Tag: Estonian Defence Forces
Estonian Defence Forces and Rescue Board to test Warning Sirens for the first time...
NordenBladet —As part of Exercise Spring Storm, the Defence Forces and the Rescue Board will practice using warning sirens in the city of Pärnu...
President of the Republic of Estonia visited Spring Storm Exercise
NordenBladet —On May 13, General Martin Herem, Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces, welcomed Estonia’s President Alar Karis to the Spring Storm exercise today...
Volunteers learned to operate HIMARS rocket launchers at Spring Storm
NordenBladet —From May 10th to 11th, a training session was held at the Tapa military base for Artillery Battalion reservists who arrived for the...
The upcoming combat manoeuvres during Spring Storm will focus on defending Estonia
NordenBladet —Next week marks the commencement of the combat phase of exercise Spring Storm, during which defending Estonia will be practiced using land, sea,...
Allies and Kuperjanov Infantry Battalion prepare for upcoming battles in Mulgimaa
NordenBladet —Today, on May 11th, the Estonian Defence Forces exercise Spring Storm 2024 reached a phase where firing exercises and manoeuvres at squad and...
Reserve officers from 12 countries visited Spring Storm
NordenBladet —Today, representatives from Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers (CIOR) visited the military exercise Spring Storm. They were briefed on the exercise’s objectives, the...
UK helicopters practice nighttime and low-altitude flights over Ämari and Western Estonia
NordenBladet —On May 11 and 12, as part of the Spring Storm exercise and the NATO international exercise Swift Response, UK Chinook and Wildcat...
Estonian and Allied forces cross the Väike-Emajõgi river using a combat support ferry
NordenBladet —Today during the Spring Storm exercise, French allied units installed a combat support ferry at Pikasilla on the Väike-Emajõgi River, which supported the...
Estonian and U.S. reserve forces participate in Spring Storm shooting drills
NordenBladet —Today, the 2nd Kuperjanov Infantry Battalion’s reservists who were formed on May 8th began refresher training at the Nursipalu training area, participating in...
Military convoy movements may disrupt traffic
NordenBladet —Due to the Spring Storm exercise, there may be an increased number of military convoys and heavy equipment on the roads. From May...