The United States Army:

Soldiers from the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command (AAMDC), U.S. Air Force personnel, and NATO allies concluded their annual NATO Missile Firing Installation (NAMFI) live fire exercise, on Nov. 28, 2020. The NAMFI live fire is designed to enhance interoperability among NATO allies and partners, to increase readiness through the integration of land component air and missile defense capabilities.

NAMFI is a German-led, Greece-hosted exercise and is supported by The Netherlands. The NAMFI live fire takes place on the Greek Island of Crete, and is conducted by more than 600 personnel from the U.S., Greece, Germany, and the Netherlands. This year’s live fire marks the return of U.S. personnel to the exercise after a three-year hiatus. Throughout the live fire, U.S. Patriot operators fired four missiles from German Patriot missile platforms.

“The NAMFI live fire is a huge training opportunity for all soldiers involved, and not only helps build partnership by working towards the same goal, but it also provides an opportunity to update our own techniques, tactics, and procedure for the better,” said Sgt. Maj. Robert Morgan, 678th Air Defense Artillery Brigade command sergeant major…

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