NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen last week attended a joint Special Forces exercise, NIGHT HAWK, in Denmark on 12-14 October
The exercise which was held between October 12th and 14th, 2011 brought together representatives of Special Forces from 8 NATO Allies and Partner nations in a scenario involving simultaneous hostage rescues in multiple locations. It was hosted and organised by Denmark.
The Secretary General accompanied a Special Forces group from the Netherlands on the initial stages of the mission, and observed the final stage of the operation from close to the site.
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Land and air units from NATO Allies Denmark, Germany, Slovakia, the United Kingdom and the United States, and partners Finland and Sweden, are also taking part in the exercise.