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Siil 2025, the largest international military exercise of the year, starts today! 🇪🇪 Over 16,000 troops from Estonia & 10+ countries, including 🇬🇧, 🇺🇸, 🇫🇷, 🇨🇦, and more, are participating. Observers & instructors from 🇯🇵, 🇮🇱 & 🇺🇦 also join. 💪 #Siil2025 #MilitaryExercise #NATO

🇵🇹 Portuguese Chief of Defence Gen. José Nunes da Fonseca visited Ämari to meet 🇵🇹 F-16 pilots serving in #BalticAirPolicing. Protecting #NATO & Baltic skies from Ämari Air Base. #WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether

🇪🇪 Estonian Navy's patrol vessels practiced maritime SAR operations near Osmussaar with the Air Force, Politsei, the State Fleet, and the 📷 Finnish Border Guard. The rescue drill, held as part of #Hedgehog2025, is linked to NATO’s #DynamicMercy exercise led by NATO Maritime Command.

SFC Henri Valma, serving in Iraq under Operation Inherent Resolve, was awarded the U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth service medal for exemplary duty. Senior Enlisted Advisor in MAG-N had organized training in marksmanship, medical care, air defense, supporting advisors across all operational needs.

Allied 🇺🇸U.S. Air Force C-17 landed at 🇪🇪Tartu Airport on May 8 as part of Exercise #Siil2025, practicing rapid deployment of additional forces to Estonia. #Hedgehog2025 #USAF #NATO #WeAreNATO

Ahead of forest battles, 🇸🇪 71st mechanized infantry battalion from NATO’s battle group in Latvia joins #Hedgehog2025. Training with 🇪🇪 troops & other NATO units in Võrumaa forests strengthens the Alliance’s Baltic readiness. #Hedgehog2025 #WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether

Estonian Division Commander Maj Gen Indrek Sirel, welcomed Lt Gen Dariusz Parylak, Cmdr NATO Multinational Corps NE, and Gen Sir Roly Walker, 🇬🇧UK Chief of the General Staff, to #Hedgehog2025 in 🇪🇪, part of #MNCNE #GriffinLightning25. #WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether #NATO

Scouts Battalion of 🇪🇪 Estonian Defence Forces | Eesti Kaitsevägi and 🇫🇮 Puolustusvoimat Porin prikaati Jaeger Company wrapped up two days of joint training near Tapa at Estonia's largest exercise #HedgeHog2025, bolstering their teamwork while training to defend Estonia. #WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether

A Russian Su-35 fighter jet violated Estonian airspace near 🇪🇪Juminda on May 13. The jet had no flight plan, transponder was off, and ignored radio contact. 🇵🇹 F 16s from #NATO Baltic Air Policing launched from Ämari to identify the jet. Estonia summoned 🇷🇺’s chargé d’affaires.

Estonian 🇪🇪 units are training side by side with Ukrainian 🇺🇦 drone experts at #HedgeHog2025 — from target detection to FPV strikes. “This is mutual learning,” says Azov veteran Ranger. Real battlefield tactics in action. #Siil2025 #DroneWarfare #Estonia

Maj Gen Indrek Sirel, Commander of the 🇪🇪ESTDIV, welcomed Gen Christopher Donahue, Commanding General, 🇺🇸U.S. Army Europe and Africa, & Commander, NATO Allied Land Command, to #HedgeHog2025. #WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether #ReadyToDefend 📸 Chief of Staff, ESTDIV, Col Janno Märk & Gen Donahue touring Camp Tapa.

Last week, an international sniper competition was held at Sirgala. Teams from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, France, Sweden, and Denmark participated. 🥇Estonia (team from the Intelligence Centre & ESTSOF), 🥈battle pair from Finland, 🥉Estonian ISTAR Battalion.

MG Indrek Sirel, CG of Estonian Division, hosted LTG Dariusz Parylak, Commander of HQ Multinational Corps Northeast, for battlefield circulation in Estonia during #GriffinLightning25 — one of NATO’s key readiness exercises. #GRLI25 #WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether #ReadyToDefend

CG ESTDIV MG Indrek Sirel welcomed LTG Pasi Välimäki, Commander of the Finnish Army, to the Estonian Navy Base during MNC NE-led exercise #GriffinLightning25, joined by Commodore Ivo Värk and LTG (ret.) John S. Kolasheski, NATO Senior Mentor. #WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether

From May 29 to June 13, the Estonian Division HQ took part in NATO's exercise #GriffinLightning25, practising war plan simulations. “Within the framework of HQ Multinational Corps Northeast, the division fulfilled its key task – defending Estonia,” said Maj Gen Indrek Sirel, CG ESTDIV #GRLI25 #WeAreNATO

On 23 June at 2PM, the Turkish Stars will perform an air show over Pärnu beach with six jet aircraft. This thrilling display is a gift from our NATO ally Turkey to mark Victory Day, a date of great significance in Estonian history. #WeAreNATO

This week marked the end of nearly six months of service in Operation Inherent Resolve for Estonia’s National Support Element NSE-5, with a formal ceremony handing over responsibilities to NSE-6. NSE-6's main task is to prepare and execute the withdrawal of Estonia’s contingent.

The planning conference for NATO’s only military medicine-focused exercise, Vigorous Warrior 2026, took place in Tallinn this week. Organised by the NATO Centre of Excellence for Military Medicine, the exercise will be held in Estonia in June 2026. #WeAreNATO #vw26 #roadtovw26

This week, an international landing exercise took place near Tallinn on the Piibe road. Two allied aircraft landed on a public highway. This planned drill tested interagency cooperation and rapid response capabilities in Estonia.

The Estonian Defence Forces hosted a German-led Open Skies training flight under the OSCE Vienna Document 2011, covering the airspace of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The flight promoted transparency and trust through international cooperation and observation procedures.