EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands - Dutch troops gathered at an air base on April 9 as part of an 11-nation exercise to test NATO's new rapid response targets that have been tightened following concern over new Russian assertiveness.
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Dutch soldiers, part of the flash power military unit, a rapid intervention force which also includes Germany and Norway, prepare for a international military alert exercisE, part of the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF), at the NATO airbase in Eindhoven, on April 9.