Overview
- NATO landed about 2,600 troops from 15 ships at Putlos in Schleswig‑Holstein as part of Steadfast Dart 26.
- The wider drill involves roughly 10,000 personnel, more than 1,500 vehicles and 17 ships from 13 nations.
- The exercise tests rapid movement of the Allied Reaction Force toward the eastern flank, with the 40,000‑strong unit designed to deploy within ten days.
- Turkey, Spain, Italy and Greece provide the largest contingents, showcasing European amphibious capabilities, and the event proceeds without direct U.S. participation.
- German and NATO leaders cast the operation as deterrence, with subsequent training shifting to inland ranges and lessons informing future capability planning.