside other battlefield elements.
By integrating anti-tank teams into the wider fight, Northern Spike is strengthening tactical coordination, battlefield awareness and readiness for high-intensity operations.
📷Finnish Army
@SHAPE_NATO | @LANDCMD | @Puolustusvoimat | @FinlandatNATO | @Maavoimat
Emerging technology and human security:
The security environment is changing. AI, drones and autonomous systems are having a huge impact on human security. Emerging technologies, evolving threats, and complex operational environments raise new questions about how we can protect people in conflict. The EUROCORPS Human Security Seminar brings together experts from various sectors to discuss these challenges and share their insights into the future of human security. New challenges. Different perspectives. One conversation.
@LANDCMD
From November 16 to 18, the European Parliament in Strasbourg seat in Strasbourg will host the fourth edition of the seminar, led by Eurocorps. Over the years, this seminar has become a point of reference for the civilian and military community that works to advance the safeguarding of human security for populations trapped in conflict.
https://t.co/T1TuyAQdJb
🚀 🤝 NFIU Latvia welcomed Lt. Gen. Muammer ALPER, Chief of Staff of NATO LANDCOM, to our HQ. The visit followed his participation in #DiBaX2026 DV Day, where Allies tested cutting-edge digital capabilities for multi-domain operations.
#NATO#WeAreNATO
LANDCOM hosted the Ballistic Missile Defence Operational User Group (BMD OUG) at LANDCOM HQ from 4-5 November 2026.
The event strengthened collaboration on Theatre Ballistic Missile Defence operational requirements, supported capability development and the Statement of Operational User Requirements (SOUR) process, and provided an opportunity to share updates and deepen mutual understanding.
Continued cooperation helps advance interoperability between our organisations.
🛡️ Tank Tuesday: Mechanised Manoeuvre.
During Exercise Mighty Hammer 26, 2,000 personnel, most of them reservists, trained in Niinisalo, Finland 🇫🇮, with nearly 400 vehicles, including around 120 main battle tanks and armoured vehicles.
The exercise tested how quickly mechanised units could act, transition between offensive and delaying operations, and integrate heavy armour with drones, FPV systems and counter-UAS capabilities.
For NATO, the message is clear: Finnish mechanised forces demonstrated their ability to integrate with the Alliance, combining mass, mobility and modern battlefield awareness.
📷Finnish Army
@SHAPE_NATO | @LANDCMD | @Puolustusvoimat | @Maavoimat | @FinlandatNATO | @PanssariPR
Oxi Day in Thessaloniki brought together Hellenic Army personnel, the Greek Presidential Guard, U.S. Soldiers, and leaders from both nations.
(U.S. Army Reserve photo by Capt. Katherine Bustos)
#ThisIsUSAREURAF | #OxiDay | #ItWillBeDone
#NATO FUSE - Industry teams working alongside Allied operators 🇱🇻
Nearly 100 defence companies from more than 20 nations came together in Ādaži, Latvia, to test innovative technologies against real operational challenges during NATO FUSE 2026.
Multinational Division North was pleased to support this important @NATO_ACT -led initiative alongside @NATOMNBLatvia and the Danish Battalion deployed in Latvia.
Informed by battlefield experience in Ukraine, NATO FUSE connects Allied operators and industry to explore how technologies, networks and systems can work together to strengthen interoperability and turn innovation into military advantage.
#WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether
NATO Sabiedroto spēku virspavēlnieks Eiropā (SACEUR) ģenerālis Aleksuss G. Grinkevičs (Alexus G. Grynkewich) vizītes ietvaros apmeklēja Ādažos izvietotās vienības, iepazinās ar to spējām un vēroja militāro spēju paraugdemonstrējumu.
U.S. Civil Affairs Soldiers joined Estonian, British, and French service members for the Estonian Defence Forces Shooting Competition 2026.
Read More: https://t.co/42lCYg46eL
#ThisIsUSAREURAF | #WeAreNATO
Today, we thank Türkiye for its steadfast commitment to NATO.
An Ally since 1952, 🇹🇷 continues to make vital contributions to our collective defence, including as the proud host of @LANDCMD.
Happy Republic Day!
Cumhuriyet Bayramınız kutlu olsun!
#WeAreNATO 🤝 @TC_NATODT
From pre-flight to live fire, readiness takes flight.
U.S. Soldiers from 1st Combat Aviation Brigade trained alongside Latvian Soldiers during aerial gunnery in Lielvārde, sharpening reaction time, communication, and weapon-system proficiency.
#ThisIsUSAREURAF | #CombatAviation
From 21–22 October, NRDC-ITA, in its role as NATO Allied Reaction Force #ARF Headquarters, hosted the ACO DCOM CABAL 26-2 at Ugo Mara Barracks, bringing together senior leaders from across NATO’s Command Structure and major Allied commands.
The event was attended by DSACEUR ACM Sir Johnny Stringer and DSACT GEN Aurelio Colagrande, alongside senior representatives and Deputy Commanders from across the Alliance.
The CABAL provided a senior-level forum to exchange views on the evolving strategic and operational environment, strengthen coordination and enhance shared understanding across #NATO.
As ARF HQ, #NRDCITA continues to contribute to #readiness, interoperability, multi-domain integration and operational adaptation, while using training, experimentation and lessons identified to strengthen Allied responsiveness.
Ready to adapt. Ready to integrate. Ready to respond.
#Picoftheweek Focus. Precision. Readiness.
Every training session strengthens the skills and confidence needed to remain mission-ready.
#WeAreNATO#StrengthinUnity
The Spanish Helicopter Unit deployed in Slovakia in support of HQ NRDC-ESP took part in Exercise CAS SOF Week in Czechia 🇨🇿.
TIGRE and NH90 helicopters trained alongside Special Operations Tactical Units (SOTUs) from several Allied nations, refining procedures for integrating air and ground capabilities in a multinational environment.
This training strengthens interoperability, enhances operational readiness and reinforces NATO’s deterrence and defence posture on the Eastern Flank.
#WeAreNATO #StrengthinUnity
U.S. MILITARY REPRESENTATIVE TO THE NATO MILITARY COMMITTEE VISITS LANDCOM
Lt. Gen. William D. “Hank” Taylor, the U.S. Military representative to the NATO Military Committee, visited NATO Allied Land Command headquarters in Izmir, Türkiye, Oct. 20, He received operational updates, including on EFDI and the current land domain situation, and met with senior leaders to discuss key security developments, operational priorities and LANDCOM’s contributions to NATO’s mission and objectives.
#NATO
#SHAPE
#LANDCOM
#StrongerTogether