Exercise Baltic Operations 2023 kicks off in the Baltic Sea

Nations Involved: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the UK and the US.

U.S. European Command statement: "Nineteen NATO Allies, one NATO partner nation, 50 ships, more than 45 aircraft, and approximately 6,000 personnel kicked off the 52nd iteration of Baltic Operations 2023 (BALTOPS 23) in Tallinn, Estonia, June 4, 2023.

This premier maritime-focused annual exercise in the Baltic Region takes place June 4-16 and provides a …