2,000 members of UK armed forces to be deployed to the Baltic Sea for exercises

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The joint exercises will be led by the UK, and include countries such as Norway, Lithuania and Denmark.

About 2,000 British military personnel will head to the Baltic Sea next month for multi-national exercises aimed at bolstering European security.

The Ministry of Defence has said the deployment will involve UK marines and sailors as well as another 1,000 other personnel from UK-led high-readiness Joint Expeditionary Force nations.The Baltic Protector exercise will run from May until July.Around 20 naval ships, including several from the Royal Navy, will also head out to the region, as well as members of the British Army and the Royal Air Force.

 

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The very world we live in is never weary of war, man is planing to build an estate in Mars for the wealthy, when war ravaged humanity the outer space will be a haven for peace, peace for those who sank humanity completely

Will you please stop using PICTURE's of Corbyn as target practice !

Supporting the Nzai's of the Balkan States and most likely march with the Waffen SS celebrations. Britain to show their Nazi colours.

Aqua aerobics?

They’ll all be needed at home, won’t they ?

Bolstering the EU Army BEF sent in 1939 now we have JEF 80yrs later

So our government yet again sending our young fit soldiers of to protect others Democracy & freedom But they won’t protect the UK’s Democracy I’m amazed we still have our armed forces with those double standards

Does it include shooting posters of Jeremy Corbyn or just practicing for women and children?

Doesn't UK have a gym for these 2000 soldiers in the UK that they have to send them to the baltic sea for exercises?

So that's all of our frontline troops then.

They need deploying on the streets of London never mind over seas!

Cant they just jump up and down over here ...be cheaper

Who are they fighting for?

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