Soldier in camouflage uniform, helmet and holding a rifle is shown taking a knee as a Boeing Chinook takes flight over his head. Their is a woodland backdrop.

British Army Operations in Europe working with a NATO alliance

Europe

British Army soldiers participate in NATO led exercises and operations, demonstrating the Alliance’s readiness, capabilities, and unwavering commitment to the collective defence of every inch of NATO territory.

A female soldier takes aim with her rifle through a window.

Baltics 

Operation Cabrit

Established in 2016, Operation Cabrit is the UK’s contribution to NATO’s Forward Land Forces in Estonia and Poland. 

Europe

Operation Razoredge

Exercising our contribution to NATO’s collective defence. Secure at home and stronger in Europe - making Britain Great. 

A Romanian soldier and British soldier showcased each other’s weapons including rifles on the ground outside. Both soldiers are wearing camouflage uniform and headgear in their retrospective country uniforms.

Romania

Exercise Steadfast Dart

Exercise Steadfast Dart 25 to practice the deployment of the new Allied Reaction Force, which can rapidly reinforce NATO’s eastern flank.

Germany

Germany

Germany is home to the British Army-led NATO Forward Holding Base in Sennelager. This base hosts British Army tanks, equipment, and logistics elements as well as providing a facility to integrate and train with NATO allies to practise pour shared commitment to the alliance’s collective security and defence.

Gibraltar 

Gibraltar

Gibraltar is a strategically important territory on the gateway of the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean which is garrisoned by British Force Gibraltar.

Cyprus

Cyprus

Cyprus is home to the British Sovereign Base Areas of Episkopi and Dhekelia. The British Army garrisons these bases with soldiers who stand ready to support the UK’s response to crisis in the region.