Exercise Destined Glory (Loyal Midas) 2005

[He219]

“Loyal Midas” Amphibious Operations Begin, Part I:
29 Sep - 14 Oct 2005

Credit to Nato SHAPE photos.


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Spanish special forces deploy from the ship Castilla onto the beach.

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Spanish amphibious assault vehicle deploys to the beach from the Spanish ship The Castilla.

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Spanish special forces come ashore from their ship The Castilla on amphibious craft.

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Spanish Sea King helicopters.

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Spanish soldiers establish communications on the beach after deploying from their ship The Castilla.

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Spanish soldiers from the OMP amphibious force lay out a 'track mat' in preparation for their military vehicles landing on the beach.

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Spanish military vehicles convoy off the beach after landing craft carried them from the ship The Castilla

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Italian Navy transports troops and ships onto the beach from their ship the St. Giorgio.

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The Italian Beach Master sets up comms.

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The italian ship the St. Giorgio with two Spanish landing crafts.

[goldman]

Schweet! :hug: woot

[He219]

“Loyal Midas” Amphibious Operations Begin, Part 2:
04 october 2005

Credit to SHAPE photos.

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Snipers act as an attack for the Italian riffle platoons practice their drills for the live firing later on in the day.

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The Italian riffle platoons practice drills covering each other closely as they retreat to cover.

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The Italian riffle platoons practice their live firing skills on the range.

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The Italian riffle platoons radios in a fire contact as they practice their drills for the live firing later on in the day.

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The Italian riffle platoons practice their live firing skills on the range with a variety of calibre weapons.

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The platoon commander of one of the Italian rifle platoons gives the order for his platoon to advance as they practice their drills.

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The Spanish and Italians work together controlling the range live firing from the observation tower.

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The Spanish regular infantry company carry out a tacticle transport exercise with their Sea King helicopters. Here water is brought to the troops.

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The Spanish regular infantry company carry out a tacticle transport exercise with their Sea King helicopters. While the anti tank vehicles (tow) stands by.

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The Spanish regular infantry company carry out a tacticle transport exercise with their Sea King helicopters. Here one drops logistic supplies.

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The Spanish regular infantry company carry out a tacticle transport exercise with their Sea King helicopters.

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The Spanish regular infantry company return to their base camp after a successful days training during a tacticle transport exercise.

[Sir Zach of R.]

Awesome pics bro. woot

[He219]

“Loyal Midas” Amphibious Operations Begin, Part 3:
29 Sep - 14 Oct 2005

Credit to Nato SHAPE photos.

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Italian Ship Garabaldi #551 launches aircraft while performing carrier operations while in the Mediterranean Sea during Operation Destined Glory 2005 *Loyal Midas*, October 04, 2005.
Photo by PH1 Tim Duckworth USN

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The Italian Ship Etna steams alongside a NATO Carrier during Destined Glory 2005 while conducting manoeuvres in the Mediterranean Sea October 5, 2005.
Photo by PH1 Timm Duckworth USN.

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The Italian Ship Etna sends fuel over to the Italian Ship Garabaldi during underway refueling in the Mediterranean Sea October 5, 2005 while conducting Destined Glory 2005 *Loyal Midas 2005*.

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Capa de Prima Emanuale Intremite, from the Italian Navy, shows Spanish sailors Alferez de Fragata Fernando Sobrino and Cabo Mayor Miguel Angel Grao the ship-s safety system while Spanish sailor Alferez de Fragata Alberto Mata views the flight deck monitor while on board the Italian Ship Garibaldi, October 5, 2005, during Destined Glory 2005.

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Coming alongside to board and search.

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Boarding Party alongside.

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Nato Maj. Jan Van Helvert leads first daily morning meeting in 2005 for the Destined Glory (Loyal Midas) excercise. The Media team works together and compares notes in order for the mission to be successful.
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[ranger75bn]

niiiiicccceeeeeeee pics

TNX A LOT :hug:

[He219]

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Hundreds of 9mm rounds are loaded into magazines ready for the Italian riffle platoons to practice their firing skills on the range.


“Loyal Midas” Amphibious Operations Begin, Part 4:
29 Sep - 14 Oct 2005

Credit to SHAPE

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Greek marines camouflage themselves ready for Beach Attack.

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Greek marines camouflage themselves ready for Beach Attack.

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Greek marine commander liaises with the Italian commander to coordinate Beach Assault 1.

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Greek marines prepare for their Beach Attack.

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Greek marines practice their Beach Attack drills.

[He219]

“Loyal Midas” Amphibious Operations Begin, Part 5

Credit to SHAPE photos


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The Turkish Underwater Tactical team (SAT) carry out a helicopter drop exercise assisted by the Spanish Sea King helicopters.

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LT Nazmi Kentel leads an 8 man Turkish underwater tactical team (SATT) in a helicopter exercixe where the team fastrope into the sea before attacking.

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The Turkish Underwater Tactical team (SAT) deploy on F-470 Zodiac boats to carry out a helicopter drop exercise assisted by the Spanish Sea King helicopters.

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LT Nazmi Kentel leads an 8 man Turkish underwater tactical team (SATT) through some specialized live firing drills on the range.

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The 8 man Turkish underwater tactical team (SATT) practice some some specialized live firing drills on the range.

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The Turkish amphibious naval infantary carry out some live firing on the range in 8 man sections.

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The Turkish amphibious naval infantary advance to fire during a live firing exercise on the range.


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The highly disciplined Turkish amphibious naval infantary (marines) double back to the fire point after their live firing exercise.

