LOYAL LED exercise 2026 proof of NATO readiness

"LOYAL LEDA 2026 strengthened NATO's readiness, our interoperability and common trust," said Major General Bogdan Rycerski, JFTC commander, summing up the exercise. “The exercise was another proof that global cooperation is not only possible. She's powerful. It has the power to deter our opponents and, if necessary, to defend the people and territory of the Alliance.".