Spain and Portugal: NATO Trident Junctue drills held in Iberian Peninsula

Soldiers from several countries within NATO took part in the Trident Juncture 2015 military exercises in various locations across the Iberian Peninsula, both in Spain and Portugal, on Friday. Military squads engaged in a mix of land, air and sea training exercises. In Sierra del retin, in Spain, a USMC V22 Ospreys land on the deck of a Dutch aircraft carrier. Pinheiro da Cruz training range in Portugal, on the other hand, witnessed NATO's troops conduct an assault operation, including the simulation of a medical evacuation and a building clearance. The Baltic Battalion - made up of troops from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - practised combat exercises at the San Gregorio training ground in Spain. The US-led Trident Juncture 2015 military exercises involves 36,000 troops from 30 countries and will take place until November 6. Involving 230 military units who will perform in bases in Spain, Italy and Portugal, the exercises will be the biggest NATO military exercise to take place since 2002.