Northern Viking 26 exercise is centered on Iceland, with Jan Mayen serving as a forward node for NATO's High North posture.

The entities involved

• Iceland →

  Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean

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• NATO →

  intergovernmental military alliance between 32 member states

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• Jan Mayen →

  island in the Arctic Ocean, part of Norway

  Nothing else this week.

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