Trident Juncture 18, abbreviated TRJE18, is a NATO-led military exercise to be held in Norway in October and November 2018 with an Article 5 collective defence scenario. The exercise will be the largest of its kind in Norway since the 1980s. An expected 50,000 participants from over 30 nations will take part, including 10,000 vehicles, 250 aircraft and 65 vessels. The exercise will mainly take place in central and eastern parts of Norway, and air and sea areas in Norway, Sweden and Finland. The main goals of Trident Juncture is to train the NATO Response Force and to test the alliance's defence capability. For Norway, the exercise will test the country's ability to receive and handle allied support (wikipedia)
The exercise simulates the case of the Alliance, which is called after a hostile force enters a state territory of a NATO member. According to NATO figures, "southern forces" formed by countries such as Germany, Italy and Britain will fend off an attack by "northern forces". The latter are to consist among other things of troops of the USA, Canada and Norway. In the second round, the scenario envisages a counterattack of the "southern forces" to the "northern forces".
For Norway, the exercise will test the country's ability to receive and handle large amounts of troops, materiel and military equipment. This will also test Norway's total defence concept - the country's total military and civilian resources to be used in preventing and handling crisis and conflicts. The concept means that civilian authorities like the health sector, Norwegian State Railways, Norwegian Public Roads Administration and the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection will support the military in hosting the allied troops during the exercise (wikipedia)
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