We integrate the most powerful combat credible maritime forces on Earth into NATO operations, deterring adversaries & defending our territory & people. 🛡️
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As we forge forward into 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣, we saw it fitting to look back upon 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ …
It was a year in which #STRIKFORNATO led and supported a wide range of exercises, vigilance activities and at-sea demonstrations featuring:
5️⃣7️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Personnel 🪖
1️⃣1️⃣7️⃣ Surface Vessels & Submarines🚢
5️⃣ Carrier Strike Groups 🛫
1️⃣ Alliance 🌐
… working together to exemplify our collective strength and capability during …
🔱 Neptune Strike
🚀 Formidable Shield
🌊 BALTOPS
🧠 Steadfast Deterrence
⚔️ Steadfast Duel
Each activity strengthened interoperability, enhanced readiness, and reinforced @NATO’s commitment to defend the 1 billion citizens of the most successful Alliance on 🌎!
Stay tuned for even more!
#WeAreNATO 🛡️
#StrongerTogether 🤝
At the 11th hour, we stand in Remembrance.
In a moment of silence, past and present meet. We remember those who never returned home and did not grow old; whose deeds were written in the annals of history, but whose futures were left unwritten. We honour the courage, service and sacrifice of the brave men and women whose legacy helped shape the peace we are entrusted to defend today.
Their sacrifice is never forgotten. Their legacy lives on in all those who wear the uniform and carry forward their courage, commitment and sense of duty.
Today, #STRIKFORNATO remembers.
Lest we forget.
Szczęśliwego Święta Niepodległości! 🇵🇱
Today, #STRIKFORNATO 🔱 joins Poland 🇵🇱 in celebrating its Independence Day, honouring the resilience, courage and determination of the Polish people.
A key @NATO Ally on the Alliance’s eastern flank, Poland 🇵🇱 plays a vital role in strengthening the Alliance’s deterrence and defence posture. Through its strong military capabilities and commitment to collective defence, Poland contributes to NATO’s readiness and the security of the entire Euro-Atlantic area.
#WeAreNATO 🛡️
#StrongerTogether 💪
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L’OTAN démontre sa puissance dans le Grand Nord 💪
Le @HMSPWLS et le @HMSDauntless 🇬🇧 mènent des opérations en Arctique et dans l’Atlantique Nord avec des forces d’autres pays de l’OTAN. Ces activités renforcent leur capacité à opérer ensemble et à défendre le nord de l’Alliance
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🔱 Neptune Strike 26-4: Complete.
NATO’s final Neptune Strike iteration of 2026 has concluded, bringing together 17 Allies, more than 20 ships and around 40 aircraft across the Alliance’s three Joint Operations Areas.
From the High North to the Mediterranean, Allied forces operated across domains, strengthening NATO’s ability to command, integrate capabilities and deliver effects across vast geographic areas.
📷 Royal Navy
Allied forces. Integrated effect. Ready to respond.
@SHAPE_NATO | @STRIKFORNATO | @NATO_MARCOM | @NATO_AIRCOM | @COMUKCSG | @GenGJenkinsRM | @UKCDS_MOD | @RoyalNavy | @DefenceOps | @DefenceHQ | @UKNATO | @Forsvaret_no | @NorwayNATO | @HMSPWLS | @RoyalAirForce
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NATO power in the High North 💪
The 🇬🇧 UK's @HMSPWLS and @HMSDauntless are conducting joint activities with NATO Allies in the Arctic and North Atlantic, strengthening their ability to operate together and defend the northern part of the Alliance
ALT A Royal Navy crew member directs F-35 fighter jets on the flight deck of HMS Prince of Wales during flight operations in the High North. Photo by UK MOD © Crown copyright 2026.
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That's a wrap on #NeptuneStrike ⚡️❄️ but our work is far from over!
From the Flightdeck of @HMSPWLS to the waves of @HMSDauntless and our Allies, the CSG brought multi-domain deep strike capabilities together.
#WeAreNATO #OpFIRECREST #ARCTICSENTRY
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🌊 Together with our NATO allies in the North Atlantic 🇫🇷🇬🇧
A 🇫🇷 destroyer sailed as part of the Royal Navy 🇬🇧aircraft carrier group led by HMS Prince of Wales, under the command of @STRIKFORNATO.
On the programme:
🔹 At-sea replenishment with @RFATideforce
🔹 Interaction with NATO's Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1)
🔹 Participation in the multilateral military exercise NEPTUNE STRIKE
🎯 Objective: to be capable to operate side by side with our allies, notably the United Kingdom, to protect the North Atlantic and European approaches.
