Toxic Valley 22 CBRN Exercise

"One drop could kill up to 50 people!" A reality that the 12 NATO and Partner Nations should always be aware of while training during exercise Toxic Valley 22. The CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear) teams practised in Slovakia on a special training ground to maintain and develop their sampling and testing skills to detect deadly chemical agents. __ Allied Command Operations (ACO), NATO's headquarters for all military plans and operations, is the successor to two historic strategic commands for NATO – Allied Command Europe and Allied Command Atlantic. ACO is one of The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation's (NATO) two strategic military commands. The other command being Allied Command Transformation ACT in Norfolk, Virginia. ACO is commanded by the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) and is responsible for all Alliance military operations. The command headquarters, known as Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, or SHAPE, is located in Casteau near Mons, Belgium. The mission of ACO and the SACEUR is to contribute to preserving the peace, security and territorial integrity of NATO member nations in its area of responsibility. You can check out our website at https://shape.nato.int/ You can follow us at our socials below. Instagram:   / nato.military   Twitter:   / shape_nato   Facebook:   / shape   LinkedIn:   / natoshape