Brig Giles Harris
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Commander of the UK contribution to the @NATO enhanced Forward Presence mission in Estonia and Poland. ๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐ช๐ซ๐ท๐ฎ๐ธ๐ต๐ฑ
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Today, 5RIFLES handed ๐ฌ๐ง๐ซ๐ทNATO Battlegroup Estonia to the Royal Dragoon Guards BG. An extremely rewarding third 6 month tour with Estonian Defence Forces | Eesti Kaitsevรคgi, French Forces in Estonia ๐จ๐ต๐ช๐ช & Brig Giles Harris. We leave ๐ช๐ช harder, fitter and more lethal warfighters. Time to take a knee, reunite with our families & catch our breath.
Last week NATO Force Integration Unit in Estonia together with NATO Battlegroup Estonia, Estonian Defence Forces | Eesti Kaitsevรคgi and MoD Estonia, along with various Estonian agencies and NATO units, supported by NATO Joint Force Command Brunssum - JFCBS, conducted exercise Steady Shepherd. The exercise focused on the rapid deployment of allied forces to Estonia. #wearenato
๐ฌ๐ง๐ค๐ช๐ช Pleasure to speak alongside Hanno Pevkur at Kaitseministeerium this morning as part of the Annual Baltic Conference on Defence, followed by a visit to NATO Battlegroup Estonia to view their capabilities. Great to have ๐ช๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ซ๐ท๐บ๐ธ&๐ช๐ธ represented there today!
Multinational Corps Northeast - 25 years of Excellence NATO's northeastern flank. Follow the link to get an idea of what tasks #MNCNE fullfills in order to keep security and stability in the Baltic Sea Region. ๐ฝ๏ธ: youtu.be/veuD_Vzp3vQ?siโฆ SHAPE_NATO Allied Command Operations NATO Joint Force Command Brunssum - JFCBS Jรผrgen-Joachim von Sandrart
"The ultimate manifestation of will lies in the preparations to render any aggression against the nation unfeasible. Readiness to win defines the will to defend." โ Major General Andrus Merilo, Commander of the Defence Forces of Estonia. Estonian Defence Forces | Eesti Kaitsevรคgi #ABCDTallinn2024
Meet your new Battlegroup. We're delighted to take over as NATO Battlegroup Estonia after a super handover from 5th Battalion The Rifles. Lots more to come from us in the next six months!
โAs we mark 25 years of service, we honor the commitment, dedication, and sacrifice of all who have contributed to the success of Multinational Corps Northeast. We look to the future with confidence and resolve.โ - Lieutenant General Jรผrgen-Joachim von Sandrart , Commander #MNCNE
Creeping through the undergrowth, our snipers from Royal Dragoon Guards hunt down their targets, fine-tuning their expert skills on exercise in #Suomi ๐ซ๐ฎ