Multinational exercise "Sea Shield 2023" organized by the Romanian Naval Forces
Articol de Sergiu Şteţ, 15 Martie 2023, 18:48
Approximately 3.400 soldiers will take part, between March 20 and April 2, in the multinational Exercise "Sea Shield 2023", which will take place in Romania, the officials of the Romanian Naval Forces reported.
The exercise is planned to take place in the South-Eastern area of Romania, on the sea, rivers , in the Danube Delta and in the coastal area.
According to the Naval Forces, soldiers and representatives of several institutions from the national defense system, as well as from 12 other allied and partner states, including Albania, Bulgaria, France, Georgia, Greece, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Republic of Moldova, United States of America and Turkey, will take part in the action.
Over 30 military ships of the Romanian Naval Forces, two military ships of the Bulgarian Naval Forces, 14 aircraft from France, Romania, the United States of America and Turkey, 15 fast intervention boats and patrol vessels of the institutions of the national defense system, 57 military vehicles and other combat capabilities, such as mobile launchers, special operations force detachments and raiding and anti-explosive combat divers, CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear) defense specialists and platoons of infantry and military paratroopers will carry out the training sequences planned by the Romanian Naval Forces.
The multinational exercise "Sea Shield 2023" is the most complex training event, planned and conducted by the Romanian Naval Forces, through the Naval Component Command, in the 2023 training year.
Also, the exercise is included in the NATO Multinational Consolidated Training Programs (CJET - Combined Joint Enhanced Training and eMTEP - enhanced Military Training Exercise Programme).
The opening ceremony of the multinational Exercise "Sea Shield 2023" will take place on Monday, March 20, between 10-11, in the port of Constanta, at the Passenger Terminal, where the purpose, objectives, participating forces and methods of conducting the exercise will be presented.
Translated by: Radu Matei
