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Video by OR-6 Brett Dodge

Spanish troops train in Romania for NATO exercise Steadfast Defender 2021

Allied Joint Force Command Naples

May 20, 2021 | 3:47

Title Spanishtroops trainin Romania for NATO exercise Steadfast Defender 2021
Date 2021-05-20
Location Cincu
Country Romania
Language ENGLISH/SPANISH
Duration 3 minutes 47 seconds (modify as required)
Journalist MSgt Pia Dunkel, DEU-A ; PO1 Brett Dodge, US-N
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Teaser:Spanish troops train in Romania while participating in NATO’s largest exercise this year, Steadfast Defender 2021 (STDE21). Troops from the SpanishBRILAT Brigade train tactical vehicle manoeuvring in Cincu, Romania on May 20, 2021.
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Common paragraph to be included at the end of the synopsis:
“Steadfast Defender 2021 is a NATO-led exercise involving over 9,000 troops from more than 20 NATO Allies and partners. The objective is to ensure that NATO forces are trained, able to operate together and ready to respond to any threat from any direction. More information on Steadfast Defender 2021 can be found here and here.
NATO is taking the necessary measures to protect our armed forces. This includes COVID-19 precautions, such as pre-deployment testing and quarantining.”

Shot-list:
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VARIOUS GO PRO SHOTSSpanish vehicle drives through the fields to its position for the vehicle manoeuvre
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VARIOUS SHOTSSpanish Vehicles manoeuvres through the training area in Cincu to train tactical movements in the field
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VARIOUS SHOTSSpanish Soldiers hold their position outside and inside their vehicles in the training area.
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VARIOUS SHOTS Spanish vehicles coordinate and drive tactical vehicle manoeuvres in the training area of Cincu
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VARIOUS SHOTSSpanish Soldiers hold their position in the field on the training area after tactical movement.
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VARIOUS SHOTS Spanish soldiers coordinate and discuss the training of the tactical vehicle manoevre.
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WIDE SHOT INTERVIEW with BRILAT Brigade Commander (after tactical vehicle manoeuvre):
Captain Alvaro Fernandez de Cordoba
Company: Lobos
Battalion: Zamora
Regiment: Isabel la Catolica
Brigade: Brilat
Transcript follows:
1) Yes of course, it is a great opportunity to prove that we are ready to react at a moment’s notice with all of our personnel, equipment and capabilities. And also to train with other armies in meeting our NATO Allies and learn their procedures and capabilities.
2) My expectations for the exercise are to return to Spain with my unit having improved procedures and also having worked with other nations participating in Steadfast Defender.
3) COVID-19 has had minimum impact in our readiness. We have taken all of the necessary measures ; wearing masks, implementing social distance and adapted our instruction to continue preparing in the same way without the pandemic affecting us.

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