Trident Juncture was the largest NATO exercise since 2002, and included land, air, naval and special
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forces units from 33 countries (28 NATO plus five allies). More than 36,000 personnel participating in Ex‐
ercise Trident Juncture 2015. The exercise was split in two parts. The kick off was on September 28 and
the live military training element of the exercise opened on October 19, wrapping up on November 6. The
exercise included more than 230 units, more than 200 aircraft and more than 60 ships. Also included were
the military industries from 15 countries to assess what other weapons could NATO need.
"The NATO is a very transparency organization" said Lt.Col Luc Gaudet from the Canadian Forces, spokes‐
man of the exercise, "and thus under the Vienna Document 2011 rules, observers from Germany, Russia,
Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States were invited. In the interest of promoting transparency, NATO
has also decided to invite observers from other nations to Trident Juncture 15, including: Afghanistan, Al‐
geria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Japan, Kyrgyz Republic, Libya, Mauritania, Mex‐
ico, Montenegro, Morocco, Republic of Korea, Serbia, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates."