Upshot-Knothole - Grable 1080p ᴴᴰ BONUS FOOTAGE - The 280mm Nuclear Cannon - 25 May 1953,Camp Desert Rock,Nevada - The US Army tested its nuclear cannon,nick-named "Atomic Annie," in 1953,demonstrating what a tactical nuclear attack might be like.

Vigilance:Navy Ships and Marines Placed Under NATO Command for Force Integration

Several US Navy warships have been placed under NATO command (STRIKFORNATO) as part of major warfighting drills in the Baltic,Adriatic and Mediterranean Seas,NATO announced.These include the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (CSG 8) and the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG).It is only the second instance of a transfer of a CSG to NATO since the end of the Cold War,NATO pointed out.This transfer of command is designated Vigilance Activity Neptune Shield 22 (NESH 22).It integrates high-end maritime expeditionary strike capabilities of Air,Sea and Land assets.NESH 22 will occur in the Baltic,Adriatic and Mediterranean Seas from 17-31 May.Participating in the Vigilance Activity are the following NATO Allies:Albania,Bulgaria,Croatia,Denmark,France,Germany,Greece,Italy,Latvia,Lithuania,the Netherlands,Poland,Portugal,Romania,Slovenia,Spain,Turkey,the UK and the US.* The purpose of this Vigilance Activity is to overcome the complexities of integrating Command and Control of a Carrier Strike Group;an Amphibious Ready Group;and a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) into NATO.We will thus conduct the handover of the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group and Combined Task Force 61/2,which consists of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit,from U.S. 6th Fleet to STRIKFORNATO and the wider Alliance.It establishes the unity that NATO strives for throughout the Alliance,according to Supreme Allied Commander Europe US Air Force General Tod D. Wolters,who noted that: Vigilance Activities like NESH 22 strengthen our ability to seamlessly integrate maritime strike capabilities to support deterrence and defence.We continue to do everything necessary to shield the Alliance.* Such Vigilance Activities ensure the appropriate strategic awareness and force readinesss required to sustain peace.Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO),headquartered in Oeiras,Portugal,is SACEUR'S premier,rapidly deployable and flexible maritime power projection HQ.It plans and executes full spectrum joint maritime warfighting activities.*

NATO. North Macedonia. US Army air cavalry and Italian paratroopers on exercises during Swift Response 22...Italian paratroopers jump from USAF C-130s.British troops traverse open ground.US and French Army CH-47 Chinooks land.

NATO Secretary General with the 🇩🇪 German Minister of Foreign Affairs Annalena Baerbock 15 MAY 2022

Swift Response 22:Expansive NATO Airborne Drills

Exercise Swift Response 22 began on 2 May and runs through 20 May.It demonstrates the U.S. Army Europe and Africa's ability to conduct near-simultaneous airborne operations from the Arctic Circle to the Balkans.About 9,000 service members from 17 Allied and Partner nations are taking part,USAEURA said in a press release,including some 2700 US Soldiers and Airmen.The drills test the Army's ability to rapidly deploy beside European multinational forces on short notice across the globe.It presents combat credible Army forces and enhances readiness by building airborne interoperability with European Allies and Partners.Over the course of 96 hours,there are to be five near-simultaneous Joint Forcible Entries (airborne operations).* Paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade and 82nd Airborne Division,along with Allied airborne units,conducted separate JFEs into Italy,Lithuania and North Macedonia,the newest NATO Ally.Upon completion of the airborne assaults,each brigade task force is to conduct land tactical operations and follow-on training such as rotary wing deep-strike attacks;air assault operations;live-fire drills and field-training exercises.* On 8 May 2022,elements of the British Army's 16 Air Assault Brigade deployed with the US Army's 1st Air Cavalry Brigade,1st Cavalry Division and the UK 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team boarded 1st Air Cavalry UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters for an air assault mission.This was at Krivolak Military Training Centre,North Macedonia.Also taking part was the British Army's 1 Aviation Brigade Combat Team.The US and British Soldiers planned and drilled as a multinational team.Also involved were US and UK CH-47 Chinook and UK AH-64 Apache helicopters.The Chinooks and Blackhawks demonstrated personnel deployments and air assaults,and the UK Apaches executed attack and defence manoeuvres.* Swift Response is an annual exercise for the Allied and Partner airborne troops.According to NATO spokesperson Oana Lungescu,the defensive drills were: planned well before Russia's brutal and unjustified invasion of Ukraine,but they help to remove any room for miscalcualtion or misuderstanding about our resolve to protect and defend every inch of Allied territory.*

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