NATO military exercise Ample Strike gets underway in Czechia

Ample Strike 2021, one of the largest NATO military exercises on the territory of the Czech Republic, gets underway on Monday, bringing together around 700 allied troops from the air forces of the US, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Poland, Estonia, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

The aim of the exercise is the training of forward air controllers with aircraft crews and ground force commanders during direct air support. It is also designed to test the host country's ability to provide support to foreign troops. The event will run until September 19.