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Oct. 19, 2015 | 3:36

The opening ceremony of NATO exercise Trident Juncture 2015 took place at an Italian military base in Trapani, Sicily, today. It was followed by a large aerial display with fighter jets, transport planes and helicopters from various NATO member countries.

The base in Trapani is one of the 16 locations from which the exercise will run in Italy, Spain and Portugal.

The exercise will simulate an invasion by a fictitious enemy in East Africa to a smaller neighbour and involve elements from NATO’s land, sea and air forces.

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NATO Allies and partner nations kicked off the Alliance’s Trident Juncture live military exercise on Monday (19 October 2015) during an opening ceremony at the Trapani air force base in Italy, launching three weeks of intensive training involving 36,000 troops from more than 30 nations across Italy, Spain and Portugal.

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