NATO Drills Baltic Beach Storming to Deter Russia: 10,000 Troops in Massive Exercise

• Thousands of NATO troops, including Spanish and Turkish forces, conducted a beach storming exercise on Germany's Baltic coast.
• The drill, part of Steadfast Dart 2026, tested the alliance's ability to rapidly move troops and deter Russia.
• About 3,000 forces, led by German General Ingo Gerhartz, participated with Eurofighter jets, naval vessels, and amphibious vehicles.
• German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius emphasized NATO's unity and readiness, citing a dramatically worsened security situation in the Baltic Sea.
• The exercise aims to counter Russia's westward military orientation and rising malign activities, with 10,000 troops from 11 European NATO states involved.