ANDØYA, Norway -- Hiking close to 2,000 feet above sea level through snow and ice in northern Norway, a team from Task Force 61/2’s Commander, Task Group (CTG) 61/2.4 (MRC), loaded down with five days of man-packed mission-essential gear and provisions, took their positions...

HEBRIDES ISLANDS, Scotland -- In early May, NATO Allied nations gathered forces around Hebrides, Scotland and Andøya, Norway, to counter a series of subsonic and supersonic targets in a multi-domain environment. The threats, launched from multiple locations and with unique capabilities, should have...

KEFLAVIK, Iceland - The “Fighting Marlins” of Patrol Squadron FOUR ZERO (VP-40) successfully conducted a coordinated missile launch with VP-4 using two Air to Surface Missile (AGM-84D) Harpoons against a target barge near Andøya Space Defense, Norway during exercise At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield...

ANDØYA, NORWAY – At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield (ASD/FS), the largest live-fire Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) exercise in 2021 led by U.S. Sixth Fleet and conducted by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO), concluded June 2, 2021...

KEFLAVIK, Iceland - Patrol Squadron FOUR (VP-4) successfully conducted a coordinated missile launch with VP-40 using two Air to Surface Missile (AGM-84D) Harpoons against a target barge off the coast of Norway during exercise At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield (ASD/FS), May 31, 2021...

NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN - As part of the ongoing At-Sea-Demo/Formidable Shield 2021 exercise, the U.S. Navy Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) fired two Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) interceptors to engage ballistic missile targets launched from the Hebrides Range, May...

NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN - The sea off the Scottish coast is rough on May 21, 2021. As part of the international force deployed for At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield, the French anti-air warfare destroyer (AAWD) Forbin is assigned a simulated mission to protect the priority maritime facilities of an Allied...

ATLANTIC OCEAN - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) participated in a flag hoist drill during At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield 2021, May 25, 2021...

OEIRAS, Portugal - Exercise At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield’s live-fire Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) environment is the most ambitious demonstration to date and the only event with actual destruction of ballistic missiles in space within Europe...

North Atlantic Ocean - Exercise At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield (ASD/FS) 2021, a live-fire integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) exercise conducted by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO on behalf of U.S. Sixth Fleet, kicked off today, May 15, 2021 at the U.K. Ministry of Defence’s Hebrides...