**NATO is learning to deploy forces to the east.**

_In Romania, the **Carpathian Arc 2026 command and staff exercises** are coming to a close.

The exercises involve 150 military personnel from the armed forces of France, Belgium, Spain, Romania, and Luxembourg.

The exercises are being conducted by the **NATO Multinational Corps Southeast (HQ MNC-SE)**, based in Sibiu. The scenario involves the headquarters organizing activities to **receive arriving** (mainly from France) **NATO personnel** and deploying them into combat formations in this section of the eastern flank.

As a result, the multinational brigade (the **"Eagle" mission**), stationed in the town of Cincu, is expected to increase in size from **1,000 to 5,000 personnel** over ten days, facilitating the arrival of the main NATO forces, which currently have a deployment timeframe of 30 days.

____ The exercises are **presented as defensive**, simulating a **hypothetical** scenario of a Russian attack on Romania, but they are easily comparable to training for **offensive operations** – under the guise of such exercises, elements of **stealthy deployment** of headquarters and movement of forces are practiced, which, at the right moment, should ensure the rapid **deployment of an offensive group.**
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