1 Royal Irish Regiment conduct FiWAF(Fighting in Woods and Forests) training @ Trident Juncture in Norway.

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Soldiers from 1 Royal Irish Regiment conduct FiWAF(Fighting in Woods and Forests) training during the NATO exercise Trident Juncture in Norway. The exercise involves more than 30 nations, and 50,000 personnel. #britisharmy #british #army #NATO #norway #training #military #soldier #teamwork

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Now it's 50K personnel involved?

I need a good number on this.  Quite honestly I did a roll call after seeing this and don't see how they've gotten up to that many personnel.  Even counting ships it might reach HALF that many at best.

The weird thing is that if NATO is pushing an exercise this big (assuming the numbers are correct) then the US can credibly let them focus on their own defense and the "reassurance" program is unneeded fluff...