📸 UK MOD © Crown copyright 2026
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Operating with @NATO during Neptune Strike, UK CSG delivers strike capability to the High North.
@HMSPWLS' F35s conducted a live land strike alongside @NorwegianArmy
@HMSDauntless' Wildcat helicopter carried out maritime strike with @Forsvaret_no
#WeAreNATO #ArcticSentry
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💥Weapon Wednesday: Fifth-gen in the High North.
A Norwegian Army 🇳🇴 Joint Terminal Attack Controller welcomed a Royal Navy 🇬🇧 F-35B following live-fire training in Setermoen, northern Norway.
Operating from HMS Prince of Wales off the Norwegian coast, the F-35B demonstrated how Allied forces can connect carrier-based airpower with forces ashore, integrating capabilities across domains in demanding Arctic conditions.
Through NATO’s Neptune Strike and as part of Arctic Sentry, activity like this strengthens interoperability, builds readiness and demonstrates NATO’s ability to employ high-end Allied capability across the High North.
📷Forsvaret / Royal Navy
@SHAPE_NATO | @STRIKFORNATO | @NATO_MARCOM | @NATO_AIRCOM | @COMUKCSG | @GenGJenkinsRM | @UKCDS_MOD | @RoyalNavy | @DefenceOps | @DefenceHQ | @UKNATO | @Forsvaret_no | @NorwayNATO | @HMSPWLS | @RoyalAirForce
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Neptune Strike ⚡️ - @NATO's enhanced Vigilance Activity.
🌊Sea, sub-surface and air
🎯Long range strike
🤝Collective defence
#WeAreNATO @STRIKFORNATO
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⚓🛡️ From North to South. One Alliance.
Through #NEPTUNESTRIKE and #ArcticSentry, NATO strengthens coordination, information sharing and readiness across domains.
Vigilant. Capable. Ready to defend every inch of Allied territory.
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🔱 Neptune Strike: High North Edition.
The UK Carrier Strike Group 🇬🇧, led by HMS Prince of Wales, is operating with NATO Allies across the North Atlantic and High North — with the carrier now under @NATO command for this phase of operations.
Neptune Strike puts Allied carrier capability to work in a strategically vital region — testing command and control, strengthening maritime-air integration and demonstrating NATO’s ability to operate at scale across the northern approaches.
As part of Arctic Sentry, the activity strengthens Allied presence and reinforces NATO’s ability to deter, defend and respond across the region.
📷Royal Navy
@SHAPE_NATO | @STRIKFORNATO | @NATOJFCBS | @JFC_Naples | @NATO_MARCOM | @NATO_AIRCOM | @COMUKCSG | @DefenceOps | @UKNATO | @GenGJenkinsRM | @RoyalNavy | @UKCDS_MOD | @UKdefenceUS | @DefenceHQ | @HMSPWLS
Cumhuriyet Bayramı kutlu olsun! 🇹🇷
Today, #STRIKFORNATO 🔱 joins Türkiye 🇹🇷 in celebrating Republic Day, commemorating the proclamation of the Republic of Türkiye on 29 October 1923 and the values of independence, sovereignty and national unity that continue to define the nation.
Türkiye’s 🇹🇷 unique position at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and the surrounding seas makes it a vital contributor to @NATO’s security. At sea, its naval forces regularly train, deploy and operate alongside Allied maritime forces, bringing proven capability and readiness to NATO activities and exercises. Through this sustained maritime presence, Türkiye helps reinforce the Alliance’s ability to deter and defend.
#WeAreNATO 🛡️
#StrongerTogether 💪
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✈️ 🇸🇰 For the first time, the Slovak Air Force joined #NeptuneStrike26, training alongside Joint Terminal Attack Controllers teams to coordinate Close Air Support with fifth-generation fighters from Italy’s aircraft carrier ITS Cavour. 🇮🇹
🛡️ Strengthening the coordination between air and ground forces that makes #NATO ready to operate together.
#WeAreNATO
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✈️🔥WATCH F-35B jets launch from 🇮🇹 ITS Cavour during #NeptuneStrike! 17 NATO nations, 20+ ships, 40+ aircraft integrated as one force across land, sea and air 💪Allied forces strengthening readiness, deterrence and defence.
ADM Giuseppe Cavo Dragone 🇮🇹, @CMC_NATO, visited #STRIKFORNATO HQ, hosted by DCOM, RADM Craig Wood CBE 🇬🇧 and Italian SNR CAPT Giovanni Tongiorgi 🇮🇹.
