British paratroopers asked to show passports during Swedish Nato drill

British paratroopers asked to show passports during Swedish Nato drill

Troops on strategic Baltic island have exercise delayed in order to be processed at Border Control

In June 2024, 274 British Army paratroopers, dropped over the town of Sannerville [Calvados] on the occasion of the eightieth anniversary of the D-Day landings, had to present their passports upon arrival on land, a customs office having even been specially set up near their drop-off point. "It's a unique experience. But consider... This article During an airborne exercise in Sweden, British paratroopers had to present their... passports appeare…

Paratroopers from Colchester deployed to Sweden for major US-led NATO exercise

This exercise marks the beginning of the broader US-led "Defender 25" initiative.