▁are ▁occurr ing ▁amongst ▁J EF ▁nations , ▁known ▁as ▁B AL T IC ▁PRO TE CT OR . ▁ ▁J EF ▁Def ence ▁Minister s ▁k icked ▁off ▁the ▁deployment ▁when ▁they ▁came ▁together ▁in ▁London ▁on ▁ 3   A pril ▁to ▁re he arse ▁the ▁political ▁decision - making ▁process ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁needed ▁to ▁launch ▁a ▁J EF ▁operation . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁military ▁phase ▁of ▁B AL T IC ▁PRO TE CT OR ▁is ▁D AN EX , ▁which ▁is ▁taking ▁place ▁ 2 4   May ▁to ▁ 4   J une ▁off ▁Den mark . ▁Here ▁they ▁will ▁pract ise ▁the ▁skills ▁that ▁are ▁the ▁basic ▁building ▁blocks ▁of ▁high ▁intensity ▁modern ▁mar itime ▁war fare ▁and ▁includes ▁both ▁land ▁and ▁sea ▁training . ▁ ▁A ▁vital ▁part ▁of ▁inter oper ability ▁is ▁confidence ▁in ▁each ▁other ' s ▁techniques ▁and ▁tact ics ▁and ▁so ▁Dan ish , ▁Dutch , ▁Norwegian ▁and ▁UK ▁forces ▁will ▁particip ate ▁and ▁work ▁together ▁during ▁this ▁deployment . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁mar itime ▁operations , ▁Mar ines ▁and ▁soldiers ▁from ▁across ▁the ▁exer cis ing ▁nations ▁will ▁be ▁undert aking ▁Urban ▁O ps , ▁live ▁firing ▁and ▁par ach uting . ▁ ▁While ▁J EF ▁is ▁willing ▁and ▁able ▁to ▁act ▁without ▁other ▁nations , ▁they ▁prepare ▁to ▁work ▁alongside ▁NAT O , ▁EU , ▁UN ▁and ▁other ▁al lies . ▁They ▁will ▁also ▁join ▁the ▁US ▁ 2 nd ▁Fle et ▁on ▁their ▁annual ▁B AL T OP S