Editorial photo #12778889 Unrest, Conflicts and War

Poland Hosts Iron Defender 25 Military Training Exercise

NOWA DEBA, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 18: Snipers from the 3rd Podkarpacka Territorial Defense Brigade are seen training at the Nowa Dęba military training area during exercise Iron Defender 25 in Nowa Deba, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, on September 18, 2025. Iron Defender 25, Poland’s largest military exercise of the year, is being conducted across multiple locations including Orzysz, Dęba, Ustka, and additional field sites, involving 30,000 troops and 600 military units from Poland and NATO allies to evaluate defense capabilities across land, air, sea, and cyber domains. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

Photo details

Photo ID: #12778889
Date taken: 18 September 2025
Location: —
Photographer: Artur Widak/NurPhoto
Category: Unrest, Conflicts and War

Related keywords

2025 Accuracy Armed Forces Army Army Soldier Ballistics Camouflage-net Color Image Combat Concealed Concealment Efficiency Exchanging Fieldcraft Hide Long-range Marksman Marksmanship Military Deployment Military Exercise Military Training Military-tech Mission NATO Observation Observation-post Operator Optics Poland Polish Armed Forces Politics Politics and Government Positioning Precision-fire Reconnaissance Rifle Scope Security Sharpshooter Sniper Sniper-rifle Sniper-training Special FOrces Spotter Stealth Strategy Surveillance Tactical-ops Target-acquisition Team Technology Training Grounds Weapon ammunition battlefield camouflage defense deployment elite engagement equipment infantry land maneuver military patrol position precision range support tactical targeting terrain training weapons Nowa Dęba Poland September 18 3rd Podkarpacka Territorial Defense Brigade snipers military training Iron Defender 25 Subcarpathian Voivodeship 2025 largest military exercise Orzysz Dęba Ustka field sites 30 000 troops 600 military units Poland NATO allies defense capabilities land domain air domain sea domain cyber domain military exercise training area Artur Widak NurPhoto Territorial Defense Brigade military units NATO defense evaluation military collaboration multi-location exercise military readiness joint operations strategic assessment.