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Members of the Turkish underwater tactical team (SATT) clean their weapons thoroughly

[He219]

“Loyal Midas” Amphibious Operations: Part 6
10 Oct 2005
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Turkish Underwater Tactical Team (SATT) in Zodiac boats with a helicopter taking off from the SPS Castilla.


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Italian Recon Marines fast rope from a Spanish SH-3D helicopter into the Mediterranean during Destined Glory 2005 (Loyal Midas), October 7, 2005.
Photo by PH1 Timm Duckworth USN.

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Italian Recon Marines Sergeant Politelli Pasquale and Sergeant Capeto Andrea, from Regiment San Marco, storm the beach during Destined Glory 2005 (Loyal Midas) on the coast of the Italian island of Sardinia, October 7, 2005.
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Turkish Underwater Tactical Team (SATT) with an explosion behind.


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A specialist diver from the Turkish Underwater Tactical Team (SATT) fastrope into the sea.




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The Turkish Amphibious Infantry continue their training, practising beach assaults from their F-470 Zodiac boats.



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The Turkish Amphibious Infantry continue their training, practising beach assaults from their F-470 Zodiac boats.



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A specialist diver from the Turkish Underwater Tactical Team (SATT) and Turkish marines in a beach assault.

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A specialist diver from the Turkish Underwater Tactical Team (SATT) with Italian and Spanish amphibious troops in Zodiac behind.


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Spanish amphibious vehisles AAV's prepare for a beach assault. The Italian ship San Giorgio in the background.


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Spanish amphibious troops in AAV's, the Greek ship HS Samos behind.

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Spanish amphibious troops in AAV's during a combined beach assault.

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Italian landing craft bring Italian tanks to the beach of San Lorenzo, Sardinia during Destined Glory 2005 (Loyal Midas), October 7, 2005.
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Spanish amphibious forces attack the beach.



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Italian amphibious troops assault the beach.




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The Turkish Amphibious Infantry continue their training, practising beach assaults from their F-470 Zodiac boats.

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Turkish marines get ready to be transported in the Spanish amphibious vehicles (AAV's).


SARDINIA, Italy -- NATO’s Destined Glory (Loyal Midas) 2005 is underway in the Thyrrenian Sea and Italian island of Sardinia. The exercise started September 29 and is scheduled to conclude on October 14.
This is “NATO’s premiere littoral exercise,” said British Rear Adm. David Cooke, deputy commander of Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO), the exercise’s designers.
“It is a major exercise in the NATO annual exercise calendar, because it involves considerable maritime-based forces,” he explained. “This year, there will be about 40 ships, 60 aircraft and about 8,500 personnel involved.”
“The purpose of the exercise is to allow the maritime component response force to train, certify and evaluate his task groups and task units - those that he will conduct operations with if called upon to do so,” said British Col. Jim Hutton, the exercise director.
“We have kept the scenario fairly simple,” he said. “It’s not meant to reflect anything that is actually happening in the world, but it does reflect the sorts of things that the response force might be used for.”
Sea, air and land forces from the participating countries will use this scenario to practice a variety of joint military operations.
“They will be conducting a range of missions and defense exercises, such as counter-submarine reconnaissance, fighting in the littoral areas and defensive maritime interdiction,” Col. Hutton said. “The 60 maritime patrol aircraft will be flying missions in support of the amphibious force. They will also be playing the role of opposition forces, flying against the maritime component commander, so he can conduct air defense and other preventive measures.” “The landing forces, which are Marines and Soldiers belonging to the amphibious element, will be practicing the nitty-gritty of moving from ships to the objective via helicopters, a range of boats and landing craft,” Hutton explained.
While much of the emphasis is in the air and on the ground, Destined Glory is primarily a maritime exercise, Rear Adm.Cooke stated: “We can provide logistic support from our ships; we can provide strike aircraft and helicopters, landing forces, taken ashore either in landing craft or by helicopter; we can provide all the backup, such as supplies and medical attention, that those forces require.”
“It is similar to past Destined Glory exercises in that we are building on our past experience,” Rear Adm. Cooke said. “What is different this year is that traditionally we have spent the first half of the exercise doing fairly simple procedures to make certain that the people knew the routine, could talk to each other, and could operate safely together.
“This year, we have introduced a much greater element of what is called ‘free play.’ That enables the maritime component commander to have to react to unexpected situations.
“In previous years, he has had a program to go by; this year, he doesn’t,” he continued. “This is the next level of complexity in these exercises, and NATO is ready for that now.”
Rear Adm. Cooke and Col. Hutton are among about 135 members of the STRIKFORNATO staff conducting the exercise, while embarked upon USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20), home ported in Gaeta, Italy.

[He219]

Destined Glory/ “Loyal Midas” 2005: Part 7
11 October 2005

Nato SHAPE


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Spanish Sea King helicopter.

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Spanish divers place explosives.


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Spanish beach assault.

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Spanish troops beach assault.

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The Turkish mphibious infantry continue their training, beach assaults from their F-470 Zodiac boats.

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Turkish troops beach assault.

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Spanish helicopter and Italian truck.

[V/E]

Awesome post !!!!!
Beachlandings are sooo sexy :D

[-Max2-]

Thanks for the pics, He219.

[J-10]

Awesome pics!! impressing.

[Vintendo]

He219 you're the MAN!!!

[Warrior(Spain)]

Great pics!!! thanks for post

[MARINO]

wow, proud to see Spanish marines, and Spanish Marines ACAF (FAC team). Nice pics. they are the bests of NATO exercices.

[Hullebullen]

Great post!

Did you see what those guys had done to the old Sherman? It's an outrage! And they painted it yellow to boot!

[larryzou]

vary nice spanish army lady .