Biggest military exercise in 23 years

With the help of 1,000 U.S. troops and others, the three-week military exercise starts on Sept. 11. 

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  Photo: Försvarsmakten.se

• In response to rising threats from Russia, Sweden will simulate war in what인터넷바카라�s being called the Aurora 17 exercise. U.S. marines, reconnaissance troops and Apache helicopters will be based on the island of Gotland, which in recent history has only had a military presence since 2015, after a decade of international missions and requests from the Baltic states to again 인터넷바카라�take the defense of Gotland more seriously.인터넷바카라�

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  Photo: Kristina Swaan/Försvarsmakten.se

• Sweden, one of the few European countries not in Nato, is planning the Aurora 17 exercise with 20,000 soldiers as 인터넷바카라�a statement of intent.인터넷바카라� It인터넷바카라�s happening at the same time as Russia and Belarus인터넷바카라�s large Zapad exercise; about which Swedish Minister for Defense Peter Hultqvist said, 인터넷바카라�If you control Gotland, you have control over the sea and the airways toward the Baltic states.인터넷바카라�

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