Latvia: NATO-led 'Silver Arrow 2015' exercise enters second week

The NATO-led ‘Silver Arrow 2015’ military exercise entered the second week, Monday, at the NATO Adazi military base in Latvia. Latvian National Armed Forces Commander Raimonds Graube addressed troops from Germany, Canada and Denmark amongst others. According to the Latvian Cabinet of Ministers, some 1,000 troops from the United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Canada, Denmark and Latvia have been participating in the drills since September 14. The exercises aim to prepare and improve skills in conventional attacking and defensive operations as well as improving cooperation between NATO members. Silver Arrow 2015 military exercises run until September 29.