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Canadian-led NATO Multinational Brigade Latvia completes Exercise RESOLUTE WARRIOR 25

National Defence

News release

November 19, 2025 - Ottawa, ON - National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces

Under Canadian leadership as the framework nation, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Multinational Brigade Latvia (MNB-LVA) conducted Exercise RESOLUTE WARRIOR 25 from November 1 to 10, 2025, across central and eastern Latvia.

Exercise RESOLUTE WARRIOR 25 marked MNB-LVA's largest deployment beyond Ādaži military base, demonstrating the ability to project combat power, maintain command and control, and sustain operations in urban and rural environments.

MNB-LVA includes personnel from over one-third of NATO member states. In 2024, Exercise RESOLUTE WARRIOR focused on integrating the capabilities of the multinational brigade. This year's iteration focused on the multinational brigade's combat readiness and followed the Canadian battlegroup's validation training in February and September. Exercise RESOLUTE WARRIOR reflects Canada's enduring commitment to NATO's collective defence and comes amid milestone Canadian investments in infrastructure and capabilities in Latvia, reinforcing security and stability on NATO's eastern flank.

Canada's leadership of MNB-LVA is complemented by Government of Canada investments, including the October 31 groundbreaking of a new 2nd Line Maintenance Facility at Ādaži military base, the largest Canadian infrastructure project abroad in decades. Backed by a $58 million investment, this 17,000 square metre hub will support advanced repairs for NATO armoured vehicles, enhancing NATO's readiness and mobility across Latvia. This investment comes as part of Canada's $230 million in commitments, coordinated under the Canadian Armed Forces' (CAF) Operation REASSURANCE, to bolster NATO's eastern flank.

Canada's historic investment into NATO's defence and deterrence, through Operation REASSURANCE and MNB-LVA, is part of the largest reinforcement of Alliance collective deterrence and defence in a generation and highlights our commitment to defend NATO, its territory, and its people.

Quotes

"Integrating and evaluating the combat capabilities of 14 nations during Exercise RESOLUTE WARRIOR 2025 demonstrates NATO Alliance resolve to deter and defend its eastern flank. The readiness and professionalism of members from across this multinational brigade is a testament to the year-round training conducted as individual nations and ultimately as a unified force. I am proud of what NATO Multinational Brigade Latvia has accomplished and look forward to its continued success."

Lieutenant-General Steve Boivin, Commander, Canadian Joint Operations Command

"This exercise is a clear signal that Canada remains committed to the defence of Latvia and its citizens. Canadian investments in infrastructure, equipment, training, and personnel have undoubtedly contributed to the ability of NATO Multinational Brigade Latvia to project and sustain forces throughout Latvia, reinforcing Canada's commitment to Alliance efforts to deter and defend its Eastern flank."

Colonel Jim Smith, Commander, Task Force Latvia

"By immersing our soldiers within the community and working with the Latvian National Armed Forces, we strengthen our readiness and deepen our resolve to defend Latvia. This collaboration reinforces the unity between our forces and stands as a visible symbol of collective defence."

Colonel Kristopher Reeves, Commander, NATO Multinational Brigade Latvia

Quick facts

• Large-scale field exercises like Exercise RESOLUTE WARRIOR 25 are designed to validate fighting forces' readiness.

• A portion of Exercise RESOLUTE WARRIOR 25 involved the deployment of approximately 2400 troops to Eastern Latvia, which included MNB-LVA, National Support Elements, and the Latvian National Guard, culminating in a live-fire demonstration at Ādaži Military Base.

• NATO MNB-LVA currently consists of 14 contributing nations, including Albania, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden.

• The first CAF deployment on Operation REASSURANCE occurred in 2014 as a response to instability in Eastern Europe caused by Russia's illegal and unprecedented annexation of Crimea. This deployment included a CF-188 Hornet fighter aircraft Task Force, a Land Task Force based in Poland, and a Maritime Task Force consisting of one Royal Canadian Navy frigate in the Mediterranean and Black Seas.

• In 2016 Allied Heads of State and Government decided to establish NATO's enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) along the Alliance's eastern flank. Canada's contribution to this was establishing and leading the NATO Multinational Battlegroup Latvia (formerly known as eFP Battlegroup Latvia) in 2017.

• In response to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, NATO leaders at the Madrid Summit committed to bolstering the Alliance's deterrence and defence posture. In coordination with Latvia and contributing nations, the Multinational Battlegroup was integrated into the Canadian-led NATO Multinational Brigade Latvia on October 17, 2024.