NATO Dusts Off a Cold War Skill: Moving Troops

Alliance is holding its biggest military exercise in decades, testing its ability to transport soldiers and equipment by road, rail and water

BRUSSELS—U.S. Admiral James Foggo has spent months planning for NATO’s largest exercise since the Cold War. His first target: getting all 50,000 troops in place by the time drills start on Thursday.

Moving forces from 30 countries to Norway for the Trident Juncture maneuvers has been almost as big an endeavor as the exercises themselves. Ten thousand vehicles, 250 aircraft and 65 ships were dispatched, with most of the matérial directed to southern Norway.

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