You've recently been able to read several articles about Steadfast Dart 25 here, the largest NATO exercise organized this year.
The exercise took place from 10 to 21 February in Bulgaria and Greece, and has had a significant participation of the three branches of the Spanish Armed Forces, with the deployment of several ships of the Navy, units of the Marine Corps, personnel and vehicles of the Legion, the Special Naval Warfare Force (FGNE) and the Special Operations Command (MOE), two NH-90 helicopters of the 48th Wing of the Air Force and the Joint Special Operations Command (MCOE), which directed the NATO Special Operations Component in these maneuvers.
Yesterday, Joint Allied Forces Command Naples (NATO JFC Naples) published a video summary of this exercise, in which the Spanish contribution to it is clearly seen:
You can see below some screenshots from this video, indicating what we see in them. Click on each image to see it enlarged.
Spanish Marines from the Tercio de Armada guiding a landing in Volos, Greece. In the background we see an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter of the Greek Army.
Members of the Tercio de Armada during the landing in Volos, Greece. In the background we see the Spanish amphibious aircraft carrier "Juan Carlos I" L-61.
A Spanish Navy LCM-1E landing craft carrying two Iveco Pegaso M.250 E37W trucks from the Tercio de Armada to the beach during the landing at Volos, Greece.
VAMTAC ST-5 tactical vehicles of the Spanish Army being transported by train to Bulgaria for this exercise.
Santana Aníbal all-terrain vehicles of the Spanish Legion being transported in threes to Bulgaria.
A diver from the Special Naval Warfare Force (FGNE), the special operations group of the Spanish Navy, beginning a dive.
Three images of a landing of Spanish Marines using the fast rope technique from a SH-60 Seahawk helicopter of the Spanish Navy.
An NH-90 Lobo helicopter from the 48th Wing of the Air Force disembarking special operations soldiers in Bulgaria.
Spanish soldiers from the Spanish Army, armed with H&K G-36E assault rifles, advancing alongside a VBMR-L Serval armored vehicle from the French Army.
An EAV-8B+ Harrier II Plus fighter of the 9th Squadron of the Spanish Navy taking off from the flight deck of the "Juan Carlos I" L-61 aircraft carrier.
Two photos of LCM-1E landing craft of the Spanish Navy transporting VAMTAC ST-5 tactical vehicles of the Tercio de Armada to a beach in Volos, Greece.
A SH-60 Seahawk helicopter of the Spanish Navy carrying a 105 mm OTO Melara Model 56 light howitzer.
A Spanish Marine during the landing in Volos, Greece. He is armed with the new H&K HK416 assault rifle recently acquired by the Spanish Marines.
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