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For the first time, BALTOPS has been operating in Rostock Baltic Operations, BALTOPS for short, for decades. It is NATO's most important US-led naval maneuver in the Baltic Sea. The multinational exercise usually lasts two weeks and ends in Kiel with the beginning of the Kiel Week. For years, BALTOPS has gained new attention in view of the security-political tensions in the Baltic Sea region. Not only because new NATO partners have joined with F…

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"Frankfurt am Main" is already running at BALTOPS 2025 in Rostock-Warnemünde for the 54th time. This year, the Baltic Operations Maritime Maneuver (BALTOPS) is taking place in the Baltic Sea. Since 1971, the maneuver is being carried out by the USA to train the cooperation with the NATO partners' fleet associations. From 5 to 20 June, about 50 ships and boats, more than 25 aircraft and around 9,000 soldiers from 17 countries will participate in …