Collective Defense Exercise at the Cincu Firing Grounds in Brasov County, Central Romania

Over 1000 soldiers from 25 NATO member countries are participating in a collective defense exercise at the Cincu firing grounds in Brasov County, central Romania.

It is an exercise for which, for the first time in the history of the Alliance, a NATO military command unit has been temporarily deployed in Romania. 

The exercise is due to end in late June and is part of a large-scale NATO operation, mobilizing over 14 thousand soldiers on the eastern border of the Alliance. 

Also, Romanian firing grounds and garrisons in eastern Romania are hosting, until June 26th, multinational drills for special operations under the name of ROUSOFEX 15. 

Participating are soldiers from Romania, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, the Republic of Moldova, Poland, the US and Turkey. 

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