For its first deployment, the Allied Reaction Force showed that it can quickly mobilise powerful forces in defence of the Alliance.
Synopsis
The new Allied Reaction Force (ARF) – NATO’s premiere quick-response capability – practised rapid deployment during exercise Steadfast Dart 25. It was the ARF’s first deployment.
Hosted by Bulgaria, Greece and Romania, Steadfast Dart 25 convened approximately 10,000 troops from nine NATO countries: Bulgaria, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Türkiye and the United Kingdom. The exercise tested their ability to quickly transport forces to the Black Sea Region and conduct integration training in advance of Dacia 25, a Romanian-led exercise.
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