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High alert fighter aircraft from five Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) nations scrambled to intercept a simulated hostile air patrol in a demonstration of allied air power and mutual defence. Two US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers were intercepted and escorted during a routine flight between the UK and USA as part of the bi-annual multi-national…

The JEF is concerned about the recent damage to the Estlink-2 power cable and several data undersea cables in the Baltic Sea on 25 December 2024. This is another example of maritime incidents causing direct economic and security implications for Finland and Estonia, highlighting the risks to vital communication and energy networks essential for the…

The Joint Expeditionary Force, with its sizeable UK contingent, has completed Exercise JOINT PROTECTOR 24 in Liepāja, Latvia. The Joint Expeditionary Force, a partnership of 10 nations, has successfully concluded its participation in Exercise JOINT PROTECTOR 2024, held in Liepāja, Latvia. This key multinational exercise was carried out to allow the JEF’s Operational Headquarters to…

The Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) has deployed to Liepāja, Latvia, as the forward-based element of Exercise Joint Protector 24, and at the invitation of Latvia’s Government. Exercise Joint Protector tests the JEF’s ability to act early and respond quickly ahead of a crisis, using a near-real scenario which sees the HQ planning, organising, and delivering…

For the second time in its history, the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) activated a JEF Response Option (JRO) NORDIC WARDEN (NW) in June, delivering multi domain activity focused on protecting Critical Underwater Infrastructure (CUI) in Northern Europe. The ten JEF nations—Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the UK — are…