He received briefings on #NeptuneStrike 🔱 and STRIKFORNATO’s mission to deliver high-end strike and defence capabilities to the @NATO Alliance.
🔗 Read more: sfn.nato.int/newsroom/news-a…
#WeAreNATO 🛡️
#StrongerTogether 💪
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📍Europe de l’Est | NEPTUNE STRIKE : exercice de haut niveau de l’OTAN pour la protection de son espace aérien ✈️
Vols d’entrainement avec nos alliés 🇵🇱🇮🇹🇫🇮 en coopération avec un A330-MRTT de l’@Armee_de_lair et les Rafale Marine du groupe aérien embarqué @MarineNationale 🇫🇷
✈️ Vols conjoints dans l’espace aérien de l’OTAN et dans l’espace aérien international en Baltique
🔎 Planification commune
⛽ Ravitaillements en vol entre alliés
🎯 Exercices de tirs réels sur cibles terrestres
🛡️ Les manœuvres de NEPTUNE STRIKE illustrent le haut niveau de préparation entre alliés pour la défense de l’Alliance.
#StrongerTogether #WeAreNATO 💪
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As our visit to Portugal 🇵🇹 draws to a close, we leave Lisbon with deep respect for a founding member of our Alliance and one of its most reliable, capable and committed Allies.
From the mainland to the Azores and Madeira, Portugal is a natural bridge between Europe and North America, linking the North Atlantic, the Mediterranean and our Southern neighbourhood. Today, that geography matters more than ever.
Portugal's contribution goes far beyond geography:
🔹 Troops on NATO's Eastern Flank
🔹 Frigates with our Standing Maritime Groups
🔹 Jets protecting Allied skies from the Baltic to Iceland
🔹 Forces serving in KFOR
It also hosts @STRIKFORNATO, the Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre, the @NATO_NCIA Academy and two @NATO_DIANA sites, and through #REPMUS it has made Tróia Peninsula the world's leading laboratory for unmanned maritime systems. Next year, NRP D. João II will become Europe's first drone carrier.
We commend Portugal's steadfast support to Ukraine 🇺🇦 and its clear path towards our Hague commitments. Investing in security is an investment in freedom, prosperity and peace.
Yesterday at Forte do Bom Sucesso, we had the honour to pay tribute to the Portuguese men and women who gave their lives in the service of their country. Their sacrifice reminds us what our shared commitment truly means.
Our office call with the Chief of Defence @EMGFA_PT and the Portuguese Armed Forces briefing at the Joint Command for Military Operations were a very fruitful exchange. We then visited @STRIKFORNATO and followed the #NEST26 activities.
This morning, we took part in the Strategic Transformation Lab on European security at the Military University Institute, organized by the IUM and #cnnportugal followed by an office call with the Minister of Defence, H.E. Nuno Melo.
Before departing, I was deeply honoured to receive the Medalha Cruz de São Jorge, 1.ª Classe, of the Portuguese Armed Forces General Staff, which I accepted on behalf of all the men and women who serve every day for peace and security.
Obrigado for the warm hospitality. Stronger together. 🇵🇹🤝
#NATO #WeAreNATO #Portugal #StrongerTogether
#SlavaUkraini
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⚓ Carrier strike returns to the High North.
Led by HMS Prince of Wales, the UK Carrier Strike Group 🇬🇧 has returned to sea for national and NATO operations across the North Atlantic and High North.
As part of Arctic Sentry and NATO’s Neptune Strike series, the group brings together air, surface and subsurface capabilities to strengthen Allied presence, protect vital sea lines of communication and reinforce NATO’s ability to deter and defend across the region.
Carrier strike. Allied presence. Arctic ready.
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TCG ANADOLU ve İtalyan uçak gemisi ITS CAVOUR ortak eğitimde.
Neptune Strike 2026/4 Tatbikatı öncesinde 10 Ekim’de Aksaz’dan hareket ederek İtalya’nın Taranto Limanı’na intikal eden Anadolu Görev Grubu, 12 Ekim’de İtalyan Uçak Gemisi Görev Grubu ile müşterek eğitimler gerçekleştirdi.
Eğitimlerin ardından Amfibi Görev Grup Komutanı Tümamiral Mevlüt Savaş Bilican ve 2’nci Amfibi Deniz Piyade Tugay Komutanı Tuğamiral Ali Yılancı, İtalya Deniz Kuvvetlerine ait ITS CAVOUR uçak gemisini ziyaret ederek incelemelerde bulundu.