CTV News in Latvia: NATO soldiers train to become interchangeable on the front lines

CTV News · Adrian Ghobrial · 2026-11-05 00:00 UTC

NATO is conducting its largest military deployment exercise ever conducted along Latvia’s border with Russia and Belarus this week.

ALUKSNE, Latvia — NATO is conducting its largest military deployment exercise ever conducted along Latvia’s border with Russia and Belarus this week.

Dubbed “Resolute Reforger”, a Canadian-led multinational NATO brigade of roughly 3,000 soldiers, 2,000 of which are Canadian, have left their base in Adazi, Latvia and fanned out to the east in separate units. CTV News is currently embedded with battalions and squadrons along NATO’s eastern flank, where all roads lead to either Russia or Belarus.

Fourteen nations now make up the multinational brigade and they’re all taking part in this week’s exercise where finding a battle-ready rhythm between soldiers from different countries is a central focus.

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