On 12-16 July, the improved Ahead Presence (eFP) Battlegroup Estonia carried out train Dragon Hunt. Carried out within the Estonian woodlands close to Tapa, the coaching train honed NATO troopers’ camouflage and reconnaissance (recce) expertise. Dragon Hunt was designed to check camouflage and reconnaissance strategies. The Estonian surroundings gives distinctive coaching alternatives, together with these associated to combating in woods and forests. The eFP Battlegroup frequently trains alongside their Allies within the 1st Eesti Kaitsevägi Infantry Brigade.

NATO eFP Battlegroup Estonia carried out train Dragon Hunt

The coaching enhanced NATO troopers’ camouflage and reconnaissance expertise within the forest. Hunter forces used electromagnetic capabilities to find enemy positions, enabling them to conduct recces in preparation for future assaults. When mixed with conventional soldiering expertise, such applied sciences allow commanders to reap the benefits of alternatives extra shortly after they come up on the battlefield. The Dragon Hunt individuals used a variety of capabilities and means, reminiscent of drones and electromagnetic surveillance, to search out camouflaged enemy positions.

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NATO eFP Battlegroup Estonia conducted exercise Dragon Hunt
NATO eFP Battlegroup Estonia carried out train Dragon Hunt

It enabled them to conduct recces in preparation for future assaults. Mixed with conventional soldiering expertise, these applied sciences make it attainable for commanders to reap the benefits of alternatives extra shortly after they come up on the battlefield. The eFP Battlegroup’s British, Danish and French troopers have been strengthened by the Royal Air Power (RAF) twenty seventh Assist Helicopter Squadron geared up with Chinook helicopters. The Chinooks (CH-47) inserted the eFP recce who recognized the targets and handed them off to the Javelin platoon for an evening strike.

NATO eFP Battlegroup Estonia conducted exercise Dragon Hunt
NATO eFP Battlegroup Estonia carried out train Dragon Hunt

Since 2017, Headquarters Multinational Corps Northeast has been actively engaged within the NATO enhanced Ahead Presence (eFP) constructed upon 4 multinational Battle Teams stationed in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. The improved Ahead Presence troops have been built-in into their host nations’ brigades to make sure most cohesion between Allied forces. Every of the battle teams consists of about 1000 troopers and is led by its assigned framework nation – the USA in Poland, the UK in Estonia, Canada in Latvia, and Germany in Lithuania.

NATO eFP Battlegroup Estonia conducted exercise Dragon Hunt
NATO eFP Battlegroup Estonia carried out train Dragon Hunt